Salinity for Figure 8
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littlec
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Salinity for Figure 8
So I have been increasing the salinity in my Figure 8 puffer's 20 gallon tank for a few weeks but I am not sure where to stop. I've heard .003 to .008. So what is the sweet spot?
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Re: Salinity for Figure 8
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
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Re: Salinity for Figure 8
I keep mine at 1.004. Rtr did a study, and from what I hear, the longest lived f8s where kept at higher then 1.003 and lower then 1.005.
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littlec
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Re: Salinity for Figure 8
Just to clarify, tap water is 1.0 right? So I am adding marine salt to bring it up to 1.004?