kabir366

Any suggestions on whether i should use rainwater in place of tapwater for my aquarium?

Thanks

Callum The Cat

no i would use tapwater (of coause been treated)

Rock On Callum!

Alasse

Depends what fish you are keeping. Neon tetras and others like soft water, i use rainwater for them.

My main tank i was using half rain half tap, as my tapwater PH was way high, i did it that way rather than use buffers. But now the tap PH has dropped somewhat, so i just use treated tap.

kabir366

Thanks guys but is there any harm in rainwater? Any disadvantage using it?

Callum The Cat

heres some probs about rainwater

rainwater is relativly clean, soon is intranced by air pollution and the rocks it comes into contactw tih. If u live in a limestone area, your tap water is likely to be hard but soft if sorrundeding hills are sandstone or granite. Local water companys do modifying prevailling tap water too.

Rock On Callum!

Alasse

I've certainly not had any harm come from using rainwater. Though some fish need hard water... So it really depends what type you are putting in it.

My rainwater gets collected from my house roof, so it would only come in contact with any pollutants that may be present on my roof, not really much different to the pollutants rainwater collects on its way to becoming your tap water *L*

pistorta

Do you filter the water channeled by your roof before adding it to your aquarium? If so, how?

Alasse

I do not filter the water collected....i just add it to my tanks when i require it.

I would collect far less pollutants off my roof than what it collects on its way to collection areas, which fish live and breed in successfully

swords3711

ive gotta say i dont think it matters
i have no experience with rain water
to me tap works just fine