On Sun, 7 Mar 2004 11:02:31 -0600, "Rick"
wrote:

is already out of the range of Africans. Anyway, nothing wrong with a
healthy discussion as everyone benefits in the end as it should prompt those
interested in doing more research.

I agree, although you're starting to get over my head. When it comes
to the buffer, I go by the "I add it, in such and such a quantity, and
it does what I want" rule

Having said that, I think the Marine salt will contribute more than
you think. I came across a great discussion/article (I'm trying to
find it again) regarding the chemical composition of one of the
african lakes, and they were comparing the minerals to what is found
in a marine salt like Instant Ocean, and there were quite a few
similarities. Of course, one could argue that these fish have rarely
(if ever) experienced these minerals, thus it doesn't make one squat
of a difference.

shrug

If they're happy, I'm happy. Except my girlfriend is very angry I'm
using all her epsom salts