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What kind of hard water fish are there? I'll check out Seriously Fish and see what I can come up with... are there any bottom feeders/glass cleaners? Just had this whole idea of the ideal community tank but it seems my water hardness has other ideas. After talking through with the better half...

In terms of my tank dimensions, I haven't bought anything yet so can be flexible with that. The only restriction I have is it can't much longer than 100cm as it'd be a tight fit if it were. The dimensions of the Oase StyleLine 175 is 80cm x 40cm x 55cm so is somewhat taller than the other tanks...

Yeah I thought as much. The outdoor tap is regular (hard) tap water so can get round it that way. I've been looking at hard water friendly fish. Seems like mostly livebearers which is fine but I'm a little concerned about breeding. Had a situation with a load of guppies previously and before I...

Hey Matt, thanks for your response! So on my introductory post, it was established that I have very hard water. So according to Essjay, that throws a spanner into the works of the list of fish I initally put forward. Only the Platies are hard water friendly.. He gave me a website to check out...

Good morning Essjay! Yeah I did use that site. Plugged in my postcode and that's what came out. Something that's worth mentioning is that nearly all of the taps in the house are hooked up to a commercial water softener, similar to the ones that coffee shops use. It's the type that you put salt...

That seems to be what anglian water are telling me about the water hardness in my area.

Ah I see! Im with Anglian Water. Ive heard you can check online somewhere. Will have a google and see what i can come up with. If you have the link handy I'd be very appreciative!

Hey Matt, thanks for the welcome! We've even considered 175L! Is that a bit too much..? We wanted a bit of a statement piece in our lounge. How would I find out my dechlorinated tap water parameters? Just posted here if you fancy a bit of a read... My wife has access to RO water at her work but...

Hello there! My wife and I have decided it's time to get back into owning some fish. We've had some experience before with cold water and tropical set ups but on a smaller scale than we're planning for this time round. We've been to our local Maidstone Aquatics and another independent aquarium...

Hi All, Just thought I'd whack a post up here introducing myself. I'm Henry, based in Cambs, UK. My wife and I are looking at getting into the hobby so thought I'd get on the forums as I have a lot of questions that I'll be posting on here! We've been entertaining the idea of getting a...