Cichlid Lake Salt 250g

Lake Cichlid Salt is a chemically sound mixture of salts designed to mimic the natural habitat of African cichlids in Rift Lake. It contains all the physiologically essential elements such as magnesium, calcium, sodium and potassium, and includes trace components such as iron, aluminum and iodide.

Key Features:

• Mimics the environment of African cichlids
• It contains adequate amounts of calcium, magnesium, sodium and potassium
• It affects hardness only, not alkalinity or pH

Instructions:
All doses are given in 40 liters (10 US gal).

• Tanganyika: Use 11 g (1.5 teaspoons)
• Malawi: Use 5.5 g (3/4 teaspoon)
• Victoria: Use 3.6 g (1/2 teaspoon)

Dosages are based on DI or RO water; For other waters, measure the hardness (GH) first, then add as needed. For reference, a dose of Tanganyika raises dGH by 8.8 units. The Malawi dose raises the dGH level by 4.4 units. Victoria dose raises dGH level by 3 units.

We recommend the following GH ranges:

• Tanganyika: 3-5.5 mEq/L (8-14 dG)
• Malawi: 1.5-3 mEq/L (4-8 dGH)
• Victoria: 1-2 mEq/L (3-6 dGH)