I think these are all SOLID recommendations. I have 5/10 of these in my IM14, and every one of them is doing great. My tank is new, initial setup was August 2018. What I have from your list includes Ricordia, Hammer, Acan, Duncan, and Zoanthids. Ones I have that are omitted from your list that I believe deserve honorable mention are the cabbage leather and pulsing Xenia. Now I know Xenia can become just as prolific as GSP, but they are so fun to watch. Mine have not taken over, but thrive I believe due to high light, low flow, and low nutrients (nitrate/phosphate). My cabbage leather is also an honorable mention, as it was the size of a postage stamp when I got it and is now easily 3 inches in circumference. I know it may get too big and need to be fragged or I'll need a bigger tank, but it's very satisfying to have one or two fast growing species, the other fast grower would be my Duncan. Overall, A+ advice to nano tankers and new reefers.
Top 10 Fastest and Easiest growing coral for those hobbyist who want to repopulate the reefs Top 10 Online Coral Stores that Export and are most helpful Top 10 Coral that fish need Thanks Mate. I will be waiting
Top equipment to help assist you in a successful reef tank. Top brands for lights, tanks, electronics. Top websites. Top 10 reefs in the world. Great video as well, as usual lol
Great vid again Jeff! How about a beginners top 10 list of things one should have on hand (IE chemical, pumps, etc) in case of a tank emergency. No one really talks about that till they have an issue and are frantic posting on the forums looking for help.
@@MadHattersReef. I agree! Something I’ve never seen is a discussion on using a generator to support a tank- nano and larger. Not knowing any better, I bought a completely outfitted nano tank thinking it would be easier. As you might expect, it was a challenge! After six months I had it functioning properly and was enjoying it tremendously. Then disaster. We get hurricanes, evacuate and lose power. I lost everything and haven’t tried again. I don’t want to set it up unless I have a generator. I have no idea what I need to buy or where to begin.
I just started my saltwater tank. I've been following you though the whole set up and thank you for your very informative videos! I have a decent clean up crew and 4 green chromis. My question is I have a white led ans a blue led how do i know if its strong enough for corals?
I do love mushrooms corals! It's a really very beautiful and hardy kind of corals. I own 2 species of rhodactis, green hair and superman. The first one divided into two pieces and one of them seems to be starting division as well. I also have and like so much nuclear green palythoas, candy cane (here in Brazil we call it Trumpet coral), Yellow Polyps, and Carpet Brown. This last is a kind of similar a GSP and grows fast.
If you haven’t already done it you should do a top 10 video on what saltwater pests beginners should watch out for the most because most people go into this hobby blind because they have no one to turn to in person💯
Maybe a top 10 or 5 on fish groups. Example : top 10 dwarf angels. Top 5 gobies. Also top 5/10 equipment. Example Top 5 wavemakers. Great videos keep it up
@Brian Roberts I was gonna order a six line few weeks ago cuz I saw oh 13$ cool cool , alright address alright shipping “Total:$50” shipping was more expensive that the actual fish
where did you buy or how did you make that screened lid? hubby is setting up a new 150 salt in the next week or so and heard the screen tops are better for lighting than the glass tops
So im setting up my first saltwater tank, ive done quite a lot of research as well. Its cycling now, with salt, rocks, and the substrate. Once this is done in about a week, i plan to add coral as a starter. I got some plankton and other coral foods, but i want my tank to be centered around some shrimp. Periclimenes most likely. So, which (preferabbly low light) coral would you recommend to start with? Id like to add the coral first, so i want to make sure whatever i add wont stop me from adding shrimp in the future due to aggressiveness. I like mushroom corals alot. Thanks! (Also the tanks arent huge, i only plan to how two shrimp, and may e 3 or 4 fish. I want the focal point to be the corals and plants, since i have a ton of freshwater tanks, but ive never experienced coral or anenemos, so id like something that is "active" or fun to watch, and is easy to dip my feet in the hobby with.
also one small thing, not trying to step on toes but ricordea mushrooms propogate through longitudanal fission rather than pedal.laceration like discosoma
What can I use for a substitute for anemone to host clowns? Starting a nano coral and been researching a lot. Are Anemones hard and not beginner,? and I am so glad about the warning on the zoa! Wow. never heard that! supposedly a huge 5 buck frag sale on reef to reef tomorrow so didnt know what o get and definitely want anemone or a substitute. I also want fast growers but wondered how to keep small so it wont overgrow tank and want a variety. I plan on upgrading to 35 gallon though after some growth, dont want a bare frag tank of that size! Also what are the tall sort of cactus looking corals. I want something tall and branching. Are kenya trees good and I have seen I guess they are called colonys of zoa, where there is a variety together and different colors. How would I go about buying that? Sorry so many questions. i really don't know my coral syet except a few.
