• The evolution of the sea from 120 liters to

  • Eric

Good day to everyone and this forum! My sea started on the 21st! I began to highlight it on another forum, but I want to share it here as well, and I will continue to highlight and add photos here. I will be very happy to receive all advice and criticism! Here is the link to my launch: I hope this is

James3382

I have the following main questions: 1. Will the aquarium mature? Since 80% of the water is from an existing aquarium, all the rocks except one are from there, the sand is also from there, I only added some dry and live sand myself... 2. Choosing a skimmer, because the one I have has been criticized by everyone. 3. How to get rid of aiptasia and majano... (I'm thinking either with camel shrimp (although I'm not very fond of them) or with a berghia nudibranch (by the way, is it better to get a pair?)... what do you recommend? I don't want to use chemicals, and injecting might be hit or miss. 4. Bulb anemones ("sailor's eye," also known as valonia), what is the best way to remove them: take out the rock and just pick them off with tweezers, or can they be sucked out in a siphon?

Jasmine

Two helmons will not live together.

Andrew419

I carefully cut them with a blade.

Courtney4094

Regarding Helmon, I understand... today I saw a handsome one... but I'll wait another week... As for the bulbs, I tried to remove them today - they stick very tightly to the stone... it needs to be removed with something like tweezers or a thin blade to avoid crushing... thank you for the advice!

Shelby3182

Why??? Please provide justification.

Joseph9203

It is preferable to remove these bulbs not in the aquarium; it is best to take them out and pinch or cut them off, otherwise they may multiply significantly, and then there will be many more of them.

Melissa2062

Yes, I know, I tried it today on a small stone... I will take photos of the new inhabitants as soon as they settle down.

Caroline1599

Offtopic It's time to negotiate with him and order some livestock. The anemone is interesting - like bananas at the market. How many pumps are there in the system? We need to focus on the arrangement of live rocks and corals. The mentioned pumps are good.

Raven7170

Well, I can certainly order some livestock, but if I'm going by car, it will be in the aquarium for a whole day, which is not good... The anemone has shrunk today without light... And at night, I watched from my hiding spot as a small illegal immigrant crawled out (I almost ran for my harpoon), but when I saw that it attacked the anemone, I was almost ready to give it a residence permit in my sea—until it switched to scraping the stone and sharpening algae off the rock... I couldn't take a photo.

Jamie3553

Please provide a link to the original source or at least where the information was taken from! This is not acceptable!

Justin9867

Today there were a few purchases again: recordia florida also 2 Clowns + anemone for them and a general view for today Who knows how to properly secure the anemone and where it’s better to place it? Strong or weak current? Or maybe without it at all? BUT the main thing is how to attach it! It turned out to be quite lively!

Tanner

No way, he'll sit down by himself, it was too early to take actinia. By the way, set up normal stream and skimmer, with such purchases you'll overload the aquarium and it won't be good for the livestock.

Jessica

Fools are lucky. Well, there won't be any maturation of the aquarium in principle... there won't be more purchases of livestock for about a week or two... in a few days I'll order a Karalia, one of the two I mentioned earlier... I still haven't decided whether to go for 900 liters or 1600... Yes, I'll look for a skimmer... although this one is still working well... I remove about a cup of sludge a day without any problems... and it's quite good sludge.

Shane

I was getting rid of it when there were no creatures yet, pulling the stone to the surface of the water and using boiling water from a syringe, but it has to be done quickly so it doesn't hide, then it goes numb and I can scoop it out, preferably getting it all. Someone uses vinegar. But of course, it's better to use helmon, but I wasn't ready to digest it yet!

Melinda2740

I installed one for the side window on a 150L tank with a flow rate of 3000L/h. But my aquarium is narrow, 35 cm wide and 60 cm high, so I decided not to install two. Buy one for now, and if needed, you can get another one later.

Susan1358

For such a volume, a normal skimmer is the best option. Everyone advises replacing the skimmer, but no one can recommend anything.

Timothy

Regarding the anemone. There was the same problem (thanks to Lesha for the tip), it can be solved by placing the anemone between the stones in a crevice. The bubble hides its foot deep, and if this is not done, it will definitely crawl away.

Robert800

I conducted an experiment yesterday on one aiptasia and one majano: I inserted a stone and a needle into them, and pumped a little citric acid... it's not as toxic as vinegar, but the idea is the same... I came across this method somewhere... although I didn't dig it out, because the aiptasia hid in an unknown direction (but the main thing is that the umbrellas became easier) and the majano shrank to a point (and the umbrellas opened up too).

Caleb6320

Regarding the skimmer mentioned above, if you decide to change it, take a look at the Aquamedic Turboflotor Blue 500. Although for such a volume, a skimmer with a diffuser is the best option. It's better not to add any chemicals; there's no point in that... If it itches, just do a water change.

Cynthia

The blue 500 costs not much less than the Deltak, and also requires modifications. The first one that came up on Google. And most importantly, it is internal, which is not good for small volumes, taking up useful space. For sprayers over 100 liters (or even 50-70), almost everyone advises against installing it.

Katie5500

I'm specifically looking at this skimmer and I don't want a diffuser))) I followed your advice)

Joseph8842

Don't confuse the performance of pump heads and flow pumps, they are completely different! If you put a head rated for 3000 l/h, it will be too much, while a 900 l/h is suitable for 50 l. Moreover, an anemone loves flow, so using 3000 l/h will be a good choice!

Julie

A 3-ton pump can be set to San-San (they're not there, I'm talking about three tons of pumping), and the Koralia (the third one will be a lot), and it's better to put two pumps in the aquarium for even flow. But a simple nano is still not enough; you need either a Nano New at 1600 or a Koralia 1. It also depends on the inhabitants; "softies" don't like it when they're "jostled" or "stretched," so the pumps have to be directed either upwards or "as you see fit."

William5838

Well, yes! I have a San-San running ))) Coral has its own designations, Coral 2 2300 l/h.

Alec9378

I also have a San-San, it works better than it costs. I'm aware of the Coral, but it's closer to three tons, either the Coral Evolution at 2,800 or the Coral 3 at 3,200 l/h, which would be too much for 120 liters. It's better to have two at 1,600, or 1,600 + 900 (if a second one is necessary), it also depends on where the drain from the skimmer will be.

Amy1672

Check the tune by the number on the website or just search for it, and you'll find out its upgrade.

Tricia7885

Your 720 l/h might be a bit too little. Freebie!

Wendy

Well, I have a different company, BioPur? I've come across such ones, and they cost from 130 euros here... Yeah, what a bargain... I'm thinking of buying both lamps, maybe someone in Kyiv needs them?

Mariah

I have a little problem with the aforementioned skimmer... it's producing a lot of bubbles in the tank, and today it hasn't generated any foam at all in three hours of operation... I'm sitting here scratching my head... I thought maybe I could throw some live rock into the bottom of the skimmer to help trap the bubbles, and it would also act as a filter... but I can't think of anything else for now... maybe someone has an idea?

Janet5447

When you install a skimmer, especially something from China, there may be no foam for up to a week until it breaks in and gets covered with a biofilm. Also, at the start, it produces a lot of bubbles (it produces twice as many for you, and why did you choose one with two nozzles?) and will keep doing so until it settles in. P.S. By the way, after every hand wash in the aquarium, the foam production process hangs for a couple of hours, and a lot of bubbles are produced again. P.P.S. To reduce problems with foamers, a sump and a proper skimmer are installed.

Sheila1322

This is German) Bio-Pur.de is the equivalent of Kitaeza... I thought so about the film... because it needs fats and all sorts of junk... I still can't adjust it so that it doesn't push air bubbles back into the aquarium... and so far without much success... I think I’ll pour the water from the aquarium into a basin and let it run in the basin to get used to it...? Maybe that way?

Christopher4108

Once again - until it gets used to it - you can dance with a tambourine, but once you start dragging a basin-bowl-bucket-aquarium, the bubbling process will be endless. Don't touch it, the creatures won't be worse off from the bubbles. P.S. It doesn't matter whether it's China or Germany, your pump might just be better, but the casing and the principle of operation are the same; maybe the plastic in China is worse, but that won't affect the principle of operation. And you won't set it up properly until it gets accustomed to it. A Xerox is just a Xerox.

Katie3017

I agree with you... I thought that he should first absorb various proteins and oils on the walls, then the bubble would be larger... but I haven't adjusted it yet, haven't determined the right water level - I turned it off for the night... for now, it's hanging to avoid any nighttime mishaps. Bubbles aren't very good for the fish, it seems... so I'm worried... I'll post some fresh photos now...

Kimberly3727

Is the lab puppy still around? If so, it's already 4 months old. Keep the skimmer on, even at night - open the valves to the maximum, set the air pump to maximum as well, the water level will drop to the minimum position and there won't be any flooding. Those spots and algae indicate the beginning of maturation, so set up the skimmer; the sooner it starts producing foam, the better, especially if you have a tubastrea (or whatever it's called) that needs to be fed very well, which will create a lot of organic matter in the aquarium.

Catherine6534

The puppy is 2 months and 3 days old already. The pump that has been working since the beginning is still running without stopping... but I won't go hang this one up—I'm too lazy... I just noticed that one clown was behaving strangely, even being nudged by another... although 2-3 hours ago he was eating like crazy and darting around the tank... that made me uneasy... well, in the morning everything will be clear... and the tubastrea has only 3 polyps... I'm feeding it with the leftover artemia that the clowns didn't eat...

Leslie

I must disappoint you, but your Hawaiian anemone is dying. Nothing can save it now. You will have to wait for it to start rotting, if it hasn't already, and then you will need to immediately dispose of it to prevent it from harming the other invertebrates. Judging by its appearance in the photo, it has a leg rupture and the stomach is visible from the outside. P.S. Please write the names of corals correctly. Not Tubasteria, but Tubastrea.

Danielle9144

Thank you! To be honest, I thought so too, but he had something like that before, and then everything became normal... well, now we have to wait... It's strange how he ended up with his leg like that... no one touched him... he was just sitting in the hole from the very beginning... Could some worm have bitten him in that hole? What do you think? P.S. I agree, I still have a problem with names...

Nicole2404

As an experienced sea wolf, could you advise me on how to best position the current pumps based on the photos of the sea? I've been experimenting, but I can't figure it out... P.S. I read your thread and really liked the naturalness of your reef... That's why I buy small coral colonies, so they can grow as they like... But I just can't understand how long it takes for them to grow.

Michelle5859

I downloaded 2 books for myself: "Reef Aquarium" by Ova and Savchuk and "Marine Nanoaquarium" by Knop... but it's very difficult for me... and I can't find a brief guide with descriptions online... Have you come across one?

Jeremy

Judging by the overall photo of your aquarium, based on the condition of the polyps, it can be said with a high degree of confidence that the water movement is at the proper level.

Brandi

You have 2 quite suitable books to solve problems such as light, movement, water quality, etc. Don't give up if it's hard to grasp. There are no easy obstacles in marine aquaristics.

Jasmine

I agree! I have read and am reading "The Reef Aquarium." I did everything as described in the book, and of course, I followed the advice of aquarists from the startup to the stocking at various stages, and everything seems fine, considering it was started without "charged" water and on "half-dead" rocks. The main thing is not to rush.

Johnny

By the way, do you take tests?

Lori4746

This is exactly the kind of feedback and advice that is lacking... It's just that in Germany, it's problematic, so I'm looking for help on the forum... I just need some ordinary advice or confirmation of my actions... After all, it's my first time at sea...

Jesse

However, as the aquarium continues to mature, they will decrease. 20 ppm is not dangerous. pH 8.2 is normal.

Christopher1252

Yes, I'm aware of that. PyHa seems to be fine, but I noticed there's a difference between morning and evening... as for the JBL KH test, I didn't like it; it seems to show that it's low... I'll probably buy a proper one a bit later.

Rachel

How much does it show?

Amber

The Hawaiian Anemone went to sewage paradise... It smelled, however... I initially placed it in a separate container, but when I sniffed the water in it, I almost fell... I tried to suck out the debris from the little hole where it was sitting - it worked to some extent... Now I'm waiting, maybe the blue hermit crab will go for it... Although it's not the most active... Maybe I should buy some shells for it... maybe it's molting...

Mitchell3177

A bit too much for the reef, but it will be fine. We need to fight. Plant more macrophytes, change the water well, check the original water, and there in Germany, the pet trade offers so many various component mixtures. Rest in peace...

Tasha

That's a bit much! Buy denitrate. I put Sihim in the biofilter, and in 2 days it dropped from 25 to 12.

Chad

As far as I remember, you have repeatedly reminded that we should fight not against the result, but against the causes. I noticed that Sark and even Briarium suddenly closed down. I started an intensive search for the reason. I discovered that the water flow from the pump had decreased, so I removed it and began to clean the pipe. A lot of debris came out of it, and I also rinsed the plants and the stone where the detritus had accumulated. I replaced the water, and everything returned to normal. Adding chemicals is just a way to lull one's own vigilance.

