jeppry Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 hey all, Ive got a 4 footer free and im goin to set it up for calvus. I will be lookin at using external canisters maybe 2 medium sizes rather than 1 large. I have heaps of coral rocks for buffering my malawi tanks around PH 8, but for a tang tank what should i use to buffer the PH higher? Any help would be much appreciated. cheers Brett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcsx Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 a ph of 8 should be enough, mine are in 8 and do fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsyCro Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 Seachem does the trick in raising my PH.All of my tang tanks have been setup to a PH of roughly 8.5,i wouldn't bother trying to go to 9 or more.cheers Tomi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boydie Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 hey guys what size tanks have you got runing for a colony.also what type of filtation? im quite interested in these little buggers me self. cheers boydie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcsx Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 well mine are in a 260gal with other fish, but i got an fx5 at the moment, but probably gonna get another one once i have enough money. good luck there cool fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakes Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 hey guys what size tanks have you got runing for a colony.also what type of filtation? im quite interested in these little buggers me self. cheers boydie I had a colony of 5 (2m, 3f) in a 3x2x2. A standard 4ft would have been ok, or a trio in a standard 3ft or pair in a 2ft. These are just my guesses on what would be appropriate. Type of filter will depend on tank size & number of fish. No harm in overfiltering, generally all Tangs like clean water and small but frequent water changes. cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boydie Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 hey guys what size tanks have you got runing for a colony.also what type of filtation? im quite interested in these little buggers me self. cheers boydie I had a colony of 5 (2m, 3f) in a 3x2x2. A standard 4ft would have been ok, or a trio in a standard 3ft or pair in a 2ft. These are just my guesses on what would be appropriate. Type of filter will depend on tank size & number of fish. No harm in overfiltering, generally all Tangs like clean water and small but frequent water changes. cheers hey oakes what type of filtation did you have on your 3x2x2 cheers boydie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakes Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 hey oakes what type of filtation did you have on your 3x2x2 cheers boydie A 2ft sump. A bit of an overkill on a 3x2, a decent canister would have done the job. But i have never regretted it, it's almost maintenance-free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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