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I decided to write about my small sea so that intelligent people could criticize it and make it better. I planned it in the spring of last year, studied our forums for several months, and on June 7, 08, I salted it. 20 kg of dry stones from the center of aquarium science were laid, and Red Sea Protobak bacteria were sprinkled for the start. A week later, another 10 kg of live rocks from A., and a little later, another 20 kg of dry rocks. I can't remember now where each one is. The aquarium is 90/57/60 cm, the maximum available space. I welded the cabinet frame myself at work with friends, and also cladded it with OSB from the Epicenter. I also glued the aquarium and the sump myself, later replacing the aquarium with a made-in one, which I'm satisfied with the quality. The sump has three compartments: a skimmer, an algae reactor, and a return. As for the equipment, the light is a 90 cm long Sun Sun type. The metal halide lamp is still the original, as well as two T5 and two Aquamedic actinics. There are two flow pumps, one Sun Sun 101 and one Resun WaveMaker. Unfortunately, the st, the stainless steel shaft of the Sun Sun recently rotted, but with a little ingenuity, it's back in operation. The return pump is a Chinese HAILEA 1.7t, which works not bad. I'm thinking of replacing it with a newer model, but it's not a priority right now. The skimmer is a modified Octopus. The sump has an energy-saving 32W light, which I plan to increase. That's enough for now, you can ask questions and critic

Heather

Sea, sea, bottomless world Behind you rise like dawns... Yu. Antonov

Corey3201

Cool aquarium. In the photo, it seems like there's not enough light; maybe something needs to be adjusted in the camera. The part about the rotting axle is interesting; I was also thinking about getting such pumps, but now I don't want to anymore.

Anna9752

beautiful )) someday I will definitely join the group of marine aquarists!))

Rodney3101

It turned out great, congratulations. The lighting is really strange. It's a bit dark. What do you think of these lamps?

Andrew9246

Congratulations on the launch. Regarding the San-San lights, it can be said that the price matches the quality. Question: how exactly was the Octopus reef pen modified? How did you deal with that gloomy pomp? If possible, photos.

Charles

Congratulations! Everything looks great. As for the lighting, +1... either the lamps are hanging too high or there are issues with the camera.

Nicholas5194

I finally posted my aquas!!! And the pumps are magnetic or suction cups:

Anne

It's nice to see in the photo my former fish, the fat chrysiptera, in good health. I saw Vadim's aquarium in person... It's a nice tank. Considering the owner's desire for constant progress, I'm sure this topic will be continuously updated and enriched. Wishing you success.

Whitney

Aquas are great, when will I move from a mini to a normal size? As for the pumps, right now Sun-Sun makes everything with a ceramic shaft, the only problem is that ceramics break very easily. I have two of them, but I don't use them; they are new and just lying around. During testing in the bathtub, they lost their original shafts in no time. They are very easy to repair; I bought a suitable carbon rod at a remote-controlled model store, and that's it, like new.

Reginald5073

I can't speak for all Chinese pumps, but I was probably lucky when I installed the Sansan at the very beginning; I was very disappointed by its humming, and since there was no other option, I left it as it was. About a week later, I thought the pump had jammed because it started working so quietly. I turned off all the equipment completely to listen. It has settled in and has been working quietly to this day, for almost 1.5 years now. I'm also generally satisfied with the Resun. And on the pensioner, there is an Atman modified by Vitaly, which also works fine. I'm not saying that all of this is better than branded items, but as a budget, temporary option, it's quite good... Here are a few more photos.

Catherine

Class!!! Good aquas! Great photos! Respect and admiration to the author!

Heather9815

It looks very decent. I would like to see a video in action. Also, if there are any drawbacks or things that were not liked, I would like to hear about them. Just objectively. And does the cone detach from the base?

Courtney

Vadim, can you take a closer photo of it in action? How is it in terms of noise?

Daniel4967

Yesterday, we contacted ATI, and your pen has the previous pump... the new pump will be available in February. We returned this pen because ATI employees already know that Vadim from Kyiv should return this item... In February, we will replace the pump at ATI's expense.

Lindsey3362

Check the manufacturer's recommendations, but it seems to me that it sits too deep; it would be better to raise it higher.

Alexander

At the request of a a, I'm posting a photo. Sorry for the phone quality, the camera is rented.