eating salt

[stuccodude]

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]

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]

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

 

[Sk8r]

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

 

[ThRoewer]

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]

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]

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.

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[ThRoewer]

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]

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]

You pay for what your get. Your choice.

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

 

[ryeguyy84]

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]

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

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[hkgar]

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

 

[billdogg]

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]

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. :beer: