African Cichlid Water Parameters: pH, GH, and KH (everything you need to know!)

In this video I discuss water parameters for Lake Malawi Cichlids, specifically high pH, GH, and KH. I walk through why these parameters are different for African Cichlids compared to most other freshwater fish, what these parameters mean, how to obtain them, how to test/measure them, and how to adjust them. Time Stamps: 0:41 - Lake Malawi Parameters 1:33 - Do you need to raise pH, GH, and KH? 2:15 - What is pH? 3:00 - What is KH? (carbonate hardness) 3:23 - What is GH? (general hardness) 4:02 - What you can use to raise pH, KH, and GH 7:15 - How to test pH, KH, and GH 9:35 - How to test High pH using API Test Kit 10:40 - How to test KH using API Test Kit 13:26 - How to test GH using API Test Kit 15:12 - How to adjust pH, KH, and GH 16:07 - How to dose Seachem Lake Malawi Buffer 18:00 - How to dose Seachem Cichlid Lake Salt I hope you find this video to be helpful! If you did please give it a like, and let me know what you thought in the comments down below. If you're enjoying my content, don't forget to subscribe to my channel! You might also like to check out some of the playlists I have on my channel for more content about my setup and Lake Malawi Cichlids. Happy fish keeping! :) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Music: 🎵 | Music by noni → https://www.instagram.com/noni.wav/ → https://open.spotify.com/artist/0bBJ1... 🎵 | caens → https://open.spotify.com/artist/39sVK... 🎵 | Rudy Raw → https://open.spotify.com/artist/4ZITu... 🎵 | WVLF → https://open.spotify.com/artist/7lfr6... 🎶 | Tracklist J Train In Place ft. caens Equipment ft. Rudy Raw Nocturnal Take Me Back ft. WVLF