Re: [Killietalk] Pump for recirculation system

["Nick Ternes" <woodland_gardens at gmail.com>]

>However, the Tulsa water is fairly hard 80 - 120 ppm.
>For some of my fish I cut it 50% with DI water and I also like to have salt
>in my water. I keep nothos and I like the longevity it gives to bbs.

Earl,
I would say that 80-120ppm is fairly soft, and non-problematic for many of
the fish in the hobby.  Since you mention keeping Nothos, I will pose the
question of why bother using RO at all?  I keep Nothos, Austrolebias and
Fundulopanchax with no problems (so far) in 470 ppm water.  If you're
keeping Nothos and some softwater species, I would probably set up 2
systems.  One soft water and one hard water.  Actually intend to do this
myself at some point so I can keep some of the soft water species that I
like.  I must be the only WAKO member without an Aphyosemion of some sort.

Nick Ternes
Oostburg, WI
WAKO
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