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i have been using r/o water for all of my tanks since i started keeping fish about 4 years ago. the tap water in my town is horrible. i called the water authority to ask obout the water which has a ph of 9+ (my ph test kit doen't test any higher) but is only 0-1 dgh and 0-1dkh. i was told that the water in the resevoir is very soft and acidic which is bad for the pipes so a chemical is added to protect the pipes and that is what causes the water problems. because of this i don't mix tap water with r/o water to bring it to the proper ph and hardness. i have been using a product from kent called r/o right for the gh and ph stable for the kh. is there another option besides using these chemicals or mixing tap water with the r/o water to get the proper parameters. any information would be greatly appreciated.