Seachem Cichlid Lake Salt

[CheniseMummy]

I've just ordered this products along side the prime for my 5ft tank. What's your view on it good or bad pls.

 

[DrRob]

Depends entirely on what you're trying to achieve.

If you have soft water and want a malawi set up, then it's certainly an option. There are others, but this is a recognised way forwards.

One simple piece of advice I will give is to not mess with the water in a way that you're not willing to keep doing in the long term, otherwise you'll never have a stable system.

 

[CheniseMummy]

It's for mbuna set up. I have average hard tap water about 7.5.

I've heard it makes for healthy very colourful fish.

 

[CheniseMummy]

My tank is now 8.2 I think due to the 60kg of coral rock in my tank. This is dead coral.

I'm adding the salts for the minerals and trace elements really. Will this products increase the ph more?

 

[justin85]

Adding minerals, lake salts and trace elements will help imo, if you have got hard tap water which is high ph then you won't need to add much if any of the buffers, instead look for lake salts (which will make the water harder) Seachem lake salts is very good or tmc cichlid pro mineral I use both in 2 separate tanks with great results and perfect stable water conditions.