Would this work? (Water Change Question)...

[Jalo Reefa']

tcar - your counter point there makes perfect sense, I get that... I guess I'm a little befuddled by krytans "your fish will thank you for it" comment more than your own

 

[krytan]

Why?

Seachem Cichlid Lake Salt is surely a winner with Malawi cichlids?

http://www.seachem.com/Products/product_pages/CichlidLakeSalt.html

Don't think there is anway to put the bucket above the tank :-(, it's just too big and heavy once full.

I think its a little "judgy" to immediately tell him to stop using the salt without any knowledge of his water parameters. I don't use it myself but thats because I used crushed coral and have naturally hard water, but some people need buffering agents.

Just because you don't personally use, need to use a method doesn't make it bad - besides, "your fish will thank you" implies he's hurting them by using it?????

I said the OP's fish will thank him because of the effect of osmosis.
Freshwater fish have evolved to cope with water being forced into their bodies. They have higher levels of salt in their body cells which draw in water from their surroundings, they counter act this by waterproofing as much of their body surfaces (both internal and external) as possible and swallowing very little water. They also have highly efficient kidneys which produce copious amounts of very dilute urine.
Saltwater fish on the other hand have evolved to cope with water being drawn out of their bodies because of the high levels of salt in the water around them. They literally have to drink the water around them.

 

[PDX-PLT]

I was just trying to help his pocket book and assumed like 90% of America that his water PH was above 7.

He's not in America. :uhoh:

 

[Jalo Reefa']

krytan - i think you may have become too smart for your own good... i did a little back checking on rift lake water and also the sea chem ingredients;

http://www.springerlink.com/content/vgk1547x022421n4/

while nothing in your post regarding osmosis is wrong - the bottom line is you're arguing making water more like the fishes natural environment is not good for them. It just makes no sense. Its almost like you're thinking he is adding sea salt to the water.

 

[tcarswell]

tcar - your counter point there makes perfect sense, I get that... I guess I'm a little befuddled by krytans "your fish will thank you for it" comment more than your own

I understand. Some times people say things on the internet that can seem rather direct or more direct than what they would say in person IME. Im guilty of it on occasion.

 

[Mgamer20o0]

yes that can work.... though i would be lazy and just build something to support the water above the tank.

 

[Matt101905]

Just go get some table strong enough to sit by the tank that way the powerhead doesn't have to push as much ft. of head. That would be a faster fill time.

 

[jpappy789]

How about we address this head on.

To the OP: what is you GH/KH?

 

[bitbot]

How about we address this head on.

To the OP: what is you GH/KH?

Why bring the OP into this?! :lipssealedsmilie:

 

[Istanbul_Kop]

I'm very suprised at the reaction here to Seachem Cichlid Lake Salt.

From all the expert Cichlid sites out there, most people rate it as a top, top product.