13 minutes in, and i found out that i made a beginner mistake on my water level in sump; i now have 10x more flow through my refugium; thank you for making this video!
@@WorldWideCoralsI just found out the same on a 20 gal AIO I’ve had running for almost 2 years and another 15 gal I setup a couple months back! Waaaay more flow going through the chambers now.
This is absolutely phenomenal information. I have been in the hobby for 30 years (yes that is the correct number) and this was done in a way that STILL injected new fresh prospective for even myself -and I am pretty obsessive. BRS TV did a great job of doing stuff like this in the past, but I think there is a max saturation of info from them at this point (I don't mean that in a bad way). There is only so much one person has to give/teach. Each of our interests and expertises are different. WWC is a MUCH needed voice in this community. I think the thing you guys do better than nearly anyone in the industry is FLOW. The more flow info you guys can share the better. I also think you guys nail lighting too... but no one does flow like you guys do flow. I think you really underestimate how much you have to share with the rest of the industry/hobby in this regard. What is basic information for you all is groundbreaking to most of us -regardless of years in the hobby. THANK YOU. When you guys speak we listen -your results speak for themselves.
Ive been reefing pretty successfully for about 3 years now and never knew what the baffles were used for 😂 crazy to see it in a visual like this. This video is awesome in explaining the concept! 🤙
That's a huge torch to pass, not so sure about filling those shoes but we are going to keep plugging away and hopefully help a few of us along the way.
Feel like BRS is still a huge contributor to the hobby with the testing they are doing to help everyone. Yes, this vid as basic as it is provided some info I had never thought about that has a major impact. Super happy they are putting stuff out like this.
I could not agree with this more. This a great deep dive on theory and done in a new novel way. It is great to have some fresh prospective from great experts.
As someone that has been in this hobby for less than a year, I have got to say this was the most enlightening and relevant video I have seen thus far. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us!
Josh, you were an absolute gent with me as a travelling brit just about to get my tank wet. Two years later, and I still remember you showing me around the farm and behind the scenes. Love the vids.
@@jdearel1 all because of the sights I was seeing, and the detailed explanations from you! Was most unexpected for someone who couldn't be a customer, yet found themselves in the store. I've made a bunch more trips to visit (used to hit the shop on way to MCO) - and all staff I've encountered have lived up to this!
Josh, what a great visual demonstration and walkthrough of how water moves through a sytem. It makes it super easy for our newest hobbiests to understand. Well done!.
Thank you. That's the goal. I feel like this is overlooked and just expected to work straight out of the box. I just so happen to know a guy that makes some really cool return flow adapters as well. Thanks for your kind words
I appreciate the break down. I have been in this hobby for 4 years, I started with Luo's current tank IM 25. I just upgraded to a 4820 peninsula and realized I have too much water for my sump compartment. I always wondered why my protein selection was pretty stagnant. Your break down on how each selection is below one another and where the flow should be is a huge help and I appreciate it! Just by decreasing the water level I have noticed an increase to my pH due to the additional gas exchange! Thanks again
I got into the Hobby about 7 months ago and your guys videos have helped me a lot. I like how i can simplify or complicate this hobby. You guys take the complicated portion and make it easier to understand. Thank you.
This video series is great, another great introductory video that even experienced hobbyist get wrong because we just grow in our ways and forget to go back to basics like sump levels.
Be stern, sir! We need to realize that you are a literal professional by definition and most of us are amateurs(overstatement lol) at best. I literally had a aha moment and thought back to my previous biocube14. I always thought my return pump seemed strong but my filtration seemed weak. This is exactly why. I thought I was increasing my water volume as much as possible but I was actually decreasing filtration. Wow🤯
Admire your approach as always Josh. You really are an asset to WWC. Congrats on sustaining a successful career in reef keeping man. Hope all is well otherwise too!
Josh is a master on how to explain to me like I’m a two year old so I can understand. Thank You The visual demonstration helped so much. I already know at least 3 things I need to adjust with my all in one. Love watching your content videos. Keep them coming.
The tip at the end about running too much flow through the return and overflow just solved a 3 year problem for me. Water tank in rimless tank was too high and constant adjustment of the gate valve to try to keep the overflow quite…. Now I have the proper water level in my tank and it’s silent! THANK YOU JOSH!
