Salt in a Koi Pond - Benefits and How to Use Salt Safely

Learn why we recommend you should use salt in koi pond, but with caution! www.kodamakoifarm.com/benefit...
when I first started working for my Koi Master father more than 20 years ago, one of the things that surprised me, was that we used salt so much. I mean A LOT of salt!
Some of you may have had a similar experience as mine in your koi research and wondered, “Is salt actually good for a koi pond?” or “Can I just use table salt (Morton salt) in my pond?”.
Is Salt Good for a Koi Pond?
Yes, it has many benefits for creating a defense against bacteria and parasites.
Use salt to take care of parasites and/or bacteria on a Koi’s body.
Use salt to promote sickness recovery by balancing a Koi’s osmoregulation.
Read the rest of our article for more information on using salt in a koi pond. www.kodamakoifarm.com/benefit...
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[@annetnedelec9453]

So clear and helpful! Thank you!

[@user-gh2uz2ix2o]

Awesome information, the most thorough explanation of salt usage out there. Thank you for that!

[@debraurrutia6298]

Thank you for your very informative video. Loved it.

[@tensatv2820]

Quick and easy explanation

[@alexanderdj201087]

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[@freddysfish2424]

Very informative and enjoyable. Keep up the Great work.

[@ghggp1]

Thank you for making such a great video! One of my koi looked exactly like the one you began your video with! A pinkish patch on its side about the same size. Used salt and the pink mark is now totally gone. Knowing products NOT to use while treating with salt was a great addition to this video as you probably have saved many koi’s lives by educating us on what NOT TO DO! Again, thank you for this wonderful video!

[@efstratiospapazoglou4614]

Thank you Sir ,your video is very simple yet effective .God bless you .

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[@antatcuriosity8409]

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[@reelsofraj]

clear and good explanation ❤

[@AussieAquatic]

Great video, very well explained 😊

[@nchumthungkikon2730]

Thank you sir for sharing your knowledge about fish &salt

[@suvishvasu3612]

Thank you for this informative video🙏

[@RamseysDIYKoiPond]

What a fantastic video..... theres some really handy info there...... thanks for sharing 👌🐟👍

[@ericyeo8824]

Fantastic & clear informations & instructions. Tq.

[@ezkul95828]

Thanks for this helpful tips

[@ajayanvs6840]

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[@Ashley-wt3wn]

This is great! I inherited a koi pond when I bought our home, and I'm in desperate need of tips for keeping the fish happy and healthy! Thank you, thank you!

[@danielduffy1029]

how did you get on

[@kevinbentley8351]

I ad Sault at beginning and end of year. It does them the world of good. You can see them eating it. Brilliant stuff

[@Antonio-mg9ul]

Thank you very much I really appreciate you and your teaching 😊

[@atticussfinch9001]

I just used salt for first time... same brand... cheap! And my sluggish koi, sometimes flashing and sometimes jumping... got better fast! That was a couple of days ago. Not sure what happened. Brought in some plecos to help with algae after raccoons got my trapdoor snails. So maybe new, online species brought in problems. Seeing issues again. So I just added new water with chlorine eliminator, will throw in some other good stuff like Stress Coat. And... a wee bit more salt. Going lightly until I get my salt meter. Thanks for short, informative video-which also provided the place to buy cheap salt, and the actual brand! Morton’s blue bag: Pure & Natural!

[@Antonio-mg9ul]

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[@francissdanielle129]

very useful information sir. Thanks

[@Lordguidememaria]

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[@trinifishes]

Great video, thank you

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[@maryhorgan5722]

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[@Justgixxers]

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[@rizaarrogante4226]

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[@aceboogie2598]

Very helpful

[@rickconcha790]

Thank you so much it was really interesting

[@traceyanncatterson3487]

Thank you so much

[@GTA_Clipzz]

Thank you sooo much ive heard this before from my petstore but didnt believe it. I will do this maybe this is why my koi is at the bottom of the tank

[@MidwestDavesGoldProspecting]

Very nice video. Thanks.

[@KKlam007]

Thank you great video. Please can I ask a question, at what temperature range should the pond be when using salt? TY 🙏🏻

[@gabrielbrensjimenez3191]

Good vídeo brother., god bless you

[@jocelynsolana3816]

Thank you so much, you safe my koi fish 👍.

