Mbuna With Low Ph?

[Alex.]

Hello everyone,

Ive been reading a lot and looking into maybe having a Mbuna tank in the future, I think they're stunning fish.

My issue is my water comes out of the tap at 6.4-6.6 ph and quite soft. Ive read about using products, and also heard using limestone could help raise ph... But are there any ways of overcoming my ph with it being so low? What I mean by this is - is using the methods known of raising ph viable long term?

Many thanks

 

[minnnt]

I have plenty of limestone that you can have if you're ever in Nottingham again.

 

[Spurry]

I have plenty of limestone that you can have

Me too.....

 

[Dieses Madchen]

There is also calcium based sand you can buy specifically for african cichlids.

 

[eggo]

limestone, ocean rock, coral sand will not raise PH it will only buffer it so it does not crash

a stable PH is better than any fluctuations in PH

 

[Dieses Madchen]

calcium bicarb actually has a pH of 8.2 so yes, it will raise the ph.....

 

[minnnt]

limestone, ocean rock, coral sand will not raise PH it will only buffer it so it does not crash

a stable PH is better than any fluctuations in PH

Lol!!