I’ve always understood a significant water change is the best way to “re-set” a tank, especially if there are problems but in this case, for regular maintenance. I’ve never understood the reluctance among reefkeepers to do water changes of any size, so I love seeing something like this, that proves water changes are beneficial and large-scale WCs aren’t dangerous provided they’re done quickly, the way you do them. Okay, I must excuse myself now, to go and do a 50% water change on Mollywood....😁 I’ve been doing this every three days, to combat high phosphate and nitrate, and I’m winning! Once the levels are where they should be, I’ll use Tropic Marin’s Elimiphos long life granules to keep them there. Because I know people reading this comment will think I’m nuts for doing 50% WCs every three days for the rest of time....😂😂😂
I think the reluctance for water changes is because for the majority of us it's a pain in the neck. Buckets, towels, tubes... water and drips everywhere... Containers with the new mixed water with pumps, heaters etc.... My aquarium is nowhere near a drain in my flat which makes it even worse. I use the Triton method and do large water (80%+) changes maybe only once or twice a year if needed with no noticible problems on my 360l sps/lps tank..
I was in exactly the situation you describe until 2 years ago and I always felt it came with the territory - it was indeed a messy PITA but necessary. My tanks were in my living room. My RODI and salt mixing were in the basement. I siphoned out 2G at a time and walked the containers to the kitchen sink to dump them. Five times. Then five trips down and up with new water. The mess and inconvenience of it led me to set up a system to make it easier with my new builds (I’m not getting any younger 😁) so now, it’s really simple and convenient. In my mind, avoiding WCs is like planting a beautiful garden but never pulling weeds....and leaving it so long that your garden is ruined. 🤷♀️
@@Reefgrrl I have no option than carrying buckets through the house, it's just not practical. Using the full Triton method, water changes are almost unecesary. When I do do them , i don't see any viisble effects, either positive or negative. If your garden is well balanced, weeds simply don't grow. I have used this method for many years with no major problems. There's more than one way to cook an egg....
I’m not disagreeing with you - except saying that weeds won’t grow because they will, no matter what you do. Balance has nothing to do with it when birds, rodents and the wind are bringing seeds on a constant basis. 😁 By using Triton correctly, it seems you’ve found your path to success. You’re 100% right - reefing is one of the best examples of where there are many ways to do things. But if ever a dosing pump goes bonkers, or chemicals get spilled into your tank, the best way to recover will be a large WC. That’s what I meant about a re-set for the tank. The use of a large WC for maintenance purposes will bypass a lot of issues where chemicals or mechanical processes would need to be used. I think it’s the most awesome thing about Gallery Aquatica tv - Cam shows us many different examples of how tanks are run successfully. 👍🏻👍🏻
Its interesting, after,10 years I have found my sps have sometimes rtn issues after big water changes using NSW (temp and parameter matched) . The best results I've had are from small weekly changes. but as you said this tank has no other export method.
Why do I feel there's always a sweet harmony between your T-shirt colors and the atmosphere of your marine tanks maintenance jobs ??!! is it just what I sense or somebody else share me the same ? ,,Great work cam
Very upbeat and informative, Sir! U R the envy of many of us...... Plse, how often in this 95% change done? By the calander or nitrate level? What support equipment is in place? Chiller/heater, skimmer, mechanical filtration & any sump?
Is Good reef tank I would like to learn more about how you from the US do the TPAs, here in the BR and a little weak to do maintenance on the guest houses. Congratulations on your dedication, won another subscriber 👏 👏 👏
Hey Cam, interesting video. What do you mean with, this tank has no nutrient export system? I don't think I quite understand. Does that mean there's no protein skimmer? Or no sump entirely?
Swapped out a sump yesterday and just to make things easier just dumped all the water which was about 70 gallons or so, thought that was a big water change, reality is that's maybe 25% only, but still. Can't imagine doing a 95% water change unless something really wrong is happening.
How much does a service call like this cost? Every three weeks you guys must have worked out a deal! I love this method! Going to investigate out here.
