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Debra8438
Jennifer5784
You can leave the compressor; the skimmer in the fish tank is not mandatory. It's better to add an external filter. Rinse the old ones under the tap. You can add carbon, anti-phosphate, and zeolite if desired. If you want. It doesn't matter. You can leave the old sand. A month is too long. It’s possible. You need to check on-site. MIROLABRICHTHYS DISPAR - no. PTEROSYNCHIROPUS SPLENDIDUS - no. ACANTHURUS LEUCOSTERNON - no. Maybe Protoreaster linckii. For the fish, maybe whiteness will work if rinsed well. Yes. No. Preferably. As they grow. As pollution occurs. It’s possible. 30 is too much; 27 is okay. It doesn't matter. It has.
Meghan
Can you provide a couple of links to similar systems? I understand the export of nitrates through zeolite?
Omar3497
Nitrate export through substitutions. It's a fish farm - nitrates can be pushed up to a couple of hundred if you don't keep particularly delicate fish. How does nitrate export work in freshwater? I'm too lazy to look for links, but from my experience, even a soft reef without a foam filter is quite feasible, and a fish farm is generally without issues. Zeolite and coal are just a placebo.
Dawn6148
Download the book by Savchuk "Reef Aquarium," read it, and get answers to all your questions.
Erin2730
Thank you, I have it. I was interested not in a reef aquarium, but specifically in a purely marine fish aquarium with the possibility of setting it up and maintaining it without live rocks, using artificial decorations/natural stones/coral skeletons.
Chad
You simply ask questions that are described both in the book and in many topics on the forum, for example:
Courtney4094
Can you tell me more about the siphon of marine sediment?
Amy
Thank you for your response.
So, it is necessary to stock up on tests for nitrites, phosphates, nitrates, ammonia, carbonate hardness, and pH (could you recommend which ones are best to purchase?), to pour the "Prodibio" bacteria into the water or directly onto the filter substrate, to start the equipment and periodically monitor all test readings until the desired parameters are established (how often, once a day)?
Which parameters are the most essential? Phosphates, nitrates, and pH? For a marine fish aquarium?
Thank you.
Charles
Bacteria don't care where you sprinkle them, but everything else seems correct.
Christopher1252
What is correct? When introducing bacteria, whether it is Prodibio or KZ, it is MANDATORY to turn off the UV.
Vincent
Exactly, I missed that. Although I think these bacteria are useless. The filter will get populated even without any bacteria. To me, it's purely a money-making scheme. It's better to put in live rocks or pour a bucket of water from an established aquarium.
I don't remember where I saw a link to an analysis of the effectiveness of various bacterial additives. Often, it turned out that the bacteria living in the filter were not the ones that were added.
Teresa
on forums and so on, and even among my acquaintances, it is praised.
Todd8452
I recommend cleaning the mechanical filter at least every 3 days, unless you want to gradually raise the nitrate level to 200, as you were advised earlier. I'm writing this because you asked which tests to take; I think Salifert is better, but the Salifert test is limited to a maximum measurable nitrate level of 100, meaning you won't be able to measure higher amounts. Since you are advised to clean the mechanical filter as it fills up, this means that waste products will gradually dissolve in the water, causing your nitrate level to become beyond the testing range, which means Salifert won't be suitable for you.
Cynthia6578
And live rocks for a volume of 230 liters should weigh at least 20 kg? And in the case of live rocks, in the future, can soft corals be added to the aquarium with the fish set described above? Can two T8 lamps be left, and if so, what wattage/spectrum should they be for the fish and for the soft corals?
Alicia5489
everything is here...