Paul76 Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 After tips on water condition do I need to add salt Ph is 8.4 is that good for mbunas any tips would Be good as I'm new to African cichlids Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 You are likely to get a range of answers on this one.Personally I have always only worried about carbonate Hardness. This is what keeps Ph stable. If you notice a week or so after doing water changes your Ph drops, then your Hardness is too low. This can be maintained using buffering products that can bought at any Local Fish Store. Stick to some of the more well known brands like Seachem, aquasonic or Aqua-pics, but only use if you need it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosco Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Josh no wonder you are a moderator you are so smart. Lol. As Josh mentioned carbonate hardness is the only thing I worry about as well really. Canberra water generally comes out of the tap at a decent ph around 7.6-8.2 but soft water so the ph crashes. So I worry about adding salts over buffers. I have used a seachem and Aqua pics over the years but mainly use seachem when I can get hold of it cheaply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul76 Posted March 4, 2014 Author Share Posted March 4, 2014 Thanks guys I have seachem Malawi / Victorian buffer so at the moment things are going good I have a aqua manta 1500 canister filter on a 4 ft tank does any one know how often I should change the phosphate bag that are in them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullyYellow Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 Used crushed coral can keep your ph quite stable as well. Either as media or substrate. But worth investing in some test kits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intangcity Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 i found using argonite substrate works ok its a crushed coral and u cant go past in my opinion seachem u can order through stefmar pet care 5.50 shipping if you buy one or ten items Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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