help with advice

Joseph8592

Saltwater aquarium (to touch)... I live far from Kyiv, so I get information from the internet... but each website contradicts the other... I'll start from the beginning... if you can, please consult me... I didn't use branded salt, but regular sea salt... the composition is the same as in the expensive salts... the salt is from Alushta... there is a company there that packs sea salt and exports it somewhere... that's how I got this salt... I diluted it as instructed - 37 grams per liter of distilled water... the aquarium is 40 liters. I made a sump of about 5-6 liters. The water will be circulated at 300 liters per hour... for the flow, I'll use a 950 liters per hour pump. + I made a protein skimmer from tubes and a compressor. Fluorescent lamp... I placed a limestone rock in the middle. And I poured some quartz gravel on the bottom so it doesn't look like a mirror... so the saline solution has been like this for 3 days... the water is clear... on Sunday, they'll bring me seawater, rocks, and sand... they can bring as much water as I need. Advise me on what can come out of this... or maybe I should bring something else from the sea... buying live rocks for 200 per kilo is not an option - I have three kids after all... but I really want the sea, it's haunting me... the only thing is, if I can (revive) the sea, I can buy a couple of undemanding fish. And maybe some inexpensive a

Ricardo7341

You should only use special salt, that is, for aquariums. Only there are the components of the necessary purity. What you bought is either for food use or for baths. Everything else is fine. Is the stone limestone, and is the sand taken from the sea? Is there no way to check the salinity?

Cheyenne2747

salinity 1.024. Measured with a hygrometer or whatever, well, it floats like a float, and there the mark is 1.023-1.024... sand and limestone from the sea will be on Sunday... for now, a piece of regular limestone... and what are the consequences of using salt for baths?

Derek7322

Do you have a photo of the salt? The packaging? What does "the same composition" mean?? It says "ca 450, mg 1250"??? Or is this your assumption that it is the same?

Ryan

The salt must be special so that it does not contain phosphates or silicates.

John

It is not regulated by composition for marine animals. That is, it is NOT suitable at all. Regarding rocks and other things... do not put anything in the aquarium that is not "marine." Even marine items are not all suitable, and what has not been in the sea is even less so.

Maria

Yes, the packaging indicates how much of each component there is... I think there are 7 elements... I can give you the exact amount in the evening... when I get home... I found the composition of seawater online... of course, there are more components, but the main indicators match... Ca, K, Na, Cl, Mg, Mo.

Melanie

And what if we completely fill it with seawater? Or at least halfway... brought in canisters...

Heather6148

Don't buy expensive brands, but salt is necessary for salting the water for a marine aquarium. This bucket will be enough for 200 liters (40 at startup, then you can decide how often to do water changes). Is this amount manageable? Because if not, then there's no point in having an aquarium, as you'll need at least a basic set of tests (pH, nitrite/nitrate, phosphates - at a minimum, since these can fluctuate in a mini tank and need to be measured), and that will also cost around 400. You can use seawater (how long will it be transported? More than 2-3 hours? Will there be circulation?). However, you'll still have to do water changes, and since you have a mini tank, water changes are everything for it.

James

Here is great salt and it's not expensive at all!

Kenneth2761

I agree... salt is not expensive... I'll buy it... what's next? I'll hammer it... can I use stones from the sea? Or do I need to buy them again?

Robert

Have you at least bought tests for ammonium, nitrates, and nitrites? You can add stones from the sea, but it's still preferable to throw in at least 2 kg of good live rock; the rest can be supplemented with dry rock. It's not worth adding sorbents at the beginning; you should add stability after placing the live rock. Read my thread; I think many of your questions will be answered there. I recently set up my tank, and you'll find answers to many of your questions there.

Anthony4281

I haven't bought any yt... no money... for now, I'll practice on the bullheads... anyway, I won't buy either corals or anemones... everything is at least 400. Once everything settles down and I get my teeth into the needlefish and bullheads, I'll buy a couple of damsels.

Brandy1134

They are talking about a plant... what kind of plant can be started?

Chris

Have you visited the marine flea market? There are a bunch of small coral frags for 80-100-150, and the larger colonies for 400 are sold in stores for big aquariums. For an aquarium like yours, you can buy 4 different corals for 400!

Katherine

another question ... what will a beginner have to KEEP ALIVE? what is the most unpretentious?

Helen

Who is Marchenkov? What can you buy from him?

Debra

Here is Sergei's website, where you can find contact information. Write, call, and inquire.

Martha

So, can we plant the first one? And the site of Marchenkov seems suspicious... no live bait or stones... just chemicals, nets, and traps for worms. And if this company is located in Obolon... then it's even worse... Yesterday, at the bird market, Gorobchuk was saying that there's a familiar company in Obolon... that everything is cheap there, half the price... that there are specialists... but then it turned out that the specialists are not that great... and the prices for wild fish are such that even our bred fish won't make it... not to mention corals and anemones... let alone live rocks.

Phillip9722

They have their email there, send a request, and they will send you the price list with the availability of animals.

Jose

The price is there... everything is in Latin... I will order something cheaper... and it turns out to be some kind of... I would like to know what to plant to start with. So that it lives... what kind of plant can be... what kind of animal...

Melissa

I think apathy is a cool thing... but where can I get it?

Daniel132

So what should I do with the dry limestone? Should I take it out?

