KH/GH for a CA tank?

[dsouthworth]

Central american tank.
Jack Dempsey
Red Hook Silver dollar
Rainbow chichlid - Herotilapia multispinosa
Salvini Cichlid - Nandopsis Salvini

So i'm testing buffers so get my gh and kh better than 'zero'. How is this for my tank? Any advise? I dosed for 10gallons using tap water+dechlor

pH 7.4
GH 60mg/L
KH 100mg/L

[Rastapus]

Gh could be a bit higher at around 100 KH is fine.

[neven]

remember that some buffers will not reflect well on a GH test. Kent RO right is an example of this

[dsouthworth]

I used Seachem's 'Equilibrium' and 'Alkaline buffer'

[dsouthworth]

As long as I have a good Kh I'm not too worried. Their just CA fish, so they don't need a super hard buffer like Malawi cichlids.
I should be good.

Thanks!

[kelownaguy]

remember that some buffers will not reflect well on a GH test. Kent RO right is an example of this

KH measures carbonate(the important one) buffering capability.

GH has nothing to do with buffers except that it may reflect the presence of something like calcium carbonate that contains both GH and KH.

[dsouthworth]

GH is the hardness of the water. No fish deserves to be put into soft conditions such as out tap water.
We should be adding some sort of buffer.