I have a 30 gal. aquarium with fresh water tropical fish. I use well water in it, because I'm too cheap to by bottled water for fish (heck I don't buy it for SWMBO, the fish are definitely not getting it). I've had this set up for the last 2 or 3 years, and have had no problems with it, except about 6 months ago, some of the fish developed split fins, and a red tail shark developed a large hole in his side.
We tried several medicines, and finally fixed the problem (hopefully) with some Tank Buddies tablets to kill bacteria and fungus. I think the fungus must have come from new fish we bought at Wally World, but I do know that our well water will grow red algae (or maybe it's just red stains, I'm not sure) in our shower, or when left in a water tank for much time.
So I'm wondering, I know you're not suppose to use distilled water in an aquarium because it will accept ions (or something) from the air, and turn acidic, but could you boil water to kill any algae, let it cool than use it in an aquarium? Would you have to aerate it before using it?
Anyone have similar problems?
Thanks,
Jesse
We tried several medicines, and finally fixed the problem (hopefully) with some Tank Buddies tablets to kill bacteria and fungus. I think the fungus must have come from new fish we bought at Wally World, but I do know that our well water will grow red algae (or maybe it's just red stains, I'm not sure) in our shower, or when left in a water tank for much time.
So I'm wondering, I know you're not suppose to use distilled water in an aquarium because it will accept ions (or something) from the air, and turn acidic, but could you boil water to kill any algae, let it cool than use it in an aquarium? Would you have to aerate it before using it?
Anyone have similar problems?
Thanks,
Jesse