Hi Ned,
Can you help with a question that has been nagging me. I was told by a friend that my GH and KH were not correct for my peacock/hap tank. What is the correct GH & KH for a Malawi set up. I currently have 15GH & 12KH with PH of 8.6
Thanks for Your help
Henry
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1st of all
all cichlids are very 'plastic' they tend to get used to what you do and survive with whatever that is
given you are not way below or way above what they tolerate
basically
for Malawi
I would say the ideals are
pH 7.8 - 8.8 "high"
KH 120 parts per million - 350 parts per million "high"
GH 150 parts per million - 300 parts per million "high"
... also the temperature in the Lake Malawi is a consistent 78 degrees F
but I sometimes keep adults cooler so they fight less...
my kit uses the term "parts per million"
so
I do not know what your "15GH & 12KH" is equal to