I really hope it's as easy as a large water change
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I really hope it's as easy as a large water change
Sean,I suggest you do large water changes with filtered tap water. Water with 400 TDS will not a factor in my opinion, I use the waste water from my RO unit which is of 380 TDS for most part of the year for water changes with many of my tanks including tanks with juveniles.
the filters that I use says reduces chlorine taste odor cyst particulate lead asbestos bacteria and scale
yep.. poor water quality from lack of large water changes.. do about 60% to 75% DAILY! for about a week.. it will clear up..
RO is a waste.. they are just fine with tap water..
what water conditioner are you using.. when you do your water changes??
I use this stuff called amazon rain. And fish keeper
Sean where are you from??
Phoenix Arizona
https://www.petsolutions.com/C/Envir...in-145-oz.aspx
this is buffering the water.. you need to cut this thing out... and don't mess with your water.. i don't know what the other stuff it couldn't find it.
you need to simplify your maintenance regimen.
step one: put tap water into large aging barrel
step two: add heater and air stone and age over night (or during the day while you're at work like me)
step three: add dechlorinator (seachem prime/API stress coat) to aged water
step three: siphon out water from tank
step four: pump water from aging barrel to tank
step five: have a snickers
it really is as simple as that. you don't need all the fancy stuff like RO/water buffers etc. You just need more and bigger water changes
https://www.tsbiolabs.com/product_p/ts-71476.htm
This is the fish keeper
fish keeper is also crap. trash it
Lol ok
Seeing I don't have a real way to store water beside my r.o. tanks can I just do the water change with half filtered and half r.o.
I'm really not wanting to use tap
Its so bad here
I do water filtration and installs for a living but don't have the room for a large storage system
Wouldnt the ph jump to really high levels with tap water.
a ph jump from lower to higher is not harmful to your fish, it is when they go from higher to lower that causes ph burn. Low to high is no problem. Just fill your tank slowly when you do, and allow them to adjust over like an hour instead of 10 minutes.
no.. do the math.. if you d0 50%.. the tank water is one ph.. and tap is another.. so the ph becomes more of an average (is it not a HIGH JUMP).. many here go Straight TAP water during water changes..
Also.. the you need something to deChlorinate.. AND Remove Ammonia and Chloramine (the last 2 are also added to TAP water).. all 3 will kill your fish.. and you have to READ the label.. to make sure you water conditioner REMOVES/Detox's all 3..