jeffv2pr
01-20-2014, 01:27 PM
Hello Everyone,
My name is Jeffrey. I'm a person who loves my African Cichlids but a while ago My girlfriend wanted a fish that's way more vibrant than my poor African Cichlids, lol so I decided to take the plunge into the "difficult" discus world for her and my daughter. Now I don't have any Discus in it yet, everything is pretty much up to par (i've been reading everything here, all the stickies etc...) now my only issue is lowering the GH of my tank, I can imagine how many time this has been asked, i just can not find anything. I live up here in the East Coast (New Jersey) so our water is very hard. I just wanted to ask if there is an alternative way to lower the hardness without having to purchase a R/O unit? If not I will just save up more to purchase one but for the moment I feel the tank is ready, I just need to lower my Hardness. Any input would be much appreciated. I've read about the Peat Moss, R/O unit, rain water, Peat Pillows?... I was also thinking about purchasing a Discus Buffer but would love some advice. Thank You in Advanced.
My name is Jeffrey. I'm a person who loves my African Cichlids but a while ago My girlfriend wanted a fish that's way more vibrant than my poor African Cichlids, lol so I decided to take the plunge into the "difficult" discus world for her and my daughter. Now I don't have any Discus in it yet, everything is pretty much up to par (i've been reading everything here, all the stickies etc...) now my only issue is lowering the GH of my tank, I can imagine how many time this has been asked, i just can not find anything. I live up here in the East Coast (New Jersey) so our water is very hard. I just wanted to ask if there is an alternative way to lower the hardness without having to purchase a R/O unit? If not I will just save up more to purchase one but for the moment I feel the tank is ready, I just need to lower my Hardness. Any input would be much appreciated. I've read about the Peat Moss, R/O unit, rain water, Peat Pillows?... I was also thinking about purchasing a Discus Buffer but would love some advice. Thank You in Advanced.