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Here is the English translation: The aquarium is 170 / 60 / 60 cm, made of 12 mm glass. The aquarium is transparent on3 sides. The cabinet is made of light-colored particleboard + metal frame, 115 cm high. The sump is 80 / 40 / 40 cm, made of 10 mm glass. Equipment: SunSun HEL-1500 lighting fixture, 8x80W T5, modified with 4 Wolson Schwab ballasts for 80W lamps. Installed 4 Aqua Medic Reef Blue 80W, 145 cm actinic lamps and 4 Aqua Medic Reef White 80W, 15000 K, 145 cm white lamps. Total power is 640 watts. Lighting is controlled separately for each pair of lamps. Water flow: Vitaly NOX Vaybox with3Resun Waver 15000 WaveMakers, 6000-15000 l/h each. Protein skimmer: Jebo 520 modified by Vitaly NOX, with OCEAN RUNNER 3500 return pump. 50 kg of aragonite sand from Vitaly NOX. Startup was on January 17, 2011, with 40 kg of dry reef rock and 30 kg of live rock. Salt: Tetra Marin. At startup, 400 liters of RO water and 250 liters from the existing aquarium were used. The sump contains 5 kg of live rock and a chaetomorpha algae reactor, lit by a 36W lamp. I welcome healthy criticism, wishes, and comments from the marine enthusiasts here. Initial photos are provided, with more to come as the

Aaron

Odessa, congratulations on the launch and the adult-sized aquarium! Isn't the sump a bit small in volume in case of a return pump failure?

Rebecca

good.. the size is just right

Bethany

What caught my attention is why the first compartment in the samp (where the foam is) is made higher than the next one. After all, there are added sounds of water flowing from the first compartment to the second. And I had to create a support for the foam. Also, in my opinion, the light is positioned too low above the water - it will get splashed.

Erin

Thank you-thank you! Of course, the sump should have been larger, more liters per 100. I already checked it - turned off the return pump - the water drained into the sump and fit in it :-)

Sara

The sound of flowing water is almost inaudible, but the stand for the foam dispenser is really needed :-( The height of the lamp is adjustable on the cables - it probably really hangs too low on them - but I haven't noticed any splashes so far... if there are any, I will raise it higher and higher...................))))))))))))

Jessica

So why is the first compartment made deeper than the second?

Bryan

Is such strong light needed if there are no corals?

Katie

Congratulations. Wishing you a successful voyage.

William

I thought it would be right this way.

Sara

The corals are already here: 2 Seriatopora, 3 Euphyllia, 2 Xenia, and some other things :-)

Elizabeth

Thank you .......... we will try to swim successfully.

John

Congratulations on the launch and I wish prosperity to the aquarium for the joy of its owner.

Joshua

thank you Maxim, thank you

Jennifer

Congratulations on the launch! I wish everything goes smoothly and without any hiccups! The size is very familiar! There's plenty of room to spread out!

Nicole

Thank you, TATIANA! SHERKHAN recommended me this size, and your aquarium with similar dimensions inspired me, so I settled on this size :-)

Michael

Congratulations on the launch, it's a decent size. Looking forward to the continuation.

Jeffrey

Okay, it will definitely follow.

Ashley

While the aquarium is slowly maturing, the colors of the lower algae are changing; yellow has replaced purple and green.

Tami

740 liters is certainly not a trifle. It's serious. Very serious, in fact. So go ahead, for the orders...! Just be careful not to rush. And read the topics... Good luck.

Wendy

Thank you, I really couldn't resist and added 1 zebra som, a small clown ocellaris, a small pajama wrasse, and a 6 cm hap. They are feeling fine, I feed them once a day. The penfish is going crazy - it produces 200-300 grams of all sorts of stinky stuff a day...

Jeremy

Did you not install the UV? If yes, then turn it on...

Kristen

There is no UV, I think the algae is also contributing, although mine turned out to be a bit small........... I will probably set up CHIMIPUR tomorrow............. let it work :-)

Leonard

Please take a photo of the pen in action, along with the results, and kindly provide more details about the device and its modifications. Thank you.

Joe

You can read about the remake of this pen here. I am attaching a photo of the pen.

Nicole

Thank you, now the most important thing is how is the noise level of the unit?

Steven

Is it starting normally?

Tracy

To be honest, I can hardly hear his work. There is a slight humming, of course, but it's so insignificant that I don't pay any attention to it at all. If you want, you can come over and see the aquarium for yourself, and you can also listen to how the skimmer works. You're invited!

Sandra

Yes, it's fine, no problem.

Robin

Well, Vitaly mentioned a volume of 500 liters. Aren't you afraid that this skimmer might not be enough for your aquarium at some point?

Heather

I think Igor that’s enough. The total volume is 740 minus 50 kg of sand minus 70 kg of live rocks minus 50 liters that are not in the sump, and that makes 570 liters. I don’t think I will heavily load it with fish and corals + chemi-pure + chaetomorpha will contribute + foam from NOX = all together it will be fine!

Mike

Well, well, everyone says that.

Matthew

That is, it doesn't even quite reach the state of "just barely."

Sheila

that's for sure

Sarah

Igor will just change the skimmer and that's it. There are no problems here. As long as it keeps pulling the system, let it pull, and if and when it stops pulling the system, then it can be changed.

James

+1, and a good skimmer can always be sold...

David

And who is talking about problems? I'm actually talking about plans for the future.

Andrea

I finally got to your thread - once again, thank you for your hospitality and the aquarium demonstration - I didn't just like it, I was absolutely thrilled - upon my return, I spent half a day telling my wife how beautiful and well-organized everything is at your place - she couldn't understand how the aquarium could "zone" the room - I drew her a plan of your room and showed her the height of the stand and the aquarium. P.S. Maybe very soon I will need your "charged water" - like from Kashpirovsky. P.P.S. Did you receive my link about subscribers?