hi my frag tank size is 48"x33"x15" sump is 40"x24"x15" water volume with sump is 389 litres would a bubble magus curve 7 skimmer rated at 700-900l/h would this be ok what do thick please tell also your videos are great keep at buddy
In the video you said that Ricordea “leave a piece of their foot behind” to reproduce (this is called pedal laceration btw) and this is incorrect. Rhodactis reproduce that way, but Ricordea grow multiple mouths, and split down the middle... like mitosis.
I would love to see stocking combinations that are functional. I have a 55 corner tank i would love to set up as my first FOWLR, and I have no idea what works with what.
I’m going to set up a 20 gallon fish-only system for Christmas, and I don’t know if I have I good combination of fish. I have a 20 gallon and 10 gallon hang-on-back, a protein skimmer, and live sand. I’m thinking an ocellaris, a Royal gramma, and a fairy wrasse. Also, I want to have reef-friendly fish in case I want to add corals in the future. Can I please have some feedback? (This is my first saltwater aquarium)
The three you mentioned are all great. Some other suggestions: Red/ purple fire fish, yellow watchman goby, pj cardinals, Banggai cardinals, Lubbock wrasse, tail spot blenny, Pygmy hawk fish
Why cant i seem to keep torches alive for long? Been in this hobby for 4 years. Cant keep torches alive for more than 5 months. They just seem to retract and die. Only once i bought a head of tank cultured torch and it survived until one day i broke it in half and it died. Are wild torches just hard to keep?
Hey nowww! In my 14gal I have Zoas Acans Hammer Pavona Favia (flow keeps sweeps away from others) Chyphastrea Leptos Stylo Photo gorgonian(it was thriving but hasn’t opened in two weeks)worried Ricordia Mushrooms(lava lamp blue is favorite) Rock flowers green and a red Monti (sour apple) Green clove polyp Toadstool Rhodactis Blastomussa Pagoda All are small frags. Get that nano going MHR! Bye for now. Ak ak.
What would you consider as nano?? What size tank will that be?? Is 46G bowfront considered as a nano or maybe little larger then nano?? Your comments will help me a lot.
Since nano reef tanks are subject to various quick changes, what would be the next size up tank you would go for as a beginner in reef tanks ? Thank you!
That's a hard one. The best tank size for a beginner starting out would be a 40-gallon breeder. Not too deep, not too narrow, enough water volume to make it stable yet not enough to break the bank. 40g is still on the line of being a nano though.
Mad Hatter is a smart guy. That said, my strategy is going to be to go to a 90g it higher when my corals start to outgrow my nano. I've heard it multiple times where where people go from a 10g to 20g to 55g to 70g to 90g to 120, and it just sounds exhausting and expensive. It's probably cheaper and more efficient in the long run to go to the next biggest size in your budget/available space. If the same equipment will work for a 60 and a 90, get the 90 to decrease the "Lilly Pads" between upgrades.
I’ve tried to different zoas in my 14 gallon bio cube. I have a nicrew 35w reef light running. I cannot get them to grow and they are slowly dying off. Nitrates are 0 ammonium 0. I do a water change every two week with RODI water. Live stock is two clowns and a cleaner shrimp. Idk what I’m doing wrong
Why not do top 10 divide by colors? Many times when I planning my tanks I think in the colors. Exemple : top 10 Red fish, top 10 blue fishs, Pink, gray, green, yellow, purple,... And The same for coral. 😉
I have a Nano, that I am planning on setting up in my office once the Holidays are over.
Great timing on this video. :)
I think these are all SOLID recommendations. I have 5/10 of these in my IM14, and every one of them is doing great. My tank is new, initial setup was August 2018. What I have from your list includes Ricordia, Hammer, Acan, Duncan, and Zoanthids. Ones I have that are omitted from your list that I believe deserve honorable mention are the cabbage leather and pulsing Xenia. Now I know Xenia can become just as prolific as GSP, but they are so fun to watch. Mine have not taken over, but thrive I believe due to high light, low flow, and low nutrients (nitrate/phosphate). My cabbage leather is also an honorable mention, as it was the size of a postage stamp when I got it and is now easily 3 inches in circumference. I know it may get too big and need to be fragged or I'll need a bigger tank, but it's very satisfying to have one or two fast growing species, the other fast grower would be my Duncan. Overall, A+ advice to nano tankers and new reefers.
