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Thanks Patrick, I can deal with that. I'm not in any rush to get fish in there anyway. Not until the conditions are perfect. Last time I did a planted tank, it involved potting soil!!!!!!!

Would Seachem Equilibrium be a good start?

I've had issues with my water supply. Frankly, I do not trust them. We are constantly getting do not drink and boil orders. So I have to assume that is a compromised water source. The public are going round and round with the public water supply people right now. My sister lives in my Mom and Dads old place in the country and has a drilled water well that I grew up on. It's pretty soft water if I remember right. It's almost a 50 year old well. Hasn't gone dry that I know of. I live in the Ozark hills of SW Missouri.

Hi all. Returning to the hobby after a very long lay off. Ive had issues with my local water supply, extremely hard, and want to use distilled water to start my tanks. What can I use to mineralize my water into average (middle of the road) hardness and mineral levels? Right now I'm working on sub strate, but in a week or two I'll be filling them and buying plants. Thanks in advance.