FUNCTION OF SALT FISH

Salt Fish


SALT FISH - Functions and its UseObjects in the form of white crystals have been very long known by the akuaris. Its existence is not a strange thing, arguably even though the presence of these objects has become an integrated part of the ornamental fish hobby. Salt is salt is NaCl, the salt as we know in general as a salt in everyday life. Arts and tasted the same. The main difference between the salt fish with salt or table salt is in its purity. Salt fish is expected to contain only NaCl alone, because the presence of other materials on this salt is feared to have undesirable effects on the fish in question. While salt has undergone frequent enrichment with various other materials needed by humans, such as iodine, or other materials.Therefore, in general often mentioned that the salt used for fish is not iodized salt. Iodine itself of course is needed by fish, but the presence of other materials that are not known with certainly a cause for concern will cause unwanted effects. If not urgent then the use of salt that had been devoted to the fish will be safer. Despite this widely reported that the use of salt beriodiumpun not cause adverse impacts on fish that were given such treatment.The function of saltFish, in this case freshwater fish, in the water like a sack of salt. Fish should always keep himself so that the salt is dissolved, or slipped into the water. When this happens the fish in question will have problems. In general, fish skin is a layer of impermeable, so the salt in tubuhya not easily "leak" into the water. The only part that interacts with the water the fish are gills.Water is continuously enter the body through the gills of fish. This process is passively take place through a process of osmosis that is, occurs as a result of the body's salt levels in fish higher than the surroundings. Instead of salt will tend to come out. Under normal circumstances this process takes place in a balanced way. Event setting process of osmosis in the body of this fish is known as osmoregulation. Osmoregulation main purpose is to control the solution concentration in the body of the fish. If the fish are not able to control the process of osmosis that happens, the fish in question will die., Because it will happen imbalance solution concentration of the body, which would be outside the tolerance limits.At the time of fish illness, injury, or stress osmosis process will be disrupted so that water will enter the body more fish, and more salt out of the body, consequently the workload of the kidneys of fish to pump water out of the body increases. If this continues, it could be damaged to cause kidney (renal failure) so that the fish are killed. In addition, this will also aggravated by injury or disease itself. Under normal circumstances capable of pumping out water fish approximately 1 / 3 of total body weight every day. The addition of salt to the water is expected to help maintain this imbalance, so the fish can still survive and have a chance to recover himself from injury, or illness. Of course, the dosage should be regulated in such a way that the salt levels no higher than the levels of salt in the blood of fish. If the levels of salt in water salinity is higher than the blood, the opposite effect will occur, the water will come out of the fish, and salt into the blood, resulting in fish become dehydrated and eventually die.At high levels of salt itself can serve to deadly diseases especially those caused by fungi and bacteria. However long the gift must be considered carefully in order not to become dehydrated fish.Some Advantages of Salt FishIncluding the safe provision of salt for the fish, the origin is given by the appropriate dose.It is also safe for humans.As mentioned earlier, the salt will help rebalance the osmoregulation process and trigger the immune system of fish to disease.To a certain extent able to block the effects of known nitrite salt. Nitrite in water can be absorbed into the circulatory system of fish, allowing blood to be brown. The presence of nitrite will cause its ability to carry oxygen is lowered, so that in conditions of excess nitrite frequent "brown blood disease". With the presence of salts such incidents can be avoided.Salt can kill single-celled parasites such as Ich (white spot), fungi and other bacteria.Finally the salt readily available and easily purchased, so that could be available any time on the time required.Dosage and AdministrationSalt has long been used as an antiseptic in the aquarium, but it is also often used as an anti-fungal (fungicide). However lately the use of salt as a fungicide is relatively rare because of the many other antifungal that has been created specifically for fish.Several doses of salt usage is:As a prophylactic:As a prophylactic, or as a tonic, or in common language as the "herb" is recommended to use salt as much as 1-2 teaspoons of salt per 4 liters of water, or as much as 1-2 grams per liter. Or in other words as much as 0.1 - 0.2 percent. Salt previously prepared in a container. Then made solution in the container in accordance with the dose. After the salt dissolves incorporated into the new aquarium. Dose as a "herb" is used when we do not yet know exactly what the actual disease affects fish, or fish can also be used when injured, stress and the like. Thus the fish osmoregulation system still excellent, so fish is easy to recover.As a treatment or treatment of fungal and bacterialFor this purpose required a saline solution with a concentration of 1%, or a solution of 10 g of salt and 1 quart of water. Provision of this solution should be given little by little so that the concentration will be achieved after 24-48 hours. So do not be given at once as much as 1%, but given slowly. This is done to avoid the occurrence of osmotic shock, or stress on the fish in question.At first the concentration of the solution can be initiated at the level of 0.1 - 0.2%. Then salt is added at regular intervals, eg every 3-4 hours. If at the time of this increased concentration of salt fish experience stress, stop treatment immediately, then replace the water in part so that the salt concentration down to the level of the original.To reduce the toxic effects of nitrite.To reduce the influence of nitrite recommended dose is 1 gram per liter of water.To remove the leeches on fishCan be done by soaking the fish in question briefly in 2.5% saline solution. Immersion in such doses would cause the leech to break away from the fish's body. However this solution will not kill the leech itself.As drug Piscinoodinium infection (Velvet).Treatment of infections Piscinoodinium can be done with long-term immersion in a saline solution with a concentration of 10 grams per 45 liters of water. Or 1 teaspoon per 4 liters of water.CalculationTo provide a proper salt treatment must first be known volume of water from the aquarium that will be given treatment. For example, if you have an aquarium with a size 100 cm x 50 cm x 50 cm but setinggai 40 cm filled with water only, then the volume of water is 100 x 50 x 40 cm 3 = 2,000,000 cm3 or equal to 200 liters of water or equal to 200 kg .If the salt dosage required is 1% then the required salt is 2kg.

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