Water Hardness

[aldaleel]

For the last two weeks I have checked various levels in the water with strips. While nitrite and nitrate are fine, PH was slightly low at 6.0, however the water hardness came out at 180, when according to the chart it should be between 80 to 120. How do I reduce the water hardness level?

 

[elisew]

With all due respect, test strips don`t give an accurate reading, you really need to be using the liquid testing kit. API master kit is probably the best.

Do you have a GH test kit?

 

[Ashley1991]

agreed test strips are not very accurate liquid kits are better and i also agree the api master test kit is very good

ash