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  • should i add salt?

    i have a new aquarium going through cycling, this is the 6th day, right now the ammonia reading is zero, the nitrite reading is .75, ph is 7.6 (houston galleria tap water), anyway, i have several tetras (5 glowlight, 2 black neon, 2 cardinals), i know they are schooling and i will add more once cycling is done, i have a 30 gal tall acrylic tank and my substrate is EC and i have added several live plants and want to grow them

    given all this, does adding aquarium salt help the fish/plants?  if so, should i dissolve it first in a cup and then add?

    please advise me on general aquarium salt usage for tanks

    given i have tetras and plan on adding more when cycle is complete, should i not worry, i also plan to get german rams several months later once my tank is well established and the plants are growing well, will salt affect rams?
    65 gallon - ADA 120p - planted
    55 gallon - AGA standard - mix cichlid
    30 gallon tall - eclipse acrylic - semi-planted

    live and let live

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    Re: should i add salt?

    No salt for the plants or the rams, at least that's what I wouldn't add. Keep with your water changes cause thay amount of nitrite could prove to be lethal for the fish.

    Don't add anything else till that reads 0 along with the ammonia.
    700g Mini-Monster tank

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