>Even better then the north west where it rains alot is the Adirondack >Mountains of Northern New York state where our lakes and streams are >soft and acidic thanks to all the industries of the midwest that add >toxins to our air that makes for acid rain. My tap water is 6.8 pH and >60 ppm hardness. I can breed just about anything from South America or >West Africa is my tap water. So move east where the beauty and >peacefulness of the Mountains will keep you here forever. >John Not completely true, Vancouver water weighs in at around 4 ppm total hardness, and a ph out of the tap at about 5.7 (anywhere is beautiful in it's own right, and BC has mountains too LOTS of em'!!!!!) Kevin ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the apistogramma mailing list, apisto@majordomo.pobox.com. For instructions on how to subscribe or unsubscribe or get help, email apisto-request@majordomo.pobox.com. Search http://altavista.digital.com for "Apistogramma Mailing List Archives"!