Portrait 5G Reef - Pump/Flow Upgrade

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  • Опубликовано: 1 окт 2024
  • To keep the look of our reef clean, I wanted to stay away from additional powerheads and equipment. Would a pump upgrade do the trick?
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Комментарии • 24

  • @nomad6174
    @nomad6174 Год назад +1

    Thank you for documenting this upgrade; im doing exactly the same thing with the same tank for my first saltwater setup!

  • @an123456t
    @an123456t 7 месяцев назад

    I’m so confused on the filtration do I keep the carbon filter or sub it with more sponge ? And do I put in media?

    • @chrise8677
      @chrise8677 5 месяцев назад

      What I did was keep the spong filter and took the carbon filter and cut out the blue filter pad, I then took a sheet of polish pad filter material and cut it to size to fit in the now empty carbon filter frame. It basically acts as a mini filter sock. I also hung a mini resin bag in the back chamber. As long as you replace the pad every few days abd perform a 2 gal water change weekly they system remains very stable

  • @andresmorenoherrera9327
    @andresmorenoherrera9327 9 месяцев назад +1

    Tengo ese acuario hace mas de un año y hasta ahora el flujo de agua es muy aceptable para mi pez betta que no necesita un alto flujo de agua, de hecho tube que perforar el tubo de agua por que hacia estresar a mi oez betta.

  • @katmaysa118
    @katmaysa118 Год назад +1

    Hi, I purchased this vivosun pump because my plant light from them has being going strong for years!
    Can you tell me the tube and elbow connector size?

    • @high_fructose_corn_syrup
      @high_fructose_corn_syrup Год назад

      Wondering this exact question myself! Need to replace them but no clue on size!

    • @katmaysa118
      @katmaysa118 Год назад +1

      @@high_fructose_corn_syrup 1/2 tubing works well on this return pump, it did pop off once but it is staying on well now.

    • @high_fructose_corn_syrup
      @high_fructose_corn_syrup Год назад +1

      @@katmaysa118 ty!!!

  • @fishtropiccanada4747
    @fishtropiccanada4747 Год назад +1

    Bahaha ok 😂

  • @alexandrafontaine8111
    @alexandrafontaine8111 Год назад +1

    Thank you for this video! ✨ Bonjour from Quebec city! 💁🏻‍♀️🇨🇦/🇫🇷

  • @spicyreef
    @spicyreef Год назад

    How about drilling/melting a hole in the bottom/side and having the return pump with no hose just straight out of the bottom/side, max flow no pressure less noise?

  • @richardhuk33
    @richardhuk33 Год назад +1

    Does it fit directly on with no mods? Great video!

    • @TheFishTankGuy
      @TheFishTankGuy  10 месяцев назад

      No mods...the best kind of upgrade!

  • @jesusmalverde612
    @jesusmalverde612 Год назад

    How can I add a bubbler in here without the back cover lifting up

  • @chrise8677
    @chrise8677 7 месяцев назад +1

    So a little bit of advice about the pump upgrade. At full power it will over pressure the elbows and pop them apart causing water to go everywhere. Turn the flow dial all the way from + to - and everything will stay together and you will still get a huge increase in flow from the stock pump. Im also upgrading the nozel to the IM spin stream universal nozel to improve random flow in the tank without having to add a powerhead.

    • @chrise8677
      @chrise8677 5 месяцев назад +1

      *update* I replaced the flaired outlet with the innovative Marine spin stream for the ability to get random flow without having to add a powerhead to the tank. With this upgrade, I was able to crank the upgraded pump to max output and remove one of the elbows, allowing for maxim random flow in the tank!

    • @richardhuk33
      @richardhuk33 Месяц назад

      @@chrise8677im going go order this! Got the vivosun but running it on minimum. What marine life do you hVe in your tank?

    • @chrise8677
      @chrise8677 Месяц назад +1

      Coral and snails only right now. For lighting I'm using a hipargero a023 led light and I recently took out the filter tray in the back and run a zoomed nano 10 canister filter.

    • @richardhuk33
      @richardhuk33 Месяц назад

      @@chrise8677 zoom nano cannister filter and the vivosun return pump? How does that work

  • @kevinc9251
    @kevinc9251 Год назад

    Great comparison audio sound. Keep up the awesome videos

  • @metsdynastyx
    @metsdynastyx Год назад

    Keep this coming!

  • @18thSTVATO
    @18thSTVATO Год назад

    Exited to see the build

  • @channelchupathingee9195
    @channelchupathingee9195 Год назад

    Can't wait to see more.