I have similar issues with water here from a hardness and pH standpoint. The hardness is more a nuisance since it covers everything in lime scale, but the pH is really difficult to deal with when it's off the charts on the high side and you try to bring home fish from the local shop with a pH close ...

Hello everyone. Just introducing myself before I go back to lurk (and learn) mode. I've been fascinated by fishkeeping and aquariums probably since I was in grade school. My first tank, however, was not until college when I rented a place that came with a 20 gal tank from a friend that lived there ...