Ronald

Yes, a lot, no doubt about it, but the algae just died off... and I released some poisonous anemones... Well, maybe as a last resort, so I don't have to pour in chemicals (I really don't like them), I'll just add a couple of grams of vodka from my sea. Macrophytes - algae? Yes... already three species and they are growing... I think there were all sorts of things in the rocks that I didn't wash out, and some I didn't even clean... I'll observe for a couple more days... Today I bought a few more corals and replaced about 6 liters of water (I measure by the level).

Samuel6138

The reasons for the spike I mentioned above, and as an option, I might have overdone it with the coral food and artemia... I don't like chemicals... if anything, just water.

Marie5735

Mistreated, I completely agree with you, vodka at least helps increase the number of bacteria that "eat" nitrates... but in principle, this is not a solution either... but today I started a new skimmer to produce foam (I currently have 2 working), so I think everything will be better in a day or two...

Aaron

Here are the new arrivals and questions. Let's start with the questions: I found this tenant today: New Discusoma A bit of Ulva algae Anemone Euphyllia, something like that... Another Anemone (and again the name slipped my mind, and I haven't found it in the catalogs yet) And here’s this one... (and again without a name) Please don't be too harsh; I haven't memorized all the names yet, and I always forget to ask the seller to write them down... If possible, please don't hit me with sticks, but let me know what this unidentified illegal is and how to properly name the anemones?

Chad9037

I strongly urge you to name corals correctly; it's not that difficult to find or try to remember who sent you what. Even if you make a mistake, someone will correct you.

Mark7376

Hello! It's all nonsense, take the sock off the nozzle - it will get clogged, water will flow through the cup, and you'll have to scoop it off the floor later. There's a topic about "socks on the drain" - read it. For chemistry, either buy a "backpack filter" or I think the idea inside the foam is not very good. Make a photo or video of the reactive foam. How do you reduce the water? By increasing the air or using drain valves? P.S. I broke my "jebo" with the "sump installation," ordered one almost like yours, just not reactive.

Kevin

The German language has nothing to do with this. According to the classification system established by Carl Linnaeus in the 18th century, every living creature has a binary LATIN name. The first word represents the genus and is written with a capital letter, while the second word represents the species and is written with a lowercase letter. In any German pet store, the seller is obliged to provide you, upon your request, with the correctly written scientific names of the animals you are purchasing. Otherwise, without knowing the Latin names of your pets, you will have to use terms like "that thing" or "Anemone Euphyllia."

Daniel

It's more likely to be there than not, they write beautifully, but in reality, one filling works for no more than 2 weeks, then it needs to be replaced, it's an expensive pleasure, it doesn't smell of any bacteria, just a simple ion-exchange resin... Better off with vodka...

Ross

the problem was here so I mostly remember by ear... of course, it's my fault... Can you help me with what’s on top in the photos? I'm especially interested in the illegal one on the stone in the first photo...

Vanessa6144

Turbik, there are no drainage problems because there is a backup drain. I also thought about this right away, above the "socks." I installed them temporarily to collect the mechanical debris, which for some reason is quite a lot. As for the hanging filter, I thought about it—yes, it's inconvenient to hang it, and I haven't found a suitable one yet.

Amber

The thing is, you can't sit in chemistry all the time, as they say, "you need to look for a problem," and that's what I think... it will be more stable that way... So vodka is just a temporary means that breeds the necessary bacteria.

Jessica6754

Marble discoactinia. Discosoma mormiratus.

Karen

Oh! I need to look her up on Google now! Thank you so much!

Paul

Heh, a nice bonus this marble disco soma... but it grows on a rock with coral and from the bottom, which is not very convenient... and who knows how to transplant it... unfortunately, it looks very unremarkable for now... maybe you have some ideas?

Danielle

Don't even think about it. Otherwise, she will crawl out into the light and be in plain sight.

Tracey

I wasn't planning to chip it off... I thought maybe I could carve a little stone with it... Yesterday it even curled up into a tube... I found it yesterday in an online store and was shocked - it costs between 33 to 40 euros for one piece here, while I got it on the stone for 5 euros along with an orange sponge (I have it in the photos: 9th message, first photo, it's on this stone with that orange wonder - for now, I identified it as a sponge... disco soma on the other side of the stone).

Collin

Good day, everyone! I'm back! In the coming days, I will post fresh photos of the sea... even though I was on a long business trip, the sea is growing, smelling, and replenishing... Although there were some losses... but how can it be without them... Three anemones are gone... one Helmon... one strombus seems to have been eaten by hermit crabs, even though they have plenty of shells... and a small colony of colorful umbrellas detached from a rock and disappeared somewhere... That's all the losses, and I will describe the acquisitions a bit later! With photos!

David

I want to buy Paracanthurus hepatus (blue tang) and another Helmon in the coming days... do you think a 120-liter tank can handle 4 such fish? What are the characteristics of tangs? From what I've read, they are quite peaceful and easy to care for. As for the Helmon, I apparently bought a sick one first... because it died on the third day... I want to buy them because of the large number of aiptasia and "sailor's eye" (greenish bulbs) - tangs and Helmons should eat them... and they are beautiful too.

Ricardo7341

Error. This is a surgeon. The Hepatus will adapt while it's still small, but when it grows up, it may get stressed. They are very "cryptic." The Hepatus may not eat them. Moreover, when the membrane ruptures, all the spores from the valonia scatter (and reproduce) throughout the aquarium.

Tanya

It's not a fact that the new one will survive either. Take a well-fed Helmon, it will have a better chance. In such a small aquarium, it's better to keep peaceful, less active fish with it (like dogfish, clownfish, or bullheads).

Alexandra

In Russian, "surgeon," while Germans say "Blaue Doktor Fisch"... so I wrote it))) Yes, I saw a big Hepatus... well, there will be a reason to move to about 250 liters)))))))))) P.S. I understand that Hepatus might not eat volition, but there is still a chance, and I really like the fish... by the way, catching volition is also quite problematic, it holds on tightly...

Alyssa6727

I would take a well-fed one, but where to find it - they are being scooped up like crazy)))) Corals are a problem to find if you don't arrive on the day of delivery) Well, now I hope my sea has settled down, as the little corals tell me, so I'm thinking positively (because I really don't want to deal with aiptasia).

Jason9952

Yes-yes-yes! This is very valuable. I will be looking forward to it.

Kimberly2102

I also drank one pump of the current tuna at 1400 liters per hour... I have about 3 strombus left to drink, a couple of turbo snails, and a couple of small hermit crabs... and then some small corals...

Jessica5348

What’s wrong with the plerogira? What time were the photos taken? Is it always like this?

John828

Who is this??? I don't seem to know that name... Sorry, I spaced out))) Got it))) I got her when she was small, like a fragment... All the photos were taken in the last week... In the last post yesterday, after the rearrangement... Now she's inflated... When I feed her, she sticks out her antennae... What's wrong with her?

Steven7574

If it was like a shard, then it's fine.

John3187

well, she was like that, just a little smaller...

Mary

Friends who love marine aquaristics! Please advise: I bought an acropora, but it started to shed... and there is some gray coating on one branch, while another branch has started to turn slightly pink... What can be done? Is there a chance to restore it? And how can this be done? It is currently placed in a current and in the upper layer to get more light...

Mario

There is a song by the band "Leningrad": ..."aa-a-ya -ya-ya, ya-ya ras.....ya..." What is the acropolis? Did it originally have these damages? How was it translated? What is happening in the system now, what are the parameters?

Charles894

The problem is that I didn't buy it; my father bought it while I was on vacation/business trip... When I came back, it was already like this... You can see it in the photo... It was originally dark red... (I adjusted it) I haven't done water tests for about two weeks since everything with the livestock is great... The discusoma has started to reproduce... But I will probably do it by the evening... P.S. Not right now, as I just fed the corals...

Maria6659

Today I approached the aquarium for 5 minutes (ended up sitting for two hours) and noticed a couple of spots on the Hepatus. I went on German forums, and just came from the store - they say everything is fine, it's normal for blue tangs. Is that true?

Brent8919

It is like that... However, keep an eye out... Hepatuses can appear and then disappear, but only under one condition: good water quality with stable temperature and established bioequilibrium, as well as if this fish is not disturbed by its neighbors.

Chris

Thank you! You calmed me down, as I was reading about crypto yesterday and started to panic... Although it was reassuring that everything I bought was well-established, and I only have two ocellaris, and they are clean and well-fed... No one is bothering the hepatitus; it swims against the current all day (in fact, with a big clownfish), and it eats dry food perfectly. Artemia and cyclops - not so much yet... As for the white spots, it could have scratched itself on the rocks in the grotto... But I will probably buy a UV light after all... I want to do a water change today or tomorrow, about 10 liters... And do you have any advice regarding the acropora? I will post fresh photos today in better quality.

Amy5468

Buy it, you won't regret it. What is there to suggest?... There could be any number of reasons... If it had lived happily in your aquarium for a couple of months, then we could think about something...

Adam4310

That's how acroporas are. They can be wiped out in 2 days. For consolation, I can suggest planting some less demanding coral on the rock where the deceased acroporas lived. Personally, that's what I did. I can give you one more piece of advice, but it may not suit you. I have found from personal experience that corals that have lived in good and stable hobbyist aquariums are more resilient and hardy than those that come "off the truck" from suppliers.

Jessica5348

Phew... I can barely catch my breath... why do you write such things at night... I’m so torn up... torn apart. Here’s +1000.

Marie5735

I can show a photo if the top starter doesn't scold me and the admin doesn't go off-topic.

Amy5468

Well, the main question is whether it can be "revived"??? And what methods are there... The reason it wilted, I think, is that there was little light... it was placed at the bottom and a stone partially blocked the light... After rearranging, some branches started to turn pink and seemed to be growing...

Julie4738

Of course, show it, as it may come in handy.

Shelby3182

fresh photos from my phone, so don't judge, but they're better than from a point-and-shoot camera)

Reginald5073

Ah.. the mat, yellow umbrellas, and Florida - beauties. I would trade for them... oh, I would trade.

Gary6376

I have a bit of a problem with Florida - it just can't settle in one place, and I can't stick it down - it starts to rot... tying it up also damages it... I would trade yellow umbrellas for red and green ones... I'm hunting for them here, hunting, but there are none... and there are plenty of yellow ones.

Dana4701

Good idea! Thank you! No, on the left is the plerogira. It was taken when it was small and weak... in the photo, it's not in the best shape, not fully inflated... but generally, it's always inflated... As for the acropora, you disappointed me... Why can't it be raised again??? Does it really not "bloom" again after shedding???

Rebecca1419

There is nothing left to rise there. Polyps and covering tissue on the skeleton. Everything has fallen off; only the white skeleton should remain. Then the skeleton gradually darkens and gets covered with Carolina and various algae. All the corals with small polyps (that I saw) are too delicate. There may be some SPS corals that can live with soft corals and fish; let experienced people advise.

Corey3201

Great, I need to find an orange Tubastreik for myself too)))

Ryan

The tok is not exactly a tubasteria - it's some kind of brother of it - the name has completely slipped my mind... Its "antennae" are a bit different...

Ryan1989

NO3-30 - a bit too much, especially for acropora NO2-0 KH-8 - normal PH-7.6 - low, can be raised with soda or pH+ chemicals; if you decide to use soda, be careful Ca-520 - a bit too much, did you do a water change recently? What salt? Measure the phosphates, JBL has a good test for Po4

Thomas1044

The nitrate may be lying, just like the litmus test... Next week I'll buy a proper one and for phosphates too... For the PHA, I think I'll add a bit of soda and some air... Starting with a pinch of soda... I've already read that... I haven't done a calcium change, I poured in water from the store that was in bags with corals. Today I'll do a water change and tomorrow I'll retest... How can I lower the calcium using a "homemade" method??? Correction: By the way, the water parameter fluctuations could have been caused by my interference in the aquarium: rearranging, cleaning all the glass, and disturbing the sand quite a bit... plus new inhabitants... It has been 3 days since that moment, not quite.

Daniel8015

I just took a few fresh photos: Has anyone encountered the Aqua Medic Percula 120??? What do you think??? There's a really good price and the opportunity to move? Or: Which one is better?

Cassandra7840

A few fresh photos and a small rearrangement on the left hill... What’s encouraging is that the discocoma has reproduced, and the stamatella has also reproduced... the little ones have almost shared... and everything is alive and thriving (in a good way). + I think I found a solution for the lighting, as there’s almost nothing for my size, just one or two. Only for 24V and white-blue... or:

Bryan1851

Today, during the morning inspection, I didn't find a small colony of colorful umbrellas... and there's no hint on the stone... no matter how much I searched, I can't find them... it's incredibly frustrating... I'm starting to think that maybe someone ate them?! Although no one has ever touched my corals... Hipatus has fewer outbreaks now, today I will go looking for medications: Exodin, Seachem Paraguard, Pointex. Does anyone have experience with these products? Seachem is not available in Germany, only delivery from England...

Linda

strange...............

