Icemist Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 Hi, I am about to kick off with my first Malawi Cichlid tank (250 liters). I will be running 2x 2217 Eheim filters, Eheim 200 air pump and 200w Eheim heater, and LED lighting. I have a mixture of pool sand and crushed coral for the substrate, 2 rock setups, and will be finding cichlid friendly plants to go in. The question I have is what water additives would you recommend to use in the tank for: · getting the tank up and running, and · after the tank is up and running, and · during water changes. Also temperatures, PH, etc Not sure if there is anything that I have missed. If I have please let me know with setting up the tank. All advice, good or bad is welcome, and happy to learn the ins and outs of a cichlid tank. Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjoconr Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 The use of additives really comes does to your water, in my case my water has no KH or GH so I'm adding large amounts of additives just to get a KG and GH of 7. I use TechDen's Start Right African Cichlid Riftlake Salt which then supplement with more carbonate to up the KH using something like Aquasonic Carbonate Hardness Generator. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlecoSam Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 I tried startright but it does not dissolve very well, have you tried continuum’s products for rift lakes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ageofaquariums Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 The continuum stuff is top shelf awesome. If the tanks heavily stocked/heavily water changed, you may find the aquasonic rift conditioner 10kg or 20kg buckets end up being the most cost efficient way to maintain optimal water chemistry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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