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Ok I'll get rid of the shrimp, could live with out the smell any how.

For puffers is it best to keep the amonia around 4ppm for the first little while? That's what I don't for FW, but I heard puffers are big time bioloaders.

I have an air stone in there, but it seems to be speeding up water evap. so I turned the pump off.

So what is it guys, shrimp method or amonia method? I have always done the old country amonia method in FW and it works, but like I said this is my first BW cycle.

Nothing live in the product, Cycle, only dead bacteria. You're gonna have to find live bacteria from a 1.005 tank or cycle it as FW, then raise the SG. Do you know what SG your supplier keeps their F8s at? Hi, I'm pretty sure the supplier and mom/pop fish store keeps their brackish tanks around 1.0...

Hi guys, Here are a couple pics of my newly setup brackish tank. Its running about 1.005 right now and I'm hoping i can keep it there. Naturally with out any chemicals, my ph is around 8.0-8.2 with a very high kH with the addition of the salt and base rock. I just started the cycle and I'm going to ...

OK, I'll stick with one puffer. But back to the base rock. I have a bunch of it (new from a freshwater tank build that i bought not knowing i couldn't use it in fresh) and i was really hoping to use it. Does anyone have experience with base rock and puffers? Also, in a year or so i will likely set u...

Thanks so much guys! Really appreciate it. I just heard they get bored easily and i thought having two in a tank would help with that. I'm not worried about bioload, because i have a huge filter (AC50) and will have lots of decorations for BB colonization. The thing i would worry about is agression....

Aragonite sand is best. It buffers the pH to around 8 & keeps it stable. http://www.thepufferforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=68&t=28692 Hi, My pH is already very stable with a high KH. Lower GH and the pH right from the tap is around 7.5-8.0. If its very important i would go with that type ...

Hi, I'm brand new to brackish water and also to puffers. I really like F8 puffers and i went in to my LFS and they said they can be ordered in any time. I have: -25 gallon aquarium - AC50 filter -proper heater -silica sand -driftwood -lots of round smooth rocks -hydrometer -instant ocean salt -air s...