Luxury Keeping Pond Healthy with Pond Salt

Aside from the fact that salt is one of the most common condiments used around the world, it is also important in the pond keeping industry since it has been proven that sodium chloride can make the pond better and make the fish in it a little happier.


It is not widely known for salt or sodium chloride to be a good supply used in pond maintenance. Well it is actually capable of promoting better pond health and making the fish happier. The sodium element in salt is needed in the pond in order to supply electrolytes in the water which are necessary for the health of pond fish. The salt aids the process of osmoregulation which is needed by the fish in the pond so that they can absorb the right amount of water they need in their body. Apart from this, the sodium in pond salt also help recompense for the ions that the fish normally lose.

It is unavoidable for a pond to have a slime build-up right at the bottom. This is due to the excessive food droppings and other debris that accumulate in the pond which form muck at the bottom. The slime can lead to bad bacteria amass and other virus types influx in the pond water. Because of these occurrences, the defence mechanism of the fish may go down thus making them prone to certain infections and sicknesses. It is but a requirement to have the pond regularly checked and make sure that the fish are getting the ample electrolytes needed by the fish to survive.


For a pond that houses freshwater fish, it is necessary to increase the amount of pond salt in the water to meet the required levels of electrolytes needed by the fish. These electrolytes are needed to help fluids to move with ease on the fishs bodies bringing about the natural body mucous coating of the fish. This coating is needed to repel parasite, viruses and bacteria that may cause the fish to be ill. Another type of mucous body coating can be increased with the help of pond salt and that type of mucous is necessary for the fish to survive the temperature brought about by the winter season.


Pond salt is also capable of aiding other beneficial processes in the pond. One of which is the mucostimulation. This process is needed in the pond in order to fight the fish irritation caused by ammonia and nitrite present in the pond most especially if the pond filters do not work properly. The chloride anion present in pond salt will compete with the nitrite anion that enters the fish gills thus decreasing the irritation. Mucostimulation, as the name implies, is responsible for the increase of protective slime coating on fish skins. For overcrowded pond, pond salt is indeed necessary to calm the fish in the water. Overpopulated ponds are usually caused by nitrite toxicity. Therefore, if the nitrites in the pond are dealt with through pond salt, the stress that the fish will have will be lessened.

Best of Salt Water Pools Are Chlorine Pools

This subject came to light when a client of mine was trying to avoid chlorine swimming pool because of her asthmatic child and asked me for a Salt Water Swimming Pool. This of course turned into an hour long discussion about how to approach her needs but the key thing to note is that Salt Water Pool generate chlorine!

Without getting into all the details of chemistry let me just lay this subject out simple for everyone to understand:

You have a swimming pool filled with the appropriate amount of salt and water.
You have a Salt Water System a.k.a. Chlorine Generator.
The  water passes through a cell that has positive and negative plates that create a small energy field.
The electrical field converts the salty water into chlorine.

The biggest up side to these systems is that you do not have to store chlorine in your home or garage. This chemical has to be one of the most dangerous chemicals you could ever store in your home. If you have to store this chemical make sure the area is well ventIlated because it can release a toxic gas that can be deadly.

I break the real benefits of a salt  system down so that everyone can better relate. I have a wife and two daughters that will occasionally go to the community swimming pool in our neighborhood. They never stay there for long and when they come back their eyes are red, their skin is dry and they always use the most expensive conditioner that night to treat their scorched hair. 

Now fast forward to a day later in our private swimming pool and you will find the same three ladies swimming all day without a complaint. Think about it, you're swimming in saline that is more soft on your skin. I personally swim around with my eyes open and unprotected under water and never have an issue. Both myself and our daughters all have eczema and none of us ever have any real flare ups while swimming in a Salt Water Pool. That alone made me a permanent believer!

The Biggest Myth? Salt Water pools are not as salty as the ocean. The ocean is probably around 80,000 parts per billion salt versus a swimming pool that has a salt range of between 2,700 to 3,400 parts per billion. You will notice the salt the first week or two when you swim but you will become used to it and not even notice it, I promise.

Elegant Swimming Pool Salt Systems for Pure Pool Water

Salt systems actually are chlorine systems.

But yo do not have to haul home messy, smelly, and possibly toxic chlorine to dump in your water! Instead, you use common table salt. The salt system uses an electric charge to turn the salt into low levels of chlorine that constantly flow into your swimming pool.

You can realize some of the advantages of a salt system right away.

You do not have to worry about storing dangerous chemicals like solid or liquid chlorine. This is a big plus for everybody, but especially for families with younger kids. But even without young children, any of us who have experienced prying open the lid of a bucket of chlorine, and trying not to breath because of the fumes, can appreciate this advantage!
And I have ruined more than one shirt because of the back splash when adding liquid chlorine to the pool. Say good-bye to bleach spotted clothes and faded swimming suits.
Because the salt level is about equal to human eyes, and because smaller amounts of chlorine are evenly dispensed, people report relief from many phyysical problems associated with traditional chlorine. Red eyes, skin irritation, and damaged hair from highly treated pool water can just be bad memories.

Some of the advantages of this modern type of water treatment will also be realized later.

Because table salt is inexpensive, you will save money in the long run. Instead of spending hundreds of dollars on water treatment chemicals every season, you can buy a big bag of salt! Of course you will have to make the initial investment in a salt water treatment system for your pool. But you will save big on time and money, and probably have many more good water days. If you have ever spent days trying to get rid of a nasty algae bloom which meant more expensive chemicals and trips to the pool store, you will learn to appreciate your new way to get pure sparkling water.