Construction is killing my fish...

For the past few months city crews have been digging up roads in my area. They are in the process of replacing water and sewer mains. The problem as you -may- have guessed is that this affects the water quality. Several weeks ago I did a water change; I lost 4 rainbow fish of various types within days. Last week I did another water change and lost a emerald corycat.

This construction is not going to be completed for many months to come. So the question is...short of spending a lot of money to a) buy RO water or b) buy equipment to make it myself.....how do I do water changes? Or...do I just stop doing them? Is there an alternative?

Any help would be great. I have lost some of my favorite fish because of this, I'm not happy about it and I am not risking anymore of my pets lives!


Cheers!

fishguy306 said:

How many tanks and what sizes do you have? That will determine whether it would be better to buy water or a RO unit. If you need a lot of water buying a RO unit will save you a bit in the long run.

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Are you drinking the tap water and if so, have you noticed a difference in the taste or smell of the water?

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Vamptrev: I have used filters in the past. I am not sure such filters are going to deal with this type of change in water parameters; at least not enough to spare my fish. You wouldn't be able to direct to a specfic filter that may do the job though, would you?

Fishguy306: I have two working aquariums: A 75 gallon (where the rainbows were) and a 20 gallon with 4 small Cichlids. I have avoided doing water changes in this tank so I do not lose any Cichlids too. This tank will be replaced in a few weeks to months.

Deeda: No change in taste. According to the city the water is perfectly safe for drinking and cooking use.

I also have two aquariums not in use. A 20 gallon tall and a 10 gallon.

Cheers!