pitt420dude
Aquarium Advice Addict
Background: My father got fed up with his 55 gal saltwater tank and gave me the whole set up. It is beautiful with a stand and a nice hood and plenty of beautiful coral. He completly cleaned out the tank meticulously so I could use it for freshwater, but my ph is high and remains that way. People at lfs told me to either go with cichlids (prefer a higher ph) or get rid of hte coral. I allready got rid of hte sand and put gravel in there.
THe coral is all dead, has been bleached and rinsed and soaked so there are no "live" rocks. THe coral is beautiful so i dont want to get rid of it but do not wish to commit to cichlids? ANy tips for bringing Ph down for good. I dont want to have to constantly tinker with it to lower it.
(I just replaced the substrate today but the lfs said the sand is what was making it high, is that correct?
It has really good filtration and a protein skimmer.
Here is my query:
Is it acceptable to have the coral in there and is that what is really making my ph high?
THe coral is all dead, has been bleached and rinsed and soaked so there are no "live" rocks. THe coral is beautiful so i dont want to get rid of it but do not wish to commit to cichlids? ANy tips for bringing Ph down for good. I dont want to have to constantly tinker with it to lower it.
(I just replaced the substrate today but the lfs said the sand is what was making it high, is that correct?
It has really good filtration and a protein skimmer.
Here is my query:
Is it acceptable to have the coral in there and is that what is really making my ph high?