Well water
Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 7:52 am
I plan to be moving soon to a home with well water. I have tested water and found it perfect re: ammonia,nitrite and nitrate (0) and ph also good 7-7.2...but it is both very soft and high alkaline. The TDS is 324. There is some smell of sulfur.
I would like to know if anyone has experience with this.
I plan to begin integrating this water into my existing tanks for move to new home in 2 months. Right now I do bi-weekly water changes, 30% r/o to 70% purchased spring water. My tap water now has higher then good-for-fish nitrite level, so I am happy at the thought of being able to simply use the well water in future, but perplexed re: high softness and high alkalinity and wonder if this,or the element of sulfur possibly other miners a problem. The well water is quite drinkable and is treated via filtration, water softener. The fish in tanks are loaches, catfish, rainbow shark, plecos, and swordtails. The TDS in my tanks currently range from 231-270.
I would like to know if anyone has experience with this.
I plan to begin integrating this water into my existing tanks for move to new home in 2 months. Right now I do bi-weekly water changes, 30% r/o to 70% purchased spring water. My tap water now has higher then good-for-fish nitrite level, so I am happy at the thought of being able to simply use the well water in future, but perplexed re: high softness and high alkalinity and wonder if this,or the element of sulfur possibly other miners a problem. The well water is quite drinkable and is treated via filtration, water softener. The fish in tanks are loaches, catfish, rainbow shark, plecos, and swordtails. The TDS in my tanks currently range from 231-270.