High Ph And Hardness

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My water is pretty hard around here at about 150. It's been pretty stable in all the tanks. Should I be getting something to make the water softer or is hard water okay? My pH has also been quite high at about 7.8-8.2. I read you shouldn't use chemicals to lower pH, but is this too high? All my other parameters are doing good. I'm just a tad worried about these too. I've had my fish for nearly three weeks now and they're all doing well. Thanks so much.

 

[Essjay]

It is much easier to keep fish that like your water than to alter the water to suit fish that you like.
 
The easiest solution to your water is to keep hard water fish. You don't say which fish you have, so we don't know if they are suited. if you tell us what your fish are, and the size of your tank we'll be able to suggest future tank mates.
 
But if you really really want soft water fish, you need to remove some hardness. The simplest way to do that is by using RO water (reverse osmosis, a way of removing everything dissolved in the water). But you can't use pure RO, you have to have some minerals in the tank, and the simplest way to do this is by mixing RO and tap water. But if you went down this route, you would have to use the same proportions of RO:tap at every single water change. Emergency water changes would need a supple of RO on hand. It is easier to keep hard water fish!

 

[0_Infinite_0]

It is much easier to keep fish that like your water than to alter the water to suit fish that you like.
 
The easiest solution to your water is to keep hard water fish. You don't say which fish you have, so we don't know if they are suited. if you tell us what your fish are, and the size of your tank we'll be able to suggest future tank mates.
 
But if you really really want soft water fish, you need to remove some hardness. The simplest way to do that is by using RO water (reverse osmosis, a way of removing everything dissolved in the water). But you can't use pure RO, you have to have some minerals in the tank, and the simplest way to do this is by mixing RO and tap water. But if you went down this route, you would have to use the same proportions of RO:tap at every single water change. Emergency water changes would need a supple of RO on hand. It is easier to keep hard water fish!

 
Oops, sorry I forgot to mention the fish. I have all Bettas right now and they're in a 3.5 gallon and a 10 gallon.