The Puffer Forum

It’s that big stump in the picture. I pulled it from a local lake, pressure washed it and sat it in a (almost boiling) bath for 4 hours.

I do 25% weekly but sometimes I get swamped at work and do a 50% within a 2 week timeline.

He’s about 6” long.

Maybe that new big piece of driftwood is lowering my ph?

Hi Pufferpunk and thanks for the reply. Not sure why I put 0.0 for nitrates as they always hold on 5.0. The ph is at 7.2 now as I did a water change after testing and the tap is at 7.6. Should the ph be higher than that to keep him happy as I always saw it at 7.0-7.2 His breathing has calmed a littl...

Hello all.. New to forum but not fish keeping and would love so help... Let me start out on the red answers: 1: Ph=6.6/6.8, ammonia=0.0, nitrites=0.0, nitrates=0.0 2: 150gallon, tank mates: 4 harlequins - 2 glow Tetras - 1 angle - 1 red eye Tetra - 1 brushynose placo - bunch of cherry shrimp and sna...