Need some help

Fishboy93 · 12-09-2005, 08:30 PM

My science teacher asked me to help him set up and maintain a 10gallon brackish water tank. My problems are how many table spoons or tea spons(I always mix those up) do in need to get 1.007-1.010sg???? Also, since i live on a brackish water canal and i love to collect species of plants and animal(only for a day or two). And he wants me too collect species and bring them to school to stock the tank....Is this legal????? Thank you!

fishboy · 12-09-2005, 10:08 PM

well I'm not sure about how to get the salt levels that u need but to harvest and keep local species can be illegal in someplaces. But to keep them and release them bck is very illegal in most places. Aquarium disease can evolve in natural habitats into deadlier diseases which can kill thousands of local species.

Fishboy93 · 12-09-2005, 10:58 PM

Alright ill tell him i cant maybe he can just buy some gobies or something..so should i just stop what i was doing all together?? What about the plants because thats what i collect mainly.......

flamingo · 12-10-2005, 10:59 PM

Most plants can be taken from the wild.

If im not mistaken its about anywhere from 1-3 tablespoons per gallon for salt. Check the sg of your local stream if your going to take fish from there. Look online for any laws on taking fish. The sg should be about 1.005-1.0012 for most brackish fish, I usually prefer 1.008 though.

Where are you from and what fish do you have access to?

coffeejunkee09 · 01-29-2006, 02:50 PM

3 tablespoons of Instant Ocean per gallon works perfectly for me.

fishboy · 01-29-2006, 03:22 PM

this is a very old post, check the dates of the last post. He has already setup this tank, you can give more input on the post titled "Native Fish" in the section

12-09-2005, 08:30 PM	#1
Fishboy93 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ft. Myers, FL Age: 15 Posts: 658	Need some help My science teacher asked me to help him set up and maintain a 10gallon brackish water tank. My problems are how many table spoons or tea spons(I always mix those up) do in need to get 1.007-1.010sg???? Also, since i live on a brackish water canal and i love to collect species of plants and animal(only for a day or two). And he wants me too collect species and bring them to school to stock the tank....Is this legal????? Thank you! __________________ 29 Gallon Reef

12-09-2005, 10:08 PM	#2
fishboy Custom User Title Join Date: Feb 2005 Age: 17 Posts: 1,656	well I'm not sure about how to get the salt levels that u need but to harvest and keep local species can be illegal in someplaces. But to keep them and release them bck is very illegal in most places. Aquarium disease can evolve in natural habitats into deadlier diseases which can kill thousands of local species. __________________ It is only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything

12-09-2005, 10:58 PM	#3
Fishboy93 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ft. Myers, FL Age: 15 Posts: 658	Alright ill tell him i cant maybe he can just buy some gobies or something..so should i just stop what i was doing all together?? What about the plants because thats what i collect mainly....... __________________ 29 Gallon Reef

12-10-2005, 10:59 PM	#4
flamingo One Word: Croutons. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 17 Posts: 1,899	Most plants can be taken from the wild. If im not mistaken its about anywhere from 1-3 tablespoons per gallon for salt. Check the sg of your local stream if your going to take fish from there. Look online for any laws on taking fish. The sg should be about 1.005-1.0012 for most brackish fish, I usually prefer 1.008 though. Where are you from and what fish do you have access to? __________________ If you put "u" instead of typing out the actual, shocking, three letter word... i'm not going to read your ramblings. I'm so behind it's not even funny.

01-29-2006, 03:22 PM	#6
fishboy Custom User Title Join Date: Feb 2005 Age: 17 Posts: 1,656	this is a very old post, check the dates of the last post. He has already setup this tank, you can give more input on the post titled "Native Fish" in the section __________________ It is only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything

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01-29-2006, 02:50 PM	#5
coffeejunkee09 Fishy Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Tyler, Texas Age: 17 Posts: 12	3 tablespoons of Instant Ocean per gallon works perfectly for me.

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