Jade

Have you read it? Cheaper doesn't mean that everything is bad. Only if you buy it and then don't know what to do with it - that's bad. At the moment, there's no need to buy livestock. Figure out the launch first, and then everything will fall into place. The same posts in the thread will become clear, and together we will launch the system.

Larry

I read it... I think I understood a little... just one question... should I take out the dry limestone or let it be... I trimmed it so beautifully... that the empty aquarium turns into a painting.

Stacey4437

You are a strange person. Copy Latin into Google and immediately you will get pictures and other information. Over time, you will easily be able to identify animals in Latin.

Matthew1280

It almost always comes with live stones. For a person who has no living creatures, it's a cool thing, but unfortunately, only for them.

Selena4467

Yes, Latin with pictures from Google... the other question is whether it will live with me... here is Semphizodon - a beautiful fish... put it in a beginner's aquarium... what will happen? That's what I'm talking about... I'm addressing knowledgeable people... tell me what can live with me...

Matthew7977

... In bath salts, when water parameters are not met, on limestone from the construction site - only Aptasia and a couple of similarly appealing animals. Unfortunately, nothing from tropical fish and corals, which are accustomed to perfectly clean water, will survive. That's it.

Julie4738

Stock your aquarium with 2 Amphiprion ocellaris and 1 Solaris fasciatus or Synchiropus splendidus; it is not recommended to add more to a 40-liter aquarium.

Angel628

Please provide answers to the following questions: 1) Volume of the aquarium (its dimensions) 2) Characteristics of the stand/cabinet 3) Is there a sump? Its characteristics. 4) Filtration (what is available) 5) Protein skimmer (what is currently available) 6) How many kg of dry reef rocks have you prepared? 7) What type of sand/gravel? How many kg? 8) Is there a financial possibility to buy real live rocks? At least 5 kg (not just additives for starting). 9) What pump is available for internal water circulation in the aquarium?

Gene1948

Dear, you shouldn't make such quick and unpleasant conclusions. Do you want to set up a sea? But at the same time, not spend anything? It won't work; you can't do it for free with makeshift materials, it leads to disaster for everything, and most importantly, I see you don't even want to delve into it. It seems that the topic was created by you or under someone's guidance for another escalation of emotions in the maritime theme. Listen to the sailors; they mean you no harm and are trying to suggest the right direction, which you continue to ignore.

Amber

I get the impression that you are running ahead of the train; people are trying to help you, but it seems you are unwilling to accept that help. Why think about the livestock when the aquarium itself is still uncertain? First, you mentioned that you bought household salt and added limestone to the aquarium, and without resolving that issue, you are already interested in livestock. You need to address the situation strategically. Tell us what kind of aquarium you have, what its volume is, what equipment you have, whether there is a sump, etc. ............. They will advise you on how to set it up; let the aquarium mature a bit, and then you can think about the livestock. ............

Chad231

Divorce is.

James

Offtopic Do you think this is the work of them again?

Gabrielle5053

I thought about him only if it weren't for him.

Brandon4517

Offtopic Something about the style seemed familiar to me... Or maybe another "Cossack" is carrying out a "special mission".....

Kristen2246

I was a bit misunderstood... I want to invest money and not lose it... in my 20 years of bland experience, I've seen a lot... I've dealt with a lot... a lot of scams with discus fish. You buy expensive fish... and it turns out to be culls... and a decent amount of money is thrown away... that's why I'm asking knowledgeable people... I'm really trying to understand—do you know the saying?—while Vasya thinks, he eats... I'm not ignoring anything—it's all being processed and aligned into one line. This topic has really helped me. Thank you to everyone who gives advice...

Robert800

So, do I really need to throw out the limestone? What does it do to the water? The salt from the Seachem... I've gathered some chemicals... I think I'll stick to the parameters.

Samuel6138

Thank you for at least understanding... and a question... they advise to take fish that are bred here... and to forget about corals and anemones for now.

Alan273

You didn't have money for salt before, but now you're planning to "promote" Stability and Purigen. Don't spend on that yet. It's good that the live rocks have matured. Limestone from the construction market can leach silicates, phosphates, and a bunch of other nastiness.

David4968

Of course, there were no 400 grams of salt... I found 40 kilos. It's something that can't be taken, but Matrix Carbon and Purigen are available in 20. It seems like it can be managed. I understand—I will throw away the limestone... As for the live rocks, there is simply no choice... without them, nothing will work.

Kimberly3727

+1000

Joshua9847

Everything feels strange... The prices for everything are completely different. Was there ever a boy? Hmmm... Please send a photo of the aquarium and equipment.

Kevin3114

You will still go to Kyiv for live rocks, so wait for either a new shipment from him or see what he has left in live rocks right now. But it's better to take stones from the new shipment, 2-3 kg, and 3-4 kg of dry reef rock, and you will have 7 kg, which means you can create something beautiful from them.

Michelle1505

If you add live sand from an active aquarium to your 40-liter aquarium, take 30 liters of live water from there, and add 5 kg of live rocks, then wait a day for all the cloudiness to settle, I think you can agree with the general consensus and introduce a couple of fish; nothing bad will happen to them.

Nicole2404

I think 4 kg will be enough for this volume... I'll try to get only live ones.

