Help me stock a 40gal breeder

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So what's the best way to keep my PH in the 6.5-7.0 range needed for the fish I'm planning?

I picked up a 50lb bag of pool filter sand yesterday for $10.58. I still have to get a glass top and I'm going to get a dual bulb 36" fixture so that I can have enough wattage for plants in the tank, right now there's only a single bulb 24" that came with the tank. Picked up the tank off craigslist for $30, the lady was using it for a turtle so it has a screen top. Anyway not much to show but here's the tank with sand, 1 rock and water in it :D Going to the LFS today (Aquarium Center) with my stock list to see what's available to me.

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Just tested my PH (filled from hose yesterday, treated with Tetra Aquasafe, Magnum 250 HOT running since yesterday) it's 7.2. I plan on finding a nice large peice of driftwood for the tank, how much can I expect the PH to drop??

Thanks
 
I think they were refering to Cryptoheros septemfasciatus.
 
Only if you want more than 1 pair of cichlids in the tank ... 40 breeders are great size for Cryptoheros, but not much else with them. Except maybe nano's though, I'd rather go with a couple pairs of dwarves from south american myself.
 
Yea definately going for like 6 dwarfs a couple of bristlenose plecs and a couple of bronze Cories. Maybe a small school of neon tetra's (this is pretty much my g/f's and 2 daughters tank.
 
Just keep an eye on the bristlenoses though, most are fine and play nice with others ... some are actual terrors. I wouldn't trust my current one with dwarves, even dwarf pikes let alone apistos. I go oto's for dwarves.
 
Hello,
I have both of
- Mikrogeophagus altispinosus "Bolivian Ram"
- Mikrogeophagus ramirezi "Blue Ram"

They have been great...I really like the Dwarf cichlids
 
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