This was a genuinely helpful and informative video. Thank you for sharing. I have an average tank with sump, and also a Nuvo40, and it looks like I’ve been doing the Nuvo wrong for a few years now 😬
Absolutely amazing video! I have been struggling and I am also new to the hobby. This information has helped me readjust my tanks setup. I’m confident this will fix the nitrate issues. I deep cleaned the chambers also to start fresh. Thank you!
@@jdearel1 love learning from you brother. Live south of the shop so I’ll have to come visit. Keep up the great work and looking forward to the next video.
Very interesting video about the waterflow and also cool demonstration. really like these kind of videos. I could watch and also listen to you explaining things about reef tanks for hours. Much love from germany✌️
Cycling my first tank in a couple of weeks. I’ve probably watched at least 150 hours of videos, but haven’t heard this simple explanation before. Very helpful thanks.
Ah ha moment is definitely what just happened to me because I have 2 AIO systems and I struggle with them back chambers .. now you have given me the solution to my problems .. thank you
Great info. I ironically worked on dialing my dursos better this morning. Which was a pain because they can be noisy. But figured it out and turning over my tank twice as much now!
I needed this video. I just got my first saltwater tank setup from an old dude that didn't have time anymore. It's an EVO 13.5. He has a refugium in the middle chamber but the return pump on an inch of tubing at the very top of the return chamber. I wish you guys were closer to me. I have no good fish store in my town.
As a beginner I watched SO many videos about setting up a tank and I can not remember that I ever heard someting about the water level in my sump. And now I am finding out it is way too high. Thanks! Changed it now!
Great video, very helpful and informative. Thank you for actually explaining the how and not just the why. Too many creators out there that miss that part. Its great to tell people that something is important, but it doesn't help when they never, or cant, seem to explain HOW to achieve it properly. Good job.
I watched the video hoping to learn a tip or two, that I didn’t already know… That didn’t happen! However, if I was newer to the hobby… this was an excellent video! Explaining while showing examples… terrific! Great video, WWC.
Man what a great video. Great explanation and for myself a visual learner this was perfect. Can we get a video on an in depth “pros and cons” of running carbon and gfo - I hear that running gfo strips elements that are beneficial to some corals. Thanks in advance.
Hi Josh, Thank you for your fantastic video on water flow and waste management! I really appreciate all the information you shared. Your videos are incredibly helpful, and I always learn so much from them. I wanted to share that I’m one of WWC Orlando’s clients. After a 16-year break from the hobby, I got back into it almost two months ago. I have a BioCube 32 running with an AI Prime 16, Axis 40, 2 Nero 3s, a UV sterilizer, protein skimmer, Chaeto, Chemi Pure Blue, some media with bio balls, rock frags, ceramic, and a dual nozzle on the return. I'm still trying to figure out the best positions for the Nero 3s and the dual nozzle to achieve optimal water flow. Do you have any advice or suggestions for my setup? Thank you again for all your great content! Best regards,
Great video! I had a tank with a built in filter and never knew this. I just had a couple questions. Can I use a lower intake instead of a higher one shown in the example or is it possible to use both at the same time? And is it ok to keep a frag rack in front of my intake?
Such a useful video, although how would you maintain the levels in the rear chamber if your tank has an overflow weir down the bottom as well as the top, it seems as though the water level stays completely the same across all compartments and the tank, it creates a bio film on the surface which sucks, is it possible to fix?
It's hard to answer this without seeing. However if it is anything like the marine land overflows of times past, they took have a lover intake but it is just a passage behind the cover that also flows up and over the top along with the upper weir. This does the same thing because it creates a draw.
Brother..This and your prior video were amazingly informative. I followed your lighting suggestions and I can see the corals responding positively already. Now I have to get some water drop in my sump as I've always had it set to equal to my return pump due to 8" level wanted for my skimmer. Keep these coming :)
@WorldWideCorals Great Video Josh ! I own a JBJ RF-65 and after this video I believe I am running to much water in my back chamber . Are you familiar with this tank ? where should my water level be ? On one side i run a Cup with filter floss and the other Cup with Carbon /Gfo when needed . Tunze 9012 skimmer in second chamber ( on side w no floss) Thanks
A Minimum of of 2" above the pump in the pump chamber. All the way up to 2" below the last baffle fall dial in between those two marks to get the desired noise of cascade.
