Im having trouble with water hardness in a 30gal. long tank that I have and i want to know how to lower it for my breeding fish.
how do you lower hardness water
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i agree with the above poster
breeding is the only time you should ever consider changing the water chemistry. peat works well as it actualy acts as an ion exchange resin and removes calcium from the water, while driftwood will not decrease hardness but will drop the pH via realese of tannic acid. However both of these things will give you upwards swings in pH when you do a water change though and the only way to supply the appropriate hardness water for your change is to run it through peat before it goes in the tank or use a Reverse osmosis unit
breeding is the only time you should ever consider changing the water chemistry. peat works well as it actualy acts as an ion exchange resin and removes calcium from the water, while driftwood will not decrease hardness but will drop the pH via realese of tannic acid. However both of these things will give you upwards swings in pH when you do a water change though and the only way to supply the appropriate hardness water for your change is to run it through peat before it goes in the tank or use a Reverse osmosis unit
The above methods work, but can lead to instability in the long run. The best way is to use RO/DI water, and mix it with your tap water.