Beth

Water is not a problem - come with a container and you'll get "charged" water. I read about the subs - there are many photos, the principle of operation is clear, but I think it might be inconvenient to take out the subs and they need to be cleaned somehow... Write me an email and I'll send you a couple of photos of fish - they will be your first tenants in your aquarium.

Christopher

The aquarium must be beautiful, congratulations. 750 liters is already a SEA. I look forward to new photos of the tank in the thread. Perhaps I will set up about 250 liters by summer.

Tanner

thank you

Angel

Where is the photo report on the development of the aquaculture?

Earl

Max, all the sand in the cyan is embarrassing to post such photos. I'll wait until the cyan fades a bit.

Stephanie

This is what you need to share. Everyone has had and will have mistakes in their aquarium, and there's no need to be ashamed of it. When I had rocks covered in cyano, the sand was always clean thanks to the strombus snails. This is the development of your aquarium; over time, you'll look back and remember how it all started.

Javier

Newcomers need to know what to expect so that they don't call for resuscitation and don't fade into the background.

Hannah

added another Resun Waver 15000 WaveMaker, 6000-15000 l/h.

James

Photos to the studio!

Christina

Exactly... If you think that we are scared of cyan, don't worry, we are all friends here, and we've seen so much that nothing can scare us anymore. Let's go...

Samuel

At the request of the workers, I took some photos.

Debra

I probably spent the whole day tidying up the aquarium today.

Jonathan

On the live rocks, there is a deposit; sweep it away with a brush or constantly blow it off with a pump until they are clean. Otherwise, the live rocks will have poor respiration, and soon there will be growth of filamentous algae on them.

Darrell

I advised him word for word. That's why I hinted at the cleaning.

Mitchell

Judging by the photos, the euphyllias are being blown by a decent current. If you lower them or remove them from the flow, you'll see how they puff up. Mine puff up like that. Sorry for being off-topic.

Joshua

my euphoria started to inflate well (just like a yolk) when I lifted it from the sand higher, and the current there is also stronger than at the sand (it seems like it, probably not similar to Dima's)

Courtney

Good evening, Uefilia could have been stressed due to the light, you have 640W light, it should be enough to support SPS. This is just my personal opinion. Best regards, Ray.

Kevin

If there were MH lights, that would be one thing. But as it is, there are T5 lights, and even with 1000W, it won't be much. By the way, I looked around on websites, and regarding the lighting for euphyllias, it says that the light should be abundant or moderate, but not direct rays from MH.

Daniel

I'm currently turning on the light at half power - 2 pairs of 320-watt bulbs.

Sheila

more photos

Daniel

I got tired of pouring water with a bucket every day, so I set up a 150-liter aquarium. I collected osmosis water, and today I installed an automatic top-off from NOX. Technology really is at the service of humanity.

Russell

It would be better to buy a barrel in Epicenter with a capacity of 50-100 liters, otherwise it will be an extra source of evaporation. By the way, is the humidity normal for you with such a volume in the apartment? How many liters evaporate per day?

Jose

You can actually fit a 250-liter barrel in your cabinet.

Amanda

It can be covered with glass, and it won't evaporate from the refill container as much.

Amanda

The humidity is normal, it evaporates about 7-8 liters a day, I think. Yes, I believe it would be right to cover the container with osmosis water with glass - thank you.

Richard

Evaporation will decrease, and less dust will get in there.

Vincent

logically, that's what I'll do

Stacy

new tenant

Lindsay

It would be good to accompany such photos with precise scientific names.

Erica

Goniopora sp.

Emily

Offtopic It was good...

Michelle

our little nosy one - a new resident

Karen

So how is he? Eating? What?

Natasha

So far, something is biting on the rocks; today I caught a streptocephalus twice.

Antonio

Off-topic Just bit or just ate? As they say in your city, these are two big differences...

Tammy

pecked and ate

Michelle

Off-topic. So he has a happy, cloudless future ahead of him...

William

Your words would be in the beak of a helmon.

Michael

Just like in the fable "The Swan, the Crab, and the Pike," here too "Helmon, the Zebra, and the Hipatus" are all going their own way.

Nicole

What price and from whom did you buy zebrasoma and hepatitus? Offtopic

Angel

how is the white-throated?

Nicholas

zebrasoma in airife for 600, hipatus for 560. at Yulia

Dawn

He's fine - he loves the soft-shelled shrimp - he's already stuffed himself with it, Helmon is currently only feeding on stones.

Randall

until the supply of worms from the stones is trimmed - it may not start eating. I only fed on stones for a week, but my volume is three times smaller.

Elizabeth

We took them earlier than a week ago, and so far only with stones.

Wendy

the new tenant doesn't like to be photographed, but I caught them in the frame

Andrew

And what, straight from the wheels of the white-breasted into the common fund?

Yolanda

Yes, everything is fine so far, including the UV 55 Watt. The white-bellied one has been with me for 2 weeks, is feeding well, and is not conflicting with other fish. Thank God there is no crypto on it. The white spots visible on its face are not on it but on the aquarium glass; it is clean. It loves shrimp without shells. That's how things are.

Kayla

By the way, I didn't have any issues with Ufa either, and nobody has been affected since the launch, knock on wood.

Jonathan

AT THE DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT

Patricia

The new resident Forcipiger longirostris started taking some artemia by evening, with the helmon immediately on familiar terms - that is, one completely ignoring the other. In my opinion, Forcipiger longirostris and Forcipiger flavissimus are the most elegant representatives of Chaetodontidae.

Reginald

Off-topic. It's nice... The main thing now is that Helmon doesn't lose his mind over time and doesn't start being chased by Furcipiger...

