akbar19942k10
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Hi guys,
I'm from London and I'm planning to pick up a RO unit from Osmostic UK for my German Blue Rams and Discus hardscape only setup. I'm currently in limbo as to whether to pick up the 3 stage freshwater unit without the deionising chamber or whether to go for the full monty 4 stage unit with the de-ionising chamber.
As mentioned earlier It will be a hardscape only setup so no plants will be in the tank as I'm leaning towards the biotope look, i've also heard plants do not do well in water that has been stripped of it's minerals ect by the deionising chamber and nor do the fish, which brings me to my next querie.
Since RO water needs to be remineralised, to replace the essential minerals that were stripped, i've asked my LFS how they prepare their water for their discus and they told me that they use the 4 stage RO unit, but they cheat. If I remember correctly I was told that they mix 70% RO with 30% tap water instead of using any commercial buffers.
Does anyone else this method instead of using chemical additives to buffer their water and could you possibly recommend me a RO unit to use.
Cheers
I'm from London and I'm planning to pick up a RO unit from Osmostic UK for my German Blue Rams and Discus hardscape only setup. I'm currently in limbo as to whether to pick up the 3 stage freshwater unit without the deionising chamber or whether to go for the full monty 4 stage unit with the de-ionising chamber.
As mentioned earlier It will be a hardscape only setup so no plants will be in the tank as I'm leaning towards the biotope look, i've also heard plants do not do well in water that has been stripped of it's minerals ect by the deionising chamber and nor do the fish, which brings me to my next querie.
Since RO water needs to be remineralised, to replace the essential minerals that were stripped, i've asked my LFS how they prepare their water for their discus and they told me that they use the 4 stage RO unit, but they cheat. If I remember correctly I was told that they mix 70% RO with 30% tap water instead of using any commercial buffers.
Does anyone else this method instead of using chemical additives to buffer their water and could you possibly recommend me a RO unit to use.
Cheers