The Puffer Forum

Yea mine stayed cloudy for quite a while after putting it in but did clear up.

well I only have one sponge, so ill at least need to grab one more. I agree it is an awesome filter, It was used for about a year when i got it and it is still running stronger than my penguins that are half as old as it.

Same filter i am using right now, I know im due for new media so ill just grab a pack of sponges and slowly swap them out.

I'll Check out her article.

Alright well he (or her) has been living in a 29 gallon high brackish tank for a while now, but recently i have fallen behind on maintenance (i know i'm a horrible fish keeper!) but just havn't been satisfied with the tank since i took it down from full SW. Anyway was driving along and saw a 35gal h...

Not exactly sure about how it effects Ph cus my PH is perfect out the tap lol but i have used playsand in both my 30gal GSP tank which has gone between 1.018-1.022 over the last few months. (trying to decide on brackish or sw, finally decided brackish lol) and also in my old 10g nano reef with a sg ...

Alright well here's my situation. Ive had my GSP living in marine conditions for prob 6-9 months now and he is doing great but the tank is looking like crap lol. i am having a horrible time keeping the live rock alive, and am having to do just as many water changes as when it was brakish so im think...

ok wow you guys described eveything heis doing exactly lol, the hiding by the thermometer, or in his little hiding spot, and trying to squeeze behind the intake on the filter. so i guess its just a normal thing.

at first thats what i thaught but its random sometimes he just does it at night after he's eaten, but usually when i walk up. almost like he's startled.

ok well i almost wanted to put this in the hospital forum but since he isnt actually sick that i can tell i decided to put it here, but i will still post the same information. amonia and nitrite 0 nitrate <20 salinity 1.020 PH 8.0 i use prime and instant ocean salt. 29 gallon tank and only other inh...

yea in the wild he would just get stuck inbetween a couple twigs or something chasing a worm lol

ok well here is about the funniest thing i have ever have happen to me with fish keeping! ill just start off with a picture then explain what happened! http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk8/cobra1713/DSC_0052.jpg http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk8/cobra1713/DSC_0057.jpg now also he is OK! that ...

awesome this is jsut what i was looking for, it gives me a good start i think ill get my hands dirty...err well wet...this weekend and redo all his rock formation (trying not to squish any hermits lol) and see what happens lol. so were would i find this tufa? and what did you add in bonzos tank jay?

i have a marine gsp tank its a 29 gallon (which is a taller tank design) it has about 35 lbs of live rock in it. im looking for some ideas for designing my tank. right now i have had some problems stacking the live rock high enough to fill the upper half. so i need some way to design live rock high ...

i have talked with nick and he said his stared working around 1.018.

i tried to make a nano skimmer out of acrylic but it didnt produce any skimmate and then the silicone wasnt sealed right so it leaked, i couldnt find any of the proper weld on to seal acrylic.

a good plan for a skimmer would help.

that is an awesome Arothron meleagris and being one of my dream puffers im kinda bias! but both are amazing pictures!!! congratz to you both.