Some advice regarding Ph

ahh the soft Yorkshire water strikes again! It's perfect for these angelfish though

Akasha wrote:ahh the soft Yorkshire water strikes again! It's perfect for these angelfish though

I have said for years that the water in Yorkshire is that soft and pure that it does not need treating. But no one would listen. Having said that, I used to treat mine anyway just to make sure. Nine times out of ten it made my Angels more ............ how do you put it. More willing to lay. When I treated the water.

so what is it about Yorkshire water. It's a mystery.........

can't beat a bit of Yorkshire water

I do dechlorinate though because I know around these parts they put all sorts in Flouride being one thing that's added in abundance (now being linked to Alzheimers desease which is a little scary) and I don't want to risk anything by not adding water treatment. But Yorkshire water is soft - unlike Yorkshire folk

Now, if I can just convince them to stop adding so much Phosphate I'll be happy ...

If you visit the Yorkshire Water website (other water brands are available) you can type in your postcode and access a report which details where your water comes from, the area of your supply and in-depth results of comprehensive water tests. No fluoride added here, the only fluoride present is 'naturally occurring'.

I've just had a look and they do add flouride here and there's quite a bit of metal stuff in there too ... lead and copper etc. They also add colour ....? what the flip is that about! lol

They describe our water as 'moderately soft' and Ph is 7.26 ... seems fairly accurate with my tests. I notice there's no data for Po4 though ...