TAP Vs RO UPDATE!
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ok so i tested my tap after it had been sitting for over a day and the RO water...
TAP: 8.8-9pH/8dKH/15dGH
RO: 6.2pH/0-1dKH/0-1dGH
from readin around this forum it seems as tho the best way may be to mix the tap with the RO. so i tried doing 60% RO and 40% tap, the pH read at about 7.4 and 3dKH. im lookin to get the pH at about 6.8-7. so im guessin since ill have to up the RO water my dKH is gonna go down. which i guess id have to use something to bring the dKH up a little bit. i know baking soda will do that but i dont want the pH to go up as well. so does crushed coral or limestone bring the pH up as well? also i have a piece of malaysian driftwood that i wanna put in but i know that its gonna bring the pH down a bit too, does that mean is should make my tap+RO water pH a little higher since the driftwood will bring it down a bit? im starting to get a bit frustrated bout the whole thing and would like any input and opinions on what would be the best thing to do. THANKS!!!
by the way i have a 30 gallon tall with 3 cardinal tetras and a betta, id like to get angels and a few more tetras.right now im using straight RO water which im sure is not the best for the fish.
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ok so i tested my tap after it had been sitting for over a day and the RO water...
TAP: 8.8-9pH/8dKH/15dGH
RO: 6.2pH/0-1dKH/0-1dGH
from readin around this forum it seems as tho the best way may be to mix the tap with the RO. so i tried doing 60% RO and 40% tap, the pH read at about 7.4 and 3dKH. im lookin to get the pH at about 6.8-7. so im guessin since ill have to up the RO water my dKH is gonna go down. which i guess id have to use something to bring the dKH up a little bit. i know baking soda will do that but i dont want the pH to go up as well. so does crushed coral or limestone bring the pH up as well? also i have a piece of malaysian driftwood that i wanna put in but i know that its gonna bring the pH down a bit too, does that mean is should make my tap+RO water pH a little higher since the driftwood will bring it down a bit? im starting to get a bit frustrated bout the whole thing and would like any input and opinions on what would be the best thing to do. THANKS!!!
by the way i have a 30 gallon tall with 3 cardinal tetras and a betta, id like to get angels and a few more tetras.right now im using straight RO water which im sure is not the best for the fish.