This is exactly what I needed. I run a 25 gallon AIO and I kept my water levels as high as possible. Been like that for a year. Rethinking everything now
Yo! I've been watching videos for a couple of days. I have a hanging filter. I've been struggling with flow and good coral placement. This video helps!! Now, can we do a follow-up video on just the hanging filter and flow for coral and marine aquariums? Please! 😊
Excelente video. Very welled explained. Can you do a video on how to set a media rack. I have 2 Red Sea C 130 tanks that have all filtration chambers in the back, like the small tank that you used to show where to keep water level. And Its, embarrassing but I had my water level way too high. Actually, it's higher than what you showed in the exaggeration example you did. My water level was almost to the height of the return pump inlet ton the tank in return chamber. The good thing is that thanks to your well-made video, I learned and corrected the water level height. Thank you for making well put together videos like this one.
WWC there's a lot of videos out there about flow, but they're all about flow in a tank with the weir tucked away into the corner or in a peninsula. I've struggled with flow all my days. Normal flow patterns dont exist in my tank. I've a weir in the middle of the back wall in a 3x2x2. I'm always moving wavemakers around as when I put new coral in or it grows it can get blasted with too much flow being redirected of the weir, or when I move the wavemakers something somewhere else gets annoyed. Have yous had similar tanks in the past our do yous know to stay away from this type of tank?
That was helpful! My AIO directions told me something abut water levels but it was confusing without a visual! When I leak tested I filled the return chamber to the top, and I suspected I was doing it wrong but I didn’t wasn’t sure what I was supposed to do instead :)
A hang on filter is just extremely inefficient at doing the job. The likelihood of material in the water column passing by the pickup is significant less than a surface skimming overflow. Utilizing the movement from the power head to direct the flow of particulate toward the pickup will increase it's effectiveness by a small percentage. Next best would be an additional hob.
Realized I definitely have my water too high in the back of my tank. How do I fix that and not cause a lot of splashing noise though? Stronger return pump?
I have a long tank,6,5 ft.I have 2 gyres and 2 wave makers.Cant get the right flow.Problem with gyres is i always let them run forward.Its not bad maintenace but i find that they quickly make and howling sound if you let them run back and forward.So i let them run constantly.Cant get my euphillia movement right,its frustrating.Great vid also👍
Really useful video. I think my water levels are too high. My middle and return chamber are lower than the skim chamber but 2 and 3 are the same level.
It seems like even when I get particles back up into suspension in my 20 AIO, they do not hold at the surface and just recirculate. Some particles do make it through the weir but most approach, then fall back into circulation towards the powerhead. Could this have to do with surface tension? My lighting brackets break the water surface on both sides.
Heard to understand what you are saying entirely but turn off the powerhead and play with the surface skimming that way. It's possibly there isn't enough draw through the weir. If that's the case there needs to be more return pump. If not the way your powerhead is directing flow it is creating an inefficiency for drainage
@@WorldWideCorals It's a new tank so tinkering with it as I go along. Recently fed some frozen food, when pumps kicked back on after "feed mode", I watched some particles get stirred up and seem to just circle. Return pump is set to around 200 gph. Nero 3 pump is set to 30% and its positioned on the right side glass, pretty much the same spot as the WB20 tank I saw in one of the WWC videos. I'm going to play around with it, maybe try removing light brackets to see if that's causing the issue, then see if increasing return helps, and mess with the powerhead positioning. Right now seems like the setup I have is creating a zone by the weir where particles cant decide which way to go.
@@jdearel1 Yes, there seem to be an inefficiency in the area by the weir that is causing particles to be "confused" which way to go. Going to take your advice and start with surface skimming, no powerhead.
