Toxic tap water isn’t as uncommon as you might think Toxin tap water can be found in large cities, small towns and country homes. Most of us live in regions that have safe drinking water right from the tap. Our cities go to great lengths and expense to make sure of it. Engineers monitor, filter… Continue reading Toxic Tap Water
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Bad tap water goldfish is difficult to deal with
Bad tap water goldfish is difficult to manage. Goldfish require heavily oxygenated and rich in mineral value, however, this no easy task if tap water quality is bad to start with. Bad bacteria are everywhere just waiting for an opportunity to thrive
Cycled aquariums and ponds produce nitrates, however, when nitrates are present in tap water, the battle is on. For every problem there’s a solution. Nitrates are easily battled when algae is present; their food source. Algae is also a healthy food source for our friendly bugs
Test tap for GH, KH, pH ammonia, nitrites and nitrates to compare to tank water
Oxygenated water is healthy for our fish, our friendly bugs, although, it destroys bad bacteria on contact. Fish water with a healthy ecosystem is the best defense again infection of any kind
All too often goldfish keepers don’t think to test tap water, but this is the starting point