Guppies' 15g Caulerpa Heaven

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I'm gonna convert my 15g freshwater guppy tank to saltwater. I'm envisioning a forest of caulerpa, specifically C. prolifera in there. Maybe some kenya trees as well.

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This is probably going to take a good few weeks. I'll replace substrate and hardscape, and remove plants in 3 steps.

I'll slowly start upping salinity. I've successfully converted guppies to saltwater before, so I'm hoping this time will go just as smoothly.

Before I can really get into it I have to wait for some more supplies to ship though. Snagged a Reefdoser EVO 4 for less than half-price, and got a good deal on lava rocks and aragonite sand. Fleamarkets ftw.
 
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Getting well into brackish territory! Currently sitting at 1.011 specific gravity.
Sand and hardscape is fully replaced and all fw shrimp & snails have been caught.
Only snails that are staying in are the malaysian trumpet snails. They can go up to at least 1.023, in my experience.
 

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If you are going to replace the Gravel with Aragonite, I’d add it slowly to keep from shocking the Guppies.
 
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If you are going to replace the Gravel with Aragonite, I’d add it slowly to keep from shocking the Guppies.
No worries, did exactly that - over the course of three days. :)

Now we're at 1.015sg. I think by the time we reach 1.016-1.017 I'll add the first small bits of caulerpa. I don't remember what the lowest salinity C. prolifera tolerates is, so we'll see whether that's enough.
 
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