too much sodium

[myles]

I have well water, so we had a water softner put in. i have fish that iv had for years so there all well acclimitized. now that would covert calciam to sodium right? is that goin to have adverse effects on my fish? my pH is about 8, with alot of buffer, but the gh i guess will be really low now i supose. is this somehting i shoudl bhe worrying about? thnaks guys.

 

[alexmuw]

I have well water, so we had a water softner put in. i have fish that iv had for years so there all well acclimitized. now that would covert calciam to sodium right? is that goin to have adverse effects on my fish? my pH is about 8, with alot of buffer, but the gh i guess will be really low now i supose. is this somehting i shoudl bhe worrying about? thnaks guys.

I'm a bit confused on what your saying about sodium being replaced with calcium? You got it backwards...

I found a site, it states:

hardness minerals aren’t removed, but “exchanged” for sodium. Softened water has an elevated sodium content

http://www.pwgazette.com/softeners.htm

The elevated sodium content should be ok (as some aquarists add table salt (NaCl) to their tank water; disease treatment and preventive). If your able to drink it, they should be ok in it.

I personally believe well water is fine. I currently use well water in all my tanks (pH 8, hardiness medium). I have cichlids and they love it! PLUS no dechlor needed!

Good luck!!!