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Pufferpunk wrote:Why would you continue to add Stresszyme or Cycle to a cycled system?

To replace any lost bacteria from the water change. I know what you are saying but I have the fear with these sorts of things..
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NO, you must absolutely use 100% marine salt, like Instant Ocean brand or something, as long as it's marine salt... Aquarium salt will just make salty water... it has some missing key components that make the difference between marine and brine-water. As for adding salt gradually, you only have to ...

Pufferpunk wrote:viewtopic.php?f=8&t=19348

Great instructions thanks for the link, much appreciated.

Yeah the Nitrates are a little high in the tap water in my new water area, I have got a nitrate filter which lowers it no end and I think take out some of the other crap we have endure in the UK. Yeah I have a spare interla power filter as I upgraded the filter in my new tank straight away when I bo...

OK thanks for this. When would you recommend adding the first gobies? Still FW or with some salt? re: WC - I was planning to do 30% wc per week (which is what I used to do with my 200l tank) then running FW into this massive plastic jerry can i have but passing it from tap through a nitrate filter f...

Be sure to cycle the tank 1st! http://www.thepufferforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=67&t=28467 This x 10. Also, how do yo plan to mix your brackish water? ahhhaaa you have pre-empted my next question. From what I have read, the process of adding salt to the water is a very gradual thing. However...

thanks for everyones comments, really apprieciate them. I think will definitely get the 125 with 1 x f8 + maybe 3 gobbies and see how he the f8 tolerates them if he is chilled out I will maybe add a few more later down the line. Seems like the most sensible way to role. Yep there is a MASSIVE differ...

Hi JRC3 thanks for your comments. Dims of the one I was looking at are 80cm (l) x 40 cm (d) x 50 cm (h). What do you think? I have been a little confused by whether height in the tank is more important that length as some say they swim up and down alot whilst elsewhere I have read they like to swim ...

Thanks Bertie, that is very helpful. I would really like a pair but I am struggling to find anything but 125l tanks at the moment. I don't really have space for much bigger but the tanks sizes seem to jump to 180 after that which is too big for my space. Guess i will just have to stick to the one at...

Hi everyone, New to the forum and need some advice. I have been keeping tropical fish for some years (community tank mainly) and recently went travelling and had to sell all my gear. I now want to get back into but have less space and would like to try keeping figure of 8 puffers. I understand the s...