Dont USE pH buffers!

[concord]

i only do it when setting up a new tank and it is always 7 at the LFS anmd 6 at home

 

[loach43]

I kind of envy that! Sounds like an excellent starting base for keeping fish like killis, discus, apistos etc. The water here is generally around 7.4-7.8, but on the other end of the spectrum, the African cichlids have always seemed to like it.