Recent content by stragen001

Mixing with RO will also bring the hardness down won't it?

Thanks for the replies folks. I dont have well water to my knowledge. I am on the town water supply. It looking like I am going to have to go down the RO route. Would mixing 50/50(or whatever brings nitrates to a good level) with my tap water be OK? Would I need add extra minerals?

Thanks for the reply Dalto The water company report says max 35.6 avg 27.3 min 20.4 nitrates. Looking at the test results I reckon I am at the high end of that :( In the tank I have assorted fake plants, a couple of pieces of rock, and a big piece of bogwood (plus gravel substrate purchased...

Hello All, I am just getting started with keeping fish and have been furiously researching over the past couple of weeks whilst waiting for all my kit to arrive. This forum has been very helpful so thank you all! I got my 22G tank set up and running yesterday, just took my first water test...