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What filter materials are best for a JBL filter from these here ?
I think the Altum situation is down to the trade being unwilling or unable to give these fish the consideration necessary to overcome the insults of import. Excellent tank bred fish are available, but at a higher price than the wild fish (but vastly cheaper if you factor in the ridiculous mortality the wild fish suffer) see.. http://www.skalarezucht.de/ this guy in Portsmouth is trying to bring in a group of Simon's fish http://www.angelfishuk.co.uk/orinocoaltums.htm . Good tank bred Altum have been available for some time, but most of the UK aquatic trade has ignored the fact, preferring to squander wild fish.Altum Angels is a good example, with some many fish dying in transit why keep them? Quite sad.
Actually mate plants do not really care about pH and neither do the fish.ghostsword said:..With peat on my filter and CO2 I get my water to be around 6.5 ph, which is perfect not only for the plants I have but also for my fish.
More peat details here:A nature reserve in a bag for your garden (or aquarium)"
I see where you are coming from, but this is not necessarily true, pH is a fairly meaningless measurement without some measure of the carbonate buffering of the water as well. The technical details are here: <http://www.ukaps.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=51&t=14695#p152255>.I believe pH is but a number which is rendered by most test kits in direct relation to minerals in source water or lack thereof.
ceg4048 said:Actually mate plants do not really care about pH and neither do the fish.
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Yes, unless you trying to keep or breed a particular type of fish that needs those levels of soft water, otherwise is pretty much a waste of time.ghostsword said:So it is safe to say that using peat and other water softeners, caring about ph levels (unless extremes) is a truly waste of time?