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Buffering Water? Celebrity Endorsement? Losing your sand? Tank Talk QandA 31

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@jonmolofsky1854

I'm really impressed with what your doing and way to give dustin some prop's.  Keep up the good work.

@Nickwalker53

Aye man I put 4 of my African Cichilds in one tank and the aggression went down. I have a video on my page showing they are acting more natural.

@leonardpooper6

yes john your right my tank / tanks are 8.0 – 8.2 so when I am doing a water change my tap water is 6.4 ph so I don't have to buffer my tap water my aragonite will do it for me and that's is fine for 50% water change ?

@cichlidjunkie7179

nice video john studio is looking nice

@1deaver

wow, Newfoundlander here too with the same pH

@YKnossos

There is another way to do it with sand that leads to less sand being sucked up but it takes a little longer. Stir up the sand using your fingers or something that reaches, and that will release any debris that is breaking down on the top layer, and then give it a little time to settle. Come back, and when you are using the siphon, just hover over the top of the sand. It can take a few tries to get it right, but you end up sucking up all the debris and waste, while not sucking up any sand.

You could also instead of using a coffee filter go to a fabric store and look for a material that is cheap and can be bought in a yard. It has to be something similar to panty hose. Then you can cut that into pre-made peices and use that as a liner to strain the sand from the water. It may or may not be cheaper that way and the material could probably go through multiple uses.

@123kaury

Awesome vid John! I might have to try that "coffee filter sand strainer" next time I do a water change.

@GUYANAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

6.5ph? And trying to keep Africans lol I think she might need to rethink her fish selection