The Planted Tank Forum - View Single Post - my well water

NicoleRC · 05-08-2008, 02:58 AM

I'm in the planning stages of my first planted tank (90 gal) and I got out all my test kits and tested my well water. This is what I came up with:

Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 0
Phosphate: 0
KH: 3.8
PH: 7.4

I am hoping to keep rams, cardinal tetras, cory cats, maybe hatchets, and otos. Is there anything else I should test for? I have an RO unit from my saltwater days at our previous house where our well water was terrible, but do I still need it? The parameters here look pretty good to me, and it would be soooo much easier to do water changes without having to store RO water!

Thanks,
Nicole

05-08-2008, 02:58 AM	#1 (permalink)
NicoleRC Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: May 2008 Location: Williston, FL Posts: 11	my well water - do I need RO? I'm in the planning stages of my first planted tank (90 gal) and I got out all my test kits and tested my well water. This is what I came up with: Ammonia: 0 Nitrite: 0 Nitrate: 0 Phosphate: 0 KH: 3.8 PH: 7.4 I am hoping to keep rams, cardinal tetras, cory cats, maybe hatchets, and otos. Is there anything else I should test for? I have an RO unit from my saltwater days at our previous house where our well water was terrible, but do I still need it? The parameters here look pretty good to me, and it would be soooo much easier to do water changes without having to store RO water! Thanks, Nicole