Krazyboy Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 I have RO water I was wondering if I could use easy green to put the minerals back into the water using easy green? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickS77 Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 You will want to use something like Seachem Equilibrium, that's what I use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ange Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Seachem makes a lot of products for remineralizing water. I personally use SaltyShrimp GH+. Another option is to combine tap water with RO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Struggle Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Depending on what your end goal is I either use tap water to cut it or shrimp salt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazyboy Posted September 22, 2020 Author Share Posted September 22, 2020 It’s for a newly setup betta tank and I didn’t know ro water needed to be mineralized... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ange Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Honestly unless you have a wild-caught betta it's probably fine in tap water. Captive-bred bettas can tolerate a very wide range of pH and hardness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Lizzie Block Posted September 22, 2020 Administrators Share Posted September 22, 2020 Salty Shrimp works really really well and is easy to dose. Plants seem to love it too. I use gh+/kh+. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenryC Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 (edited) All of my fish, bettas, neons tetras, oscar, green terror, angelfish, mollies, rasboras, gouramis.... etc. are in liquid rock hard water. My tap sits between 18-19gh and they're all just fine! I'd suggest acclimating your betta to your tap water, don't make your fish keeping life harder than needed. (unless you are absolutely sure your betta needs soft water!) Edited September 22, 2020 by HenryC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy's Fish Den Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 I agree with others, unless your betta is a wild one that needs soft water, I'd use tap. I keep all my fish in my tap water and only start using RO or doing anything to the parameters unless I'm trying to get them to breed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazyboy Posted September 23, 2020 Author Share Posted September 23, 2020 (edited) The reason I used Ro water was bc the tap water it’s so hard I get calcium deposits on the glass Edited September 23, 2020 by Krazyboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Ellison Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 RO water has passed through a membrane with hole so small only water molecules can pass. I find fish can do fine in this for a little while and with the right diet maybe forever? But I think it would add extra stress for no real reason. I know salt shrimp is the go to for a lot of people I consider very knowledgeable like the fabulous @Lizzie Blocksuggests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 Seachem Equilibrium is the more cost effective mineralizer. Saltyshrimp is kinda pricey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickS77 Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 7 hours ago, Ben Ellison said: I find fish can do fine in this for a little while and with the right diet maybe forever? Fish kept in pure RO water will develop Osmoregulatory stress from the lack of minerals in the water. Osmoregualtion is a critical physiological process. Freshwater fish stay hydrated by absorbing water through their bodies. A lack of minerals in the water affects that biological process causing harm to the fish. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo2o915 Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 On 9/21/2020 at 10:00 PM, Lizzie Block said: Salty Shrimp works really really well and is easy to dose. Plants seem to love it too. I use gh+/kh+. For the salty shrimp GH\KH+ for a 5 gallon bucket how much to keep it under 200 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Lizzie Block Posted June 18, 2021 Administrators Share Posted June 18, 2021 On 6/17/2021 at 5:30 PM, Leo2o915 said: For the salty shrimp GH\KH+ for a 5 gallon bucket how much to keep it under 200 Under 200? I'd just do one scoop in 5 gallons if you still have the little spoon it comes with. It's really tough to know exactly how much without measuring. I believe I used around one scoop give or take to achieve 100 TDS in 5 gallons of RO water. So maybe you could add a little more. But I always measure as I go to make sure I'm not adding too much.. highly recommend getting a TDS meter if you don't have one already. If you're trying to achieve an exact level of TDS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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