fishcrazy Posted April 5, 2015 Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 This is my tap parameters: TDS- 100-120 GH- 0-1 PH- 6.8- 7.0 KH- 4-5 I want to try keeping soft water shrimp, but I know my KH is too high. I use GH booster to raise it to 6 for my neos. That raises the TDS to about 200-220. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGardenofEder Posted April 5, 2015 Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 You need to use ro water that has a kh of 0 then add you gh booster. Ro water also has a tds very low mine is 6 and gh is also 0. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dendrobatez Posted April 5, 2015 Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 Kh is a little tricky to lower, the best way is to start out with 0kh with an Ro/Di unit. Tannins (from peat, IAL, Driftwood, ect...) will lower your kh albeit slowly, I wouldn't really consider this an efficient alternative due to the length of time needed and the amount it actually lowers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Shrimp Depot Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 Probably not affordable or efficient but KH is called temporary hardness because the carbonate will react with CO2 and precipitate out. RO/DI is the accepted method because it works and is affordable. I get my RO/DI water from the Local Winco grocery. I tank my two 5 gallon bottles each week a few times and refill them. 10 gallons of water is $3. I probably spend more than that in gas. Eventually I'll have my own RO/DI unit for home - but it's totally affordable from places like Winco or Walmart. BTW: I check the TDS of the water every time and it's never been over 10 TDS - usually about 3 or 4. When I do have my own RO/DI unit the waste water will flow to catch basins outside for use on the garden. fishcrazy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishcrazy Posted April 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 I did not know I could find the RO at local stores. Thanks everyone. I will try this way. Should I just use all RO/DI water or mix my tap with the RO water? The tank is a 10 g. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishcrazy Posted April 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 I finally got some DI water from Walmart a couple gallons. Since my water is pretty soft should I just mix both just to drop the KH to around 1? Also, for DI water do I need to add water conditioner? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyeGuy411 Posted April 14, 2015 Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 I would just use RO water straight and not mix it. Caridina are usually more expensive than Neos and I wouldnt personally chance have anything in the tap watere that they dont like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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