The Puffer Forum

I just got my Figure Eight within the last week as well. I had read on this forum that it was likely I needed to treat for IPs. I have been soaking food in IP medication and have already seen the puffer pass a visible worm or two. I would definitely treat for IPs. Mine seems to freak out a little wh...

Are the tank parameters reading any better/ did you figure out kH?

thanks! I will start transitioning to brackish tomorrow.

thuh-mis-tuh-kleez

I was able to purchase a kH test kit for less than 10 dollars at my LFS. It might be worth it.

Haha correct RTR.

I finally got my Figure Eight Puffer, Themistocles! I acclimated him slowly into the cycled 20 gallon long yesterday. It immediately began exploring it's environment and has yet to show any serious signs of stress. Thanks for all the help from people on this forum in getting started correctly! I alr...

Ya you are correct RTR. Luckily I have a photo editing panel that is well calibrated frequently, but I have seen some crazy differences on lower quality lcds. It's too unpredictable

Ammonia: 0-.25 ppm
Nitrite: 0 ppm
Nitrate: 40-50 ppm
pH: 8.0
kH: 9

That's kind of what I expected. I will probably just do a species only tank then.

Nice suggestion, I may just have to do that sometime lol...It's usually not a problem, I'm a college student and my roommate is usually around to check the colors. I also had one more question (maybe get RTR's opinion also?) about whether or not keeping a low number of bumblebee gobies in the same t...

Yes, thank you, I have this problem as well. Will be great to have the library back

Thanks! Should I be testing kH as well? What hardness does a F8 prefer? I am thinking from my substrate choice and rocks it should be at fairly correct levels.

Ya, I think ph is around 8.0 (...colorblindness makes these API color tests a pain lol...gotta get my friend to verify, but I think I'm right.) I beleive the aragonite is a good buffer. I'll continue checking twice daily. I started a journal for this tank to record water parameters/feeding times jus...

Just checked water parameters

Ammonia: 1-2 ppm
Nitrite: 0 ppm
Nitrate: 30ppm

Will check again tomorrow night. Only about 4 plants in the tank of significant size. Continuing to provide ammonia source.

Im running the tank with the lights off and continuing to keep ammonia in the tank. I definitely have at least a microcycle going, but I think it needs to go longer, as I understand puffers have a high bioload