Alritey =) I appreciate the help =) I have been adding pH 7.0 to it and it seems to hold steady in my tanks, but I know I will have to start changing things around once I get into a larger tank.

What do you add to the RO water to reconstitute it? What is the pH, kH, and gH of the water?


Tap waters pH is currently 7.9, gH is 31 which is 555ppm, kH is 143ppm.

Im not reconstituting my RO water, not sure how I would go about doing that.

I do plenty of water changes weekly, but the last ...

Which parameters would you like to know? I use RO or well water on all my tanks, and adjust pH and temperature to fish preference =)

And no, I refuse to use tap =) Heavy chlorines, 8.4pH, usually a "grey tinge", will stain teeth after drinking for 6 or more months regularly, and will leave heavy ...

Hello =) I just registered, and have asked many different forums, but wanted some more opinions on a new setup I will be doing stocking wise.

I am planning on doing a 29-33 gallon tank, it will be medium planted, rocks and wood for cover, Eheim 2236 or 2026 filter and I have an Ebo heater I will be ...

Edit -- Nevermind, I figured it out =) So, what Eheim would you personally reccomend?

It looks like the 2236 or the 2026 might be a good choice.

A canister filter is rather intimdating to me...This will be my first tank of any respectable size, ie, larger than 13 gallons.

Will I have to run my own pvc pipe? Whats involved with setting up a canister? Will I need a powerhead? I've dealt with Eheim before using their pumps for watercooling PC ...

Well, going to start working on a new tank soon. It's going to be between 29 and 33 gallons, and I will be moderately/heavily planting it. I am planning on having a school of panda cory's or something else along those lines, a couple pairs of german blue rams, and some celebes rainbows. Thats ...