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  • Theresa5149

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Leslie

Good mini. How long has it been running?

Alejandro

November 30, 2010

Jonathan6173

My lid is similar to yours, the lamps were the same, but yesterday at 4 AM I received a package with live fish and 2 aquarium lamps, one actinic and the other 10,000K. The light visually looks cooler. In my first setup, it had a yellowish tint. But when I set the actinic + 10,000K Aqua Medic separately, the look became amazing.

Heather6148

What kind of lamps are they? Can you provide more details or a link to them?

Adam

Here is the price list for Aquamedic.

Joseph591

I observe on the stone with Clavularia algae in the form of reddish bubbles resembling grape clusters. Are they beneficial or harmful, or is it better to remove them? Previously, there were elongated green bubbles resembling a bunch of bananas, so I threw them away. Also, under the stone with the Clavularia, there is something resembling a white thick web or a piece of cotton candy. What is this cotton? Is it harmful?

Ronald

I assume these are sponges. Filter feeder.

Nancy758

Tubastrea before feeding and Rodactis during eating

Eric5208

Well, it's clear with Tubastria, it's beautiful, but feeding Rodaktis is already too much. It's growing like a giant. And when you don't feed it, it stands fluffy, catching all the light with its full width.

David2398

With Rodaktis, it's simple: feed them or not, but I still don't understand what my umbrellas are lacking. They absolutely don't grow; on the contrary, some are gradually getting smaller and smaller. I don't understand where the mistake is, and the water is great, I changed the light. Maybe they lack nitrates?

Jennifer7159

Cool! I want one like that too. Please describe in more detail how and what))

Caitlin3279

So it all began.

Katie5500

If anything, I will reach out to you. I also have a similar cube.

Gregory9432

Contact me.

Erin

Hello everyone! I’m thinking of replacing the sand with crushed coral, as it seems to be compacting, there are bubbles of oxygen appearing, and a lot of cyanobacteria. How can I get rid of it? Is it possible to gradually siphon out the old sand and add new sand in its place? How should I do this correctly? The sand I currently have is Natures Ocean.

Justin

Cyanos have their own life cycles. Sometimes they are present a little, then for absolutely unknown reasons they start to grow and cover the sand, and then they disappear on their own... Don't disturb the sand; it hosts a lot of beneficial organisms. The coral rubble will darken over time and there will be a lot of detritus underneath. Although there are also opposing opinions...

Scott9892

Can you tell me more about it? I have a little one, and the top layer is darkening... to be honest, I'm not really fond of this... and you can't find strombus in Germany during the day, even with a flashlight...

Martin3206

Maybe add some chemicals from cyan? I'm just really fed up.

Chris

there is something like a red remover...

Dennis

So, what is it about in more detail? Coral rubble becomes dark on the top side after some time when it gets into the aquarium. After all, live rocks are also dark. If you dive into the sea, you can see that live rocks are dark, while the sand is white (if there is no cyanobacteria). I don't know why that is. We are making the aquarium similar to the natural sea, right? Then we pour aragonite sand on the bottom and place live rocks on top of it.

Tiffany5069

I didn't even think about topping it off, I was asking for options to replace the substrate. But I think I'll pass on that idea and just wait. The only connection, in my opinion, after which the cyano appeared is the new rocks, or rather the rubble of live rocks. I put them in the filter and placed them on the sand; maybe that contributed to the cyano outbreak.

Kevin8087

In the aquarium (live rocks), along with beneficial bacteria, a cloud of decaying organic matter also arrives. Wait. The system should handle it on its own. I do not recommend changing the substrate.

John3142

The fight with J.K. (living stones) has been going on for a while now; I have been periodically moving the stones from place to place, maybe because of the rearrangements.

Christopher7213

With my volume of 30 liters, how often and in what quantity should I do water changes? I have one boxer shrimp, and I feed the tubastrea shrimp every 3-4 days. Right now, I'm doing a 2-liter water change every two weeks; isn't that too little? I used to do 9 liters once a week, but then I realized it was almost like a restart. Now I'm thinking it might be too little.

Lindsey3628

9 liters once a week is very good. Well, it can be once every 10 days. There will be no reset from changing the water.

Spencer7805

I will try 5 liters once a week. There is one polyp left from the umbrella frags, it's unclear what they are lacking. Rodaktis shared, Ksenia is thriving, Clavularia is crawling onto the neighboring rock but not very quickly, Euphyllia is also doing fine, the mushrooms are a bit small. Nitrates are normal, phosphates are 0, water is osmosis + resins, TDS is 0. The only thing is that there is no magnesium test, maybe there is some issue there.

