Water Changfe Help Needed

[sibbick92]

hello there im confused went down to my fish shop and the advised me to get there osmosis water for three pounds or should i just use my own or go for theres to be on the safe side im not sur ewhat osmosis water is it a speacial kind of water what do you as a forum recomend i should do pay and carry home there water or use mine cheer fast replys would be great as im just debating to do water change




p.s sorry about topic spelling in a rush lol

 

[cambojnr]

hello there im confused went down to my fish shop and the advised me to get there osmosis water for three pounds or should i just use my own or go for theres to be on the safe side im not sur ewhat osmosis water is it a speacial kind of water what do you as a forum recomend i should do pay and carry home there water or use mine cheer fast replys would be great as im just debating to do water change




p.s sorry about topic spelling in a rush lol

Just buy some water dechlorinator and use your own water as its cheaper and you can temp match it easy using a mixer tap. everyone on here uses the water out of there tap I think. I do and have never had problems

 

[fluttermoth]

I thought you were going to post threads in the proper places now? *sighs*

Anyway...reverse osmosis water has been passed through a membrane that removes everything from the water, so it can't be used on it's own; it has to be either remineralised or mixed with tap water.

It's not really worth using unless; your local water is very hard and you have fish like discus or rams, or your water has very high levels of nitrate which you can't reduce an any other way, or you have a marine set up.

You're probably better off just using your tap water.

 

[sibbick92]

i havve been having problems with the nitrates and the amm in my tank so to be on the safe side what would you say ive got tap safe and amm remover and stress zyme what should i do i dont mind spending three quid just let me no what you thinks best as im doing a fish cycle and dont want them to die

i live in the south of england so i think to best of knolege tht tap waters quite hard here i live on isle of wight if that helps anyone answer

 

[fluttermoth]

I wouldn't use anything, apart from your dechlorinator (tap safe).

Water changes, as big and as often as you can, will be best for your fish.

What are the levels of ammonia, nitrite and nitrate atm?

If you have a look on your water authorities website, it'll tell you the composition of your water

 

[sibbick92]

okay ive got a reading today of 25 ish on no3/ 0 ish on the no2/ gh was about 8d maybe 16d/ kh was 6d ph was 7.6 cl 2 was 0.8 any ideas on what to do guys


thanks for help

the reason i put ish because the colours on my 6 in one sticks was around about that . i no 6 in 1 sticks arnet goo dbut thats all i could get

osmosis or no osmosis tbh souths water isnt great

 

[fluttermoth]

Getting an ammonia test would be good!

Apart from that, just water changes; I wouldn't bother with the RO water, just use your tap. A nitrate level of 25 is actually very good, so that's one thing you don't have to worry about. None of your fish (as far as I can remember what you've got now!) need particularly soft water.

 

[DrRob]

Aye, the flutter speaks sense. Don't mess with the water you're using unless you plan to maintain the change. Stability is one of the keys to successful fishkeeping, so a reliable water source (and tap water is generally quite reliable in what's in it) is vital. If you want to go down the RO route then you're opening up a whole complex mess of water chemistry and additives to keep things ticking over the same, plus the ongoing expense of keeping that change going.

 

[sibbick92]

how much are amm testers ?

 

[fluttermoth]

About a £10 mate, but well worth it; might save your fish's lives.

 

[sibbick92]

how much are amm testers ?

just done a 25 litre water change with tap water added tap safe what do you think it was bad idea ?

 

[sibbick92]

my clourine levels have increased since i did water change with my tap water i added tape safe aswell anyone got any ideas should i put some directly in to tank water