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Re: Overstocked Tank

Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 7:52 am
by RTR
+1 to bertie's comments.

Ghost shrimp are breedable, but require at least 2 tanks and really are cheaper to buy and condition than to breed.

Re: Overstocked Tank

Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 8:16 am
by RTR
There is an article in the Library on breeding Ghost shrimp:

library/feeding/ghostshrimp/

Re: Overstocked Tank

Posted: Thu Jun 06, 2013 10:16 pm
by Pufferman
Thanks, ya'll have been a godsend to my fish with your advice. I finally have the nitrate down to 5ppm and hopefully it will keep going down. I will just breed snails in the 10 gallon and buy ghost shrimp for a treat now and then since the snails are essential to the puffer's diet. When I get my 75 gallon tank should I set it up as full marine or brackish first? My fish are still in freshwater for now, but I plan on adding some salt on the next waterchange. Also should I put up the extra coin for reef ready tank or will a standard tank suffice?

Re: Overstocked Tank

Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2013 3:43 am
by bertie 83
Yea why not, saves the transition needing to be done whilst the fish is in there. You can drip acclimate the fish in a few hours

Re: Overstocked Tank

Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2013 6:18 am
by RTR
+1 to bertie's comment. It really simplifies you life to set up as FOWLR + skimmer + macroalgae refugium initially instead of having to change over from FW/BW filtration processes.