RE: [GSAS-Member] Water buffering

["Holly" <holly@ourglasshouse.com>]

In the back?  Maybe we just talked to the wrong person then.  He was a young
teenager and seemed perplexed by our question, lol.  I will phone them.
Thanks :)

Holly 

-----Original Message-----
From: gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com
[mailto:gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com] On Behalf Of Monica H
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 3:18 PM
To: gsas-member@thekrib.com
Subject: RE: [GSAS-Member] Water buffering

Really?  They had to go in the back and get the sand for me.  They had tons,
and it came in 100lbs bags.
Monica


>From: "Holly" <holly@ourglasshouse.com>
>Reply-To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member 
>chat<gsas-member@thekrib.com>
>To: "'Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat'" 
><gsas-member@thekrib.com>
>Subject: RE: [GSAS-Member] Water buffering
>Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 14:58:52 -0800
>
>Ben and I went to Sierra Fish & Pets in Loehmanns Plaza this past weekend.
>That is the place, right?  Unfortunately all we saw were 5 stacked
>containers, 4 with gravel and one with coral sand for $1 a lb.  We asked a
>kid working there about other types of sand and he said that was all they
>had.  I am avoiding play sand since you and Trish said it's so dirty!
>
>Holly
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com
>[mailto:gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com] On Behalf Of Monica H
>Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2006 3:46 PM
>To: gsas-member@thekrib.com
>Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Water buffering
>
>Holly, I too used playsand once, and never will again!  I rinsed it for an
>entire day, and never got it clean!  I bought my sand from the fish gallery
>in Loheman's Plaza in Factoria/Bellevue.  I bought 100 lbs for $30 plus 
>they
>give GSAS members 10% off.  They have about 5 different types of sand.  I
>also add seasalt to my riftlake tanks, and some riftlake buffer.  I keep
>they PH between 8.2-8.
>Monica
>
>
> >From: Trish <snips36@yahoo.com>
> >Reply-To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member
> >chat<gsas-member@thekrib.com>
> >To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat
> ><gsas-member@thekrib.com>
> >Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Water buffering
> >Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 14:45:29 -0800 (PST)
> >
> >Holly-
> >
> >I have mostly africans in my tanks, so having a higher ph is important.
> >Out of the tap here in Enumclaw it is a ph of 8, so I am lucky this
> >way. For sand I have used play sand in the past, and you need to rinse
> >and rinse and rinse, and even then it wasn't clean. So since then I use
> >just silica sand. Got it at a lumber supply place near here, for about
> >$10.00 for 100 pounds. Great price.
> >
> >As to the salt. I jsut add the salt when I am adding water to the
> >tanks, no need to to let it sit and disolve first. I never have.
> >
> >Their is a great fish web site with all your answers, and then some to
> >your questions. it is
> >www.malawicihlidhomepage.com   it is mostly an african
> >fish web site but has other information as well.
> >
> >Hope this helps some,
> >
> >Trish
> >
> >--- Holly <holly@ourglasshouse.com> wrote:
> >
> > > I am pretty clueless about buffering water and I'm hoping you guys
> > > can enlighten me.  I want to get a consistently high pH for my
> > > Tanganyikan shellies.  If I buy play sand from the hardware store
> > > it'll probably be silica.  So if I then add a baggie of crushed
> > > coral to my filter box will that keep the pH up in my entire tank
> > > until the next water change a week later?
> > >
> > > Also, I have some rift salt to add to the new water during water
> > > changes.
> > > Do I need to let the fresh water sit in buckets with the mix to
> > > sufficiently harden it or can I just add the it to the water being
> > > siphoned in?  I'm really not big on lifting buckets of heavy water
> > > so I'd like to keep my water changes easy by sticking with the
> > > Python.
> > > Should I filter the water
> > > through the coral as it enters?
> > >
> > > I looked into getting some Aragamax or cichlid sand but the stuff
> > > seems to be ridiculously expensive... Like $40.  So I'm thinking a
> > > $5 bag of play sand and some other material with buffering
> > > capability elsewhere in the tank would be better.  I want a very
> > > fine sand since the shellies are small and move sand around in their
> > > mouths a lot.
> > >
> > > When it comes to Malawi fish, how do I keep the pH a little lower
> > > than Tanganyikan water?  And the same goes for lowering pH...  Will
> > > a bit of peat have the same results when trying to get acidic water?
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Holly
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