Re: tank bred vs. wild (was inbreeding) spawning

[Mike & Diane Wise <apistowise@bewellnet.com>]

Sylvia,

I'm not familiar with Tap Water Purifier either, but if the resins are
rechargeable with a salt solution then it is a sodium ion exchange system. The
best are 2-resin ion exchange systems that are normally not rechargeable by
anyone but the manufacturer. These use hydrochloric acid and some caustic
hydroxide recharging system. It might be a good idea to get a conductivity meter
and see what happens. You might try running your deionized water through peat and
see if this drops the conductivity.

Mike Wise

Biplane10@aol.com wrote:

> Mike, this applies to use of the water softener pillow, but not to the tap
> water purifier, correct? I don't know how the TWP works at all (excuse my
> ignorance), but while I recall the resins can be recharged on the TWP, sodium
> was not part of the recharging solution.
>
> Sylvia
>
> > Remember that using a sodium ion exchange resin will soften the water but
> > will
> >  increase the electrical conductivity of the water. More and more aquarists
> > are
> >  finding that a low E.C. appears to be more important in successfully
> > breeding
> >  softwater fish than hardness alone. By softening your water with pillows
> you
> > have
> >  probably lowered the hardness but doubled your conductivity.
>
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