So how would you do the flow on synergy reef RM-34 the chamber where my roll mat sits and the chamber where my protein skimmer sits is the same however I did fix it where me return pump sits I have lowered it but protein skimmer chamber and roll chamber are the same level
It would be cool to see a an optimal AOI fuge design. Maybe two designs one for a single overflow and another for larger tanks with two. Tank shown here has some tight plates while others have a big gap/chamber between the inital overflow and getting to the return pump.. how does that affect things? is it just more room to put things like a heater or bio media or is it not as good for some other reason?
Great video as ever team. Im struggling a little with positioning my powerhead in my red sea reefer 200. I have a reef wave 25 which is a gyre style pump. Ive notice my red montipora is getting a lot of debris sitting on it. The powerhead is above the plate with one pump angled up for surface flow and the other angled further down. I also have lps in the tank so unsure if i should increase flow, angle it more directly at the plate or add another powerhead on the opposite side pushing water over the plate directly. Do you have any thoughts Josh? Cheers Allister
The position below your power heads will always be the place where the heavier debris falls. This is why I prefer multiple sources of flow. Because the opposing side would prevent this from happening if delivered properly.
Hey please do more videos on nano budget tanks! By the way if you use Seachem Tidal hang on filter, it has surface skimming feature built in. It also has an oxygenation drop wall, but I'm not sure how effective it is (maybe yall could tell me) so either way I'm going to stick a wood airstone under a powerhead and see how that goes. Also of course powerhead near surface for agitation... I think these are big nano secrets lol. 20 Gallon long :)
13 minutes in, and i found out that i made a beginner mistake on my water level in sump; i now have 10x more flow through my refugium; thank you for making this video!
You are so welcome!
@@WorldWideCoralsI just found out the same on a 20 gal AIO I’ve had running for almost 2 years and another 15 gal I setup a couple months back! Waaaay more flow going through the chambers now.
This is absolutely phenomenal information. I have been in the hobby for 30 years (yes that is the correct number) and this was done in a way that STILL injected new fresh prospective for even myself -and I am pretty obsessive. BRS TV did a great job of doing stuff like this in the past, but I think there is a max saturation of info from them at this point (I don't mean that in a bad way). There is only so much one person has to give/teach. Each of our interests and expertises are different. WWC is a MUCH needed voice in this community. I think the thing you guys do better than nearly anyone in the industry is FLOW. The more flow info you guys can share the better. I also think you guys nail lighting too... but no one does flow like you guys do flow. I think you really underestimate how much you have to share with the rest of the industry/hobby in this regard. What is basic information for you all is groundbreaking to most of us -regardless of years in the hobby. THANK YOU. When you guys speak we listen -your results speak for themselves.
Ive been reefing pretty successfully for about 3 years now and never knew what the baffles were used for 😂 crazy to see it in a visual like this. This video is awesome in explaining the concept! 🤙
lol happy we could fill that blank in for you.
EVERY BEGINNER SHOULD WATCH THIS DEMONSTRATION
Thank you!
The level of knowledge provided in the WWC videos takes me back to BRS videos a couple of years ago!
Keep up the great work of sharing knowledge!❤
That's a huge torch to pass, not so sure about filling those shoes but we are going to keep plugging away and hopefully help a few of us along the way.
Feel like BRS is still a huge contributor to the hobby with the testing they are doing to help everyone. Yes, this vid as basic as it is provided some info I had never thought about that has a major impact. Super happy they are putting stuff out like this.
I could not agree with this more. This a great deep dive on theory and done in a new novel way. It is great to have some fresh prospective from great experts.
As someone that has been in this hobby for less than a year, I have got to say this was the most enlightening and relevant video I have seen thus far. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us!
Thank for trusting us Elliot! We will continue to provide videos like this!
Josh, you were an absolute gent with me as a travelling brit just about to get my tank wet. Two years later, and I still remember you showing me around the farm and behind the scenes.
Love the vids.
Thank you so much!! Happy Josh left a lasting impression 😁😁
Two years? That's a heck of an impression! Thank you for your continued support
@@jdearel1 all because of the sights I was seeing, and the detailed explanations from you!
Was most unexpected for someone who couldn't be a customer, yet found themselves in the store. I've made a bunch more trips to visit (used to hit the shop on way to MCO) - and all staff I've encountered have lived up to this!
