water hardness

Hi guys!

I currently have two female axies, very cute and doing very well, posted earlier about their gills being too small, and it is really surprising to see how fast they are recovering.

My water parameters are fine, I just have one question about water hardness. I am currently using bottled water because my tap water´s Ph is too high (8.5) and the test kist marks that there is no hardness degree (Gh) at all. I use to have a solution with very very concentrated salts (1 liter of this solution with 20 liters of normal water made it a 21 liter 100% Holtfreter´s). Its been a while since I last used it (5 months), and I dont feel confortable using it as it being so concentrated, the salts could interact in a bad way. I purchased some reactives (salts?) and made the salt recipe (40% Holtfreter´s), when I added it to the bottled water, the Gh went to 3º wich I know is still soft. My question is: could I raise safely the amount of salts to get Gh to 9º, wich is the current hardness of my tank?

thanks!!!

Hi Celeste,

I must say adjusting water hardness for a large volume of water can be quite finicky. You might like to private message John for specific advice as he is a postdoc chemist. I have no experience in adjusting hardness levels to precision. However, i have included a little recipe list from axolotl.org that (hopefully) could be of some help to you.

http://www.axolotl.org/requirements.htm

Cheers.

Hi Ray!!

Thanks for the link, I actually followed that recipe, I will follow your advice!! thanks!!