Marie5348

There are quite a few oddities here... there's no jebо either... I bought Pointex Aqua Medik, but it says it can't be used with invertebrates... and I don't have a quarantine tank... now I'm scratching my head about what to do... should I take a little risk or not... does anyone have experience???

Steven

What is the basis for the figure of 300 l.h.?

Elizabeth882

If we take 5W per 100 liters, then the flow should not be too high... So that the UV can kill all the nastiness... + this saves electricity... Foreign forums agree that there is no point in using high-power UV systems... of course, if the system is not a ton... This formula is suitable for up to 500-800 liters.

Rick

Yes, that's right + the fish swims up to the nick for cleaning and maintenance.

Amanda5586

Doctors do not save from the crypt.

Sara

I read the treatise. To put it simply, I am not a physicist or a technologist; I am just following the path of logic: the slower water passes through the UV zone, the better it is irradiated. That's all. Whether it's nozzles or not is another question. They narrow the entrance to the UV because the "thickness" of the water should not be large for the UV to work. That's how it is. In terms of savings: I could put a 150W UV or a 36W UV on my aquarium, as many recommend, but that wouldn't bring any real benefit... That's why there is a formula: for 100 liters, 5W... 300 liters = 15W or we round up.

David7773

Well, they are not a panacea, they just eat the spores... In general, not all shrimp are the same...! Far from all wonder shrimp eat aiptasia, but mine treat it like a delicacy.

Jenny

On one hand, I completely agree, but I'll use an example I read somewhere: if you throw a patty onto a hot frying pan for 2 seconds, how much time will it take to fry that patty? The same goes for UV and the speed of flow through it. What I'm saying is that there's no point in using a mega-powerful UV light to achieve a bright future and communism. What I mentioned above is a compilation of general information gathered from five forums.

Rick

Well, one can argue about the cutlets, but overall I don't see the point in using a super powerful UV, since a couple of hours don't really matter, and it heats the water... plus electricity... opinions still differ on whether too much UV is harmful or not... does it kill beneficial bacteria or not? So it's better to go for a moderate but stable approach than to do a lot quickly. The sea won't forgive haste.

Kellie

On this forum, there is no disagreement - trusted authorities unanimously stated that there is no harm from UV. Regarding the high power, I also said - I completely agree with you. I have chosen the path of a constantly operating 18W UV for 400 liters of water in total.

Stuart

Well, consider 5V for 100 liters.

Jacob4800

It's debatable. I haven't set up UV for myself, and I'll explain why with an example. I have a coral, Studeriotes sp, which is non-photosynthetic and only opens at night. Therefore, there is no way to feed it. It has been with me for about 2 months and is growing! Where does it get its food? That's right, it feeds on plankton in the water, and UV actually removes it. So I would say that UV doesn't harm everyone. But there are nuances that depend on who lives in the aquarium and what they are used to eating.

Troy8808

Well, I shoved in 18 watts and a flow rate of 1300-1600 liters per hour directly for the entire supply and it's been running for 24 hours. A-aaaaaa Oleg. Here’s a brief and very clear explanation about this matter - zooxanthellae - oh, what a word I learned. For those who have a skimmer, you can automatically forget about plankton, and most of the bacteria we need do not float in the water but sit in the sand and rocks. I'm not showing off; this was said in the topic about UV in the equipment by Asya, I just stored this valuable information in my mind.

Tiffany5069

After this information from Anatoly, I delved into the depths of all depths regarding zooxanthellae - I spent three days reading with great interest about this wonder - such a phenomenon was discovered only recently, and it simply amazes with the diversity of reef nutrition and life - without zooxanthellae, both soft and hard corals become very vulnerable, meaning "it" is everywhere for them...

Rachel9060

It just so happened that all my favorite corals are non-photosynthetic! ))) I currently have: Studeriotes, Gorgonia, Dendrophilia - they don't have zooxanthellae at all. And I also want to get a Chilean coral, it's from the same series. This whole heterotrophic zoo won't appreciate UV light being constantly on... the poor things will starve to death... And if someone has only autotrophs/mixotrophs in their system - then it's easier )))

Diana8604

Another interesting and rare word is "mutualism," which refers to the symbiosis of zooxanthellae with anemones, corals, or giant clams. Zooxanthellae release oxygen and consume carbon dioxide, "sucking" it directly from the host animal, thereby contributing to its respiration. Additionally, the algae share part of the organic compounds they synthesize with the invertebrate, and without this supplementary feeding, it cannot successfully survive.

Melissa3200

I think the same - there should be moderation in everything good... turning it on for prevention for about 4 days a month would be just right... the corals will be well-fed, and the crypts won't get too relaxed)))

Kyle

Citizens who love marine aquaristics! Do not forget that the UV device is for preventive purposes. Therefore, the question of which corals are in the aquarium and how it affects them is irrelevant. The primary concern is the health of the fish population. And even if they get sick in an aquarium with non-photosynthetic organisms, there are medications, treatments, and quarantine for that. Moreover, non-photosynthetic organisms can be fed regardless of whether the UV is working or not.

Jessica5016

Therefore, with my inexperienced limited understanding, I decided to let it run every day for 24 hours.

Natasha7622

Today Hepatus is clean and beautiful again! Touch wood! The blue hermit crab has changed its shell twice but returned to the old one; it didn't like the new ones today... Overall, there are no news for now... I'm growing, observing, waiting... maybe I'll go for some livestock on Saturday... I can't wait for Saturday.

Sherri1320

Congratulations!!! A positive result always inspires!!!

Sheila

And don't say! + The acropora has partially started to come back to life! Touch wood. + The discosomas have multiplied (2 pieces) and the stomo-stella. + I found a black-and-white shrimp... this is already the third one... + After almost 2 months, a fragment of euphyllia was found and somehow survived! I glued it, now I'm watching its growth. I'm waiting for Saturday - a trip to get some live stock.

Cynthia6578

Off-topic. Words cannot express what a happy moment this is in a sailor's life...

Jeremy3637

you definitely feel like a little child in a toy store

Jasmine

Hepatus is covered in spots again, and there's even a wound on its side, it looks like something just ate through it... Although it swims actively, the clowns are eating something off it, and it eats well. As for the last strombus, someone seems to have eaten it... it was here yesterday, and today there's an empty shell... I'll find out who did it and spear them.

Danielle

Maybe the hermit ate a strombus?

Steven757

I also sin on the blue-pawed one - but so far I haven't been caught in any mischief...

Melissa3200

Off-topic, I have fights like this happening at night (strombus against crab), it turns out the strombus can fight back and quite well))) with its body, like a strong push, the crab flies away, and sometimes they live normally (the crab eats algae and growths off its shell).

Christopher1252

Well, I just haven't seen anything like that myself... and I won't see it now - it seems Strombus has lost.

Amber1273

Offtopic ...and then it snacks on a strombus.....

Vincent

I was browsing through the reef central today... and here's what I saw: this is indeed on a large scale

Ryan1989

Guys, has anyone heard of using garlic as a method to boost fish immunity and fight against crypto??? Do you know anything about this? I was just told about it in two stores recently...

Darlene4238

Once I bought a clownfish, and the next day it developed a white thread. I also heard about garlic and started soaking the food in garlic juice, pouring it into the aquarium directly with the juice. Everyone ate it very well, and the clownfish recovered (possibly even because of that). No negative observations were noted for either the fish or the corals. I don't think it's specifically relevant against crypto, but for overall health, it's just right. Off-topic, especially with borscht and lard.

Mitchell7972

Haha))) and 100 grams of moonshine and everything into the aquarium, yes, with black bread))) Today I'll start adding some garlic to the hormone...

Amy5468

That's how it really is. Crypto eats away at the fish's scales and leaves small holes on the fish's body, which is essentially the cause of the fish's death, and the gill covers and the gills themselves suffer greatly.

Jason9952

Strange, but the gill area is clean...

Charles5941

One of the components in JBL dry feeds is garlic.

Julia

fresh is better))) more fragrant

Nicholas5194

The company "Preis" produces the tincture "Preis Coly Concentrate," which is garlic-based, but the smell lingers afterwards...

Alexander

Yes, I just grated some fresh garlic and gave it to the frozen one... If Hepatus doesn't get better in the next few days, I'll catch him and give him a bath with Pointex... P.S. The wound on the side has healed.

Michael

On the sand of cyan, much has been written about the struggle, from brushing with a siphon to chemistry. Polychaetes probably wouldn't have dined on a live strombus; rather, it likely bit itself off - what? I don't know. Polychaetes eat leftovers and carrion.

Holly

cyan is tough! I've never seen anything like it. Good luck in the fight.

Crystal4879

Did Hepatus recover on its own? How covered was it and how long did the recovery take? Cyanobacteria often occur during maturation or when the aquarium has poor filtration, a weak skimmer, etc.

Jeffrey496

Well, the brush and siphoning is just cleaning... what worries me is how to remove it... basically, the first problem is elevated nitrates... secondly, what I noticed is that the cyanobacteria started from the spot where the night light hits (12 blue LEDs), that is, from the place with the most light... today I will direct the light differently... this is just the beginning... P.S. The strombus was calmly crawling and cleaning the sea from cyanobacteria two hours before the sad events.

Meghan

Your aquarium is still very young; cyanobacteria have naturally affected it. However, the addition of garlic has not benefited its development as a reef. You still have the opportunity to fix everything.

James1625

Garlic is now only in the feed, and not more often than once a week... We still don't use chemicals. As for the cyano, I'm somewhat calm about it... By the way, I moved the night light so it doesn't shine on the substrate, and today I was surprised to see that the cyano has started to turn brown and seems to be less frequent... For now, I'm blaming the night light (the diodes were quite powerful), or maybe it's just a coincidence... I'm continuing to study the sea... P.S. Today I found two little shrimp that actually look like shrimp... I couldn't take a photo - they were too quick...

Rebecca

Mizids.

Andrew9581

No, those striped ones) reminded me of tigers.

Laura9093

Mizids.

Amber9312

To be honest, they don't look very similar. Today I'll try to take a picture of them, let's see what happens...

Darrell5975

This is what the cyano looked like on the 2nd: And this is how it looks today: I haven't changed anything except for dimming the night light. The feeding is the same, and even a bit more abundant—I was feeding the corals. No chemicals, the light cycle is the same. I haven't done any tests. My conclusion at this point is that the intense light from the diodes, the night ones, causes abundant growth of cyano, rather than increased nitrate levels.

Pamela

What kind of LEDs are these?

Vanessa

Bought in Kyiv, Chinese, 12 pieces) Probably everything grows under them. In general, I've read a lot about diodes, and they really shine very well. I've also read reviews on German forums about how life thrives under diodes—everyone is very satisfied, although they are not cheap, but the savings on electricity are significant. By the way, I'm not very knowledgeable: I have a question, if I install a 150-watt lamp (MH), how much electricity does it actually consume??? All 150 watts or less??????

James5032

All 150 watts

Brandon9634

it's a pity))) at a price of 30 cents per kilowatt, it won't be economical)))

Jill9137

Sailors, who has brought livestock from other countries? Specifically from Israel? Please let me know and share your experiences! If needed, you can message me privately!

Gabriel

Your parameters seem to be elevated: pH is high, nitrates are very high, is NH referring to NH3 or NH4? The pH should be 8.0 - 8.4, nitrates 0-2.5, have you measured phosphates?

Catherine

I'm sorry, I fixed it, it's ammonium... The pH, according to the instructions, is normal for me... But nitrates, yes... that's my problem... Although the litmus test might be completely wrong... Because all other indicators are normal... I still haven't gotten around to buying a proper test for nitrates and phosphates...

Yolanda

Why is the pH so high? On my red sea test, the minimum is 7.4 and the maximum is 8.6, but yours is 9? And for NO3, it's 0-50, with 50 being the limit.

Ricardo7341

who knows... salt TM about the riff there might be a slight error in the test (my hands might have interfered a bit) but nitrates are a mystery to me, I always blame the JBL 5-in-1 test strip. all my tests are JBL

Lee425

Yes, that litmus is probably for the freshwater))) take a drop one, and I don't believe in pH 9, you probably made a mistake.

Christine864

I have all the RED SEA tests, the tests are complete garbage, my wife and I argue for half an hour about what color the test showed, I will buy myself the Salifert tests.

Whitney

Well, 9 is basically a normal PyH...

Natalie

Well, I won't say anything negative about JBL, the colors are easy to distinguish, just don't get confused with the number of drops.

Brian7092

For example, I don't really understand the color of JBL KH; the instructions say yellow or orange, but they could have been more specific. There's a difference from pale yellow to saturated with 3 drops, and that's already 3 divisions of KH.

Barbara8192

I've already adapted to this JBL - though I squeezed half a bottle for experiments - the last, critical, indicative drop changes the color of the solution and this color isn't bright - it just changes it - all subsequent drops in the plus - it doesn't make the color brighter - but damn, JBL tests are complete nonsense - yesterday I poured half an aquarium of reagent "2 for determining magnesium minus calcium - met with Anubis-Rey today - he says "switch to SALIFERT and don't bother yourself with tomatoes."

