Pet Forum / Aquaria / Cichlids / December 2004

On Dec 22 I am having a water softner installed.  I had 14 grain hardness.
What would be the best method to acclimate the fish to the new softer water
condition, or should I use the hard water from an unconditioned outside cold
faucet to service the tank with.  Since it will be the dead of winter,
should I also take this "outside hard"  water and store it in the house for
a few days to bring it up to temp or mix warm softened water with it.
Normally, I use a thermometer to adjust the temp from the faucet and then
add water condtioner before refilling the tank.

My fish stock is as follows:

50 Gallon Tank:

2 Glass Catfish (Large, -P 1/24/04) (Small, -P 2/5/2004)
1 Glass Fish -P 1/24/04
1 Rainbow Shark -p 1/31/04
1 Flame Dwarf Gourami -p 1/24/04
4 Clown Loaches -p (2) 1/24/04 -P (2) 8/1/04
2 Dalmation Mollies (1 female -p 1/24/04) (1 female, -p 2/7/2004)
2 Silver Angelfish -p (1 female, 1 unknown) 1/24/04
1 Red Velvet Swordtails (1 female; -p1/24/04) (1 female -p1/31/04)
4 Long-finned Zebra Danios -p 1/31/04
1 Plecostomus catfish    -p 2/29/04
1 Chinease Alge Eater ( 10/30/04)

5 Gallon Tank:
4 Sunset fin Wag Tail Mollies (1 female; 7/7/04) -p (2 males; 1 female)
8/15/04
3 Sunset Fin Wag Tail Mollie FRY (Born 11/18/04)

TOTAL 32

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