Help On Brackish Water Setup

[crabbman]

hi

i have a tropical freshwater tank set up and ill nice, but i was thinking of having a brackish tank as well.

is it still pritty easy to set up a brackish water tank and also what fish would be nice to have in there?
i was wondering about archer fish but dont know what they need.

i will buy another tank because the one i have im keeping and is only a 56l which is small.

please reply
many thanks
rob

 

[dilbert]

I have taken an off-the-shelf Fluval tank and I used all stuff intended for freshwater, that is gravel and the like. The only difference is that I add 10 grams marine salt per liter to get low-end brackish water of SG 1.005.

I had the impression that cycling the tank took somewhat longer, but as a beginner I might not really be able to judge this.

My livestock is freshwater that also lives in brackish water, but I acclimatised them as normal, about 15 minutes or so, and all are happy and healthy. I try to maintain a ph of 7.7 (min 7.5, max 7.9).

Only the Java fern was constantly dying while simultaneously producing new leaves over two months and this has stopped now. The Java moss was fine from the beginning.