I actually haven’t put my price up much in the 10 years that I’ve been helping Jaime with his tank, and given that natural seawater is a cheap commodity in South East Queensland this isn’t overly expensive. If we were doing waterchanges this size with artificial salt it would be ridiculously expensive. Cam
How long can the coral out of the water? Reason why I am asking is I am having solar panels installed on my house and the top of my frog spawn will be exposed for a few hours while power is off.
We do this every 3 weeks. It’s a good system for nutrient control, however it is somewhat risky and if you don’t experience high nutrient load smaller waterchanges are recommended. Cam
I suppose you checked the pump before you drain the system? Or you got lazy? Imagine the stress level if the pump not working. This will be a very hard and long bucket running 😀
This is my worst fear, draining the tank then realising the pump doesn’t work. I usually have a spare with me, however I actually forgot to pack it this waterchange😐
@@GalleryAquaticaTV This happens frequently to all of us if a system working well. "Oh, I forgot this time. Anyway, it always works all the other times" :)
We probably could do less than 95%, however this tank doesn’t have any other form of nutrient export, and over the years we’ve found the tank does best with this maintenance regime. Cam
Is that your tank? If not, I just don't get the reason to have a nice tank like that then hire ppl to change water for you. So there's no hobby in it other than feeding them, and adding fish whenever you get more. That's just me. It's not hard to change the water and you're paying even more money for something simple and takes away from the experience of having fish.
We service tanks for all different types of clients. Some get involved and help maintain their tanks, but many clients don’t want to get involved and purely enjoy having a beautiful aquarium in their home without getting their hands wet. Cam
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Making a diffuser as soon as I get home great idea for those big water changes. Love ya work guys
Thanks😊 that diffuser has made all the difference with some of these tanks. Cam
Always a pleasure. Those bonsai looking coral colonies sure are something to drool over. Christ they look good.
Yep. You can’t beat mature coral colonies. Cam
That is a beautiful set up and very well maintained. Keen for something this size one day!
Wonderful video. You really do put out some cracking videos. Keep doing it, please.
The owner is colorblind if I remember correctly. What a beautiful tank
Good memory, yes he is colourblind.
I’ve always understood a significant water change is the best way to “re-set” a tank, especially if there are problems but in this case, for regular maintenance. I’ve never understood the reluctance among reefkeepers to do water changes of any size, so I love seeing something like this, that proves water changes are beneficial and large-scale WCs aren’t dangerous provided they’re done quickly, the way you do them. Okay, I must excuse myself now, to go and do a 50% water change on Mollywood....😁 I’ve been doing this every three days, to combat high phosphate and nitrate, and I’m winning! Once the levels are where they should be, I’ll use Tropic Marin’s Elimiphos long life granules to keep them there. Because I know people reading this comment will think I’m nuts for doing 50% WCs every three days for the rest of time....😂😂😂
I think the reluctance for water changes is because for the majority of us it's a pain in the neck. Buckets, towels, tubes... water and drips everywhere... Containers with the new mixed water with pumps, heaters etc.... My aquarium is nowhere near a drain in my flat which makes it even worse. I use the Triton method and do large water (80%+) changes maybe only once or twice a year if needed with no noticible problems on my 360l sps/lps tank..
I was in exactly the situation you describe until 2 years ago and I always felt it came with the territory - it was indeed a messy PITA but necessary. My tanks were in my living room. My RODI and salt mixing were in the basement. I siphoned out 2G at a time and walked the containers to the kitchen sink to dump them. Five times. Then five trips down and up with new water. The mess and inconvenience of it led me to set up a system to make it easier with my new builds (I’m not getting any younger 😁) so now, it’s really simple and convenient. In my mind, avoiding WCs is like planting a beautiful garden but never pulling weeds....and leaving it so long that your garden is ruined. 🤷♀️
@@Reefgrrl I have no option than carrying buckets through the house, it's just not practical. Using the full Triton method, water changes are almost unecesary. When I do do them , i don't see any viisble effects, either positive or negative. If your garden is well balanced, weeds simply don't grow. I have used this method for many years with no major problems. There's more than one way to cook an egg....