Josh, what a great visual demonstration and walkthrough of how water moves through a sytem. It makes it super easy for our newest hobbiests to understand. Well done!.
Thank you. That's the goal. I feel like this is overlooked and just expected to work straight out of the box. I just so happen to know a guy that makes some really cool return flow adapters as well. Thanks for your kind words
I appreciate the break down. I have been in this hobby for 4 years, I started with Luo's current tank IM 25. I just upgraded to a 4820 peninsula and realized I have too much water for my sump compartment. I always wondered why my protein selection was pretty stagnant. Your break down on how each selection is below one another and where the flow should be is a huge help and I appreciate it! Just by decreasing the water level I have noticed an increase to my pH due to the additional gas exchange! Thanks again
Little bits of help go a long way when it comes to sustained filtration
I got into the Hobby about 7 months ago and your guys videos have helped me a lot. I like how i can simplify or complicate this hobby. You guys take the complicated portion and make it easier to understand. Thank you.
You're very welcome my friend
Brilliant, now I REALLY understand this! You are so good at this, best teacher ever! THANK YOU!🤩
That's why we do these. Thank you for your support
This video series is great, another great introductory video that even experienced hobbyist get wrong because we just grow in our ways and forget to go back to basics like sump levels.
Thank you so much for the love and support on the channel.
Be stern, sir! We need to realize that you are a literal professional by definition and most of us are amateurs(overstatement lol) at best. I literally had a aha moment and thought back to my previous biocube14. I always thought my return pump seemed strong but my filtration seemed weak. This is exactly why. I thought I was increasing my water volume as much as possible but I was actually decreasing filtration. Wow🤯
We learn something new each day!
This was excellently done. The visual along with the explanations... Excellent job Josh. Can't wait for your other videos.
Thank you so much for watching Douglas!
Great video, learned alot I have been doing this for 14 years. There is always more to learn.
How crazy is that 14 years? Thanks for your support, I'm sure we can get a bit more advanced with some of this but for sure fundamentals first.
I appreciate the videos Josh!! I have no LFS’s so this helps a lot!!
No problem Shawn thank you for watching!
Thanks WWC Josh! Very helpful as I'm in the process of setting up my first salt water tank ❤
If you have questions please reach out to us!
Love the break down! Being new to this hobby this video helps tremendously.
Thank you for watching and very happy to help
Thank you for this video, im on the west coast of FL. Hopefully one day will make it to your shop. 👊
Let us know when you come to visit!!
Admire your approach as always Josh. You really are an asset to WWC. Congrats on sustaining a successful career in reef keeping man. Hope all is well otherwise too!
🙌 Thank you! I will make sure to let Josh know.
I started my 1st tank 2 years ago and it's the first video that properly explained flow! Thank you so much, I'm going to move some pumps around now.
Josh is a master on how to explain to me like I’m a two year old so I can understand. Thank You
The visual demonstration helped so much. I already know at least 3 things I need to adjust with my all in one. Love watching your content videos. Keep them coming.
Thank you so much for watching
The tip at the end about running too much flow through the return and overflow just solved a 3 year problem for me. Water tank in rimless tank was too high and constant adjustment of the gate valve to try to keep the overflow quite…. Now I have the proper water level in my tank and it’s silent! THANK YOU JOSH!
It's unfortunate that it is so simple, yet not obvious. 3 years is defeated, glad you stuck with it.
This was a genuinely helpful and informative video. Thank you for sharing. I have an average tank with sump, and also a Nuvo40, and it looks like I’ve been doing the Nuvo wrong for a few years now 😬
We will keep these videos coming! We want everyone to succeed as much as possible
I needed this lesson so much! Thank you for creating this!
Happy we could help!
Thx Josh!! Look forward to the next one!
🙌🙌 Thank you for watching
Awesome video and demonstration on flow & nutrient in tanks.
Thank you! 🤘🤘
Absolutely amazing video! I have been struggling and I am also new to the hobby. This information has helped me readjust my tanks setup. I’m confident this will fix the nitrate issues. I deep cleaned the chambers also to start fresh. Thank you!
Don't expect quick results. It will take some time. It took a while to get where it's at now and will likely take the same time to get it all out.
