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Water quality in Sydney

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keiran

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Hi!

Does anyone know anything about the water quality for keeping axolotls in Sydney?

Is it generally hard or soft? Alkaline or acidic?

Just trying to get my setup right for Bill!
 
J

joão

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Just call your water company in the area and ask them, you can also take the water to a local pet store, or buy products to check it on your own
 
R

rita

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Most water in Aus is hard, and has alot of minerals in it. Though I've never actually tested the tap water's PH... might have to do that one day out of curiosity. lols
 
R

rowan

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im just finishd my water service course in tafe coz im an apprentice plumber and the ph in syd is 7 and slightly alkaline
 
A

amira

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You might have a lot of problems with the levels of ammonia and nitrate in Sydney water. I was advised by my veterinarian to have the water sit for a day or two before using in a tank (that's when you do a water change), as the drought and over-cholrination cause many problems for sensitive axolotls.

I find that any tap water in Sydney is very alkaline due to over chlorination. the best thing to do would be to pick up a pH testing kit from your pet store and test the water yourself- it varies depending on the catchment area that you live within.
 
S

stipe

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yey some actual sydneyiens in this forum, lol. i dont really know but my ph is 8 so thats gud.
 
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robert

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I live in fairfield and the PH of our tap water is between 7.8-8 nil ammonia and nitrites. Have not tested KH but for water changes I use RO water.
 
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