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04-21-2009, 09:36 PM
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#1 | | Guppy
Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Ellicott City Md.
Posts: 17
| What's in the water???
It's funny, you learn something new everyday.
I was watching the food network cannel and they ask the question , which boils faster ,hot water or cold water.... well we all know it's hot w ater .Then they said you should never cook with hot water because of all the bulls##t thats in your hot water heater...you know ...rust,heavy metals and so on and so on.(then the light bulb went off in my head) For years , when I did water changes , I used the sink so I could adjust the temp. of the water....THUS.... USEING water from my hot water heater. SO needless to say I was puting that bulls##t in my tank . So from now on it's cold water only.
__________________  Dan 30 gallon freshwater ,1 big angel , 5 blood fin tetras, 5 sizzertail tetras , 5 black neon tetras , 1 catfish | 
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04-25-2009, 10:15 PM
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#2 | | Smod/Admin
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Waldo, Arkansas
Posts: 2,187
| Re: What's in the water???
Thanks, very interesting,it would not have crossed my mind. I am sure this could be very helpful info to some. 
__________________  200g SW
3 Blue Green Chromis, FoxFace, ,Lawnmower Blenny,2 Perc Clown, Serpent Star.
90g FW Leopard,Cobalt Blue,Pidgeon Blood Discus,Rummy Nose,Rasboras    | |
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05-13-2009, 06:51 PM
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#3 | | Fry
Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 11
| Re: What's in the water???
yes the water heater is nasty and stores a ton of minerals unwanted in tanks unless you run a filter inbetween the heater and faucet | |
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