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I'm setting up a 125 S American cichlild/characin community tank. My source water is alkaline, coming in at 8.2 pH. I need a pH of 6.8ish for this tank given the species I intend to obtain.
I have purchased a Fluval FX5 and will use peat in the middle two media baskets as one step in reducing and stabilizing pH. Do you have other suggestions, beyond the "pH down" chemicals, for getting this pH where it needs to be and keeping it there?
Thanks!
Rupununi
I'm setting up a 125 S American cichlild/characin community tank. My source water is alkaline, coming in at 8.2 pH. I need a pH of 6.8ish for this tank given the species I intend to obtain.
I have purchased a Fluval FX5 and will use peat in the middle two media baskets as one step in reducing and stabilizing pH. Do you have other suggestions, beyond the "pH down" chemicals, for getting this pH where it needs to be and keeping it there?
Thanks!
Rupununi