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From:st james NY USA
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posted 01-01-2004 05:12 PM         

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i had recently purchased some slate which turned out to be limestone and that raised the hardness of the water i imediatly took it out. since the water is hard it raises my ph and i ran out of ph down. unfortiantly i will have no transportation to the nearest pet store for 4 days and because of that i cannot purchase water softener so can anyone tell me how to soften my fish tank water without using water softener

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posted 01-01-2004 08:12 PM         

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You can do partial water changes over several days to reduce the water hardness. However I DON'T recommend it. Trying to reduce the water hardness quickly is far more detrimental to your fish than the hard water. If you leave them alone I think you will find that they will do OK. As for the PH increase you can add a PH buffer like Novaqua without any detrimental effects. It is much safer and better for your fish to buffer the PH rather than trying to lower it.

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