I live in a house that has well water. There are low levels of arsenic in the water at 10ppb. I used 90% RO water to fill the tank and the remaining 10% well water. I've read that 100% RO water is not good for fish because some minerals are still needed, even by soft water fish. I did add aquarium salt and stability to the tank on day one of start up. The substrate is 1.5" depth black diamond sand. I have a piece of large piece mopani and Malaysian driftwood
I specifically am setting up the tank for a bd hybrid Ray, although there are 20 Diamond Tetras in the tank now just to seed my Aqueon Proflex 4 wet dry. My ammonia, nitrite and nitrate are all zero. pH is 7.6, the gh in the tank is 5.6 and the kh is 1.68
I feel like my tank water is good. I'm questioning the best way to do the needed frequent water changes once the Ray is in the tank. My well water is actually softer than I thought it would be. My tap water gh is 6.72 and kh is 4.48. pH is 7.8 and zero nitrates.
I'm under the impression that carbon removes arsenic. Ideally I wound like to be able to perform water changes with my tap water. Would you more experienced fish keepers fill a container with tap water and run a canister filter with carbon or purigen to remove the low levels of arsenic?? Or would installing a carbon filtration system for the home be a a better option, as long as the cartridge is changed regularly??
I specifically am setting up the tank for a bd hybrid Ray, although there are 20 Diamond Tetras in the tank now just to seed my Aqueon Proflex 4 wet dry. My ammonia, nitrite and nitrate are all zero. pH is 7.6, the gh in the tank is 5.6 and the kh is 1.68
I feel like my tank water is good. I'm questioning the best way to do the needed frequent water changes once the Ray is in the tank. My well water is actually softer than I thought it would be. My tap water gh is 6.72 and kh is 4.48. pH is 7.8 and zero nitrates.
I'm under the impression that carbon removes arsenic. Ideally I wound like to be able to perform water changes with my tap water. Would you more experienced fish keepers fill a container with tap water and run a canister filter with carbon or purigen to remove the low levels of arsenic?? Or would installing a carbon filtration system for the home be a a better option, as long as the cartridge is changed regularly??