I really like your philosophy around keeping what is working and letting go of what isn't especially if most of the corals are doing well! This is playing to one's strengths in my mind. It should be fun as you pointed out. Thank you.
Yep, you have to remind yourself that this is a hobby, and its supposed to bring positivity, not stress, well net positive positivity because there will always be a stressful events. That's why I don't do moonshiners or have a million different pieces of tech on here because I know I will only stress about keeping up with them. Funny, because at the company I worked for, we changed the way management worked, from just the president to a group of leaders, and one of the things we did was the strengths test and how you should work on your strengths, not your weakness... so this philosophy may have stuck with me, lol. I am finding it actually feels good when a struggling piece dies on me or I just give it away or trash it.
Great video, would love to do barebottom one day as I am more excited on SPS. Like how you dont let the little things get on your nerve but I also like seeing things recover and bounce back
My TGC Orange Creamsicle did the same. Encrusted for 1 yr 4 months and now it’s starting to get happy. Looks like it’s about to sport some branches finally.
Focusing on sticking with the good and getting rid of the negative has really helped me avoid burnout. I have been brainstorming a video on how to avoid burnout. Thanks for watching!
I’d add softies if the acros die back… but thanks! would keep some easier acros. I do have a 25g softie tank that I’m loving right now. It gets lots of sunlight from a window next to it and makes the non-fluorescent corals shine.
I really enjoyed this video mate. Over the years i should of got rid of the negative a lot sooner like u say makes u feel burnt out / fall out of love with the hobby .. some reason we seem to persist with certain things even though no matter what you do doesn't get better . Your tank looks great i used to run 3 ati stratons on 100% sps mode and was great growth i just found i could never get the evening blues to look right to the eye . Was all a dulled out blue . Also just noticed ive been getting notifications for your videos for ages but i wasnt subbed . Just hit the button now 👍
Thanks for the complements! I found the Stratons look bad when the cyan channel is turned up. I put it to zero or close enough to zero and it made a huge improvement on color.
In a past reef therapy the late Jake Adam’s mentioned how wrasse like that don’t necessarily need a sand bed. Wrasse like those will also find a nook in the rock like how 6 line wrasse do.
I’ve heard others say that too but I’ve seen wrasses freak out and injury themselves darting for cover when scared. I think just because they can go without doesn’t mean it’s the best environment for them. Edit: also, I’m kinda curious to try sand again after a few years of being barebottom
Awesome update and congrats on the WWC tank tour video! What do you feed your gonis? Or why do you think you’ve been successful with them? Great job with your system; definitely one of my favorites out there!
Thanks! As for the Gonis, no idea! They seem to do well. I’ve only lost 1 Goni ever and it was a tiny wild fresh cut. Not sure if it’s the source where I got them, stable parameters that the SPS like or feeding. I’m not sure if they eat, but I’m sure they like nutrient rich water and probably my frequent water changes. I’ve heard the key is manganese. I’ve had some bleach before for no reason, and I took Jake Adams approach of sticking them in a dark corner for a few months and they colored back up. Long story short: I don’t know the key to them but they do pretty well for me.
@@NBurgReefI’ve heard from multiple reefers that gonis are mainly aquacultured now and suppliers have finally chosen varieties that are much less demanding in care requirements than previous gonis. Kinda like elegance now compared to 20 yrs ago. Reefers don’t want to buy corals that we can’t keep alive or grow out. Makes for a boring or depressing hobby.
Peak for about 6 hours, 80% intensity and the peak starts on say a 20k side, transitions to 14k and back to the bluer (but still white by today's standards). Blue-ish setting: UV125, V165, RB225, B225, C15, W89, R0 White peak is the same bu the whites are 126 I noticed Cyan color channel dulls colors so turn them off.
@@NBurgReef I forgot you’re running ATI Straton’s. What do you think that equates to as far as percentages on like an Ecotech Radion? Like as far as the white, red, and green.? 20%, 40%, 60%?? Just trying to gauge where you are on the whiter spectrum, but I know you said 14K (which is about 40% whites). I think most of us are running 100% blue for at least 1/2 of the photo period.
