The Puffer Forum

Thank you all for your replies. I will cycle the tank at 1.004 (using marine salt), and then slowly acclimate them (drip). I will be using aragonite as substrate with RTR's recommended RFUG filtration and additional filtration (HOB or canister, not decided yet).

Thank you again!!!
Stefanie

Hi All, I have been careful trying to plan a home for a F8 puffer over the last few months... I went to the store yesterday to find out about their water... I asked since they claim they keep them at 1.004 sg which brand salt they use... here is the reply: whatever is available, sometimes marine sal...

Thank you again for the information. Now one more question, and I will stop bugging you (for now ): where should my kH with salt added ideally be?

My tap water shows no (measurable) difference in aged or freshly drawn water and is at 7.5. My kH is around 7. I was hoping that this is high enough to buffer in between water changes when aragonite is used. Should I maybe add crushed coral to the filter also? As for water changes I do 50% weekly on...

Thank you again... I went to the store again yesterday and what puzzles me is that on the tank they wrote "salt, 1.004" and "pH=7.4". The store is not too far from me, so the water should not be that different. My tap already has 7.5! So I guess this is an indication of Old Tank ...

Ok, thank you... so I will be trying to do a slow drip with tank water when I bring them home... Now I have a question that might sound silly, but can a fish be shocked if it is put into much cleaner water than it is used to? I am asking because, should I test the water from the store and it has amm...

Could someone tell me how to do a "slow drip" aclimatization (sp?)? When I bring home new fish, I usually put them into a bucket with the water from the bag, and add tank water bit by bit until it gets too full, then take out some of the water from the bucket and continue to add tank water...

Thank you all for the input. I was going to buy an instant ocean hydrometer (it is the only one I can find that goes down to 1.000), and test their water with the one I buy, so I know it will be consistent. The tank is not extra tall, it is 24" long. Is this going to be a problem? I bought this...

Hi All, I am planning on setting up my first brackish tank. The tank is a 20G high. I am planning to do the following and need some input/review if this is OK. I do not have anything but the tank, yet, so I can easily switch plans... Set up: I was going to buy Aragonite. Is this the recommended subs...