Juwel Rio 350 LED aquarium setup

Pearling plants : • Juwel Rio 350 pearling...
After 25 years it's time for a new tank.
Juwel Rio 350 LED lxbxh 121x51x66
Juwel AquaHeat 300 W
JBL CristalProfi e1502 greenline
Weipro ph controller ph-2010
CO2 10kg cylinder from liquor store
MuFan co2 regulater 3 bar working pressure
Sera CO2 reactor 1000
Jecod DP4 Dosingpump, Profito, Ferro, Carbo, (KNO3+)PO4
Sustrate: Only gravel 2-3mm (round) with some easylife root sticks for the cryptocoryne.
Lights: 1x Juwel Led Day 9000K 29W + 1x Led color 4425K 29W
3335+2500=5835 lumen for 300L (eff) = 19,5Lumen/ltr for 9hrs/day
Update 31-08-2019:
Extra Chihiros WRGB45 + commander 4 for sunrise-sunset and additional light.
38W 2600 lumen max. (sunrise-sunset 1+1hr to 100%, daytime 9hrs 20%)
29-10-2020:
Easylife Profito 140% of daily doses
Easylife Ferro 35% of daily doses
Easylife Carbo 20% of daily doses
kH 5 (Sera)
Fe 0,4 (JBL)
NO3 10 (JBL)
PO4 0,8 (JBL)
K 15 (JBL)
PH 6,7 (Weipro controller)
Water change 20% p.week
Plants (from old tank and many thanks to Koos)
Plant names: home.kpn.nl/kokkie22/aqua/IMG_...
Ludwigia repens
Anubius (x?)
Java varen
Limnobium laevigatum
Cryptocoryne balansae
Helanthium tenellum
Cryptocoryne (x?)
Hygrophila corymbosa
Hygrophila polysperma
Rotala rotundifolia
Staurogyne repens
Alternanthera reineckii Mini
Super Red Ludwigia
Ceratopteris cornuta
Pogostemon stellatus Octopus
Pogostemon erectus
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[@33alwright]

Great job. Looks excellent. The end result was well worth the time put in. Well done 👍

[@kemalyamac1849]

Good choice for aquarium... Plants are very good and with fish are compatible. This aquarium gives good eye pleasure for me

[@83anelka]

Perfect aquarium!!

[@kokkiezweeft]

Dank je!

[@kirchneranica688]

Prelijepu su svi akvarij i, jako mi se svidaju

[@Skalar300]

Fantastisch!

[@runeljungstrommer331]

Sehr schön!

[@wimhelsen010]

mooi gedaan, top!!!

[@wotrulke5868]

WoW that’s so beautiful I aspire to have a amazing aquarium set up like that, I have just bought a Juwel Rio 180 2nd hand and in the process of setting it up it has the HeliaLux Smart Control that I find fantastic 👍🏼

[@ScottScully]

Great video thanks for sharing.

[@Enterpreneurndeso]

good job boss

[@advandenbroek6945]

Zeer mooie foto's gr ad

[@TheOpelkoenjas]

This year, well actually beginning of next year, I'm switching over to 100% rainwater as an experiment (before I did a 50/50 and 70/30 rain- and tap water ratio, which worked out perfectly >> tested it for several months with excellent results), filtered over filter wool, filter sand, zeolite and active charcoal for 24 hours with the help of a canister filter. And then remineralizing it of course, to reach the proper water parameters again. The reason behind this is because a) it's more cost effective and more environment friendly, specially with multiple larger tanks b) our tap water is by far suitable for aquatic life (Belgium here, and as you might or might not know our tap water is filled with crap unsuitable for aquatic life) c) you're always certain you'll be adding water that has the same parameters as the water in the tank (waterchanges), which means way less stress for the aquatic life. Nice aquascape! Well done!

[@TheFreddenmark]

Vorbild ! Planten sind die scwerichkeit

[@jacobheldgaard5200]

Cool.

[@user-ls2dj2wc4g]

красивый аквариум!

