im setting up a malawi tank and im buying the filter media of ebay for it and was wondering what glafoam is and if i need it and also peat iv already got different sponges and im going to get activated carbon and maybe clay balls aswell any suggestions is very much aprecciated
T.IA

ps if someone could reply asap as im on ebay now looking at it

This post has been edited by dave1987: Jul 5 2008, 08:30 PM

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Never heard of glafoam.
Don’t use peat in a Malawi tank because it will drop the PH and Malawis need hard alkaline water.
Carbon can be used if you want but if you use plant fertilisers or medications then the carbon will remove them from the water.

Most people just use limestone rock and shells to decorate the tank and normal sponges in their filter.

In my Mbuna tank, I have coral gravel and a large piece of ocean rock. Good alround decor and Ph buffer. As Colin said, don't use peat

Cal

ok so il use carbaon here is a link to the glafoam
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...B%2B%26_fvi%3D1

sorry its a bit messy dont no how to neaten it up it sounds ok but dont no if i should get it

I wouldn't bother about the glafoam. Ceramic beads or sponges will do the same sort of thing and a layer of shell or some limestone in the tank will help keep the PH up.

ok thanks