Hi,
I'm sorry if this is a stupid question, but I don't have any past cichlid experience.
I just got a Bolivian ram and German ram today (they are the only dwellers in my 20GL now). I told the guy at the store that my water is *very* hard and asked if I should add anything to it to soften it. He asked about my pH and I said to the best of my memory it looked between 7.0 and 7.5 on my test strips. He gave me some chemical to make the pH go down and said that it will help the water hardness. But, the package doesn't say anything about making the water softer.
So, did I get bad advice? Is there something else I should add to make the water softer? Or should I start using bottled water for the tank? I wouldn't mind having to do that; I've done that in the past.
Thank you
I'm sorry if this is a stupid question, but I don't have any past cichlid experience.
I just got a Bolivian ram and German ram today (they are the only dwellers in my 20GL now). I told the guy at the store that my water is *very* hard and asked if I should add anything to it to soften it. He asked about my pH and I said to the best of my memory it looked between 7.0 and 7.5 on my test strips. He gave me some chemical to make the pH go down and said that it will help the water hardness. But, the package doesn't say anything about making the water softer.
So, did I get bad advice? Is there something else I should add to make the water softer? Or should I start using bottled water for the tank? I wouldn't mind having to do that; I've done that in the past.
Thank you