leu
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I recently moved and the new place is on a well. I'm a bit leery of the well water - it has a slight suphur odor. I tested it: pH 7.8; no ammonia, nitrates, nitrites, calcium or magesium; carbonates 71.6ppm. I'm guessing there's a sodium-based softening system but don't know for sure. I've been taking jugs and buckets to work and filling them up with "city" water. It's not the same water as my old house but it's closer to it than the well.. Now I'm trying to re-establish cycle with a finite water supply.
Came home the other day, Louis' lethargic and his color's a bit off. Test water and find there's an ammonia spike.
Of course I'm out of city water. Siphoned 2 gal from 20 gallon tank, got a gallon of well water, treated it with Prime, just in case, and added it to tank.
Came back home later (with full water jugs) and found Louis having fits. He also looked puffy, like he was retaining water.t
Video of Louis having fits
Louis reaction to ?? - YouTube
Http://Youtu.be/G4Npz16Sdaw
Water test
pH 8.2 (it's usually between 7.4-7.6)
Ammonia <0.25ppm (test tube had faint green cast)
Nitrates 0
Nitrites 0
GH 71.6ppm
KH 56.9ppm
T 62°F
Did 50% change with Prime'd city water.
This morning he was acting and looking normal again.
Clearly, well water is a fail. What I'm wondering is if the episode was caused by water softeners or something in the water supply. Has anyone seen thier axi do this and been able to figure out why?
Came home the other day, Louis' lethargic and his color's a bit off. Test water and find there's an ammonia spike.
Of course I'm out of city water. Siphoned 2 gal from 20 gallon tank, got a gallon of well water, treated it with Prime, just in case, and added it to tank.
Came back home later (with full water jugs) and found Louis having fits. He also looked puffy, like he was retaining water.t
Video of Louis having fits
Louis reaction to ?? - YouTube
Http://Youtu.be/G4Npz16Sdaw
Water test
pH 8.2 (it's usually between 7.4-7.6)
Ammonia <0.25ppm (test tube had faint green cast)
Nitrates 0
Nitrites 0
GH 71.6ppm
KH 56.9ppm
T 62°F
Did 50% change with Prime'd city water.
This morning he was acting and looking normal again.
Clearly, well water is a fail. What I'm wondering is if the episode was caused by water softeners or something in the water supply. Has anyone seen thier axi do this and been able to figure out why?