All Natural Pond Fish Treatment -- The Pond Guy Pond Salt is pure, evaporated sea salt that aids in maintaining thriving pond fish. Safe for use with fish, plants, birds, pets, and aquatic wildlife. Improves Gill Function & Reduces Fish Stress -- Pond Salt reduces fish stress while adding essential electrolytes, improves gill function, and protects against common pond toxins. Great for koi ponds. Adds Beneficial Electrolytes - Formulated to help build a protective slime coat, aid in wound repair, keep fish calm during times of stress, and ward off protozoan parasites. Easy-to-use treatment! Improves Poor Parasite Conditions - Pond Salt creates an environment where fish parasites cannot thrive. Will help ward off the most common protozoan parasites found in koi ponds and other fishponds. For Routine Applications & Salt Baths -- Use in a salt bath (hospital tank) to remedy heavy infestations or as a routine treatment to guard against parasites entering outdoor freshwater ponds. Pond Salt is formulated to increase koi and goldfish electrolytic intake. Electrolytes are critical in building healthy slime coat. Electrolytes such as potassium are essential in wound repair and in times of heavy stress, such as during water changes or clean outs. Pond Salt will also improve parasite water conditions of water containing the most common protozoan parasites found in a fishpond. Will not treat bacteria or fungi infection and is not a medication / medicine but rather pure sea salt. Easy to use, instant results. Routine Maintenance and Care -- Without Aquatic Plants: Use 2.5 cups per 100 gallons of water. With Aquatic Plants: Use 1.25 cups per 100 gallons of water. Disease Treatment: When treating for disease, isolate fish in a separate tank (treat in a separate tank, container, bucket, or small pool) with vigorous aeration for treatment and use 5 cups per 100 gallons. Remove fish immediately if fish shows any signs of stress. After bath, immediately remove fish to a quarantine tank for 30 minutes to monitor. After 30 minutes be sure to acclimate the fish back into the pond water slowly to avoid shock. When used in accordance with label directions, Pond Sale is safe for use with fishes, plants, birds, ducks, snails, turtles, pets, and wildlife. Do not apply treatments directly on plant leaves. Made of real, natural evaporated sea salts (sodium chloride), which have a granular texture similar to rock salt or little crystal rocks. Pond Salt is not a powder or liquid. Will not act as a clarifier or dechlorinator. For best results, you may want to test your water for salinity levels as a small amount of salt is helpful, but a large dose can harm aquatic life. Testing your water is an easy way to monitor ammonia, nitrate, nitrite levels, pH, total alkalinity, and carbonate hardness. With results from testing kit, you can fix any imbalances by adding chemicals, natural products, water conditioners, or aeration.