Mazdaman
Aquarium Advice FINatic
ok... so i just spent the last hour reading the ph debate in the "monster island" i think. Great discussion... learned alot and now need to learn more. I thought it might be a good idea to get some opinions and thoughts about water hardness and how important that factor is. The reason i want to hear about hardness is i know mine is hard. It's hard out of the tap and thus hard water in the tank. My ph has always been a little high, (approx. 7.8, drip test tubes, lets not get started on how big/small the drips were) i'm confident that a stable ph is better than trying to reach an "ideal or optimal" ph through additives and what not... My question is can one soften the water with simple and inexpensive methods? I have a 20 gal now but will be getting a lerger tank very soon and would like to start that one perfectly. The 20gal was to see if I would still be interested later on and I am.... thanks in advance