Re: [Killietalk] Water

[George & Melanie <caraway at erienet_net>]

I  found that catching rain water was a great solution to hard water 
that I got from my well. It was very simple to mix the two water sources 
to get the quality of water you desired.
George

Stan Perkins wrote:

> If you want hard water come to Houston! The water company has to issue a
> warning to all resident asking that they don't throw buckets of water out of
> windows. It destroys the concrete!
>
> Stan Perkins
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Wright Huntley" <whuntley at verizon_net>
> To: <overall077 at lycos_com>; "killifish discussion list" <killietalk at aka_org>
> Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2003 7:48 PM
> Subject: Re: [Killietalk] Water
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> > Lorraine Overall wrote:
> >    
> >
> > > Interesting, I have liquid rock with a TDS of 300  or so pH 8.3
> > >      
> > That is hardly "liquid rock." Cute term but wildly abused, IMO. 300 ppm,
> > *if* it carried the usual US 200 ppm of CaCO3 equiv. hardness, would be
> > on the borderline between moderate and hard water, and hardly rock-like.
> >
> >    
> >
> > > The GH is 0 the KH 180ppm, or 10 degrees german hardness. Calcium is
> > > only at 20ppm, I am not quite sure what is buffering my water but it
> > > isn't calcium.
> > >      
> > In many parts of the country, sodium carbonate/bicarbonate is the active
> > buffer, contributing nothing at all to the hardness. Sounds like you
> > live over a soda spring. :-)
> >
> >    
> >
> > > It is well water from a 420ft deep well. One day I'll
> > > fork out for a full analysis.
> > >      
> > If the Ca is 20 ppm, the GH is at least 1, and likely a bit more. You
> > may want to question the accuracy of your test kits.
> >
> >    
> >
> > > So by your reckoning Low calcium = Low TDS, not quite true with my
> > > water.
> > >      
> > No. Hard water (high Ca/Mg) is also always high tds, but the converse is
> > sometimes not true. Natural soda springs are one obvious case in point.
> >
> >    
> >
> > > Please correct me if I'm wrong ;)
> > >      
> > Did that, I think. ;-)
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Wright
> >
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