Jefferson,

Take a look at http://www.marksfish.dipsy.cyberprog.net/marksfish/ Click on
DIY on the left then Peat filtration 1 or 2 if you're feeling adventorous
:-)

Hope this helps.

Gordon

"jefferson" wrote in message
...
my wife would like to "soften" our hard water a bit. I'm interested
too because I just can't lower the alkilinity of the fish tank. Are
there issues and\or recommendations with water softeners for aquarium
use that I need to consider?
jdavis