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Gh will go up when using lime stone

U said adding what's already in the tank?

Where r u located

Where abouts I'm in Bethlehem pa.

If you have a young jd with tons of red in its fin does that go away as they mature?? I never see adults with it

You know there are plenty of newworld cichlids that are colorful too lol I'm a newworld kinda guy, don't mean to offend anyone but I don't like Africans, just personal opinion.

That's for sure your best bet and a great idea

That's difficult because they can not get wet nor do u want those chemical dissolving in your tank water because yes its a chemical reaction that makes them warm. handwarmers can tend to get really warm its very possible that they would even melt the plastic. I would do a trial run before...

Second thought thick pieces of metal heated up would be safer and repetitive heating you would be able to adjust your water temperature so that it does not go above unsafe levels. It would just take a long time and water vapor and or hot water spray would still make this risky and dangerous

This might seem stupid but it's something that came to mind and may be dangerous even haha but I duno what else u could do..... So here's nothing, if you can start a fire heat rocks up and put them in the tank.. Ur at risk when doin this because some rocks may explode due to heat changes and or...

Just a simple search 5 - 5lb black or white silica sand for smoking Recepticals same stuff its just sand. for $26 so roughly a $1 a lb at home Depot. Here the link - http://m.homedepot.com/p/Rubbermaid-Commercial-Products-White-Silica-Sand-for-Smoking-Receptacles-UNI-S25/100674209/ But hey u...

Just go to any local hardware store Home Depot, Lowes, family owned stores possible. It's fairly common. Possible to order online even.

Someone had already mentioned this but I say it again blasting sand for sand blasting is black and works really well I guess aquariums its course and not hard to clean, can be found at ur local hardware store.

Thank you all who think shes a beautiful fish. For the record i have my tank set with a varity a cichlids who hold their own and never had a problem. Even during spawning. Just happy every fish made it through the power outage from the horrible storm we just had on the east coast. Even the fry...

Welp no power since 5 hope my cichlids make it.