Ghazanfar Ghori
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Hello CCA! Its been a while - but I'm back!
I'm emptying out my 215G planted tank this weekend. Decided I'm going to redo it as an African cichlid tank.
Rocks - check. (Volcanic basalt)
Sand - Pool filter sand ok? Or do I need to get aragonite or some other specific substrate?
So...options? Want color. What to stock? Where to get?
Also - my water is really soft - obviously I can add conditioners to it - but its a large tank - and has an automatic water changer. Thinking maybe I just need to use an appropriate substrate or add some coral to the filter to harden it up? Maybe I can fill up my CO2 reactor with coral and run CO2 through it to help harden up the water? Need something low maint - automatic that can deal with the daily small automatic water changes. Ideas?
I'm emptying out my 215G planted tank this weekend. Decided I'm going to redo it as an African cichlid tank.
Rocks - check. (Volcanic basalt)
Sand - Pool filter sand ok? Or do I need to get aragonite or some other specific substrate?
So...options? Want color. What to stock? Where to get?
Also - my water is really soft - obviously I can add conditioners to it - but its a large tank - and has an automatic water changer. Thinking maybe I just need to use an appropriate substrate or add some coral to the filter to harden it up? Maybe I can fill up my CO2 reactor with coral and run CO2 through it to help harden up the water? Need something low maint - automatic that can deal with the daily small automatic water changes. Ideas?