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RE: Using RO water
Hi Monty,
You wrote, " I adjusted the ph to 6.4. I have been able to breed over 90% of
plant spawners in quantity with this water mixture."
Exactly how did you do this?
Thanks for any info.
mike stoecker
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Monty Lehmann [SMTP:lehmann at jlab_org]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 6:46 PM
> To: killietalk at aka_org
> Subject: Using RO water
>
>
> Hi Killinuts!
>
> I might as well jump in the Reverse Osmosis debate
> with my two cents worth.
>
> For me it has been the best improvement in killie
> keeping and breeding since I started in the Hobby. I
> lived in San Diego for many years and the water was
> very, very hard. Most Aphyosemions will not breed
> in water that hard. I struggled for many years using
> resin beds, distilled water by the gallon. any method
> that I could find to lower the water hardness. Much
> of the time I only had limited success. It was very
> frustrating to not be able to breed numerous killies.
>
> When the price of RO units dropped I purchased
> one from Ron Harlan. It was the best purchase I have
> ever made concerning breeding fish. I did not use the
> RO directly as it was about 10 ppm, and a tank would
> crash if you overfed BBS or other food. Not enough
> buffering ability left in the water ( I know, I tried to
> use RO straight at first, and learned quickly when I
> lost some fish.)
>
> After some trial and error I came up with a water
> mixture that worked extremely well. I added small
> amounts of tap water to the RO until it measured
> between 30 and 50 ppm hardness. I adjusted the ph
> to 6.4. I have been able to breed over 90% of plant
> spawners in quantity with this water mixture. This
> does not apply to Nothos however.
>
> I have continued to the present time using this
> mixture. If your local water is so good that you do
> not have to treat it, consider yourself very lucky.
> However, many locales have nasty water where an
> RO unit and a little knowledge can save the day.
>
> I have been a serious breeder for a long time of
> all types of tropical fish, not just killies, and I only
> use
> what works, be it food, water, temperature or anything
> else. The RO unit is a necessity in my fish breeding
> efforts. I recommend it to all.
>
> Whew! Thats my two cents worth. :+}
>
> Monty
>
>
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