GSP setup
Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2016 11:21 pm
Hi all,
Bad news... my orange chromide turned nasty a few weeks ago and my Fig 8 was a little beaten up (nipped fins, but nothing seriously apparent). I returned the OC, but unfortunately, the stress of the attack must have been too great and my puff died the following night. This was quite saddening and was certainly a learning experience that I won't be forgetting. Was thinking of moving onto something a bit different, and converting my tank (35 gal) to a full marine setup for a single GSP. I Currently have about 5 kg (11 lbs) of coral rock in my tank (still currently brackish) and I will aim to get approx. 10 kg (22 lbs) more. Will also get a high-quality HOB protein skimmer.
But I am uncertain as to what is the best (fastest and most economical) way to convert brackish to marine?
From my understanding, the marine BB are completely different from freshwater-brackish types. So, would it be best to just remove the canister filter, raise salinity to full marine (1.025 sg) and introduce base rock and seed with some liverock? This would essentially be re-cycling the tank, which by the end the GSP could be introduced. Or would it be better to introduce the GSP at brackish and then slowly raise the salinity each week?
Cheers,
Bad news... my orange chromide turned nasty a few weeks ago and my Fig 8 was a little beaten up (nipped fins, but nothing seriously apparent). I returned the OC, but unfortunately, the stress of the attack must have been too great and my puff died the following night. This was quite saddening and was certainly a learning experience that I won't be forgetting. Was thinking of moving onto something a bit different, and converting my tank (35 gal) to a full marine setup for a single GSP. I Currently have about 5 kg (11 lbs) of coral rock in my tank (still currently brackish) and I will aim to get approx. 10 kg (22 lbs) more. Will also get a high-quality HOB protein skimmer.
But I am uncertain as to what is the best (fastest and most economical) way to convert brackish to marine?
From my understanding, the marine BB are completely different from freshwater-brackish types. So, would it be best to just remove the canister filter, raise salinity to full marine (1.025 sg) and introduce base rock and seed with some liverock? This would essentially be re-cycling the tank, which by the end the GSP could be introduced. Or would it be better to introduce the GSP at brackish and then slowly raise the salinity each week?
Cheers,