[@efstratiospapazoglou4614]

Thank you Sir .

[@krzysztofrittau3863]

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[@pumpkinpie2002]

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[@urbanwildlife243]

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[@Kunizuka]

Thank you!!!

[@vanesatruong7120]

thanks so much 🙏🏻

[@JDLGameyard]

Informative

[@henryramos1612]

thank you. help me a lot for my koi. =)

[@elihuthompson626]

Thank you

[@kimuseni]

Thanks

[@TamHuynh-hd6ge]

I have a softener water system around the house which using mort salt, so when I have a pond do I need to add more salt to it? thanks

[@nw7459]

Hi, does the same apply to gold fish and Shubunkins?

[@houngnov1]

Thanks for your knowledge of pond treatment. However, you did not tell us how long should we keep salty, and how long could we stop feeding those sick koi during treatment.

[@jamesbladerunner2735]

Thankx

[@musyarifzaenuri777]

Mr kodama,,, if we use ziolit stone or carbon active, will the salt release amonia from that filter media? So amonia boom? Thanks

[@9catlover]

i have a few sick koi. They are new from another pond. i will use aquarium salt bath for them tomorrow. worried they still might die as weather has been cold in the uk. i gave them a heater but they are still ill

[@johnhildebrand8740]

do you add the salt after putting the fish into the quarantine tank or can you "pre-salt" the water and put fish into the salted water?

[@edrianjaytalle681]

hi sir! how will i treat my sick koi? possible my koi is having ich or white spots? and lastly, what if i don't have a quarantine tank?

[@raywalsh8807]

After the first salt bath how much time should you wait until you repeat? I would like to do a couple treatments before returning back to the pond. He is hard to catch. Thank you sir

[@cyrilmann975]

Hello, I have a 1800 gallon pond at the moment just 4 koi which have not been fed for over 3months due to the winter cold weather. Would you advise me to put salt into the water?

[@spazzychalk]

What specific gravity does this treatment come out to if I use a specific gravity salt meter

[@88fulanne]

My koi fish is so wild swim faster then later just steady in one corner good I watch your video I have aquarium and all 8 koi fish but I'm scared to put sea salt into my aquarium

[@rewatisingh6997]

Love from Nepal

[@Antonio-mg9ul]

Oh I wanted to ask you if koi can smell food in the pond or are they only by sight and vibrations

[@michaellabastida1762]

Hello Im a koi keeper and my big koi jumped at the pond and he was covered by dirt at he's skin was scratched and what is the best solution or medicine that I can give him. Thank you hoping for your reply :(

[@prasad2325]

Tq sir

[@AK-vk8uj]

After putting salt, when should we change water again? Please advice

[@StanTheObserver-lo8rx]

3 pounds per 100 gallons?..I never would have guessed that much. Very good info. Would magnesium salts work even better? With less?

[@JaredCamberos]

Hello Sir, thank you for your videos. I added salt to my koi pond today since 3 of them died last week and noticed red spotting on their skin. Hopefully, the salt will help, I added it straight to my koi pond since it seems to be affecting all my fish. My only question is, how long do I leave the salt in the pond? do I just remove it via water change? should it be a slow change? 10% per day, or just a big change, i.e. 25% water change? Please help and thank you!

[@beeharryjaya6906]

Thank you Sir First time buying 2 koi fish Put it in a pot...I want to take care of them...

[@SmoothieQ]

I have a pond full of koi..and the biggest koi fish in my pond..which I consider the leader of them all....all of a sudden has started to separate itself from the others and is snorkeling more than usual...its color looks good from what I can tell..no lesions either and our pond water tested good..we use Ammo Lock but its hard to differentiate what the bad ammoniais comparedto the good from ammo lock....its not eating like the others..it is suddenly comfortable around me when it wasn't before..i have had some Comets when we started our pond that were comfortable around me but they ended up dying..so my koi is showing the same characteristics as the Comets I had before they died..so I am concerned...i saw a video of doing a salt bath which I did tonight...if by tomorrow I do not see a change..do u recommend any other treatment for it?....i just heard about a microscope and checking for parasites but I don't have a microscope yet..but I will work on getting one...this is my 1st year with our koi pond and my husband and I are learning..so any suggestions are appreciated..especially since the fact that the Koi im worried about was a $60 fish...we've had it for about 3 months now and this is the first sign of distress

[@Datnguyen-jc6nt]

Can we use water softener salt?

