welcome to another edition of rotter tube reef saltwater aquarium care
the back of the tank has a lot of green algae on the glass. i have not had the time or energy to clean it in the last 3 weeks. waiting on getting a better scraper as well.
naso tang and fowleri tang looking awesome
tangs eat collard greens daily
I also feed Rod's food every other day mainly for the clown fish in the aquarium but the tang fish go nuts for it too
i heard a gurgling noise coming from the tank. the water level is low due to evaporation in the sump
the water level is a little low due to evaporation
water will evaporate from your saltwater aquarium. it evaporates from the sump and never your main display tank
if you have an all in one aquarium such as jbj aquarium or red sea reefer it will evaporate from the rear chamber
i have 2 sumps and a protein skimmer in each for filtration
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each sump is being fed by an overflow and return with the same size pump pumping water back into the tank
i have a shut off valve ball joint to tune in the water flow coming out of the aquarium into the sump
there is no mechanical filtration there are no sump socks. there is nothing to clean. I just use my Rotter tube
there are no foam blocks. this bag contains old carbon that will be replaced. i run carbon a few days each month to help keep the water clear
i just emptied this eshopps skimmer collection cup today and there is a nice foam action going. it is skimming the aquarium well
this protein skimmer by go aquarium is the g3000 and skims up to a 300 gallon aquarium
this eshopps protein skimmer skims up to a 200 gallon aquarium
i have enough protein skimming power for up to a 500 gallon aquarium
it's more than enough skimming power for this 125 gallon aquarium which really helps with the bio load or fish waste
the water does not evaporate from the second sump at all. water only evaporates from one sump
water never evaporates from the main aquarium
it's time to fill the sump with rodi water which is purified filtered water from my rodi unit. this is what is called topping off the water. you need to replace water that evaporates
here is my rubber maid container where i always keep fresh rodi water for topping off. i will add salt to it a day before doing a weekly water change
i do not use an auto top off unit. it's more clutter and more money and more to deal with. i just top off with a one gallon jug a couple times a week
I do a 15 gallon water change once a week
my rodi unit to filter the water from the sink, removing any metals or chlorine from our drinking water. saltwater aquariums need very pure water
this is filled with pure rodi water
i take an empty one gallon jug and fill it with pure water for the aquarium
dump one gallon fresh water into the sump
the water level will rise in the sump so make sure your protein skimmer does not overflow
that collection cup contains skimmate which is fish waste. it's really bad if this overflows, spilling all this waste into your aquarium
if the skimmer starts to overflow you need to tune it with the valve control
if i add more fresh water to the sump it will increase the water level which will throw the skimmer off. i would need to adjust the skimmer for the amount of water added
it's a good idea to mark a line on your sump with tape or marker to mark the water level once your protein skimmer is tuned in
mark your water line so you know where the water level needs to be based on how your skimmer is tuned
salinity is the amount of salt in your aquarium. it should be kept between 1.024 and 1.026
as you water level drops your salinity level will rise since solids stay behind, which is your salt
never add saltwater to top off your aquarium. only add salt to water when you are removing water and replacing water during a water change
only use pure water with no salt when adding water to replace what evaporates
too much salt will kill your fish and coral