zoezealand Posted December 18, 2005 Report Share Posted December 18, 2005 does anyone know what the water quality in brisbane is like (hardness/pH wise)? cuz it will determine what type of fish i breed, (i like to avoid chemicals) bit of a long shot, but i'd apprieciate any advice cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dee_jay_01 Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 hey sorry for the delay. We have some good spots and some bad spots to live for water quality, for example if you live out bush and only have Tank water you probably have a harder time breeding, but if you live in the suburbs, with Town Water, it is all pretty good. Ph is pretty neutral, the water can be fairly hard in some areas though. but all in all it all pretty good. We dont use any ph chemicals or other chemicals except dechlorinator, and on the rare occasion may need White Spot Remover (Because of Clown Loaches ). What type of fish are you pondering over? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoezealand Posted January 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 thanks, we will be living in graveville if that helps (we arent there yet (in case you thought i was just to lazy to go and test my water)) i will breed livebearers regardless of water, if it was hard water than i would also breed tetras (or try anyway), if the water was soft then i would try angelfish and maybe eventually discus thanks again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freakyfish Posted February 6, 2006 Report Share Posted February 6, 2006 One thing thats is wrong with Brisbane water id that it contains Chloramines This is harder to remove and is toxic to fish You should use a decent dechlorinator like Prime by Seachem Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted February 7, 2006 Report Share Posted February 7, 2006 All chlorinated water supplies contain chloramines. This is what you get when chlorine reacts with the amines (from proteins) in the water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freakyfish Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 Actually Chloramine is a combination of Chlorine and Ammonia And not all water will contain this You do run into problems though when u add water top your tank and you have an ammonia problem Using Seachem prime will remove all traces of chlorine and chlormines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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