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My tapwater is very hard and alkaline, but with all the driftwood I have in my tanks, it gets down to 7.0 (6.8 in the plant tank) and my fish (neons, rams, cacs, and borelliis) all spawn in it (getting babies raised is not as easy, of course). Not being satisfied with 7.0, I thought I might achieve a lower pH by filtering my water through peat. This has worked - really well - and now I have a giant garbage can full of peat filtered water with a pH of 6.0 (that's as low as my kit reads).
So of course I'm afraid to just dump this acidic water into my tanks at the next water change. Should I combine it with some tapwater to bring it up a little? Or will my fish like it as it is? And now that I have a way to make 6.0 water, what acid-loving fish should I try in my empty 10 gallon tank?
:arrow: How do most of you condition your water? I know lots of you guys use R/O systems. Are there any commercial buffers you consider safe? (I read through some earlier posts on this board about that, so I know I'm rehashing a bit)
Sorry for the long post!!! Thank you! This board is great!
So of course I'm afraid to just dump this acidic water into my tanks at the next water change. Should I combine it with some tapwater to bring it up a little? Or will my fish like it as it is? And now that I have a way to make 6.0 water, what acid-loving fish should I try in my empty 10 gallon tank?
:arrow: How do most of you condition your water? I know lots of you guys use R/O systems. Are there any commercial buffers you consider safe? (I read through some earlier posts on this board about that, so I know I'm rehashing a bit)
Sorry for the long post!!! Thank you! This board is great!