Texas Holey Stone

Just in, Texas Holey stone The absolute best rock for your African Cichlid aquarium. Buffers Ph and Hardness,and looks great too. We only get this stuff in about 3 times a year looking as good as this so act fast. Because Texas holey stone is soluble, meaning it will slowly dissolve over time, it can be a great addition to any African Cichlid aquarium.

The pH for these tanks are anywhere from 7.5 to 9.0. This is very alkaline for a freshwater aquarium, and almost as alkaline as saltwater aquariums. The Texas Holey stone helps, in effect, to raise the pH of soft water by donating Calcium, Magnesium, and Carbonate. And if you already have hard water, limestone can be helpful in buffering, or keeping your water at a pH no lower than 7.6.

Minerals don’t stay suspended in water for very long, and so the Texas Holey stone helps to keep your pH stable by continuously leaching calcium carbonate into the water. There are lots of rocks besides Texas Holey stone that will give you this effect, but we prefer Texas Holey stone over others.