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Post subject: Tanganyika data
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2014 1:24 pm
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LAKE TANGANYIKA IN NUMBERS
(according to a collector's website)

Length: 673 km
Width: 50 km
Surface area: 32,892 km²
Average depth of 570 m
Highest depth: 1,470 m
Part length: 1828 km
Temperature: 25-26 ° C ... 78 ° F
Acidity: pH 8.0-8.5
Hardness: 18-20 gH
Carbonate hardness: 12-18 kH
Conductivity: 550-600 S / cm

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Post subject: Re: Tanganyika data
Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2014 1:00 am
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Speaking of Tanganyika, I've been considering setting up a shell dweller tank sometime next year. Not sure I can pull it off, but wondering if you know about the substrates that claim to maintain the higher PH required for these fish. My current tanks seem to run about 7.5. Do you think something like the Eco Complete Chiclid sand would raise the PH enough and keep it there indefiniteley? Would it require replacing after a period of time?
My interest is in the Neolamprologus multifasciatus . Have you carried this fish?


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Post subject: Re: Tanganyika data
Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2014 11:38 am
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shell dweller tank sometime next year.
why wait?

Not sure I can pull it off,
of course you can !

but wondering if you know about the substrates that claim to maintain the higher PH required for these fish. My current tanks seem to run about 7.5.
7.5 is adequate, 8.0+ is better

Do you think something like the Eco Complete Chiclid sand
I haven't tried the eco complete, but dolomite, crushed coral and dolomite work well

would raise the PH enough and keep it there indefiniteley? Would it require replacing after a period of time?
dolomite stops buffering after 6 years or less, crushed coral stops buffering after 8 years or less

My interest is in the Neolamprologus multifasciatus . Have you carried this fish?
we have Similis in stock now , which is almost the same as Multifasciatus but the stripes are slightly wider ... $18 each

http://www.seriouslyfish.com/species/ne ... s-similis/

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Post subject: Re: Tanganyika data
Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2014 4:44 pm
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Thanks for the info. I'm waiting as I don't want to take on another tank right now. But will be retiring in Feb, so will have all the time in the world after that!


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