Alexandra

Thank you... I have already understood a lot... but I'm not trying too hard... I was just getting frustrated to myself... I also have a book about the sea... but everything is about chemistry... and I want to show myself that it can be done without chemistry... but if something suddenly goes wrong in a 40-liter aquarium, it won't be as disappointing as in a 150-liter one... and I can always find a place for a small one... I have three kids—they will also practice.

Eric

Tomorrow there will be stones.. I will lay them out.. take a photo.... I wonder how much the stones are at Marchenkov? - in CA, 112 each. - basic - 144 - basic red...

Angela7060

Without chemicals, it's possible and necessary! The chances of survival are twice as high in a 150L tank compared to a 40L one. As for quartz sand, forget about it; it will settle and become anaerobic. It has a lot of weight, but you need it to be alive, with living organisms, and it should be porous and light. Regarding the fact that you have three children, I also have three, along with three marine aquariums of 300, 450, and a new 700 liters, plus a dog, a chameleon, and four tarantulas (and a young wife). All of this is in a typical Khrushchyovka.

Laura4892

Quartz sand in a marine aquarium... cool, very cool... Surely the person who wrote this on the package won't put it in their aquarium. Instead, they will use aragonite sand, which is sand made from coral skeletons, and will admire it as a natural addition to their marine aquarium. And you will be left with only problems...

Catherine6534

It costs 160 per kg, but this is really quality live rock, while what they have in the Central Asia seems to "revive" dry reef rock using some kind of chemistry and then sell it as live rock.

Brianna

Note: When buying J.K. (live stones), it is impossible to buy exactly 2 kg. You will have to take a little extra, regardless.

Alyssa6727

Cool... I'll deal with the sand... I'm thinking of going for live rocks... because today they brought stones from the sea—nothing good.... only one is somewhat normal, about the size of a lula... otherwise, I'll throw them away and not regret it (they're covered in brown algae). I left them for now—let the critters crawl into the aquarium... then I'll throw everything out. I'll keep one stone with a stem of brown plant. It will be food for the carp and turtles—I was surprised they eat it... apparently, they are lacking some vitamins...

Jennifer5371

We'll have to do it... otherwise, one piece of trash was brought from the sea.

Joshua3019

Yesterday I took a photo... I kind of felt that nothing would come out with the stones from the sea—there's a filter on top, and in the right corner, there's an internal filter. Behind it, there's a foam maker... it works fine—even in the photo, you can see that there's no foam. Although I set the compressor to 400 liters, it bubbles like crazy... I turned on the blue light because my wife was sleeping and the aquarium is right next to it... so I used a bright light to avoid waking her up...

April3499

What kind of light do you have?

Brian6895

white fluorescent - not turned on in the photo... and the LED is blue

Javier5186

Yesterday morning, I placed a stone with algae... by evening, everything became cloudy and dark... should I take any action?

Tara2761

Listen, if this is not a prank and you really want answers, then write briefly like this: 1. Salted with such-and-such salt - on such-and-such date. Salinity is such-and-such. 2. During such-and-such period, the water became clear on such-and-such day. 3. Tests showed such-and-such results. 4. Decided to add a stone... the water became cloudy, tests show this much... Otherwise, it's hard to understand, as if you salted it yesterday and added the stone with algae yesterday as well... What stone? How was it transported? How long? Was it rinsed before being added if it was transported for a long time?

Mariah

Here it comes. The fuss has started, what did I say? This is just the beginning. Here you have tap water, salt from the pharmacy, sand maybe from the sandbox, stones... You will still have to endure and get nervous, and if you don't change your mind, you will do it the way everyone told you. No hard feelings. But this was to be expected.

William

The sea salt from Seachem doesn't work anymore, and distilled water doesn't either, and coral sand doesn't either—I've replaced all of this based on your advice... so why bother spending money when the result is the same as with the basic materials (by the way, the water became lighter after a day).

Kristen2246

Those who gave advice are already to blame for suggesting the wrong things, so why are you spending money? Buy salt at the grocery store, take sand from the sandbox, and get water from the tap... since the result is the same, it's definitely "a Cossack sent."

Chad231

I'm not blaming anyone, everything is fine... the water is already getting clearer... as for what you have in your heads, I don't know about those Cossacks.

Brandon9634

Wow, what a valuable gem I found - all sorts of creatures have come out, and mussels are running around - I need to rush to the beach, otherwise, only a couple of worms have emerged from the first Black Sea J.C. (living stones).

Kenneth7331

No, I wrote earlier that he still pressed me with algae... there was a lot of this small stuff... at first, I thought I would pick it out, but then I saw that I would just waste time... so I threw everything into the aquarium... and in the evening, I took out the algae. I left the stone - the algae were brown, and apparently, that's what gave the water its brown color... thank you for not blaming me at least.

Daniel132

Why blame? You yourself were carrying stones from the beach - nothing gets cloudy, especially not from brown algae - unless they have rotted, of course - by the way, that's probably agar-agar...

Tammy

Well, probably not as much as I pushed, right? A 5-liter bucket is tight... well, it has a bit of a smell... will it settle down? Or should I pour it all out? It's a pity about the salt... and I distilled the water for three days...

Courtney

I was the first to launch M.A. on live Black Sea sand and stones, plus shrimp, polychaetes, and hermit crabs with little dogs, and there was no turbidity, nor any lower organisms. Everything smoothly transitioned into the tropics without hassle, and it continues to thrive to this day.