[@kokkiezweeft]

спасибо тебе

[@zebi135]

Do you use any special substrate or regular gravel? I really want a planted tank but can't seem to find a good substrate that isnt really expensive.

[@kokkiezweeft]

Only gravel 2-3mm (round) with some easylife root sticks for the cryptocoryne.

[@aquajuwel7098]

This looks amazing. Just a question. Do people take out the jewel filter because they think it’s ugly or they think it don’t work. I have a jewel internal filter in jewel rio 450 planted and love it, video on channel.It works great, and I don’t have to worry about external filter leaks. Anyways, nice tank....

[@kokkiezweeft]

I did it because of the space.

[@flygrc]

They works great, best is that they surface skimmer, but they need help with outerfilter if you have lot of fish.

[@theuniversewithin74]

I just installed the exact same tank, but I kept the internal filter, instead I glued stones all over it and inserted moss in the cracks. Gonna make a video of it soon, looks awesome. And I think it looks a lot better than having all different sorts of tubes etc in the open.

[@theuniversewithin74]

Here's a preview of the tank and stone wall. Let you know once I've made the video. imgur.com/rCFwZz3

[@DreamUnionBeats]

What was your overall price for everything? (including plants and hardware and fish's) just around about? Thanks for your help 😊 beautiful work

[@Droopypower]

Een hele mooie Hollandse Plantenbak zeker als het wat meer is gegroeid . Ben benieuwd of je deze set-up nog steeds hebt en zoja hoe die er nu bijstaat.

[@kokkiezweeft]

Ik heb even een foto toegevoegd van hoe de bak er nu bij staat. home.kpn.nl/kokkie22/aqua/IMG_2020-10.jpg

[@Droopypower]

@@kokkiezweeft Ziet er top uit ! Planten staan er super bij en wat een mooie grote kolonie garnalen heb je erin zitten.

[@mucofu]

I'd love to see ab update of the tank

[@kokkiezweeft]

Latest picture: home.kpn.nl/kokkie22/aqua/IMG_2019aqua.jpg

[@GilbertvdBroek]

Can I ask you witch info and outfow brand/system you are using in this setup? And no CO2 right?

[@ekaquariums4254]

Hi, I will be ordering the same 350 litre LED aquarium in the next month. What tool did you use to remove the internal Juwel filter? I don't want to scratch the glass when removing mine. Thanks!

[@kokkiezweeft]

Yes, that was difficult. I couldn't reach the glue with a hobby knife.The filter was to close too the glass. I could not put force on the cutting. So I made a tool. This allowed me to pierce the glue. It is a tool from a bricklayer. See picture: home.kpn.nl/kokkie22/aqua/tool1.jpg Good luck!

[@ekaquariums4254]

@@kokkiezweeft I have a long flexible fillet knife that I will try first. I removed these before on a Rio 180 and it was easy enough because the tank was setup for 6 years and the silcone was softer. The new 350 will be alot harder I think as its coming from the factory. Thanks for the tip.

[@janwachauer4383]

Hi Is your aquarium heating up because of the LEDs? If so, how many degrees do you have?

[@kokkiezweeft]

I have this tank since October. So I have not experienced a hot summer yet.

[@anderste4649]

Great video. Apologies if this is already covered as part of the description (but in disguise for me): are you able to manage this setup just with the original Juwel pump or do you need more capacity?

[@janc926]

How did you screw the wood on the left? Where did you screw it in?

[@kokkiezweeft]

I glued (silicone) stainless steel corner brackets against the glass in different places to fix the wood and the outflow tube.

[@ekaquariums4254]

Hi kokkiezweeft , my 350 arrived yesterday. I am running a JBL 1902 filter. Question for you in relation to the lid on the tank. The gaps at the back are not big enough to allow the lid to sit level when you have the pipes and tubes from the filter installed. Does your lid sit level or is slightly up in the air when closed? Thanks.

