Water hardness?

anonymous quote	subscribe [rss]	subscribe [email]	#1	Posted 01 May 2008, 9:28 am
Maybe a silly question, but anyway... I’m not changing any water in my tank (50 litres), since I’m only adding what’s evaporated. Is water hardness of higher values if man does like I do? Basically, evaporated water doesn’t contain any Calcium, so it remains in the tank. That’s why the hardness level should increase as time goes by. Will it stop? Any ideas? Thanks! original post: December 22, 2006, 3:38 pm this account was created by admin because at old forums it was possible to post as anonymous long time ago Sponsored links
anonymous quote			#2	Posted 01 May 2008, 9:28 am
Theories say that the hardness level should increase each time you add new water. However, the hardness value usually gets stable after some time. There are processes which do so in stable aquariums. ;) Nic this account was created by admin because at old forums it was possible to post as anonymous long time ago
anonymous quote			#3	Posted 01 May 2008, 9:29 am
If you don’t change water on a regular basis, it could turn to decay and very acidic environment in your tank. Of course, I don’t recommend you this way of making the water more acidic this account was created by admin because at old forums it was possible to post as anonymous long time ago
Wampa quote			#4	Posted 01 May 2008, 9:31 am
My opinion is that hardness will be go up and pH go up too. If pH will be around 8,0 is bad. I do not know how big aquarium you have, but change 30 percent of water every 2 weeks could not be a catastrophe for you. Ing. Patrik Ruzic http://aqua-wampa.blogspot.com/
jan quote			#5	Posted 01 May 2008, 9:34 am
Hi guys , I’m adding evaporated water too and my tanks do well. It has been more than 2.5 years since I exchanged water the last time. It’s interesting that all fish do well (especially bristlenose catfish http://www.aqua-fish.net/show.php?what=fish&cur_lang=2&id=108). In my experience, water hardness isn’t a big problem if it helps fish to be healthy . On the other hand, your tank has 50 litres only and this could be a problem. Usually, more larger tank means much more stable conditions. I’m not sure if stable chemistry could remain in a 50 litres tank. Let us know how it goes . the developer of http://www.aqua-fish.net Yes, I am very busy. So accept my apologies since I cannot visit this forum too much. But I'll do my best because I own this website .
mickey quote			#6	Posted 09 Jun 2008, 9:09 pm
there is only so much calcium that the water can hold anyway.Once the upper limit has been reached water can precipitate calcium deposits into the water.I have never been brave enough not to do water changes but I know a lot of people that don't. http://www.fishtankforum.co.uk