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Old 21-10-2014, 11:44 AM   #28
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Originally Posted by leisuretron View Post
hi zonkkie,

welcome to the poison world, we look forward to see your big tank setup.
For me, i use baking soda and epson salt for ph and stabilising. running on sump tank, cheers!
Saw your post on your very impressive big tank! Amazing! Ok - so the more economical option is still baking soda and epson salt. Do you do anything to prevent the sand going down to your sump?

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watch for pH, hardness and nitrate. that's my own practice. read up on high pH setups and see which are the ones you would like to place emphasis on.
Will do bro!

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Generally, you may have to avoid keeping Tanganyika sand-shifters if the sand is too coarse.
Ok - shall decide on the inhabitants first before even deciding on the substrate. I was thinking coral sand is the standard for african cichlids tanks but looks like there are other options and can just use coral chips to buffer instead of coral sand. Seems like most people are still using white/off white substrates though.
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