Jacob4800

The thing is that the water isn't cloudy... it's turned brown... this morning it was barely noticeable that it was brownish... I've been adding stability for the third day now... the foam has started to rise... today I need to finish the foam filter... it seemed that when the aquarium was empty, there was no foam, but when the little bugs started crawling, bubbles began to come out through the small holes at the bottom of the foam filter... I'll seal the gaps with silicone... but for now, I'm satisfied... everything seems to be working out... next week I'll go for dry reef rock... and I'll buy some salt... and at the end of the month, I'll go to Marchenkov for live rock.

Melissa1838

From your posts, I understood that you were brought stones with algae from the Black Sea coast, you planted them in an aquarium, and soon the water turned brown. So, first of all, you need to know exactly which algae from the Black Sea can normally thrive in a tropical marine aquarium. Surely, you were given cystoseria, which does not survive in it and, while dying, colors the water brown. The algae is indeed beautiful, but everyone who has taken it into a reef aquarium has observed this situation. It is best to take phyllophora and others, but definitely not cystoseria.

Laurie3842

I see... thank you.. I'll keep that in mind.... yes, it's really beautiful..... so it's dying.... well, I guess... I'll have to throw it away.... do I need to change the water? Will it recover?

Lauren

It will recover. The PC will squeeze out all this brown paint, and the water will be as it was. No significant harm from it was observed.

Sherri1320

What is a PC?

Mark7376

foam separation column.

David4968

Is the skimmer working? What does it remove? Do you still have a mechanical filter, right? Is there a sponge in it? I would take out the sponge for now and remove everything where detritus and other stuff might accumulate... and set the flow to maximum - skimmer to maximum... When the water clears up a bit, I would do a water change... about 20 percent.

Karen

I immediately remembered the movie "AFONYA" with L. Kuravlyov, when he told his interns: do you see the PC? PC stands for Watering Can.

Kayla7655

The foam maker is working... the foam has increased about three times... today I will seal the inner cup, as the foam has started to come out through the small unevenness... yes, there is an internal filter... 950 liters per hour... there is a sponge, but the pores are large... practically nothing accumulates there... but in the external filter, the scrubber is fine-pored... the flow is strong... I had to lower the water level, otherwise it was splashing the water stream over the top... today the water is barely brown... I have started adding Stability... Liquid A. (live rocks). Is it too early to add? I am planning a trip on Tuesday. S.R.C. (dry reef rocks). I will definitely get some and need to buy salt...

Amy

get rid of all this plastic junk...............it looks so shabby.............

Michelle5859

Do you mean silicone corals? Definitely as soon as live rocks appear...

Michelle9986

finished the pen-thing... no bubbles anywhere... just bubbling more... the water is almost colorless...

Michelle

This morning the water is wonderful... I want to add live rocks on Tuesday—question about the temperature... the room is 25-27 degrees... but at the beginning of next month they are predicting a heatwave... I'm thinking of putting a small 12W fan on the surface of the external filter... what temperatures are acceptable... for now, it will only be live rock... and in about a month, a couple of clown melanopus.

Sara4035

It is usually said that 25 is ideal. I understand that 27 is acceptable. There are reviews that even at 28 there were no problems. Strive for perfection, place a fan above the surface. But don't forget that such cooling will increase the evaporation rate. The main thing is stable parameters (everything is stable, it doesn't matter if it's stably bad) of temperature and salinity. Therefore, if it's 27, it shouldn't drop to 24 at night, and I think that will be fine.

Kimberly3727

What about the temperature? Do the tests. Without tests, you can start any fish and corals right now - the result will be the same, whether now or in a month. It's best to clean the aquarium with warm water, save some money, and don't forget the eternal wisdom - "A penny saved is a penny earned," or even more, especially in the sea.

Katie4842

What tests are needed for the startup? For nitrates, nitrites, and ammonium? I think that no matter what, when starting with live rocks, the ammonium level will be elevated in the first 2-3 weeks (depending on the quality of the rock). So then why not just buy a Seachem disc and not worry about drops? A question for seasoned marine enthusiasts: there is information that people use "Ptero" tests for the sea. I understand that their accuracy is very different from JBL or Seachem, but can they at least provide an approximate measurement? And what tests can be used?

Christine

I missed it somehow, during a NORMAL startup, after 2 weeks in the aquarium SPS (small-polyped corals) - you can plant them! Wake up, people! What year is it! I also read the book "Marine Aquarium at Home" by A. Stepanov in the 90s. Honestly, I went in, read it, and it really felt like the 90s. I left.

Cassandra7840

A couple of years ago, I was told the same about discus... I succeeded... and those who said it are just quietly envious... even though I started from scratch and also with a cocktail of junk—thank God I wasn't on that forum and there was no one to discourage me... but now, despite everything, I am confident in myself—and I will succeed.

Melissa

Thank you.. I'll keep that in mind... I'll set the heater to 25.

Elijah7048

Discus against the sea - a children's morning performance. It's harder to make a mistake there. As long as no one distracts you and offers advice that it would be good to listen to. No one doubts it, the only question is, "At what cost?"

Marie5348

There are no problems with discus fish at all... the fish is great—so even if we start from that, there won't be any issues with the sea either... everything will be fine. Don't worry.

Nicholas

The most common misconception.

Kellie

Let's make a friendly conclusion in a month... for now, I want to say that the aquarium has been started with live rocks from the Black Sea, and it's fine. After work, a friend will come over - we'll conduct tests - he has Tetra tests... but I can see that everything is fine even without them.

