Recent content by Lohman446

Sure, but we're talking a total cost of distilled or bottled water of less than $1 a gallon (not including testing supplies). Since its a small tank and I was trying to avoid the step of dechlorinating I thought I was doing myself a favor using distilled - if its the worst mistake I make its...

My tap water has an extreme iron content as its well water. I simply made the assumption that the content was far too high to be good to swim in.

Would I be better off doing a 90% water change to bottled spring water or some such rather than continuing forward with whats in it? This is teaching me patience, I'm not always good with sitting and waiting, which I know I have to.

I did read most the stickies :hyper: I'm new to the hobby and had some space constraints that limited me to a 10 gallon tank with an in-tank whisper 10I filter. I have set up the tank with about an inch of gravel bottom, a couple small pieces of decoration, and distilled water (it only held...