The Puffer Forum

do a quick search on you tube and laminate the the corner in question. Cutting glass is not as hard as it looks. I did it a few times, and once did a lamination. the tank had a spiderweb crack on the side and a stress crack down the middle. it was pretty screwed to begin with and now my anoles are ...

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That is an unusual set of water parameters. What is your test kit? Any clue as to why? What water is used to make SW? Have you tested it? IMHO, the tank is too small. Insufficient swimming space unless your LR is super dense, and I am still doubtful. api test kit. it may be that the tank was over s...

bertie 83 wrote:Always try interesting decor to minimise glass surfing. You want to get the phos down tho, what are exact water params?

0 ammo, 0 nitrate/trite, ph of 7.8, phos 10 (the darkest on the api card)

Are there holes & tunnels for him to swim through? there are two or so tunnels alot of nooks and crannies and a big cave/dome for him to hide in and rest. ill try moving the rocks again tomorrow to see if it helps break things up. its live rock so i hope it can take the beating of all these mov...

Give him time to settle in. How heavily decorated is the tank? iv filled it up with about 35 lbs live rock which go about mid way up the tank and spread through out the center of the tank to the edges. the cheato is in one big patch in the corner. hes hopefully getting an upgrade to a 55 in may. do...

i have one 4 in. gsp in a 29 gallon full saltwater tank just the other day i got rid of the other 4 that were stunted and over stocking the tank. HE WONT STOP GLASS SURFING iv added some cheato algae and rearranged the rocks, added a powerhead fed smaller portions and even put some hermit crabs in t...

More waterchanges will get that down. The more you change the faster it will drop. Do 50% now or asap (or multiple small if more convienient) Follow with daily 20% or so until acceptable levels are achieved. It will take no time at all just some graft. YOu will soon have a tank to be proud of looks...

bertie 83 wrote:You will get there. We will help. Once the residual overstocking issues are overcome it will be easy i promise.

thank you! when can i expect to see phos. levels start to drop?

bertie 83 wrote:Plants may also help but waterchanges are key.

i have some cheato and Caulerpa prolifera to try to help. i have otherwise pristine conditions. my live rock just looks ugly from the phos. it seems to always be a loosing battle.

yea should help. do an additional waterchange or two to get the pollutants down from the overstocking, large ones. Black tummy is not a good sign, glad you have it under control a bit more now. 30g for a gsp alone tho so would still look into upgrading when my son is born in may we are putting him ...

well i took my 4 over stocked green spotted puffers to the lfs today. i kept the biggest one pickles :) he still seems a little on guard. i had all 5 in my 29 saltwater tank but now he just has a lawnmower blenny. thanks guys for the help and recommendation. these little buggers where like potato ch...

Noticed U keep mentioning they are stunted, what makes U think so? the lady i got them from two years ago had them in a 45with a scat and some other large brackish fish and they have not grown a bit. meanwhile i bought the 5th one from walmart(i saved it from mouth fungus) a year ago and hes almost...

its just to sad. all the lfs puffers look thin and unsightly. i feel really bad. i know i need to down stock the puffs but i just dont feel safe.. ill give to the store that has them in saltwater, but im not happy about the skeleton i found in the gsp tank they had.. ill keep the one that is the big...

I think that would be stress and the fact that your tank is rather bare. Puffers need very complex tanks to keep them busy and yours doesn't have all that much to amuse them. Try adding new decorations or LR. i just added plant and some more rock every time i rearrange it they get bored. im honestl...