Larry9400

name at least one valid reason why I won't succeed...

Andrew419

Well, comrades, we measured today... KH - 6, pH - 8.5, NO2 - 0.01, NO3 - 0, NH4 - 0.02, PO4 - 0 ---- temperature 26, salinity 1.024 ---- my friend said to me ---- why did you measure it? Everything has always been fine for you... if everything has been fine for you for over 20 years... in the pond with koi and in huge discus tanks... how could you make a mistake in some forty-liter pot? ---- It's nice that people say such things... but that's all lyrical - live rocks are already on their way from Airif... tomorrow I'll buy an alert for ammonia and post some photos... so don't get upset, people... everything is working out for me!!!!!!

David7773

Why should we be upset??? We are only happy with such results - only the KN is a bit small for fresh pickling.

Omar3497

Who said it wouldn't work? It made me smile. I bet you measured it with a float... Remind me, what salt is it? Red Sea, for example, recommends a density somewhere between 1.021 and 1.020 at that temperature (just off the top of my head), and other manufacturers aren't much different. See above. Well, that's how it is. P.S. There are still a lot of "fun" nuances before that. P.S. No offense. There are quite a few useful tips on the topic that you are trying to "disavow" with discus experience.

Jason5071

Yes, and also. It's hard to believe such figures after less than a week ago the Black Sea "graveyard" was in the aquarium.

Alexander

Thank you very much from the bottom of my heart—without your kind words, I would have given up completely... this is what it means for a person to understand... and truly be able to give advice...

Tracy4603

Your tests have shown that the aquarium is still dead - there is a lot of stuff in it that you simply cannot measure. NO3 cannot possibly be 0 after everything has decomposed, meaning the cycle has not yet started - regarding the rock and substrates, you are on the right track; you should also consider adding Prodibio - the expected result would be better. This is your starting point - and before that... Live rocks could be added later to a functioning system if there was a desire.

Tasha

I agree... thank you... I used to work in a laboratory in the undergraduate department... I know that the most reliable test gives 80% accuracy... but the truth is, it's Soviet-made... yesterday I got a Seachem alert - it shows 0.02 ammonia... but for now, I will limit myself to adding any living creatures... let it settle down... and what is ProDibio and CHK?

Jeremy3637

You are confusing yourself and everyone else with the measurements, and then you will encounter problems. 1) A floating hydrometer measures the density of a liquid. The density of water is 1000 kg/m3, which is 1.000 on the hydrometer. What is a salinometer? A refractometer? If it shows you 1.021, then it is the same density measuring device. Is it a dial type? It may be less accurate than a floating one. Generally, floats are usually accurate; they just need to be calibrated once in a normal aquarium. 2) Don't forget that 1.025 is the normal density at a temperature of 25 degrees Celsius. If the temperature is higher, the density is lower.

Mario

An off-topic story: An old lady enters a hospital, catches the first doctor she sees, and asks: Old lady: "Son, I need to see an eye doctor, an eye doctor!" Doctor: "Ah, an ophthalmologist. You need to go to the 3rd floor and it's the first door on the right." Old lady: "Son, son, but I also need to see an ear doctor, an ear doctor!" Doctor: "Ah, an ENT specialist, that's here, the door at the end of the corridor on the left." Old lady: "Oh, thank you, son... by the way, what kind of doctor are you going to be?" Doctor: "Well, I'm a gynecologist, but in your terms, I'm not even sure how to say it..."

Jeffrey

I see that you have an Aqua Medic Miniflotor installed. But I don't understand, if that's the case, can you explain to me why it is upside down? Who among the "experts" advised you to install it that way? P.S. If possible, a photo of it separately would be great to better see how it is installed in your setup.

Joshua8425

Alek apparently decided that a skimmer in nano is not necessary, and to prevent the diffuser from "dancing," I'll just push it into the Venturi tube, and the water from the resulting cup flows back into the aquarium, original...

Jennifer

He needed a pen, not just an air diffuser in the aquarium, although it could have been arranged without any pipes, keeping the appearance intact. In short, he overcomplicated things.

Michelle9986

the one who gave it said... I see that something is not working out... from the fact that I twisted it myself, and that has more value... but how is it done correctly?

Kyle

It's funny... well, I accidentally called the hydrometer a jerk... but that's also funny...

Christine864

I can't open that link... just the homepage... and there's no search engine there... so how do I set it up correctly? I'm starting to get nervous... something is not going right.

Stephen5841

found..thank you...turned it over...things are moving..foam is gathering.....thank you once again!!!!!

Anna9752

You will need to adjust its height in the water so that it doesn't push water into the flask if it's set too low. If it's raised too high, you'll need to supply more air, meaning you can't just adjust it in one day. Observe it in the aquarium; don't mess with it, as there won't be foam for a couple of hours. P.S. I had it set up in a 250-liter aquarium for two years, and it worked perfectly, so it's a successful economical option. The main thing is that the diffuser is made of wood, linden, so it will produce fine bubbles.

Rachel9060

the price there is 60 bucks.....

Matthew1280

Yes, thank you, I understand... a wooden sprayer... just didn't ask what kind... bought it in the store... I figured that it doesn't push the foam right away... I didn't wait... lowered it... water got in... so I ended up making a hole like a fool... now I need to figure out how to fix it.

