Kenny's 29gH Brackish Tank Journal

[kENNY]

I'm pretty content with getting the GSP now, I think...I just wanna get everything for the tank before I get the puffer which will definitely take some time...

And in that time, I'm going to do more research!

[Brandon8521]

You can always wait it out ... or re-arrange things and put the GSP in the 55?

+1

My 33 looks to small for my GSP and its only about 3 inches long. There is no way i could keep him in there forever. Especially when he's 6" long and 8" around.

[kENNY]

What about until I get a new 75gal???

Maybe a year or two?

I'll see what kinda brackish puffers are local before making any decision with of course...research.

How many figure-8's could fit in a 29gal BTW? 2? With the bumble bee gobies?

[Brandon8521]

I really couldnt tell yah how fast they grow. Although there was a thread on here with people posting there GSP's growth and conditions, they were all over the place some peoples seemed to get big quick and others took a while. I have had mine for a couple months i would guess and he has grown about an inch maybe just a little over. Im sure one GSP in the 29 would be fine for some time but my little guy is everywhere and it just seems really snug.

[Iliveinazoo]

What about until I get a new 75gal???

Maybe a year or two?

I'll see what kinda brackish puffers are local before making any decision with of course...research.

How many figure-8's could fit in a 29gal BTW? 2? With the bumble bee gobies?

You're right with 2. The rule stated with bumblebee gobies is 1 per 10cm diameter, this is more for territory as they don't eat much so they don't provide a lot of waste

EDIT: 1 per 10cm diameter relates to the surface area of the base of the tank

[kENNY]

Thanks!

Ok...sooo...

I have some fake corals and was planning to get a few more and then some fake plants which will complete my vision for what a brackish tank should look like...

I'm atleast 90% sure I want a GSP now...they are just too adorable to pass up!

This is going to be "High-End" brackish....so it should work out...

Since my 55gal comes first right now and is going where the 29 was, plans for the 29 have been...postponed...until I can get the new stand for the 29. Which will be after I get my new light, glass lids, & gravel for my 55gal... And probably even longer cuz I want a new table for my 5.5gal...

Hopefully it won't be that long...

[soggydrysuit]

I'd go for the 75g - remember PP's 55g with the two GSP's. They outgrew even that so far as I can work out.

A 75g with plastic coral looks perfect. For life.

I'm off to make up water for my lot now

I'm going full marine with my two GSP's in a 240l (think that's about 60g) but I already have 40kg of LR and a big skimmer. That'll save on the water changes

Wonder if they'll eat the damsel I have?!

[kENNY]

Slight change:

I'm going to do a 75 instead and have a Ceylon Puffer & a Green Spot Puffer...

Both are AWESOME.

Once my Ryukins are gone[what the 29 is going for], I'm going for either a SAP, a Congo, or another brackish tank with the originally planned F-8/BBG's...

We'll see how it works out!

[soggydrysuit]

Very

[kENNY]

Yeah it is!

I'm wondering though if it's a full marine, I could get away with a tomato clownfish...

Hmm...

Should I go marine?

[soggydrysuit]

That's exactly what I'm doing Less salt expenditure and I can hopefully add my damselfish.

I was thinking about a tomato clown, too but don't think I quite have enough space in my tank.

[Pufferpunk]

Tom clowns get about 6".

[kENNY]

As much as I really hated to say bye to my GSP plan, I did because there is no way I wanna look after a 75 and/or a HEAVILY bioloaded [lol] 29gal.

My plan is back to the F-8 & bumble bee gobies.

I'm officially in the safe zone in all of my tanks:

55gal -> 99% stocked
29gal[Brackish] -> 81% Stocked
10gal -> 79% Stocked
5.5gal[Nano-Reef] -> 96% Stocked

*according to aqadvisor...