David2398

In Germany, JBL is a monopoly in this regard... Their UV... Their tests... It's rare to encounter Serov's...

Jacob4800

I have been using JBL tests for 11 years, everything is simple and clear, it couldn't be easier. If the color has changed, it means to stop the measurements, wait a few seconds, and if the color returns, it means to add another drop. The instructions say nothing about color saturation; the main thing is the threshold for color change.

Stephen5857

I also accept, in a more "strict" sense, the measurement result immediately after the color change. There won't be a critical difference if my calcium is 440, but I consider it to be 420. I'll replace the water faster. P.S. By the way, JBL's calcium test is the visually simplest and most convenient test (among the "calcium" range on the market).

Jacqueline6670

I am basically 100% satisfied with my tests, I can easily distinguish colors, everything is simple and clear.

Shawn

Here are a few fresh residents, not all are fully open yet, but still Just a few photos (the frags have started to grow, but the color hasn't developed yet) I found something like this recently, what is it?? And a general overview: Sorry for the quality - all from my phone

Martin3206

It's time to delight us with photos not taken with a phone. I can't quite understand what the aster is sitting on in the 6th photo.

Gregory

I think I'll go to the girl soon to borrow some proper equipment and take photos. The asterina is sitting there; I don't know what these little radishes are called, but I call them "trumpets" because they sit in little tubes, and when I feed the fish or clean the windows, these "trumpets" release something like a web that everything sticks to, and then they pull it all back into their little tube. It doesn't seem to cause any harm, especially when they don't often throw out their nets (they just sometimes start to come off and stick to the corals). By the way, in that same sixth photo, do you see some brown flakes on the rock? Could that be planarians??? Not sure?

James4757

They look somewhat like planarians; if the photo resolution were better, they would look very similar. However, I have only noticed planarians either on the glass or on the rodactis, but I haven't seen them on the rocks.

Stephen5841

Well, if it's them, then I overfed the sea, and as an option, the skimmer doesn't create much foam.

Richard2180

Sanya, what kind of coral is that in the fifth photo? And on the seventh one on the left, is that a plerogira?

Randall7906

In the fifth photo, it seems to be a blastosoma—I'm not 100% sure, but that's the name in the hobby. Yes, in the seventh photo, there's a plerogira—I got it when it was tiny and in bad shape, for just 5 euros. I actually love taking such scraps and nursing them back to health—I enjoy watching them grow. That's why I probably have no more than 5 decent (meaning large) corals in the whole tank, so please don't judge too harshly. In the photo with the plerogira, there's a small euphyllia glued on—it’s really just a fragment and no more than 1 cm in size, but it has already started to grow and a mouth has appeared.

Elizabeth1221

I had them before, but I didn't pay much attention, and now they are back... I suspect they appeared (or multiplied) when I rinsed the Hetamorpha (to be honest, I just turned it over and slightly cleaned it before the skimmer). I currently have one hose, 10mm, but I will siphon a bit with it, probably tomorrow morning, and take care of it. What do you think is the reason for their appearance? Overfeeding? Thank you very much for the advice! P.S. What is your opinion about my aquarium?

Jeffery

Damn, Sanya!!! You have some genius wonder animals, the iphtasias have been eaten, now the planarians - take care of them - if they start breeding, I'm first in line.

Karen81

I'm shocked myself. Really, I just added a new rock with life to the aquarium, and they are already processing it together. Then the snails swarm in, along with the hermit crabs, and in a couple of hours the rock is white. The same thing is happening with the planarians; I looked this morning and there are almost none of those planarians left... I even wanted to siphon them out... P.S. In general, when I have another aquarium, I might consider trying to breed marine life... It's a pity there are so few topics on this.

David953

You can rinse them, but they hold onto the substrate quite strongly, so it ends up being 50/50. When rinsed in fresh water, due to the osmotic effect of zero water, almost all of them fall off, and the stone with the coral gets cleaned, making it safe to place in the aquarium. This is, of course, good, but it won't eliminate all of them; they need help since they reproduce very quickly. Sorry for the immodesty, are you coming to us?

Kevin262

How will the corals handle swimming in osmosis quickly? Won't they freak out? I see that the planarians in my tank are decreasing; I'll do another check today at 6 PM, but since I wanted to do a water change anyway, I'll just vacuum... No, moving about 250-300 liters... there's no space for new corals, and the Hepatus is growing (knock on wood). As for "to us," I already spend a lot of time in Kyiv (I'm from Kyiv).

Mario

In nature, during low tide, many corals find themselves in the so-called "dry zone," under the scorching rays of the sun. Nevertheless, they do not die, covering themselves with a protective mucus. Then, during high tide, this mucus is washed away, and the coral reappears in all its splendor. However, in the tropical zone, often during the rainy season, corals are exposed to rainwater during low tide, which is not fatal as long as this exposure is not prolonged. If, due to constant rains and the lack of intense water movement, freshwater intrusion occurs, the coral reef can naturally suffer greatly or even perish.

Derek7322

It's logical, I somehow didn't think about it... hmm... Actually, I'm not planning to get new pets for now, but I noted this method! THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

Joshua9847

Today was a shopping day. I bought a Gaisman lamp for 150W MH (they gave one in the set for 10,000K + another one, but without Kelvin marking, and only one is installed in the lamp - the seller said it’s 14K Kelvin) + 2 blue 15W bulbs - now I even have an excess of light. I bought an H&S-150-F2001 skimmer with a pump for an aquarium of 2000 liters per hour at 38W... I'm still thinking about how to attach it separately from the aquarium, without a sump (like using a water intake hose and a drain hose)... I’ve temporarily mounted the light on rails to see how it works - I must say, it’s amazing! I’m waiting for the livestock to get used to it, and I’ll post photos later, hopefully from my DSLR.

Keith7534

I just saw some kind of black mustached worm, it looked like a worm, it seemed to have 4 antennae, which was voraciously eating fluorescent umbrellas! As soon as I saw it, I was outraged, and it ran away... Does anyone know what this could be and how to get rid of it?

Spencer7805

Does anyone have any idea who this could be??? I hung the lamp from Gaisman today, cleaned a bit, vacuumed the planarians... Once everything settles down a bit, I'll take a photo in the new light... It's just a pity I haven't figured out how to attach the skimmer yet... But it's not evening yet...!

Patricia1746

The worm is most likely palolo.

Phillip9722

Oh no... it looks like *****! Damn, now I have to think about how to catch it... I've noticed my umbrellas for a long time... I just didn't know who to blame...

Keith7534

If you're lucky, try to spot which stone it's hiding in. If the stone can be removed, you can try dipping it in fresh water, but it might not come out. Many have had to break the stone to get the pest out. Good luck hunting!!!

David2398

Mmm... I can't break this stone, it would disrupt the feng shui...))) Damn, I'll have to search and figure it out.

Rodney

Congratulations on a successful hunt, and those palolo are really disgusting, you're really cool, bro!!!

Randall7906

Remove the euphyllia and do it quickly. The brown jelly may spread to other corals, or it may not. But it's better not to take the risk.

Joshua9847

What is it anyway, and where does it come from? I cleaned the euphyllia in a separate container... and now I'm observing this jelly, in the evening I'll take it out and clean it thoroughly again...

Danielle9144

Thank you! I was always waiting for a catch from Palolo... I hope I'm the only one.

Raven7170

"Brown jelly," or rapid tissue necrosis, is caused by protozoa of the genus Helicostoma and poses a threat of death to both the entire colony and other corals if measures are not taken. Particularly sensitive to it may be: zoanthids, discoactinia, euphyllia, goniopora, catalaphyllia, cladocora, xenia, etc. The causes of this dangerous disease can vary. According to Sprung, they include both the deterioration of water quality and excessively high temperatures, up to 27 degrees. Although the latter is questionable. It is necessary to localize infection hotspots in a timely manner; otherwise, losses of other corals are inevitable. UV should be operated continuously, and water parameters should be monitored as frequently as possible.

Andrew7823

So... there is no UF, I did water changes, and the tests were normal... The temperature did not rise above 28 during the MG... However, there was a sudden transition to brighter light... Today I already cleaned this "brown jelly" once in a separate container - I will clean it again, and more thoroughly. A thorough inspection of other corals revealed nothing. I can temporarily move the euphyllia to a basin, but it will be difficult with light and heating... Should I do it? Is there any makeshift method to deal with this, for example, some kind of bath using improvised means? Should I buy fresh water? How much should I put in the bath? Water with a high pH?

Stefanie9771

Good job catching that pest! I had to break a stone to get that creature out of it back in my day...

Julie3950

Sanya, you are a Hero!!! I looked at your creature and it seems like the two I mistook for polychaetes are exactly like the ones in your photo - but they have disappeared somewhere - they won't come out of those holes for months - maybe someone ate them.

Karen

I also thought about training my wunderkind on him and setting him on him, but I decided to take the quick route instead.

Crystal

I just figured that if the stone is fully submerged in osmosis right away, a plug of salty water might form inside the stone, and the palolo would just wait it out there... That's why I decided not to fully submerge it and to inject osmosis under pressure into all the gaps with a syringe... So it turns out I managed to smoke it out, and the corals that were on this stone didn't get too stressed.

Laura4892

A watercolor brush is taken, and the affected tissues are scraped off with it; usually, the entire coral is disinfected in a Lugol's solution, then returned to its original place. Transplanting it to a basin will not improve the situation, rather the opposite.

Elizabeth1221

I almost did that, I cleaned it in a separate container, the stone was well scrubbed with a toothbrush (marine), and I rinsed the head of the euphyllia with a syringe and carefully removed the tissue... and put it back... the last head of the euphyllia started to swell... I think I will do this procedure again today... There is no Lugol, and I haven't seen it in our stores... P.S.: small brittle stars have occupied this stone and the affected areas, except for the whole "head"... P.P.S.: today I noticed that a lot of air bubbles appeared on the stones and sand (relatively a lot)... I think the skimmer has caused it...

Christopher1774

I just bathed the euphyllia in a "Lugol's solution." As far as I understand, this is basically iodine for the sea? So, I did this... I made a bath where I added 2 droppers of this concentrate and kept it there for about 10 minutes... then I placed it back in the aquarium, but on a "bare spot" so it would be convenient to observe... (I also treated it with a brush).

Bryan1851

Twice a day will be enough. There is also glycerin involved. With it, iodine remains in a less volatile form, if I'm expressing myself correctly in chemical terms. Although there is an opinion that it is not entirely suitable for the sea. Personally, I use Lugol's solution. They will eat everything that hasn't been washed away. Let them work. Do the bubbles hold on a barely noticeable film? What are the main test parameters in the aquarium?

Daniel8015

I didn't do the tests today because I had to lift the stone that was almost lying on the sand (when I was pulling out the palolo) + the light has increased, and quite significantly (+100 watts, actually)... I think it's a flash of something... I plan to do the tests tomorrow so that the aquarium settles a bit... The bubbles remind me of air bubbles, they easily burst with a brush... But they are indeed on the sand... and I think they are in the sand as well... I should probably do an ammonia test right away tomorrow, even though it has always been at zero before...

Thomas5021

The skimmer is not involved here..........test the water for NH4, NO3, PO4................ Most salts of the ammonium ion are colorless crystalline substances, well soluble in water and easily decomposed upon heating with the release of gases; I think these bubbles on the sand are the decomposing ammonium ions......

Angela7060

I will do the tests tomorrow - today I had to mess around with the aquarium more than once... So what should I do with this stuff now? P.S.: It seems like all my troubles come at once... first the palolo, then this infection with euphyllia, and now ammonium...

Cassandra7840

Bubbles can also come from the skimmer, especially yours. I also sometimes have half the tank filled with bubbles after I put my hand in the aquarium or clean the cup of the skimmer from the inside, but it usually goes away within an hour or two, and the bubbles are pushed back into the cup. If you have bubbles for a longer time, then you might soon have cyanobacteria.

Amber9312

Well, the first thing I thought about was the skimmer, because I swam a lot today... while I was getting the worm out, while I was putting the stones and corals back... while I took the euphyllia out once, then back... then a second time... plus I placed new livestock... In short, I had to crawl around a lot today... But there's also a very high chance of cyanobacteria because of the sudden increase in light... I think I'll tie a brush to a stick and remove all the bubbles, let them rise and pop... and stir the substrate a bit to lift the bubbles... then there will be less ammonia in the aquarium and maybe I'll get past the cyanobacteria...

Lisa

The lower ones have started to push...

Amber1273

Damn) Well, I can't believe it, I got everything at once) I need to throw in a piece of coal then... and a bag of antifos)

Lindsey3362

I am in mourning today... there is a huge loss in my aquarium... one of the wondermans is gone... and it seems I couldn't save the last head of the euphyllia either... I couldn't find the cause of the wonderman's death...

Jill1815

She also kicked the bucket for no apparent reason.

Christopher4108

Wow... Sanya, hold on...

Kathryn514

Here I am, scratching my head... I'm going to go test the water now...

Gabrielle5053

I'm holding on... the most painful thing is that I won't even be able to bury you, because the body got lost among the stones...

