At some point, everyone has to think about filtering with carbon or other adsorbers. It doesn't matter if it's a yellowish tint in the water, phosphate or nettle toxins in the corals. Here, too, opinions differ as to whether permanent or intermittent filtration is better. More in the article.
Now that the Armatus 400 is up and running, it is time to install the skimmer. Based on a recommendation, we have chosen the K2 from Aqua Medic. Here you can see how it is installed.
Finally, finally the water in the aquarium and the filter tank is filled up enough for us to get started. Is the pipework tight? How does the Easy Drain system that replaces a ball valve work? How quiet is the return pump? Plugging it in is always an exciting moment.
The substrate has an enormous influence on the aquarium. This concerns the grain size of the sand, the layer height, but also the sand itself. We strongly advocate natural substrate here.
Finally we have enough water and salt is added to our aquarium. Now it's time to look at terms like salinity and density. An article about the importance and the different ways of measuring salinity.
Light is life. These three words have been used many times before! No wonder, you can't express it any more aptly than that. Light is truly life in a reef aquarium and extremely important for the well-tended corals and co. Here you can find interesting facts about light and also see the installation of the Reef Light LED 120cm from Aquaristik Singer.
Since the Aqua Medic Armatus series does not include a return pump, it is now time to install one. Of course, you can choose freely from the market, but you should always take into account the head that this pump has to cope with. So it's better not to choose too little. Modern pumps can usually also be controlled or regulated down.
Now it's time to put the 2 Tunze Streams into operation properly. Above all, however, it is time to get the second to work together with the first. To do this, connect both controllers with a cable available from Tunze.
The water in particular has a strong influence on the development of the planned marine aquarium. Since we often no longer have such clean water, the market offers reverse osmosis systems. These can be used to purify the water. However, there are also important things to consider here.
Unlike in freshwater aquariums, sessile corals need a good and constantly high exchange of water. In the past, 5-10 times the tank volume was assumed, but today we are closer to 20 or more times the volume. The structure of the aquarium and the growth of the animals also have an influence here. Especially well-growing SPS corals swallow a lot of current.
After a break of almost 10 years, we are making a new saltwater aquarium. It was an exhibitor at Interzoo, namely the Aqua Medic Armatus 400. Here you can see the development from the beginning in many videos that are gradually coming online. Part 2 now deals with the stone structure.
Finally, the time has come again. After a break of almost 10 years, we are making a new saltwater aquarium. It was an exhibitor at Interzoo, namely the Aqua Medic Armatus 400. Here you can see the development from the beginning in many videos that are gradually coming online.
One litre of water weighs one kilogram. This realisation has become generally accepted nowadays. However, an aquarium with a capacity of 300 litres does not weigh 300 kg. But how much does an aquarium including equipment really weigh?
The Berlin System: Interesting facts about the so-called Berlin System can be found here
Frank Diehl and Robert Baur-Kruppas have created a work that should help the novice to plan his first saltwater aquarium. You can read what we consider important in 38 parts at present.
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