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Hi,
I'm a new owner of an established 37 gallon tank.
When i do my water changes, my area has very hard water. I'm wondering how this effects the tank and what i can do about it

Hi,
Your comment about being the proud owner of an established
tank kinda raises some questions in my mind. If the tank
was set up and sitting on a stand in the house or apartment
that you just bought or moved into, then Yes, the tank is
established and we would answer your questions one way.
If, on the other hand the tank was established, and you
bought it, and moved it to another location, be it down the
stairs to a different apartment or carted it across town
to a different location, then the questions and answers
would be completely different.

Unless you have Rams or Discus, chances are that the fish
will acclimate to the new water, especially if you change
(changed) it out slowly, over several weeks time. Ie:
you did a 10% water change each week until you'd changed it
all out.

To be more precise, it would be good to know what you call
"hard water" and what the values actually are. It would
also be good to know what fish are currently in the tank.

Frank


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