I live in a hard water area which does not help, and the hardness is increasing slightly. I do have a bit of bog wood in my tank, but are their any types of rock gravel etc that will help soften the water.
Also would boiling the water help?
2007-06-15 09:41:49 · 10 answers · asked by ... 6 in Pets ➔ Fish
Sorry to say that boiling will not help, nor are there any chemicals you can add to the tank that will get the job done other than Blackwater Extract. It's the same things that comes from your bog wood or from peat moss, just in liquid form. It can help a little but not too much really.
Honestly, unless your hardness is way up there, like over 400 and unless the pH is also very, very high, like 8.2 + I wouldn't bother with trying to reduce the hardness of your water. It will only lead to pH problems and more hassles at water change time. I would only do it if the fish seem to be in distress and they are delicate fish like discus or chocolate gourami.
If you really feel you must lower the hardness and pH ( both will go down together usually) then you need to "cut" your tap water with distilled or R/O water, adding just enough to get the hardness and pH to your desired level. Don;t forget that you will have to do this for each water change in the future and you will have to do it slowly (days or weeks) in the tank so that the fish can adjust properly.
If I can help more feel free to email me
MM
2007-06-15 10:07:35 · answer #1 · answered by magicman116 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Try passing the water through one of those cartridge water filters you buy for your drinking water. They work on the same principle as most water softening treatments, namely an ion exchange resin. Ions Na+ and Ca+ are removed from the water. They originate from limestone. You can buy a conductivity meter to monitor the electrical conductivity of the water contantly. Soft water is classed below 10 micro siemens, tap between 400-800 sea water 5000ms
2007-06-15 10:01:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Could be a little expensive but i have often thought of this idea. Replace the 20% water change with bottled spring water or the cheap but pure kind. Then you have to buy the water change amount every couple of weeks. All depends if you can afford that.
2007-06-15 09:54:30 · answer #3 · answered by scorpiotoo2000 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Use fresh water instead of tapwater, but not the purified one.
Put in "Aqua Safe" as directe and test your water
You could even try to put Aqua Safe into tapwater, I only think you're going to need more of it then the directions on the bottle say.
Just keep testing the water and as experts at the petstore what else you could use
Good luck
2007-06-15 10:01:18 · answer #4 · answered by Kribensis lover 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By using ash of rice husk. Partly by using CaO(calcium oxide) 100g/decimal , whether the water depth is not less than 3fts or 1 meter.
2007-06-15 19:35:13 · answer #5 · answered by kazi_lateef 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to the pet store and they should have some water softener that will help.
2007-06-15 09:44:53 · answer #6 · answered by Chris 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There are water treatments that you can get from specialist tropical water fish experts, either on the internet or if you have one nearer home.
2007-06-15 09:50:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
look into a reverse osmosis filter. It will treat your tapwater befor having to add it in the tank.
2007-06-15 09:56:43 · answer #8 · answered by craig 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
African Cichlids love hard water. Test both and you decide... Good luck.
2016-05-21 03:44:01 · answer #9 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont use comfort
2007-06-15 11:41:52 · answer #10 · answered by mikail brown 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