winter remodeling

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nitrofish1

Jack Dempsey
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hi everyone, been a regular member here and would like some input. this winter id like to do some rearranging of my room. and i though i would add two more tanks to my room. i could possibly add three, but the third would be a small saltwater n00b tank and i dont think i want to put that much funding into it.

im looking at a stand like the one below (or something similar) for a 20-29 gallons tank plus a 10-20 gallon tank used purely for water changing. i wish to move my cories from their 56 gallon tank to this 20-29 gallon tank, so that i dont have to feed my big tank 3 different types of food, and cause nitrate spikes, as well as reducing its fish-mass. to this 20-29 gallon tank (most likely a 29), i would probably add some tetras or some other small community fish, which is yet to be determined. will moving the cories to this tank be beneficial to them? (the tank they reside in has a base of 30x18"). id also like to know if it would be alright to use softened water on my tanks vs. tap water.

http://www.petco.com/product/14760/Penn-Plax-Aquarium-Tank-Stand-29-Gallon.aspx

if you need further clarification on a certain part of my idea, id be willing to provide it.

cheers

nitro
 
just have to find the right stand now, the one i posted a link to doesnt have good reviews
 
gomezladdams;3421365; said:
Its ok to use softened water but better not to.
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Can you please explain why?
 
nc_nutcase;3421990; said:
Can you please explain why?
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most water softeners in houses add salt(sodium chloride) to the water to soften it
 
Zander_The_RBP;3421999; said:
most water softeners in houses add salt(sodium chloride) to the water to soften it
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People add salt to freshwater aquariums all the time...

I would have to imagine softeners add a very small amount of salt...

Do they add enough to make the salinity to high for freshwater fish? If so wouldn't this make that water undesirable for many household uses?
 
nc_nutcase;3422010; said:
People add salt to freshwater aquariums all the time...

I would have to imagine softeners add a very small amount of salt...

Do they add enough to make the salinity to high for freshwater fish? If so wouldn't this make that water undesirable for many household uses?
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im not sure how much salt is added ill have to look it up but form what ive heard salt should never be constantly in a freshwater tank (use it for a small period of time to treat disease/injury)

EDIT: looked it up most softeners replace the calcium and magneisum in hard water with sodium so it would depend how hard your tap water is to begin with as this would determine how much salt is in the water after

as for making it to salty for most houshold purposes...... its not supossed to be drank anyway (i think) its mainly for baths/showers because calcium makes soap less effective as well as it forms deposits on the inside of pipes salt does none of these things
 
i have softened water, and the taps that i drink out of are softened, however, it does not taste like seawater.... it merely tastes like water, if it were not softened, it would taste like someone put a chunk of scrap iron in my glass. might as well, the water around here is so hard as it is.

pretty much my only concern now is that if my cories would have enough space to graze around in, i have 5 emerald's. and i would probably also add my 3 swordtails, as well as a school of neon tetras to finish off that tank. this will have to be coupled with an actinic light to bring out the tetras and make it dark. (most likely a 29 gallon tank, but hoping to get my hands on a pair of 30's, which are longer and shorter.)
 
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