Brian's got a good point. If he lives near a farm, he'll have an algae bloom that'll my current one to shame. When people come into work and complain about algal water without having nitrates or lights, it seems to always be the ones that live near some form of cropland. I'd get that tested too. Not to detrimental to your tanks health, but could really hinder your enjoyment.
Well Water
- Thread starter JON
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WOW!
You guys blew me away! I never even thought about all that stuff. I'll have to check the water after I add salt mix. About the farm land thing I do live in the country but, here in Southeast Ohio it is pretty hilly. I just happen to live on one (hill). There are a few horse farms about a mile away, down hill! I do have an algae problem in all my tanks. Thats why I thought it would be better to filter the water first. The only way I have controled the algae in my freshwater tanks is to add live plants and I still have to scrub about once a month. Also, my nitrates were at 20 ppm in my SW tank. I couldn't get them to go down, so I thought filtering!! It helped alot yesterday. I was going to check the Gh and Kh and such but got lazy! I'll make a new batch and check it out. If the levels are too low can I just add supplements?
You guys blew me away! I never even thought about all that stuff. I'll have to check the water after I add salt mix. About the farm land thing I do live in the country but, here in Southeast Ohio it is pretty hilly. I just happen to live on one (hill). There are a few horse farms about a mile away, down hill! I do have an algae problem in all my tanks. Thats why I thought it would be better to filter the water first. The only way I have controled the algae in my freshwater tanks is to add live plants and I still have to scrub about once a month. Also, my nitrates were at 20 ppm in my SW tank. I couldn't get them to go down, so I thought filtering!! It helped alot yesterday. I was going to check the Gh and Kh and such but got lazy! I'll make a new batch and check it out. If the levels are too low can I just add supplements?
i have to say i use well water also. i get it from my moms and luckily havent had any trouble with it. the ph goes up when i add the salt but i tested it for nitrates and phosphates it comes up 0 and ive had luck with it for 2 years now with no alge problems. maby i just got lucky with it
Just a quick word Jon. Don't bother testing for GH. It doesn't matter in saltwater. And I don't know whether or not the farm correlation is true. It just seems to me that way. I'm wrong often
