lmsmith Posted April 25, 2009 Report Share Posted April 25, 2009 I'm helping my cousin set up a tank in wanganui and am interested to know what the pH of tapwater is like there? Hard/soft water?? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBoyd Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 Our water is very hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquatopia Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 Our water is very hard. lucky swines, lol :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supasi Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 lucky swines, lol :lol: Only lucky if you want it hard. I dont :evil: I hate Wanganui water. If your cousin needs help with anything let me know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquatopia Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 Only lucky if you want it hard. I dont :evil: I hate Wanganui water. If your cousin needs help with anything let me know My cousin ? am i being dense ? You can send your water this way if you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 Only lucky if you want it hard. I dont :evil: I hate Wanganui water. If your cousin needs help with anything let me know My cousin ? am i being dense ? You can send your water this way if you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquatopia Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 Oh, duh ! just saw it was me being quoted so thought someone got confused :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsmith Posted April 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 Thanks guys. Turns out they want tetras. Sigh, typical. My cousin is 10, so my aunt and uncle are 'helping'. The tank is an elite 60 (60litres), so malawi's aren't really suitable. What do you guys do to make the water better? Do you add lots of peat and driftwood? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBoyd Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 I have an RO system, lot of others use rainwater. Or go African :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supasi Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 I keep tetras in tap water no problems. Generaly speaking, wanganui water is ok for keeping most fish, I used to keep discus no problems. Its just when you are trying to breed that the water becomes a problem. Ive got some Harliquins and Tetras that I have owned for a few years now. Their colours are awesome and they are happy and healthy. Dont let it stop you. Also, what suburb do they live? There is two supplies for wanganui and the Aramoho/wang east supply is notably softer than the rest of town. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsmith Posted April 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 They live on st johns hill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supasi Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 same supply as me.Im just down the hill. When you do setup the tank, youll have to bring fish up yourself.No fish store anymore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsmith Posted April 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 Yeah, they said it had closed, and there's 1 hippo tang left in the store I'll get them to go over to Palmy if they want anything I don't have lots of. Thanks for the help, people Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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