what is needed to have a porcupine puffer

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Noelle
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what is needed to have a porcupine puffer

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Hi I am very new at this and basically just looking for straight answers. I dont know what is needed to house just a porcupine puffer other then a 120 gallon tank. I dont presently have one at this time but that seems to be the only straight answer I can find. If someone could please give me some straight foward facts that would be great.
thanks so much
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They are full marine fish. Possibly posted in wrong thread?
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You will need aragonite sand or crushed coral for your substrate.
Live Rock
Protein Skimmer
Sump or Wet/Dry
Heater could be optional if your water temp stays steady, or a chiller if the water stays too hot.
Powerheads if you don't have enough water movement in your tank.
Make sure your tank is 100% cycled.

This is all I can think about right off the top of my head.
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sorry i also dont know how to work this forum thingy my bad...
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Don't worry, one of the mods will move it. Welcome to the forum btw.
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Just making sure you knew they were full marine. I am currently setting up a 180 gal for a Porc and I've been getting a real education on here. I'm not sure how much you know about marine tanks but I learned a ton about filtration from http://www.melevsreef.com/allmysumps.html and basic setup from here http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showt ... id=1031074. Very good reading.
"Darwin swings...annnnnnd a miss. Boy Jim, Chuck's suffered at the plate tonight. He's 0 for 3 and I'm not sure he's recovered from that shoulder pull a few weeks ago. I'll bet the front office is re-thinking that contract."
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Excellent article stickied here about SW puffers, mostly Porcs.
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I have to second that. Give it a read. The stickied article is super informative. It made me want to get a porc someday...when I can get a 120G.

It's here... viewtopic.php?f=6&t=192
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