I’m not disagreeing with you - except saying that weeds won’t grow because they will, no matter what you do. Balance has nothing to do with it when birds, rodents and the wind are bringing seeds on a constant basis. 😁
By using Triton correctly, it seems you’ve found your path to success. You’re 100% right - reefing is one of the best examples of where there are many ways to do things. But if ever a dosing pump goes bonkers, or chemicals get spilled into your tank, the best way to recover will be a large WC. That’s what I meant about a re-set for the tank. The use of a large WC for maintenance purposes will bypass a lot of issues where chemicals or mechanical processes would need to be used. I think it’s the most awesome thing about Gallery Aquatica tv - Cam shows us many different examples of how tanks are run successfully. 👍🏻👍🏻
I thinks it's mostly beocuse water Chang is mess Hasselbeck fiddly...and it can be expensive replacing all that salt water and chemistry products.
Cam, YOU built a beautiful tank. YOU made a work of living art. Your patron should be very happy.
Low tide😁I remember the first candy episode. So precise and neat as always Cam👍🏼
Great video again Cam... I can't get enough of this kind of videos. Keep up the great job! BTW superb tank! Truly beautiful!
Thanks so much for the encouraging feedback! We have a few great jobs coming up so hopefully we can keep up the standard😉 Cam
Its interesting, after,10 years I have found my sps have sometimes rtn issues after big water changes using NSW (temp and parameter matched) . The best results I've had are from small weekly changes. but as you said this tank has no other export method.
Why do I feel there's always a sweet harmony between your T-shirt colors and the atmosphere of your marine tanks maintenance jobs ??!! is it just what I sense or somebody else share me the same ? ,,Great work cam
Another great video cam. Thank you
Thanks for watching Jeff😊
Very nice.. can you show us how do you collect water from sea and filter it?
He doesn't he just mixes salt with water
@@Matt-kn8mi They use natural sea water for all of their tanks
Very upbeat and informative, Sir! U R the envy of many of us...... Plse, how often in this 95% change done? By the calander or nitrate level? What support equipment is in place? Chiller/heater, skimmer, mechanical filtration & any sump?
great question - pity Cam has not answered
Is Good reef tank I would like to learn more about how you from the US do the TPAs, here in the BR and a little weak to do maintenance on the guest houses.
Congratulations on your dedication, won another subscriber 👏 👏 👏
Lovely tank! Are the sun corals glued to the glass or stuck on magnets?
They are actually growing on the magnets. The original colony spawned and small colonies popped up everywhere😊
Love the candy cane! What type of fittings are allowing the PVC to rotate freely?
Hey Cam, interesting video. What do you mean with, this tank has no nutrient export system? I don't think I quite understand. Does that mean there's no protein skimmer? Or no sump entirely?
Well done Cam love the video neat tank great tips too
Thanks mate😊
Epic tank indeed...another great vid
Beautiful tank!
Thanks Cameron😊 Cameron
Swapped out a sump yesterday and just to make things easier just dumped all the water which was about 70 gallons or so, thought that was a big water change, reality is that's maybe 25% only, but still. Can't imagine doing a 95% water change unless something really wrong is happening.
Can practically smell those exposed coral! Lol
This is absolutely awesome!
Exposed acro sure does have a unique smell😂
How much does a service call like this cost? Every three weeks you guys must have worked out a deal! I love this method! Going to investigate out here.
I actually haven’t put my price up much in the 10 years that I’ve been helping Jaime with his tank, and given that natural seawater is a cheap commodity in South East Queensland this isn’t overly expensive. If we were doing waterchanges this size with artificial salt it would be ridiculously expensive. Cam
Great vid, god there is some amazing colonies in that tank #goals :)
There sure is. It’s interesting to watch videos of this tank from 7-8 years ago to see how much everything has grown. Cam
Very beautiful setup. Question, do you use natural seawater?
