• Resun D

  • Aaron6112

The aquarium was launched in October. The lighting has been modified, individual sockets have been added, and fans have been installed. The rear compartments have been reworked. The lower overflows have been sealed, with overflow only through the skimmer. The first compartment has a heater, coral rubble, the second has Chemi Pure Elite and matrix carbon. The third and fourth compartments are combined, with live rock and a pump. The flow is Kor

William1830

Since I'm not "very" experienced at sea, can you explain to me what is depicted in the first photo with Liva? My version is that it's an internal filter, but I want to ask you. P.S. If you can, please explain everything that is shown in photo #1!!!

Derek7322

I apologize in the second photo!!

Travis572

Well, yes, the first one is a lid. The second one is a built-in filtration system and more; this is almost the case for all ready-made Chinese marine aquariums. Equipment and media are placed there. I have a heater, a circulation pump, and a UV lamp. In a normal marine aquarium, this task is performed by a separate sump.

James3382

Can we put another filter there? What kind of aquarium do you have?

Barbara

And everyone is laughing, how did I not notice that the answer is in the topic title!!!!

Joshua9847

You can do it externally, but what's the point?

Chad

No, I meant internal!!

Amanda

It's really cool) I didn't think such beauty could be made from this aquarium) I also want a small sea for myself.. Can you tell me, did you only add one lamp and a cooler for the lighting modifications? I'm not sure.. it seems easier to glue a similar aquarium from glass and make a separate lid or buy a ready-made one..

Monique1236

One lamp only, but I'm not sure if the energy-saving one is effective. The light is connected to separate sockets because there's no way to use both daylight and moonlight on one socket, and there's no option to set a timer. It seems easier to use a ready-made solution, but that's only easy at first; later, there's not enough light, not enough volume, etc. Check out the Red Sea Max; everything is well thought out there, but the price is steep.

Julie4738

Why have an internal one when there are rear compartments? That is your filter. You can, of course, add a head and sponge, but in such a volume, it stands out.

Karen2578

Yes, the price is 9 times higher.

Christine864

Off-topic, you have a perfectly normal aquarium without a sump. "Don't worry."

Thomas5021

a good, neat aquarium... how do you top up with osmosis? and throw away the heater... it's just a problem if it shorts out... Off-topic, but you non-enthusiasts of marine aquaristics should at least read the general topic, "internal and external," it's always haha

Joe

In your aquarium, I would do just that, but in 50 liters, you can freeze everyone at night. In my resun, if I forgot to close the window, it would already be 20 degrees by morning...

Melissa3200

I add water through osmosis as it evaporates. I take ready-made saltwater in the Riff. If I turn off the heater, the water cools down quickly at night. What could cause it to short-circuit and what would be the problem?

Noah1632

A good aquarium, don't worry about the heater; if it's normal, it won't short-circuit, and in the worst case, it will just blow the fuse, so there won't be any trouble... I removed the heater from my aquarium because it never gets below 22 degrees in the apartment, and it doesn't drop below 23 degrees in the aquarium...

Nicole

in apartment 25, I will try to turn it off for the night to see

Michele9664

How can the water level in the aquarium be lower than in the apartment?

Maria6659

I didn't say that it can go lower. Sometimes a window opens, and so on.

Jeffery7866

Why don't you prepare the water yourself since you have osmosis?

Debra

The electronic scale constantly lies. After I replace the water I've prepared, the fish are covered in crypto, apparently the salinity fluctuates. It's easier for me to bring canisters, fill them up, and just swap them out.

John1464

What is, is... I've thought about it myself many times.

Randall7906

38 grams of salt per liter of osmotic water. And nothing is jumping...

Vanessa6144

Who advised you that? Even in the Red Sea, which is the saltiest, it's 35g/L.

Javier5186

I add 350 grams of salt to 10 liters of osmosis water.

Jennifer

Do you weigh on electronic kitchen scales? For example, I opened a package of salt; it's in a bag, and I can't close the bag tightly after opening it, so it starts to get damp, meaning it absorbs moisture and its weight increases.

Hunter1471

If you take it by buckets, in the end, there are only advantages. It doesn't get moldy, it's cheaper, and so on. And a bag can always be closed if desired. There are ways from staplers to rubber bands for sealing...

Sarah

And what’s the point? "The economy should be economical" (C)

Laura9093

Check the water with a device, preferably a refractometer. Different salts require slightly different weights per liter of water.

Joshua8425

35 grams per liter of saltwater, that is, 35 grams of salt and 965 grams of H2O. Therefore, for one liter of H2O, you need 36 grams, plus the error for increased humidity of the salt, so it comes out to 38 grams. Instructions for Red Sea salt - "Dissolve 38 g in one liter of water - we get a salinity of 35 and a density of 1024." Instructions for Tetra salt - "Dissolve 1 kg of salt in 25 liters of water," which means it results in 40 g per liter. Here they are, the advisors.

