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by maria pacheco on October 12th, 2004

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My area has very hard tap water, and it killed my fish. What can I do to keep this from happening?

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  • by Anonymous on October 21st, 2004

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    The most convenient thing to do would be buy a water filtration system. Britta makes one that works great at eliminating bacteria, polutants, chlorine, etc. All you have to do is put the pitcher under the tap and fill it up, there is a filter inside that cleans the water as you fill. Then you can pour the water into the fish tank knowing that it is clean. If the water killed the fish than it is probably not too good for you either, so it would be a good idea to use it for yourself too. Another thing that you can do which won't cost you anything but is more time consuming, is boil the water first. This will kill/eliminate most of the bacteria and other elements that you don't want in the water, but of course you then have to wait for it to cool before you can use it for the fish, or for yourself to drink.

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    • I used brita, but found its combination with my water dropped the ph below 6 for the fish, but for drinking water it's great.

      Sarah Keeley

      by Sarah Keeley on May 9th, 2005

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