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I think that the way to go is the way joey020283 did his fiberglass one. It eliminates a lot of the problems associated with the styro-concrete. Namely, the pH issues, the HIGHLY buoyant styrofoam, the water volume taken up (nearly 4 gallons in my old 10 gallon BG), the filtration intakes and output cutouts, etc, etc, etc. Not to mention durability and the possibility of taking the BG out and putting it in a new tank, like if your tank leaked or something.
 
The pH issue? Will concrete effect pH?
Lower or raise?

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HaleMoana;2994727; said:
The pH issue? Will concrete effect pH?
Lower or raise?

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People say it greatly changes your pH, I think raise.


My concrete background did nothing, though I had the tank running for a few weeks doing daily water changes until my water was normal. I should have tested the water before, but after it was fine.
 
Adam-011;2997861; said:
Today I put on 2 coats of cement. Tomorrow I am going to put the last coat on. After that I will let it set for like 2 days then should I cover the cement in Epoxy? Will this help with changing the PH?
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You could do that, but I'm not sure if you need it. Its somewhat expensive, and my tank is doing fine with just concrete (Not to say theres not problems, I just have not experienced any)


The pH is initially affected, but with LOTS of water changes I was able to get it fairly close to my normal. Stable pH is usually better than the 'proper' pH, though stable and proper pH is always best.
 
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