SanDiegoRedneck
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So I have hard tap water
Ph 8.1
TDs 440
Gh 12
Kh 7
I am changing my 4 shrimp tanks to distilled water (slowly with water changes) results below.
I put pure distilled water in today but after I lower to desired levels I will re ad minerals to water.
Tips or advice is welcome, here are the results from first water change. Some have more water added than removed due to evaporation.
10 gal caridina tangerine tiger
2 tubs fluval stratum
Before water change
Ph 7.8
TDs 330
Gh 8
Kh 3
Took out 2 gal, put in 2 gal pure distilled.
Results after
Ph 7.6
TDs 280
Gh 6
Kh 2
...........
10 gal neocaridina blue dream
1 tub fluval stratum 1 tub eco complete
Before water change
Ph 8.1
TDs 365
Kh 4
1 gallon out 2 gallons pure distilled in
After
Ph 8
TDs 293
Gh 8
Kh 3
......
10 gallon neocaridina green jade
2 tubs fluval stratum
Before
Ph 8.1
TDs 420
Gh 11
Kh 4
1 out 2 in
After
Ph 8
TDs 330
Gh 8
Kh 3
......
29 gal neocaridina cherry
Large tub half eco complete half crappy
Before
Ph 8.0
TDs 430
Gh 12
Kh 5
3 gal out 4 gal pure distilled in
After
Ph 7.9
TDs 342
Gh 9
Kh 4
Ph 8.1
TDs 440
Gh 12
Kh 7
I am changing my 4 shrimp tanks to distilled water (slowly with water changes) results below.
I put pure distilled water in today but after I lower to desired levels I will re ad minerals to water.
Tips or advice is welcome, here are the results from first water change. Some have more water added than removed due to evaporation.
10 gal caridina tangerine tiger
2 tubs fluval stratum
Before water change
Ph 7.8
TDs 330
Gh 8
Kh 3
Took out 2 gal, put in 2 gal pure distilled.
Results after
Ph 7.6
TDs 280
Gh 6
Kh 2
...........
10 gal neocaridina blue dream
1 tub fluval stratum 1 tub eco complete
Before water change
Ph 8.1
TDs 365
Kh 4
1 gallon out 2 gallons pure distilled in
After
Ph 8
TDs 293
Gh 8
Kh 3
......
10 gallon neocaridina green jade
2 tubs fluval stratum
Before
Ph 8.1
TDs 420
Gh 11
Kh 4
1 out 2 in
After
Ph 8
TDs 330
Gh 8
Kh 3
......
29 gal neocaridina cherry
Large tub half eco complete half crappy
Before
Ph 8.0
TDs 430
Gh 12
Kh 5
3 gal out 4 gal pure distilled in
After
Ph 7.9
TDs 342
Gh 9
Kh 4