[@madforit9661]

Under a microscope my fish had skin fluke, so I treated my pond not once but two treatments of Flukesol after a scrape the fluke had gone but my fish started to flash and i was told to salt my pond at 3% vol. I have been doing my water changes and my salt level is still at 2% volume. my fish are flashing and under microscope the fish costia. my pond is 4000 galls . i cant use potassium because of salt. WHAT CAN I USE . Thanks

[@brpnw4r94]

I have a very large swim pond with Koi and plants. The pond is estimated to hold/circulate 100k gallons. That's 70+ bags of this product. I'll start little by little and take readings. Will it harm my plants? Lily's, iris, bog plants, grasses, etc.

[@indraanuj]

Is it also possible for quality goldfish?

[@priteshmohite3077]

I made a diy pond and shifted them to the pond they dont swim that much as before they keep hiding what should i do?

[@krammazertsevlis6460]

100% accurate my koi is heal from fungi because of salt

[@jaihind6245]

I am able see white spots fins.how do I treat. My koi are japanese koi they local. I am india. Plz help

[@kristinabarkovic4525]

Hello. May I ask… is 0.3% 3ppt salt?

[@dmgodfrey]

I've ordered a salt meter. What should the meter read when I have enough salt in the pond? My pond is about 7400 gallons. When I remove the plants...when do I put them back in the pond?

[@angomchannel5404]

Sir i have 10000 litre of tank and i measure the salt was 1940 so plis tell me what is normal range of salt and how to reduce the salt sir pliz tell me

[@vb2377]

Will they treat fungus?

[@cruikshank]

I have a 20 year established 1000 gallon pond with Goldfish not Koi. I lost 90% of my fish due to parasites. I had treated the pond with Proforma-C. How long must I wait before I can introduce salt to the pond? Thank You 🙏 Dave in PA, USA.

[@bentran1380]

I have new fish pond I put baby koi fish in the pond overnight die , I want to know what happened thanks

[@randelhinampas3248]

How many hours/days to isolate sick koi?

[@manjulamk8332]

Can we combine koi with other fishes?

[@PinkLilyGarden]

My kohaku koi has little blue on skin?

[@kw8959]

In natural environments wea do they get salt?

[@billle1373]

Is it safe for koi to always keep salt in pond at 0.3% at all time?

[@icareproject2009]

icare.project congratulates your info videos

[@johnhildebrand8740]

what level of salt can plants handle?

[@kynguyen2173]

Can I add salt in the pond while I already put pure barking powder?

[@bakhuchoden9833]

My koi s sick fr almost 2 weeks,it s not eating nor moving,she a simply staying in the bottom gasping,Help!

[@syronmacasadia6405]

Do koi need heater?

[@sarunakarmi4814]

Thank you so much for the video and the guidance. I have 6000Ltrs pond. And going through a very tough time. I have lost maximum numbers of koi and commet fish in the last 12 months and they are still dying one after another. Only 2 large koi left in the pond and other smaller. And all going through the same issues, wound in their bodies. If I have understood you correctly, is it 30kg of salt for the 6000Ltrs pond measuring 0.5%? Thanks in advance for your response!

[@KodamaKoiFarm]

I’m sorry for what you have been through. Yes you are correct. 5kg/1000 litters should make 0.5%. So you need 30kg

[@sarunakarmi4814]

@@KodamaKoiFarm thank you so so much!!! 🙏🙏🙏

[@nsmith3671]

Thank you! Very helpful! We treated our koi pond with Microbe-Lift Broad Spectrum Treatment a year ago. It contains formalin. How long must we wait to use salt? Some say to use .1% in the fall before the koi go to sleep to protect them. Is this necessary? Thank you!

[@melodyanderson666]

How do Koi act if there is too much salt?

[@archer1483]

Solid information! Love your channel.helps me to weed out the bad advise👆

[@QuangNguyen-nn3dt]

Can I use salt in my pond all the time? Or just when koi are sick