From a previous video on this tank I believe they do.
Yes, we collect our own natural seawater. Cam
Parfait et merci !!! 👍👍👍
Have you ever considered using a garden sprayer to mist the tap corals while you do big water changes like that?
I do use one if I think the corals will be out of the water for top long. Cam
Would you recommend that amount if using red sea coral pro on a 100% softy tank.
No, unless you have nitrate issues. I don’t often do this type of waterchange, however I do it for this client at his request. Cam
How long can the coral out of the water? Reason why I am asking is I am having solar panels installed on my house and the top of my frog spawn will be exposed for a few hours while power is off.
A few hours isn’t good for a frogspawn. You could scrape wet newspaper across it, but ideally I’d move it for the time being. Cam
I’ve seen a tank in the keys that circulates water from a pump at the end of a long boat dock. Cycled the water once per day.
How are those sun corals mounted on the side wall Cam?
They’re attached to a magnet!
Can you use natural seawater unfiltered? Or does it need some preparation?
You can use it either way, assuming the weather conditions are good when you collect. We normally filter it but not always. Cam
Gallery Aquatica TV thanks for your answer, maybe make a video about collecting seawater, that would be interesting.
I'd love to see a video of how you collect your NSW
It’s not far off...
how often do you do a water change on this tank?
How do you make sure fresh water has exact same temperature as in the display tank?
We keep our source water under cover so it doesn’t get too warm, and we check the temp before the waterchange. Cam
How often are the 95% water change done in 1 month?
We do them every 3 weeks. Cam
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you are doing only 95% change for this tank? and how offten ? and is it better than 25% ?
We do this every 3 weeks. It’s a good system for nutrient control, however it is somewhat risky and if you don’t experience high nutrient load smaller waterchanges are recommended. Cam
How often do you do that to that tank and do you do it to all your customers?
We do this every 3 weeks. It’s not something I generally do for my clients, however this client has requested we do it this way. Cam
@@GalleryAquaticaTV Intetesting. Thank you.
How often do you do these mega changes?
Every 3 weeks! Cam
Why does is not shock the corals of that big water change?
We run the parameters close to natural seawater so there’s not really any parameter swings. Cam
How do you filter the sea water before using for the tank?
We just run it through a filter sock. If we’re careful with where and when we collect the water is always very good. Cam
so sad that this tank is now shut down 😢
With a 95% water change, do you worry about a mini cycle that could throw the parameters out of whack?
Shouldn't be any new cycle as long as not making changes to bio media. Bacteria is in your rock/sand/media, not the water so all should be good.
Acotyac is correct, we don’t suffer water chemistry issues as the bio media isn’t disturbed during the process. Cam
So how often do you guys do 95% water change on that tank?
Every 3 weeks usually. Cam
And I thought doing 5 gallon water changes were cumbersome
amazing how bland they look in comparison without the light on
I know, I think that every single time I turn the lights off a tank like this.
I suppose you checked the pump before you drain the system? Or you got lazy?
Imagine the stress level if the pump not working. This will be a very hard and long bucket running 😀
This is my worst fear, draining the tank then realising the pump doesn’t work. I usually have a spare with me, however I actually forgot to pack it this waterchange😐
@@GalleryAquaticaTV This happens frequently to all of us if a system working well. "Oh, I forgot this time. Anyway, it always works all the other times" :)
Why do such an aggressive water change? Why not 50 percent or less.
We probably could do less than 95%, however this tank doesn’t have any other form of nutrient export, and over the years we’ve found the tank does best with this maintenance regime. Cam
Is that your tank? If not, I just don't get the reason to have a nice tank like that then hire ppl to change water for you. So there's no hobby in it other than feeding them, and adding fish whenever you get more. That's just me. It's not hard to change the water and you're paying even more money for something simple and takes away from the experience of having fish.
We service tanks for all different types of clients. Some get involved and help maintain their tanks, but many clients don’t want to get involved and purely enjoy having a beautiful aquarium in their home without getting their hands wet. Cam