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Caryl. Decided to set the tank up and see what happens to the pH. The fish can stay in the old tank for a while longer.

Thanks. We have set it up and it is all looking good so far (about 2/3 full). We were in stitches about the mattresses spooky!

Hi again. Does it matter how thick the polystyrene is that goes under the tank? The 10mm piece that we got with the tank got broken, but I have some 40mm just sitting here in the way..... By the way, this is for a 6foot tank.

The tank was all dismantled (no water) when we saw it, so we don't know the pH.

Great. Thanks for that, they can see the logic. We have the gravel that was in the tank before, which is a mixture of dark stuff (pea gravel) and white. Some of the white is small white chips. We thought at first it was coral sand as there are a few broken shells, but now we don't think it is, but are concerned it might be Aragonite. It was used before for Oscars, but my lot have a Black Ghost Knife Fish, Gourami, Khuli Loach, etc. Would it be a problem if it was, and is there anyway to tell?

My youngsters are upgrading from a 3ft to a 6ft tank which we bought secondhand. They would like to have white gravel, but will need a lot. The guy we bought the tank from told us that there is a place in Matamata that imports the gravel and sells it much cheaper than the LFS. We can't find it, has anyone any ideas please?