My marine aquarium. 285 liters

Diana3118

This is my first experience with saltwater aquariums. Before that, I had a freshwater one for a long time, and I still have a 200-liter freshwater tank now. The setup was on July 14th. It's a 285-liter aquarium. An 80-liter sump for it. Hagen GLO light fixture, ine-GLO 54W & Life-Glo 54W. Super Skimmer up 125GL. 18 kg of live sand, 36 kg of regular, and 30 kg of L.R. (live rock) at the moment. Ammonia, nitrite-0, nitrate-10, KH-14.4-14.1 measured by Salifert. pH 8.3, Ca 495, Phosphate 0.4, temperature 28, salinity 1.023. By the way, I feed my pets twice a day. I haven't fed the coral yet; I was advised to feed it a few times a week and spray the food directly onto it. I bought Caulastrea furcata. I read about it carefully; it seems to be low-maintenance. I placed it on the very top of the rocks for now because I don't have much light yet, so it's not too dark for it. Currently, the light is 2 T5 54W, white and blue. I'm looking for another light fixture for myself. 2 Skunk Cleaner Shrimp, 6 hermit crabs, 2 Ocellaris Clowns. A medium-sized 1 Blenny, about 8cm already I guess. 2 small Mandarin Dragonets, Synchiropus ocellatus, orange-spotted. There was only one, I think I need to buy a pair for it. They seem to do better in pairs. Everyone seems to be doing fine for now. A question has come up about how to feed the coral and where is the best place to put it. Apparently, it's better to glue it with adhesive. Another question about salinity and KH. I was recommended to raise the salinity to 1.025 for a reef tank. They said nothing lives below that level.

Alyssa6727

Good day, Oksana. I think no one will die from this salinity, but it's better to keep it at 1.025-1.026. By the way, in nature, there are both places with higher salinity (the Red Sea is a typical example) and with lower salinity - 1.023, like yours - in the Gulf of Thailand. And the coral reefs there are thriving. It's unclear why your KH is so high. Probably it's the salt. They sell excellent absorbents: Purigen, Chemi-pure. I would add them to the system.

Bonnie

I don't know. I measured KH twice with different tests, and they always show the same result. I think the water here is just different. I'm increasing the salinity for now; maybe KH will change as well. I don't quite understand how to add photos here. Is it only through other sites? There's no direct upload? And why add absorbents? Chemi-pure comes in different types. Which one should I add?

Anne

These are my pets at the moment. There are also hermits and snails, but they don't want to pose.

Michael3221

Wild! They don't even know they can become models!

Jennifer7578

I have some clowns that are not eating well. I feed them two types of food, but nothing attracts them. Although they ate it in the store. It seems like they are catching something with their mouths, but they don't show active interest in food like the shrimp do.

Katie4842

What does the Super Skimmer up 125GL look like???

Stephanie4990

I haven't seen it on Russian websites. It goes up to 475 liters. There are more powerful ones.

Tanner

I will answer for Oksana...

Jeremy

here is another photo of him

Joseph2576

Water flow diagram. I can't draw it. I'll just describe it. Water flows by gravity into the sump, from there it is pumped up by a pump. In the aquarium, there are two Koralia 2 pumps and a skimmer. The skimmer is not connected to the sump in any way. The table made for the aquarium was not the right height for the skimmer, so we hung it on the outside. It operates silently. It can be used both in the sump and externally.

Kathleen

At what level does the foam start (water level) near the red thing????

Joshua3019

Well, basically yes. The lower foam level is near this red thing, and the upper one is adjustable.

Brenda

It may have died. So the level can be higher? At the level of the red ring of foam, it's about 0.2 liters; higher, it's less. Not really good... They joked about 475 liters. Don't populate gluttons, and preferably slowly. If there are signs of skimmer deficiency, change it.

Kathleen

Why did you joke? There is a larger size. Well, where the bubbles are bubbling, it's probably around 200mg. Then there's the main flask. I can try to film it in operation, but it's practically not visible. It's covered by an aquarium. It works well, it removes all sorts of junk, but it doesn't make much noise. It's a quiet machine.

Stacey4437

Sorbents: purigen - removes organic matter from water, preventing it from breaking down into phosphates and nitrates. Chemi-pure is better than elite - it also binds phosphates. Adding filtration through sorbents should improve water tests.

Chad9037

But can Clownfish live without anemones?

Shelby3182

It has been discussed more than once that clownfish live perfectly well without anemones. Moreover, in most cases, they are in aquariums and thrive without sea anemones. This is related to the somewhat troublesome nature of keeping anemones: they can easily detach and get sucked into the pump, where they can be torn apart, and the entire aquarium ends up in the toilet, except for the clownfish, which are the only ones that have immunity.

Eric8832

Yeah, I already watched it.

Jason

I might get an anemone, but later. For now, I'm concerned about the behavior of the clowns. Added after 7 hours and 6 minutes There seems to be some whitish coating on one of the clowns... What should I do? Should I start treating it or will it go away on its own?

Loretta5483

Which pump power are you interested in? The one in the skimmer or the one in the sump? By the way, the white clownfish have filamentous secretions. What disease is this a symptom of? I saw it somewhere, but I can't find it right now. The pump power in the skimmer is 125 gallons - 475 liters. By the way, the clownfish are not darting around; they are rather staying in one place.

Megan

In general, I didn't find anything except Melafix for my clownfish. I added the dose to the aquarium. It does say to turn off the skimmer and to add the medication to the water for a week. But will the fish have enough air without the skimmer?

Vanessa6144

The clowns have been sick for almost a week. Maybe everything will be fine with the help of Melafix? I'm still worried about the aquarium without a skimmer. The poor fish are sitting there, and I'm afraid the water will start to spoil. Added after 8 hours and 54 minutes One clown has unfortunately died. I think the second one won't survive either. I don't know what to do next. Should I keep adding the medicine? I think it was only a disease affecting the clowns because the mandarins are still... feeling normally active and eating something.

Michelle13

I THINK VERY LITTLE OF LEVROK (LIVING REEF) IT WORKS WELL AS A BIO FILTER! RECLUSIVES ARE NOT YET BEATING EACH OTHER 6 PIECES A LOT! IN THE ONLINE STORE OF AROWANA THERE WERE LIGHTS 1200mm METAL HALOGEN 150W AND 4 T5 55W plus night light.

Cindy

Take Entocmeia quadricolor for the acellulars; it's a symbiotic anemone that will also clean their covering, and they will feel better right away.

Judy

I have amphipreon acellaris that do not go into the entacmaea quadricolor (I have three types of them), they prefer the heteractis magnifica.

Joe

I have both acellaris and premnos sitting in the entokmee, but you can't get the clarks in there!

Sharon

The amount of live rock is a relative indicator, while quality is a measure. To be honest, I don't pay much attention to live rock as a biofilter; it's really overstated. For starting, live rock is very important as a source of bacteria, zooplankton, and phytoplankton, but later it just serves as decoration. If there are more fish in the marine aquarium, it means the system is still in the maturation stage, and treating the fish is pointless; it will only make things worse for them.