Want my GF to get all the minerals they need plus questions about hard water

[Firethorn]

I've heard with GF the harder the water the better. That it makes them
grow strong bones and fins and makes them healthy. Is this true? Is
there something safe I can add to my take to put trace minerals into
the tank? I saw one for salt water that had no salt - is that a good
idea?

Glenn

[Daniel Morrow]

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Firethorn wrote:
> I've heard with GF the harder the water the better. That it makes them
> grow strong bones and fins and makes them healthy. Is this true? Is
> there something safe I can add to my take to put trace minerals into
> the tank? I saw one for salt water that had no salt - is that a good
> idea?
>
> Glenn

You can increase the water hardness by putting in some pure baking soda (1/4
a teaspoon per day until it is where you want it). Good luck and later!

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you can get something called "RO right" which I think has a balanced salts in it.
other than that, if you got hard water try just landscaping with nice limestone
rocks. they will slowly dissolve "on demand". Or try some organic dolomitic
limestone crushed, altho it is very hard to find this now since walmart stopped
selling it. dont use something intended for salt water fish, wrong combination.
Ingrid

Firethorn > wrote:

>I've heard with GF the harder the water the better. That it makes them
>grow strong bones and fins and makes them healthy. Is this true? Is
>there something safe I can add to my take to put trace minerals into
>the tank? I saw one for salt water that had no salt - is that a good
>idea?
>
>Glenn



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[Koi-lo]

"Daniel Morrow" > wrote in message
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>
> You can increase the water hardness by putting in some pure baking soda
> (1/4
> a teaspoon per day until it is where you want it). Good luck and later!
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From what I understand baking soda increases the alkalinity, not the
hardness. When I lived where the water was soft and slightly acid I added
dolomite gravel and sea shells. This kept the goldfish's water around PH 7
and slightly hard.

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