elweshomayor
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Hey guys, so I am in the process of turning Mollies and Guppies in my soon to be show refugium into saltwater.
It's been approximately 4 days, 3 water changes, and Salinity is up to 1.005. Today I had my first casualty. A guppy was found dead today. Im I going to fast for these guys? I know it can be done, but the water still basically fresh water lol
I've been doing 30% water changes everyday to minimize ammonia and nitrates (exception on the first day I introduced the fish) since the tank is not cycled. I've also been feeding very minimal amounts. Reason tank is not cycled is because since I am adding salt, what ever organisms grow while in fresh would die as it turns into salt.. So there wouldnt be a point. After I have reached 1.023-1.024, I will connect it to the main 150G tank, which should handle the new load just fine. Though I will make sure to do a big water change prior to it. Then the new added rock should be seeded and added to the total amount of rock, after which I will purchase a bunch of algae for the refugium.
It's been approximately 4 days, 3 water changes, and Salinity is up to 1.005. Today I had my first casualty. A guppy was found dead today. Im I going to fast for these guys? I know it can be done, but the water still basically fresh water lol
I've been doing 30% water changes everyday to minimize ammonia and nitrates (exception on the first day I introduced the fish) since the tank is not cycled. I've also been feeding very minimal amounts. Reason tank is not cycled is because since I am adding salt, what ever organisms grow while in fresh would die as it turns into salt.. So there wouldnt be a point. After I have reached 1.023-1.024, I will connect it to the main 150G tank, which should handle the new load just fine. Though I will make sure to do a big water change prior to it. Then the new added rock should be seeded and added to the total amount of rock, after which I will purchase a bunch of algae for the refugium.
