CQ asked:
Recommended or not? Is this a good way to dilute the chemicals in the water so they don’t become too harsh on the fish, yet remain effective enough to balance the ph, nitrites, and ammonia levels? I would like to just add chems, kinda of intravenously thru the filter behind the media. And does this effect my bio wheel permanently? Can the bio wheel regenerate bacteria anyway and remain effective?
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NOT recommended.
Adjusting pH is not only un-necessary, it’s also a lot more technical than it may seem. There are only 2 situations that I would advise it. African Cichlids, they prefer hard water and a high pH, easy enough to achieve, just add some cichlids salt (calcium, magnesium and sodium). The other is if you have hard water and need it soft and low pH, maybe for breeding Discus. But adding chemicals wont fix that. You can bring the pH down, but the hardness and total dissolved solids are actually higher. In that case you need to actually Remove something from the water, best way to do that is a Reverse Osmosis filter.
As for Nitrite and Ammonia, thats the main reason you have a filter, chemical fixes for that are only band-aids at best. You need to get your filter cycled and let those nice bacteria grow on the bio-wheel. They will happily ‘eat’ the ammonia that the fish are producing. They will leave nitrate, and you get rid of with regular water changes.
So really, the only chemical you should need to add to the tank is Water Conditioner, in case there is any chlorine residue in the tap water.
Ian