coolchinchilla
Aquarium Advice FINatic
I just received a bunch of plants from http://www.freshwateraquariumplants.com/ . I'm very pleased with them.
The instructions that came with the plants left me a little puzzled though. It said to never use warm water from the tap if you have a water softener. The plants will die if it is in the softened water. They suggest that you take only cold tap water and heat it in a bucket before putting it in the tank. --
Is this true? Is softened water that toxic to plants? When I change the water in my tanks I use warm water from the tap near the temperature of the already existing water. I'm not sure I'm ready to preheat cold water, nor do I have the equipment (20 gallon tub, aquarium heater, ph, pump).
Tanks:
15 gallon; 20 watts NO
30 gallon, 20 watts NO. (I know this is VERY low light. I hopefully have plants that will be ok under low light)
Thanks in advance.
The instructions that came with the plants left me a little puzzled though. It said to never use warm water from the tap if you have a water softener. The plants will die if it is in the softened water. They suggest that you take only cold tap water and heat it in a bucket before putting it in the tank. --
Is this true? Is softened water that toxic to plants? When I change the water in my tanks I use warm water from the tap near the temperature of the already existing water. I'm not sure I'm ready to preheat cold water, nor do I have the equipment (20 gallon tub, aquarium heater, ph, pump).
Tanks:
15 gallon; 20 watts NO
30 gallon, 20 watts NO. (I know this is VERY low light. I hopefully have plants that will be ok under low light)
Thanks in advance.