Amy

I have a big problem in the aquarium, it seems this tissue necrosis has progressed further! How can I fight it??? What can be done?

Patricia

Sanya - check if Sery or Tetra have something from "rot," look through the catalogs - there must be something for sure.

Mary

Rigid ones usually take on color from pure water.

Brian6895

I used to think that my main problem was the light, but now I understand that it's not. I'm adding supplements... according to the tests, the water was normal... I'll repeat the tests in a few days... for now, I'm at a loss. Of course, I shouldn't forget that I took the very fragments that were just lying around in the store... and 80% of my corals are like that... I even noticed growth in one, but there is still no color.

Janet5447

Organic substances are often not detected by tests. The color can accumulate for more than a month. This is what I read, as I am dealing with this problem myself.

Hannah

Um... this is good news, so I'm not the only one like this... The trouble is, it can take a long time to gain color, but it can fade in a couple of days... it's frustrating, damn it...

Christopher4125

I went yesterday and bought a 25-liter jar... 40x25x25... I installed a 300-liter Aikhem pump and a hanging Atman filter... with a sponge and charcoal... the lamp is a regular desk lamp with a mini bulb (I think I'll throw an old lamp on top - even though it's twice as long, it will be just right in terms of watts). I added 2-3 cm of sand, took out small unnecessary stones from the aquarium... heteromorpha and caulerpa... small umbrellas... 10 liters of water from the main aquarium and 8 liters of fresh water... Now I'm thinking of going to the store to buy some more livestock... But then I remember that this is a quarantine tank, not a new mini-nemo.

John828

Tell me, why do you all put sand, stones, and other stuff in the quarantine tank? It often needs to have medications and similar things added, and after treatment, the water should be changed because it will be quite bad.

Leah

As a very - well, very experienced person told me, "don't even think about putting fish in non-decorated containers for long" - they really don't like it, in short - it will stress them out even more, and that's the whole point.

Rodney3101

In general, it's clear - launch another sea and call it a quarantine, because two "seas" is a bit too much.

Kimberly4253

Something like that. I also did it - I will deal with the fish and add some sand and put in some stones, and right now an amazingly beautiful mutant ipazia has grown on antibiotics and chemicals - I will propagate it - I will take a photo of it. Now there will be my own Artemia mountain there (probably). The next settler - only after quarantine!!!

Alec9378

Boo-gah-shenki! Well, something like that... but still, new purchases will go through it... at least a couple of days in it and up to two weeks in it... I will also collect all the sprouts in it... there will be a small farm.

Dana6523

For the farm, perfect water is needed, so it's unlikely that the farm and the quarantine area can be combined.

Kevin8087

There will be a country house, and it WILL be. And if it doesn't work out to combine... well... then I'll have to get another aquarium. I still think about getting an aquarium of 200-250 liters... although there's an option to get a 325-liter one... but I would need to buy another light for it.

Michelle5859

If you have one MH lamp at 150W, you still need a second lamp for 250W. The length of the aquarium is about a meter, and one MH lamp covers an average of 60 cm. Also, going from 120 to 200 seems a bit insufficient. Get a 300W if you plan to expand and it fits for you.

Phillip9722

Well, I have a dilemma... I want a big aquarium... But I calculated that I need about 300 liters of electricity for 50 euros a month just for that... And there seems to be space, but at the same time, it feels like there isn't... P.S. According to the instructions, if I set the height correctly, my MH (60 cm) will cover exactly 1 meter...

Tricia7885

find a diode lamp, or assemble one yourself - it's easier and more cost-effective for you in Europe with your prices for light. In reality, you need two mg per meter. I was thinking about 2x70 for a length of 90, and a volume of 140.

Stephen

On T5, many sit and don't blow into the flask - the main thing is not to make the aquarium too high.

Anthony7814

I still can't understand how good LED lights are and how life grows under them... and roughly speaking, how to compare 1 watt of LED to, for example, 2 or 3 watts of MH or T5??? If someone could explain it to me like that, it would be great! Because no matter how much I read, it's a dark forest for me... lumens, lux, membrane light, etc... Well, it's not my area of expertise.

Troy8808

T5 is good, of course, and an aquarium over 50 cm doesn't really need it... but in terms of watts, it's the same thing, just in profile... And whether it will be cheaper is not a fact... I have an old fixture with one T5 at 24V, the aquarium is a Medusa, it costs about 22 euros on average... and I can buy an MH lamp at 150W and 12-14000 Kelvin for 30-50 euros... So for me, MH is more cost-effective here... Or LEDs...

Brooke

Comrades! I need advice: today I'm going to get a 325-liter aquarium plus some additional liters. I'm thinking about how to fill it... I had the idea to use our tap water (since the purification here is not done with chlorine and it's safe to drink from the tap). I measured pH and KH yesterday - everything is normal. I understand that I should also measure phosphates, but I don't have the test yet - I haven't gotten around to it. Is it worth checking them? Or what else should I measure?

Bonnie

Phosphates-Silicates, I'm rereading this, still shouldn't drink water from the tap...

David953

I think even in Germany there are enough trace elements in the water that would be excessive in the sea... it's better to gradually fill it with osmosis... have you already found a place to set up the new aquarium?

Darrell5975

There are cases when it's better to treat water with chlorine. Chlorine evaporates quickly. To prevent it from evaporating too quickly, chloramine (which consists of chlorine and ammonia) was invented. It's quite a nuisance. In your case, it would be good to check the tap water for ammonia—there could be a problem coming from there. Nothing has been invented that is better than osmosis yet.

James8887

Came up with... osmosis + ion exchange resin

Chad4168

Oh, this impatience, it is probably the number one enemy of an aquarist.

Emily3506

Nooo... you'll regret it later... There are only 2 options here - osmosis and distillate... Well, you can also obtain potable water by installing ion exchange columns, but that's another round of expenses and hassle.

Johnny

Oh... there were cases of launching with tap water... Why doesn't anyone care about my back? 300 liters, from the car to the 3rd floor... It could have been said more gently, like: "Of course, we can care about your back and all the other body parts, and maybe things will go smoothly, but you can bury the aquarium." And I would have replied: "No, my back isn't worth the aquarium." I thought it was only for the launch that such water was needed... but for the changes, it would be osmosis...

Kevin262

How much needs to be replaced for all the water to become clean? It would be cheaper to hire movers for the salt.

Lynn4242

Well, in my first sea, the current one, the first inhabitants were there from the very beginning, as soon as I filled it with water, and every day for two weeks they multiplied. I just couldn't go to a new store for myself and not buy anything... By the way, those inhabitants that I settled in the first week—I remember them all—are still living to this day... And some are even breeding now... already +2 discus, from 2 branches of the ksyukha—about 8 pieces now... Euphilia has sent out two new shoots... The clowns are already like wild boars... The umbrellas have multiplied immensely, green and brown (they turn bright green at night) and so on...

Andrea9320

Substitutions are already happening along the way, I meant... I'll buy the salt, it's not a problem, it's lighter than 300 liters of water.

Spencer7805

May they live for many more years and bring you joy (as you wrote about children).

Andrea6761

where else can they go - I treat them like family, like my own blood

Adam4310

Sanya - anything with a volume over 300 liters is no longer just a trinket - even draining that takes more than 10 minutes, plus the sample??? Then you'll regret the bucket of salt, the time spent, and dealing with the little bugs that might come out from the plumbing - but this way you'll know for sure - the water is fine... I would buy an osmosis cartridge and connect it directly to the kitchen faucet and filter it straight into the aquarium - what's the point of it just sitting there... if I'm not mistaken, it's 50 bucks for us.

Ross

I have a itch in the so-called technical hole; if I think of something, I do it right away. I created a topic about the sale of equipment and applications.

Alicia5489

That's the same - so I recommend ... Two 40-liter canisters = already + 80 - four trips with a smoke break and a full aquarium.

Stephen5857

I have 2 canisters of 50 liters each))) I will need to make 3 trips...

Eric

And the samp?

Jason

and sand+stones?

Richard

So, Sanya, please provide more details. Whose production is it, the duration of operation of this particular cartridge, measurements for TDS, performance, how it connects, is it available for free sale in stores, or does it need to be ordered...

Charles5941

It seems unclear; for several hours now, everyone has been trying to dissuade a person from drinking tap water (and this is the same person who released the sea a week ago). And to avoid going anywhere, one could just collect water from a puddle; rainwater is essentially distilled.

Sandra7004

No, no one is trying to dissuade me anymore... I will either solve the issue through experimentation or work hard, but I will fit all the water in. I'm ready to go, but now I'm sitting here thinking about how to fit both the cabinet and the aquarium in my Audi A6 station wagon... it's quite a challenge.

Alejandro

For me, it's easier to hunch over once than to do it for several months afterward.

Rodney7316

I'll be doing a slow start... fresh stones... sand... Well, I definitely won't make it to the store for osmosis today, maybe I'll pour 100 liters from the tap, throw in some salt - I'll create a Dead Sea, and tomorrow I'll pour in 250 liters of osmosis... it all depends on the itch.

John3165

You have a "jet engine" too, but you need to gather your will and pour in all the osmotic water. You're not in a hurry with the slow start, but you can't wait until tomorrow with the water?

Angela

I think the slow launch will be the same as with water.

Emily3144

Oh... I’m off.

Alexandra

Although it's your personal business. Look what Polina Rodionova has done.

Jeremy8404

Flask + Membrane + fittings there = osmosis for a "killer" class aquarium.

Erin2730

It seems to be taking a long time to reach 100 liters; maybe 325 liters have already been collected?

Emily

Yes, indeed, such passions. Well, well, let's see how this eccentricity (I can't call it anything else) will lead to with the tap water. SOS, it will be 100%. I have no words, just surprise...

Jeanne

Sanya, don't rush, it's not your first sea when you want everything at once, be patient, enjoy the old one for now, you haven't disbanded it yet, don't be in a hurry )))) otherwise you'll regret not listening to everyone's advice later.

Melinda

Don't worry, there won't be any oddities after all... I mentioned tap water because many people in Germany use it for marine aquariums. The quality of the water and pipes here is much better than in the CIS. The pH and KH are normal—I did the tests, but I haven't tested for silicates and phosphates yet, so I can't say anything about that. Regarding the 100% certainty, you might have been too hasty, as there are already known aquariums that started with tap water, as Polina Radionova mentioned above. What kind of surprise can there be? There are standards for marine aquariums, but why not change them? I have decided for myself that I will start with reverse osmosis.

Debbie3587

I always bite my elbows. I don't care, I'm already out of strength; by the time I figured it out, transported it, lifted it, assembled it, took everything apart and measured it again, set it up, measured, took it down, leveled it, and set it up again - I’m exhausted, but satisfied. Tomorrow I’ll go buy some sand, salt, and water... maybe a couple of fresh stones to get things started... I’ll scoop out 10-20 liters from the aquarium, a handful of sand... And... I’ll sit and wait, thinking about what to create inside.

Kayla7655

I'm thinking about what to create in the aquarium... Are there any interesting options? P.S. I don't just want a wall of stones.

Andrea9320

Try to make a skate similar to how it is )))

John3165

Polina's showcase aquarium looks more like a swamp.

Sherri1320

Yes, it would probably be nice... but my height is not very good... if it were +10 cm, it would be perfect... Although I should consider it, I really like Tanya's aquarium!

Jennifer5371

but nevertheless quite interesting, and the swamp is already a matter of design taste. P.S.: Did you receive the reply in private message?

Laura9093

Yes, the prices there are steep.

Christopher8654

Send me photos of what you bought, and we'll come up with a design for you.

Anthony4281

I always thought that this website had the cheapest prices. So I was looking for cheap tech for myself.

David3217

no questions the aquarium with the stand is already in place... I took the photo yesterday

Sarah

Vo-gat - I took a photo yesterday but didn't show it to us. Sanya - this is already an amazing thing - Congrats!!!!

Julie4738

Yes... this is a more grown-up size, there's room to spread out, unlike my 40 liters. Good luck with the launch!!!

Ryan7682

I didn't have time for photos yesterday... By the time I drove there, unpacked, loaded, unloaded, disassembled again (the A6 turned out to be not so universal), by the time I got there, lifted, assembled, set up the cabinet, placed the aquarium, measured, took it off again, leveled it, set it up, measured again, took it off again, leveled it, got frustrated, set it up... basically, it was like "opened the wallet, took out the money, closed the wallet..." Today after work I washed it a bit, now I'll wash the pipes a little more, and then I'll go get the osmosis system—I'm afraid they'll look at me funny in the store.

Ryan

Yes, the size is just right... I was a bit surprised myself... it comes out to 405 liters with the sump... Although it's not really a sump since the compartments aren't properly separated, but it will be enough for me to hide the equipment; I won't be making a refugium for now. Thank you!

Jeffrey2277

- Nise Sanja osmosis - Koromyslo gnet'sya Sanja - you and I - morally

Jeremy

A new topic will appear soon. Good luck with the start.

