Urgent! For Water Change

[tangokitty]

what spilled into your tank if you don't mind my asking???

 

[Tolak]

In my hot water supply I have a mix of lead, copper, and galvanized steel.

Mmmmmm, lead....

It did wonders for the Romans.

The supply line from the main to my meter is lead, about 5" of pipe. I'm sure that after 50 years this, as the rest of my pipes, has a nice lime scale coating, effectively sealing it. Lead, being rather soft, bends rather than cracking if the house settles.

If I'm not mistaken, the combination of lead & an acidic beverage (wine) caused them a bit of trouble. Wine generally has a pH of 4.0 or lower, I imagine if your tap water is that acidic you will have more to worry about than your fish.

 

[Helen G]

what spilled into your tank if you don't mind my asking???

A huge pot of fish food, I got the floating stuff off, but loads sank almost immediately. So I siphoned it up because I didn't want to take any chances (I have 2 guppies in there going mad!)