Noob question

[KATALEKEEPER]

Hi guys im looking into brackish tanks and averything ive come across says that you can use regular equipment. (freshwater) I have a penguin 350 hob which i was planning to use for it, is it rated for saltwater? Wouldnt salt eventually rust the impeller? How are saltwater filters and heaters different from fresh? Sorry my hand is kinda still bad which is why my typing sucks

 

[fishguy1978]

No difference between materials used in saltwater impellers or fresh. Same with heaters. Set it up, plug it in and watch the bubbles roll. Get a refractometer to measure the specific gravity so that you maintain accurate salt levels when doing water changes. Do not use the cheap plastic instant ocean hydrometer because it doesn't work. I have personally compared multiple brand new hydrometers against a properly calibrated refractometer and each of the hydrometers were wildly inaccurate and contradicted each other.

 

[KATALEKEEPER]

No difference between materials used in saltwater impellers or fresh. Same with heaters. Set it up, plug it in and watch the bubbles roll. Get a refractometer to measure the specific gravity so that you maintain accurate salt levels when doing water changes. Do not use the cheap plastic instant ocean hydrometer because it doesn't work. I have personally compared multiple brand new hydrometers against a properly calibrated refractometer and each of the hydrometers were wildly inaccurate and contradicted each other.

I guess the filter is 99 percent plastic after all!

 

[Kelly_Aquatics]

KATALEKEEPER sounds like a fun project what fish you planning?

 

[KATALEKEEPER]

KATALEKEEPER sounds like a fun project what fish you planning?

either or kinda mix and match not all of them obvisusly, jade sleeper, seargent major, freshwater lionfish, brackish morays, giant goby, white perch, silver datnoid

 

[KATALEKEEPER]

or freshwater sole

 

[Kelly_Aquatics]

I belive that their are true freshwater toungue fish pretty much the same thing that does not require salinity

 

[Kelly_Aquatics]

ya their are several types of freshwater tongue fish IDK if they need any salinity they might but very little if any

 

[Kelly_Aquatics]

whoops their is only two types in that post only meant to post two pics

 

[Deadeye]

either or kinda mix and match not all of them obvisusly, jade sleeper, seargent major, freshwater lionfish, brackish morays, giant goby, white perch, silver datnoid

My vote goes to the moray