culinary sea salt

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culinary sea salt

Post by Gail » Sun Feb 15, 2015 11:31 am

Is pure sea salt that is used for cooking ok to use for drinking water and making substrate? Its San Francisco bay brands, contains sea salt & calcium silicate. I also have some pink Himalayan sea salt with no additives.
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Re: culinary sea salt

Post by KellyCrabbieLove » Sun Feb 15, 2015 12:56 pm

No it is not ok. Here is a thread dedicated to water conditions and preperation. If you have any questions please let us know and we will all help you get the best info we have. :) viewtopic.php?t=92553
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Re: culinary sea salt

Post by Gail » Sun Feb 15, 2015 4:09 pm

Ok, I'll get some marine salt. I'm setting up my tank today though and I can't get the right kind of salt, should I just use fresh water to wet the sand or regular aquarium salt? I live in a small town and the pet store has a very limited selection of supplies.
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Re: culinary sea salt

Post by KellyCrabbieLove » Sun Feb 15, 2015 5:34 pm

I only wet mine with fresh. I don't want to risk the salt buildup if I ever need to spray for mold or pests with salt water.
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Re: culinary sea salt

Post by Gail » Sun Feb 15, 2015 5:50 pm

Sounds good, thanks.
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Re: culinary sea salt

Post by KellyCrabbieLove » Sun Feb 15, 2015 5:58 pm

You're welcome.
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