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Posted by MEAlston on April 24, 2006, 1:02 pm
Please log in for more thread options I want to call the water department this afternoon (cst). Can someone
provide me with the pertinent questions to ask them regarding their
treatments?...Many Thanks -ED
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Posted by Charles on April 24, 2006, 1:06 pm
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>I want to call the water department this afternoon (cst). Can someone
>provide me with the pertinent questions to ask them regarding their
>treatments?...Many Thanks -ED
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I'd ask them for a copy of the water quality report, or if they have
one available on line. What is it that you want to know?
Hardness, TDS, pH, those would be the things I think are important as
far as the aquarium hobby goes. Do they use chlorine or chlor-amine?
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Posted by Mister Gardener on April 24, 2006, 1:24 pm
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>>I want to call the water department this afternoon (cst). Can someone
>>provide me with the pertinent questions to ask them regarding their
>>treatments?...Many Thanks -ED
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>I'd ask them for a copy of the water quality report, or if they have
>one available on line. What is it that you want to know?
>
>Hardness, TDS, pH, those would be the things I think are important as
>far as the aquarium hobby goes. Do they use chlorine or chlor-amine?
Tell them you are an aquarist. To the above, add Nitrates. And ask
them if they have information on Nitrates entering the system
somewhere between their facility and your tap - happens sometimes in
agricultural areas.
-- Mister Gardener
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Posted by MEAlston on April 24, 2006, 1:28 pm
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Thank you...yes..that's what I want to find out from them. It's a rural
village I live in...super-duper corrupt. I wanted to have all the pertinent
questions to ask so I don't fumble around..so to speak.
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Posted by Eric on April 25, 2006, 3:24 am
Please log in for more thread options On Mon, 24 Apr 2006 12:06:33 -0500, Charles wrote
> wrote:
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>> I want to call the water department this afternoon (cst). Can someone
>> provide me with the pertinent questions to ask them regarding their
>> treatments?...Many Thanks -ED
>>
> I'd ask them for a copy of the water quality report, or if they have
> one available on line. What is it that you want to know?
>
> Hardness, TDS, pH, those would be the things I think are important as
> far as the aquarium hobby goes. Do they use chlorine or chlor-amine?
In addition to this I would ask if they use any phosphates in their
treatment. Most of the local water comes from reservoirs on the San Jacinto
river, but many of the western suburbs use water from deep limestone
aquifers. This water is extremely hard and high pH, perfect for chiclids but
hard on pipes and equipment. Some of the water is spiked with phosphoric acid
to prevent mineral buildup and corrosion. Try to find out if they do this. If
so, you might be more algae prone.
-E
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>provide me with the pertinent questions to ask them regarding their
>treatments?...Many Thanks -ED
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