Michelle

Very beautiful FISH!

Brandon

Beautiful! You did great!

Jeffrey

Thank you, Vera - we are trying :-)

Stefanie

The reef is maturing, we are gradually planting corals.

Rachel

The sea is great! Did you stack the stones just using the "Tetris" method or did you secure them with pins?

Denise

Odessa, the stones are somehow thoughtlessly piled. The areas for coral planting are lost, a bare wall will be. Did I imagine it, or does the white-breasted have signs of cryptic patterns on its fins?

Amy

piled up using the "Tetris" method, sometimes glued with epoxy.

David

I don't see the furcipiger; it seems to be hiding...

Tina

Favites suddenly released all its polyps during the day, even though this usually happens at night... what could that mean? Nearby is a goniopora... maybe it's defending itself from it?

Jennifer

Typo or serious? Defending... Move one of the players away somewhere.

Michelle

typo okay, I'll move it so there won't be a conflict

Larry

Unfortunately, this morning I found a dead helmon............ And now the population is as follows: ocellaris, hipatus, white-breasted surgeonfish, yellow zebrasoma, pajama wrasse.

Jacqueline

What are the supposed reasons?

Adam

It's a pity. And there don't seem to be any potential killers... I sympathize, but it's okay, focus on the new one. In our line of work... I once told Sanya what needs to be done...

Brandi

For a month, he was pecking at the stones, was plump, knocked out all theiptasia and all the feather worms, but a day before his death, he stopped looking for food on the stones, and died in the morning... I don't even know what the reasons were, there were no signs of crypto on him at all.

Sharon

I once read on the forum that helmones and surgeons (different ones and even in the quantity of "several") don't always get along... supposedly, surgeons push them and can almost lead them to "heart failure"... I don't know how true that is... Has anyone else encountered this? And how's the water?

Christopher

My hipatus, white-breasted and zebrasoma, received zero attention from both the helmon and the forcipiger, just as they did not pay any attention to them. I did not observe any interspecies conflicts. The water pH is 8.1, temperature is 25-26 degrees, salinity is 1.024-1.025. PO4 is 0.1, NO3 is 0, calcium is 450. I did not measure other parameters, but my tests are from REDSEA, and honestly, I am not satisfied with them. I look at these test tubes and then compare the colors, I don't know. For me, the color range is so similar that I can't tell if PO4 is 0.1 or 0.5... maybe I just see poorly...

Chad

I don't know... I've been using GBEL from the very beginning and have no complaints... I'm a bit confused about the hipatus too... Maybe it's covered in spots, or it's air, or some kind of wasp, or the crypt is just clean... and this happened in one day... I'm starting to panic here, even though they say it's kind of normal for them... I think if there was a crypt, it would also be on the ocellaris, but they are clean... And all three (2 ocellaris) and the hipatus are eating like there's no tomorrow and are very active! But regarding the helmon, it's still unclear... maybe there was some stress? A rearrangement? Was the light turned on and off suddenly?

Susan

Please accept my condolences for Helman - I can't help with anything else...

Jill

I have the same pies - it's crypto.

Ryan

new corals: 3 heroes - Ilya Muromets, Dobrynya Nikitich, and Alyosha Popovich

Daniel

I don't know, it's just those little spots and they go away... during the day... and it doesn't affect his behavior... + there’s nothing on the ocellaris, but the crypt doesn't choose who it likes more... The sellers here and people on the forum told me that for the hipatus it's kind of normal, just a little rascal... But the real problem is that I can't find UV here for a reasonable price, everywhere you look it's around 100 euros... I found one on eBay for 50 bucks once... But I still need to figure out how to attach it, and there's no Sampa... I will try to make a kind of hanging setup with a small pump...

Sara

And what about ozone generators, which are also not available for sale, or are they also at sky-high prices?

Mitchell

Umm... how will it help with crypto? I once came across an ozone generator from Resun on eBay for 50 euros, just one, while all the others cost from 179 euros and up... for example:

Andrea

No, the strays will first target fish with weak immunity, like the hipatus, while sturdier fish have stronger immunity.

Marie

The second one (blue-green) is really a beauty! Brag (in DMs) about where you got it?

Shane

Well, actually, as far as I read, surgeons have an increased immune system... it's no coincidence that they are called "tigers" everywhere.

Dana

I don't know... I don't know, there is a super reef with a mature one-ton capacity, and there is 1 hipatus and 1 white-breasted surgeon, and they are constantly a bit speckled, 3-6 spots of crypto. I asked him, and he says it's normal for them. The surgeon sometimes has a rough night in the reef, and by morning, he's already swimming around covered in spots, or someone scares him, and he gets speckled. Those who are tough are the dascyls... a bag... in general, they are unkillable fish...

Jennifer

I was told that it's normal for them... it seems like they tolerate the crypto relatively well... I was just doing a substitution and noticed Hipatus: he's rubbing his sides against the rocks like that bear) and the spots are still in place...

Karen

It's better for the UV to work constantly at least 18 watts, and what is the volume of your aquarium? I have 9 watts working constantly, and the water is clearer.............I wanted to ask.........tell me about the tubastrea, how do you feed it? By what method and how often? What light? Where did you buy it? And so on and so forth.

Teresa

By the way, 9 watts is really too little for your volume... What is the flow rate through the UV? What pump is installed?

Thomas

I change the UV lamp every 3 months, so it shines well and powerfully. I don't know the flow rate through the UV; my water flows from the Durso and goes to the UV lamp, and the UV lamp just lies in the sump and shines, and there is no pump at all.

Laura

Well thought out.........I'll keep that in mind. Do you live in Germany?

