Water

Subject: Water Thu Apr 08, 2010 6:21 pm

Hi all I was wondering what kind of water do you guys use for your fresh water tanks? Do you use tap water and add conditioner or do you guys use r/o(reverse osmosis) water?

Subject: Re: Water Thu Apr 08, 2010 6:51 pm

I use tap water and add conditioner

Subject: Re: Water Thu Apr 08, 2010 6:58 pm

Should I add anything else to it other than that?

Subject: Re: Water Thu Apr 08, 2010 7:41 pm

No, just water conditioner is fine. I use to add fertilizer for aquariums when I had more plants, but I haven't done that in a long time, since I only have a small bit of Java fern left.

Subject: Re: Water Thu Apr 08, 2010 8:51 pm

I use tap water and conditioner. I used to have well water so no conditioner was necessary. Now the question you asked "do I need to add anything else" this question is too broad to ask really. But the question I have is why did you ask? Are you trying to achieve a certain chemistry? Is your water hard or soft? You may benefit from adding things to your water but it depends on what your tap water readings are and what you are trying to achieve.

With your tanks, being they are cycling...which I got from previous threads, you don't want to add anything except to help with ammonia and nitrite. A good conditioner like Prime can help you out, as well as ammo lock.

Subject: Re: Water Thu Apr 08, 2010 9:03 pm

Pure water

Subject: Re: Water Thu Apr 08, 2010 9:12 pm

i just let my water sit for a week if that is RO water then that is what i use dont really know what RO water is

Subject: Re: Water Thu Apr 08, 2010 9:36 pm

I use tap water without conditioner because it comes from a well.

RO water is reverse osmosis water. Essentially highly filtered water.

Subject: Re: Water Fri Apr 09, 2010 9:11 am

I have no conditioner so I add my water slowly. Works for me and my fish. Smile

Subject: Re: Water Fri Apr 09, 2010 6:38 pm

SBL wrote:: I have no conditioner so I add my water slowly. Works for me and my fish.

What process do you use exactly? Tap water with chlorine and or chloramines can be toxic to beneficial bacteria and fish. Most treatment plants have gone to using chloramines which contain ammonia and chlorine. Anyway the point is Chloramines are much harder to get rid of and gas off than chlorine.

Subject: Re: Water Fri Apr 09, 2010 9:52 pm

I have all african cichlids from tanganyika. I use only tap water and no chemicals unless last resort for life. I use salt 1 teaspoon per 7 gallons.

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Unless it's extremely unwell, or very delicate, the tap water around here is just fine.

Subject: Re: Water Sun Apr 11, 2010 2:02 am

Is Prime the best conditioner?

Subject: Re: Water Sun Apr 11, 2010 7:36 am

IMO yes.

Subject: Re: Water Mon Apr 12, 2010 1:29 am

So if prime is the best for water change then what about high ammonia,nitrate,and nitrite?

Subject: Re: Water Mon Apr 12, 2010 7:32 am

Prime does a good job on high ammonia,and nitrite when dosed by label instructions

Rick

Subject: Re: Water Mon Apr 12, 2010 6:11 pm

ninjastar wrote:: So if prime is the best for water change then what about high ammonia,nitrate,and nitrite?

Daily water changes and use Prime afterword to neutralize ammonia, nitrite and nitrate. I would also get a bottle of ammo-lock for the ammonia as I have mentioned a couple of times already. If your ammonia and nitrite levels are up start doing more water changes till they are 0 or close to 0.

Subject: Re: Water Mon Apr 12, 2010 7:11 pm

I agree with MC. You need to get your ammonia and nitrite levels down to 0 or close to 0.

Subject: Re: Water Tue Apr 13, 2010 4:03 am

right now my ammonia is at 0 but my nitrate and nitrite is high.

Subject: Re: Water Tue Apr 13, 2010 4:44 pm

That's good your tank is doing as it should, just keep doing the water changes as mentioned.

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