[@kokkiezweeft]

Yes, it's slightly up. I have the same filter. home.kpn.nl/kokkie22/aqua/IMG_20190704.jpg

[@milordas]

Rio350 is good, but imho light is not enough for co2 plant aquarium, need second light unit and another set of flaps.Btw, can you show how you screw that wooden trunk and where ? :)

[@jameshalligan69]

Are you able to fully close the lid with the external filter pipework, I believe the rear slots are relatively small.

[@kokkiezweeft]

Not totally. Look at my anser en the picture below the same Question from EK Aquariums from 2 months ago.

[@jameshalligan69]

@@kokkiezweeft thanks I can live with that.

[@Dangermind88]

are the juwel standard leds so powerfull? nice

[@kokkiezweeft]

Yes, they are. Lights are on only for 9hrs. I changed the natural led for a colour led.

[@ZoltandrBoda-ol3ev]

Beautiful tank! Is the light juwel multilux LED light?

[@kokkiezweeft]

Yes, this is the juwel multilux Led light. It comes with a nature and day light. I chanced the nature with a color led for more red. Also to lower the light because it was to much. 2x 3300lumen is now 3300+2400lumen

[@ZoltandrBoda-ol3ev]

Thank you so much your answer. I supposed that such a beautiful tank you have, needs much more lumen than 5700. I ordered a Juwel Trigon 350 LED, it hasn’t arrived yet, but I was planning to change lighting to something strong led. But according to your answer, it would be a waste of money, because the juwel led lights more than enough. I’m going to use micro and macro fertiliser, pressured co2 system with bottle, ADA Aqua soil Amazonia. I hope this set with juwel led will be enough to create an amazing planted tank like you have. Cheers

[@kokkiezweeft]

@@ZoltandrBoda-ol3ev No, I don't need more light. The plants are doing fine and growing fast. But I don't have extremely difficult plants. Just give it a try before "upgrading" the light. if I changed it I would do that to be able to do a sunrise/sunset because that is not possible with these lights.

[@Leysner77]

Is toch wel heel mooi... wat men kan bereiken met geen dure led lampen.

[@Berif007]

Good day I'd like to ask how confuses the parameters of PPM 50-100 water? And you use the reverse osmoz??? And fertilizer using which??? Confuses very fine aquarium: -)

[@user-dd7zf3ck6t]

Good afternoon, as I understand it, they took ordinary water from a tap?

[@kokkiezweeft]

Yes, we have excellent tap water over here.

[@StefanGaming91]

hi can you tell me the two lids of the aquarium in what sizes are they

[@kokkiezweeft]

1192mmx210mmx2,67mm each

[@StefanGaming91]

thank you both are 210mm

[@aklsri342_]

Looks very good - what have you used as background?

[@kokkiezweeft]

Hi, there is glossy black paper behind the glass.

[@aklsri342_]

kokkiezweeft thanks! you're still satisfied with the Juwel setup (aquarium+cabinet)?

[@RAZOR12334]

Which substrate is that. How plants grow in it.

[@ekaquariums4254]

How many BPS are you running on this tank for the amount of plants that you have? Have you had any algae issues since setting it up? Also you are dosing daily? 145%? Easylife Profito 145% of daily doses , Easylife Ferro 40% of daily doses, Easylife Carbo 30% of daily doses

[@kokkiezweeft]

The co2 is controlled by the weipro controller. It is set at 130 bubbles per minute. The controller switches it off at PH 6.75. It is "on" during the day i think about 50% of the time.(~5,5kg co2/year) Only had algae for the first 2 months. Now it is controllable. (old leafs of the anubias) The fertilizers indeed go every day with the DP4 pump. The indicated values ​​are the percentages of the recommended daily amount.

[@williamghansah9952]

Hi, what are the two red mats in the tank before the gravels? Cheers.

[@kokkiezweeft]

Hi William, they come from the hardware store. They are racks used for paint. The stones are on it. They prevent deep scratches on the bottom. And the stones stay in place now.