Natasha

Well, then the flow doesn't matter... I can't do it that way because I don't have a sump... so I'll be using a UV light mounted externally... and I'll have to compromise on aesthetics for about 3 days every 2 weeks... I also need to redo the skimmer... move it to the side, because it's hanging on the aquarium, and run the tubes into the tank... and then I'll stick the UV in one of the tubes...

Jonathan

Yes, in Germany, in Hanover. Of course, take it – I am satisfied with the result...

Christina

Take the Atman 9 watt in Arovana, if I'm not mistaken, 300. It has been tested. - Even the Chinese one rated for 5000 hours is almost 7 months - feel free to change it after 4-5 months - three with a good margin - especially if it runs constantly, its resource is higher. The outflow speed equals the inflow speed - it drains according to how the pump is set up. Here again, there is a question of exposure time and circulation speed. I have covered this here.

Joseph

Oops. Arowana won't be sent to Germany. Look here - it arrives in Odessa in 14-20 days.

Frank

Yes, I can order it in Kyiv on Arovana, but it will be more of a hassle... I'll check Fish Street now - thanks for the link! How is their delivery? How much do they charge for that?

Kevin

Wow, delivery over 20 bucks!

Timothy

Off-topic, what do you mean by "figase"? A 24 euro sterilizer and a 20 euro delivery is far from 100 euros, so "figase" is cheap!

William

Off-topic And still even cheaper than in Arovana

Ryan

well, sort of yes under 100 euros - there are more powerful ones there..

Joseph

Tell me how much fish costs in Germany? Corals? Provide prices so it would be interesting to compare: for example, our ocellaris costs about 200, and hipatus can be taken for 600. How much are corals for you, like the ones in your aquarium? How are Germans doing with marine aquaristics? Are there any specialized marine stores? Or do they mix marine and freshwater? It would be great to see some photos of them. Maybe when you go to them, you could take some pictures for us, and we can see how things are there? Perhaps you could photograph a representative display reef in their store.

Ross

The prices in Odessa are unbelievable. They are twice as high as in Kyiv.

Emily

What are you talking about? I just provided the prices from Kyiv, THIS is the price for example for the clownfish, there it's 200, while Yuli is selling clownfish for 250. Can you really buy a hippo tang in Kyiv for 300? From whom? The cheapest one is Paracanthurus hepatus, Blue Surgeonfish S, which costs 752.00 "off the truck" and 1081.00 retail price... Tell me who sells hippo tang for 300 and I'll reserve it immediately. Maybe in Kyiv a clownfish fry costs 30, and a hippo tang 0.5 cm is 300... You know the prices very well yourself...

Crystal

Well, I was never interested in hepatuses and I don't know their prices. But I know that ocellaris costs 100, helman 140, and zebrasoma scopas 170, as I bought them at those prices myself. I think Yulia also buys them at those prices, or maybe even cheaper, and then sells them for a fortune.

William

Can I get in touch with the seller privately? I'm looking for myself, not for resale.

Ryan

Price a. It seems like it's no secret to anyone. The next delivery is expected on May 18. Odessa knows the coordinates perfectly - during the last delivery on the day of the sale, he called there about 50 times, and it wasn't even a day in advance, but rather 3-4 hours before.

Anthony

These are wheel prices, for you it's fine, but sending to another city carries some risk. Non-wheel prices - Ocellaris 130, Helman around 200, Scopas 192 - Ocellaris and Scopas are doing fine, but Helmans seem to struggle in Odessa, and there's a queue for Helmans like for sausage during the Soviet era. Coming for a delivery and choosing takes a lot of time and money and doesn't justify itself, especially when the order is 100-200 USD. P.S. By the way, prices from all other suppliers, even from Kyiv, are much higher.

Jeffrey

Some prices are really cheap... you might as well go to Kyiv for the livestock)))

Martin

I know that there are really good stores in the north, but it's a 100 km drive for me—I'm just too lazy... Yes, there are quite a few good stores in Bavaria... Unfortunately, none in my area at all...

Justin

I have a parasitic issue - out of a dozen "wheel" fish, none have died, and some have already lived in my aquariums for 10 months. As for the overstocked ones... one by one they end up in the toilet.

Daniel

I have a problem... I bought a stressed hipatus, and today it broke out badly on one side... It eats normally and swims too... I'm afraid it has a serious crypt... and UV might not help here...

Stacy

It very well may be... in Odessa, we don't have any prices for livestock because there are no suppliers and sellers... so our reference point is Kyiv, there is one, and the price for oscars is always 200. Recently, I saw a 3 cm hipatus for approximately 80 USD. So we can only pray for your suppliers, may God grant them health!

Andrew

Become a supplier in Odessa.

John

CANDIES from MAX

Mitchell

such a mushroom grows

Patrick

Why is the price of 80 UAH unsuitable when you write that the price of 75 UAH is excellent in Zhenya's topic?

Jennifer

I didn't say that the price is inflated; it's a normal price for such fish of that size.

Sydney

By evening, the favites release their beautiful thread-like tentacles.

Justin

Do you add coral food to the water?

Caitlin

Odessa, is this their maximum length? How many centimeters is that? I have candies that release like this in the evening and at night.

Brooke

No, just water replacements, but I will buy Sichemp Trais and Sichemp Riff Plus.

Patrick

I once saw threads 11-13 cm long. Honest and noble!

Lee

That's right - he has two types of tentacles. The long ones should be thicker than the short ones. Do you feed the fish in the evening? With what? Minced meat?

John

I didn't pay much attention, but they all seem to be the same thickness.

Cynthia

Odessa, they probably meant microplankton, not traces?

Angela

I understood that you meant traces. I was talking about questions. Because of the trace, favorites won't stick out their tentacles; you probably meant food supplements, not traces.