Robin

And what do the instruments show after that? And by the way, which instrument?

Bridget

Visibility is zero. I'm going by the instruments. The Red Sea hydrometer. I keep the density between 1024 and 1025 at a temperature of 26. It suits both me and my tenants... Yes, yes, yes... "Inaccurate, non-technical, and generally not considered a device. Here are the refractometers." I can already hear what the experts will say.

Melissa1838

Well, you know...

Debra6575

new photos

Luis3725

Very nice photos, I want to ask about the pump on the right, what brand is it and what is its performance? Is it impossible to do without it? Did you modify the stock light? P.S. At the end of the month, I plan to launch a similar wonder))

Marie5348

Thank you, this is Coral Nano. The light has been modified, +13 watts to the original light. There is a photo of the lid on the first page.

Kimberly3727

I see that the hard ones have appeared, it's like a mixed riff, how are you holding up with calcium?, what's up with KN?

Jonathon8514

Light 4x24W? What kind of lamps are those? By the way, aren't the original compacts installed there? Or is that in Boyo?

Johnny

light 4x8W. Power Glow lamp, one white and two blue Feron, haven't found others yet.

Vanessa

The hardness was indeed a couple of pieces. I add calcium with Seachem Reef Complete and KH-Seachem Reef Carbonate. The parameters fluctuate but not significantly.

Tasha

Doesn't one Seachem Reef Complete KH hold?

Michael826

I got confused with the topics, I thought you had 128 liters! By the way, it looks like about 150 liters))) And everything is arranged so thoughtfully, Super!!

Ryan1989

...but is it impossible without additional pumps and lighting? It seems there is LED backlighting... P.S. Which manufacturer did you change the T5 8-watt lamps to?

Dana6523

I also initially set up a coral, but then removed it; the standard flow is quite enough, though I don't have any hard corals... As for the lamps, it's a problem; I can't find white ones at 10,000K anywhere. I got blue ones from Jebo, but I found Feron... Regarding the LEDs, they are very weak; they only work as a night light...

Janet5447

There’s a problem with the lamps... I wonder what spectrum those blue Feron ones have? Their main advantage is the PRICE! And if the spectrum is right too, that would be just great!

Rodney3101

It's unlikely they have the right spectrum, although who knows... I don't have enough of the native pump, as there's also a UV inserted in the output hose, and the hose is slightly pinched... However, when the aquarium was empty, the corals were swaying quite a bit in this volume.

Nicholas5194

it doesn't seem very good

Mark

On the logo, the uncle with the spectrometer measured a bunch of actinides. They agreed that all of them produce the same spectrum...

Julie

I would completely redesign the lid for the light indicators.

Melissa3200

What do you mean by the word "actinics"? The thing is, Feron offers colored lamps for decoration - green, pink, white, blue... Are you saying that if it's blue, it will be suitable for corals?

Joshua9340

I wanted to ask if there is any point in removing the sponge from the first compartment? I have coral rubble there, and at the very top, there is a small sponge. Water flows down through the sponge via the comb. Is the sponge beneficial, or does it do more harm by accumulating nitrates?

Andrew7823

I had cyanosis because of the sponge.

Steven757

Gradually accumulating detritus, if it is not regularly and thoroughly rinsed, your sponge will eventually turn into a nitrate reservoir. It would be better for your reef if you removed it. If you rinse it almost every day, it is, roughly speaking, unnecessary and pointless work. In a well-maintained reef aquarium, detritus, within reasonable limits, does not pose a threat to its inhabitants, especially if sand siphoning is done during water changes.

James5103

Well, you really exaggerated about the sand siphon in the marine aquarium... I have a piece of synthetic sponge instead of a filter sponge, I rinse it every 2-3 weeks, and I also have hermit crabs that constantly try to escape through the grate; if it weren't for the synthetic sponge, I don't even know where I would look for them...

Melissa3820

I have a coarse sponge, maybe I'll replace it with synthetic padding. But how do I siphon the sand? Superficially? That seems unrealistic, I'll siphon all the sand.

Ronald5720

I don't think a siphon for the substrate will be justified in an aquarium where 2-3 fish will live.

Todd

They do not siphon where it is not necessary. Where there is detritus: due to the presence of a large number of live rocks, the activity of fish and other animals. Even despite the presence of detritivores. They siphon. However, this process should be carried out carefully so that only detritus goes into the siphon, while everything else, including infauna, remains in the sand.

Chad9037

I am not a child, but I still don't understand... to conduct it superficially without touching the sand? And a question about the light: is there any point to this lamp?

Tara2761

No. But thank you for not being proud. At least you asked... You take a hose, 1 meter long, maybe a little longer. It should be a yellow medical rubber hose with a diameter of 10 mm. You insert an expander, which should be a yellow conical shape, with a connecting fitting on top. You put the hose on the fitting. That's it, the mechanism is ready. Let's start siphoning. When the expander is submerged in the sand, the accumulations of detritus go through the hose into the bucket, while the sand falls back (for this, you just need to hold the hose loosely with your fingers). Have we removed it? Good... You can make expanders from any bottles you find, especially from certain types of shampoo. That's the whole "complicated secret."

