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Thanks Jonny. Yes i aim to. Cheers for the feedback. I came away from it for a while but determined to keep it going. Despite the cost of electric here !

@@Grantygrantyb I sold up due to a house move. Always planned a lagoon 50 when we got settled. Like u say the energy prices 😱

@@jonnymbuna yes i am in fact moving house in 2 weeks !! I did consider selling up purely due to the time scale and hassle. But i still love this reef and i aint givin up yet. Having to really plan with this move thing. Will let you know how it goes 👍👍

Cheers buddy. I am now considering a wifi doser. Need to research what i can trust though!. Going to test my consumption of Ca KH Mg as a starting point over a week at the same time each day when the light cycle at its peak. 👍

@@Grantygrantyb that's very interesting, I could do with going down that route myself, would be interesting to see what your consumption is as well

Thanks a lot. Just hope dino stays away this time.

Go for it. The tank is Innovative Marine, a great choice. They do ones with sumps too.

Any advice on the 50 lagoon before I make the purchase?

Hi there. Yes i ll be adding a video later tonight. I battled Dino algae for 6 months !! Almost gave up but i beat it.

@@Grantygrantyb Hi mate, great look forward to it. By the way do you know the width of the overflow off hand please? Just wondering if my skimmer will fit, thanks

@@2019freddie hi really sorry for some reason i only just seen this post.? Did u get the tank in the end ? Hope it worked out 👍👍

So sorry slight delay there 😫 i love this tank . Ive had sump systems so far so good with this.

@@Grantygrantyb Thanks!

looks like a kessil 360x

Hi sorry slight delay 😫 Yes Kessil A360x very good i want to test the par im getting to improve coral placement. Strong light. Cheers

Thanks 👍

Thanks a lot. Great to have a box of water to obsess about , and spend most my wages on it 👍

Yeah love the movement with the euphyllia. Been out of it a few years. Great to be back. All the best.

Thats MAYBE a 50 gallon! MAYBE!!!!!

Ollie OY7 . You are the best at videos Ollie . Uncle Grant rubbish. You are a very brave boy too hope your hand better. Uncle Grant.

Reefgrrl thanks a lot. can always count on u to make a video worth while. I need to do more talky videos. hey guess what.....I bought another meat coral ...a bright mint green one popped it next to the other one. I ll do a video soon. ps that election was a shock wasn't it. positives and negatives I guess . you could venture over and see if he makes good change . ....and buy some more reef equipment on ya way back.😉 thanks for watching. 🖒🖒🐠

I'm very disappointed at the ugly underbelly of America that's been revealed. But four years goes by quickly..... More meat coral! Can't wait to see it!

hi there I don't think u can beat em for simplicity and shimmer and natural look of a reef.

Micah hi there. thanks a lot. it's a Samsung s6 on pro mode with the resolution of the recording ramped up to max. thanks for watching. Yes buffering is an issue with most broadband providers these days despite the speed they reckon we are getting

finatics hi there. I've seen your videos . like your system a lot. well it's got better and better for me and my reefs almost back to its old self. since I stopped chasing numbers with dosing that nopox it was almost like a poison to my system. and i dosed that sh** for 7 months ! I didn't reduce over time I just stopped suddenly and only positive affects from doin it like that. my sps and many of my lps perished using it. now I am only skimming as nutrient export which is like nature with the waves crashing on the rocks and tide. OK so my sps could do with some Rowaphos I guess to get the phos down more but my advice is to keep corals which do well in your system with minimal purchases of these fancy chemical additives. it was costing me a fortune. my kh was up and down and my salinity was all over the place as had to skim very wet. I alternate now from wet to dry skimming. check out my latest video for how it is now. thanks 🐠🖒🖒

Reefgrrl thanks for the motivational comments. Yes I love my trachy. oh u gotta get a meat coral ..the most forgiving and most impressive coral to watch open up I've had yet . I wish I could get more subscriber's on here. you tube keeps me going at times as not many folk see my reef ... not at least those that are remotely interested ha. Thanks for watching.

