futurama
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Hello all, I’ve had my 29-gallon tank running for about a year. I have major (and to be expected) hair algae problems. Here are my two main problems: I use tap water & my tank gets some sunlight. I can address the sunlight issue but I need help with the water. I know why I shouldn’t use tap water but I live in a 4th floor walk-up apartment & I don’t have a car. I would have to travel by su
ay or bus to an lfs & back, lugging gallons of water. Buying an RO filter is not a possibility right now so I’m wondering if there is anything I can do to my tap water to improve the quality. Would boiling it help? Running it through a Brita filter? Can I treat my water with a nitrate sponge before adding it to my tank? (My nitrates have always been high, around 20.) I’m going to boost my cleanup crew this week & have been doing frequent water changes with rock scrubbing but I was hoping there would be something I could do to improve the water quality as well. Thank you.