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They look happy and beautiful!

Sandstone will raise hardness and slightly affect ph from what I've heard, but not a ton of experience with sandstone. Driftwood will lower ph so stay away from it! :)

Slate shouldnt raise ph. But definitely good looking rock. Slate and granite shouldnt affect any water parameters tho. I have slate in 3 out of 8 of my african tanks so good choice! What will raise ph are calcium carbonates(limestone, lace rocks, and texas holey rock which is limestone). What I...

I would suggest aragonite substrate(reef sand) and throw in a few limestone boulders. They naturally raise ph. And will keep it on the higher end if you miss a water change here and there. Try not too tho! Dont buy any of the buffers at your local lfs. Pointless and a waste of money on a...

Keep up with water changes ph will swing on its own, complicated water chemistry situation. But it will change due to a few different factors. I do weekly on all my tanks and it stays consistant.

Ph doesnt matter as long as its above neutral, swings in ph are what is harmful to african cichlids. They will acclimate just fine to 7.5 with a little help at first.

You should have atleast 20ppm nitrates. **** near impossible to get below that. How are you acclimating these fish and are they comparable size to your current residents? You are under stocked so id suggests adding all the fish you want at the same time. All african cichlid are very prone to new...