Spotted Puffer Set Up

[loveforfhishies]

i have a cycled 20 gallon that im making a brackish tank for my spotted puffer..

the guy at the store told me 2 teaspoons of salt for every gallon.. just checkin with you here to see if that sounds right before i put him in my tank..

it cycled with danios in freshwater and now im about to put salt in and get my puffer used to my conditions.

 

[demonmagus]

Hi, you need to buy a hydrometer or refractometer (more expensive, better results) to give a good measurement of your tanks specific gravity, which is how we measure the salt in the tank

 

[loveforfhishies]

about how much are we talkin? 30-50

 

[loveforfhishies]

http/www.southwest.com.au/~jfuller/liquids/hydrometers.htm


could that work


never mind., i just looked them up there around 10 bucks.. is there any certain brand i should get?

and when i get it what should it measure at?

 

[demonmagus]

Don't know about brands and are you going to increase the SG over the GSP's life? (I assume so). To start you'll probably need an sg of 1.003 at 25 degrees C . It would be good if your LFS could check the accuracy for you

 

[loveforfhishies]

the accuracy of the meter or my water?

 

[loveforfhishies]

i got a deep six hydrometer.