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+5jsorensen cooltow1 Mostlycichlids Celticwraith ninjastar 9 posters | Author | Message |
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ninjastar Member
Posts : 124
Age : 33 Location : Carson,CA Favorite Fish : Oscar,Jack dempsey
| 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? | |
| | | Celticwraith FWM Graphic Designer
Posts : 561
Age : 57 Location : Ontario, Canada Humor : Some times! Favorite Fish : All the ones I have.
| Subject: Re: Water Thu Apr 08, 2010 6:51 pm | |
| I use tap water and add conditioner | |
| | | ninjastar Member
Posts : 124
Age : 33 Location : Carson,CA Favorite Fish : Oscar,Jack dempsey
| Subject: Re: Water Thu Apr 08, 2010 6:58 pm | |
| Should I add anything else to it other than that? | |
| | | Celticwraith FWM Graphic Designer
Posts : 561
Age : 57 Location : Ontario, Canada Humor : Some times! Favorite Fish : All the ones I have.
| 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. | |
| | | Mostlycichlids Cichlid Specialist
Posts : 4566
Age : 44 Location : New Mexico USA Favorite Fish : Jaguar Cichlid
| 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. | |
| | | cooltow1 Member
Posts : 96
Age : 74 Location : Sarasota Fl Humor : once upon a time Favorite Fish : only GOLDFISH
| Subject: Re: Water Thu Apr 08, 2010 9:03 pm | |
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| | | jsorensen Member
Posts : 331
Age : 30 Location : St. Louis Favorite Fish : Plakat Betta
| 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 | |
| | | dirtydawg10 Global Moderator
Posts : 3098
Age : 52 Location : Connecticut Favorite Fish : Severum
| 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. | |
| | | SBL Member
Posts : 413
Age : 28 Favorite Fish : Right now, any fish I own.
| 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. | |
| | | Mostlycichlids Cichlid Specialist
Posts : 4566
Age : 44 Location : New Mexico USA Favorite Fish : Jaguar Cichlid
| 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. | |
| | | Grumpa Master Profiler
Posts : 1220
Age : 52 Location : cichlid world Humor : Not often Favorite Fish : tanganikian
| 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. | |
| | | saint_felony The Turtle Whisperer
Posts : 1930
| Subject: Re: Water Fri Apr 09, 2010 10:56 pm | |
| Unless it's extremely unwell, or very delicate, the tap water around here is just fine. | |
| | | ninjastar Member
Posts : 124
Age : 33 Location : Carson,CA Favorite Fish : Oscar,Jack dempsey
| Subject: Re: Water Sun Apr 11, 2010 2:02 am | |
| Is Prime the best conditioner? | |
| | | dirtydawg10 Global Moderator
Posts : 3098
Age : 52 Location : Connecticut Favorite Fish : Severum
| Subject: Re: Water Sun Apr 11, 2010 7:36 am | |
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| | | ninjastar Member
Posts : 124
Age : 33 Location : Carson,CA Favorite Fish : Oscar,Jack dempsey
| 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? | |
| | | cooltow1 Member
Posts : 96
Age : 74 Location : Sarasota Fl Humor : once upon a time Favorite Fish : only GOLDFISH
| 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 | |
| | | Mostlycichlids Cichlid Specialist
Posts : 4566
Age : 44 Location : New Mexico USA Favorite Fish : Jaguar Cichlid
| 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. | |
| | | Celticwraith FWM Graphic Designer
Posts : 561
Age : 57 Location : Ontario, Canada Humor : Some times! Favorite Fish : All the ones I have.
| 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. | |
| | | ninjastar Member
Posts : 124
Age : 33 Location : Carson,CA Favorite Fish : Oscar,Jack dempsey
| Subject: Re: Water Tue Apr 13, 2010 4:03 am | |
| right now my ammonia is at 0 but my nitrate and nitrite is high. | |
| | | Celticwraith FWM Graphic Designer
Posts : 561
Age : 57 Location : Ontario, Canada Humor : Some times! Favorite Fish : All the ones I have.
| 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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