The Puffer Forum

Use a tank divider when feeding, or something to isolate your puffer from the other fish while they eat.

I wouldn't put driftwood in a marine tank, but if you like the look just get some fake drift wood.

If you can determine what the illness was/is it would be easy to figure out how to fix the tank.

You can leave them in, and after you're done let the tank settle and then vacuum any debris off the bottom before adding new substrate, and instead of just poring in the new substrate use your net to gently place it on the bottom, this will help keep the water from clouding up as much.

Sounds like your heater is bad, unless the room is 80 degrees most the time, and if you got the heater used I would replace it, regardless.

When I remove gravel from a tank that is up and running, I just use a 4 to 6" fishnet and scoop it out. I personally don't like using fine sand in a tank, and I would use the next bigger size, because it seems easier to clean/vacuum during water changes. IMO

I have seen ceramics, terracotta, glass, coconut shells and other stuff used with no problems, but if you have any doubts about something you can do a test soak in and bucket, and see if there is a reaction, i.e. leaching color, raising water hardness etc.

http://www.eastcoastaquariumsociety.ca/ ... =21030&p=1
Here's a nice build thread.

If I was moving a 20 gal tank, first get some clean coolers split half the tank water between them and put in the fish, put the rest of the water in buckets, drain the filter, then move the tank and set in back up as soon as possible i.e. immediately, using the water in the buckets and new salt wate...

is that website legal?

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Here's a two bulb light that's a good price.

If you have enough live rock you don't even need any substrate, which makes it easy to clean.

Octopus need to be kept by themselves, and they are known for escaping from their tanks.

I have seen articles on building tanks out of plywood with just a front window and using two part epoxy paint to seal the inside wood, the author claimed to have had these tanks last 15 to 20 years.

Be careful when cleaning/scraping algae on the inside of the glass, and keep the tank level.