Results From Api Master Test Kit

[seb421]

Hello Got the Master Test kit and Tested the Tap water a few times

Results are;

PH 7.8 / 8

KH 12, 214.8 ppm

GH 14, 250.6 ppm

are these good enough for lake malawi cichlid's

these are a couple of the books I bought a few weeks ago

i have a Juwel Trigon 190

Have just purchased a Fluval 305

I have bought 25 KG of Ocean rock too.

also have 19 KG of Pettex Aquatic Roman Gravel Natural Lakeland

and 8 KG of Aquatic Roman Gravel Speckled Sand

got some of this API 8.2 stuff

seachem cichlid lake salt

got some free water condition's when I bought the tank (second hand)

Got a Thermometer too (one stick on and one glass internal)


i would like to keep lake Malawi cichlids

these are the fish i like

http://www.aquaticstoyourdoor.co.uk/Yellow-Fin-Fairy-Cichlid.html

http://www.aquaticstoyourdoor.co.uk/Fairy-Cichlid.html

http://www.aquaticstoyourdoor.co.uk/Red-peacock-cichlid.html

http://www.aquaticstoyourdoor.co.uk/Deep-water-Hap.html

http://www.aquaticstoyourdoor.co.uk/Electric-blue-johanii.html

http://www.aquaticstoyourdoor.co.uk/Bumblebee-cichlid.html

http://www.aquaticstoyourdoor.co.uk/Cobalt-blue-zebra.html

http://www.aquaticstoyourdoor.co.uk/Marble-peacock-cichlid.html

http://www.aquaticstoyourdoor.co.uk/Frieberg-Cichlid.html

http://www.aquaticstoyourdoor.co.uk/Zebra-obliquidens.html

Not Sure How many of the fish i could stock mind?

is there anything else i need to buy?

tank is being cleaned out Friday ready to be set up and cycled

thanks for any info

 

[doresy]

All looks good

However, I wouldn't bother with the API 8.2 stuff as a consistant PH level is the important thing. With the rock and substrate and the ph of your tap water means your water is good enough and will be stable (save your money )

 

[kaivalagi]

It's nice to see someone doing so much research!

Yep, don't bother with the pH conditioner stuff, not a good idea really for reasons mentioned above

You could use http/www.aqadvisor.com to trial what fish you want in your tank to see what could fit etc

I'm not an expert on African cichlids by any means, you may want to post the stocking questions in the AfricaN / Old World Cichlids section, you'll get more expert opinions then

Hope that helps