MPETERS
10-16-2011, 07:10 PM
Hi All,
I asked about water conditioners ect several months ago in the beginning forum and am still working on the problem.
I live in Apache Junction, AZ. and would like to set up a 250 gal discus tank, I am however, worried about water quality. I have a well with very hard water. Everything I have read has said that I need soft water for discus. How important is soft water. I have thought about starting up my RO system but have no use for the waste water and don't want to send it to the ground. I know I can't use a water softener due to the extra sodium added to the water. Can I set one up using potasium or would that also be bad ( I think it would ).
I am planning to add two res. filters but they will not soften the water. I don't want to set up a tank that is an unhealthy enviroment for the fish. Again I need to know:
1) Can I use hard water in a discus tank
2) How hard is the water in discus tanks that are up and running
3) Is there another way to soften water (once I fill the tamk I am planning of 70 gal. water changes a week)
Thank you in advance.
Mike Peters
Apache Junction, AZ
I asked about water conditioners ect several months ago in the beginning forum and am still working on the problem.
I live in Apache Junction, AZ. and would like to set up a 250 gal discus tank, I am however, worried about water quality. I have a well with very hard water. Everything I have read has said that I need soft water for discus. How important is soft water. I have thought about starting up my RO system but have no use for the waste water and don't want to send it to the ground. I know I can't use a water softener due to the extra sodium added to the water. Can I set one up using potasium or would that also be bad ( I think it would ).
I am planning to add two res. filters but they will not soften the water. I don't want to set up a tank that is an unhealthy enviroment for the fish. Again I need to know:
1) Can I use hard water in a discus tank
2) How hard is the water in discus tanks that are up and running
3) Is there another way to soften water (once I fill the tamk I am planning of 70 gal. water changes a week)
Thank you in advance.
Mike Peters
Apache Junction, AZ