Pez Posted June 15, 2013 Report Share Posted June 15, 2013 Hi guys, I'm getting more serious about treating water as the town stuff is rubbish. My main tank is a divided 20 L. I'm thinking of putting in a second 10L cheapie with a 25w heater and circ pump. Fill & treat water until it looks good then gravity transfer once I've siphoned the main. In the industrial world there are replenishing systems, which basically continually bleed a small quantity of oil or similar and continuously add small quantities of new oil to maintain level but replace missing additives. Could something like this work effectively? Any tips on how to get a better accuracy on matching ph , etc? Anyone got a setup they are willing to share? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bettarazzi Posted June 15, 2013 Report Share Posted June 15, 2013 I just use a bucket with an air stone to age water. What's the pH of your tap water? You should check the hardness as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pez Posted June 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2013 PH is 8.1-8.2 from the tap. What's the best way to measure hardness? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenton Posted June 16, 2013 Report Share Posted June 16, 2013 API have a test kit to measure GH (General Hardness) and KH (Carbonate Hardness) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bettarazzi Posted June 17, 2013 Report Share Posted June 17, 2013 8.1 or 7.1? That's a long way from neutral. I suspect it will be hard as well. This is not good water for bettas. African cichlids would love it. Hardness can only be removed by reverse osmosis or mixing with rainwater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts