merlinsmom 0 Posted April 4, 2007 I figured out what was making Splotchie sick.I thought it was the extra silicone in the tank(second hand I bought last month)....but it isn't.The tank came with a large clear "crystal" rock.SALT!!! It dawned on me yesterday"Maybe that is a salt rock".So I looked online and it is!Called Halite.And it was leeching extra salt onto the water,I have a salt crust around the top of the tank,filters,light hood,that is not on the other tank.Mystery solved. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
small_ranchu 0 Posted April 4, 2007 Great... Finally you solve the problem. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest jbyrd3810 Posted April 4, 2007 Awsome, glad you found the problem! 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yazooo 2 Posted April 4, 2007 Huzzah! Glad to hear it. Its always most frustrating I think when there's something wrong but you dont know what it is to actually do anything about it! 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LaurieP 0 Posted April 4, 2007 Wow, so that has been in the tank all along? 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
viscosity2004 0 Posted April 4, 2007 I haven't been keeping up with your other thread, so how the heck did you get a giant piece of salt in your tank? 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpaceCakeGirl 0 Posted April 4, 2007 Oh my goodness! You'd think the sellers would have...I don't know...mentioned that? eeks. I'm glad you figured it out! It would have been a shame to have to get rid of your new tank! 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
merlinsmom 0 Posted April 4, 2007 Yes,it came in the tank,along with the gravel.I doubt if the seller even knew what it was,she didn't have the tank very long either before she sold it,maybe her fish got sick too,and she didn't put it together.It was probably a rock she had kicking around & stuck in her tank.I have never seen one in the pet stores here.I know there was ALOT of salt in the gravel when I cleaned the tank to prepare to use it.I emailed her to ask if it had been used for salt water tank,and she said no,that she kept goldfish in it. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tosakin in Oz 0 Posted April 4, 2007 good on you for working out that it was the rock and not the tank itself! 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest cher Posted April 5, 2007 good detective work! 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