Mariah

Under no circumstances should you switch to coral gravel; in six months, it will turn into asphalt. Indeed, with any movement in the aquarium (adding pebbles, adding sand, etc.), the system restarts, and for the time being, everything looks depressing. You either have to wait or use chemicals.

Alyssa6727

It's a bit too little! A bit too little... Are we sorry for the salt or the water? By making a substitution, we improve the quality of the water and remove waste.

Deborah2682

Look, maybe there's a bug, like the one I have - really appreciates beautiful umbrellas.

Elizabeth1221

There is one little crab, but it hasn't been seen doing such things. The umbrellas are just decreasing in size, and there are no mechanical damages.

Melissa2062

I haven't noticed it even once either, but there's no other option... So it's 90% likely to be it... I didn't catch it right away, and now I'm scared to go near its house. So you catch it...

Laura3615

The first fish since the launch!!! Huge thanks for the help in transporting the fish, from me, Ksenia. The most uncool thing is that I forgot to order food. I was also scared when the boxer shrimp crawled out from under the rock and started approaching the clowns with its claws, checking them with its antennae, and I thought, well, that's it, it will snack on them. But it checked the newcomers and went back under the rock. What should I feed them? I have frozen artemia and live frozen bloodworms.

Megan

This is exactly what is needed. And the "crackers" were forgotten - so don't think about them. Maybe you could consider spirulina.

Marie5735

The boxer shrimp seems to show a heightened interest in the clowns, sometimes jumping and snapping its claws in an attempt to catch or scare the new neighbors. Is such a neighborhood dangerous for the new inhabitants?

Raven7170

Should clowns turn off the current at night? Otherwise, they get so agitated all night, and the shrimp doesn't let them relax, keeping them on the surface of the water. Maybe it's better to sell the shrimp? It would be a shame if it catches someone with its claw.

Steven

Hang the curtain on the aquarium for two days - otherwise, it will start to get stressed from you. Don't sell anything and don't turn anything off!

Gregory9432

Can you post a photo of a boxer shrimp? It's such a creature that 31 liters is not enough for it alone. It needs space to hide.

Melissa2062

I will post it today.

Sheila1322

A few photos with the new residents.

John3432

So is it an aquarium or a planted tank? And where is the shrimp?

Joshua

And here is the little boxer, the interest in clowns has diminished a bit.

Brent8919

I threw in the seaweed yesterday, someone brought it to me straight from Odessa, thanks to him!!! What’s the problem with them? It looks somehow nicer with them.

Brian6895

Well, the shrimp hasn't matured yet. I've seen a monster, terrifying. Plants are good, but in moderation, otherwise the fish will have nowhere to swim. Over time, some will grow, while others will, on the contrary, fade away.

Laura3615

Cyan factory..... Or is my vision deceiving me and this is a new type of Carolina? For an aquarium that was set up a year ago, it looks neglected... (sorry for the tautology...)

Alan273

The cyan factory is what it is, I can adjust it if needed, it's been bothering me for about two months.

Jeffery7866

Aquarium after remover from cyanobacteria

Kristen2246

Video

Robert1845

Well, that's a different matter!

Charles894

I added two more 24-watt blue and white compacts to the lid, now it's 96 watts for 30 liters. I still need to find a foam filter somewhere; I've noticed that the colors of the corals deteriorate over time, maybe the foam filter will help?

Karen

Good salt will help more. Maybe you rarely do substitutions?

Nicole263

I am currently making 9 liters of salt TM once a week.

Michelle1505

In that case, the spectrum of the lamps. Maybe after installing additional lamps, everything will normalize. The main thing is not to change the intensity abruptly. The foam is also important, but in your volume, the replacements are more crucial. I speak from my own experience; the softness of the color also started to fade, but with the transition to another salt, the color was restored, even with poor lamps.

Mitchell7972

1. I assume that one completely blue light would be enough. 96 watts for 30 liters is way too much. 2. The Reef Octopus 80 skimmer is with Popsuy. I bought it, sometimes I take it out of the box and scare the aquarium. 3. What do you mean by colors getting worse? Whose colors? Very red? That's too much white light. And there's too much plant growth as well. There's no more room for growth, and there are still many beautiful, easy corals. Otherwise, it turns into negative advertising for the mini setup. A person might look at it and think, forget it, this is Nemo, nothing will fit in it, I need to set up a bigger aquarium, but there might not be space for a big one or money for maintenance.

Chad9037

What about phosphates? I recommend reading Daniel Knop's "Reef Nano Aquariums." Page 50. It is possible that such a large amount of higher algae consumed all the phosphorus, which led to the bleaching of the corals. That's what Knop writes. Overall, it's a very useful book for mini aquarium enthusiasts.