Water Conditioning

[yourockit]

So, here I now stand on the edge of being an amateur and a self-declared veteran fish-keeper. In order to break through to the next level, I need to learn a few more apsects of the hobby.

My latest interest is in water: gaining a more advanced understanding of how to create and maintain natural water in my tank. I want to gain a complete understanding of water testing, water testing equipment and water elements. Your advice or refferences will be appreciated. Thanks.

 

[Dr Joe]

Seriously, start with Google and search everything you just asked about, read all the different sights, taking commercial sites with a grain of salt (remember they are trying to sell you something). Look for University studies and how they did them all the while looking up everything you didn't understand that they said.

Remember that drinking water testing is a part of this too.

Check with your local (county?) waterworks as they should have their own lab (be very courteous, you won't believe what these people will tell you if your friendly).

Study the nitrogen cycle till you understand it (big difference from just knowing it) and you can recite it like a mantra (which it should be ).

Keep notes and references.

If you have questions ...ask.

Should only take a few years if you keep at it daily. But extremely well worth it.

P.S. You'll never look at a glass of water the same again! Trust me...

Dr Joe

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[scadarette]

check your local water company's website, mine gave me alot of information and gave a complete breakdown and lots of great threads on this site, too

 

[yourockit]

thanks guys. i guess i just have to buckle down and do the work. i am obsessed enough to do the work. happy hanuka. did i spell hanuka correctly?

 

[Pufferpunk]

Chanukah is how I spell it. Here's a Fishless Cycling article to get you started.

If you follow the links HERE, I guarantee you won't be sorry!

 

[beeline]

That's pretty much what I did... Googled it. Even though it seems like work at first it does become quite interesting after a while and u'll learn some new stuff u didn't even know about.