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JTRG05

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I have finally got my tank exactly the way I want it thanks to my last vacation.

My tank is fully cycled and currently has:
pH: 8
DH: 20
Nitrate: 14
Nitrite: -
Ammonia: -
with slight, unreadable by my hydromoter salinity.

3 Anubias and 2 Amazon Swords, unknown what variety.

This Summer I was able to take a trip up to Lake Erie where I was able to collect the rocks I needed, I was able to pick up Dolomitic Limestone, Sandstone, and Granite.

The Pictures are from the Lake, as well as a picture of the tank, and the different fish I keep including a Jack Dempsey, Firemouth Meeki, Lace Catfish, Blood Parrot (Though I know how some of you feel about hybrids)

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very nice fish . . .

just curious: why the relatively high Ph (8)? is that your local water, or are you doing that by choice (i.e., using limestone, etc)?

I know most fish will adapt, and stable conditions are more important than the actual number, it just seems slightly high to me for a tank of CA cichlids . . .
 
Sab_Fan;3420812; said:
very nice fish . . .

just curious: why the relatively high Ph (8)? is that your local water, or are you doing that by choice (i.e., using limestone, etc)?

I know most fish will adapt, and stable conditions are more important than the actual number, it just seems slightly high to me for a tank of CA cichlids . . .
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Not the first time I have got this reaction to the pH, it's a combination of things. The natural bedrock of this area is Dolomitic Limestone, so without the limestone in the tank I was running 7.8 to 7.9, with it I have 8, the difference wasn't enough for me to not consider an easy to find, visually appealing rock. I have heard of people keeping JD's in up to 8.5 pH, not sure about the other fish in there however, both cichlids and cats generally adapt well like you said. My water also reads 10 ppm of nitrates making it impossible to get them under 10 ppm, unless I were to use chemicals, which I don't.

I am getting rid of the BP relatively soon, and that will leave me with 1 JD, 1 FM, and 2 Lace cats. Is there a schooling fish I could add in there without much worry? My LFS carries silver dollars with beautifully red tipped fins, could I add a few of those? And thank you for the comments!
 
Tank looks good, just missing a background.
 
JTRG05;3420845; said:
I am getting rid of the BP relatively soon, and that will leave me with 1 JD, 1 FM, and 2 Lace cats. Is there a schooling fish I could add in there without much worry? My LFS carries silver dollars with beautifully red tipped fins, could I add a few of those? And thank you for the comments!
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someone on the AC website said he puts rainbows in with his Tanganyikan cichlids and it works great; your conditions aren't much different I'll bet
 
My ph last time I tested it was about 8.2. That just what our water around here is like. The only problem I have had is with rapps convicts. But I think its a little bit better now so two more are coming so hopefully good luck. My Jack, oscars, convict, severums, geos, red ceibals, acara and a $5 fair gold fish are fine with that ph. Awesome looking tank. I've done giant danios.
 
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