Salt Level

well I would say that there would be about 46 gallons of actual water, so say around 11 cups of salt is required I'm going to just go and buy a sea chem hydrometer. I've got my GSP in the tank now who i acclimated to 3 cups of salt. What should I do to add the extra 7 cups with him in there? Should I add a cup everyday over two weeks till I get my monos? in not then how? Someone needs to write a faq on this , maybe I'll try my take after all this hassle is done and over with. Also I know that monos while young can handle lower salinity should I wait till I get the monos. The monos are VERY small (about 2 inches) and still very young.
 
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I think you should add the rest of the salt over a longer period than two weeks, in order to avoid stressing the nitrfying bacteria. Rapid changes in salinaty while harm beneficial bacteria. It may also stress you fish. I would increase the level of salt until you reach the desired amount, over a period of 2 or 3 months. Add 2 tablespoons per da and you should reach a specific of 1.014 in 11 weeks. You could also do it over a period of 7 weeks by adding 3 tablespoons per day, but I would take it slow.
 
thanks goldfishfreak, I really want to get this right the first time. I've been looking for mono argentus for a LONG time and apparently in vancouver they are very rare. I had some archers on hold as well but the LFS took very poor care of them and the last one I had on hold kicked the bucket.
 
You are welcome Cdawson, I am glad that you want to do what is best for your fish :) . You could wait until you get the monos, to increas the specific gravity. Do you know what specific gravity the monos at the LFS are in? If it is lower or higher than what your 50 gallon tank is at, then you are going to need to get them adjusted to the specific gravity that your water is currently at or adjust the specific gravity of your water to match what they are in at the LFS. Are you planning on quarantining the monos before you put them in your 50 gallon with your puffer? I sure hope so, or you are running the risk of introducing disease to your tank.

I was wondering what you meant when you said, "I know how big monos get and I'm going to make up for it". :confused:
 
I meant that I'll be getting a 150 gallon reef tank within the next year. I know it's a big project, but I like to do things that'll take up more time than money =)
 
also , without a quarantine tank what can I do to make sure no diseases are spread into my tank? I WILL have a quarantine tank...just two months too late. This kind of thing concerns me being that I've seen a few dead stonefish in the tank with the monos.
 
I am glad you will be getting a 150 gallon tank for the monos, they will need it. To my knowledge there is little you can do to avoid spreading disease if you do not quarantine your fish. I would not take that risk, especially since you have found dead fish in the tank with the monos. That is a pretty good sign that there is something undesireable in the water. Since the monos are quite small you can simply buy a 20 gallon tank with a cheapo lid and put the tank on the floor if you don't have any other surface that will safely support about 200 pounds. Even a 10 gallon would be fine if your not geeting more than 4. You will not need anything else besides a filter and possibly an air stone. You can get a bare 20 gallon tank, a large sponge filter and an air pump and stone for cheap. It will probably only cost you $80, less if you buy the tank used. Heck, I have a used Aquaclear "Mini" and a "200", as well as a medium sized sponge filter and an air pump that I can sell to you for cheap if you want.
 
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I don't see why mono argentus would be so rare in Vancouver, they are not uncommon here in Toronto. Getting these fish to there should be just as easy as getting them to here. Do you have a Big Al's or PJ's pet centres in Vancouver? I have seen argentus on several occasions in bothe stores, especially Big Al's. If you have either of these stores around you, then you can ask them to order some for you, I know that they will order fish for customers.
 
big al's here isn't very good, they have only one wall of marine, and there's only about 20 tanks that have anything other than cichlids,guppies, mollys, angels,tetras, gouramis,barbs, and discus. They DO have some mono argentus, they're already adults a
 
big al's here isn't very good, they have only one wall of marine, and there's only about 20 tanks that have anything other than cichlids,guppies, mollys, angels,tetras, gouramis,barbs, and discus. They DO have some mono argentus, they're already adults and are in the tank with the sharks (white tip reefs sharks and nurse shark). Other than that the only place I've seen anything brackish is the LFS close to my house who has figure 8's and silver scats.
 
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