hi there i have already gathered some good information from some people on this site regarding using RO water in aquariums, im just wondering what you guys are adding to your RO water to replenish the minerals lost threw RO. i have been advised to use Equilibrium, should i also use some kind of Trace? one thing to keep in mind is that my system is quite large 2000L so cost plays a big roll in dosing my fish with products. thanks in advance for your help and ideas dave. :hi:
using RO water in aquarium
- Thread starter mangrovedave
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Yeap. I just mix mine with HMA water via a mixing tap. I can control the TDS to suit my needs that way. It also saves me a fortune in minerals
Cheers
thegeeman
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thegeeman
I totally agree with Mr G
Apart from saving money HMA also is far more stable than adding tap water or any form of re-mineralization.
I spent years playing with different types of re-mineralization, it never worked or worse it caused unexplained deaths.
I now use R/O and HMA mixed and I breed Hypans and keep fish that only a few years ago were almost impossible to keep for me.
Regards Bob
Apart from saving money HMA also is far more stable than adding tap water or any form of re-mineralization.
I spent years playing with different types of re-mineralization, it never worked or worse it caused unexplained deaths.
I now use R/O and HMA mixed and I breed Hypans and keep fish that only a few years ago were almost impossible to keep for me.
Regards Bob
Completely agree with the above
In my case though I have to add minerals because the tap water is too soft on its own to buffer the water if mixed with R/O water so I use Dennerle osmose remineral + it does work well and I have had no problems
In my case though I have to add minerals because the tap water is too soft on its own to buffer the water if mixed with R/O water so I use Dennerle osmose remineral + it does work well and I have had no problems
Of all the minerals that you can use I feel dennerle is about the best I add this in very small amounts.
I feel to aim for a TDS of just under 200 and a Kh of 4 to 6 is best.
Regards Bob
Thats what I do, someone on here ages ago advised me to aim for a TDS of about 200 , might have even been you Bob cant remember !
:clap:A HMA filter produces water that has had the Heavy metals removed using CBR
http://www.ro-man.com/shop/product_info.php?cPath=35&products_id=1591
By mixing the two tampered waters you can produce water that is stable and what you want.
One way to look at fish keeping is
“A fishmonger keeps fish
You keep waterâ€
Once you understand water and how it impacts on the fish you can start to keep fish of all sorts.