cichlid tank paramiters

[4wheelin]

ok thanks

 

[4wheelin]

OMG i feel like an idoit i miss read your post marius im glad i went back and checked for some dumb !@# reason i thought u said 5lbs of salt not sand..DOHHHH....im so glad i check id have killed my fish for sure haha so ill go to the LFS and pick up some aragonite sand and put it in it wont hurt any thing if i put more will it i have two under gravel "caves" for my cichlids and they love it and i dont want to lose them so if i were to get say ten or 15 lbs that wouldnt change any thing would it?

 

[ibr3ak]

You can always have a few bags of aragonite/crushed coral in your filter(s), if you don't want to swap or add to your substrate.

 

[mymindseye81]

To keep it at a constant level put in 5lbs of aragonite sand (fine, not coarse). That will give the needed pH and gH for African cichlids. No more fluctuations after that.

i have a 3 chamber sump, is it possible to put aragonite in pantyhose (for filtering) and then place the bag of aragonite in the sump? if so should i put it under the bio balls or in the return chamber?

 

[mike dunagan]

You can do that.

 

[Marius]

i have a 3 chamber sump, is it possible to put aragonite in pantyhose (for filtering) and then place the bag of aragonite in the sump? if so should i put it under the bio balls or in the return chamber?

Put it under the bio-balls, if it's a wet/dry system then stick it underneath, submerged in the water. Return chamber is a no as sand might get into your pump and damage it.