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Depending on what your pH and KH are, the best thing would probably be to put some crushed coral in a media bag and stick it in your filter. Aragonite sand is pretty messy and so is crushed coral when you use it as a substrate. If you want to dish out money for Eco Complete Cichlid sand, that is good stuff.

If you have a pH of around 7.2 and up, that would be fine for most Africans. Just remember that when you do water changes if your tap pH is alot lower, that could stress the fish out more than living in water that is not ideal.