RE: RO Water Additives?

["Eric Martina" <emartina@uiuc.edu>]

Is there anything wrong with just using straight RO water? I have been using
straight RO for my borelli, macmasteri, and hoignei. The borelli have even
spawned in it. I don't have an electron tester so I only know that my RO
water less than or equal to 1 dGH. Is this too soft? I check the pH
frequently and it seems to be stable (at about 6.8).

Thanks,
Eric

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-apisto@admin.listbox.com
[mailto:owner-apisto@admin.listbox.com]On Behalf Of Fredrik Ljungberg
Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2001 12:13 PM
To: apisto@listbox.com
Subject: Re: RO Water Additives?


Tim R wrote:
>
> Just a question to see what people are adding to their
> RO water, if anything, for raising and breeding Apistogrammas.
>

I mix my RO with tap water (~20 mS) and/or peat filtered tap
water (pH ~4, ~12 mS) depending on species and if it's breeding
or raising fry. I may mix in some oak extract if I have no peat
water or need really low pH.

/Fredrik


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