Posts Tagged ‘discus’

how to stabilize ph of RO water in tropical fish tank?

i have a 120L aquarium with a breeding pair of discus in it and a few neons too i need the water to stay at 6.6 – 6.8. i use RO water and have used ph adjuster to get it to 6.8 time and time again. then the next day its back to ph 7.2 – 7.6 i know soft water is a poor ph buffer but how do i fix this? do i add some none RO water and if so how much? and will i halm the fishes chances of breeding as i dont want to add unnessersary nitrates ect to the tank please help


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Keeping Discus Fish and RO water?

I have heard that it is unnecessary to keep commercially available "farm bred" Discus in RO (Reverse Osmosis) Water, is this true?


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How do you use a reverse osmosis system for a fish tank?

I have a 75 gallon tank and am planning on putting in discus. How do you use a reverse osmosis filter system?


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