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Aight, so Cardinals it is. My LFS has 'em cheap, so I'm gonna grab a dozen. Tank's at 82°F, got a bunch of plants and a sand substrate. Gonna do the drip thing like pores said. Hope my Discus don't freak out.

Yep, bare bottom is the way to go. Easier to siphon out the gunk. Also, don't forget to check your TDS, high levels can stunt growth. Mine's around 150 ppm, seems to work fine.

Yo, my fry went nuts when I started adding a bit of egg yolk to their diet. Just mash it up real fine and drop it in. But don't overdo it, that stuff can mess with your water quality quick. Tank's a 30 gallon, bare bottom for easy cleaning.

Ain't no rush, man. Sometimes they just gotta vibe. Mine took like 3 months to finally do the deed. Just keep the water clean and let 'em chill.

Sketchy to push past 30 ppm, imo. My dude's tank hit 50 once, and they got real lethargic. Backed it down to 20 with more plants, and they perked up. Java fern FTW.

Re: Salt Question

Luckily I only mess with the smaller tank, but rock salt does bump up the GH in that one.
I've been adding a bit of bicarb to my aging barrel and found a sweet spot - 3 drops gets me to 7.2 pH and decent GH/KH.
My fish seem to have adjusted, if GH drops back to zero they start ...

Re: Salt Question

I've been told by many to add salt to boost GH in my aquarium, and it's become a habit for some reason. When I first started with discus, I used rocksalt to get my GH to 2-3 since Melbourne's water has zero GH/KH. But as I read more threads, experienced members kept saying not to ...