Opinions will certainly not always be unanimous on the subject of regular water changes. Some aquarists "run" their system entirely without water changes, others work with a 10% water change every week, or even 20% every 2-3 weeks. We belong to the 10% change group.
Since we can unfortunately only work with dead rock, or rather have to, as there has been no import from Indonesia since May, it is time to bring life into the new aquarium. But you wouldn't do anything different with living rock. This then happened with the first corals. To stand up to the upcoming diatoms, the first hermits and snails were introduced, the so-called cleaning crew. And then, of course, the diatoms struck!
These days the time has come and the well-known MIN S from Fauna Marin is coming onto the market with a significantly improved formula. It is suitable for many coral species, LPS and SPS. More in the article.
The seawater symposium in Lünen is cult, and not only for the older generation. It's a place where professionals and hobbyists exchange ideas on various topics related to the hobby of marine aquaristics. We were there and took a little video look at the event for you.
The temperature in the seawater aquarium is also an important factor and must be kept an eye on regularly. Our corals tolerate a range in the optimimun of 24 - 27 degrees. If it gets too warm or cold, corals can die. Especially in summer during the hot season you have to think about lowering the temperature. More information in the article.
In natural seawater, the pH is about 8.2 and is not subject to strong fluctuations. In the aquarium, a value between 8.0 and 8.4 should therefore be aimed for. So it makes sense to keep an eye on the pH value regularly, especially because it is now possible to do this cheaply. The PH monitor from Aqua Medic comes in at less than 100 euros. Read more in the article.
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.
They exist, these very special aquariums that hardly anyone knows about. By chance, we were at Reef Corner in Belgium when the two Niessen brothers were there. Theo from Reef Corner recommended that we visit the two brothers to see and film their LPS deep-water marine aquarium. An appointment was quickly made. We have seen many spectacular tanks, but not one like this. The ultra and master grade corals that are established in this tank! But see for yourself by picture and video.
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.
Jonny Böttcher has been on the market for a long time. In addition to the specialist shop in Bergheim Nieraußem, the wholesale company Aqua Perfekt is certainly a well-known name. The shop has been completely rebuilt in the past few days and now shines in new splendour. What we were able to see there in terms of LPS, Meerwasser Böttcher certainly doesn't have to hide from De Jong's showcase at Interzoo. I even think that the more beautiful corals can be found in Cologne :-) Enjoy the video and article.
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.
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