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Salt Treatment Concentrations

       

Table 1. Salt Treatment Categories

Treatment

Purpose

Dosage

Duration

Salt Bath

as immediate treatment to parasitic infestation and bacterial infection

2.5% - 3%

- about 1 to 1.2 pounds of salt per 5 gallons of water

2-5 minutes, depending on fish's health; remove fish at once if it loses balance 

Salt Therapy

as a long-term treatment to help sick fish defend against parasites and recover in the pond

0.3% - 0.5%

- about 2.4 to 4 pounds of salt per 100 gallons of water

2-4 weeks

Pond Salting

to maintain a stable salt concentration level in the pond

0.2%-0.4%

- about 1.6 to 3.2 pounds of salt per 100 gallons of water

indefinite

      

Table 2. Salt Concentration Look-up Table

Treatment

% Dosage

Salt

Water

Salt Bath

2.5%

1 pound

5 gallons

Salt Bath

2.5%

2 pounds

10 gallons

Salt Bath

2.5%

4 pounds

20 gallons

Salt Bath

2.5%

6 pounds

30 gallons

Salt Bath

2.5%

10 pounds

50 gallons

Salt Bath

2.5%

20 pounds

100 gallons

Salt Bath

3%

1.2 pounds

5 gallons

Salt Bath

3%

2.4 pounds

10 gallons

Salt Bath

3%

4.8 pounds

20 gallons

Salt Bath

3%

7.2 pounds

30 gallons

Salt Bath

3%

12 pounds

50 gallons

Salt Bath

3%

24 pounds

100 gallons

Treatment

% Dosage

Salt

Water

Salt Therapy

0.3%

1.2 pounds

50 gallons

Salt Therapy

0.3%

2.4 pounds

100 gallons

Salt Therapy

0.3%

6 pounds

250 gallons

Salt Therapy

0.3%

12 pounds

500 gallons

Salt Therapy

0.3%

24 pounds

1000 gallons

Salt Therapy

0.3%

120 pounds

5000 gallons

Salt Therapy

0.4%

1.6 pounds

50 gallons

Salt Therapy

0.4%

3.2 pounds

100 gallons

Salt Therapy

0.4%

8 pounds

250 gallons

Salt Therapy

0.4%

16 pounds

500 gallons

Salt Therapy

0.4%

32 pounds

1000 gallons

Salt Therapy

0.4%

160 pounds

5000 gallons

Salt Therapy

0.5%

2 pounds

50 gallons

Salt Therapy

0.5%

4 pounds

100 gallons

Salt Therapy

0.5%

10 pounds

250 gallons

Salt Therapy

0.5%

20 pounds

500 gallons

Salt Therapy

0.5%

40 pounds

1000 gallons

Salt Therapy

0.5%

200 pounds

5000 gallons

Treatment

% Dosage

Salt

Water

Pond Salting

0.2%

1.6 pounds

100 gallons

Pond Salting

0.2%

8 pounds

500 gallons

Pond Salting

0.2%

16 pounds

1000 gallons

Pond Salting

0.2%

40 pounds

2500 gallons

Pond Salting

0.2%

80 pounds

5000 gallons

Pond Salting

0.2%

160 pounds

10000 gallons

Pond Salting

0.3%

2.4 pounds

100 gallons

Pond Salting

0.3%

12 pounds

500 gallons

Pond Salting

0.3%

24 pounds

1000 gallons

Pond Salting

0.3%

60 pounds

2500 gallons

Pond Salting

0.3%

120 pounds

5000 gallons

Pond Salting

0.3%

240 pounds

10000 gallons

Pond Salting

0.4%

3.2 pounds

100 gallons

Pond Salting

0.4%

16 pounds

500 gallons

Pond Salting

0.4%

32 pounds

1000 gallons

Pond Salting

0.4%

80 pounds

2500 gallons

Pond Salting

0.4%

160 pounds

5000 gallons

Pond Salting

0.4%

320 pounds

10000 gallons

                           

  

 

 

 

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