Check fish for stress: clamped fins, rapid breathing, gasping at the surface, hiding in a corner, flashing gisll covers or sides against substrate or dehardscape, which could indicate internal or external parasites.. Check for algae growth under the light below the light. check air pumps are wotking correctlyand are ablove the water line or you have reverse flow check valves on your airline tubing.
Talking about heat issues. I just got a used EVO 13.5 system from someone and they upgraded the pump. With it plugged in my temps hit almost 87 degrees. Is there something I can do to try and fix it or should I just buy the Vivosun that you have recommended in another video? Trying to keep costs down and I live in Canada so the vivosun pump is $36 (still the cheaper option).
To note those temps are without a heater even plugged in. Only the Skimmer and pump is what I currently have going. As soon as I unplug the pump it immediately starts to cool off. I just don't know if it is something I can fix or if I need to get a new one. I am new to the saltwater scene so I don't want to start putting fish until I have everything perfect lol.
Honestly, it's smart to stabilize your system before adding livestock. Where do you have your tank located? What's the average temp in that room? Which pump is in the tank?
@@TheFishTankGuy I am definitely taking things slow. NO fish yet. All I have is live rock for now. The water that is in there was a year old so it is conditioned but I just got my tester kit and almost everything except PH needs to worked on before I can get any fish in there. Tank is located in the living room away from any heat source. Average heat in the room is 75. unfortunately I love in an old building with baseboard heaters and for some reason everyone has them cranked right up right now. But it is not near any heat sources like sun or anything like that. The pump is the EHEiM compactON 1000. I took it out and put it in a bucket with RO water and ran it for 2 hours. The temps jumped from 73.4F to start to 86.8F. The pump was not hot to the tough but that high that quickly definitely shows something wrong. I ordered the VIVOSUN 210GPH as you recommended in the other video so we will see.
@@johnkehagias5147 I hope the vivosun works out for you. I've found it doesn't really raise the temp, and if it does, it's fairly minor. It's been going strong over a year so I stand by my recommendation! Let me know how it works out for you!
You should also check the water level every day, and let’s not forget about checking the water parameters, especially daily for the first month if it’s a new set up.
Excellent additions to the list! Although I don't think I've ever checked parameters daily 😅. It is a good practice early on though, thanks for the input!
@@TheFishTankGuy I have a new 75 gallon aquarium that I’m wanting to drill for bulkheads. My question is what size bulkheads should I use for a 75 gallon aquarium?
So you'll be running down to a sump? Well, there's a wide range of things you can do, but most people aim for 3-5x turnover of their display tank volume. So at 75g that's 225gph-375gph through the sump. There's a pvc flow chart a few posts down on this page I have referenced myself. www.nano-reef.com/forums/topic/222744-flow-rate-chart-for-overflow-bulkhead-sizes/ Even though 1/2" will cover it, I would go bigger for the drain. Either 3/4 or 1. You can run a 1/2" for your return line as your pump will easily blast the gph you need through that size pipe.
@@TheFishTankGuy That’s what I needed to know, thank you so much. I will be using a 1” bulkhead for both the drain and the return. I am on a tight budget and I can’t afford two different sized diamond drill bits. Thanks again!! 🤪
Sometimes a fish can react rapidly and bang into a heater changing it preset temperature. Sometimes during a water change we the owners can accidentally bump the heater and change the preset temperature.
Check fish for stress: clamped fins, rapid breathing, gasping at the surface, hiding in a corner, flashing gisll covers or sides against substrate or dehardscape, which could indicate internal or external parasites.. Check for algae growth under the light below the light. check air pumps are wotking correctlyand are ablove the water line or you have reverse flow check valves on your airline tubing.
I usually skipped feeding on Sundays, just to make sure I wasn't overfeeding them.
Talking about heat issues. I just got a used EVO 13.5 system from someone and they upgraded the pump. With it plugged in my temps hit almost 87 degrees. Is there something I can do to try and fix it or should I just buy the Vivosun that you have recommended in another video? Trying to keep costs down and I live in Canada so the vivosun pump is $36 (still the cheaper option).
To note those temps are without a heater even plugged in. Only the Skimmer and pump is what I currently have going. As soon as I unplug the pump it immediately starts to cool off. I just don't know if it is something I can fix or if I need to get a new one.
I am new to the saltwater scene so I don't want to start putting fish until I have everything perfect lol.
Honestly, it's smart to stabilize your system before adding livestock. Where do you have your tank located? What's the average temp in that room? Which pump is in the tank?
@@TheFishTankGuy I am definitely taking things slow. NO fish yet. All I have is live rock for now. The water that is in there was a year old so it is conditioned but I just got my tester kit and almost everything except PH needs to worked on before I can get any fish in there.
Tank is located in the living room away from any heat source. Average heat in the room is 75. unfortunately I love in an old building with baseboard heaters and for some reason everyone has them cranked right up right now. But it is not near any heat sources like sun or anything like that.
The pump is the EHEiM compactON 1000. I took it out and put it in a bucket with RO water and ran it for 2 hours. The temps jumped from 73.4F to start to 86.8F. The pump was not hot to the tough but that high that quickly definitely shows something wrong.
I ordered the VIVOSUN 210GPH as you recommended in the other video so we will see.
@@johnkehagias5147 I hope the vivosun works out for you. I've found it doesn't really raise the temp, and if it does, it's fairly minor. It's been going strong over a year so I stand by my recommendation! Let me know how it works out for you!
U should get a bigger tank like a 100g
You should also check the water level every day, and let’s not forget about checking the water parameters, especially daily for the first month if it’s a new set up.
Excellent additions to the list! Although I don't think I've ever checked parameters daily 😅. It is a good practice early on though, thanks for the input!
@@TheFishTankGuy I have a new 75 gallon aquarium that I’m wanting to drill for bulkheads. My question is what size bulkheads should I use for a 75 gallon aquarium?
So you'll be running down to a sump? Well, there's a wide range of things you can do, but most people aim for 3-5x turnover of their display tank volume. So at 75g that's 225gph-375gph through the sump. There's a pvc flow chart a few posts down on this page I have referenced myself. www.nano-reef.com/forums/topic/222744-flow-rate-chart-for-overflow-bulkhead-sizes/ Even though 1/2" will cover it, I would go bigger for the drain. Either 3/4 or 1. You can run a 1/2" for your return line as your pump will easily blast the gph you need through that size pipe.
@@TheFishTankGuy That’s what I needed to know, thank you so much. I will be using a 1” bulkhead for both the drain and the return. I am on a tight budget and I can’t afford two different sized diamond drill bits. Thanks again!! 🤪
@@charlielister60 Good luck! Feel free to share a picture of your tank somewhere, I'd be interested to check it out!
Thanks for the advice.
Sure thing, thanks for watching!
Sometimes a fish can react rapidly and bang into a heater changing it preset temperature. Sometimes during a water change we the owners can accidentally bump the heater and change the preset temperature.