Amy

That's absolutely right. In my observations, the favorites react to the feed, especially something like "snow" and so on.

Kenneth

maybe

Kendra

On the S.R.C. (dry reef rocks) grows this little bush, I understand this is a higher algae, but I am unclear about the name and how this wonder grew from dry S.R.C., but it is a very beautiful bush, somewhat reminiscent of a fern.

Emily

The little bush is beautiful. This is Caulerpa sertularioides, or a closely related species; it is still somewhat different from the one in the photo.

Helen

Thank you - but how can it be that Caulerpa sertularioides started to grow on S.R.C. (dry reef rocks)? After all, S.R.C. (dry reef rocks) is, I think, 100% dead stone, which lacks any coral stamps, higher algae, etc. ............. I looked at photos of Caulerpa sertularioides, it doesn't look like mine at all.

Daniel

There is nothing surprising here. Just like how the thread grows on S.R.K. (dry reef rocks), they are dead. The laws of colonization for both macrophytes and microphytes are the same for everyone. And how these laws work, I think you are already aware.

Brooke

I don't want to be a pessimist, but it's better to check on Google - bryopsis. Are your surgeons ignoring it?

Noah

It could be a bryopsis; it's easy to make a mistake based on the photo, but if it is, then it's "hardened" bryopsis.

Katie

Well done! You found the truth, it's bryopsis. The similarity is 100%, surgeons pay zero attention—they just want to eat artemia.

Todd

So Yarik wrote the first one.

Timothy

The surgeons ignored my briopsis. It grows quite quickly and is difficult to get rid of.

Jeffery

It grows quite quickly and is hard to get rid of. Alright, I'll keep that in mind, thank you!

Amanda

Try to suppress it with macrophytes. Somewhere Stas wrote that with the mass of heteromorphs, Caulerpa does not grow. Look for options... Or maybe everything will work at once here. In any case, bryopsis is consuming something - we need to add competitors for it.

Melinda

The white Ksenia showed complete regeneration quite quickly: I cut it back to the root from the main bush, and also cut two bushes back to the root on the stones, and already after 2 weeks, young shoots appeared from the Ksenia that was almost cut to the ground. Now polyps are forming on all three cuts. However, I haven't noticed such regeneration in the pink Ksenia; the cut just closes up and that's it. Brothers, how does your Ksenia recover after fragmentation?

Debbie

The same. Both of them. I cut off all the ksyukha from the wall, leaving small "skins" of both white and pink - they sprouted small polyps in a week.

Timothy

new tenant, large Pter kauderni

Tammy

A piece of reef

Alec

here is such a caulastrea

Joseph

Beautiful Caulastrea, but if the thread grows on its skeleton, it will climb up and lift the foot, then Caulastrea may be in trouble. The thread is very treacherous and dangerous for such corals.

Mike

oh damn

Caleb

new residents: a group of 5 Royal Purple Anthias (Anthias tuka) Pseudanthias (Mirolabrychthys) tuka, 1 Butterflyfish Pinch-pleated (Nosey Butterflyfish) Chelmon rostratus, 1 Bannerfish Whitefin Heniochus acuminatus, 1 Algae-eating Blenny, hiding somewhere is the Royal Pseudochromis Pseudochromis paccagnellae + Tubastrea

Wendy

Odessa, the fisherman has already gone out.

Alec

something like that :-)

Kimberly

The butterfly started to show an unhealthy interest in corals, particularly began biting the polyps of Favites, and seemed to be pecking at Euphyllia, which is why it was difficult to catch and was sent to a 150-liter aquarium. Brothers, I have a question: the Tubastrea hasn't opened up; it's been closed for 3 days, just like in the photo. Is this normal? How should I feed it? Igor said I should try feeding it Artemia with a syringe, and then it will open up. Is that true? How should I feed it in general and how often?

Jason

I told you about these butterflies) everywhere it says that they show interest in corals, but there is only one of them, of that color, that doesn't touch the corals - Heniochus diphreutes. I feed the tubastrea with small food, I received it yesterday morning, and by evening it was already open, I fed it with cyclops. They seem to be fed every day.

Christine

I do my tubastria like this

Joyce

emerged from the rocks Pseudochromis paccagnellae - the partisan sat in the rocks for three days

Rebecca

one of the snails turned over on its back

Raven

Many warned you that there would be issues with the bream, but you didn't listen. Now you've put her in a 150-liter tank for a slow death; this environment is critical for her.

Allison

The tubastrea started to gradually open up and please the eye, but I understand it will open up even more.

Todd

new tenants: wrasse and Plerogyra sp. I liked the behavior of the wrasse: always in sight, active, curious, poking around everywhere. The pajama wrasse is always hiding somewhere, but looking at the wrasse makes me happy!

Jason

with the addition to the family

Mark

thank you!!!!!!

Stacy

Today I came home from work and my wife said she found our catfish's pajamas already dried up. She got scared but still threw him back into the aquarium. When I arrived, he was lying on the sand on his side, but now it seems he has recovered and has started swimming and even grabbing food. Apparently, that's his fate, and my wife is his GUARDIAN ANGEL :-)

Brian

Well done, spouse, you didn't get flustered!!!

Chad

however... lucky wrasse! he now only has to swim in front of your wife

Maria

Congratulations!!! Maybe I shouldn't have rushed with the aquarium, although it was quite dried out - I put it in a glass of water - it floated... I wonder what the survival capacity of various fish is?

Nancy

about 10 minutes..

Raven

Well, what about morays and eels?

Javier

Different fish have different survival thresholds. The more protected the gills and the thicker the skin, the longer they can survive without water.

Jessica

the all-seeing eye

Daniel

Odessa, did you feed the anti-ass?

Daniel

- What is this?

