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  2. Feeding my Malawis

    in Cichlids

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    Thanks all,

    Fed them morning of 23rd then again evening of 28th - no issues or damage observed so all good. As well as there being algae on the rockwork, I added three chunks of courgette before going and there was zero left when i returned. :nilly:

  10. Filtration in a Malawi setup

    in Cichlids

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    Just wondering, given that I have no plants in my African tank do I really need Bio Balls as the first stage of my two CF1200 filters? There is basically nothing in that part every time I rinse my media out.

    Would I be better off having coarse foam first instead? :wave:

  12. Dechlorinator questions ("Poll")

    in Freshwater

    Posted

    - Does your water contain chlorine?* Yes

    - Do you use a dechlorinator?* Yes Seachem Prime

    - Do you know where your water comes from, if so do you know the average levels (eg residual chlorine) in your water supply? Manukau supply no idea of chlorine level

    (EG. Mine comes from Ardmore and Waikato, and according to the 2013 Water Report their averages are, in mg/L, 1.10, 0.95 and 0.97)

    - How old is your tank? 18 months

    - Does your use of dechlorinator change based on the "maturity" of the tank? No

  13. Chelle's 350L African Tank

    in Freshwater

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    :nfs: I've got approx 35 in my Malawi tank (with two x CF1200s, air, and wave maker) and have had zero issues with the health of my fish in over a year. Feeding NLS with occasional Nutrafin spirulina sticks and Nori (having seen Likomas fish scoffing it). I now also have pothos growing out of top of tank but early days and haven't seen nitrate reduction just yet.

  21. Low KH/pH in my 260L Malawi setup

    in Cichlids

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    Hi experts!

    Despite having coral sand as my tank substrate and only high-pH rocks (Alpine schist from Stone and Water World) and no wood - my KH is only about 2. I added a 1.1kg piece of coral rock a week ago however KH has not increased at all.

    Tank pH is always 7.5-7.6.

    Tap water is currently pH 7.9 (was 7.7 at start of September) - my other tanks have pH around 7.0 to 7.2

    This tank gets a weekly water change of 70 to 90 Litres depending on nitrate level.

    FYI water clarity is pretty good (running two CF1200s, plus wave maker, and Stellar 380D for air) and I currently have two females holding - Hap Brownae and Electric Yellow. I haven't lost a fish in this setup in over a year (and that was a specific incident of the power being turned off inadvertently for a period) - barring the fry that provide tasty snacks from time to time of course :rotf:

    Have also had fry successfully survive to be too big to snack on.

    Should I be concerned about the low KH and/or the pH which is clearly staying higher than my other tanks?

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