I have the same problem - there's no one in my circle of friends who is remotely interested in anything but the shrimp - usually because they get freaked out by them. I think some of my new subs have been coming from me subscribing to other channels and then they sub back. I've been reading the comments and then checking out those channels....seems to spread the word.

Thanks for the tips yeah even my wife thinks it's just a 'money soaking box of water' ha. and the people at my work call corals ' boring breathing Rocks ' . also when people see the tank they always say ' u ain't got many fish ' ha. I have a reefer friend at least he has a tmc signature we are both quite obsessed . best of luck .

Micah thanks a lot it's getting back to its old self.

Thanks a lot . Im really happy i stopped dosing NOPOX and worrying about water tests i just go with the corals and how they react now.

Cheers Reefgrrl . U gotta get one. so hardy eats everything too. I caught it with my siphon on W/C and I peirced the skin it just grew back in like 2 weeks. I gonna get it massive. 🖒

Settled! First new coral I'll get when I get my bigger tank!

Cool. what size tank are you thinking of getting . shallow or deep ? braced or rimless ? cube or long? please tell.

Top of the list at the moment is a RS Reefer 425 XL however if I can't get enough space in the house for the footprint, it would likely be some version of the RS Reefer 250 depending how much $$ I can set aside. I like the idea of an AIO system and the 250 Max E has an upgrade that can add a lower level sump, which also appeals to me. I don't want anything deeper than 22" or so because I like to be able to reach the bottom without needing scuba gear. 😊 I've done a lot of reading from people who have these, and the negatives they report are things I can deal with. For example, it seems there is near-universal dislike of the built-in ATO and I would likely just not use it. But the biggest issue I have in "shopping" for one of these is actually being able to see one in person. Retailers around here don't stock the larger sizes. Might have to do a road trip across the border to the US just to see a real one. That will be next spring at the earliest because we have our daughter's wedding and Christmas holidays to get through and then winter driving....I will have to force myself to be patient. But hey - patience is key in this hobby right?

Reefgrrl sounds great . Yeah all in 1 systems can be very user friendly. I think red seas range are improving more and more . I do like the freedom of self drilled sump systems too. I find it very economical to add the components myself. I love the rimless look . my next tank must have that. wow...driving over the US border hey. exciting.. .well it is to me...to u maybe a choir. I enjoyed driving in the US I done a deep south trip. people can drive and use mobile phones legally...wow. ha. Very strict here. anyway back to our obsession...Yes patience and time I've found to be everything in this game. stability overall and consistency is key. only now after stopping nopox is my tank stable. I look forward to which one u buy and set up. peace out from England. ✌🖒

Hi kengeroo . No I don't use dosers . don't trust them . I know many people who have reliable ones but I also hear horror stories. Don't dose nopox either now it finished many of my corals off. check out my later videos and you ll see. thanks

Thanks . u know what I haven't tested in a while. I don't chase numbers anymore I am letting the corals tell me if they are happy. my nitrate must be quite high compared to before as I am not using any nitrate media at the moment .

thts the route I will be taking too..we chase numbers and mess things up for no reason..if the corals are happy sa la ve lol..

Hi Ashfaque thanks I subbed u back. My tank took a huge depletion in quality colour and growth with Nopox. I lowered nitrate slowly over time to only 2ppm which is not too low by any means and my phos down to 0.01 all gradually. But in all my time reefing I have not experienced such a drastic change over time. Corals were looking tired and worn out so despite dosing reef energy and amino acids etc which red sea recommends. I left carbon dosing my tank is back to its old self and growth and colour have increased . check out my later videos and you ll see the difference . I hope u have better luck than I did. I started to see nopox as a slow release poison and so did my mate. we both stopped and have not looked back. all the best.

Reefgrrl thanks. yes the meat coral is a very greedy coral one of my favourites. just watching the sps colour back up now and growth is comin back with most corals. thanks for watching. congrats on your 200 subs btw. I'll get there by 2020 ha. 👍🤘

Thanks - I love that so many people are interested, never expected that.

thanks a lot reefgrrl . Yes salinity fluctuation awful for our systems. I agree. sometimes over testing and panic dosing, number chasing and even moving stuff around with hands in our systems also....can be much much worse than doing what is sometimes best. Nothing . in my opinion our regular Water changes are the oxygen and life support of our systems. As much of the replenishment back to desired levels as possible thru the change is key to me. buying the best quality reef salt one can afford too. I am hearing a lot of talk about this aqua forest salt. nothing but good so far. ...apart from the price . thanks for your detailed comment. Grant.

