The Puffer Forum

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/BrackishSubWebIndex/bracplants.htm is your BW plant list ... limited by what the LFS can get I actually found that link somewhere, definitely something good to work with, thanks J-P Definitaly go with the AC50 for the 20 if you go with the 29 you can get the AC70. There r...

So I've decided to get some of your opinions on my future BW setup for a Figure 8 Pufferfish. Tank size will be: 20g or 29g Filter size will be: Aquaclear 30gallon at 150gph or Aquaclear 50gallon at 200gph Substrate: Argonite Sand SG Mixer: Instant Ocean Salt Mixer Fish: One F8 puffer, maybe two dep...

Ok thanks guys!

You can drip acclimate to the ne SG or you can use a small container take some water out of the bag and then add tank water into the bag slowly changing the SG. Ok sounds quite simple. Thanks. Does anyone have an answer to my water change question? or perhaps would have a link to an answer? Is your...

Hilly wrote:You can drip acclimate to the ne SG or you can use a small container take some water out of the bag and then add tank water into the bag slowly changing the SG.

Oh and hilly thats a cute puffer in your avatar pic. Is it yours?

Hilly wrote:You can drip acclimate to the ne SG or you can use a small container take some water out of the bag and then add tank water into the bag slowly changing the SG.

Ok sounds quite simple. Thanks.
Does anyone have an answer to my water change question? or perhaps would have a link to an answer?

On the flip side of the coin ... what SG is the F8 being kept at? If you are buying it form someone who is keeping it in FW.. then you will have to acclimate it to the new tank. Well, I've read that the SG is best kept at 1.005-1.008. How do you acclimate it into the new tank? I plan on getting it ...

Nick wrote:Moved.

If the tank isn't cycled, just add enough marine salt mix to make get the SG where you want it and cycle it at that SG, that way you won't have to worry about the math for gradually increasing the SG in the tank.

That helps alot, and makes a whole lot of headache go away, thanks.

this thread would probably do better in the brackish aquariums, my mistake.

I'm interested in starting a 20gallon aquarium for one F8 puffer. Now, as far as setting up a brackish aquarium I know that it must have the correct salinity. One of my questions is about changing a FW tank into BW water tank. From what I've read, one must do 50% water changes. Have a separate conta...