The Puffer Forum

What about those Aquapure nitrate filters? Are they worth it? They are quite pricey.

Good news... my puffer is now eating shrimp, squid, and clam meat. So I am going to be making some changes to my filtration this week. I ordered some purigen (the reviews looked promising for helping keep nitrates low). I'm going to put that and I'm going to try putting rubble rock in my canister fi...

Where would I put the purigen bags if I removed the canister? Couldn't I just remove the media, leave the foam filter (but clean it obviously), and put purigen in the compartments? I might as well keep it there for water circulation as well. As for the LR, it must be cured then, because I haven't ha...

The only thing showing was high nitrates. I'm pretty sure it was uncured, it was still in the box at the store and the guy said it came straight from Fiji. It definately wasn't scrubbed off. So what should I do exactly? Since my nitrates are 20, should I keep doing repeat water changes until I get t...

I get RO/DI water from the lfs up the road (0 nitrates). I've had 50 lbs of uncured live rock since the beginning of my tank. I'm curious... could I put LR rubble in place of media for my canister filter as well as some nitrate remover? Would it be the same affect as using an HOB filter, but running...

I use API saltwater test kit. I have been paranoid with nitrates since I got my tank. Within two weeks of my tank running, my nitrates were about 80 with my test kit. I went to two different lfs's and had them test my water, both said they were lower than what I was reading. They said it wasn't poss...

I just finished my 50% water change and installed a protein skimmer. I was a bit disappointed when I tested my nitrates after and it just went to 20pp. After reading through the link you posted, it seems as though I can still keep my canister filter (I sure hope so, otherwise it was $200 wasted). I ...

I understand that I need a bigger tank. I really would like to get about a 250-300g tank so that they will all have adequate room to get to full size. I was under the impression I had a few years to before needing to make this upgrade. Looks like I may be getting a 125g in the near future. As for th...

Great advice from both. I greatly appreciate it. As for the forum rules: 1. Water parameters pH - 8.3 Ammonia - 0 Nitrite - 0 Nitrate - 30 (any suggestions on keeping this low other than water changes?) Salinity - 28 2. 65g tank, 50lb live rock, live sand, fluval 305 tankmates - 2 clown fish, diamon...

I'm curious about how krill gives a puffer lockjaw? I have a baby porc puffer and I have been feeding him krill. I've been trying to vary his diet, but he really loves that krill more than anything. I posted a question before about how to get him eating different things, but I only got one post back...

I have had my porcupine puffer for almost a month now. I have a 65g tank, 50lb live rock, live sand, and a fluval 305. He is about 4-5 inches, so I'm assuming he is about one year old (per lfs). I have two inquiries concerning feeding: How often should I feed him and how much and how can I get him t...