carptamer
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 | | Subject: use of half ro and half tap mix in bristlenose tank Mon May 16, 2011 7:32 pm | |
| hi has anyone ever used half ro and half tap water in there bristlenose set ups im thinking of giving it a go to lower the tds as our water is quite high in the tds stakes about 300 by doing this i guess i can get the tds to 100 or lower .thanks. and possibly ajust my ph slightly from 7.6 to maybe 7 or lower:any opinions on this topic would be gratefully appreciated.thanks D  | |
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Doug
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| | Subject: Re: use of half ro and half tap mix in bristlenose tank Tue May 17, 2011 3:27 am | |
| i use a 5 parts RO: 1 part HMA water. HMA is the waste water from the RO unit.
gives me pH of 6.7 and low but good TDS | |
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carptamer
Large Bristlenose
Number of posts : 179
Age : 56
Location : hartlepool
Job/hobbies : rsco/fish breeder
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Registration date : 2010-08-23
| | Subject: ro/tap water mix Thu May 19, 2011 5:26 pm | |
| doug thanks for that is the hma the waste water from any ro unit i have a 50 gallon ro unit with tapwater in, a waste pipe, and a good water out let where the ro comes out, is it always hma water that comes out of all ro units waste pipe or not?  | |
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