how to achieve soft water

[Phillipians]

Hi guys just for curiousity sake as i want to try tonina fluviatis, tai yang chao.... how does anyone achieve soft water?
Ps i tried searching this forum for similar hits but to no avail

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Getting soft water means reducing the gH of water according to this website.

1) Flitering with peat
2) Using RO water
3) Using commercial water softeners

[Phillipians]

yep but how so i get the water commercial softeners? hmm and is adding peat moss enuff for the softening of water?

[PeterGwee]

You do not need soft water to achieve good growth and health with those plants. All you need is good nutrients, ample light and good stable CO2.

Regards
Peter Gwee

[Phillipians]

but some plants do need soft water rite? like the tonina fluviatis...
hmm cause i m really keen on this plant, anyone has suggestions?

[liuhao]

[quote:02bd680e77="Phillipians"]but some plants do need soft water rite? like the tonina fluviatis...
hmm cause i m really keen on this plant, anyone has suggestions?[/quote:02bd680e77]

i am also confused. the tanks i see growing tonina well are all low PH tank. once i tried growing tonina in my tank with PH between 6.8-7.4 and failed. my co2/fertilizer/lighting are pretty good (well still can be improved).

now i start trying tonina again. my tank PH between 6.4 to 7.0 now. 6.4 is with 30ppm co2 (confirmed using bioplast co2 testkit) and 7.0 is no co2. gravel is Amazonia layered with Onyx sand. KH is about 5. my tonina have been in my tank for 5 days. will update my result.

[d2hpeter]

ADA soil seems to be able to give low ph and soft water.
Recently I hv replaced all my tanks with ADA soil.


[quote:06faa512ca="liuhao"][quote:06faa512ca="Phillipians"]but some plants do need soft water rite? like the tonina fluviatis...
hmm cause i m really keen on this plant, anyone has suggestions?[/quote:06faa512ca]

i am also confused. the tanks i see growing tonina well are all low PH tank. once i tried growing tonina in my tank with PH between 6.8-7.4 and failed. my co2/fertilizer/lighting are pretty good (well still can be improved).

now i start trying tonina again. my tank PH between 6.4 to 7.0 now. 6.4 is with 30ppm co2 (confirmed using bioplast co2 testkit) and 7.0 is no co2. gravel is Amazonia layered with Onyx sand. KH is about 5. my tonina have been in my tank for 5 days. will update my result.[/quote:06faa512ca]

[WiNd08]

driftwoods give some effect too, however will turn water tannic

[liuhao]

ya however, hard to dissolve co2 in low ph low kh water. need to keep bubble rate really high...

[quote:f9543e09="hpeter"]ADA soil seems to
be able to give low ph and soft water.
Recently I hv replaced all my tanks with ADA soil.


[quote:f9543e09="liuhao"][quote:f9543e09="Phillipians"]but some plants do need soft water rite? like the tonina fluviatis...
hmm cause i m really keen on this plant, anyone has suggestions?[/quote:f9543e09]

i am also confused. the tanks i see growing tonina well are all low PH tank. once i tried growing tonina in my tank with PH between 6.8-7.4 and failed. my co2/fertilizer/lighting are pretty good (well still can be improved).

now i start trying tonina again. my tank PH between 6.4 to 7.0 now. 6.4 is with 30ppm co2 (confirmed using bioplast co2 testkit) and 7.0 is no co2. gravel is Amazonia layered with Onyx sand. KH is about 5. my tonina have been in my tank for 5 days. will update my result.[/quote:f9543e09][/quote:f9543e09]