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Re: FP. Gardneri "akure" help



"Ernest E. May" wrote:
> 
> Wright,
> You seem to know your water and what is of practical consequence in fish
> husbandry, hence this inquiry. Since I live in Wisconsin I have a  large
> basement which requires two dehumidifiers to keep it reasonable. I collect
> about 5 gallons of
> water per week and more if the outside humidity
> is up. The water is quite soft with (Ph 6.0) and is collected from an
> aluminum condenser coil. Your
> thoughts on using this water for diluting my well water?

I think George said it all. The pH indicates that you may have more than
dissolved CO2 in it, for that should only push it down to about 6.2 or so.

I'd be inclined to use it with caution, or not at all. With a bit of room
dust organics, you have a wonderful bacteria-culturing machine going.

Good RO units aren't that expensive, and the bypass water is quite usable
for fish tanks or drip irrigation systems. I've never been tempted to use
rain water, for similar reasons to what George mentioned about dehumidifier
water. Mine's too dirty.

Wright

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