[GSAS-Member] Well Water

["Susan Welenofsky" <welenofsky@comcast.net>]

I had a friend who was using well water with no problems, until one day...Then 
a lot of her fish died suddenly, after a water change. I thought she had a 
problem with some toxin in the fish tank, so we did another water change. MORE 
fish died. Finally, she went to the store and got some dechlorinator/heavy 
metal remover/etc. and that solved the problem. I recommended that she take a 
water sample to the health department, which she didn't do for financial 
reasons.

I've grown Vals in red sand, from a red rock quarry, and it did great. Too well 
actually. It took over the tank! I may have some extra to trade at our possible 
Swap Meet the board has been proposing. Otherwise, it's $10 for 3.5 gallons. I 
have three buckets available of it.

Susan
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: kjmys@att.net 
  To: gsas-member@thekrib.com 
  Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 2:08 AM
  Subject: [GSAS-Member] questions


  Hello again
  After being scolded for miss posting, I still have the same questions if 
anyone can find in their heart to forgive me:(  here it is again.

  Hello all
  I have a couple questions I hope one or some could answer for me. First, I 
have 
  a discus that for some reason is racing around the tank like crazy. He is 
still 
  eating and doesn't have any noticeable spots or the like. The odd thing is I 
  have had two dicsus die within a month of each other and they did the same 
  racing around before they perished, with no noticeable problems before hand. 
I 
  perform a 50% water change weekly and all other water perimeters are within 
  range. I am on  well water so my thought would be something in the system 
that 
  acures in the summer time. I have had the fish since last fall, with no 
issues 
  up too last month. Ideas?
  The second question is a little easier. Has anyone grown Vallisneria in a 
sand 
  substrate before? How did it due? Any details would be appretiated.

  Kevin Myers
  Olympia
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