Hi all!!
Been a reefer for 7 years now and continue to enjoy it - though I think I've passed through my "must build an acro-dominant paradise" phase and have decided an easy SPS and LPS mixed reef is just fine.
I have a second tank that is 40g cube I have just converted to brackish (SG = 1.005ish) after my kids saw some mudskippers at Tropic Isle. Figure it will be a fun adventure for the winter.
I didn't really bother to cycle it again. I just sucked out to old saltwater, filled it with RODI, set the salinity and hooked up a cheap canister filter. We just added a few fancy guppies to test the waters and they seem to be happy and fine. Also, my kids caught some asian shore crabs by Castle Island in Southie and we tossed them into the system (and they also seems to be just fine w/ brackish).
I'm curious if others are doing brackish (or have tried it in the past) and have any advice. Would be interested to hear what you kept and any LFS you would recommend for livestock.
Thanks
Jean
Been a reefer for 7 years now and continue to enjoy it - though I think I've passed through my "must build an acro-dominant paradise" phase and have decided an easy SPS and LPS mixed reef is just fine.
I have a second tank that is 40g cube I have just converted to brackish (SG = 1.005ish) after my kids saw some mudskippers at Tropic Isle. Figure it will be a fun adventure for the winter.
I didn't really bother to cycle it again. I just sucked out to old saltwater, filled it with RODI, set the salinity and hooked up a cheap canister filter. We just added a few fancy guppies to test the waters and they seem to be happy and fine. Also, my kids caught some asian shore crabs by Castle Island in Southie and we tossed them into the system (and they also seems to be just fine w/ brackish).
I'm curious if others are doing brackish (or have tried it in the past) and have any advice. Would be interested to hear what you kept and any LFS you would recommend for livestock.
Thanks
Jean