Is my plan ok for a 40Gal

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Is my plan ok for a 40Gal

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Well I plan to setup my 40Gal (36x12x20h) which has been dry for over a year while I had my 80gal setup with 4 super lame piranha's.
So my plan is to put 2 - F8 and 2 - Bumblebee Goby in there (we'll see how the BBG do...)
I have it heavily decorated, however I need to get a "rock dwelling" for some hiding for the BBG's.

My filter is a HOB rated for an 75gal tank, it will have sponge, floss and biomax in it.
The water will slowly changed to BW @ 1.005ish up from FW (since the pet store keeps the little guys in FW).
I will pre-cycle using the fishless method in your library.
Feeding ED since they'll be small (under 1"), feeding sometime hard 2-3 times a week for their teeth.
Water changes will be done every week @ 50%. Replacement water will be de-chlorinated and salt added for 48hours before adding to tank.

Is there anything I'm missing?
I just want to make these little guys a perfect home!
Thanks,
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Post by Hilly »

Sounds pretty good to me koops. Plenty of space for the F8's. Sounds like you've got everything covered.
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Good to hear!
Now it's time to go shopping for all the stuff I'm missing.
Sucks waiting for the fish though... ;)
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sounds perfect to me :supercool:
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Post by Pufferpunk »

W/only 2 F8s & a couple of GSPs in a 40g, if you're looking to save a lil on salt, you might be able to get away w/25% WCs.
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Post by koops2121 »

I'll try that out once my tank is established and see how my Nitrates are. That would be nice to cut down on the # of buckets I need to use!
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Pufferpunk wrote:W/only 2 F8s & a couple of GSPs in a 40g, if you're looking to save a lil on salt, you might be able to get away w/25% WCs.
Please tell me that was a mis-type and you meant gobies rather than GSPs. :)
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