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July 26th, 2009
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| pufferrrr.......reeefff.....pufffeeerrr.....reeeef ........
Ugh, Ive been planning to start a reef tank for so long, but I went to my LFS today, and got mentally devoured into the f8s and green spotted puffers on display. and now my mind is in an epic battle over starting a new SW reef, or a brackish puffer tank! grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!
Its gonna take me awhile to figure this one out. | 
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July 26th, 2009
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| lol think it through, both are great  | |
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July 26th, 2009
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| I vote for reef, but I'm a little obsessed with reefs....  | |
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July 26th, 2009
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| Don't ask me, I'm sooo indecisive! lol
What ever you choose, good luck! | 
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July 26th, 2009
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| How about the best of both? Get GSPs and move them up to SW, and have hard corals (they'll eat the soft ones )  | |
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July 26th, 2009
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| why not both lol | |
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July 27th, 2009
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| my budget wont allow both. 
but Moving gsps to sw sounds pretty considerable.  | |
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July 27th, 2009
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| I highly suggest that option. GSPs are my favorite puffers, they are so much fun and so smart and friendly. There are some corals that are harder that they won't mess with, as well as some that taste icky. Lol. You can probably find a list of those somewhere... I'll be on the lookout for some as well. | |
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July 27th, 2009
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| One thing to think about- hard corals ( SPS) require more intense lighting than LPS or softies. This adds greatly to the cost of setup. | |
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July 27th, 2009
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| Maybe just icky tasting ones then. Lol. | |
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July 27th, 2009
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| ya, I know sps, in many cases require at least sufficient metal halides, and actinic lighting.
Which means if I get a new aquarium, I may have to upgrade the lighting.
lol, I can just see the  building up  | |
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July 27th, 2009
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| My husband and I keep some sps in our new (upgraded) 50 gallon reef under HO T5's. They are cheaper to buy, and cheaper to run, than MH. I don't think you'd need MH.
Also, I don't know much about puffers really, but any inverts you might want to put in your tank (like your clean up crew) might be eaten. I know triggers will rearrange the tank to their liking, not sure about puffers.
Last edited by AmongthePuffers; July 27th, 2009 at 01:55 PM.
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July 27th, 2009
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| Quote:
Originally Posted by harpua2002  My husband and I keep some sps in our new (upgraded) 50 gallon reef under HO T5's. They are cheaper to buy, and cheaper to run, than MH. I don't think you'd need MH.
Also, I don't know much about puffers really, but any inverts you might want to put in your tank (like your clean up crew) might be eaten. I know triggers will rearrange the tank to their liking, not sure about puffers. |
Oh, yes. I know puffers love to reek havoc on crustaceans and mollusks!
well, yes your right with t5s. I just know sps requires high lighting and spectrum. | |
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July 27th, 2009
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| I can tell you that my GSPs have not been able to get the nerite snails that I keep with them, so there are some inverts that you can get away with. I've heard of someone sprinkling the bottom with shells so that the puffers couldn't see the hermit crabs, lol. | |
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July 27th, 2009
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| Quote:
Originally Posted by pinkfloydpuffer I can tell you that my GSPs have not been able to get the nerite snails that I keep with them, so there are some inverts that you can get away with. I've heard of someone sprinkling the bottom with shells so that the puffers couldn't see the hermit crabs, lol. | lol, that sounds like a lot of shells! how big are your nerite snails? | |
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July 27th, 2009
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| They're maybe an inch long at most. | |
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July 27th, 2009
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| Quote:
Originally Posted by pinkfloydpuffer They're maybe an inch long at most. |
I would assume their too big then, or have to hard of shells, but I havent kept any nerites. I had some trapdoors infesting my old aquarium, but my f8 Buppy made quick work of them! (R.I.P Buppy) | |
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July 27th, 2009
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| They have super hard shells, and stay close to the glass (don't poke out their antennaes or anything) | |
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July 27th, 2009
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| Quote:
Originally Posted by pinkfloydpuffer They have super hard shells, and stay close to the glass (don't poke out their antennaes or anything) | Well, that makes sense then. | |
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