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Would it work it I put a few pieces in the filter? Or do they literally go and consume it when the cuttlebone is in the tank?

Alright, well thank you for the info, it's been helpful, even if you can't be certain. :)

That makes me a little uncomfortable. I'd feel better preventing a problem instead of fixing it later. I use an API test kit to test my parameters, and if it says there's little gH that means there is little calcium and magnesium, correct? Maybe you could explain in more detail as to why you...

Actually, it is going through a water softener. I need to use our softened water because it's also attached to our water heater. I temp match the water before adding it to my tank. I'd use my hard water if I could (gH of 20) but it's just too cold. Perhaps I should be doing a ratio of the two?

I've decided to add a horned nerite snail to my planted 5gal, betta tank (she's friendly and will leave him be :) ) However, I need to know how to raise my gH. These are my water parameters; pH- 8.2 kH- 20 gH- 1 Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate- 0ppm Temp- 75 As you can see, my water is incredibly...