Hard water to soft water - Aquarium Advice

cee219 · 06-07-2005, 11:36 AM

I just have a question about water softness and hardness. Right now we have a water softner for our water, so the water is well, soft. I've read numerous times that a water softner isn't great for fish, so the situation I'm in might be a plus. I'm moving in three weeks (moving the tank will be fun

) to a new house, which will not have a water softner, and the water will be pretty hard. I'm looking at a basic school tank (5 zebra danios currently in the 55g) and it's a bit too late to even consider switching to cichlids. Are there any natural things I can put into the tank to soften the water or any recommended treatments?

malkore · 06-07-2005, 11:51 AM

danios will have no problems with hard water. even REALLY hard water like cichlids would want.

However, I would save as much of the current water as you can, so that you can do several small water changes to transition the fish to the harder water.

06-07-2005, 11:36 AM	#1
cee219 Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Iowa, USA Posts: 97 Images: 1	Hard water to soft water I just have a question about water softness and hardness. Right now we have a water softner for our water, so the water is well, soft. I've read numerous times that a water softner isn't great for fish, so the situation I'm in might be a plus. I'm moving in three weeks (moving the tank will be fun ) to a new house, which will not have a water softner, and the water will be pretty hard. I'm looking at a basic school tank (5 zebra danios currently in the 55g) and it's a bit too late to even consider switching to cichlids. Are there any natural things I can put into the tank to soften the water or any recommended treatments? __________________ 2g eclipse hood, 1g hex betta, 10g planted (soon: dwarf puffers), 20g empty (soon: guppy mania tank), 29g eclipse hood empty, 55g community tank

06-07-2005, 11:51 AM	#2
malkore Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Nebraska, USA Posts: 6,540	danios will have no problems with hard water. even REALLY hard water like cichlids would want. However, I would save as much of the current water as you can, so that you can do several small water changes to transition the fish to the harder water. __________________ Visit my aquarium pages - see specs on my tanks, and photos of how they've evolved My other passion: TheNinja 500R - updated 9/18/05

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