Posts Tagged ‘soft water’

How well do cichlids handle soft water?

I’m looking to get a few lake Tanganyikan cichlids for my tank but it is currently filled with soft water. I currently have a few tiger barbs in there just to get my tank cycled and will be removing them to start up another tank with. I was planning on slowly adding hard or RO water to the tank once I got the new fish. So how does soft water effect them?


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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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What's better : RO water purification or 'carbon and UV'.?

The current machine has UV and Active Carbon filtration.
The machine is Eureka Forbes’ and is a 10 yr old model.
Just in general, should i opt for a repair, or get a new system with 6 step RO purification??
The water used is North Delhi’s (India). and is soft water.
All suggestions will be duly appreciated!


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What's better : RO water purification or 'carbon and UV'.?

The current machine has UV and Active Carbon filtration.
The machine is Eureka Forbes’ and is a 10 yr old model.
Just in general, should i opt for a repair, or get a new system with 6 step RO purification??
The water used is North Delhi’s (India). and is soft water.
All suggestions will be duly appreciated!