An t-iasg
Aquarium Advice Addict
I got RO water the other day. I got it from the machine in my grocery store. I didn't do a water change with it yet. I wanted to test the pH first. The pH of the RO water is 6.6. I mixed it with tap water and tested again. The pH was 7.4. That's the highest my kit goes up to. If I do a pH of plain tap water, it's darker blue than the 7.4 blue. I should get another test kit so I know for sure what my tap water pH is. But even mixing with the RO water, the pH is still high. So, lowering the pH isn't going to be as easy as I thought. I'm trying to get away from the pH down products -- any ideas?
Also, I saw a mix for RO water in my DrsFosterSmith catalog. It says it has the perfect mix of salts and trace elements to balance RO water. Does anyone use anything like this? I guess that's why you use RO water and tap water together, so you still have the beneficial salts and other elements of tap water. It's probably overkill to use this product in my small tank, but I'm trying to learn all I can!
Also, I saw a mix for RO water in my DrsFosterSmith catalog. It says it has the perfect mix of salts and trace elements to balance RO water. Does anyone use anything like this? I guess that's why you use RO water and tap water together, so you still have the beneficial salts and other elements of tap water. It's probably overkill to use this product in my small tank, but I'm trying to learn all I can!