Re: [Killietalk] RO

[Brian Watters <bwatters at shaw_ca>]

John Wubbolt wrote:

>
> My water never comes out of my tap on the alkaline side.   Normally its
> a pH of between 6.8 and 7.0, if came out alkaline i might raise
> different fish.   Depending on the time of year, the hardness runs
> between 20 and 60ppm.   Due to my water conditions, i tend to keep fish
> that do well in my water conditions... which is one reason Im more into
> Aphyosemions and some Fundulopanchax rather then Nothos.
> With all the fish out there, why fight my water conditions trying to
> keep something that doesnt do as well in my water then keeping stuff
> that does.....   My Non Killie fishs are mostly south american cichlids,
> tetras, catfish and wild type bettas from southeast asia.
>

My water here in Nanaimo (on Vancouver Island) comes from resevoirs fed by
mountain streams and is incredibly soft and pure. Typically, the TDS is in
the range 20-25 ppm. According to the city water department records
(available online for the last 5 years or so) the pH is quite constant at
7.7 - 7.8.

Since my main interest is in Nothos, I have had to treat the water to
increase theTDS and the buffering capacity but I have been able to sort that
out fairly easily and my Nothos do well. I have also started keeping a few
Aphyosemions again, to take advantage of the soft water.
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Brian Watters
6141 Parkwood Drive
Nanaimo, BC, V9T 6A2
Canada
Ph: (250) 760-0564
E-mail: bwatters at shaw_ca

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