The Puffer Forum

blb, what was your tank size with those guys?

whats the best food to feed a f8 to keep his teeth and beak down?

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what size of tank is he in and how did you cycle it?

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how did you cycle their tank?

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can too much ammonia kill the bacteria?

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false alarm, miscommunication. my dad said i can use the ammonia, he wasnt questioning me, but where i was going to get it.

ok then, fishless cycling it is.

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i dont have spare time, between my job at the lfs, school, and caring for 6 tanks, 4 birds, and some dogs.

he says "people" use ammonia in bombs and drugs, i told him i wanted it for fish, but he doesnt get it, so...

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ok, my dad says i cant use ammonia, for some reason. so i guess i am back to square one. i will just have to let the white clouds cycle the tank and hope i dont go throught a mini cycle when i get the puffer.

wish me luck, any other suggestions please feel free to share.

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ok, then thats what i ll do. you guys have really helped,

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ok i see now, i think here is what i ll do. day one. remove white clouds, add 5ppm of ammonia, add 1.001 sg, day two. maintian 5 ppm of ammonia until nitrite appears. ... day seven. raise sg to 1.002 ... day fourteen raise sg to 1.003 ... day twenty one raise sg to 1.005 or, leave the white clouds i...

well i am only a week in so i guess i will just take the minnows out and raise the sg to 1.005 and fishless cycle. now, withthe fishless cycling do i just add ammonia and bacteria will appear or do i have to add bacteria from somthing else then add ammonia. but if i add and item that is seeded from ...

right now i have 4 white cloud minnows cycling the tank. but how can i cycle a brackish water tank?

well, i wish i could do biospira but it is pretty expensive plus, my lfs doesn't carry it.

i work at my lfs and i must say i couldnt agree more, i always check with my boss before answering a question that i dont know, and i have turned down alot of sales. there was a guy who wanted to buy all 10 of our discus for his 29 gallon tank. i said "sir, you may get 2 discus for a 29 if you ...