Grant_F
New Member
I think what I have decided is that for just a 10 gallon tank it isn't too much of a hassle to just use distilled water from the grocery store and add the GH and KH. I am setting up a dedicated shrimp tank with an old 10 gallon I had and am going to use the product I linked below to raise the GH and KH whenever I do water changes. Distilled water will have a pH of 7 so I wont have to worry about adjusting it or keeping it there. The Chili Rasboras I am going to get prefer 7.0 or lower pH, so trying to bring 8.2 down to 7.0 or lower and keeping it there would be a struggle I think. For the 75 gallon I am going to start I am just going to limit myself to fish that thrive in higher pH so I can just treat my tap and add it. I think I will still have to add some hardness though. Why exactly is Equilibrium bad for the fish? You said you used it for 2 years and you didn't sound like you had any problems with it. It contains potassium sulfate, calcium sulfate, magnesium sulfate, ferric sulfate, and manganese sulfate. All of these are naturally occurring except for ferric sulfate and manganese sulfate. So unless these have some adverse effects I think it would be fine.Do not use pH adjusters in an aquarium. Once you have fish, these chemicals are dangerous for them, I am not sure about crustaceans (your intended shrimp) but they may be harmed as well.
Brightwell Aquatics - NeoTiger KH+/GH+
www.brightwellaquatics.com