Salting Pond

We have a pond that holds 3,275 gallons of water. We have 20 koi in it
& some of them are flashing. We was told to use salt. we was wondering
what would be the amount we need & if we can use it in conjunction
with lymnozyme.

"burky" <paul-> wrote in message
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> We have a pond that holds 3,275 gallons of water. We have 20 koi in it
> & some of them are flashing. We was told to use salt. we was wondering
> what would be the amount we need & if we can use it in conjunction
> with lymnozyme.
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Just a reminder. Remove plants if you're going to use a therapeutic dose of
salt.
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RM....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
rec.ponder since late 1996.
Zone 6. Middle TN USA
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On Mon, 2 Jun 2008 15:56:16 EDT, burky <paul->
wrote:

>We have a pond that holds 3,275 gallons of water. We have 20 koi in it
>& some of them are flashing. We was told to use salt. we was wondering
>what would be the amount we need & if we can use it in conjunction
>with lymnozyme.

Start out with 0.1% or 27.292 lbs of salt. You can round that up to 28 and
see if that helps. Locally we get Morton's water soften salt in a blue bag.
You want salt that is something like 99% pure, no additives. Yes, Lymnozyme
is okay, and good to have in there when flashing.

If they continue flashing you may have to go higher, but don't go over 28
lbs in one day. If they are all flashing, and doing it a lot. You may have
to scrape and scope your fish to know what is bugging them and what
treatment course will work.

Some plants are sensitive to salt over 0.1%. ~ jan
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Zone 7a, SE Washington State
Ponds: www.jjspond.us

~ jan wrote:
> On Mon, 2 Jun 2008 15:56:16 EDT, burky <paul->
> wrote:
>
>> We have a pond that holds 3,275 gallons of water. We have 20 koi in it
>> & some of them are flashing. We was told to use salt. we was wondering
>> what would be the amount we need & if we can use it in conjunction
>> with lymnozyme.
>
> Start out with 0.1% or 27.292 lbs of salt. You can round that up to 28 and
> see if that helps. Locally we get Morton's water soften salt in a blue bag.
> You want salt that is something like 99% pure, no additives. Yes, Lymnozyme
> is okay, and good to have in there when flashing.
>
> If they continue flashing you may have to go higher, but don't go over 28
> lbs in one day. If they are all flashing, and doing it a lot. You may have
> to scrape and scope your fish to know what is bugging them and what
> treatment course will work.
>
> Some plants are sensitive to salt over 0.1%. ~ jan
> ------------
> Zone 7a, SE Washington State
> Ponds: www.jjspond.us
>
Could I use something like Instant Ocean?

On Tue, 3 Jun 2008 10:56:10 EDT, Peter Pan <>
wrote:

>Could I use something like Instant Ocean?

That definitely has salt in it but first I'd go to the local hardware,
like Lowe's or Home Depot to the water softener section and check the
price on their 40 lb bag of salt that is more than 99% pure salt. The
last I bought was about $4 a bag.
--
Hal Middle Georgia, Zone 8
http://tinyurl.com/2fxzcb

Peter Pan wrote:
>>
> Could I use something like Instant Ocean?
>
I asked the same question elsewhere when I needed to add salt to one of
my freshwater tanks in a hurry, only mine was Aqua Medic Reef Salt.
Although, the answer came back that I probably could in an emergency, on
balance I decided against it - cost being a major factor - a very
expensive way to salt a tank let alone a pond...oh, and also that I dug
out some "freshwater aquatic salt" that was hiding in a cupboard...

Go with something cheaper....it'll cost you a fortune to use Marine Salt
even if you do have it to hand

Gill

the best salt is solar rock salt with no additives, the salt comes in huge bags and
is used in water softening systems for humans.

On Sat, 7 Jun 2008 08:54:32 EDT, Gill Passman <> wrote:

>Peter Pan wrote:
>>>
>> Could I use something like Instant Ocean?
>>
>I asked the same question elsewhere when I needed to add salt to one of
>my freshwater tanks in a hurry, only mine was Aqua Medic Reef Salt.
>Although, the answer came back that I probably could in an emergency, on
>balance I decided against it - cost being a major factor - a very
>expensive way to salt a tank let alone a pond...oh, and also that I dug
>out some "freshwater aquatic salt" that was hiding in a cupboard...
>
>Go with something cheaper....it'll cost you a fortune to use Marine Salt
>even if you do have it to hand
>
>Gill

On Jun 10, 10:43 am, dr-s...@wi.rr.com wrote:
> the best salt is solar rock salt with no additives, the salt comes in huge
bags and
> is used in water softening systems for humans.

Yep, that's what I use. About $4.70 a 40 pound bag at Lowe's and H-
Depot around here.

Dave

"Pond Addict" <> wrote in message
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On Jun 10, 10:43 am, dr-s...@wi.rr.com wrote:
> the best salt is solar rock salt with no additives, the salt comes in huge
bags and
> is used in water softening systems for humans.

Yep, that's what I use. About $4.70 a 40 pound bag at Lowe's and H-
Depot around here.
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If I remember right I paid something like $3.29 at Wal*Mart for a 40 lb bag.
The price may have gone up since then.
--

RM....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
rec.ponder since late 1996.
Zone 6. Middle TN USA
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