eating salt

stuccodude · 03/24/2020, 09:42 AM

just curious if something was to happen and salt was not available has anyone heard of using our salt for a spice, i couldn't imagine this is "sea salt"?

jambon222 · 03/24/2020, 11:52 AM

I would use it sparingly in a pinch. I think if things came to that we have bigger things to worry adout.

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HumbleFish · 03/24/2020, 12:23 PM

I wouldn't do it, because the salt we use isn't "food grade" so it doesn't have stringent QC standards.

Sk8r · 03/24/2020, 12:29 PM

And may contain metals and trace elements the food grade might not have. That would take some research.

ThRoewer · 03/24/2020, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by HumbleFish

I wouldn't do it, because the salt we use isn't "food grade" so it doesn't have stringent QC standards.

Ideally our salt should be better than food grade given that we intend to keep highly sensitive organisms in it.
That said, in its undissolved form it is highly aggressive and absolutely not suitable for anything other than mixing up saltwater.
To get something resembling the sea salt you fin in grocery stores you would have to evaporate the water until only the salt remains. But this would now have a good number of insoluble reaction products that would have to be removed in refining steps...
I would think it's easier and cheaper to order a pack of table or sea salt from Amazon.

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HumbleFish · 03/24/2020, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by ThRoewer

Ideally our salt should be better than food grade given that we intend to keep highly sensitive organisms in it.

It should be better, especially considering what we pay for it. However, the aquarium industry isn't exactly known for its quality control measures. I've gotten ammonia readings from freshly mixed SW, for example.

Dmorty217 · 03/24/2020, 02:41 PM

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it should be better, especially considering what we pay for it. However, the aquarium industry isn't exactly known for its quality control measures. I've gotten ammonia readings from freshly mixed sw, for example.

+1

ThRoewer · 03/24/2020, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by HumbleFish

It should be better, especially considering what we pay for it. However, the aquarium industry isn't exactly known for its quality control measures. I've gotten ammonia readings from freshly mixed SW, for example.

Yeah, it's quite upsetting.
I'm using Red Sea Pro salt because it's the one I can get the best deal on around here. Unfortunately, it's quite dirty. Not necessarily polluted but due to how it is made in part from natural sea salt (I suppose "extracted" from ocean water in open evaporation ponds) it contains a lot of unsolvable matter and dirt. My mixing tank looks outright filthy after 2 sacks worth of water went though it.
I would prefer to use Tropic Marine which, at least in the past, was made with pharmaceutical grade ingredients. But it is rather pricey, especially around here.

hkgar · 03/24/2020, 05:36 PM

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Yeah, it's quite upsetting.
I'm using Red Sea Pro salt because it's the one I can get the best deal on around here. Unfortunately, it's quite dirty. Not necessarily polluted but due to how it is made in part from natural sea salt (I suppose "extracted" from ocean water in open evaporation ponds) it contains a lot of unsolvable matter and dirt. My mixing tank looks outright filthy after 2 sacks worth of water went though it.
I would prefer to use Tropic Marine which, at least in the past, was made with pharmaceutical grade ingredients. But it is rather pricey, especially around here.

You pay for what your get. Your choice.

ThRoewer · 03/24/2020, 05:42 PM

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You pay for what your get. Your choice.

My fish don't complain so it must be good enough for them.

ryeguyy84 · 03/25/2020, 12:51 PM

I would probably skip the salt and eat blander food or use an alternative like soy sauce, coconut aminos, garlic salt ECT.

I've used reef salt as ice melt in a pinch but I'm not sure if eat it.

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ThRoewer · 03/25/2020, 02:05 PM

Less salt is good for you!
At least that's what my doctor told me ;(

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hkgar · 03/26/2020, 01:19 PM

I have not used salt on or in food preparation for over 20 years.

billdogg · 03/28/2020, 06:07 AM

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I have not used salt on or in food preparation for over 20 years.

Me too. I was diagnosed with Meniere's Disease about 10 years ago after some seriously bad rounds of vertigo. A low to no salt diet helps control it for me. I don't miss it a bit.

I do most of the cooking, my wife likes salt. She can add all she wants to her plate.

hkgar · 03/28/2020, 08:04 AM

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Me too. I was diagnosed with Meniere's Disease about 10 years ago after some seriously bad rounds of vertigo. A low to no salt diet helps control it for me. I don't miss it a bit.

I do most of the cooking, my wife likes salt. She can add all she wants to her plate.

Maybe that's how we got to be ROTM.

03/24/2020, 09:42 AM	#1
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03/25/2020, 12:51 PM	#11
ryeguyy84 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,753	I would probably skip the salt and eat blander food or use an alternative like soy sauce, coconut aminos, garlic salt ECT. I've used reef salt as ice melt in a pinch but I'm not sure if eat it. Sent from my SM-G973U using Tapatalk __________________ Current tank: 90G mixed reef. Current Tank Info: 90 gallon

03/25/2020, 02:05 PM	#12
ThRoewer Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Fremont, CA Posts: 9,555	Less salt is good for you! At least that's what my doctor told me ;( Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk __________________ Pairs: 4 percula, 3 P. kauderni, 3 D. excisus, 1 ea of P. diacanthus, S. splendidus, C. altivelis O. rosenblatti, D. janssi, S. yasha & a Gramma loreto trio 3 P. diacanthus. 2 C. starcki Current Tank Info: 200 gal 4 tank system (40x28x24 + 40B + 40B sump tank + 20g refugium) + 30x18x18 mixed reef + 20g East Pacific biotop + 20g FW +...

03/26/2020, 01:19 PM	#13
hkgar Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Dewitt MI Posts: 5,051	I have not used salt on or in food preparation for over 20 years. __________________ Gary 180 gallon, 40 gallon sump, 3 250 W MH + 4 80W ATI T5's, MTC MVX 36 Skimmer, Apex controller Aquamaxx T-3 CaRx Current Tank Info: A 2 Barred Rabbitfish, Red Head Salon, Yellow/Purple, McMaster Fairy, Possum, 2 Leopard Wrasses, Kole, & Atlantic Blue Tangs, 2 Percula Clown, 3 PJ and 1 Banggai Cardinalfish , Swallowtail, Bellus and Coral Beauty Angels

03/24/2020, 11:52 AM	#2
jambon222 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 34	I would use it sparingly in a pinch. I think if things came to that we have bigger things to worry adout. Sent from my SM-A520W using Tapatalk

03/24/2020, 12:23 PM	#3
HumbleFish Moved On Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 4,757	I wouldn't do it, because the salt we use isn't "food grade" so it doesn't have stringent QC standards.