Curtis

Is it a problem, sealant, epoxy, or soldering? There are plenty of options.

Alyssa6727

It's not a problem... I fixed it... by midnight there was no foam... but in the morning... the foam was already forming... I was messing around in the aquarium yesterday - stirred up the substrate and rocks... so the ammonia level rose a bit - the disk darkened a little... and some creature appeared - about 2 centimeters in diameter, with thin tentacles, resembling an ophiuroidea but white... it moves much faster than a starfish.

Crystal

The question is a bit off-topic... but regarding the protein skimmer—I try to create something similar in every freshwater aquarium so that the splashes don't scatter from the spraying... so the question is: how much worse is the oxygen saturation of the water in the protein skimmer compared to free spraying?

Andrew9581

The foam separator is sufficient for normal aeration.

Steven757

the question was how much worse.... in the pen there is saturation compared to free aeration

Michelle1662

In a foam, the saturation of seawater with oxygen usually occurs better and more abundantly.

Jonathon8514

Offtopic, thank you, I couldn't get into the author's wordplay for a long time.

Julie3950

return from the past. Yes, and while you are coming back, study literacy, it's useful.

Christopher3770

I didn't expect anything else for some reason. Nothing... I'll figure it out... I need a head to think, not just to wear a hat...

Dennis

In winter, a hat won't hurt.

Joshua

I think of launching a shrimp farm.. is it demanding?

Nancy

Is it capricious? Well said... immediately both masculine and feminine. How much time has passed since the laying of the live rocks? What are the water parameters and what do the tests show? I think it can be populated. Here is what they write on AKVALOGO about the toras: Water temperature 20 – 27 degrees, pH 8.1 – 8.4. Iodine needs to be added to the water to normalize molting. It is necessary to monitor the water parameters, as these shrimp are sensitive to nitrate and copper sulfate levels.

Jill1815

Two years have passed since the laying of the aquarium (live stones). The ammonia level is measured with an alert... There are 3 brittle stars and two starfish living... I was told over the phone that if these creatures are alive, then the shrimp will survive as well.

Laura7633

There is a high risk of torturing the animal and losing 30-35 currency units.

Chelsea

I suspect that the starfish are the same as "ophiuroids" - they are ordinary starlets, of course, they won't grow. "Centipedes" are bristle worms (polychaetes); who told you they are harmful? On the contrary, they clean up the food on the substrate and won't eat anything (corals/soft corals/living organisms).

Elizabeth6302

In the aquarium, there were similar ones. They said they are harmful. As for the starfish... yes, I really looked at the photo, and they are... and about the brittle star—it's no wonder they are called snake tails. They have thin, independently moving tentacles. In the aquarium, there were similar ones, just a bit larger, darker, and striped. They said these are brittle stars, but not the kind that sell for 20 dollars. These don't grow any larger. I posted a photo of them on a rock.

Bridget

Yes, he and Shere Khan write about dwarf brittle stars... they, like me, sit in the algae.

Wesley

How is it arranged that the cooler cools the water while the heater heats it? Why is it even needed in a marine aquarium during the summer when the ambient temperature is over 30 degrees?

Jeffrey496

I sit by the robot for days... sometimes I come and the T-24... and God forbid I stay late? Right now I'm playing around - setting it at different heights from the water... but for reliability, the heater is on... advise me on what’s better... today I even set it up perpendicularly... we'll see in the evening.

Jeffrey6189

A temperature of 24 is acceptable; a heater is not needed. If there is an air conditioner in the room, a cooler is also not needed.

Michelle

I agree... but the temperature drops at night... so the cooler needs to be turned off... and what should be done to avoid fluctuations from 25 to 29... and vice versa?

Laura9093

Cooler - through a timer.

Jeremy3637

Oh, thank you... that's an idea... I was stuck on the thermal relay... and it costs at least 400... how many degrees can temperature fluctuations be without causing issues? Let's say from 25 to 27... will they be stressed or not... I was told that for discards, a degree is critical... but it turns out they handle temperature changes of 5 degrees just fine... there was one time in winter when the power was out for 2 days... and they felt fine at 21... there was also a time with an Aquael heater... the temperature fluctuated from 25 to 30 and back about 5 times in a day... and it went on for 3 days... until I threw out the heater and put in a proper one... and they were fine... so what fluctuations are acceptable?

Erica

Gradual increases from 25 to 27 are quite acceptable. And vice versa...

Sara4035

The shrimp won't leave the filter... maybe I should feed it something?

Amy9618

throw a quarter of a cubic meter of Artemia next to the shrimp

Elizabeth1221

I concluded that shrimp don't see very well, so it's better to bring the food to them with tweezers right under their noses. Then they will even start eating from your hands. If you just throw the food in, a lot of it will be carried away by the current in the aquarium.

Ryan2281

I see... I will feed her... and the umbrellas won't hurt Artemia... and I understood that she doesn't eat that much... but rather hides a lot... she was sitting behind the filter today, then moved behind the heater... she needs a couple of companions to think about... I read that they are skittish when alone.

Michelle104

I don't understand why you need a heater in the summer when it's +35 degrees outside.

Vincent

The cooler cools the water down to 24... it could probably cool it further, but I come home from work and turn it off.

Johnny

And what does photosynthesis have to do with it? It's just a grasping reflex. They want to eat too. Regardless of the zooxanthellae.

