hi sorry if this is the wrong place for this question. Where I live the water is hard.
Ph8
Tds 349
Gh14
Kh 6
I've bought an ro unit to make the water more suitable for attempting to breed l046 plecos.
My ro reads
Ph6.2
Tds 6
Gh0
Kh0

I know I need to add back minerals, tried the tap method but the ...

Brilliant, thank you mate

Hi chuck
Thanks for the added info, very helpful. May I ask what your water parameters are after you've mixed your water and aged 24 hours? Thanks Dan

Thank you for your reply. Very Informative, and gives me a better idea of where to start. Now to work out what my desired parameters are for the plecos. I appreciate the help

I'm curious as to what leaving the water will do after a few days. I'll run a test, thanks

Hi all. Complete newbie when it comes to breeding south American plecos, but its something I want to give a go. Over the past couple years I have acquired a collection of plecos and have enjoyed keeping them and growing them on etc. I want to take it to the the next level and gain experience in ...

Thanks for the advice. Waiting on a weather change, shouldn't be too hard in England

Thanks for your reply. Had a lot of adults, a long time in the tank, trying to work out why they dont seem interested in breeding. Was thinking flow across cave mouth was one thing to tick off, after reading up online

Brilliant, thanks for the reply. Nice idea with the air stone. I ordered a tunze wavemaker today, 6025. Hopefully this gives me what I need, cheers

Hi all. Newbie here. I have a breeding tank set up for l046 zebra pleco. I want to create more flow, especially in front of the caves. I was wondering if any other l046 keepers used wave makers in their zebra tanks to achieve this? Thanks Dan

Hi all. Newbie here. I have a breeding tank set up for l046 zebra pleco. I want to create more flow, especially in front of the caves. I was wondering if any other l046 keepers used wave makers in their zebra tanks to achieve this? Thanks Dan