Product details
Product Overview
Use the API Water Softener Pillow filtration pouch to reduce aquarium general hardness, as directed.
Key Benefits and Product Details
- API Water Softener Pillow, Filtration Media To Reduce General Hardness
- API aquarium and pond care product; use only for its manufacturer-specified application.
Directions and Precautions
Use the API GH & KH TEST KIT to measure general hardness. When keeping a community aquarium, the general hardness should be between 3-6°. (For other types of aquariums, see the test kit insert for desired ranges of water hardness.) Rinse pouch under tap water. Place pouch in path of water flow in the aquarium filter. Activity of the pillow lasts 48 hours. After 48 hours, recharging is necessary. To recharge: dissolve 3 Tbsp. of API AQUARIUM SALT in 7 oz. of tap water. Rinse pouch in tap water, then soak in salt solution for 2 hrs. Place back in filter; no need to rinse. When not in use, store pouch in recharging solution; do not let pillow dry out. Replace when WATER SOFTENER PILLOW ceases to function properly after recharging.
Read the package label before use. See the official API product information for manufacturer instructions and available safety documents.
Size and Packaging
- Small filtration pouch — Each; quantity 1 purchases one retail package.