Brandy

I found out something about my cucumber—it's an ascidian. It turns out to be an interesting creature, but it won't live long in the aquarium.

Amber

I read on some website that they are photosynthetic and don't need to be fed... but they definitely do. Today, every single one of them has opened up—they're waiting for nutrients.

Justin

So my centipedes are polychaetes... and they are not harmful at all... shrimp and corals eat Artemia... and you can feed them with dry food... I gave the shrimp a little... it eats it with pleasure.

Elizabeth1221

Small ones are not harmful. And it's better to flush the big ones down the toilet...

Christopher7213

Yesterday the power went out... the air pump, that is, the compressor was running on the inverter... but the internal filter, that is, the flow pump, was off... the hanging filter was working, but it was irrigated... however, the water circulation was weaker... the power came back in the morning... it seems everyone is alive and healthy—please advise what the consequences might be.

Karen1649

None.

Raven7170

Thank you.. I had already planned another shrimp and Ksyusha for tomorrow... and now there's a problem with the light... in the other aquariums, one compressor is enough... I managed with batteries for three days a month ago - without losses... I was already thinking of postponing the trip...

Andrew419

the minimum that suits them is a toilet throw them away they are not needed by you

Alyssa1438

They are sitting in a 20-liter aquarium... with a stone from the Black Sea covered in brown algae and a molly that I prepared for the sea. But I never dared to release it... and there was no time to transfer it to fresh water.

Mariah

let them sit there if they are so dear to you

David7773

From the brought stone, one filter has emerged! So first, it is necessary to identify the ikovs, and then to unitalize them.

Wendy8540

It's fine, that's how it should be, I have the same thing.

Allison

looks like a fan worm

Gregory

So what is the normal salinity? Books say 1.021-1.024... people say 1.027... I chose the average - 1.024... I change 5-10 liters of water every week (distilled water + SeaChem salt), I clean the sponges every two weeks. I collect foam every three to four days. Feeding keeps me on edge... how to feed? I have JBL flakes with krill... I have all kinds of frozen food... since I have to feed different freshwater fish with different food (from mussels and squid to corethra with daphnia).

Scott8536

mayano. low-quality photo

Barbara

Yes, I know... from the phone... is it harmful or NOT?

Sheila1322

Opinions are divided here. Somewhere similar to iptazia (in the Kharkiv "Okeanarium" there is a whole aquarium filled (or rather polluted) with the anemone "Glass Rose").

Natasha7622

I looked at the photos of the glass rose - they are not quite the same... my body is very thin... five tentacles... the rose is almost the same as the iptazia... but these are more delicate...

Collin

The glass rose is another name for aiptasia. It is most likely a Mayano. Google is helpful.

Danielle9144

In your photo, next to each other on the rock, there are Majano anemones and Aiptasia sp. There are many species, and they vary greatly in appearance, take a look.

Monique1236

Thank you very much...great site...so this is still one of the types of iptazia...and how to destroy all this filth?

Tiffany5069

The salinity should be between 1.021 and 1.027, your reading is normal.

Stefanie9771

The melanopus are already sitting... I thought they would hide, but they are only near the front glass and crowding together. They ate the artemia... My wife is a bit disappointed—she wanted ocellaris... but I didn't dare to take them for such a volume... However, now there will be a reason to think about a larger tank... So who will answer something about this? What will happen if the little dog eats all the growths? What should I feed her...?

Danielle9144

I don't understand your logic... You buy melanopus for your volume, but you're afraid of ocellaris? They are all Amphiprionidae, and ocellaris will be just as comfortable as melanopus; it all depends on the conditions in your aquarium. If you had said your wife wanted, for example, an emperor angelfish (Pomacanthus imperator), and I didn't dare to take one for such a volume, then it would be understandable.

Stacy6866

Here is the catalog of OV - if you're interested, you can search for it yourself.

Emma

where I got the melanoplus, they said they were adults -- see 5... and the ocellaris are about 10 and they said they are still teenagers... so I thought that such a volume would be too small for them.

Jasmine

What kind of store sells oscillarys that are 10 cm? Moreover, what will happen when they grow up to be adults? It's scary to imagine.

Dana6523

it's not in the store... it's at the garlic... in short, I read that Melanopus is larger than Ocypus... well, since my ones are small... I think I can add another Ocypus of the same kind to them?

Karen81

What kind of headphones are these? I'm just curious .............. well, just get a couple of oscillarys, everything will be fine with them, and consult on the forum, for example, about what to buy, otherwise you've just been fooled.

Brandon9634

They might call them Clarks... and I haven't seen the fish myself... they said the ocellaris are 10 cm... and the melanopus are lively, their size also meets the standard... I'm thinking of adding one ocellaris to the melanopus... how many fish will there be in 40 liters?

Matthew7977

Are clarks called ocellaris? What nonsense? Don't rush, let the melanopus settle in, let the aquarium mature...

Mark

So, well... I'm not in a hurry... at least a month... Marchenkov doesn't have any ocelaris... in Airife at the end of the month... and I won't take anything from random places now... only from trusted sources... I'll also get some Strombus from Oleg and Euphyllia... and that's it for now.

Reginald5073

In 40 liters, discard this thought from your mind and never return to it. It is not possible, especially in 40 liters, to combine two different types of clownfish. This can lead, if not immediately, then over time, to the death of the same ocellaris. Melanopus are quite territorial.