Subscribed! I'm getting back into the hobby after 7 long years ao I look forward to watching more of your videos!
Thank you!
You do the best top 10 lists! Thanks mate!
Thanks for watching!
Top ten reef keeper's beards
Another great video!!!!! Thanks
Top 10 Fastest and Easiest growing coral for those hobbyist who want to repopulate the reefs
Top 10 Online Coral Stores that Export and are most helpful
Top 10 Coral that fish need
Thanks Mate. I will be waiting
Top 10 budget friendly lighting, top 10 lighting overall, top 10 in sump skimmers. always look forward to your videos on sunday. And GO HAWKS
Top equipment to help assist you in a successful reef tank. Top brands for lights, tanks, electronics. Top websites. Top 10 reefs in the world. Great video as well, as usual lol
Thanks for telling me about this is really helped since I never worked with coral yet
top 10 things to do before you start live stocking (after cycling brand new tank) !!!
Great vid. Thanks
Thanks Jeff! Listened to your Saltwater Aquarium podcast on the bus ride home last night.
Thank you
Great vid again Jeff! How about a beginners top 10 list of things one should have on hand (IE chemical, pumps, etc) in case of a tank emergency. No one really talks about that till they have an issue and are frantic posting on the forums looking for help.
I'll take a note on your idea, thank you.
Someone i can relate to 🙏🏼
@@MadHattersReef. I agree! Something I’ve never seen is a discussion on using a generator to support a tank- nano and larger. Not knowing any better, I bought a completely outfitted nano tank thinking it would be easier. As you might expect, it was a challenge! After six months I had it functioning properly and was enjoying it tremendously. Then disaster. We get hurricanes, evacuate and lose power. I lost everything and haven’t tried again. I don’t want to set it up unless I have a generator. I have no idea what I need to buy or where to begin.
Top 10 favorite aquarium supplies/accessories/equipment under $50
Ahahaha. "Under $50"
No such thing in reefing
Fish net
Nice !
I just started my saltwater tank. I've been following you though the whole set up and thank you for your very informative videos! I have a decent clean up crew and 4 green chromis. My question is I have a white led ans a blue led how do i know if its strong enough for corals?
You can try to do a top 10 reef equipment video, that make reefing easier.
I do love mushrooms corals! It's a really very beautiful and hardy kind of corals. I own 2 species of rhodactis, green hair and superman. The first one divided into two pieces and one of them seems to be starting division as well.
I also have and like so much nuclear green palythoas, candy cane (here in Brazil we call it Trumpet coral), Yellow Polyps, and Carpet Brown. This last is a kind of similar a GSP and grows fast.
1:30 how about some floating plants for the tank, or some small grasses for around the reef? Needs stuff higher up, great video!
Top 10 must do maintenance tasks
details on tank cover-material, clips, pre made, diy, thanks for your time and videos
If you haven’t already done it you should do a top 10 video on what saltwater pests beginners should watch out for the most because most people go into this hobby blind because they have no one to turn to in person💯
Great job! Tell us what you think about different manufacture of reef aquarium.
Love you channel
A good comment to read after deleting some hate. Thank you.
Maybe a top 10 or 5 on fish groups. Example : top 10 dwarf angels. Top 5 gobies.
Also top 5/10 equipment. Example
Top 5 wavemakers.
Great videos keep it up
Mint video thank you, I need your advise
Nice vid. How about top 10 chemicals. Either for dosing or potentially fixing issues.
Top ten places to shop for corals on a budget, T10 easy upgrades to simple reef, T10 reefing myths
@Brian Roberts I was gonna order a six line few weeks ago cuz I saw oh 13$ cool cool , alright address alright shipping “Total:$50” shipping was more expensive that the actual fish
Thanks for all the vids, very helpful.
What is the best lighting for corals because I keep losing coral and money on trying to get my saltwater tank looking good with coral
Nice
Thanks I'm ready for my first corals I want the easiest to start with 50 gal Fowler 18 months old
Thanks
Turn the nano into a rock flower anemone tank.
