The Puffer Forum

Well lol that tank is coming sooner then I thought.. possibly this weekend at most. but I still will need the substrate, filter and rocks/plants ect.. Picked him up some bloodworms today and he seems to not like them... Im thinking to avoid spending extra money I dont have.. get the filter for the 55 even though its really going to be tight. The marineland filter does come bigger and is a hob.. If I can swing the 40 to 60 gal one.. will that be enough till he gets a bit bigger since he is still so small.. then add a second later? Plus I have add the gravel vac to my list.. lol How much arganite am I going to need for that 55 gal tank? 10lbs, 20lbs or more?? I agree bertie, once it is stable and all the basic hardware bought it should be pretty easy, especially with all yalls help.. thanks so much.

Yes add the filter and add another later, you can only do what you can do at the end of the day

Timber wrote:Well lol that tank is coming sooner then I thought.. possibly this weekend at most. but I still will need the substrate, filter and rocks/plants ect.. Picked him up some bloodworms today and he seems to not like them... Im thinking to avoid spending extra money I dont have.. get the filter for the 55 even though its really going to be tight. The marineland filter does come bigger and is a hob.. If I can swing the 40 to 60 gal one.. will that be enough till he gets a bit bigger since he is still so small.. then add a second later? Plus I have add the gravel vac to my list.. lol How much arganite am I going to need for that 55 gal tank? 10lbs, 20lbs or more?? I agree bertie, once it is stable and all the basic hardware bought it should be pretty easy, especially with all yalls help.. thanks so much.

As for as substrate the recommendation is 1-2 lbs per gallon, if I remember right. You want at least one inch deep of substrate. Start with 50 lbs for your 55 and see how that goes.

Please skip the Marineland filter & go with the Aquaclear ai suggested. I still have the same reusable sponges from 20 years ago & can stack the filter with floss, to "polish" the water & add Biomax ceramic pieces to the top for more biological filtration. The filter you speak of needs to be constantly stocked with new filter pads, taking all the good bacteria with the old ones. The Biowheel splashes salt spray everywhere!

PP is this the one your talking about http://www.petco.com/product/4051/AquaC ... lters.aspx If so I need the three filter insert mediums right?

Yep, get the largest one, 110. I see they're offering 20% off & free shipping. Might as well get a bucket of salt from them, too.

so far they are showing the best price.. Im still comparing prices but I plan to order by the end of the day.

I just picked up the filter cartrage for that tiny filter i have.. wow with the 30-60 air pump, its moving.... Put a 18"airbar in.. hes in heaven.. Checked the ph =8, nitrate=0, nitrite=.2, hardness=300, alk=180, ammonia=.25... # days with out any filter at all.. Not too bad right? He is love with that bar.. wont come out of it.. lol As I was working to get the gang valve hooked up,, he was hovering on the side I was on. when I would look at him, he would swim faster. Are these good signs?
Only things left on my list is to get the tank here, the bigger filter substrate and hydrometer.


Ok did not realize this till I put in a very small piece of frozen plankton.. but I have a pretty fast current system going on in that 10 gal tank with the little filter, the airbar and two tiny air stones.. Crush got too close to the uptake on that filter this morning and it pulled at him.. he took off real quick and now avoids it.. lol Have to go buy new jars of shrimp and bloodworms.. My daughter dog made quick work of them last night while we were sleeping.. should have known He eats everything and anything. Still cant find the actual plastic can the bloodworms were in, just the top.. go figure hehe..
Im running a test... I grabbed a snail yesterday and tossed it in.. interesting to watch.. did not think Crush would touch him as hes quite big and I was right so far.. but the fish guy from a saltwater specialty store in a nearby big town said he will rip in to that shell no matter how big the snail is an enjoy it.. if he does he does if not then we will see how he likes brackish water..