Michelle13

Along the way, there will be many different "thoughts" that will need to be discarded.

Nancy758

What is, is...

Joseph591

This is not a question either... Especially if it grows, and this process is happening quite quickly for them, the melanopus won't fare well. There is a crab. In the best case, torn fins and wounds on the body; in the worst...

Chad231

Oh damn... well, I'll make them another one... with pharmacy salt for 10 liters. I really like them... I brought them from the Azov Sea wrapped in a damp cloth last year, they lived with me for a year and then—

Charles4157

Well... I set up a second 25-liter aquarium. The lid is homemade. The internal filter has a capacity of 500 liters per hour, which is for circulation. The external filter has a capacity of 300 liters per hour with bio balls. The sand is sea sand from the Black Sea. The rock has plants from the Black Sea. The lamp is a luminaire, plus a blue LED light—2A. I have a molly, which I don't have time to transfer to fresh water, but it will be moved to the pond at the end of the month when the ocellaris arrive. For the living creatures, I plan to have only live rock and clownfish. It turns out I will have to transplant further... otherwise, the ocellaris will eat them.

Andrew9246

I'm in shock. There are problems getting clowns to sit in a normal anemone. But they are sitting in silicone...

Jason9385

It's funny... right? I also read that people have such problems... the most interesting thing is that the dog is trying to drive them away... before it used to work a little... but now they push her away as soon as she gets close to the bush... and the most interesting thing is that you can see where the female is and where the male is... and the male dances in front of the female like crazy... and even lets food pass in front of her.

Ronald5720

They perceive this bush as a shelter. It is interesting to think that when they grow up, it might occur to them to spawn under this "anemone"....

Troy8808

Well, it's clear that they are seeking protection in it... they are currently 5 months old.

Laura3615

I will be in shock.

Gregory9432

How often should shrimp molt? My first one has already molted for the second time... they are really small... but my freshwater ones molt once a month or even less often.

Andrew419

Well, I'm slowly getting ready... In a few days, they'll bring a 120-liter aquarium... I'll gradually start adding salt... The sand is coming from the Black Sea... For now, I'll use the water from the changes of two small aquariums... I'll set up some internal filter... Let it cycle.

Meghan

A new dog is already eating... I was worried that it might starve to death... I thought about not getting it... but then I thought, if anything, I can train it to eat spirulina... I come home, and in the 1.5 days that the dog was gone, the walls look like no one has touched them... I brought a strombus... and an euphilia... and a chrysiptera... the clowns are busy dividing the food... they pay no attention to it... the strombus is already eating the remnants of artemia... the euphilia is already opening up... and I brought live rock in a 25L tank - let it settle.

Amber6362

And what can anyone say about the hedgehog of the globe... and about the Black Sea hermit crabs?

James8887

Black Sea hermits cleaned the thread with J.K. (living stones) in 3 days and are now flying around the aquarium. Fun creatures. There are different types of sea urchins... I'm not sure it's a good idea for small tanks. Although Lev successfully kept two of them together with clownfish and a carpet in his 20L tank. They say not all urchins are "reef-safe." You could end up with a troublemaker.

Adam4310

I see.. thanks for the info... the hedgehog is off the table for now... but I'll release a couple of hermits... the female still won't let the male into the bush... but I can't remove him... since the dog only hangs around him ---- the food sticks to the bush. That's how she gets her sustenance... otherwise, she doesn't want to eat dry food at all... her belly is like a drum after the bush... she barely fits into the burrow... the chrysiptera has also organized a nest for herself... and only pops out to grab some food... how do hermits feel about the strombus? I've heard they might eat it...

Darrell7542

I read that there are ways to deal with film on the surface of water... there are various film collectors... are there any folk methods?

Rodney

Yes. Take a sheet of clean paper cut to the size of the inner perimeter, place it on the surface, and then gently pull on one edge. The film will remain on the paper. If there are any remnants of the film on the surface after this procedure, you can repeat the process with another sheet of paper.

Samuel6138

For a couple of days in a row, this act continues... the clown swims up to the shrimp... it wraps its claws around the clown's head while its small white claws poke around in the mouth like a dentist... it's certainly quite a sight—impossible to look away... you won't see such a wonder in freshwater in your entire life.

Mariah

The sea is full of wonders....

Bryan1851

Hermit crabs and strombus snails are quite compatible. If they are Black Sea species, there will be no problems at all - they are not in the same weight category. If they are blue-legged, the strombus has a spine for protection. Hermit crabs are only interested in the shell of the strombus. They do not "eat" them.

Charles

I understand that you can help me the most with this dilemma—sponge filters... are they necessary or NOT? Some say they are needed because they host nitrifying bacteria... others say they are not needed because they collect dirt and then release ammonia... I have a sponge in the external filter, and in it, there are bio balls... and a sponge in the internal filter... which is also a flow pump... and I sit here scratching my head—how to proceed... I'm afraid to disrupt something—should I throw out the sponges or not... if I shouldn't throw them out, how often should I CLEAN them?

Elizabeth1221

You can leave one sponge (preferably synthetic) for mechanical cleaning. Bacteria primarily live in the substrate, then on live rocks. There are relatively few of them in the sponge. Clean every 3-4 days.

Stacey4437

The advantage of plastic corals is that they are open in any conditions.