hello again everyone- think i must have posted dozens of times by now!
I have been taking time ..lots of time..finally, to read and understand , i mean attempt to under stand the crazy water chemistry.
Knowing that i had/have super high KH in my tap and tank water, i ignorantly or not have been adding cappa leaves and large amounts of wood to my tank.
I resently took readings of my tank after doing all this and waiting for 100% water change after several water changes my new KH is now 107.4ppm , measure by an API liquid measuring kit.
My tap and tank water GH is 214.8ppm.
Ok now this is where i am getting confused and could do with some help. I will give you the readings for my tank,tap and rain water in the hope that you can help me determin if it will be benifishal to my fish to mix rain and tap water together (whilst understanding the pro's and con's of using rain water)
My Tank
p.h 7.4
Ammonia 0
Nitrate 0
Nitrite <5
GH- 214PPM
KH 107PPM
My Tap
p.h 7.4
Ammonia 0
Nitrate 38.8mg
Nitrite <5
GH- I measure this as 214ppm but the water board said it is 134.4mg??
Kh- 214
My Rain
P.H 6.6
aMMONIA 0
Nitrate 0
Nitrite 0
GH 107ppm
kh 107pm
The pleco's i have are said to live in water between the ranges of 5.8 -7.6
but what i am wondering about is if i mix rain and tap to create a more middle ground gh will it be more accomadating PH wise and increase oxygenation by creating a less extreme TDS ..
I am assuming due to the High GH/KH that TDS was be extreme but this is just a theory as i am in the process of buying a TDS meter.... so these last two paragraphs may be a load of crap until i do get a TDS meter?
hope you can tell me if there would be any advantages of mixing tap with rain.
Thanks
cc
I have been taking time ..lots of time..finally, to read and understand , i mean attempt to under stand the crazy water chemistry.
Knowing that i had/have super high KH in my tap and tank water, i ignorantly or not have been adding cappa leaves and large amounts of wood to my tank.
I resently took readings of my tank after doing all this and waiting for 100% water change after several water changes my new KH is now 107.4ppm , measure by an API liquid measuring kit.
My tap and tank water GH is 214.8ppm.
Ok now this is where i am getting confused and could do with some help. I will give you the readings for my tank,tap and rain water in the hope that you can help me determin if it will be benifishal to my fish to mix rain and tap water together (whilst understanding the pro's and con's of using rain water)
My Tank
p.h 7.4
Ammonia 0
Nitrate 0
Nitrite <5
GH- 214PPM
KH 107PPM
My Tap
p.h 7.4
Ammonia 0
Nitrate 38.8mg
Nitrite <5
GH- I measure this as 214ppm but the water board said it is 134.4mg??
Kh- 214
My Rain
P.H 6.6
aMMONIA 0
Nitrate 0
Nitrite 0
GH 107ppm
kh 107pm
The pleco's i have are said to live in water between the ranges of 5.8 -7.6
but what i am wondering about is if i mix rain and tap to create a more middle ground gh will it be more accomadating PH wise and increase oxygenation by creating a less extreme TDS ..
I am assuming due to the High GH/KH that TDS was be extreme but this is just a theory as i am in the process of buying a TDS meter.... so these last two paragraphs may be a load of crap until i do get a TDS meter?
hope you can tell me if there would be any advantages of mixing tap with rain.
Thanks
cc