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| Posted | hma filters or ro filters |
| 28-10-2007 15:29 by kevyb |
for breeding discus what would you recomend hma or ro and with hma do you still have to buffer the water to get the correct plh |
| 28-10-2007 16:09 by Ray |
Which one you use depends on the parameters of your local tap water,this will also apply to the need to alter thr PH,What is the GH,KH and PH of your tap water? |
| 28-10-2007 17:27 by kevyb |
my tap water ph is about 7.2 and i am not sure on hardness but i can imagine it being about 5-6 with the ph being about 7-2 as ph 6 to 6.5 is about 3 hardness, do hma alter the ph or hardness |
| 28-10-2007 17:34 by kevyb |
i have just looked at a report from my area of water hardness and its soft |
| 28-10-2007 23:32 by mwilde |
If its soft water get a HMA. |
| 29-10-2007 13:12 by Ray |
In soft water areas an HMA will be fine,unless you want to start a breeding program,a HMA is the first two stages of an RO and will not alter the PH, the hardness may alter as the pre filter will remove some suspended material,but it probably wont be much. |
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