API POND SALT Pond Water Salt 4.4-Pound Container

Great pond salt for summer fish health, sick fish, you name it. Price seems good compared to in person at the store.

I've started using a little sea salt with cichlids. I knew they were tolerant to salt levels and was beneficial to them. In fact, with added salt, I was surprised to be greeted with three fry. I'm not saying the salt made them "randy" but I've had more fish in a larger tank and never had any breeding and their life expectancy seemed lower.Now, given that experience, I decided to add salt to my 500 gallon pond with Shubunkin and Fantail Goldfish. Fancy goldfish, less expensive and smaller than koi for my pond size. As you may know, these are hearty fish but not immune from common ailments. Fin rot being common for decorative fish. Since water changes and muck removal are more difficult for an in-ground pond set-up, I have increased to amount of filtration (using filter cleaning and pour-outs as my water changes), increased the substrate sand depth and started adding API pond salt to boost their natural defenses and curb the underlying causes.4 pounds is just under the recommended amount on the label and way over, by one cup, some others recommend from a web search. I stayed at the lowest recommendation because I use some extravagant marginal plants for Nitrate removal; with their impressive growths losing them would be just as costly as losing 12-to-16-inch adult fish.There are lots of options available from other manufacturers but API though I am wary of "amateur hobbyist" aquatic products, I'm equally warry of over-priced bulk volume venders with no proven record to substantiate their price against their product claims. Captive fish salt is fairly straight forward. So, in sum, I chose API for their price add volume needed against bulk item storage and other products unproven quality. Quality that can't be measured by the number of units sold, 5-star ratings and written reviews from casual hobbyists and patio decorators. No offense. I have too much value invested if you include the lives I've chosen to care for; no matter the "value" you give a fish or a plant against a dog for example. My partner cries the same for the loss of a fish as the loss of a dog. Keep that in mind as you consider my review.

Used in my 1200 gallon fish pond. Will purchase again.

The product is awesome. Packaging is deficient. Container is always busted and salt is everywhere

Product is great 👍🏻Packaging is terrible. Had to return my last order (2) because of damage, Thou Amazon box was in good shape.The replacement order was not delivered, Amazon notified me the packages were damaged and were returned to shipper.

I used to get expensive fish treatments when my pond fish, including several koi, were looking a little rough. But I found none of them, including treated pond salt, were as good as they claimed, and I lost some fish because of that. After speaking with someone about the issue, they said, “Hey, idiot, get some regular old pond salt.” Couldn’t be happier with the results. It costs much less than the other “cures” I tried and is simple to use. You just need to measure your pond volume and apply as directed. Bonus: it not only keeps my fish healthy, but also helps treat algae and improves water clarity—naturally.

I add this to my goldfish pond to help keep my fish healthy. It's a good product at a reasonable price.

Salt they need, good stuff!