Help troubleshooting from a clueless wife

[laverda]

Return chamber does look dry
By the looks of it he has an apex system so he should notified of the problem from the app
But right now if just added a thew litres of sw or just enough to cover the return pump it will solve this problem for short period
My guess is may be auto top off empty or playing up

In most cases saltwater should never be added to the system without a specific reason. Replace water removed by skimmer, a possible leak or spill, or when doing water changes. And it should be checked with a salinity device of some sort. Assuming you have no way to check the salinity and If none of these conditions above has occurred, it is safer to add RO/DI water.
Maggifishh is Sounds like you handled it well!
Welcome to R2R!

 

[xxkenny90xx]

The area where the loud pump is looks very shallow so be prepared to add freshwater often. Also, is there supposed to be a clownfish down there??

 

[Connor Sloan]

It does look like the ato is switched off on the apex. I would leave it until in contact. He may have it off for a reason, but its prob a slip up.

That chamber all the way on the left is the only one that will go down, if something is making excess noise its def going to be that all red pump. you did just the right thing by adding a bit of RO Water!

 

[ScottR]

Welcome to REEF2REEF!!! It seems that you’ve fixed the water in the sump. Keep an eye on it as you’ll have to maintain that level by adding in fresh RO water. The algae on the glass looks like coralline algae. It’s hard to scrape off but won’t harm anything. I think your husband will have to put some elbow grease on that stuff when he gets back.

 

[SPR1968]

Great advice already so Welcome to R2R!!!

 

[KJ]

Welcome to R2R!!!

 

[Jimbhoy13]

Welcome to R2R and the salty world Maggie. Lots of knowledgeable and helpful people here who will support and advise you when needed.

 

[G Santana]

Welcome aboard

 

[MERKEY]

Hello and welcome to R2R!

Make a black line with a sharpie on the water level you just added fresh water to.

Every couple hours go check to see where the level is and add fresh ro to reach the desired level.

 

[king aiptasia]

Thanks everyone! I put a few liters of the filtered (RO I guess!) water from the tap he built. Attaching more images and the dashboard here. The red algae has been growing on the glass for a while but he ran out of time to clean it before he left on this Baja XL rally (where he has no service for the next 3 days) which was Tuesday. I only noticed because the loud pump this morning, which is better now with the water. I’ll make sure to keep adding water there, but let me know if any other recommendations or tweaks to keep this alive the next few days Thanks so much for the help and warm welcome!

why is the fish in the sump?

 

[Peace River]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!!!

 

[Macbalacano]

Hi there! My husbands off the grid for a few days and while I frequently help execute tasks for his tank, I have no idea how to fix this myself.
Pump in the sump (?) is loud and I think not getting enough water. There’s a lot of bubbly algae and salt is crystallizing on the edges. I believe it needs more fresh water at the bottom, but idk specific ratios and to mess it up
Pls lmk if you have any advice or don’t mind helping me for a few mins.
Thanks!
Maggie

Welcome!

 

[Salty Rambler]

Welcome to R2R and kudos for your work so far tank sitting! Like others, I'm very curious about how the clownfish wound up in the sump. Is it in time out, or did it somehow make it through the plumbing? Either way, hope you are tossing a bit of food its way while it is down there.

 

[Jedi1199]

This is "salt creep". Completely normal. Simply clean it off. Try to avoid letting it fall into the tank.

 

[ShepherdReefer]

Hello and welcome to the channel. The tank looks great.

 

[Sharkbait19]

Welcome to Reef2Reef! Nice tank!

Also, is there meant to be a clownfish in that sump?

 

[Thetankdoctor]

Welcome nice setup. Nice job on the top off. Keep an eye on it it's gonna do it again in a few days...

 

[paintman]

Why is the lid for the skimmer cup not sitting flat????????????

 

[Jeffcb]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!