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xrayjeeper83 wrote:You already put him in the 10g tank????

yeah i did this after noon

Pufferpunk wrote:How did you set up the new tank? I hope you moved everything over: gravel, decorations, filter.

yes i did what didnt go with the five gallion octo tank i moved to the ten gallion waters a little cloudy though

just a question ... are you on city water or well water?

J-P wrote:just a question ... are you on city water or well water?

i dont know i think its city but i already declornated it

its City water but i have declornater in it and its still a little cloudy

good stuff

Add water to the 5 gal and dechlor it. wait a few hours and take 1/2 the water out of the 10 then add the water from the 5.

That cloudy could be dirty gravel or a bacterial bloom.
After tonight:
Every night for the next week, add water to the 5 gallon and add dechlor. In the morning take out half the water in the 10 and add the water from the 5. It is very easy and quick this way.

If you have questions on how to do this please ask

J-P wrote:good stuff

Add water to the 5 gal and dechlor it. wait a few hours and take 1/2 the water out of the 10 then add the water from the 5.

That cloudy could be dirty gravel or a bacterial bloom.
After tonight:
Every night for the next week, add water to the 5 gallon and add dechlor. In the morning take out half the water in the 10 and add the water from the 5. It is very easy and quick this way.

If you have questions on how to do this please ask

ok im think thats bacterial bloom becaus i cleaned the gravel before puting it in

ohhhh ... can you tell us how you cleaned the gravel?

It would have been better if it wasn't cleaned...

was it "white cloudy"?

J-P wrote:ohhhh ... can you tell us how you cleaned the gravel?

It would have been better if it wasn't cleaned...

was it "white cloudy"?

just water and straner mitthed and a white cloudey

it would have been better to not clean it. The chlorine in the tap water (if you are on city water) kills the good stuff.

did you do the same with the filter and other stuff? I hope you just moved them over and didn't wash them.

If you did you will have to water change 2x per day for the next little while. The same way I mentioned before. Fill up the 5 gal, add the dechlor, drain 1/2 the 10 and add the water from the 5 gal.

I apologize for not letting you know this before. When we said move everything over, that meant just moving it... not cleaning it

dear, do you have a way to post pictures of the puffer?

Maybe you can get lucky and he is a slow grower??????? Maybe we could tell by the spots and body shape...

purplecandle wrote:dear, do you have a way to post pictures of the puffer?

Maybe you can get lucky and he is a slow grower??????? Maybe we could tell by the spots and body shape...

ill see what i can do on that

If you have trouble posting pictures, let us know.

A picture would probably be very helpful..

i dont know how to post it on here but i can post the link to another web sight that well let me