Subj : Re: Setting up a brackish
To   : All
From : Jeff Street
Date : Wed Dec 18 2002 11:00 am

*** I CUT AND PASTED WRONGLY, SORRY, THIS IS THE FULL TEXT ***

I have a Marineland 20-gallon Aquarium kit and I am setting it up as a
brackish tank.

I need help; first I am in no rush and I am going slow as I have my 2 mono's
and my butter pleco in a 10 gallon tank, the Mono's love to eat Krill,
chopped up of course.

I want this tank to be a true brackish tank.

for the bottom of the tank, I bought a 10 pound bag of Nature's Ocean Samoa
Pink Sand and a 10 pound bag of Pacific Coral Gravel.  My tank will look
saltwaterish with a silver background.  I have 3 coral rocks and 3 plants I
can put in the tank also.  SHOULD I ADD MORE CORAL FOR PH LEVELS, WHAT IS A
GOOD LEVEL?

Enough of the small talk... HOW DO I TRUELY MAKE MY TANK BRACKISH (and will
the filter screw up the Gravity, etc...)  What are the proper settings... I
bought a SeaTest Hydrometer and I can measure... but I need to know more on
brackish water (though I have read a lot).

The filter is a penguin 125, the heater is a Dual-Temp 5-20, I have a
whisper 1 filter also.

The fish (very active) for the tank, at the start are...

2 Mono Argentus (who are one month in my 10 gallon and around 2 inches high)
1 butter pleco (around 4 inches long)

WHAT OTHER FISH CAN BE ADDED?  (I wanted a mono tank, but I saw some white
and red Puffers in a tank with Mono Argentus and I would like them also, but
how many?).

Well, that is it, I am sure there has to be a brackish expert or 3 who can
help.  Thanks in advance.

--Jeffrey

PS.

two unrelated questions?   Anyone, even non-brackish experts can help
here... first, I would like to learn able automatic feeders... are they
worth it and what is the best?  Second, I would like to learn more on air
pumps, I see air pumps in giant aquariums that make it look as the bubbles
are coming from the middle-floor of the tank... how do I do that?

Thanks everyone even if you just ran through my questions, but anyone who
has a thought, please post.

All love!
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