Monica

It seems to be a strombus :-)

Laurie

no, they fell

Chad

strombus

Christopher

Write down in a separate notebook all the fish that you have caught. So you don't forget and accidentally catch them a second time. Ellen Tyler is not for you.

Jill

don't worry............I have a good memory

Robert

gift from a Gardeya Protopalithoa

Maria

We have a birthday, the reef is six months old, photo report attached.

Thomas

Where did you put the forest? Have you sold it to someone already?

Jonathon

She sits on the stones, all her wounds have completely healed, and she looks healthy and happy.

Brent

In a year, everything will be overgrown and the stones won't be visible!

Emma

Strangely for a fox, it constantly swam. And you also didn't see it.

Kendra

The fox is bothered by something, it took a dislike to her at first sight and doesn't let her rest.

Scott

Off-topic: Senya, quickly explain to your friend why Volodya shaved his mustache!

Jessica

That's for sure!

Jacqueline

Several frames from the movie "THE TABOR GOES TO HEAVEN"

Michelle

I finally bought a JBL KH test today, dripped and measured, it turned out to be 7d. The instructions say that for the sea, 7-8d is normal. I measured the pH with a red sea test, and it turned out to be 8.1. THE FLIGHT IS NORMAL!

Laura

Centropyge loricula

Sarah

conducted a population census 1. angel fish loricula - 1 pc. 2. hipatus - 1 pc. 3. yellow zebrasoma - 1 pc. 4. pajama wrasse - 1 pc. 5. tor wrasse - 1 pc. 6. ocellaris - 1 pc. 7. yellowtail chrisiptera - 1 pc. 8. orange anthias - 4 pcs. 9. CHROMIS VIRIDIS - 3 pcs. 10. algae-eating dogfish - 1 pc. 11. tor shrimp - 2 pcs. 12. strombus - 8 pcs. 13. other small fish.........8763323 pcs.

Lee

Off-topic Is this number obtained by scientific methods?

Joshua

not..............counted with my wife all day

Jennifer

Off-topic We also have a specialist in counting livestock in our city... he has never been wrong... I remember I met him on the street, and he immediately said; here it is... yesterday a minor, larvae popped out.!!!!....... - the bottom boiled, I counted - 37,973 pieces..... So I think, maybe I should give you his phone number? You could do the counting together.....

Amber

Gorgeous Tridacna! Off-topic: Now it’s clear why you need Helmon. Aiptasia is wrapping around the collar.

Alexander

that's for sure

Brianna

toxic mushroom

Keith

I noticed good growth of LPS corals, photo attached.

Joe

Well done! The arrangement of the stones right now is amazing!

Katie

You are on the right path, comrade!

Scott

There may be no nitrates in the aquarium at all; when my nitrates disappeared, Ksenia and Sinularia completely stopped growing.

Patrick

Did you say that you switch to light on ice? How is the Tridacna feeling, is it very demanding?

Shelby

Hello IVAN! I am waiting for the lamp from China, they promised to deliver it in mid-October. Read a bit about tridacna here. Mine is doing well, it's a beautiful creature, I really like tridacnas.

Anna

Odessa, what kind of lamp is that?

Kristin

Chinese LED lamp measuring 150 cm by 35 cm, I don't even know the brand name... and the price is still in question, it's not certain that they will bring it, they promised to send it by ship to Odessa in mid-October... I don't even know whether to contact about this LED or not.

Angel

It depends on which lamp. I like the Maxspect Mazzara.

Julie

There is a difference between LEDs... It depends on what kind of LEDs they are (how many watts) and what spectrum they provide. For your 740 liters, even 12-watt LEDs, decent ones, you would need about 60 pieces... When I was monitoring for myself, I found some good LEDs. They are not the most expensive, but one 12-watt costs around 50 euros... and I need about 24 of those... plus everything else, and it turns out to be too much for now... But those LEDs are decent... I read on a German forum about a Chinese LED that was discarded because the spectrum was poor...

Cassandra

Thank you, did you buy it as described, with a piece of stone? Then did you glue the stone to the reef?

Heather

No, I just bought a tridacna and then I simply placed it on a rock, and it attached itself to it.

Samuel

Have you checked the prices for his "a-la Pandora"? Maybe it's not worth importing from China? And it seems it will also need to be customs cleared, but you need to check with Rea Anubis about that; he has max experts on "more than 250 euros." Were they gold-plated? And there are no 12-watt ones, only 10 and then 20. I don't know, I didn't really like it; maybe it's just stereotypes and the habit of sticking to a single whole module.

Katie

Here is an example... It says 12V, takes 11V - but shines like 75V or here:

Veronica

Were you planning to make a lamp for the aquarium with these bulbs? These are bulbs for a regular socket - they already have a heatsink, optics, and a driver - they are for household lighting, not for an aquarium. You can put something similar in a sump, but it definitely doesn't belong in the display.

Heather

This is one of the examples, just... Although yes, you can make light from such things too, you just need to choose the right lumens...

Javier

I installed the following unit: model KA1000 UP TO 1000 Litres 1800Litres 26W 280 x 190 x 550mm, for an aquarium up to 1000 liters. It also includes a pH controller and a CO2 regulator everything together with delivery cost 2800. I filled the reactor with coral gravel + 1/3 of the aquarium (1 kg) of dolomite "MAGNESIUM" from Fauna Marin. The unit is currently in the setup process. I EXPRESS MY DEEP GRATITUDE TO SANYA HOMER FOR HIS HELP IN ACQUIRING THIS DEVICE.

Rachel

Please explain - the pump in the reactor draws water from below the crumbs and supplies it upwards, i.e., the water in the reactor moves from top to bottom through the crumbs???

