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    I really hope it's as easy as a large water change ��

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    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.
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    the filters that I use says reduces chlorine taste odor cyst particulate lead asbestos bacteria and scale

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    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??
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    I use this stuff called amazon rain. And fish keeper

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    Sean where are you from??
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    Phoenix Arizona

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    Quote Originally Posted by Crazypop231 View Post
    I use this stuff called amazon rain. And fish keeper
    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.
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    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
    Last edited by jmf3460; 03-21-2017 at 02:18 PM. Reason: add parenthesis
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    fish keeper is also crap. trash it
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    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.

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    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.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Crazypop231 View Post

    Wouldnt the ph jump to really high levels with tap water.

    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..
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    Quote Originally Posted by jmf3460 View Post
    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
    +1
    and i agree with others, that looks too big for ich. ich is like sugar or salt grain size, its so small its easy to overlook

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