Bryan1851

Sanya, you made me laugh heartily... I spent about 5 minutes trying to write a message, but unfortunately, there were only 100 liters of water, and they didn't have any canisters... so tomorrow will be an epic: Operation OSMOS part two. Right now, I've created a dead sea in the aquarium, added 4 kg of Tropic Marin Pro Reef + 4 kg of Reef Crystals for 100 liters to mix it for now. I will need to add another 4 kg of salt. By the way, what is the general opinion about Reef Crystals?

Nicole2404

Thank you! But I think it won't appear any sooner than in a month... Because I will soon be going to Kyiv, then immediately to Israel for 10 days... Before the trip, I want to add about 20 kilograms of sand + 2-5 kilograms of fresh live rocks + dry reef rocks. I will just throw all this in before I arrive. They will be soaking, even without light, since the aquarium is by the window. I might not even turn on the skimmer (I'll use a small hang-on from my quarantine tank). Well, or I'll get a kick in the butt and whip up a pile by the 10th.

Jonathon8514

reef crystals cool salt

Noah1632

Thank you! That's what I wanted to hear. I was worried... the current price is a pain, 16 euros for 4 kg... and Tropic Marin, 50 euros for 10 kg...

Robert5335

Today I spoke with a local sailor, and he shared the simplest way to check tap water for suitability: fill an electric kettle with water and boil it about 20 times. If there is no sediment on the walls, in the remaining water, or on the coil, and the water is clear, it means there are no organics, metals, or excess calcium in the water, which means it is suitable for a marine aquarium. Out of curiosity, I tested this theory and was surprised that the water remained clear after 15 boils... I remember that in Kyiv the result was completely different after 1-2 boils...

Andrew7823

And the spiral and the kettle?

Melinda2740

I found out from my family when the kettle was last cleaned; they all said in unison that it was at least 2-3 years ago... The kettle is clean and the coil too... Today, when I was out shopping, I talked to the sellers—they say that tap water can be used... Out of curiosity, I mixed salt and tap water in the quarantine container; I have some umbrellas and Ksyusha in there—I'll see... It has started to ferment, but I think I'll notice some result...

Amber1273

Sanya decided - so do it. Otherwise, it seems like we are trying to dissuade you - and that's true - we care about you.

Stephen

I'm on osmosis. I just connected the water supply to the quarantine tank, now I'll observe how it goes... It's already salted a bit, and I'll add some sand, then pour in more water and adjust the drain and return. Once I set it up, I'll turn off the sump, take out the equipment, silicone the legs, and let it dry overnight... Although it doesn't seem too noisy... I did notice during the test that I should throttle the flow a bit, because the current from it alone is quite strong. I bought another stone today (they're selling them for 14-15 euros per kg for the summer), just like the first one (1.2 kg) - I'll throw it into the aquarium from the start, along with a couple of stones from the quarantine tank... and I'll have a desert.

Elijah7048

As I remember, my first adjustment started around three in the afternoon and lasted for a week. In between, there were fascinating experiments with the "Venturi tube," inserting various tubes and faucets, etc. But your system is already operational—it should be quick to adjust if everything is good. If you meticulously disassembled and cleaned everything, it will quiet down in direct proportion to the amount of time it has been in operation. This has been confirmed by many, including myself.

Tricia7885

Sanya, I've already set everything up and checked it in case of a power outage and in case the drain gets clogged. Everything is working as it should... though the drain is a bit noisy and there's a lot of air, but I think I'll come up with something else... Tomorrow, with a fresh mind, I'll set new markers for the water.

Craig7302

Well, actually: today was the day for salting and setting up the equipment, preliminary + I added 17 kg of sand with a fraction of 1-2 mm. I decided not to put in the stones today because of the cloudiness—my goodness. But, in principle, I wasn't aiming to create cloudiness... And here are a couple of photos for the record: I already like the foam, I started working and producing foam right from the start: I saw this coral today—I really liked it... pinkish and fluffy, does anyone know what it's called? And, of course, I couldn't resist and bought a small stone with two types of umbrellas. I have some kind of weakness for umbrellas.

Jason

I read and my eyes pop out. Wouldn't it be easier to check with a TDS meter? You guys are really interesting in Germany, cool and fun.

Earl

TDS, what does it determine??? It's not at all what you need to know. It doesn't determine nitrates, and if they are less than 5 units, that's good; it also won't determine calcium, silicates, etc. The fact that you don't like such methods doesn't mean anyone is imposing them on you. Moreover, this method is more accurate (but not 100% and not even 90%, rather just a starting point), since all heavy particles and everything else do not evaporate with the steam but remain in the water.

Bridget

On this page, you will find complete information about water in Hanover; at the very bottom, open the PDF.

Kimberly4253

The amount of salts and bases dissolved in water, i.e., everything that does not relate to water, is ppm=0 after the resin - such water in nature exists only in the form of vapor - that is, it shows what we need - or rather, what we do not need.

Thomas1044

For some reason, you cannot understand one simple truth: firstly, the source water for the marine aquarium should not contain even trace amounts of various harmful impurities, such as formaldehyde, benzene, phenol, etc., which are definitely present in foreign tap water, even with very reliable filtration, as well as disinfectants widely used in Germany. It is the TDS meter that measures how free the water is from such impurities. Even if we boil it 150 times, the absence of sediment will not give us a specific answer. A specific answer can only be obtained by checking with a TDS meter.

Leslie

When I lived in Germany (the state of Baden-Württemberg), I also had an aquarium there, filled with tap water, and the aquarium looked magnificent; the algae were not a problem. In the bathtub, you pour in water and it's not always clear whether there is water in the tub or not. But in principle, I agree with Anatoly; ideally, for a marine aquarium, you need to prepare the water yourself from almost pure H2O.

Lindsay

Perhaps I am mistaken; I do not deny it at all, and I am grateful for this discussion. But then I do not understand, is it really that half of the German sailors are such complete idiots along with the sellers that they pour tap water into the sea???

Troy8808

Well, as far as my knowledge of chemistry goes, the water is simply excellent... it's just a little short of being osmotic.

Jill9137

Guys, I myself filled the osmosis, but on the quarantine unit, while it's empty, I'm conducting an experiment with tap water. A colleague above provided the parameter table for Hanover. In principle, you can understand what's what, and you can take a closer look. I'll just adjust the link a bit.

Stuart

Yes, I don't mind that the water in Hanover meets the local requirements. I am primarily talking about how to act according to the instructions. There is absolutely no guarantee that tomorrow this wonderful water will not turn out to be unsuitable; it can happen anywhere. Just remember the recent case with the pathogenic bacteria that claimed the lives of, if I recall correctly, 50 people. Therefore, if in all the guidelines and forums people refer to Ozone as the most acceptable option for seawater treatment, then that is how it should be, and improvisation, or even worse, reluctance, are poor allies in water treatment issues.

Brent7831

Here is the complete analysis.

Shane

According to the analysis provided in the link, such water is unsuitable for a reef aquarium.

Chelsea

I agree with you 150%! And I started with osmosis, but the quarantine one followed in the footsteps of the experiment... Well, everyone speaks so confidently about tap water...

Timothy

Honestly, I'm not very strong in water chemistry. I managed to read this link and do some Googling, from which I drew my conclusions. What do you think is wrong there?

Alejandro

For me, the KN is still unclear - he talks about a normal range of 13-18 KN, while many are grabbing their heads at 12.

Crystal4879

I concluded for myself that up to 10 is fine, even up to 11... if it's smooth and not in jumps...

Catherine

You need to look at the last three columns, which show the fluctuations in measurements over the year, from minimum to maximum. The values in the column to the left represent the maximum allowable limits for drinking water. For example, we see that the maximum for nitrates is allowed up to 50, but the maximum measured was only 5.8.

Ryan1989

The fact is that such nitrate allowances for a marine reef aquarium cannot be acceptable. Even with seemingly harmless numbers, like 5 or 8, it means that by working with such water, we are consciously accumulating nitrates, especially when the system has just started operating. The levels of nitrites and nitrates in the source water should be 0.

Christopher3770

In the new system, it is clear that there is no one to fight against nitrates, but what about the existing one? It turns out that the nitrates will simply be absorbed there, right? If I understood you correctly, the stumbling block is nitrates and nitrites in this case?

Joyce

I'm thinking maybe I should open a new topic? Or should I wait until I set up the stones? Or maybe just change the topic to something like "the evolution of the sea from 120 liters to 325 liters"?

Joe

Well, just rename the topic and that's it. As for the concept, that's the most difficult question - only you need to decide it.

David4089

I have a mountain right on the sand, I just laid them out like a mason building a fence from wild stones - and just finished sculpting a second mountain from 21 kg of J.K. (living stones) - I fixed it to this grid with titanium wire - why did I do that??? More intricate shapes can be created from any stones - I laid the bottom and fixed them directly to the grid - the second row was secured to the first. I did this in a calm environment at the kitchen table. Then I took the finished mountain of 21 kg and, almost losing my composure from the tension, loaded it into the aquarium.

Erica752

And not only that, but you can also add impurities of chlorine/fluorine (depending on the location), along with all the accompanying organic and inorganic sediments from the walls of the "aged" water pipes, plus a lot of "interesting" things from the water (depending on the region). Here, as many people as there are, there are opinions. "To each their own" (C). It probably makes sense to look at photos of various well-maintained jars (there are plenty of them on the internet) and make a decision for yourself. The main condition is to avoid stagnant areas behind the stones whenever possible.

David3217

Request to the moderators: please rename the topic as mentioned in post 364. Thank you in advance!

Meghan

San, have you been working on it for a long time? A photo? A description of the process?

Keith7534

Thank you, we have already gathered enough water, and even brought water tables. There won't be any stagnant zones, as there are currents coming from all sides.

Hannah

Not long - maybe an hour - I described the process - laid out the first row, secured it to the grid, then the second on top, secured it to the first and wherever possible to the grid, and so on - I made many caves for Hepatus and Centropyge. Then I trimmed the grid to the shape of the mountain. I'll tidy up now - I'll fix the frags and take some photos. P.S. Sanya is in the general questions - the topic about fastening with thick line - I wish I had read it earlier.

Melinda

There used to be a game called "Guess the Melody." I will guess this melody from 4 notes, and I from 3. Guess! I don't like aquariums based on the principle of - I'll put 50 corals in it. And I - 80! The aquarium turns into a display case of a flower shop. But that's a matter of taste...

Beth3383

I was already thinking about fishing line, but if we're making "branches," then fishing line won't work... we need glue and ties there...

Randall7906

Well, practically speaking, a real reef is quite densely populated... but when it comes to an aquarium, I still prefer a design approach rather than just a wall with clutter... So in this case, I probably agree with you more.

David953

I was so fascinated by the twigs - it really excited me, I wanted it so much - but I don't know why - they just stopped appealing to me - not that I didn't like them, but I just lost interest.

Anne

No way - the new wave is called "Selling-trading frags" and the second thought is - I need to start a frag account, and then - surprise - there's a penny for smoothly connecting to the big sea.

Diana7891

Well, how can you be at sea without it? Naturally, you want more. What's wrong with that? So what if everything is stuck to the walls and the lamp is raised—this means you can take a saw, fragment it, sell it off, and go to the biiiiiiig seas, to a bunch of sea fish and corals, and on the way back grab a couple of handfuls of sand and a couple of liters of water for the new aquarium.)))

Jason

By the way, I know a proven 99% remedy for this addiction. I just won't make it public. I consult those who are hooked for free in private messages.

Earl

Well, if you look at what is offered for exchange or sale, it's either soft fast-growing corals or SPS, while some beautiful corals are only available for sale from companies, large in size and expensive. Soon they will be giving Ksyukha as a bonus.

Mitchell3177

It's like saying you can install 10 turbines and it won't make a difference, but you can achieve proper circulation with just two if positioned correctly.

Michelle9986

No, I don't want to be treated, but I'm curious.

Crystal4879

Well, it depends on what you want to stock the aquarium with... you can go for the simplest and cheapest options, or you can choose something more interesting.

Caleb6320

Well, it seems that I've gotten used to the flow, and I have options: 2 pumps for 2500 liters, 1 for 4500 liters, and the return can come from the top or bottom along the entire length of the tank... And then, it's up to my imagination.

Susan9583

I went today to buy some stones, thinking they would be decent, lively... but it turned out to be a scam. Still, I thought since I came, I might as well buy a little. I picked out some more or less decent stones, and the guy went to weigh them. He said it was 5.5 kg, and I thought, whatever... BUT then doubt crept in. I got home and weighed them—3.5 kg... I cursed. So much for honest foreign dealings... they cheated me out of nowhere... I didn't expect such audacity (I bought from a private seller). In general, I'm upset... I wasted my trip and spent money for nothing.

James

So go back and give him these stones, let him return the money.

Lindsey3362

2 kilos for 5 is very cheeky, I need to talk to the seller.

Jason9385

to hell with them... I have no desire to waste time or gas, and I don't want to ruin my mood over 10-15 euros either...

Amy5070

I was in a hurry, so I didn't pay much attention... So to hell with it. If there's a war, he'll ask for bread.

