soo...i have kept around 3-10 aquariums at any given time for the past 5-6 years. I am just starting brackish water. I am simply adding a bit of salt to my water or is there way more to this than that? Do i need to have the above set up that you have? I currently have one figure 8 puffer in my freshwater tank. sold to me as a fresh water fish. I have a 25-35g tank.
also any tips on how to convert a fully established fresh water tank to brackish?
The skimmer for a 100 gal tank will work in a 45. A hang on the side seaClone was all my 30 gal tank needed. It cost under 100 dollars and despite the bad press of small hang on skimmers, works great.
i have 10 gallon freshwater setup, and i just got hold of a 30 or 40 gallon tank which im gonna make into a brackish tank ASAP and i wanna add sand substrate, i got my eye on a skimmer a PS-75 Protein Skimmer, and now i have no idea how to setup a sump. i see how it works but i have no clue what i need or how start.
my skimmer hangs on the side of the tank. for a sump you need a reservoir that will hold enough reserve water and the water that will reverse flow from your tank if your pump stops. You need a failsafe drain siphon like in my video for return to sump, a pump, water inlet to tank and hose to connect.
The overflow to sump in my tank is two pvc pipes plugged at the bottom and hanging one on inside and outside of tank. This is connected by a pvc U tube and to start the siphon I insert a bit of air hose and suck the air out of the U tube. The larger PVC tube on the outside has a hose adapter on bottom plug and returns 2 sump.
@DjBriteLite It's been several months since I posted the video on puffers. Still have 3, one got caught in the sump tube and died. I cant stress enought the importance of a skimmer in a small tank. Puffers eat meat and their waste fills a small tank quick. I have them at full salt water now.
@DjBriteLite The denitrator is a plus but not necessary. I added live rock and the featherdusters lived at high brackish conditions into the full salt water. Start with a 30 gal tank, skimmer, heater, sump setup with bio balls and debris filter. Invest in a good water test kit. Watch for ammonia and nitrites at first, then the nitrates. I change my water about once a month now and have red and green algae in the tank. I feed them krill and shrimp in the shell. Hope that helps.
soo...i have kept around 3-10 aquariums at any given time for the past 5-6 years. I am just starting brackish water. I am simply adding a bit of salt to my water or is there way more to this than that? Do i need to have the above set up that you have? I currently have one figure 8 puffer in my freshwater tank. sold to me as a fresh water fish. I have a 25-35g tank.
also any tips on how to convert a fully established fresh water tank to brackish?
EmeraldDreamer13 1 year ago
im about to buy a skimmer for a 100 gallon tank. i have a 45 gallon tank will this be ok?
DjBriteLite 1 year ago
The skimmer for a 100 gal tank will work in a 45. A hang on the side seaClone was all my 30 gal tank needed. It cost under 100 dollars and despite the bad press of small hang on skimmers, works great.
malsmedgisa 1 year ago
i have 10 gallon freshwater setup, and i just got hold of a 30 or 40 gallon tank which im gonna make into a brackish tank ASAP and i wanna add sand substrate, i got my eye on a skimmer a PS-75 Protein Skimmer, and now i have no idea how to setup a sump. i see how it works but i have no clue what i need or how start.
DjBriteLite 1 year ago
my skimmer hangs on the side of the tank. for a sump you need a reservoir that will hold enough reserve water and the water that will reverse flow from your tank if your pump stops. You need a failsafe drain siphon like in my video for return to sump, a pump, water inlet to tank and hose to connect.
malsmedgisa 1 year ago
The overflow to sump in my tank is two pvc pipes plugged at the bottom and hanging one on inside and outside of tank. This is connected by a pvc U tube and to start the siphon I insert a bit of air hose and suck the air out of the U tube. The larger PVC tube on the outside has a hose adapter on bottom plug and returns 2 sump.
malsmedgisa 1 year ago
i got one puffer fish and i want a setup like that but dont know where to begin
DjBriteLite 1 year ago
@DjBriteLite It's been several months since I posted the video on puffers. Still have 3, one got caught in the sump tube and died. I cant stress enought the importance of a skimmer in a small tank. Puffers eat meat and their waste fills a small tank quick. I have them at full salt water now.
malsmedgisa 1 year ago
@DjBriteLite The denitrator is a plus but not necessary. I added live rock and the featherdusters lived at high brackish conditions into the full salt water. Start with a 30 gal tank, skimmer, heater, sump setup with bio balls and debris filter. Invest in a good water test kit. Watch for ammonia and nitrites at first, then the nitrates. I change my water about once a month now and have red and green algae in the tank. I feed them krill and shrimp in the shell. Hope that helps.
malsmedgisa 1 year ago