Setting up a new tank, suggestions

[static69static]

Well I have had two 10 gallon planted tanks and both had to be taken down due to moving. I'm in my new apt, and looking to setup a new easy, maintainence free tank. I've decided to get one green spotted puffer and put in the 10 gallon tank. After it grows to about 3-4 inches I will move it to a bigger tank, around 20-30. Right now I have a Penguin mini, black sand, three fake plants. I plan on adding live plants in time to slowly replace the fake plants. For rocks? Can u add limestone? Or will this buffer the water at a high PH?

Also how many tablespoons of salt per gallon do I add?

I plan on keeping one green spotted puffer, and maybe add a bumblebee goby or two at a later time.

Does anybody have a website with a setup?

[Pufferpunk]

"Maintenece free" tank? No such thing. Especially with a puffer. They are very messy eaters. In addition to weekly water changes & gravel cleaning (even under & around landscaping), you may need to pick out uneaten food after every feeding. These tanks definately need to be fishless cycled, as you can not cycle with a puffer. You need to get a hydrometer & find out what specific gravity the puffer you're buying is being kept at in the store. Most lfs leep them in FW. Start out by adding 1tbsp/gal of marine salt to your tank, & add 2/gal the next week, increasing the percentage every week, until you have a SG of about 1.005-8. As they grow, you are going to want to increase it even more, as they prefer high brackish to SW as adults. Mine are 5" & live in a SG of 1.016-19. I would move it to a larger tank at about 2-3".

[static69static]

Well I didn't tthink it wwas suppose tto be that muchh salinitty. Man I mighth as well go nano reef, but then I don't want to have to go to lfs to always get water. So I guess I will stick withth puffer.

I didn't mean maintainence free totally. I do realize frequent water changes and siphoning is needed.

[Pufferpunk]

Nano reef, or puffers, huh...I think puffers are much more rewarding! As far as plants, the only ones that will be sucessfull in BW are java fern & moss.

[static69static]

yea I've decided to stick withth puffers, I don't want to hhave to buy lighting, skimmer, and always go to lfs to get RO water. As for stuff in the tank, I have black sand, and three fake plants, which I plan to exchange for java fern later on, as for rocks, what do you prefer? will that holy limestone work? Anybody hahve pictures of tthere setups?