Fluval edge Marine Tank - 7 months 

Paul Kennedy thanks

thanks man, i only remove water when i buy new corals and need to put my hand in to put my corals in. otherwise i only syphon 10l water out and pour new water in once a week. i dont vacum my sand ever.

Stephen Joyce i did start one but was stopped as i was too busy staring at my fish tank lol

The light is an AI prime Screwed into the back of the plastic cover. Yes you must use the waterfall filter to get oxygen into the water. You don't have to have a skimmer. I didn't use one for the first 6 months and I didn't notice any change when I added one.

@@golbs7542 Genial, dicen que sin el skimmer se alteran los parámetros del agua, desconozco porque sería mi primer incursión con los acuarios marinos. Por lo que vi en el video quitaste el plástico donde estaba enganchada la luz para poder correr el filtro cascada al tope del borde acrilico y así quedarte espacio para lo que creo que es el skimmer, ahora mi duda es, quedan 5 cm de espacio y conseguiste un eskimmer de esa dimensión, qur skimmer es? Y otra cosa que observe que debajo de la cascada del filtro pusiste algo, que es? Muchas gracias sos de gran ayuda

@@juanfeo1059 there use to be clips for the original light to connect to. I used a Drexel to remove the plastic so I could move the filter to the left and make room for the skimmer. The skimmer was home made with acrylic and airstone. You can also buy an airstone skimmer that will fit in that are. I've seen some glass skimmer around that would fit from Japan. The thing under the filter is an acrylic basket with holes in it that allowed me to put chaeto in there as a refugium to grow pods and remove nutrients from the water. Also made with acrylic. It's not required for a successful aquarium but it also helped with water splashing and noise.

@@juanfeo1059 AU $29.15 | VIV 820-20 Sea Skimmer Glass Nano Protein Skimmer High Quality Glass Marine Hanging Style Pneumatic Micro Suit for 130L Aquarium a.aliexpress.com/_mqwO8J8 This skimmer would do the trick

@@golbs7542 muchísimas gracias.

hi, i can do a sketch if you still would like one

@@golbs7542 how is your edge?

Paul robilliard yes it is a prime mount.

hi sorry for the late reply, i dont have my schedule anymore

Start off by replacing the lights, that's all you really need to do. The skimmer was just an added luxury to help keep the water clean.

yes, i had to cut the back of the lid to allow it to fit.

I use the ai prime

are you feeding too much? not enough water flow maybe? i run purigen and renew it every month and carbon. i also do like 10l water change everyweek.

I tried Rowaphos to get rid of any additional phosphates but that did nothing. I suspect it could be because the light that comes with the Fluval Edge 46l runs at 7,600K, which apparently cyno likes to grow. When I upgrade to the prime this month I'm hoping the cyno calms down. I do run weekly water changes and get the water from the local fish shop. Who coincidentally are having the same problem in their tanks. I suspect it could also be their RO water. Quick question did you need to cut off the whole of the back of the lid to fit the prime in? Also whats the item to the right of your filter?

i made a skimmer to put next to my filter. i cut out the hinges that held the old light to fit everything in. yes i did cut the back panel of the hood to be able to cover everything.

That's awesome. I've just purchased the AI prime HD now so will fit that tonight. I also may look into making a skimmer myself. It will probably help with the Cyno problem I'm having. Thanks for all the advice David.

@@golbs7542 What skimmer you use? Thank you

no i didnt have any problems witht he light. but i upgraded the setup after 12 months.

@@golbs7542 what light you upgraded to? Thank you

Im using the filter that came with the tank. Its an aquaclear20 with an upgraded impeller. (ac50 impeller i think)

D G nice! But whats the acrylic box beside your filter on the right?

Johann Ng i made a skimmer to fit next to it. i had to cut of the light mount brackets with a dremel to fit it all in.

D G wondered how you made space. So u just glued together some acrylic to make the skimmer? Good stuff. Clever.

Paul Kennedy i used a dremel to remove the plastic bits that held the stock lights. i bought acrylic sheets from ebay and used acrylic glue to weld the sheets.

Sorry i cant, the tank was taken down two years ago, ive upgraded to larger tanks now :)

Ohh dude I have 2 12g fluva and i want to make one them saltwater but I need help with a filter for it I was thinking a canister 50g for extra distraction

@@jhonatanperez5945 Your probably fine running the filter that comes with it. 12 gallons isnt very much and its easy to do a small water change. i ran chemipure and purigen in the back and replaced every 6 weeks.

Yes ai prime

yes same filter witht he original

Cant remember what settings they were at the time. But start low and acclimate up.

im using stock filter with purigen and chemipure

Karol Pogorzelski no i dont remember having any problems. Becasue the light was so close to the water the light was able to bounce and reflect from the glass sides.

D G Gotcha, i am running ultrabrite on my edge. I guess ill wait till it brakes down to upgrade. Thanks for the reply, and of course sweet setup 👍🤘