aged water?

[Prive]

shpuld i age the water for my water changes for my discus tank? if so how long should i age the water for?

[ILLUSN]

yes you should age and heat your water for your water changes, your fish will love you for it. i age mine for a minimum of 24 hours (sometimes 48 if the ph keeps bufering back up after i bring it down).

[elphenomenon]

when changing water, is it okay to use warm/hot water to get the right temperature before adding it the tank rather than using a heater?

is boiling water bad?

[apistodiscus]

you can use boiled water but don't use water from the hot water tank

[ILLUSN]

boiling water can actually be very good as boiling removes tempery hardness from the water, reducing it ph slightly.
eg sydney tap water ph 7.8
after boiling 6.9-7.2

thats how i use to change water when i had my fish in a flat.

[fishgeek]

apistodiscus i am not sure that hot water in australia is heated in the same fashion as in the nth hemisphere, so if reason were for copper toxicity then maybe best to let a local advise on if that is the case down there

when i was there certainly there was no call for gas central heatnig and a boiler running to a hot water tank still seems bizarre to me

andrew