Maridia
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I just recently installed an ro water system in my house. Just wanted opinions for my methods. First off, I already know that 100% ro water for freshwater fish is bad, since they need the minerals etc. I have 1 South American cichlid (convict), 1 red tailed shark, 1 bristle nose albino pleco, 1 ghost catfish, 1 pictus catfish, 2 danios, and 3 tetras. This is all in a 29 gallon tank. Running strong for about 3 months now. All water params, perfect. I started by doing 50/50 ro and fresh water to reduce ph levels. My house tap is super hard and ph of 8.5. Seeing that tropical fish do better in a 7.5 ph system I started mixing water. I have been doing roughly a 70/30 mix for about 1 month, and all looks very well. Just wanted some thoughts. I'm always open to good ideas. Thanks for your time.