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Hi, welcome to the club. Its going as well as can be at the moment, some green hair algae etc etc Setup: Reefer 525XL Sump: All equipment used were leftover from reef tank days. No mods to sump, instead of using 4 filter socks, I am using 4 cups, Eheim Substrat pro on the bottom of each which...

Is there a rough guide to how much media one should use per litre/gallon? My system is 525L, minus the sand etc, probably around 450L I currently have: 2L Eheim Substat pro 1 Marinepure Block 2L Sera Siporax 1 black coarse sponge Is that enough for an average planted tank with no discus or...

How long can I realistically expect to wait before the tannin clear up? I'm using carbon atm but probably not enough. The wood itself was too big to boil, manage to soak it for a few days but only half/half due to its size.

thanks for the replies. Anyway, to save money (2 eheim/oase canisters) I decided to go ahead with the sump. Replaced the infamous Red sea valve so its silent now. The issue/thought I have now is.......how do I do the filtration, the space is big with the water finding the path of least...

Anyone running a sump for their freshwater planted tanks? Would canister filters be more effective at removing debris/waste etc than a sump? My tank is a Reefer tank with sump so I'm still on the fence about it. I'm slowly buying all the aquascape stuff and this question has been on my mine...

thanks guys.

For a 400L tank, 150cm long (5ft), could I get away with a Biomaster 350 canister filter or would I need the 600? https://www.oase.com/en/products-a-z/family/product/p/42734-biomaster-350.html Also for the length, would one canister be able to circulate the water or would I need 2 small...

My current tank is 59"(150cm), long, Red Sea Reefer 525XL, basically a reef tank with sump. I am planning to convert it to Freshwater, semi planted low tech, stones, driftwood and sand. Dimensions are 150cm long, 57cm deep and 55cm high Its the depth and height part that I'm having trouble...

How long can you keep RO water in a sealed container for? Not sure on RO only, (RODI...forever I think) but I think it will be fine for a few months. So that means I may need to get 2 RO systems...........Not quite sure what you mean, if you are referring to the 'water saving kit' its just the...

Got mine from https://www.osmotics.co.uk/ 2 yrs in, all still good. Can consider a 'water saving kit' too (it basically directs the waste water into a 2nd RO filter) just buy the parts and link it together. BRS USA has videos on it.

So with a reef tank, the 'ideal' way is to use RODI water, RO part usually filters the tap water to 5 tds, then the DI portion gets it down to 0. I've been reading that certain fish require different parameters but in general, for freshwater tanks, whats an acceptable TDS if using RO part only...

With the Red Sea Reefer series, it comes with the sump and the overflow is in the tank itself. I thought about getting rid of the sump and using an Eheim canister but then the ATO, heater all have to go inside the display tank. sump has its ups and downs....I'm just considering which Pro: hide...

Thanks 1st priority, try and sell my corals first, then fish. After that, it will probably take a whole day or even 2 to clean the tank, sump, equipment, remove the sand (thats going to stink), rocks and scrap the coralline algae off.

Hi I currently have an established Reef tank with a sump, Red Sea's Reefer 450L, basically its 60in across, 450Litres (92Gal) I'm thinking about converting it to Freshwater, no special fish like Discus or anything, not complicated planted tank, something which is 'easier' on maintenance and...

Not quite sure where you are but just be aware of 2 different standards for Co2 systems. I recently purchased one, it was a 4mm Co2 system, Intense brand, single stage, included bubble counter check valve combo, 1L cylinder and an Atomiser which usually require high pressure to function because...

I see, then you would have to decide whether you are doing fishless or fish cycle. Fishless would be easiest. Use your Fluval Cycle dose ammonia but you did say you have tested the water and it has ammonia? wait a few days for it to drop....which means you have some of the beneficial bacteria...

Since your old tank is 'established' the quickest way would be to move some of your media from old into new tank to populate it BUT you would need to keep any eye on your old tank for ammonia and nitrite and do water changes. It depends how heavily stocked your old tank is.

thanks for all the replies.   The reason I asked the question was this hobby is addictive.   I have a freshwater 125L tank and as I continue to read and research, saltwater inevitably sneaks in.   Now I wanna start a 20-25G FOWLR but as you know, most say a RO/DI system is required, theres only...

I finally see my Sterbai eat, on a JBL NovoTab (sinking tab)  

nope, I actually went to ask.   They said......No to RO supply No you don't need RO water UNLESS you are doing something really specific then you need need to re-mineral it to the specific requirements.   That was a little off putting....I was hoping they said something like yes, 25litres for...

Is there any difference?   I know there are some 3 stage, 5 stage etc, can you use a home RO system for the aquarium or vice versa?   I was just curious about RO system so I called a company in HK asking for home RO 4 stage. The quote was US800!

looks good!! I like #3.   What type of fish are you planning to get if any?

  Yea, I didn't quite restrain myself when buying. At the moment its still fine but when they get to adult size, I think I will need to upgrade or move at least 1 group to another tank.   How long on average does it take to get to adult size? a year? 2?   Sterbai cory Harlequin Rasbora Rummy...

I've only found 4 pond snails so far, didn't want an explosion of pond snails in my tank. I only remove floating melting or dead leaves.   Tank is too full now for anything else so cant really get a Clown loach.

Anyone use LED lights which has timer or customisable control giving essentially a day night cycle?   I'm sat here 10pm and tank light is off. Its a 2 tube Day+Nature T5 light. I was thinking, it would be nice to have a 'night' or 'moonlight' light so I can still see the aquarium.

okay, will do, thought they were better for growing fish  yea, good point. just wipe it or give it a quick rinse IF needed.

I'm surprised actually that your plants deteriorated, I was advised to change my tubes too from 2x Day to 1x Nature and Colour.   I have a Juwel 125 tank.   From their website, your 450 has 4x Day T5 54W 1200mm tubes, giving 8000K or 3800lumen each.   When you changed to 2x Nature T5 54W 1200mm...

Does this sound right?   125L freshwater tank with 2/3 sand and 1/3 soil, semi-planted. tetra, cory, guppies, H rasbora, rcs   FEEDING: Daily-feed lightly once Every 2 days sinking wafer and shrimp pellets Weekly-bloodworm and brine shrimp weekly on different days   MAINTENANCE: Daily-check...

I assume Bio-boost is the bottled 'beneficial bacteria'?   Like Eagle said, just add ammonia to get 2-3 ppm then wait 2 days and retest.   No point testing for Nitrite or Nitrate yet, its just a waste of your test solutions.   Test Ammonia only..daily...  when ammonia starts dropping start...

thanks for the info guys.   Most of my Anubias Nana have all melted. Maybe I propagated them wrongly too.   Following your suggestions:   1) I'll use the Flourish as per the dosage 2) grab a timer for the lights to allow at least 6hrs of regular lighting. 3) I'll see if there is another 'lower'...

not many hours at all. If I'm around, its on for about 6hrs a day, if I'm not, its off. Time to get a timer and set it up. Thanks Byron. I'll put a timer in and do 6hrs a day. I'll dose my Flourish as per the instructions then and keep an eye on the shrimps....   You said my lights are a bit...

Kabomba and amazon sword

These are the plants I have at the moment in my tank, most as you can see are starter/beginner plants but I'm having problems with them.   -Anubias Nana: 2 of them melted.....I didn't plant the rhizome into substrate but they still melted/rot...(photo below) -Bacopa: some leaves melted -Cabomba...

thanks!