[@williamghansah9952]

@@kokkiezweeft will not know what to look if I go to the shop for but I really would like to do the same. I have a big box of new Rena Undergravel filter plates, can I use them or will trap dirt.

[@kokkiezweeft]

@@williamghansah9952 I am not familiar with the Rena product. This is the rack i used. www.praxis.nl/verf-laminaat-decoratie/verf/verfbenodigdheden/bakjes-emmers/verfrooster-plastic-25cm/5113632

[@williamghansah9952]

@@kokkiezweeft Thank you very much.

[@elgezouliabdul4973]

Hello Thanks a lot in advance please I want an advise I have juwel rio with multi lux led light the orginal ones which comes from juwel are they good for plant aquarium ? Thanks

[@StanTheObserver-lo8rx]

I still use my fingers and reach with my arms. 50 years of growing plants that way and I'm not changing to tweezers.

[@TheOpelkoenjas]

Well, the tweezers do come in handy though, specially with small plants (carpets) or when plants need to be planted close to each other or in between tight gaps. I use both methods (depending on the aquascape), and both work out perfectly fine. ;) Cheers.

[@neutrongenious]

What are your feedback on aquarium bundled light? is it good enough for heavy planted tank?

[@kokkiezweeft]

Yes, it is good enough for normal plants. It is a bit tight for plants that really need a lot of light. Put these plants in the middle.

[@michaladamski6039]

How did you attached that root on the left upside down I was looking for some ideas but didn’t find any information…

[@ronnoordsij1]

Hoe zit het hout vast?? Goed idee trouwens

[@kevinborreman3564]

Hallo ik wil ook graag de juwel multilux leds in míjn aquarium doen zijn deze lampen vel l genoeg voor bodem plantjes ?

[@kokkiezweeft]

Hallo Kevin, voor de meeste planten zijn de standaard 2 ledbalken bij de hoogte van de Rio 350 voldoende. Ik heb zelf een extra lamp toegevoegd zodat ik met een controller een beetje kan sturen, een sunrise en een sunset kan doen en net iets meer licht heb. Met maar een heel klein beetje licht meer gaan de planten al pearlen. kzbin.info/www/bejne/i328g4GHqbOlfLs

[@charlesleflamand]

Hi Kokkie, could you give me the exact dimensions of the inside of the aquarium, the glass thickness and till what max hight goes the water column? Can't seem to find any of that on the Juwel website, only outer dims there.... thx!

[@kokkiezweeft]

Hi, glass outside 502x1201mm. Glass inside 481x1185mm Glass 8mm. Height is difficult because of the framework. Top furniture to top of the tank 659mm. Waterlevel 75mm below the top.

[@charlesleflamand]

@@kokkiezweeft great info, that's all I need. Thanks a lot!

[@DiscusRussell]

So a 300l tank then. Sales people always exaggerate. I bet their wifes were disappointed on their wedding night 🤣

[@ekaquariums4254]

Hi, would you possibly have the names of all of the plants that you used in your tank? I think it looks amazing.

[@kokkiezweeft]

Hi EK, the names are already in the description.

[@ekaquariums4254]

@@kokkiezweeft Hi there, if at all possible would you be able to tell me which plant is where? I have googled the names but some look completely different to the ones you have. Even if you could break it down to Background, Middle and Foreground. Thanks. Also any video or pics of the tank now, 5 months later?

[@kokkiezweeft]

home.kpn.nl/kokkie22/aqua/IMG_2019aquaName.jpg

[@ekaquariums4254]

@@kokkiezweeft Thanks very much for taking the time to do this.

[@DKDrawings]

Substrate?

[@kokkiezweeft]

Only gravel with some easylife root sticks for the cryptocoryne.

[@taulantahmetaj48]

👍

[@tinuljevicaquaticgardens1002]

Where and how did you mount chichiros wrbg?picture

[@kokkiezweeft]

home.kpn.nl/kokkie22/aqua/20191225.jpg

[@tinuljevicaquaticgardens1002]

@@kokkiezweeft so there is enough place for more light. Tnx

[@kokkiezweeft]

@@tinuljevicaquaticgardens1002 Yes there is. The 45 fits exactly on the 2 bars.

