LostInFish
Aquarium Advice FINatic
Ok so I have a few tanks setup. My main concern is my african tank. It's 180 gallons and ph 7.6 gh10 Kh7 TDS 350 and the fish seem to be very active and eating well. Should I add some crushed coral to a canister filter? To buffer the water and bring up the Kh? I read that the Gh shouldn't be higher then Kh or your ph can swing. I have had this tank up and running for 8 months and it's fully cycled with almost 0 nitrate. I do weekly water changes with prime of 25% again fish look great. I just don't want to have any die off early do to stress from these parameters. Also I have invested my time an money to this hobby. I also want the best for my fish. But I'm on a budget and can't purchase expensive lake salts and things. 180 Gallon tank with 30 gallon sump! With 45 gallons of water changed weekly the salts add up quick. So what should I do to have a good stable in environment for my fish. And how can I keep it simple and cheap? I have lake Tanganyika, Victoria,and Malawi together. Yes I know that's not right. But it is what it is and a ph of 8.0-8.2 is good for them all. But I don't want to change it if it's going to be expensive or unstable