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The small plastic mesh bags that grocery produce sometimes come in (like limes or garlic) are useful for adding salt to large tanks or small ponds. A cup of rock salt can be dumped into one of these bags and then it can be clipped to the edge of the aquarium with a plastic clip or clothespin. The salt then dissolves, with a stream of salted water "pouring" down from the bag and mixing with the aquarium water (it is heavier than the fresh water, so it sinks). This keeps the fish from inadvertently eating any salt and generally seems to avoid problems with the salt sitting on some plant and burning it.