"battlelance" wrote in message
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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



tell her that the use of Epsom salts will keep your fish "regular". It's a
great additive at a rate of a teaspoon per 5 gallons for any fish suffering
constipation however we should never have that problem in our cichlid tank!!

Rick