@@Reefahholic Hard to tell since I never have run a bunch of radions over a big tank. I have a G5 XR15 PRO over my nano, but its in a picture window so it gets a TON of light. So I woudn't be able to tell you how to make it look like a straton, lol. My advice: turns blues all the way up, violet/uv half way up, red and green to zero and then slide the white until it looks good to you. the change in spectrum can mess with your eyes so it may take a while to dial it in. I know when I look at a totally blue tank (which I rarely run) then look outside, the sunlight looks super yellow at first.
I think its a fine light and grows acros well in my sump. However, if you're wanting to grow acros with them, I recommend at least 2 you'll get weird coloration from shading with just 1 on any SPS piece not directly under it.
Only problem with adding more wrasses is the mandarine’s need for pods… I have three fairy wrasses (rhomboid, lunate, naoko) and haven’t seen any pods since cycling was done. Also don’t have any flatworms so pros and cons just like anything else. Tank looks great! I also admit to being ocd about many things but, like you, realized years ago that reef tanks tend to find their own balance despite our micromanaging. We can’t force things in a small ecosystem unless you’re willing to spend a lot more time, $, and effort. Maybe convince your landlord/condo board to give you a variance on tank size… always better to go bigger😊
I’ve had Melanurus wrasse before and they didn’t seem to affect the mandarin. Maybe their mouths or bellies are too big to care about copepods. Maybe the leopard wrasse would eat pods tho! There’s no limit with my condo association… but anything bigger just wouldn’t look right in my smaller space. Maybe I’ll go bigger when I move in a few years, lol
Six lines have tiny mouths so I think they tend to compete with fish like mandarines for the same prey- tiny mouths eat tiny things! Fairy wrasses are much bigger with bigger mouths and appetites, and they fill up on more typical food, especially mysis, which are more calorie dense compared to pods. Need to eat a lot more pods to equal more protein rich shrimp. Think that’s why a melanarus won’t focus on pods-it’s not worth the effort when it can eat a chunk of frozen shrimp. Just my 2 pence😅
Thanks for the update. I also saw your WWC video as well, which was really good. I find it kind of crazy that you can keep acropora and you’re thinking about switching over to softies. That’s what’s pretty cool about this hobby. If you’re looking for content suggestions I’d love to get your opinion on some “beginner” acropora, if there is such a thing.
@@jtdr2023 I love leather corals. They remind me of the old days when you can find some wild stuff that you have never seen before since they’re not as popular but still a market for them. If you want to start with acros: green slimer, garf bonsai, any old school ORA coral, or ask Adam from Battlecorals to put together a beginner pack. He has stuff that’s like 20 years old and bullet proof.
Mine are the 1st Gen, so maybe different LEDs/settings, but they peak for about 6 hours, 80% intensity and the peak starts on say a 20k side, transitions to 14k and back to the bluer (but still white by today's standards). Blue-ish setting: UV125, V165, RB225, B225, C15, W89, R0 White peak is the same bu the whites are 126 I noticed Cyan color channel dulls colors so turn them off.
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I do still have the blue slimer/stag Biota has a few: Links goby is smaller, good for nano, and they have the dragon goby which gets big and a sleeper goby which also filters sand.
I have socks and filter floss but only use after a water change for a day or so. I like how clean the make the water look but I always forget about them until they clog and overflow and I think there is something to letting the corals have access to that crap floating around. Maybe there’s bacteria on the floaties that they like.
Stunning aquarium! I’m a musician in the US Navy Band in Washington DC and am considering getting back into saltwater. I had a smaller reed tank several years ago (nothing like yours) and now have several aquascaped freshwater aquariums. I feel like things have progressed very quickly In the years that I’ve been away from the hobby. I’m not sure if this is something you’d consider, but I’d love to chat and maybe get some guidance.
Sure, find me on instagram if you have instagram and send me a message. Also, I would recommend checking out WAMAS.org. Local reef club and great place to ask questions to locals and buy local stuff.
