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Good info for KC folks. Thanks

You are looking for Sterba's. they can withstand the warm water Discus require. I have 5 of them and they look like a Julie catfish.Sterba's corydoras - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Does anyone know where I can get the little grey pieces that go into the membrane for the waste water and processed water side. I recently put a float valve on one and lost a couple of them..I am sure they are used to build pressure in the membrane. They have a tiny hole in middle and slide down...

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West Central Missouri....I appreciate any info you may have...

we're gonna have fun this week...

Thanks for the link..My source water (city water) has high ammonia levels (.50) and ph of 7.6 or higher (hard to get colors compared exactly) and no nitrates. My water after R/O DI as expected is no ammonia but lower ph (around 6). To get my ph of my tank down to 6.5 do I mix some source water...

Sorry but I am new to this part of fishkeeping. But do you want the combined water to be reading zero after mixing..I thought some minerals, etc had to be added back. Thanks

Ok..One last question...What measurements are you looking for in your water mixture? .Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate, PH, hardness???any others I've left off?? What measurements are you happy with.. Or do you just use the TSD test when mixing? Thanks

So when doing your mix between R/O and well water is that what eventually will determine your ph and hardness of water in your tank? I realize if this is indeed the case it will take me a few water changes to achieve the ph and hardness readings that I wish to achieve in my tank. I really don't...

Hi everyone..Great site..I have 3 tanks 25 Gallon Quarentine,55 gallon being converted to either Discus or Electric Blue Jack Dempsey's and a 75 gallon community tank. Would love to here from someone in Missouri and get some info on LFS around here. I've been back in the aquarium hobby for 3...

Sorry about my lack of knowledge but a couple more questions..Does the TDS just give you a single number that is good or bad? I am ordering one now. Also when you say you get your combined water where you want it, what are you looking for as far as quality ie hardness, ph, calicium, etc. If so...

Thanks for quick reply..One of the main reasons I got this is because of my algae problem (green spot that has to be cleaned off glass about every 3 weeks). I also am going to change one of my tanks over to discus or Jack Dempsey's (electric blues). I have been researching questions about the ro...

I just purchased and set up a reverse osmosis system mainly for my green spot algae problem. As I read different articles I have a question. It seems it is necessary to add minerals back before using it. Is this absolutely necessary? My 75 gal tank has been established for 3 years and water...