Crystal4879

Also correct

Gregory9432

The day for the aquarium didn't go well anyway - the dog chewed the hose and the return fitting that I had set out to dry (I was gluing and sealing it)...

Phillip9722

Sanya, hang in there - men also have their critical days. When I remember my last ones, I don't even want to talk about it. The power was cut for a day - the generator - the cool stream of Koralya just bought started crackling, and the propeller flew off the shaft, the UPS can only support one stream from San-San, and the servo valve on the CO2 cylinder started emitting high frequencies in such a nasty and unpleasant way, Otsik is suffocating in the clinic - in short - turn off the lights, throw a grenade - I fought... sequentially.

Tracey

I'm not angry with the dog—he's small and silly. Today he really had a meltdown: he chewed two antique figurines from Vietnam and a pipe from there, my "return," and the cord from the washing machine, and what’s most upsetting is that he did it in two places, right by the plug. I woke up, saw this, and thought I’d have to get rid of him. I just let my emotions out... Now I can go and rinse my hands in the sea—it's a day for everyone to be fed.

Ashley5975

I envy your calmness and patience.

Vincent

Guys, today I brought 2 liters of water from the Mediterranean Sea, from Italy. But the water has been in the bottle for about 3-4 days... is there still a point in using it, or will it harm instead?

George5104

There is no point in pouring this water. It will only raise the nitrates.

Patrick4439

only for the bacteria... and there aren't many nitrates there - I've already measured, up to 20... just 10 liters of fresh stuff

Mitchell7972

Fresh catch in a day - dead fish without aeration and it's unclear at what temperature (likely above 30).

David3217

Well, he poured it in and that's that... He did the right thing. I just hope he adjusted the salinity, or did he just scare it off like that...?

Rebecca

I also think it's right; all the bacteria couldn't have died off. No, the salinity wasn't affected, as there was intentionally low salinity in the aquarium. And 10 liters isn't critical for such a volume... I just finished the preliminary layout of one hill... well, a very preliminary layout. Tomorrow there will be a second attempt... I left the corals in the old aquarium on the sand, with the old water, and the fish too. Although some corals have already moved, as they were sitting on the rocks and there was no way to detach them...

Catherine

Here is the photo: I thought about tying the stones with fishing line... I tried it and realized it was pointless... and very inconvenient, so I initially arranged them using the "Tetris" method... I ended up with quite a few small terraces, although not exactly what I wanted... But that's how it always is... I also realized that when the glass is thick, the distortion is significant, and it's not very convenient to stack them. I didn't have enough stones for the second pile... I will fall and make a "branch," but for now, 80% of the corals are on the sand in the old aquarium with the fish.

Mary

Today I noticed a leak in the pipes - I will have to tighten and use Teflon/silicone... Tomorrow I plan to hang a new lamp and relocate the pets... I feel sorry for the fish - an empty aquarium, a field of corals (the farm) and fish... and my family said it looks nice. The aquarium has been salted and filled with sand and a couple of stones for almost a week, but it was almost without light, and the stones have been in for two days. There are no signs of maturation yet. I think in about 3-5 days it will be ready... Tomorrow I will drain about 10-20 liters of water and replace it with live water from the "farm"...

Scott8536

If I ever start up again, I hope for a larger volume, and for a month I won't let any light in at all. Just thinking about it makes me shudder, remembering what I had in my aquarium during the first startup.

Laura4892

Well, they should have poured hermits and snails there—they would have dealt with it quickly, and more of them—more!

Erica752

Off-topic Well done, that's the way we do it...

Emily

If I had known about the investment, I would have lived in Hanover. But seriously, now I know and understand that everything should progress smoothly and slowly in its evolutionary course, and the more even it is, the better. You should introduce the creatures when it's already possible (snails and hermits) - but how to overcome impatience? No idea!

Crystal

Well, here I slightly disagree; after all, no matter how you look at it, the sea in aquariums is artificial, and we can impose certain rules... If there is a way to speed up the maturation process, that's good. As for hermits and snails, they are essentially hardy, and they won't do poorly in a new aquarium.

Jonathon8514

I need advice: I couldn't hang the MH lamp today because I hit the rebar in the ceiling... I'll do it differently by the end of the week (probably with brackets). But I think I should relocate the livestock, but there's a question: I did tests for nitrates and nitrites - everything is normal. Calcium is 360-380. pH is 9, but ammonium is around 0.2. Right now, I can set up 3x36 watts and one 30-watt light. What do you think, should I relocate all the livestock?

Michael5242

I've been struggling with the hill for over 3 hours... it's not turning out the way I want... and it ended up being a plateau... I'm already frustrated and it's looking terrible... I think I'll give up today, and tomorrow or the day after I'll go buy another big piece of foam, and then I'll start building... because it actually turned out that my stones were a normal size for a small aquarium, but for a big one, they're too small to make something out of.

Shane

The situation is quite the opposite; I bought stones for a 300-liter tank, but I had to place them in a 130-liter tank. Poor strombosis has no room to turn around.

William5838

Who knows why the coloration on the back of ocellaris clownfish can darken?

Sandra7004

I asked myself about this - only mine have completely darkened, but starting from the back - they replied that it depends on nutrition and lighting.

Tracy4603

Hmm... basically, it might be that there is quite a lot of light and they have lit up the eyes-mulattos. As for the food... hmm... I feed them a variety, actually... different frozen food + dry food...

Troy8808

For some reason, one of them darkens while the other does not. Maybe it works on a genetic level.

Daniel8015

Blonde brunette

Guy

I don't know) anything is possible.

Melissa1838

Or Afroocelaris

William

One of them has a darker back, while the other does not; the one that is darker is a bit bigger... maybe it depends on age, or it could be a sexual difference...

Mitchell3177

I feel the same way, almost from the very beginning... I also think that the difference...

Nicole

No, ocellaris amphiprions differ primarily in size and belly. The female is larger, and the belly is fuller. The one with the lighter back will also darken over time. Not all of them change at the same time. It's true that in premnas, the male is darker than the female, but he is also smaller... see the photo of the pair of ocellaris.

Justin

So, today the move took place, or rather, I just finished wiping my hands... 90% of the sand along with all the corals and fish have also moved. The aquarium is a bit cloudy for now. The fish are huddled together in the corner. The shrimp is hiding among the rocks. Tomorrow I will level the sand and start placing the corals in their spots... And I will probably build another mound. That's how things are. I will post photos tomorrow.

Jonathon8514

Well, it happened!!! I wish you neither crypto nor cyan. Sanya - how did you move the sand??? With a siphon or just by hand?

Destiny

From the old aquarium, I siphoned the sand through a tube, along with water into a basin, where I stirred it a bit more, then drained the water—the goal was to keep it as alive as possible and to get rid of the detritus, etc. I carried it to the aquarium with a cup to avoid stirring up too much— it worked, but there was still some cloudiness... but not much.

Elijah7048

I thought I would buy some stones for another hill today, but the store turned out to be closed... I'm upset... But at least I cleaned a bit of the mini-nemo, I'll buy more stones for him on Monday... For now, here are a couple of photos with a slightly modified hill and some corals: Attachment 157244 And this stone, I picked it because of the umbrellas (I have a weakness for them), I thought it was a piece of dead coral, but it turned out to release polyps... now I'm sitting here scratching my head, wondering what it is... so far it's brown...

Brandy

Can I have a photo of the worm (from that big tube) when it appears?

Erica

He used to be in my photos here... I'll try to catch him so he can be clear.

Daniel4967

Today I also bought a phosphate test and TM PRO-CORAL REEF SNOW, so now I will try it out. I will do the phosphate test and all the other tests tomorrow.

Christopher7213

Yolas, you roughly repeated my attempts at arranging the stones, laying out the cliff from left to right in the same way and leaving a free corner on the right side, then added a hill made of J.K. (living stones) Gordey there.

Gary6376

Yes, there is something in common. I kind of made three terraces, and on the left side, there is a lagoon... On the right, I will be making bonsai (like in Taki). But that won't be until Monday at the earliest... Plus, I will also properly set up a mini Nemo then... I will throw in some hermits and a couple of snails, as the glass and sand are already overgrown.

Nicole2404

Sanya!!! Well done!!!!

Jennifer

No, there are still optimists in the world! "Catch Yakina (Aiptaziyu) and the first thing to do is to put him on a stake" (c)

Laura3673

Thank you! But unfortunately, it turned out to be completely different from what I wanted; even a large amount of swearing, curses, and dancing with a tambourine didn't help...

Michele

It takes just a minute to get it out of there... I just decided to let it please the eye for now... maybe I'll carefully pry it out and move it to the table of my wunderkind.

Lisa

It takes just 1 minute now, and tomorrow it could be sitting on another stone or reproducing. It's quite a cunning creature. Even a bubble anemone can't completely eliminate it.

Charles4157

I know, I had a lot of them in my first aquarium, but I quickly got rid of all of them, and so far, knock on wood, not a single one.

Megan

You took the wrong stones. You need flat, light, non-porous ones. And all of this should be secured to plastic as a foundation.

Rodney3101

By the way, I really liked the view with the two hills, and there were also several separate sandy bottom areas, just like in reality. If you don't overdo it with stuffing the corals, it will turn out great! Good luck!

Jason

Well, I was thinking one thing in my head... and I didn't have flat stones in my mind initially. In the store, I even matched the stones; in one version, it seemed fine. At home, when I assembled it outside the aquarium, it was also fine... but when I submerged it, I cursed for a long time and it looked very bad... Because I struggled for 2 days... Yes, I know about the plastic too; everything was ready... In short, the size just didn't work in my head... I'm to blame, but for now, I'm satisfied with this... I can always cut the stones later.

Joshua9340

Thank you! The design is very different from what I had planned, so it's all improvisation at sea. Haha, and if I overdo it with the corals, I'll need to get a bigger size, and for that, I'll have to buy a house...

Jennifer5371

I need to try it somehow...

Lauren

, you can do it right away

Mitchell7972

Where can I put them right away? P.S. The fish is nice, but I'm not very into it, and they are quite territorial and aggressive... I think I'll get myself a Helmon, I like that fish, along with a Zebra Danio, a Mandarin, and something small to swim in a school, about 5-8 heads—by the way, what do you recommend??? And maybe an Emperor... This is for my two Otocinclus and a Hepatus. What do you think of such a set of fish? I also want one more Wunderpana and a couple of Lismata, plus about 5-7 hermits (I currently have about 5) and around 10 different snails. If possible, I will bring about 10 Strombus from Israel, if I can find them at all...

William1830

I'm talking about breeding clowns, I just wrote that you should try it as if they were some guppies.

Amanda

Well, come on, people are doing it, so why shouldn't I try it in my spare time? By the way, I want to add a goby and a body to my list as well. And I also want this creature, Balistoides conspicillum.

Melissa

Try.... He loves corals...

Kevin262

You really shattered all my dreams! Damn, but what a beautiful rascal! What do you say about the other fish? Especially the question about the guppy (they're really waiting for it at home)? And what small schooling fish can be taken?

Yolanda

I no longer want the body - after Lesha's tragedy.

Stephanie4990

I'm also worried after this, but damn: 1. I WANT, or rather THEY WANT 2. In the store, there were 3 different types of the body, and all of them were in common aquariums with other fish. 3. I spoke with the seller (who has over 30 years of experience) and he said he had never heard of such a thing, claiming that the ones he sells are not poisonous. There was a horned one, yellow with spots, and a brown one with spots. Now I'm racking my brain, I searched Google and couldn't find much information about their toxicity (of these species).

John3432

Yeah... he (the seller) is there to spin such nonsense, hasn't the experience with Biokon served as a warning? All bodyfish are poisonous!! Besides these qualities, they also don't get along with corals and can nip at them. Once, I also fell for the beauty of these creatures... Large angels shouldn't be kept in a reef tank either, only dwarfs, and even those can be unpredictable. The best combination is: 3-4 grams, 1 pseudochromis, 1 dogface, 1 mandarin, 2 tulip anemonefish, 1 female fish.

Jacqueline6670

So, it taught me... if before I was ready to buy a body, now it's a big question... It's strange, if they are all poisonous, why are they such common guests in aquariums? Hmm... I also had doubts about angels... Here's a fish, a blue-yellow one, I see it and immediately feel nostalgia... in the store, they swim in a school... cute... why do you recommend only one? Grammas, cute, you can have a school of them... Here's roughly the list of fish that has settled in my mind: Hepatus, ocellaris, helmon, zebrasoma, dog, mandarin, maybe 4 grammas or a female fish, if I can have 3-4 of them, or both... maybe someone else...

Karen1649

You can keep 3-4 grams, although there are occasionally killings among them; the fish are territorial, and you can only have one female. Initially, when they are young, everything is fine, and they can live in a group, but as they grow, in addition to hierarchy, territorial battles begin, which end in killings until the strongest individual stands out from the entire group and eventually remains alone. Among the small pomacentrids, you can keep perhaps only one species in a group, which is Chromis cyanea. Yes, they are very suitable for keeping in reef nematoleotris. They are very beautiful, peaceful, and social.

