In message , Sean M
writes
adding sea shells to a freshwater tank won't be a good idea since it can
cause a ph spike. I learned the hard way lol

Except that this is a cichlid tank, and I want hard water. The substrate
is crushed coral and shells !! I wasn't worried about the pH, I was more
worried about diseases, parasites and anything else that may come in
with the shells.

Thanx anyway

"Alan Silver" wrote in message
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On Mon, 16 Aug 2004 14:11:54 +0100, Alan Silver
wrote:

Hello,

We have just come back from holiday and, having done the obligatory days
on the beach, have returned with a small collection of pleasant shells.
These came from the North-East coast of England if it makes any
difference.

Is there any problem with putting these in my cichlid tank ? Obviously I
would wash them first, but do I need to do anything else ?

TIA

Lots of "it depends" like the pH of the water and the type of
cichlids.

Give us some more details.

Sorry, I was a bit vague ;-)

pH of the water is about 8, but this is an estimate as my test kit ran
out and I haven't bothered replacing it as I so rarely used it.

The cichlids are Malawis.

Please see http://fish.alansilver.co.uk/Mark3/ for more details of the
tank and fish.

Hope this is enough. Thanx for the reply.

--
Alan Silver
PSG Fish Tanks - http://fish.alansilver.co.uk/


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