FishyJames Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 (edited) Any good products or ways to soften hard water besides a large water softener? Edited August 15, 2021 by FishyJames I'm an idiot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Water Box Dreams Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 (edited) I personally use rain water. My tanks are usually a mix of hard water and rain water to bring the PH and hardness down. Some folks have concerns about rain water, fears of acid rain, but rain water is naturally acidic (ph usually 5-6, mine is 5) and I drink rain water, its my only source of drinking water, so if its good enough for me its good enough for my aquarium. There are other ways to do it I expect but since I have lots of free rain water I use that. Its also very handy for topping up evaporation - none of my tanks have lids. Acidic rain water (or acidic natural waters) is not good for pipes, hence why all municipal councils bump up the pH above 7 for households. All my pipes are PVC plastic for that reason. Edited August 15, 2021 by Water Box Dreams 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 Cobalt has "Total Softener", and API has "Softener Pillow". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 Just measure GH and KH and cut your water with distilled water. Example, GH 10dGH and KH 5dKH, if I have 1 gallon of that then add 1 gallon of distilled, you now have 2 gallons of 5dGH and 2.5dKH water. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall from Texas Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 I use dehumidifier water. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brymac1 Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 You could invest in a RO-DI unit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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