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Hello everyone,
I received an aquarium kit and am researching how to set it up. This is a long-time wish finally coming to fruition, but I have no experience with aquariums (or is it aquaria?). It is a simple 10 gallon rectangular glass tank. I hope to be able to set up a nice freshwater environment for tropical fish. I have read several FAQs and have borrowed several books from my local library. However, I have not found an answer to this question. My house is supplied with water from a very old well. I have the water going through a filter system and a softener, however, the raw water is very bad (iron bacteria, causing rust stains on everything, odor/taste bad) and these do not get rid of it all. They help for our (human) purposes, but we still buy filtered water from our local grocery store for drinking and cooking. The purchased water is municipal tap water (Detroit, MI) that is filtered through a system at the store (Culligan system, several different filters including activated charcoal, reverse osmosis, and ultraviolet light). Which water would be best for me to use in the aquarium? I am concerned about the well water having bad things in it, particularly the iron bacteria, but also concerned about the store water being too clean. Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you. |
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