Memz said:Good morning, tested the tap water just now, it has been sitting for over 20 hours and these are the results:
PH, 7.5
Ammonia, 0
Nitrite, 0
Nitrate, 5
So, with these results in mind, is there any reason why I shouldn't use tap water every other week? I poured the required amount into the barrel I use yesterday and added the specified amount of 'Tap Safe'. Should I use this or just go to the lfs and get the RO water with minerals that they are used to? Thanks again.
Hi Memz, like Fluttermouth says, hardness is an important parameter in the water and you could really do with getting a GH/KH test kit to see how hard your water is. You say you get furred up kettles and scum in tea, this would suggest a fairly high hardness reading and this could potentially limit the kind of fish you want in there. Maybe if you list the the type of fish you want and get some hardness results, people can advise you further