Considering new tank.

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LadyB

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Ok guys and gals, I'm considering setting up a new tank and want to break into a brackish setup, and would like to run it by the experts here to prevent any mistakes. I have done a lotof reading and think I am ready to dive in, but figure it's better safe then sorry and see if I'm starting off right. So please hit me with the honest truth. I have not purchased anything yet, this is just in the planning stages.

Equipment
29G Eclipse tank and stand $300.00
100 Watt Marineland Heater
Marine Salt 50# Pail
Hydrometer

Livestock
2 Figure 8 Puffers
3 Bumblebee Gobies

I would like to use sand as a substrate, but have heard that Crushed Coral may be better. I plan on doing a fishless cycle since I'm not real sure how Bio-Spora would work in a half salt-half fresh setup, and I know puffers are not good to be cycled with (actually no fish is, but puffers are even worse for it).

So, how are we looking so far?


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ACK! I just realized I posted under my wifes account. :thud:
A7
 
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Crushed coral or aragonite would indeed be better. You could just Bio-Spira with the tank as totally fresh, then raise the SG .002 per weekly waterchange.

Also, get a refractometer, as these are easier to read and are WAY more accurate.

You'll have lots of extra space in the 29 gallon. You could probably even fit like 8 bumblebee gobies instead of 3... Or go with 4 BBGs and 1 dragon goby, maybe.

You've got yourself a perfect setup there, just be sure to do algae maintenance like none other, and to feed crunchy stuffs every 3 days at least.
 
Good to hear, especially on adding the additional gobies. I do have a 2.5g that I'm going to use to grow snails, not that the 20g isn't doing its part to do the same.

As far as algae, I fully expect to have to chase the algae myself since I do the same in all my other tanks. I do have some amano shrimp in the 20, but other then that, I have no algae eaters in any of my tanks.

Thanks again for the great advice.
 
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Check at your LFS what SG those fish are being kept at. If it's FW, the B-S is fine & raise as Oddball said. Otherwise, I suggest fishless cycling. Sokay if you can't afford a refractometer, just check the hydrometer you buy against one, or at least against hydrometer your LFS is using.
 
Good input there Puffer, thank you!

So far we are going fishless since our lfs is waiting on getting the F8's in and has a waiting list a mile long for the BB gobies :(. It looks like we may have to change our plans or wait a while for the fishies we desire. We checked with 4 of 5 stores in town and so far they are all out of both fish.

Either way we have have the tank now. with argonite sand doing a fishless cycle (using a few krill as the ammonia source).

Thanks for the input from both of you, it's good to know I'm headed the right direction.
 
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