Help wanted

[fishybusiness]

just wondering if anyone knows the the mix ratio of sea salt, bicarb soda & epson salts to make rift lake salt and how much do you add /100lt of water
cheers

[gc]

http://cichlid-forum.com/articles/buffer_recipe.php

[fishybusiness]

cheers dose anyone make this and use it

[gc]

I use roughly 1/2 teaspoon sea salt, 1/2 teaspoon bicarb soda and 1/2 tablespoon epsom salt per 8 litres of water.
This is about 1/2 the cost of the cheapest stuff at the pet shops, and if you buy in bulk from somewhere like bonlak foods its about a 3/4 off that again.

[braddo]

I was doing this but have that aquasonics worked out cheeper per kilo to buy from AOA if you buy the 10kg lot it works out $5 a kilo $7 including postage just my thoughts thats all as I know the salt and epsoms salt are about $6 a kilo all up to buy from the produce store and the baking soda takes it to about $9 per kilo I also used the pool hardner as I do tangs which is $8 per kilo in bulk. Which works out to be about $23 per kilo just what I have found that's all.

I also use the aquasonic riftlake, as i get 25kg bucket pretty cheap, but i think it is still cost affective to make your own.

Dont forget if you buy 5 kilos of individual stuff for $8 a kilo and mix it, thats not $40, thats still $8 a kilo  :lol:

[fishybusiness]

cheers guys (You can never have to much info)
so dose anyone recomend adding this stuff to your tank

[gasnitro]

i too bought Aquasonic salt also as i was making my own. now i am back at making my own and cut back on the pre made stuff for better results.

[lee]

Hi how often do you add these salts too the tank. only new to this and would like to know.

cheers lee