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Can I put fresh water fish in a tank with crushed coral and tufa rock?
I just purchased an Eclipse Hex 5. Thirteen years ago I had a beautiful 75 gallon saltwater tank that failed miserably. Long story short, all I have now is the crushed coral, tufa, and barnacles. They were quite expensive, and I have a bunch, so they are getting used. Plus, I really like how they look.
Anyway, I bought this new aquarium to amuse my cat, which in turn amuses me.
The girl at the pet store said I would be fine, but I seem to remember being cautioned about this. I don't want to kill a fish in the process, so any help is appreciated.
I don't mind going saltwater, so if you have any advice on this tank and saltwater fish, please respond.
I understand the tank size thing, and fish types. I'll probably put just a couple of small non-aggressive fish or a tang in it. The lack of airation concerns me. I know the Bio Wheel is supposed to replace that, but does it work?
Thanks
The reason you were cautioned about using the materials for freshwater is that in water with a pH below 7.8 (most tapwater), these materials tend to dissolve slowly, increasing both the pH and hardness of your water. Not may fish appreciate their conditions fluctuating with every water changem which it would under these conditions.
The material is fine for use with cichlids requiring higher pH (mostly Africans), or other fish that require brackish conditions. The problem here is most of the species that need these conditions will grow too large to keep in a 5 gallon tank (especially a hex, since it's taller than wide, and most fish don't swim vertically).
One possibility is to use a few guppies or platys (all males so they won't reproduce). These fish tend to do better in higher water hardness, so they won't mind the substrate. If you wanted to do something really different, are you aware that guppies can be converted to full saltwater if acclimated slowly (over a period of a week or so). I currently have I trio of guppies that spawn regularly in saltwater - and unlike most people who have guppy fry, my LFS is happy to take mine to sell to people who are looking for small saltwater fish to use for cycling nano reef tanks. It makes quite a conversation starter when you have someone see a tank with guppies swimming around with live corals.
As far as saltwater species, there really isn't much suitable for a 5 gallon other than possibly one clown goby or very small shrimp goby, and these really should have a 10 gallon at least. A tang will get too large for any tank smaller than a 55. And with such a small size, you'll have trouble keeping the temperature and water chemistry (especially salinity) constant.
The amount of dissolved oxygen in the water is a function of water movement at the surface. If you used an airstone previously, a filter will give you more O2 in the water with better circulation than the airstone did. The movement of bubbles is upward and they burst so quickly that the bubbles themselves do little to increase the amount of dissolved O2. It's only because the bubbles spread out before they burst, and the water being pulled up through the tubes (if an undergravel filter was used) in turn caused the oxygenated water to move down to replace it that the air pump does any oxygenating at all. The power of the filter is much greater in terms of the total amount of surface area disturbed, and the ability to circulate the oxygenated water at the top throughout the tank.
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