Extremely hard water!!

[Cjbear087]

So just tested my tap water, and its even higher than I thought lol. It came out as 23dGH! I plan on getting my discus from Devotedly Discus (UK Based) and they say that they raise the discus in conditions of 15dGH. I don't want to breed the discus and I know they wouldnt be able to in these conditions anyway. But would this stunt their growth or anything? I would drip acclimate aswell. I have been told it will be fine as they are stendker discus but this is still very high. Thanks

[jeep]

I don't think you can accurately convert GH to TDS, which is what UI use, because there are too many variables. I can tell you my water is around 400 TDS, which is pretty hard, and my discus do fine. I worry more about ph than TDS or GH or KH.

I think you will be fine with your water...

[brewmaster15]

I don't think you can accurately convert GH to TDS, which is what UI use, because there are too many variables. I can tell you my water is around 400 TDS, which is pretty hard, and my discus do fine. I worry more about ph than TDS or GH or KH.

I think you will be fine with your water...

Brian I don't know the hows or whys but there is a conversion factor to go from tds in ppm to dGH..its 17.6 ppm is 1 dGH

Good read here..

https://www.fdacs.gov/Consumer-Resou...y-and-Hardness

[Cjbear087]

Ah so following that conversion means that jeeps GH is almost exactly the same as mine. Thats good I think then, if its proven effective for him.

[jwcarlson]

Ah so following that conversion means that jeeps GH is almost exactly the same as mine. Thats good I think then, if its proven effective for him.

I've been trying to tell you your water will be fine as long as you keep it very clean! . That's the part that matters most, and Brian changes plenty of water!
Seriously, though, I am really happy you've made your way over here to Simply. You'll have good luck getting real discus centered answers here!

[jwcarlson]

You can convert degrees to PPM, but I have not had luck making TDS equate to the degrees and their PPM. It doesn't add up. But there's tons of dissolved solids that can be in water. It's a tricky number to use because I could make straight RO have 400 TDS if I put enough Prime into it. It is a super quick measurement to take, though. And as long as your water doesn't do something squirrelly, it should be a pretty good quick check.

[Cjbear087]

Yep! I plan on doing 50% daily when juvenile and probs 3x 50% weekly when adult. Just wanted to thank you for all of your answers on this forum and CARE.