[@tinuljevicaquaticgardens1002]

@@kokkiezweeft can you put something over full lenght

[@AM-mk4pk]

куда исчез внутренний фильтр (штатный) ? сзади какой фон? спасибо....

[@Rehan90]

Did you remove the built in filter case from the tank? Are you using the original LED lights that come with it? Great tank btw

[@themalwareguy62]

wordt het aquarium geleverd met een filter, dus waarom heb je dan een filter met een filter gekregen?

[@kokkiezweeft]

Hallo, De Juwel Rio wordt geleverd met een binnenfilter. Dit is een flink filter dat redelijk voldoet. Ik heb hem eruit gehaald omdat hij best veel ruimte in beslag neemt. Ik heb een buitenfilter gekocht die wat meer capaciteit heeft omdat ik een co2 reactor tussen de filter en de uitstroom heb zitten. Deze remt de doorstroom wat af. Ook als er langzaam in de slangen wat biofilm aankoekt wordt de doorstroom wat minder. De JBL 1502 is dan geen overbodige keuze.

[@themalwareguy62]

@@kokkiezweeft dankje! en hoe gaat het met jouw aquarium

[@kokkiezweeft]

@@themalwareguy62 Hi, gaat goed hoor. Bak is stabiel. Wel nieuwe sunrise/sunset verlichting toegevoegd waardoor ook overdag iets meer licht is. Nu nog een beetje aan spelen met de juiste hoeveelheid voedingsstoffen voor de planten. Bak heeft weinig alg.

[@themalwareguy62]

@@kokkiezweeft Leuk!

[@marcelv7044]

Mooi bak hoor ik zie alleen het interne filter niet had je die eruit gehaald?

[@kokkiezweeft]

Ja, die heb ik eruit gehaald. Nu een JBL 1502 met Sera 1000 co2 reactor ertussen. Meer capaciteit en sneller schoon te maken zonder gerommel in de bak.

[@kevinstevenson181]

Where can I purchase a juwel tank in the USA ? Website please ??

[@derwasabiknilch1520]

Sehr schönes Becken aber das absaugen des kies stelle ich mir durch die Bepflanzung grausam vor

[@kokkiezweeft]

Hello WWE 4EVER, Yes that's right. But most plants grow fast. When I have to trim I take them out and then I plant them back shortened. At that moment I clean the gravel.

[@robpauw4865]

kokkie hoe heb je het hout links boven in vast gemaakt ???

[@kokkiezweeft]

Rob, ik heb kleine rvs hoekjes met siliconenkit op het glas gekit net boven de waterlijn. Daar zit het hout aan geschroefd. Ook de in en uitlaat slangen zitten aan zo'n hoekje vastgemaakt zodat ze niet weg kunnen mocht er iets losschieten.

[@williamlancini8996]

Guppy con neon o cardinali meglio di no,

[@ComputerFixes-xh6fh]

Ben je Nederlands ? :)

[@kilianstockmann4173]

Wow, this is exactly the tank my father built before he molested my grandfather.

[@Rufino284]

Por favor solo en español ...

[@btprzemo]

horrible

[@truong-art5112]

*Een hele mooie Hollandse Plantenbak zeker als het wat meer is gegroeid . Ben benieuwd of je deze set-up nog steeds hebt en zoja hoe die er nu bijstaat.*

[@kokkiezweeft]

Dank je. Ik heb later nog een vid gemaakt. Op zich ziet hij er uit zoals op deze video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i328g4GHqbOlfLs

[@simoneardesi3988]

Substrate ?

[@kokkiezweeft]

Only gravel 2-3mm (round) with some easylife root sticks for the cryptocoryne.

[@simoneardesi3988]

@@kokkiezweeft juwel is good acquarium ?