That's a good idea. I've been eyeing the rock flower anemone over at saltcritters.com
Top ten best looking corals would be a good one
Top 10 cleaner fish/ inverts?
where did you buy or how did you make that screened lid? hubby is setting up a new 150 salt in the next week or so and heard the screen tops are better for lighting than the glass tops
So im setting up my first saltwater tank, ive done quite a lot of research as well. Its cycling now, with salt, rocks, and the substrate. Once this is done in about a week, i plan to add coral as a starter. I got some plankton and other coral foods, but i want my tank to be centered around some shrimp. Periclimenes most likely. So, which (preferabbly low light) coral would you recommend to start with? Id like to add the coral first, so i want to make sure whatever i add wont stop me from adding shrimp in the future due to aggressiveness. I like mushroom corals alot. Thanks! (Also the tanks arent huge, i only plan to how two shrimp, and may e 3 or 4 fish. I want the focal point to be the corals and plants, since i have a ton of freshwater tanks, but ive never experienced coral or anenemos, so id like something that is "active" or fun to watch, and is easy to dip my feet in the hobby with.
Cool video. You can do a top ten best RUclipsr channel.
also one small thing, not trying to step on toes but ricordea mushrooms propogate through longitudanal fission rather than pedal.laceration like discosoma
I want to move to the reef corner of aquarium husbandry.... So I wanted to know if a 40 breeder would be a good start
How about some reviews of your reef equipment that has been working the best for you? maybe some sump upgrades???
Top 10 hitchhikers...
👌👌👌
Thanks Jeff. Top 10 weird fish. Top ten fad fish that died like nemo,seahorses, jellyfish.
Top 10 fish with personality.
I love green star polyps.
That’s an interesting idea
Nice video for beginners like us on coral. Can you make video on aptasia how to eliminate it. Actually aptasia taken over my zoas
best place to order wild live rock for all the ocean life it comes with
What can I use for a substitute for anemone to host clowns? Starting a nano coral and been researching a lot. Are Anemones hard and not beginner,? and I am so glad about the warning on the zoa! Wow. never heard that! supposedly a huge 5 buck frag sale on reef to reef tomorrow so didnt know what o get and definitely want anemone or a substitute. I also want fast growers but wondered how to keep small so it wont overgrow tank and want a variety. I plan on upgrading to 35 gallon though after some growth, dont want a bare frag tank of that size! Also what are the tall sort of cactus looking corals. I want something tall and branching. Are kenya trees good and I have seen I guess they are called colonys of zoa, where there is a variety together and different colors. How would I go about buying that? Sorry so many questions. i really don't know my coral syet except a few.
Yess
Hey Jeff, did you purchase your tank lid, or did you make it?
hi my frag tank size is 48"x33"x15" sump is 40"x24"x15" water volume with sump is 389 litres would a bubble magus curve 7 skimmer rated at 700-900l/h would this be ok what do thick please tell also your videos are great keep at buddy
I think monti caps are also a good choice
In the video you said that Ricordea “leave a piece of their foot behind” to reproduce (this is called pedal laceration btw) and this is incorrect. Rhodactis reproduce that way, but Ricordea grow multiple mouths, and split down the middle... like mitosis.
Zachary Scott umm again no, discosoma use pedal laceration. Rhodactis split in half, but it doesn’t grow 2 mouths.
I have some of those. Also have a leather that grows like crazy.
My cabbage leather is insane.
I would love to see stocking combinations that are functional. I have a 55 corner tank i would love to set up as my first FOWLR, and I have no idea what works with what.
Fowler means - fish only with live rock.
Top 10 circulation pumps. Mp10, Tunze, Maxspect ect and base it off value, how much water it moves, and different modes? Just an idea 🤷♂️
Top 10 reef tanks corals that will take over your tank - i.e. pulsing Zeina, Zeina etc
I was just on WWC an saw a beautiful "Mad Hatter" coral. You should check it out. Might be a good channel piece! Thanks for the videos.
What type of coral is it?
I dont remember. I just looked for it and couldn't find it again. Figures lol
Another place has it. It's a favia
Topshelfaquaticsdotcom
Top 10 Wrasses suitable for small aquariums considerably 30-55 gallon
Do mesh lids cut down evaporation? Obviously they wouldn't be as effective as glass covers
I’m going to set up a 20 gallon fish-only system for Christmas, and I don’t know if I have I good combination of fish. I have a 20 gallon and 10 gallon hang-on-back, a protein skimmer, and live sand. I’m thinking an ocellaris, a Royal gramma, and a fairy wrasse. Also, I want to have reef-friendly fish in case I want to add corals in the future. Can I please have some feedback? (This is my first saltwater aquarium)
The three you mentioned are all great. Some other suggestions: Red/ purple fire fish, yellow watchman goby, pj cardinals, Banggai cardinals, Lubbock wrasse, tail spot blenny, Pygmy hawk fish
am new in the SW aquarium...maybe u can make top 10 coral safe fish for beginner...😁
Top 10 reef designs maybe
TOP 10 green star polyp versions!