I think they won't do much to a well encrusted colony, but probably would irritate a frag or small colony with a smaller base. I have a few pieces surrounded and they seem to be fine. I had smaller frags a while back and they were not happy. WWC also probably has super healthy acros so that might be something too. So I guess it will be an experiment.
I stopped using carbon about 2 or 3 years ago and didn't notice a difference. UV keeps the water clear and I guess the water changes do the rest? I love the stratons too. Expensive but worth it.
the 250 is a nice size. If you want something deeper (front to back) look at some of the innovative marine: they have a nice 30x24x18 tank that is really nice
What signs are my acro's showing? Sure, I have STN from the base on some acros, but no color loss, no slowed growth, no loss of PE and no signs of critters on any acros. I inspect them with a flash light at night almost weekly without ever noticing suspicious activity.
With the big layer of LEDs, do you still get the shimmer effect (hard to tell on the video)? Is the shimmer less than what one would get with a metal halide (bright single point) or even a smaller LED pendant? Thanks.
@@ttown918 shimmer, or lack of shimmer is one of the only cons for this light. There’s some, but faint. More than T5 tho. When then lights are on low power at the start and end of the day, it is a bit more noticeable.
@@ttown918 I just dip when I get them and then inspect them on a rack on the tank very well. If it’s not encrusted on the plug I’ll put it on a new plug. No separate QT tank as I have no room. However, I try to only get stuff from reliable sources
Well done documenting this new tank build. I think sand would make it look even better but it would ruin your open high flow no mechanical filtration style of tank.. would be great to document the hurdles adding sand to an established system tho. Keep doing what you do my man. Stop by check out my system sometime 🫡💯
I think sand will take some tweaking but not impossible. I’ve added and removed sand from SPS systems a few times without issue. Rinse well and add/remove it a little at a time. I tune into your vids … just don’t comment much since I usually watch on my TV and I can’t comment from there lol. Glad to see you’re giving SPS another shot.
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SPS reef tanks rule!
Yup I just added fiji yellow toadstool finger leather and Japanese toadstool to my tank and I'm loving it
I really like your philosophy around keeping what is working and letting go of what isn't especially if most of the corals are doing well! This is playing to one's strengths in my mind. It should be fun as you pointed out. Thank you.
Yep, you have to remind yourself that this is a hobby, and its supposed to bring positivity, not stress, well net positive positivity because there will always be a stressful events. That's why I don't do moonshiners or have a million different pieces of tech on here because I know I will only stress about keeping up with them.
Funny, because at the company I worked for, we changed the way management worked, from just the president to a group of leaders, and one of the things we did was the strengths test and how you should work on your strengths, not your weakness... so this philosophy may have stuck with me, lol. I am finding it actually feels good when a struggling piece dies on me or I just give it away or trash it.
Great video, would love to do barebottom one day as I am more excited on SPS. Like how you dont let the little things get on your nerve but I also like seeing things recover and bounce back
My TGC Orange Creamsicle did the same. Encrusted for 1 yr 4 months and now it’s starting to get happy. Looks like it’s about to sport some branches finally.
when mine started to branch, it grew them fast, so I think it will be a fast grower.
Wow a yr already! Tank looking good
This is a wonderful video. I specifically like how you discuss getting rid of stressful or failing organisms. Subbed!
Focusing on sticking with the good and getting rid of the negative has really helped me avoid burnout. I have been brainstorming a video on how to avoid burnout. Thanks for watching!
What kind of lights are you running
Amazing piece of the ocean. Thank you for the update.
Thanks!
Such a beautiful reef tank 🔥🔥. Just subbed to your channel. 👍
Thanks and welcome
Great update 👌🙌👏
🤙
Time sure flies. Tank is looking amazing! As much as I'd like to see a softy tank, I would hate to see this reef go. How about another tank? lol
I’d add softies if the acros die back… but thanks! would keep some easier acros. I do have a 25g softie tank that I’m loving right now. It gets lots of sunlight from a window next to it and makes the non-fluorescent corals shine.