Ronald

It turns out that way, there is also a small pump that supplies water to the reactor from the sump, and the tap at the outlet regulates the drops. What is it, SANYA, that confuses you constructively?

Lee

I'm not confused, I'm just blown away. It's impossible to come up with more nonsense. Very soon, all the fine dust from the filler will settle at the bottom near the pump entrance. Some will get into the pump, reducing its lifespan. Some will compact, forming hydrogen sulfide zones. Moreover, the lower sponge will soon become completely caked, and the water flow through the filler will stop. Other than that, everything is SUPER.

Kevin

just thought about the dust

Jennifer

I may be wrong, but I think it's not as bad as you said... It's reasonable to assume that there are "engineers" there who are not complete fools... I've repeatedly found that what seems absurd to me works better than what doesn't seem absurd.

Joshua

This is just my opinion.... Let's not argue, there's no point. In 2-3 months, clarity will come.

Darrell

I completely agree!

George

Odessa, and I still can't catch my pest, I'm just tearing off its paws already -2.

Cassandra

A month has passed: the parameters are as follows 1) KH 12 2) pH in the aquarium 8.2 3) pH in the reactor 6.5 4) Ca 460 5) Mg - no test yet

Mitchell

how is SPS?

Laurie

barely started to grow little by little

Omar

not much?

Larry

Probably a lot, at first the reactor raised to 18 kN, calcium collapsed to 310, now the kN is decreasing, and Ca has been holding at 460 for a week.

Jeffrey

one of my favorite corals, a gift from VLAD GARDYEA grew twice in 3 months

Jacqueline

Odessa, a beautiful palette, and have her eyelashes always been that long?

Crystal

yes, always

Brenda

Odessa, just don't let her into the J.K. (living stones). I missed the moment, there are 3 pieces in the J.K. (living stones), boiling water doesn't help))

Spencer

While in Odessa, I had the opportunity to see the aquarium. What I saw made a strong impression. I really liked both the design and the installation of the equipment. Everything is harmonious.

Derek

I will join in - the design is truly top-notch - it feels like he spends days thinking about where to place the stone. And the glass is always clean - he keeps an eye on that.

Thomas

What are the current impressions of the calcium reactor?

Debra

I am very satisfied with the reactor; it consistently maintains 450 calcium. The pH in the reactor is 6.4, while in the aquarium it is 8.2, with a KH of 11. The CO2 injection system is well thought out; the bubble breaks up in the water flow and dissolves immediately. Sanya Homer has seen it in person and can confirm. For now, the gloomy forecasts have not come true, but it's still too early to celebrate. Let's wait another 3-4 months, and then we will make final conclusions.

Brian

then rinsed it and forgot about it again for about 5 months

Rodney

Well, I confirm that, since Sanya Khomer showed it to you.

Laura

WELL, YOU HAVE A FACE, SHARAPOV.

Eric

I, when I hadn't seen the little dogs in person, thought they were named that because of their appearance. But when I saw them, I understood why. They pounce on food like little dogs, with a tug and a bite. Especially amusing are the little dogs that are 3-4 cm in size, living on unraveled ropes. You can hardly notice them at first; they are as gray and fluffy as the threads covered in lower algae.

Michelle

Does the loricula not sting corals?

Thomas

no, THANK GOD

Hunter

Corals began to show significant growth after the installation of the KR.

Nancy

Odessa is great!

Ryan

Hello. Was there no customs clearance when shipping? Did you just order and receive it? Or are there nuances? I'm referring to the KR.

Alyssa

I just went to the post office and picked up the package I ordered from Fishstreet.

Susan

Listen, I have a question. I recently bought a new coral, I don't remember the name—it's like the one in your third or fourth photo (a hard one with a slope)... I placed it on the sand and was happy, it's green and cool, then suddenly I noticed the edge was peeling off... I thought, wow, I picked it up... and underneath, fuu, hydrogen sulfide bubbles, the sand turned gray... and the smell was characteristic... I thought, okay, I leaned it against a rock (for the first time I just placed a coral on the sand)... now the question is, how do you and others manage to keep them just on the sand? Do you put them on stands? Sorry for the somewhat disjointed question...

Karen

Hi! I liked the aquarium, the progress is clearly for the better. A couple of tips... Judging by the small spots on the sand and rocks, the aquarium is still maturing. Don't add more fish, be careful with feeding the tube anemones! And also... urgently move the Clavularia-Bryozoan from the left slope to somewhere on the sand, it will start growing quickly, and you'll regret leaving it there a hundred times, while you'll find green color in other corals...

William

Coral favorites, I don't know why you suddenly have such a problem with them. Mine have been lying on the sand from the very beginning and are happy. Well, since there's such a problem, create a current under them, lean them against a rock, maybe it's some kind of bacteria? Make a bath in Lugol's solution, hopefully everything will get better.

Melissa

I have that, but the aquarium is fresh, all tests are normal except for NO3- 30-40 mg/L (JBL), although that's almost normal.

Jeffrey

You have a typical small restart... This usually happens after moving rocks and sand... It won't pass in two months; I think it will take about four months. Your water preparation is excellent; you can confidently go down to 0.05... Large water changes won't help you; always change 25 liters every two weeks. And wait. And go into the aquarium less. And feed as little as possible. And no non-photosynthetic organisms... By the way, and NO! chemicals for feeding corals and removing organics...

John

Damn, exactly!!! I stir this cyanobacteria with a net every evening, and it reappears in the morning, while on the side where it's clean, I don't touch anything. Thank you! I think minimum feeding + leaving the sand alone + water quality + 2-3 months of patience = it will go away on its own.

Steven

Yesterday until 5 AM, I was reading Nick Deikin's book "MARINE AQUARIUM" and learned a lot of useful information for myself. I'm curious, does anyone have the book "Marine Aquarium at Home" by D.N. Stepanov? I would also love to read the rarity "Marine Aquarium in the Room and Its Setup" by A.A. Nabatov.

