**I posted this in the Marine Beginners section and I think I got a little ahead of myself... I should have posted it here first!**
I have kept a 55 gallon freshwater tank for some time with a pair of Columbian Sharks. They are reaching about 8 inches and I have decided I needed to upgrade the tank and start to convert them to brackish water, and eventually full marine. I have read that I need to add about .002 more salt every month til I get it to a brackish water (want it at 1.012)... give them time to reach full maturity, which I was thinking when they are a good 12-14 inches... and then I'd start to up it to a marine salinity (would like to see it at a 1.024). I have a 72 gallon bowfront I will be starting this out in.
Has anyone tried this and could possibly give me a few pointers?
The 72 gallon is predrilled and I will be running the sump and was wondering how I could use that for a filter while it's being converted from the freshwater to the brackish. I was thinking of just using the bio-filter from the 55 gallon, but I was interested in other methods (such as using the sump).
Any info is much appreciated! Thanks in advance!
I have kept a 55 gallon freshwater tank for some time with a pair of Columbian Sharks. They are reaching about 8 inches and I have decided I needed to upgrade the tank and start to convert them to brackish water, and eventually full marine. I have read that I need to add about .002 more salt every month til I get it to a brackish water (want it at 1.012)... give them time to reach full maturity, which I was thinking when they are a good 12-14 inches... and then I'd start to up it to a marine salinity (would like to see it at a 1.024). I have a 72 gallon bowfront I will be starting this out in.
Has anyone tried this and could possibly give me a few pointers?
The 72 gallon is predrilled and I will be running the sump and was wondering how I could use that for a filter while it's being converted from the freshwater to the brackish. I was thinking of just using the bio-filter from the 55 gallon, but I was interested in other methods (such as using the sump).
Any info is much appreciated! Thanks in advance!