I really enjoyed this video mate. Over the years i should of got rid of the negative a lot sooner like u say makes u feel burnt out / fall out of love with the hobby .. some reason we seem to persist with certain things even though no matter what you do doesn't get better .
Your tank looks great i used to run 3 ati stratons on 100% sps mode and was great growth i just found i could never get the evening blues to look right to the eye . Was all a dulled out blue .
Also just noticed ive been getting notifications for your videos for ages but i wasnt subbed . Just hit the button now 👍
Thanks for the complements!
I found the Stratons look bad when the cyan channel is turned up. I put it to zero or close enough to zero and it made a huge improvement on color.
Love the tank! Looking forward toward more updates.
Thanks!
In a past reef therapy the late Jake Adam’s mentioned how wrasse like that don’t necessarily need a sand bed. Wrasse like those will also find a nook in the rock like how 6 line wrasse do.
I’ve heard others say that too but I’ve seen wrasses freak out and injury themselves darting for cover when scared. I think just because they can go without doesn’t mean it’s the best environment for them.
Edit: also, I’m kinda curious to try sand again after a few years of being barebottom
@@NBurgReefcould just put a dish with sand somewhere hidden in the back out of sight, the wrasses will find it.
Great video and beautiful tank!
Thank you very much!
Your tank looks amazing and your attention to detail shows. Keep up the good work. Subbed your channel
Thanks!
Looking beautiful
Thanks 🙏
Damn it’s been a year already. Time flys by so fast
True! I didn’t realize how well things grew until I made the 1 year growth video about a month ago, which started in my old tank.
Awesome work! Keep it up....love your vids
Thanks! Will do!
Awesome update and congrats on the WWC tank tour video! What do you feed your gonis? Or why do you think you’ve been successful with them? Great job with your system; definitely one of my favorites out there!
Thanks! As for the Gonis, no idea! They seem to do well. I’ve only lost 1 Goni ever and it was a tiny wild fresh cut. Not sure if it’s the source where I got them, stable parameters that the SPS like or feeding. I’m not sure if they eat, but I’m sure they like nutrient rich water and probably my frequent water changes. I’ve heard the key is manganese. I’ve had some bleach before for no reason, and I took Jake Adams approach of sticking them in a dark corner for a few months and they colored back up.
Long story short: I don’t know the key to them but they do pretty well for me.
@@NBurgReefI’ve heard from multiple reefers that gonis are mainly aquacultured now and suppliers have finally chosen varieties that are much less demanding in care requirements than previous gonis. Kinda like elegance now compared to 20 yrs ago. Reefers don’t want to buy corals that we can’t keep alive or grow out. Makes for a boring or depressing hobby.
Looks great! 🙂 Curious about the light schedule (peak and total period), and color channel intensities for WW, CW, G, R, B, RB, etc.
Peak for about 6 hours, 80% intensity and the peak starts on say a 20k side, transitions to 14k and back to the bluer (but still white by today's standards).
Blue-ish setting: UV125, V165, RB225, B225, C15, W89, R0
White peak is the same bu the whites are 126
I noticed Cyan color channel dulls colors so turn them off.
@@NBurgReef I forgot you’re running ATI Straton’s. What do you think that equates to as far as percentages on like an Ecotech Radion? Like as far as the white, red, and green.? 20%, 40%, 60%?? Just trying to gauge where you are on the whiter spectrum, but I know you said 14K (which is about 40% whites). I think most of us are running 100% blue for at least 1/2 of the photo period.
@@Reefahholic Hard to tell since I never have run a bunch of radions over a big tank. I have a G5 XR15 PRO over my nano, but its in a picture window so it gets a TON of light. So I woudn't be able to tell you how to make it look like a straton, lol. My advice: turns blues all the way up, violet/uv half way up, red and green to zero and then slide the white until it looks good to you. the change in spectrum can mess with your eyes so it may take a while to dial it in. I know when I look at a totally blue tank (which I rarely run) then look outside, the sunlight looks super yellow at first.