Julie

Here is the translation: Although this book does not reflect the picture of a modern marine reef aquarium, in my humble opinion, a future marine specialist should read ALL the books about the sea that they can get their hands on now. Even in English... P.S. Do you remember A.M. Peshkov (known as Gorky) said: love the book, the source of knowledge... Actually, I have the books you mentioned in your post. They have helped me many times, and they still help sometimes.

Jeffrey

I also waited and waited for the cyan to pass until my patience ran out, I spat and poured remover and forgot about it like a bad dream. You just need to be careful with the remover; you need to calculate the dose of the product correctly, or rather the exact volume of water.

Angela

pseudocromis friedmani

Jill

No, that's not going to work - get a clear shot.

Heather

Yes, otherwise it looks more like a Rottweiler.

Aaron

illegal immigrants

Aaron

Odessa, chick, something went wrong with the sharpness in the photo. P.S. You have an interesting aquarium coming along. The main thing is to hold back on buying fish.

Whitney

I apologize.

Cheyenne

What is that yellowish thing in message 302 on the third photo? I also found something like that growing in several places on the stone with Protopalitia. At first, I thought it was a sponge, but it seems to be hard...

Sandra

You are not mistaken, this is a sponge.

Yolanda

Your camera clearly shows signs of nearsightedness. Or were these photos taken on the morning of January 1st after a wild night?

Brandon

Not a MAX, these photos were taken with a Sony DCR SX83E camcorder with 3.1 megapixels, so the photos are a bit weak. I'll save up some money and buy a serious camera, then the photos will be of good quality even on the morning of January 1st after a wild night.

Gene

Then upload the video, it will be even more interesting.

Cassandra

photo for the story March 2012

Tracey

Everything is very serious... cool!!! And I understand that the aquarium looks just as serious from the other side... In general, designing a reef to look good from both sides is not that easy. You have certainly put in a lot of effort and talent here, keep it up!

Angel

Thank you, TOLYA! Honestly, I must say that from the other side, the reef looks poor.

Patricia

There's still a lot ahead; the main thing is that there is already a place to settle the animals, so it's just a matter of time. I think by the end of this year both sides will bring you equal joy, and that's cool, as it feels like you're watching two reefs at the same time.

Jenny

I will plant the second side of the LPS with soft corals, the main thing is to stick to compatibility.

Caroline

Odessa, how much have the hard drives increased in price this year? And what size were they when you bought them?

Vanessa

Also, write about this caulastrea - how fast does it grow?

Tara

SPS corals hardly grow, only Histrix, but LPS corals grow like crazy.

Matthew

I'll try to ask the question even simpler - does the brown caulastrea with a green center grow faster/slower than the plain green caulastrea?

Kathy

I think equally fast.

Anne

I will talk about my Caulastrea corals (Caulastrea sp.). If we compare which of them grows faster, when I acquired them, they each had two heads. In a year or a little less, the green candy corals increased to 5 heads, while the burgundy Caulastrea with a green center grew to 11 heads. They are placed in the same aquarium, on the left and right at the middle level of the reef. My friend's corals have the same growth story, so I think the candy corals grow slower.

Earl

They even grow faster for me.

Sara

Paracanthurus hepatus

William

What are your "analyses" of the water with the working KR?

Laura

calcium 470 pH 7 pH 8.2 magnesium not measured - no test available.

Joshua

So it's really hitting the Chinese wonder!!! Don't you want to lower the calcium?

Kimberly

I want to, I’ve attached a bit to the exhaust, if you’re in our area, you’re welcome to visit—and bring the Magnesium tester to measure how things are.

Robert

You should better attach CO2 instead of a drop. Take a bottle of cognac and come to me, I want to check the Alcyonium already - I promised you. If you delay your arrival, I'll grow it and give it to the consignment shop. P.S. And take a full jar of water with you, filled to the brim, without air - I'll measure MG for you... for another bottle of beer.

Russell

I measured the magnesium and it turned out to be 1750. Damn, guys, I got a bit scared—it seems this Magnesium from Fauna Marin really ramped up in the reactor. I almost dumped more than half of the aquarium into it. I urgently emptied everything from the reactor and left only the coral sand, and there’s very little magnesium left (1-2) tablespoons. I’ll join SANE Homer—this magnesium from Fauna Marin is quite an unexplored thing.

Andrew

how many ml are in the package?

Ross

Most of the aquarium, of course—if you pour half a flask of magnesium, the fish's eyes will probably start to glow :-) The aquarium holds 1000 ml. I poured in about 600-700 grams.

William

In a month, I will share my perspective on the situation with dolomite.

Patrick

Well, come on - write it down, I'm curious.

Jenny

Dolomite from FM works specifically, you need to know the measure... in the absence of SPS growth, it is actually not needed, but if SPS are booming, especially montiporas, it cannot be done without it.

Jeremy

Acanthurus leucosternon

Cynthia

Odessa, is it that your sand has darkened?

Katie

uh-huh

Daniel

Wow! Did you get one too? Off-topic, I bought a white, non-darkening one for myself, and now I'm enjoying the snow-white sand, and it's coarse—it doesn't cloud the water at all.

Erica

no - it didn't come together - crumbly

Amy

I also think they are about the same, but due to its mass, Caulastrea furcata (which I understand is the brown one) seems to grow faster. I bought it in early March, and after three months, it has almost doubled in size.

Joyce

Where have you been?! Elections, elections?

Joseph

I'm very sorry for not visiting this thread for a long time. It's very informative and ... - a fabulous aquarium! Knock on wood over my left shoulder to avoid jinxing it.