Jamie3553

It's very bulky! And the price for such a product is high. You can get a 250W metal halide spotlight + a condenser and a lighter for 250-400 + a Chinese lamp for 150-300. It will be cheaper and 100% not worse than this fixture. I removed the cover from my Resana and installed the spotlight. It was worth it! The glare from the metal halide is something else. And the most important thing is that a 70-150V metal halide will heat the aquarium less than a solid cover of the Resana.

Joseph591

It's like this now. Or is your marine aquarium a temporary phenomenon? And live rocks, and some fish, shrimp, mollusks, you won't want them... and they need to be fed. Not all are decomposers. And after decomposition, detritus still remains in the aquarium; it has nowhere to go. Leaving it in the aquarium is also not suitable. Order in the aquarium needs to be maintained—there's no doubt about that. Otherwise, problems will sneak up on you, and it will be too late to scramble.

Robert1845

I understand that the mounting for the aquarium will need to be made by myself, or will the light fixture need to be suspended?

Brian7092

Crypto after siphoning - a question that requires research. There could have been other reasons, or it could simply be coincidences. Advice on Aqua Logo. Good. But it reminds me of the deceased M.A. (marine aquarium) with DSB saturated with stagnant detritus. Even the ecosystem couldn't cope. There is a topic somewhere on the Forum. I don't want to search. So, it's better not to tempt fate. Moreover, in p57, it talks about local removals of detritus. The rest of the sandy bed, where there is little or no detritus, remains untouched. This is how I deal with detritus in my setup... I see the sense in continuing to act this way... All the best.

Shelby3182

It's up to you; you can either hang it or make a mount, but in that case, it would be better to just get a proper glass aquarium. What's the point of buying a ready-made one?

Yvette209

I started with a small one. Of course, I want a full-sized large marine aquarium, but for now, I'm waiting to see how things go with a possible move.

Julie4738

Well, for now, learn and keep it in mind; when you start building a full-fledged system, a lot of knowledge will come in handy, and you'll understand how everything works. It doesn't make sense to radically redesign Resan I.M.H.O.

Jason9952

By actinics, I mean lamps with actinic light. If you don't want to look for it on the logo, here is a direct link. I don't know about Feron, but Osram 67 did have a spectrum identical to Giesemann's.

Nicholas5194

Yes is yes. DBS is a completely separate (and very big) question - whether it is even needed.

Jessica9188

Have you seen Osram 67 for sale? Where? I have been looking but couldn't find it.

Kathy

Regarding siphoning, it depends on the type of sand. I tried siphoning once... the turbidity was incredible, and it was unclear where the sand ended and the dirt began... Many people actually recommend siphoning the sump.

Katie4842

It happens...

Whitney

You are somehow confusing the siphoning of freshwater substrate and marine substrate. If I understood Anatoly correctly, his method is very simple and there should be no murkiness. You are not siphoning the substrate in the literal sense of the word, but only removing detritus. Detritus is lighter than any sand. You don't need to keep the siphon too close to the substrate, and the sand will stay in place while the detritus goes into the siphon. Whether to remove it or not is up to each individual. Personally, I used a "siphon" when detritus accumulated behind the rocks. There was a small dead zone there where the current didn't reach.

Gene1948

I understand correctly. This is exactly how the process of cleaning detritus works. The observation about dead zones is very accurate. Unfortunately, even with sufficient water movement, detritus can accumulate somewhere over a month or two. Naturally, it's better to get rid of it. This has no negative impact on the aquarium's operation, and such an operation is only beneficial. There shouldn't be too much of a good thing, as it can turn bad later.

Beth3383

If so, then yes. I do it myself during substitutions. But it's really not "siphoning."

Julie3950

If any area has detritus that has soaked into the sand so that the sand is almost invisible, it is better to siphon that area, i.e., remove the deposits of detritus by suction, as I have already mentioned. In my aquarium, there are 2 such areas. I clean them regularly during water changes, 1-2 times every 2 months. Otherwise, everything is the same as the authors of the posts write—treating the upper part. Sometimes I also have to catch planarians from the top. They sometimes lie on the sand.

Kimberly2102

If there is a light fixture, what color temperature of the lamp is better to choose?

Jeremy

14-15k

Joseph8842

I got the new clowns about two weeks ago. This is from A, I just picked it up today. The palette hasn't opened yet. I think the aquarium will stay for another month, then I'll move them.

Andrew7823

Well done! Very beautiful aquarium! Good luck with the move! P.S. What are we using to clean the back wall? I remember it was not an easy task in my Resana.

Dana6523

I haven't cleaned anything yet; it has overgrown during the ripening process, and now a green film has started to appear on the back wall in one spot.