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I just tested my tank for GH/KH. GH is 0 DKH and KH is 6 dkh. How important is Carbonate hardness for Rift lake cichlids like shell dwellers?
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GH needs to be something other than 0. GH isn't all that important in my book, but rift lakes have a pretty high GH. KH hsould be fine at that level. Some will say that it has to match almost exactly, but I've never seen that to be true. I would say shoot for a GH above 2 or 3, and a KH around 8 and you should be fine75 planted (Being Renovated)
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ugh maybe I need to get water from the bybass before the water softener... Or just see how they handle it I don't really want to use any kind of buffersComment
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Just tested the water from before the water softener and it is gh 10dkh and kh is 11dkh...Comment
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You could always just add some Holey Rock or crushed coral/aragonite sand into the tank and it will naturally buffer. Bypassing the water softner will work just fine as well. Most TR tanganyikans are bred in our normal tap and they do perfectly. I have only heard of folks having issues with some WC fish and I have a feeling they might be from some of the harder Ph spots in the lake (9.6+)In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
Desiderius Erasmus
GHAC PresidentComment
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At a KH of 6 your alkalynity is fine. I'd definitely have the GH higher. From the pre-softener numbers, I'd probably take the water from before the softener.
MarkWhat are the facts? Again and again and again--what are the facts? Shun wishful thinking, ignore devine revelation, forget what "the stars foretell", avoid opinion, care not what the neighbors think, never mind the unguessable "verdict of history"--what are the facts, and to how many decimal places? You pilot always into an unknown future; facts are your only clue.
Robert Anson HeinleinComment
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What do ya think should I just go ahead and change all the water at once or slowly add the harder water?Comment
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What are the facts? Again and again and again--what are the facts? Shun wishful thinking, ignore devine revelation, forget what "the stars foretell", avoid opinion, care not what the neighbors think, never mind the unguessable "verdict of history"--what are the facts, and to how many decimal places? You pilot always into an unknown future; facts are your only clue.
Robert Anson HeinleinComment
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With no inhabitants I would just change it all outIn the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
Desiderius Erasmus
GHAC PresidentComment
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What are the facts? Again and again and again--what are the facts? Shun wishful thinking, ignore devine revelation, forget what "the stars foretell", avoid opinion, care not what the neighbors think, never mind the unguessable "verdict of history"--what are the facts, and to how many decimal places? You pilot always into an unknown future; facts are your only clue.
Robert Anson HeinleinComment
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Alright did a 50 percent water change with the hard water...
The hardness readings are now GH 6dkh and KH 9dkhComment
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