Question About Water Ph And Ammonia

[-germ-]

I hadn't thought about using bottled water, could look into it. Actually as i live in the country, we have a spring in my village, which has running water, or would people suggest steering away from that idea, as it could have lots of other nasties in it.

I have read that this is a VERY BAD idea... in part because ornamental fish are too far bred from their wild counterparts to be exposed to wild elements, or something along those lines...plus you don't know what's in that water. If you wouldn't drink it, don't submerse your fish in it, I think is a good rule to follow.

But we also have high PH water, and have been using bottled. One tank has gone up to high 7s and the other stays around high 6s, from the same source water. Anyone know why that happens?

Has the one in the 6's been set up longer than the one in the 7's??

 

[FishWishDish]

Has the one in the 6's been set up longer than the one in the 7's??

Actually, the other way around--the higher PH has been set up about a month-6 weeks longer than the one in the 6's...

 

[-germ-]

Oh... there goes my theory..