Nice tank man, super clean.
What are your thoughts on the noopsyche light for growing acro's.
Thanks
I think its a fine light and grows acros well in my sump. However, if you're wanting to grow acros with them, I recommend at least 2 you'll get weird coloration from shading with just 1 on any SPS piece not directly under it.
@@NBurgReef Thanks brother.
Only problem with adding more wrasses is the mandarine’s need for pods… I have three fairy wrasses (rhomboid, lunate, naoko) and haven’t seen any pods since cycling was done. Also don’t have any flatworms so pros and cons just like anything else. Tank looks great! I also admit to being ocd about many things but, like you, realized years ago that reef tanks tend to find their own balance despite our micromanaging. We can’t force things in a small ecosystem unless you’re willing to spend a lot more time, $, and effort. Maybe convince your landlord/condo board to give you a variance on tank size… always better to go bigger😊
I’ve had Melanurus wrasse before and they didn’t seem to affect the mandarin. Maybe their mouths or bellies are too big to care about copepods. Maybe the leopard wrasse would eat pods tho!
There’s no limit with my condo association… but anything bigger just wouldn’t look right in my smaller space. Maybe I’ll go bigger when I move in a few years, lol
Six lines have tiny mouths so I think they tend to compete with fish like mandarines for the same prey- tiny mouths eat tiny things! Fairy wrasses are much bigger with bigger mouths and appetites, and they fill up on more typical food, especially mysis, which are more calorie dense compared to pods. Need to eat a lot more pods to equal more protein rich shrimp. Think that’s why a melanarus won’t focus on pods-it’s not worth the effort when it can eat a chunk of frozen shrimp. Just my 2 pence😅
Thanks for the update. I also saw your WWC video as well, which was really good. I find it kind of crazy that you can keep acropora and you’re thinking about switching over to softies. That’s what’s pretty cool about this hobby. If you’re looking for content suggestions I’d love to get your opinion on some “beginner” acropora, if there is such a thing.
@@jtdr2023 I love leather corals. They remind me of the old days when you can find some wild stuff that you have never seen before since they’re not as popular but still a market for them.
If you want to start with acros: green slimer, garf bonsai, any old school ORA coral, or ask Adam from Battlecorals to put together a beginner pack. He has stuff that’s like 20 years old and bullet proof.
Amazing as always. I have 2 straton 204s currently. What setting/ intensity are you running and how tall is your tank?
Mine are the 1st Gen, so maybe different LEDs/settings, but they peak for about 6 hours, 80% intensity and the peak starts on say a 20k side, transitions to 14k and back to the bluer (but still white by today's standards).
Blue-ish setting: UV125, V165, RB225, B225, C15, W89, R0
White peak is the same bu the whites are 126
I noticed Cyan color channel dulls colors so turn them off.
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Sweet lookin tank…. my dc reefers lol… do you still have the blue stag coral? What’s the name of that goby that cleans sand?
I do still have the blue slimer/stag
Biota has a few: Links goby is smaller, good for nano, and they have the dragon goby which gets big and a sleeper goby which also filters sand.
@@NBurgReef ok ima message you on IG
Great video. Just hit the sub button. Question, do you use filter socks, or filter roller?
I have socks and filter floss but only use after a water change for a day or so. I like how clean the make the water look but I always forget about them until they clog and overflow and I think there is something to letting the corals have access to that crap floating around. Maybe there’s bacteria on the floaties that they like.
Stunning aquarium! I’m a musician in the US Navy Band in Washington DC and am considering getting back into saltwater. I had a smaller reed tank several years ago (nothing like yours) and now have several aquascaped freshwater aquariums. I feel like things have progressed very quickly In the years that I’ve been away from the hobby. I’m not sure if this is something you’d consider, but I’d love to chat and maybe get some guidance.
Sure, find me on instagram if you have instagram and send me a message. Also, I would recommend checking out WAMAS.org. Local reef club and great place to ask questions to locals and buy local stuff.
