Re: How do I reduce my GH

["Vern Wensley" <vernwen@home.com>]

Could you exsplain why you are useing baking soda.I live in Poco and I dont
do anything to my water except for blackwater and I have managed to spawn
quite a few apistos.
Vern
-----Original Message-----
From: Cory and Susanne Williamson <webwill@infinet.net>
To: apisto@admin.listbox.com <apisto@admin.listbox.com>
Date: April 6, 1999 8:32 AM
Subject: Re: How do I reduce my GH


>Jeff,
>
>Where did you say you live?
>
>I am not clear if you said you were in North Vancouver- if you are get a
new
>test kit!!! If you are in North Van- you don't have to do anything to your
>water except remove the chlorine. (don't add the coral chips or whatever it
>is that you said) We are on the same  water supply- and my fish have been
>breeding like crazy- I only add 1/4 tsp of Baking soda for each 5 gal to
>help stabilize the pH.
>
>Cory Williamson
>
>Burnaby,
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jeff Katcher <katf@home.com>
>To: apisto@admin.listbox.com <apisto@admin.listbox.com>
>Date: April 5, 1999 4:09 PM
>Subject: Re: How do I reduce my GH
>
>
>>
>>
>>Jeff Katcher wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi all
>>>
>>>         I need to know what water conditions (in general) are good for
>Dwarf
>>> Cichlids.
>>>
>>>         What I have now is:
>>> General Hardness (GH): - Calcium and magnesius
>>> 54 DH
>>> 35.1 Clark
>>> 966.6 ppm
>>>
>>
>>I have retested this twice now.  Results:
>>test 1:
>>48 DH
>>
>>Test 2:
>>52 DH
>>
>>I am looking for another brand of test kit as we speak.  The one I have
>>now is a tetra laboratory.
>>
>>Jeff
>>
>>
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