Re: water hardness

[mjacobs2@tampabay.rr.com]

.....great...there are 2 ways to get the fish into the hardnes (conductivity) 
you want.  1) keep replacing 1/2 of the tank water with RO everyday until you 
get where you want or 2) get the tank ready and adjst the fish, usually 
downward in another tank or container and hen put them in the tank you 
prepared.  The second method is faster as long as you don't go to fast and blow 
out the gills of the fish.....and other body parts.......that is another long 
discussion......ust what happens to a fish's body when you lower the hardness 
too quickly.....as verses raise the hardness too quickly, and what is too 
quickly in either direction?????

.............oh, boy you gotta love this part or you'll get real bored in a 
hurry.......ut t is THE absolute key to spawning difficult fish......they 
really aren't "difficult" they simply wn't "turn on" until the parameters of 
the water "turns on" their system and juices.

Mike



> 
> 
> > That is exactly what I did with my discus pairs. THey
> > started around 175 or so hardness on a TDS-1 (from
> > ThreeGuysAquatics got a great price). I used straight
> > RO to do water changes until I got the hardness in
> > line. THe relationship with RO and tap mixing seems
> > strange. For instance, water at 175 changed 50% with
> > straight RO and the hardness did not get halved. Not
> > gonna figure out the chemistry just wanted you to know
> > what to expect.
> > 
> 






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