ApistoBeard
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I've been doing a fair bit of research about breeding apistogramma and the only thing standing in my way at this point is my water source. The dkh from the tap is off the charts (estimated around 16), so in order to get my dkh down to an acceptable 4 I have to mix 75% distilled water to 25% tap (did a quick test with some di water from the local water shop). I have read that the minerals in tap water are essential to the reproduction process and with distilled water you don't get any of those. So my question is, will a 25% tap water to 75% ro/di ratio provide the essentials for success?
Just to provide a little background I'll share my plans/thoughts. Rain water makes me uncomfortable because I live in the suburbs of Chicago where pollution is what we do best. Using peat to soften the water seems inefficient because my partner and I are planning on setting up a 120-160 gallon breeding system. To my understanding frequent water changes are essential to raising healthy apistos so the amount of peat we'd be going through would be outrageous. At the current time buying a ro/di unit seems to be our best bet.
Thank you in advance for your input
Just to provide a little background I'll share my plans/thoughts. Rain water makes me uncomfortable because I live in the suburbs of Chicago where pollution is what we do best. Using peat to soften the water seems inefficient because my partner and I are planning on setting up a 120-160 gallon breeding system. To my understanding frequent water changes are essential to raising healthy apistos so the amount of peat we'd be going through would be outrageous. At the current time buying a ro/di unit seems to be our best bet.
Thank you in advance for your input