Do you know where I can get something decorative that I can put aquarium salt in?

I don't put my salt into anything...I just stir it in to the water that I change. However since I am assuming your aquarium is already set up I would suggest you remove the water to do a water change...remove your fish from the aquarium and put them into the water that you removed...then add salt to the remaining water and put your fish back in the tank and then do a water change like normal but add salt to that water as well. I hope this helped

You usually do not add any salt to a freshwater aquarium. It depends on what type of fish you have to know if adding salt will be of any benefit. Of course "brackish" fish need some salt and some livebearers will benefit but brackish conditions are definitely not for every fish. If you are going to add salt properly you need to read my advice below.

You don't just pour salt into a cup and set it in the tank! You need to pre-mix it in a larger container, maybe a gallon or two (depending on your aquarium size) and do a water change to remove some of the freshwater and replace with saltwater. You mix it until the salt is completely dissolved, you'll be able to tell because no more salt will settle on the bottom of the bucket you're mixing in. Of course you need to get Marine Sea Salt, you cant just use regular table salt or the like. lol

You also need to know what percentage of salt you're trying to obtain in the aquarium. You will need something to measure the salinity (percentage of salt in the water) or specific gravity (weight of salt in the water). You will need either a Hydrometer (about $10 but not very accurate) or a Refractometer (about $35-$40 but extremely precise). Too much salt will very quickly kill freshwater fish. Not only will it burn their scales away but it will burn their gills causing suffocation quite rapidly. So knowing the exact amount your adding and then testing the water is critical. You should test your pre-mixed batch so you have an idea of what you're adding, but you NEED to test the aquarium water several hours after adding the saltwater. This allows it time to dilute and disperse in the aquarium and reach an equiliberium.

Salt in freshwater does have some benefits such as keeping parasites at bay, reducing Nitrites and replaces sodium and chloride ions that sick or stressed fish need to recover.

You will need to add the salt very slowly to the tank if the fish are currently living in freshwater only conditions. This means starting out with maybe a Teaspoon per 2 gallons and increasing that every month by a small percentage. You can't just go from freshwater to a brackish tank in 1 water change, everything will die. You need to assess it based on the fish/plants you have and what their salinity tolerance is and then work up from there.

Speaking with someone who is educated with experience on "Brackish Aquariums" or researching it online will probably answer lots of questions and help you with your specific needs.

Good luck.

OK, I'm not sure why you require something decorative for aquarium salt, but what about an ornamental salt grinder?

Adding salt to aquariums much depends on the fish living in them. Some fish positively don't like it.

I'm boring, keep mine in a plastic bag with a tea spoon :0(

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