Are you sure about the GH? That's amazing!! Where do you live? 1. You could move to someplace like the west coast. 2. Try an RO unit, but you'll be wasting tons of water in the process and who knows how long your membranes are going to last. 3. Forget about soft water fish and breed Malawi cichlids instead. G. Kadar ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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"!