New 5.5 gallon Saltwater Set-Up
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GibsonNano
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Everything seems to be working well!
As for the surface skimmer, I did not attach the surface aerator. The return pump is actually acting as a power head of sorts now - skimmer the surface water through the filter media, trapping the larger particles and returning the water mid-aquarium level.
As for the surface skimmer, I did not attach the surface aerator. The return pump is actually acting as a power head of sorts now - skimmer the surface water through the filter media, trapping the larger particles and returning the water mid-aquarium level.
GibsonNano
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GibsonNano
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The skimmer is installed in the rear of the tank opposite the heater/filter intake. Couldn’t believe it but within two hours the filter floss went from pure white to brown. A strong little bump visibly pulls surface film down through the grated “float” at the top. I also removed the standard slide-in filter and replaced it with a bag of the Fluval ClearMax phosphate remover. Within 24-hours of running both the surface skimmer and the new media the water was crystal clear.
Looking great!
GibsonNano
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So my purple dottyback is acting very strange. It is constantly head down / tail up inside a hole of one of the aquarium rocks. She comes out, looks around and goes directly back. This has gone on for a week now…could she be protecting something?
GibsonNano
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There’s a pair of snowflake clownfish - those are the only other fish. A couple blue hermit crabs and one emerald crab.
Check your water params, ammonia, nitrite, nitrate. You have way too many fish in that small tank.
