Thecollector
Aquarium Advice Newbie
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- Nov 13, 2023
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I'm getting back into the hobby after a long hiatus, and I now have a 20 gallon planted freshwater tank, that im trying to breed reticulated hillstream loaches in. But I need some advice on water parameters. I now have well water, so I use re- mineralized distilled water for my tank, but it's getting expensive, so I want to transition to my well water, and it has odd properties. After going through the water softener and iron filter, it has (as measured by api test kits) 0 gh, 17 dkh, and ph of 7.5. I can fix the gh with seachem equilibrium, sames as with the distilled water. And the ph is just right. What I can't seem to find out is if the high kh is a problem for the fish. Everyplace I've looked seems to think that high kh equals high ph, so the subject immediately changes to ways to control ph.
To be clear, what I need to know is if a high kh *by itself* is harmful to fish. The ph is good, and with a kh that high, it would take a whole lot of acid to drop it. Can I go ahead and start replacing evaporated water with my well water? Or will a high kh poison my fish and do I need to get my own ro system?
Thanks in advance for the advice!
To be clear, what I need to know is if a high kh *by itself* is harmful to fish. The ph is good, and with a kh that high, it would take a whole lot of acid to drop it. Can I go ahead and start replacing evaporated water with my well water? Or will a high kh poison my fish and do I need to get my own ro system?
Thanks in advance for the advice!