a newbie: need some help and advice on my 50x13x13" tank!

[dnsfpl]

i use tap water previous and my po4 is app 0.5ppm
changed to distilled water and did a 6 litres water change twice
will continue til the end of the year and measure
hope the po4 will drop by at least 50%, to 0.25ppm

[whitefang]

i use tap water previous and my po4 is app 0.5ppm
changed to distilled water and did a 6 litres water change twice
will continue til the end of the year and measure
hope the po4 will drop by at least 50%, to 0.25ppm

wow so u mean that u have done a permanent switch to distilled water? what kind, and where do u get ur supplies? care to share with me?

[dnsfpl]

i got them from sheng siong

btw if you have no problem with tap water, stick to it

[whitefang]

i got them from sheng siong

btw if you have no problem with tap water, stick to it

well after testing, my PO4 level is not zero. but just low, i guess. cos its using a color chart to compare. and it seems between two colours. so i'm guessing that its low but not zero. anyway those color charts are really hard to see.

wow, how many bottles u got to buy at one time, man! and dont distilled water come with other stuff inside as well? like calcium, chlorine etc..

[dnsfpl]

i buy 12 x 1.5 litres at app $5 depending on promotion

as for nutrients level, not too sure lol

[whitefang]

i buy 12 x 1.5 litres at app $5 depending on promotion

as for nutrients level, not too sure lol

my goodness! hahahahaha! is ur tank big? how many bottles u top up at a time, man!

[dnsfpl]

my tank is 37cm cube
i seldom top up, 10-15% water change, twice a week

[whitefang]

hmmm.. good good. i got to top up quite often, usually every 2 days. the fan really speeds up the acceleration!