Buffering Ro Water

[greatfish123]

Well, I just ordered a pair of German Blue Ram through my LFS and am thinking about breeding them as its very hard to find any locally. But the problem is the water I have is very very hard with a pH of around 8.2. So i've resorted to RO water. What are some good products that I can use to buffer the water to a ph of around 6.5 while at the same time keeping it soft(gH very low but a good kH to have pH stability) . I was looking at Seachem's acid and alkaline buffers. http/www.seachem.com/products/product_pa...AcidBuffer.html

I was also suggested Kent's RO right for freshwater. Is there any other products that y'all would recommend? Thanks in advance.

 

[greatfish123]

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[Liam]

You can mix the tap water with the ro to get the right gh ph. I use five parts RO to one part tap to get a gh of 3, so you can just experiment until you get it right.

 

[greatfish123]

Thanks for the reply! I would rather not use tap water as mine contains ammonia(1 ppm)Thanks for the reply! I would rather not use tap water as mine contains ammonia(1 ppm - Yikes!) Even in my regular tank without RO, I have to change about 5% of the water every 3 days to prevent ammonia shock to the fishes.

 

[Musho3210]

have you contacted your water company? Thats a pretty high level for drinking water.....

 

[greatfish123]

Apparently its safe for human consumption