Reverse osmosis water change over question

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Ewest

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I'm thinking about going over to pure RO water in my 20 gallon Long as i am getting rams soon. I will add back in a buffering agent and nutrients but this way i can control the water and insure the proper water for the rams......will changing 100% of the water in my tank and replacing it with RO water kill my cycle?
 
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No.

The bacteria lives mainly in the filter, and some in the substrate, but very little is actually found in the water column.
 
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dougall

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I would say it might affect your livestock if you have any, bacteria should be fine.
 
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Unless those are wild caught rams, I don't see the need to switch and then add stuff back in. A lot of work with little visible results, IMO. If you have a specific high parameter to lower then experiment and find out how much RO to add to tap to get the requirements in the general area, then water change as needed.
 
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Well currently the water is set up as it would be for African cichlids....i was not keeping those in a 20 but that's the best way to describe the water, the water comes out of my tap like that. So from my understanding its the exact opposite of what rams need....
 
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What specifically is bad? What are you trying to get where and for what specific reason?
 
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