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Using rain water Now if I want to use rain water in my aquarium what should I do to treat the water before I put it in. Anything or just the usual water treatment chemical. |
If you are collecting it as direct run off off a clean source you don;t need to treat it all. I have collected rain water this way in clean 5 gallon buckets and used it and did not treat with dechlor as it should have no chlorine. If you are getting it off a roof or other "unclean" surface I would be leary to use it at all because it could collect pesticides and other unhealthy residue. |
If you live near the industrial areas, rainwater is not the best water you can used. It is likely to have been contaminated by pollutants. |
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yup, I just moved here from San Diego and LA and there is no way I would use rain water, lol. |
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't rain water very soft and acid? |
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Mine here runs about a pH of 6.8-7 and soft isn't the word for it. As long as I don't set my buckets out the first night there is nothing in it. I did test the first rainfall after a lng dry spell and I will never use water like that again. pH was 5.8 and was almost a milky blue for some reason. After 3 hours or so of good heavy rain it changed back to normal and was crystal clear. |
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