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Re: Planning of a 45 gallon puffer tank
Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 2:30 pm
by tele
Any opinions on which type of rocks to use?
I guess dead "live rock" would work, or some white holestone?
Re: Planning of a 45 gallon puffer tank
Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 2:34 pm
by RTR
That water density is so close to FW that no more than two 50% water partial are required. They can be done a week apart, but I would likely make them a couple of weeks apart, with the partial in-between at the same density as first change brought the density up to. I get very conservative on shifts in water make-up.
Re: Planning of a 45 gallon puffer tank
Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 2:45 pm
by Pufferpunk
Re: Planning of a 45 gallon puffer tank
Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 3:20 pm
by tele
Re: Planning of a 45 gallon puffer tank
Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 3:22 pm
by Pufferpunk
Looking forward to pics of the finished project. How do you plan on cycling?
Re: Planning of a 45 gallon puffer tank
Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 3:31 pm
by tele
Have not even thought about it yet. But I'll guess I'll do a classic cycling, wait for the ammonia/nitrite to go down before I add any fish. Will probably wait a month or two before adding any puffers.
Re: Planning of a 45 gallon puffer tank
Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 3:36 pm
by Pufferpunk
Fishless cycling? Check to see what SG the fish you are looking at to house are being kept at in the shop you'll be buying them from. It's usually FW.
Have you seen this?
viewtopic.php?f=68&t=28692
Re: Planning of a 45 gallon puffer tank
Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 3:36 pm
by tele
At the moment I'm using the tank as a temporary live rock storage for my upcoming SW tank, so there will not be any pics soon
But I will post pics as soon there are anything to show!
Re: Planning of a 45 gallon puffer tank
Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 3:48 pm
by tele
Pufferpunk wrote:Fishless cycling? Check to see what SG the fish you are looking at to house ar being kept at in the shop you'll be buying them from. It's usually FW.
Have you seen this?
viewtopic.php?f=68&t=28692
Yes, I'll be doing a fishless cycling.
Good point about what SG the LFS keeps the puffer in, didn't think about that, will have to check that!
Re: Planning of a 45 gallon puffer tank
Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 3:51 pm
by Pufferpunk
Bring your own hydrometer/refractometer.
Re: Planning of a 40 gallon puffer tank
Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 3:53 pm
by tele
Will do!
Re: Planning of a 40 gallon puffer tank
Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 4:08 pm
by tele
Information about my setup:
Aquarium: 150(liters), 40(gallons)
(cm): 75(length) x 40(depth) x 50(height)
(inches): 29.5(length) x 15.7(depth) x 19.7(height)
Filtration:
Will be uswing an EHEIM professionel 3 2073
http://www.aquaristic.net/EHEIM-profess ... l?qwizer=1 external filter and 1 or 2 Tunze 6025 circulation pumps
http://www.tunze.com/149.html?&L=1&C=US ... oxunter052
Noticed now when calculating the volume, the tank is actually 40 gallons not 45 as stated in the topic!
Re: Planning of a 40 gallon puffer tank
Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 4:13 pm
by tele
Changed the topic on the first and last post to 40 gallons!