hi all. Newbie here. I appreciate any help you can give. I have been keeping plecos and tetras for some time now with some success, but my tap water is fairly hard, and I'd like to soften to try breeding the plecos. I have purchased an ro unit and would like to know how to add back what I need while keeping the ph low.
my tap water is...
ph8
Tds 352
Kh6
Gh14
My ro unit gives me...
ph5.6
tds6
Kh0
Gh0
To have ideal water for the plecos I would like
ph sub 7 and stable (kh)? Low tds And low gh. How could I achieve this? I've done a little reading and think I need to add neutral regulator to the ro water, so it reaches ph7 then drop it using discus buffer, is this correct? Would I need to add minerals too? Pretty confused right now, any help is a bonus. Thanks Dan
my tap water is...
ph8
Tds 352
Kh6
Gh14
My ro unit gives me...
ph5.6
tds6
Kh0
Gh0
To have ideal water for the plecos I would like
ph sub 7 and stable (kh)? Low tds And low gh. How could I achieve this? I've done a little reading and think I need to add neutral regulator to the ro water, so it reaches ph7 then drop it using discus buffer, is this correct? Would I need to add minerals too? Pretty confused right now, any help is a bonus. Thanks Dan
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