I agree completely on the water changes and that's why I set up a saltwater mixing station so I'd have water ready to go. About salt, I did try to buy a 10kg bucket of the aquaforest via Amazon, but both times I tried, it arrived as a 10kg solid BRICK - from the shipping label it came from Florida so I'm guessing there's a humidity problem. So, though I would like to try it, I won't be able to until I can find it at a retail store. These days it's hard to decide what type of salt to get and in my experience high price doesn't always correlate with high quality. 🤔 We are spoiled with choice and although it's great to have options to suit a variety of types of coral collections, at the same time it makes it hard to choose! Sorry, will stop the complaining now! I look forward to seeing more of your videos.

Yeah i mean with regards to salt. I don't think the red sea is up to much i mean i go by how corals react and there is a salt out right now that people here are saying is great called....'Hot Salt by ATM'. they reckon the corals react great. Their claim.....'Hot Salt is made of high quality “anhydrous” raw materials that have been dried many times over to eliminate excess moisture. This is important because moisture represents the largest source of contaminants found in salt. Along with superior clearing time, ready time, consistency, and least amount of salt necessary to achieve salinity, Hot Salt Reef is simply the best'. Could be a load of crap but they confident and i heard good things. ha. charterhouse-aquatics.com/shop/aquatics/aquarium-maintenance/atm-hot-salt Uk based link to see the photo. i gonna check it out when my D&D tub finished. Thanks for watching i have seen your tank journey very good keep up the hard work.

Aha! I'll look into that salt, thanks!

Hi there thanks a lot it's a 130 Gallon cube including the sump . Yeah I dose kh regular liquid supplement and nit as often i dose calc and mag . I ve learnt now the hard way to let my corals tell me if they are happy by good inflation and colour rather than repeated testing and rapid dosing. I have considered a dosing pump or ato dosing but both worry me...I trust using my hands heard horror stories of failing dosers ... even though it's a ball ache at times dropping it in I trust and sleep well. if I had a full sps tank I'd need a doser. thanks for watching 🖒

cool thanks a nice size tank. yeah i hear you. dosing is a pain. automating is scary and expensive. I have been dosing by hand and am having no success. I am now looking into Not dosing anymore and just finding a good salt mix where i can just do maybe 2 water changes a week on my 40gallon tank..

Yeah I am starting to see after my time in the hobby that that's the key . as much replenished thru water changes as possible and mini doses in between. let me know what aquaforest like.

ha sorry ...wrong person...was talking about aquaforest with Jassimps on here supposed to be excellent.

Hey Jassimps. I have used the black bucket red sea salt in terms past the coral pro . I haven't experienced the brown sludge myself but you are not the first to mention it. WATER CHANGES ARE EVERYTHING! ☺....in all my time in this nothing fixes more or gets my corals happy more than a water change. Aqua forest looks real good stuff not cheap but u get what u pay for. Yes I've read about the probiotic content here's what I liked reading about it ...'The micronutrients and macronutrients contained in the formula fully fulfill the demand of corals for proper growth and pigmentation. Probiotic bacteria contained in the salt reduce the content of nitrates and phosphates, and prevents the growth of pathogenic bacteria in the marine aquarium' . Please let me know how it is. I'll buy some if it works well. thanks for watching again. Grant .

thanks a lot. no problem I'll sub .

hey there. Texas was great stayed in Houston as a starting point at the hyatt. I have stopped nopox all together . the negative effects of the dosing completely took the energy and life out of my tank despite dosing reef energy and building up the dose gradually skimming wet blah blah blah every trick In the book red sea advises ...my tank is 100 times better without it and will use bio pearls for nutrient control instead. I lost 8 or more corals dosing nopox and hadn't lost and coral I years on and nylon system prior . good luck in your dosing journey though.

Thanks a lot appreciate it !