@@NBurgReefthanks! Sent.
@@tubistjoseph Didn't see anything on instagram. This is my accound: nburgreef
I may have had another account on accident with a similar name.
I just got the straton pro, it’s good but the original straton had better colour blending
I did have a problem with zoas killing my acros it was a 20 gallon though my zoas got irritated during a water change and started sliming
I think they won't do much to a well encrusted colony, but probably would irritate a frag or small colony with a smaller base. I have a few pieces surrounded and they seem to be fine. I had smaller frags a while back and they were not happy. WWC also probably has super healthy acros so that might be something too. So I guess it will be an experiment.
Is this a nuvo?
No carbon?
I have the same light and can only recommend it.
I stopped using carbon about 2 or 3 years ago and didn't notice a difference. UV keeps the water clear and I guess the water changes do the rest?
I love the stratons too. Expensive but worth it.
@@NBurgReef I have never used UV. I use carbon permanently.🙂
Hi what are the large green corals at the back right & left?
One is Bali green slimer (left); other is WWC Aussie Toxic Slimer, which almost looks like a long branched tenuis
@@NBurgReefthanks I've just picked up some Bali slimer. Like you I want to fill out a section of the tank and staghorn style sps do that great.
Lockman Radial
What lights are you using here ?
ATI Straton
Have or did you ever consider a closed loop system for your tank 🤷♂️
Would love it, but would be very hard to do on this tank with a layer of acrylic on glass. Maybe in the future on a custom build.
Hey I like your stuff. Subd.
Awesome, thank you!
Wow nice tank I wish I could have that size of tank my mom won’t let me but at least she is letting me have a Red Sea reefe r250 😂❤🎉🎉
the 250 is a nice size. If you want something deeper (front to back) look at some of the innovative marine: they have a nice 30x24x18 tank that is really nice
@@NBurgReef yeah I looked the innovative marine 50 gallon it is nice dimensions but it sticks to far out in my bed room
Research white bugs 🐛
Same treatment as red bugs x 4 dose, your acropora are showing signs, they will look incredible followng treatment
What signs are my acro's showing?
Sure, I have STN from the base on some acros, but no color loss, no slowed growth, no loss of PE and no signs of critters on any acros. I inspect them with a flash light at night almost weekly without ever noticing suspicious activity.
Wolf Meadow
I don’t like your stuff 😂 but I did subscribe because you have interesting content
I see you made it to the end 🤣
Are you in the Ohio area?
I used to live in Columbus, but I am in Washington DC
Parisian Forge
Gutmann Terrace
Get some sand in that tank my man
check my update from last friday ;)
Mo Sand.. no Source for copepods. Thats why your Mandarin is skinny
With the big layer of LEDs, do you still get the shimmer effect (hard to tell on the video)? Is the shimmer less than what one would get with a metal halide (bright single point) or even a smaller LED pendant? Thanks.
@@ttown918 shimmer, or lack of shimmer is one of the only cons for this light. There’s some, but faint. More than T5 tho. When then lights are on low power at the start and end of the day, it is a bit more noticeable.
Oh, one other question - how long do you quarantine new SPS corals? Just curious.
@@ttown918 I just dip when I get them and then inspect them on a rack on the tank very well. If it’s not encrusted on the plug I’ll put it on a new plug. No separate QT tank as I have no room. However, I try to only get stuff from reliable sources
@@NBurgReef Thanks.
Well done documenting this new tank build. I think sand would make it look even better but it would ruin your open high flow no mechanical filtration style of tank.. would be great to document the hurdles adding sand to an established system tho. Keep doing what you do my man. Stop by check out my system sometime 🫡💯
I think sand will take some tweaking but not impossible. I’ve added and removed sand from SPS systems a few times without issue. Rinse well and add/remove it a little at a time.
I tune into your vids … just don’t comment much since I usually watch on my TV and I can’t comment from there lol. Glad to see you’re giving SPS another shot.
Hm, NLP command: SUBSCRIBE🤡