My puffer Journal

[d3sc3n7]

We can do that. Camera battery is charging right now, so pics tomorrow!!

 

[noob23]

Nice, i cant wait to see some action in there!

 

[RoxnSox]

here are some pictures of the mollies keeping my tank habitable til i get my precious figure 8's

 

[TabMorte]

I really love your sand! Now I want sand!

 

[d3sc3n7]

I really love your sand! Now I want sand!

Thats play sand from Home Depot, cost >$4 for 50lbs

 

[RoxnSox]

Lowe's not home depot

 

[TabMorte]

I sooooo have to do that in my next tank.

 

[noob23]

oh hey are those bubble wands under the filter intake? If so you might want to move it. It is horrible for the motor in your filter and it makes a lot of noise. BTW, i love the mollies in there, cool sand too!

 

[RoxnSox]

really??? well tonight my evil son satan erm i mean Grae tried to destroy my tank so i had to do a water change..oh well i was gonna do one wednesday before i got the new puffers

 

[RoxnSox]

I did a water change last night and i went to check the salinity this morning its too high. So how do i do future water changes to make sure i get the right amount of salinity?

 

[f8fan]

You can always just measure the salinity in the bucket before you add it to the tank. I'd let it sit for about 1/2 hr or so to make sure the salt is dissolved. Once you figure out how much salt to add to each bucket of water to achieve your desired salinity then just follow that from now on with replacement H20.

 

[RoxnSox]

You can always just measure the salinity in the bucket before you add it to the tank. I'd let it sit for about 1/2 hr or so to make sure the salt is dissolved. Once you figure out how much salt to add to each bucket of water to achieve your desired salinity then just follow that from now on with replacement H20.

would i hurt the puffers if accidently add too much salt? and just fix it with a partial water change like i have been?

 

[f8fan]

That is the beauty of a brackish environment. Brackish fish are built to withstand varying salinities...especially Figure 8 Puffers...because in nature they live in a brackish river area. The FW and SW are always combining in different amounts. The general norm is around 1.005 - 1.008. but no worries if it's higher or lower...you can always adjust it.

 

[RoxnSox]

ok phew that makes me feel so much better kelly. I think my fears of killing puffers just went down a bunch

 

[RoxnSox]

i just called my LFS to make sure they put in my order for my figure 8's and because they werent on the list i wont get them this week. *mad*

 

[MOsborne05]

Well, by the time you get your puffers you should have plenty of snails to feed them. I shipped them out today so they should be there in two to three days. Put them in their own small tank, keep the temp around 78 degrees, and feed them well. You will have plenty in no time!

 

[RoxnSox]

yay thanks MO!

 

[jessey]

wow i just caught up on this thread, i'm excited for you!! i also think it's awesome that you shared the experience of buying the GSPs, realizing your mistake, and returning them. that's great for others to see! i'm excited to see your new babies when they come in!

 

[RoxnSox]

oh hey are those bubble wands under the filter intake? If so you might want to move it. It is horrible for the motor in your filter and it makes a lot of noise. BTW, i love the mollies in there, cool sand too!

btw i moved the bubble wand in the back to the front. Thanks for the great advice ill take pictures for you cause i rearranged the decorations.

 

[noob23]

No prob! You can never have too many pics, right ? Do you have an exact or approximate date of your puffer arrival?