IM A NEW SUBSCRIBER AND A NEW 180 GAL. TANK OWNER. I HAVE ALL TUNGA BRANCH AND A FEW LIVE ROCK. IM READY TO START ADDING CORAL ANY SUGGESTIONS
What are u using as a lid
Idea for a vid. What fish groups to keep in a nano tank.. thinking of getting pair of clown fish..
Also need to think about plants to add some colour
Ocellaris/Percula clowns, blennies, gobies, dragonettes(captive bred), cardinals, firefish. It'll vary a bit based on tank size. Hope that helps out.
Why cant i seem to keep torches alive for long? Been in this hobby for 4 years. Cant keep torches alive for more than 5 months. They just seem to retract and die. Only once i bought a head of tank cultured torch and it survived until one day i broke it in half and it died. Are wild torches just hard to keep?
Top 10 best reef aquariums, home made.
Top ten most docile/peaceful fish
How much would you consider putting blastomusa in this list ? and is blastomusa a branching kinda LPS or an encrusting kinda like Favitis ?
ruclips.net/user/shortsHEUgnfBmH-s
Hey nowww!
In my 14gal I have
Zoas
Acans
Hammer
Pavona
Favia (flow keeps sweeps away from others)
Chyphastrea
Leptos
Stylo
Photo gorgonian(it was thriving but hasn’t opened in two weeks)worried
Ricordia
Mushrooms(lava lamp blue is favorite)
Rock flowers green and a red
Monti (sour apple)
Green clove polyp
Toadstool
Rhodactis
Blastomussa
Pagoda
All are small frags.
Get that nano going MHR!
Bye for now. Ak ak.
👍👍
What would you consider as nano?? What size tank will that be?? Is 46G bowfront considered as a nano or maybe little larger then nano?? Your comments will help me a lot.
Can you do a video on neurotic clownfish? Or clownfish in general?
Top ten, clean up crews
Tell us what your top 10 most favorite fish you want in a tank.
Top 10 tangs or top 10 bounce mushrooms
Top 10 sump set ups / layouts
Top 10 ways to save money on lighting,
Are any of these good for a clownfish to host? Thanks
not really but a clownfish will do what it wants to do
Since nano reef tanks are subject to various quick changes, what would be the next size up tank you would go for as a beginner in reef tanks ? Thank you!
That's a hard one. The best tank size for a beginner starting out would be a 40-gallon breeder. Not too deep, not too narrow, enough water volume to make it stable yet not enough to break the bank. 40g is still on the line of being a nano though.
Mad Hatter is a smart guy. That said, my strategy is going to be to go to a 90g it higher when my corals start to outgrow my nano. I've heard it multiple times where where people go from a 10g to 20g to 55g to 70g to 90g to 120, and it just sounds exhausting and expensive. It's probably cheaper and more efficient in the long run to go to the next biggest size in your budget/available space. If the same equipment will work for a 60 and a 90, get the 90 to decrease the "Lilly Pads" between upgrades.
Lighting, Lighting Lighting!!!!
I’ve tried to different zoas in my 14 gallon bio cube. I have a nicrew 35w reef light running. I cannot get them to grow and they are slowly dying off. Nitrates are 0 ammonium 0. I do a water change every two week with RODI water. Live stock is two clowns and a cleaner shrimp. Idk what I’m doing wrong
Are you dipping them.
Best onlin store for tanks and corals ?
Top 10 tips for a frag tank
Zoanthids imho should be left to only the most expreiced hardocore reefers due to the fact that it has palytoxins.
My son has a 55 gal and wants to make a saltwater aquarium.. but don’t know about the equipment..
Idea 4 u. Top 10 nano reef cleen up crew
I like it!
Why not do top 10 divide by colors? Many times when I planning my tanks I think in the colors. Exemple : top 10 Red fish, top 10 blue fishs, Pink, gray, green, yellow, purple,... And The same for coral. 😉
Do you think dwarf Pygmy angelfish are reef safe?? The internet says with caution
I say it’s 50/50 I’ve had good luck with them, but you need to feed them a lot
Maybe a video on what corals clown fish will take too other than anemones
Any 😂
Tp 10 sump setups
Top ten beginners lighting
How many fish and invertebrates can you keep in a 20 gallon tank
Fish: 3-4 (Small ones) Inverts: Depends, 1 per gallon of snails and H. crabs
Top ten bare bottom corals for the glass
How to frag?
Top 10 species only tank
Great video Jeff!!! One question....lol What do people consider a nano nowadays? I've heard that my 65g is one 😂😂😂😂
Same