Hello fish lovers and welcome to my channel. I own aquariums since the '90 and I want to share with you my experience. In 2017 I have built my dream 2 meter tank so be sure to watch that video. Also I have a lot of videos about Silver Arowana, discus fish, DIY projects and other cool stuff. In 2018 I did the biggest move in this hobby and switched sides to saltwater. Now I have a 2 meter, 400 liters reef tank that I'm still learning how to keep everything alive and happy. Hope that you like my videos and subscribe for more. Have a great day !
I got this test kit 4 years ago and tested Iron and Iodine but never tested Potassium (prob after reading the card). It was so painful that I never tested again. I rather spend the time running more frequent tests of PO (hanna), Alk (hanna) and NO4 (Salifert). My new system i am dosing Lugols and Iron trace color so going to brush of the box and see If It still works. I only need it to let me know if I am dangerously high so not worried if its too low, I find as long as its not at zero its fine.
I had corals dying so I did an ICP test that showed that iron and iodine are zero. Since then I dose Red Sea Trace Colors and all of my corals are doing just fine. I did another ICP test that showed that the iodine and iron levels are okay. I'm using this testing kit to test my dosing of red sea trace colors and avoid doing ICP tests every month. Not easy to distinguish the colors but it helps me not to overdose.
Nice setup and nice video!!! I have a 9012 DC on a 75 gallon sumpless reef with a mediumish bioload that I set up in Jan 2023 and so far so good! What size/how old is your tank and what kind of bio load would you say you have based on feeding and livestock? Would love to hear how the 9012 is performing for you in a few months compared to the 9004! I will subscribe and check out your other videos!
Hi. The new skimmer performs well and is quieter than the 9004. I'm happy that I don't have to clean the cup every day. I started this aquarium in Jan 2022 and the bio load is medium. Next purchase: SPS corals 😍
I wanted to know if it was efficient with neon tetras and you solved my problem. I had to look for content in another language because I couldn't find it anywhere. I am from Brazil. Thanks!
Mine just got caught in the blaster but my son was able to see it happen and the anemone was stuck pretty good on 1 side I ripped it out just a inch of it was ripped off and the anemone healed by the time I knew it
Thanks for a great video. Seachem matrix is a type of pumice and it is supposed to grow the anoxic bacteria & not aereobic bacteria. These facultative anaerobes take about 4 to 6 months to develop inside the tiny pores of the seachem matrix stones and I am sure you may not have seen any change in nitrates in just two weeks. You need to give it more time & patience before you start noticing any changes. Also the original seachem matrix comes in containers so either the supplier has bought bulk and sold you a smaller quantity or he has sold you ordinary pumice stones which may or may not work depending on the internal structure of the pumice. I hope this helps. 👍
After reading the other reviews, I thought I will give it a try and in the end De*nitrate really works, brings down my 60 gal overstocked freshwater tank from 80ppm nitrate to a constant 10ppm, however it takes a lot more effort, brain and money on top of the product itself to create an ideal environment for it. And I think it's worth it. First you need a few things: 1. A media reactor cylindrical and clear 2. Liquid flow meter 3. Flow control valve 4. A pre-filter 5. An after-filter 6. A submersible aquarium pump 7. Shut-off valves 8. Stainless/plastic hose clamps and strong cable ties 9. Clear aquarium vinyl tubing 10. 50 micron filter pads Then you connect the submersible pump to a shut-off valve, through a pre-filter, then through media reactor, out through the liquid flow meter, through the flow control valve, then finally an after-filter which is a 50 micron polishing pad tied to the end of the tube submerged in the aquarium. You want the flow rate to be at around 35gph consistently. To do that, you will have to adjust the flow control valve once in a while as the pre-filter catches more and more debris while it slows down the flow little by little. A few things need to be taken into consideration: 1. You need a pump that has a flow rate of at least three times of 35gph just to handle the media reactor and pre-filter, then add roughly additional 100gph for 50 micron polishing pad because it slows down the flow significantly. Finally another 50gph as the flow rate gets slowed down little by little in the long run while it catches more and more debris. 2. You need to use your liquid flow meter to read your current flow rate easily and adjust accordingly. De*nitrate takes about 2 weeks for me to work. 3. Do not cheap out on a pre-filter, make it big, in diameter, not in length. The bigger diameter it has, the longer it takes to slow down the flow significantly hence the longer time periods it provides until maintenance. 4. Put a 50 micron filtering pad inside your pre-filter. This will provide longer working time for your media reactor before it gets clogged up by debris which then it would require a complete rinsing of the media itself. 5. It can be pain in the ass when it comes to the tubing size. The best case scenario would be one size fits all when your pump, your pre-filter, your media reactor, your flow meter all require the same tube size, if not, then you would need multi-hose adapter which adds to the work and cost. 6. Always use clamps in every joint to prevent potential leak. Use plastic cable ties or hose clamps instead of metal clamps for underwater applications. 7. Add shut-off valve at the ins and outs of your pre-filter and media reactor for easy maintenance. 8. After every time you rinse your media, add tiny bit of sugar at the bottom and middle of your reactor as the anaerobic bacteria need a carbon source to thrive. 9. Last but not least, your will need an alkaline buffer and aquarium minerals because once water change becomes less and less often, maintaining a healthy PH and vital minerals level becomes more and more important.
Hello thanks for the vedio the aquarium looks awesome. Please I need advise I have a 125 L aquarium juwel with internal filter . And I have big filter too but This topic confused me is it better to have bigger filter with lot of biological media in planted aquarium or smaller filter ? I have echinodorus and anubias heavy planted aquarium. Thanks a lot
If you research the filter order you will find that Juwel have got them completely backwards (for their own reasons) to what they should be. It makes no sense whatsoever to have a fine filter first in line as it will become clogged very quickly and impair the filter efficiency. Coarse sponge filter first! followed by finer sponge and then the floss. Reserve the entire bottom caddy for Cirrax or your preferred biological media. I GUARANTEE you the filter will work better AND won't need cleaning half as much! This is a well know fact about this Juwel filter system, research it and Good Luck with your lovely Discus tank.
I have a problem with my pump it causes a noise like a vibration noise I’ve cleaned the pump but the problem is still there do you have any advice thanks.
You may have air trapped in the filter that can happen during water changes. With a full tank try lifting up your sponges and pushing them back down again. That sometimes removes trapped air.
