So I have a 20 gallon tank that Im either going to make a salt or brackish tank for a green spotted puffer or some marine fish. How does brackish differ from salt, do I use marine salt or aquarium salt and how much do I use per gallon? Also Id like to add a background to the tank, I plan on using paint, what kind of paint do you guys recommend and for a salt tank im thinking blue background, or should I just go with black?
How to create brackish water? and paint background help?
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You need marine salt, completely different from "aquarium" salt they sell as a "tonic" for freshwater fish (which is actually just normal kosher table salt sold in a fancy package for 20 times the price).
A lot of SW guys use blue paint. I'm not sure what I would use.
A lot of SW guys use blue paint. I'm not sure what I would use.
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I used Oceanic Natural Sea Salt Mix from Petsmart. A $5 bag (1.45 lb) was enough to take my 20g to 1.008 SG. The hydrometer was $13. I was surprised how easy it was.
You could paint, but if you're looking for simple blue or black, you can get a tape on background that's blue on one side, black on the other for around $5. It's simple, easy to change and ready immediately. If you do paint, go with latex.
Good luck!
I used Oceanic Natural Sea Salt Mix from Petsmart. A $5 bag (1.45 lb) was enough to take my 20g to 1.008 SG. The hydrometer was $13. I was surprised how easy it was.
You could paint, but if you're looking for simple blue or black, you can get a tape on background that's blue on one side, black on the other for around $5. It's simple, easy to change and ready immediately. If you do paint, go with latex.
Good luck!
You're going to need a much larger tank than 20g for an adult GSP. How about a figure 8?
http://www.**************.com/forum/library/puffers-in-focus/fig8/
http://www.**************.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=19348
http://www.**************.com/forum/library/puffers-in-focus/fig8/
http://www.**************.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=19348
Pufferpunk;4868162; said:
Figure 8s are cool but nobody here seems to sell them, a gsp would be good for quite a while in a 20 but of course I plan on getting a larger tank for him when the time comes.
Pufferpunk;4870046; said:
I think youre right, Im going to call around, maybe see if any places can get one for me. Thanks man
If not I have a 55 for the puffer but I dont have the room for a 55(another 55 as I already have 2 up) yet in my apartment