The Puffer Forum

i have had my freshwater tank up for abot a year and wanna convert it to salt...i have read the marine tanks for dummies books but was wondering what stuff i might need to do this.

i have the basic stuff every tank needs like filtration and stuff like that but is there any other more specific things i wouldneed for a marine tank that i dont already have from my freshwater one

also what would be a good puffer to throw in there the dimmensions of the tank are 24" tall, 14" wide, and 40" long

(Your tank is about 58 gallons)

What kind of tank did you want to set up? Are you looking to get corals, or just fish and liverock?

just fish and live rock...i love puffers so im most likely only going to be looking for a single puffer or whatever ammount is recommended but i dont mind a single specimen tank

i also dont want a GSP they are to common...i currently have 3 F8s in a similar size tank and i even got a tattoo of 1 on my arm lol

In a 58 gallon about the only saltwater puffer you would be able to keep would be one of the toby's varities. As far as filteration live rock 1 1/2 to 2 lbs per gallon and a good protein skimmer with good water flow is all you need.

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You can always do a puffer from the Canthigaster genus, such as Sharp-nosed Puffers or Tobies. I have heard that they do well in a FOWLR set up, especially if you only want one.

-Saddle Valentini Puffer
-Papuan Toby Puffer (personally love the colors on this one)
-Saddle Puffer
-Spotted Puffer
-Bennett's Sharpnose Puffer
-Blue Spotted Puffer
-Leopard Puffer (I believe PP has one of these)

Found all of these on: http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/aqua ... fm?c=15+39

ok awesome...also i probly wont be able to buy all that liverock at once so if i use a little bit of live rock along with my aquaclear 70 HOB filter until i have enough rock will that be ok....also how long should i wait before adding fish after i get salinity to the correct levels

what is in the tank now?

The quick and dirty way (if empty) is just to raise the SG level to where you want it, add some dry rock, a powerhead or 2 and some bacteria.

You'll need to consider a substrate, possibly a skimmer and maybe some live rock but once you get the SG and the substrate out of the way, the sky is the limit in terms of potential and costs

right now it currently has 2 figure 8s and a big african featherfin catfish

the substrate is playsand and its been up and running for a little over a year

also after i get the sg level to where it needs to be and all that other good stuff is when i do water changes will i always need to add more salt, i talked to one guy and he says he hasnt added salt to his water in atleast 8 months with weekly to bi weekly water changes and his level stay the same..what should i do

What are your plans for those fish? The synodontis prefers opposite water conditions (soft, FW) than the F8s (hard, BW).

i guess its not a featherfin cuz it looks nothing like the google pics and was sold to me out of a BW tank and i wont be doing this tank water conversion untill i find a good enouh home for the lil guys that arealready in the tank