Lepperfish Posted November 30, 2004 Share Posted November 30, 2004 HEy guys, i got a 2 foot 90L tank im setting up for some electric yellows.. Anyway,. IM using shell grit as the buffer and soley as the susbtrate.. I have approx 7kg in there and the water is VERY murky, there is no filter on there either.. Is it too much shell grit for the tank? Im using an Aquaclear 150 on it, could I put shell grit as a filter media in there and as also a buffer? Would that small amount in the filter be enough to buffer the 90L ? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazimbwe Posted November 30, 2004 Share Posted November 30, 2004 Why is it murky? Did you wash the shell-grit? What lake are you trying to replicate? Malawi or Tang?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nannat Posted November 30, 2004 Share Posted November 30, 2004 the cloudiness is probably from the shell dust in the grit,likely that you didnt flush it out.using grit only in the filter could be just enough to buffer a small tank,more will make the water harder.in the filter so close to the impellor is a little risky unless it was in a strong bag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lepperfish Posted November 30, 2004 Author Share Posted November 30, 2004 Replicating Malawi...re: electric yellows.. I throughly washed the shell grit and have performed many water changes getting it clearer each time.. I think having it as the substrate is too much in there for it.. Its almost the colour of milk.. Will post a pic up in a minute, just have to take one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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nannat Posted November 30, 2004 Share Posted November 30, 2004 i still reckon its dust -too much in it to flush it out,it will settle.regarding buffering im reconsidering my comment that grit only in the filter will buffer the water to whats adequate.a covering of 1 2cm on the bottom is what im using to be sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nannat Posted November 30, 2004 Share Posted November 30, 2004 thats 1-2cm mis-type Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazimbwe Posted November 30, 2004 Share Posted November 30, 2004 Once it settles I think it will be OK for buffering the water as a substrate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katanaone Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 couple of washes to go yet but should be right soon know the feeling i had to wash over 50 kgs of it for an lfs i used to work at Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r.d.m Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 mine went the same as this, just pack a cannister filter tight with floss and itll be clear in a couple of hours, chuck the floss away after Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sez ianchello Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 where did you source that crit from,by any chance was it from the beach..if you did thats most probaly why it is like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lepperfish Posted December 1, 2004 Author Share Posted December 1, 2004 Nope, got it from LFS.. That 2 footer has now made way for my new 4 footer.. 2 footer will be used as a fry tank.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burek Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 Errrr, Is your water still murky? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lepperfish Posted December 1, 2004 Author Share Posted December 1, 2004 Errr.. YES.. But its irrelevant now anyway, My 4 footer is arriving on Monday so Ill be using that 2 footer as a fry tank.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lepperfish Posted December 2, 2004 Author Share Posted December 2, 2004 OK guys, I got word my new 4 footer wll be arriving on monday and I need some setup advice.. Im using black gravel this time and i dont want shell grit underneath it in the tank. Ill be using an ehiem 2217 canister. Could I put shell grit in there to buffer the water sufficently?! Or would be using it under the gravel in the tank be a better choice? I remember someone posted some other methods of buffering a few months back but my searchs have been inconclusive.. Any help appreciated.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazimbwe Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 What rocks do you intend using? What is your tap-water(or watever your water source is) PH? These are also relevent because your Malawi's are very hardy fish and they can tollerate, generally, a wider range in PH than many Tanganyikans. If you are going to use limestone rocks and have a higher ph you may not need to any further buffering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosco Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 You could use marble chips as the substrate that will do the trick unless you really want a black effect on the bottom. But the PH is likely to be higher HTH Rosco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lepperfish Posted December 2, 2004 Author Share Posted December 2, 2004 Was just going to use Sandstone.. The tap water where I am is neutral Ph or slighty above.. I def want to use this black gravel I have. I might just put a slight layer of the shell grit, its very fine shell grit anyhow on the bottom of the tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 maybe mix a bit of grit through the black gravel? Surely it would look better than having layers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lepperfish Posted December 2, 2004 Author Share Posted December 2, 2004 Yeh maybes, i might mix some up and see how it looks, will post a pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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