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@@home-818 you're welcome!

Probably my favorite of the series, hope you find yours!

@@Yourface343 thanks! Happy to finally be able to post some scuba diving :D

Danke! Glad I could help :D

Totally understandable. I also would've prefered to have some doors.

Awesome!

Thank you, glad I could help!

They're called Landscape rocks in the fish stores around my area.

No worries! About 110 USD according to Fluval's website

No need! I either directly use what I removed (which is already quite diluted) or I use the concentrated mulm by letting the water sit for a few hours and removing the clear water on top to keep only the brown stuff.

I found the base kit to be a little bit too strong for a long-finned Betta. Other users told me that they have modified the flow nozzles by adding sponges on them to reduce the flow to make it safer or replaced the whole pump. As of today I still haven't tested this myself.

Huh, no I haven't seen that. My plants grow straight up in my 32g.

@DolbecAqua ok good to know. I've just heard that on another review. Thank you

@@toneloke5145 thanks! Got a few videos planned on new setups, just need to find the time to get them finished and up on the channel.

@@toneloke5145 it is a hard question and I can't give you a definitive answer because all the different parts (light, filter, aquarium itself) have different life expentancies. I can speak from experience and say that I've had these aquariums for more than 4 years and still haven't found an issue if that can help you. A well maintained aquarium can last a long time, indefinitely, if you are willing to maintain/change the silicon holding the panels together.

No worries! Welcome to the hobby, I wish you success and happiness 😁 To answer your questions; no need to remove the fish suring maintenance. Yes you can keep half of the existing water (try not to change too much at once). Yes gou can use tap water but depending on your source (city/well/other) you might need to add products to neutralise harmful trace compounds such as chlorines/chloramines, that's what I do since it's the easiest for me.

If it doesn't come off you can try letting then in water for a little longer. If not, well it probably won't come off in your aquarium too

Yeah the storm mode is a weird one for sure

No it won't turn bad, however try not to put it in direct sunlight. I once did that and algae grew all over my container.

You can just put it in a bucket/container that you already have

I haven't really seen a difference with or without charcoal to be honest and now all my aquariums run without. I remove the mulm for visual reasons, usually when I find that there's too much. The worst cases are on sand substrates where it's super visible, otherwise I leave it.

You're welcome!

I only have it setup for freshwater so I cannot help you regarding marine. I can speak from the experience I have with it though. I find that the lid is very tight and that theres almost no evaporation so you might not need an autotop off.

@@DolbecAqua nice thank you! Could I change the lamp if I wanted? I am worried that marine tanks need powerful lighting for coral and that the stock lamp will eventually be insufficient. If I change the lamp and remove the lid then that introduces evaporation and then I need an ATO, oh god why is this all so complicated 😭 Most reefers I see have their light quite high with no lid, I don't want that, but need solid lighting! Do you know why they place the light so high?

@@goatslayer5957 there are 2 versions of the flex. The marine edition is supposed to have a light adapted for saltwater applications. For the rest I have no clue, sorry

Thanks! Wow 100 comments already :o

It's from the same source (my sink; city water)

@@DolbecAqua ok, thanks😁

Yeah its easy to pull out the propeller and clean it if its dirty

You're welcome! No the carbon does not kill plants, it can be safely used with them.

No heater included with the base kit, however it is possible that some petstores include them as a store promotion.

@@DolbecAqua thanks

Hi, I simply remove everything there (pump, sponge, etc.) and use the siphon tube to remove whatever is there.

You're welcome! Happy fishkeeping

Thank for the kind words, much appreciated! The official brush is called "Pull-Thru Hose Brush" and sold under the Fluval/Marina brands and you might find these in your local pet store, most likely next to the filters. Equivalent products can also be found online (ex. Amazon). You don't need a super long one to clean the tubing from the Flex. Hope this helps!

That does sound like a great idea!

Yes, I forgot to mention this but I dosed some seachem advance to promote rooting.

I'll think about it, thanks for the suggestion!

Maybe, depends on your setup. You will need to be careful to make sure the water quality stays appropriate. You can always let them in the original aquarium if there's enough hiding spots in it. You might lose a few fry in the long run but most of them will be able to make it.

That was the final size

TL,DR: More light (algae issue?) but less control on the light profile with the Spec but very similar. I like the look of both. You're welcome! Both are actually really similar. I own the Spec 5G but I have not tried the Spec 16G (I plan to try it in the future). What I noticed with the Specs is that you can't control the lighting profile (intensity and colors) but you can with the Flex series. Also the lights on the Spec series seem stronger (more LEDs) than the Flex series, so you could get algae issues if you don't have plants, or your plants are all slow growers, or you don't keep your aquarium in check with regular maintenance.

Ooh I did not know this! So far I don't find that having a few fragments is a huge deal but I will have to try this out.

So I tried it out and it does work. Easy way to grab the few remaining wild bits of aquasoil.

I'm so glad you tried the soul out, because I dont have my fishtank yet. I'll purchase the same fishtank brand you purchased. As I recall you have 3 marina tanks.

@@marymendez4178 I have two 5-gallon and one 20-gallon from Marina. I also have Fluval flex (5g, 15g, 32g). I prefer the flex ones but the marina ones work too. I would suggest starting with a larger one first (10gallon +) because you can't have lots of things in smaller aquariums.

Quick and easy!

You're welcome!

It should. There's a small knob on the top of the filter tube that allows you to control and adjust the amount of flow, this way you could have filtration that isn't too strong for the Betta.

Thanks! I decided to put it this way so that the "sharp" edges of the plastic won't apply pressure on the silicone seal.