Michael

Nematolebias fire (magnifica) - can I get these? If yes, that would be great, I've been looking at them for a while. Chromis cyanea - also interesting... I need to take a closer look at them... But magnifica is definitely more interesting.

John1464

It is possible and necessary... But there should not be various predatory large polychaete worms in the aquarium. At night, these fish like to hide in crevices and burrows, where they are later found by predators. In the best case, it may end with tattered fins and eye injuries; in the worst...

Patricia

Hmm... well, I have many crevices above the sand... so I think they'll find a place to settle... And there are no sheep, but there are worms... well, such a question... it seems there are large ones... Last night, Hepatus found himself a living space, a penthouse on the right hill. If you look at the photo, the peak on the right hill is made of dead coral, and at the top of this peak, there is a crevice where Hepatus lay down to sleep.

Cynthia6578

Track down and eliminate the large worms; this is a threat not only to the sleeping fish...

Diana7891

Thank God, it's not difficult with worms: I put the frozen bait at the bottom next to the stone, and then I go ahead and use the tweezers. But honestly, I haven't really seen any monsters; there are long ones, but not thick ones. By what criteria do you determine that a palynologist is a "threat"? A certain size? Color? Or something else?

Judy

Hmm... so it was the monsters in the sewer... so they could have killed my Strombus... I wasn't wrong to blame them... THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

Elizabeth

Apparently, I didn't sin for nothing... They come to us illegally in the housing complex, then create problems with mollusks. Empty shells of strombus, tridacna, etc. are the consequences of their "fruitful" activities. At the same time, they can also be beneficial, cleaning the aquarium of lower organisms, detritus, and leftover food.

Michele

I immediately blamed them, but I was talked out of it... Although I think that in the end, the paludarium is more beneficial than harmful, as a lot of food gets trapped between the stones, or someone dies there... And detritus doesn't do the aquarium any favors... But they need to be controlled, otherwise it will be as you wrote...

Erin2730

I saw such an aquas, I won't be able to resist.

Earl

There is something in it, but I got bored with it quickly. The sea aqua should be multi-fragmented...

Karen

Everything is basically described in the topic... there are even very nice nano aquariums... you don't really need any equipment there, except for the pump - everything is on replacements.

Amber1273

Bonsai is a good thing, but the fish doesn't look very good there (as if it's flying around the tree).

Eric

There was a topic about this aquarium on Aquafan with a translation of the article into Russian.

Jeremy

So that's what I'm doing, the list of fish I've provided above seems to be established. You had a horned one, right? We saw the result... I prefer the hornless one... BUT the bodies are still a big question.

Jose

Maybe... I hardly go there anymore... it has become so quiet there...

Scott8536

I even posted a photo of myself along the way, where did you see those horns? In short, don't go overboard, keep regular peaceful fish and be careful with the quantity, otherwise the filter won't handle it, then the stones... and so on.

Tanya

Once, Kartsev said: What kind of oil do you fry fish in? In vegetable oil. And you? Also in vegetable oil. And we do too in vegetable oil. But we use butter! Ooooo... It's clear, when you look at the photos of the cans, they are practically the same, the same fish, corals, design. Only the sizes of the cans are different. That's why you want something unusual. P.S. When I saw the red anglerfish, I was captivated.

Stephanie9175

This type of civilian appearance -

Debbie3587

the same population, because the other fish are doomed... and the anglerfish tried to keep it on guppies, but after a couple of times feeding it frozen food, it died... the question is about the convenience of maintenance/feeding, the aquarium should not be a burden or a sword of Damocles... there are classic affordable feeds and they should satisfy the fish... otherwise, you will have no life and neither will the fish...

Jesse3979

I forgot which specific Kuzvok you had, let me take another look... I'm not trying to stir up trouble. What was dangerous in my list? And you can put another pen in as well.

Aaron

a classy guy...no words...

Anna9752

but they won't fight, will they?

Jeffrey496

There will be...

Brianna

But it will be a spectacle; you wanted something unusual—here you go. By the way, it's not a given that they will fight. I was recently at a sailor's place, a German, and he has 4 large Hepatus swimming in 500 liters. And they really look beautiful! And everything is peaceful... He has a fish tank, and there are hardly any corals, just two Zebrasomas and two Helmonas, plus a school of Ocellaris (I couldn't count them)... It's quite interesting how they all swim, although in 500 liters it's cramped, in my opinion... But all his fish look healthy and well-fed... So much for the rule that you can't keep a pair of such fish.

Heather6148

Ideally, if you buy small ones and launch them right away, everything should be fine. But there are always individual cases everywhere.

Elizabeth6302

Well, I would understand 2 Hepatuses, I was thinking of doing that myself, but 4 Hepatuses... my eyes widened!

Teresa

Everything is right with the German... Where various fish dominate, corals struggle. However, you can keep a unicorn fish, a butterfly fish, a surgeon fish, and even a moray eel and a grouper there. There are groupers - fantastic, but you need a large aquarium for such purposes; however, when it is filled with amazing little sea fish, you forget about the corals...

Anne

I agree, he also had a little cat... but somehow without corals - it felt empty... the fish were beautiful, but there were no corals... it felt desolate... I was just amazed by the number of fish of the same species. It looked fantastic.

Joseph

Here you have to choose, either-or... Otherwise, just for your own peace of mind, to keep a fish tank and at the same time, not far from it. By the way, a while ago they showed on TV a guy who has a marine aquarium, about 900 liters, without corals, empty, not even coral skeletons, just blocks of limestone, arranged in an elaborate way. And a leopard moray eel, about one and a half meters long. It grabbed food from his hands. An unforgettable sight... It was impossible to look away, the creature was so beautiful in its behavior and coloration...

Todd8452

my family will then seal me in the third aquarium but the option is good

Nicholas

I don't know... to me, a marine aquarium without corals, even with a variety of fish, will still look somewhat barren. Can you imagine a bunch of diverse jungle animals without the ever-green trees? It's the same here - everything is provided by nature: coral reef, fish, blue water, white sand... in a word, everything is harmonious.

Angela

I bought an Istiblennius chrysospilos today, 5 algae-eating snails, and received a gift of one hard one, honestly, I don't know its name yet, when it opens I'll take a photo and show it—teach me some wisdom. I took it like a branch, half dead, and fragged it into 4 parts...

Jessica8898

Off-topic. Me too... and how to combine beautiful gnawers with beautiful but vulnerable ones is only up to nature... For us, mortals, trying to deceive nature is a task doomed to fail... So, it's better to think about this with an empty head; there's more space for thoughts in it...

Jessica

I took a few photos... the quality is not what I would have liked... it's immediately noticeable how the glass distorts... And here are a couple of photos of the new resident. These snails are better at cleaning than any scraper, whether it's stones, glass, or sand: So you can see the condition of the corals... The question is, what is the correct name for the coral in the 8th photo??????????

Christina9947

This is a coral from the family Xeniidae - or simply xenia.

Brooke3987

no, there is a piece of hard drive

Zachary

Off-topic. Judging by the condition of the sand and stones, you are slandering them. By the way, what are these snails called?

Anne

Hehe))) not quite a fool yet I know about Ksenia, is it about the debris in the foreground?

Richard2180

No, I'm not exaggerating, until yesterday I only had 3 of them, plus turbo and a few others, but very few, and we just couldn't keep up with everything... I even clean the glass twice a day... Here they are called Algenschneke, but I don't know how to write it in Latin letters... I would like to know myself, but really, they polish the stones perfectly, and the glass - I posted a photo...

Angel2396

I wouldn't dare to say that this is a "fragment" of hard coral, let alone coralites. Ksenia has 7 genera and many species. So, in my humble opinion, it is Ksenia. But I couldn't find out exactly which species in the reference books. By the way, please describe more precisely what the polyps are attached to: is it a thallus or a solid base with coralites? If there is no solid base and the polyps are located on the thallus, then I consider it to be one of the species of Ksenia. From the photo, I see that it is not pulsating, right?

Danielle

If we talk about Ksenia, she is an ordinary, pink, pulsating one, that's 100%, and she pulsates well. In the photo, the current is pressing her a bit, so she is not visible. On the foreground, there is a fragment of a hard one, it is blue-purple in color, and the polyps are about 2-4 mm long. P.S. The blenny started eating frozen food right away yesterday, and what is very pleasing is that he is always in sight and is nibbling on the rocks.

Jason5071

This is one of the varieties of Acropora granulosa. It is possible that the planula attached itself in such a peculiar environment and is now giving rise to the development of this hermatypic coral. To be honest, I only just noticed it now. I somehow didn't see it up close. Sorry.

Tracy4603

No, it didn't attach itself anywhere. I saw it yesterday when I was at the store, a half-dead coral. I managed to get it as a gift, fragged it into 4 pieces. 2 went into the main aquarium, and 2 small frags went into the quarantine tanks. I glued them myself onto small rocks. Today, all the frags have already released their polyps, but not completely; I already have 3 frags, dark red in color, which seem to be montiporas, but they lost their color and are slowly regaining it... They are also small scraps. It's interesting to watch them grow. I googled it, and indeed, it seems to resemble Acropora granulosa, but the one I got is in poor condition.

Barbara

Yes, you wouldn't even think that she didn't grow up there by herself, but was just stuck there... and why exactly there, surrounded by Ksyusha, wasn't there another place?

Andrea6761

It visually seems that Ksyusha is on her separate stone, and approximately 15-20 centimeters from this fragment, and not much in different flat areas... well, how to say, when the corals were moved from 120 liters, I figured that it would soon be cramped in 300 at home, I mentioned the tightness - they almost pushed me into the 300 liters.

Brooke

The viewing glass gets overgrown quickly... I'm tired of cleaning it 2-3 times a day... and today the water got a little cloudy... the condition of the corals is excellent, all are open and inflated... The hard corals all have open polyps... It seems the cloudiness is from cleaning the glass, or maybe there are a lot of nitrates - I'll do tests in about an hour... I wonder if I should add a little vodka???

Alejandro

I conducted all the tests, everything is normal... even ammonium and phosphates are normal... nitrates are around 8... I tested them with two tests... something is off here... or is it just my paranoia...

Zachary

Off-topic. Well, a photo is a photo; sometimes even a booger on the window can pass for a UFO...

Paul

Off-topic, I almost harpooned a planaria on the back window. I see something big, nasty, and unclear - I stuck a needle on a stick and poked it, but it doesn't prick.

Barbara

Off-topic The sea... it can sometimes create not only visual illusions but also play tricks... so gently, with the tender touch of its tentacles... followed by Well, we are not at risk of that... We don't keep such beauties with us.

Kyle

Off-topic, it's exactly from such jokes that I made myself a harpoon. I sharpened the end of a bamboo stick so that a syringe needle could be tightly fitted onto it, and voilà, it turns out to be very convenient. You can hook something small and catch a fish without getting your hands wet.

Andrew9581

How did the water get cloudy? After cleaning the windows, or just like that?

Julia

after cleaning... I noticed this when I cleaned for the second time... so the alarm is off (at first I thought there were a lot of nitrates - I did two tests - everything is fine, both showed up to 10 units) Ammonium, phosphates - completely normal, pH, KH - also normal. Nitrites - zero. Calcium is slightly low, 380-400. There is no magnesium test, but there is no one to consume it.

Kristin

I'm leaving you for 11 days, flying to Israel for some strombus and maybe I'll steal a bottle of sand, at least 0.5 liters.

Joyce

Shalom everyone! For 12 days, 300 liters and 25 liters lived without problems, everyone is alive and has grown, the thread algae and all the gunk have started to diminish, the algae have spread, and I've trimmed a bit already... So far, there are no changes. I thought about bringing in strombus snails, but there was neither time nor strombus snails.

Kathleen

Did you steal some sand?

Brandi

I thought about stealing in Tel Aviv, but I'm glad I didn't do it; at the airport, they shook out half of the sand from my shoes. I'm not even mentioning the strombus shells.

Daniel9952

Comrades, does anyone know any way to fight planarians besides the "vacuum"? Maybe someone eats them? Or are they afraid of garlic or holy water? There are quite a few of them, and they are sitting on some corals...

Anne

Here canek described a way to fight planarians, try it, maybe it will help you too. Or ask him about his feedback on this method.

Robert

Thank you very much! I'll read it now.

Stephen

For the last 4-5 days, the corals have been behaving very retracted. Today I did tests, everything is normal, even the nitrates, which surprised me a lot, and I was horrified by the KH-5!!!! I made a KH buffer solution, mixed 100 ml of water with it, already added part (half), and closer to night I will add the rest (I dissolved a total of 7.5 grams of this powder). What other suggestions do you have?

Colin1418

Offtopic Try not to leave the aquarium to its own devices for a long time...

Alec9378

There was complete maintenance behind the aquarium. And nothing changed... Before the departure, everything was normal, but after I returned (I only topped up with osmosis water, the same as always)... I just added diluted solution, probably will add more tomorrow and do a test... Is using soda an option to raise it?