@@jdearel1 love learning from you brother. Live south of the shop so I’ll have to come visit. Keep up the great work and looking forward to the next video.
Wow you know how many I’ve ask rear sump level and never got your answer just took water out and wow what a flow difference thanks
💪 Happy to help!!
Very interesting video about the waterflow and also cool demonstration. really like these kind of videos. I could watch and also listen to you explaining things about reef tanks for hours.
Much love from germany✌️
Thanks!
Thank you! We will keep them coming
Very good explanation. How to avoid hermit crabs disturbing corals?
Don't worry about them. They didn't bother anything. It's natural for them to crawl all over everything.
Great video and simplifies the concepts.
Happy you enjoyed the video!
Thank you for your insight just starting out and this was the information I needed and could not find as much info as this.
We are always happy to help 😁😁
Great video. I fall in the category of overfilling my AIO so next water change I’m resetting my levels! Thanks
No problem at all!
Cycling my first tank in a couple of weeks. I’ve probably watched at least 150 hours of videos, but haven’t heard this simple explanation before. Very helpful thanks.
Well let's get you set up with another 150 more!!
Love this video and the solid info; thank you!
Thank you so much for checking it out!
7:15 was what I was trying to wrap my head around for weeks before buying my Red sea nano. SO helpful!
Thank You Josh.
I will let him know!
Ah ha moment is definitely what just happened to me because I have 2 AIO systems and I struggle with them back chambers .. now you have given me the solution to my problems .. thank you
Haha crisis averted
Great info. I ironically worked on dialing my dursos better this morning. Which was a pain because they can be noisy. But figured it out and turning over my tank twice as much now!
They are tricky. a DC controlled pump or a fine tune gate valve will make life a million times easier good luck on your journey.
@@jdearel1 thank you! I had my jebao dcp 8000 running at 33% before and now up to 80%. I’m happy I added gate valves when I plumbed it!
Honestly simple but good demonstration... 👍
Thank you!
Darn!!. I see my mistake now. Thanks JOSH. Thanks so much .
Aha!
I needed this video. I just got my first saltwater tank setup from an old dude that didn't have time anymore. It's an EVO 13.5. He has a refugium in the middle chamber but the return pump on an inch of tubing at the very top of the return chamber. I wish you guys were closer to me. I have no good fish store in my town.
As a beginner I watched SO many videos about setting up a tank and I can not remember that I ever heard someting about the water level in my sump. And now I am finding out it is way too high. Thanks! Changed it now!
Perfect! Let us know how that change worked for you :)
I love these videos as a newbie
Thank you so much for watching!!
Muito importante esse video, todos que são iniciantes e até uns mais velhos tem que assistir. ✌🏾🇧🇷
Thank you! We want to help as many people as we can!
Great video, very helpful and informative. Thank you for actually explaining the how and not just the why. Too many creators out there that miss that part. Its great to tell people that something is important, but it doesn't help when they never, or cant, seem to explain HOW to achieve it properly. Good job.
Great video really learnt a lot 😊
Thank you for watching
Great vid so much information for a beginner like myself appreciate this
You are most welcome!!, Hope you enjoy the entore series :)
Best flow Video ever 🎉❤
Thank you so much!!
Outstanding job on all aspects
Thank you!
I watched the video hoping to learn a tip or two, that I didn’t already know… That didn’t happen!
However, if I was newer to the hobby… this was an excellent video! Explaining while showing examples… terrific! Great video, WWC.
You are most welcome Kevin
If you need anything please let us know.
Man what a great video. Great explanation and for myself a visual learner this was perfect. Can we get a video on an in depth “pros and cons” of running carbon and gfo - I hear that running gfo strips elements that are beneficial to some corals. Thanks in advance.
I will pass this idea along to the video team :)
Kindly plan such a knowledge sharing on keeping longlasting and thriving euphyllias....preventing sudden bouts of brown jelly die outs❤
I will pass this along to the team for a new Euphyllia video
Thanks for posting this video. I’ve had a tank going for 6 months and had the water level up where you said it shouldn’t be!
We are happy to help!!
Just watched for a second time, it's so good!!
3rd time is the charm
Great video
Thanks!!
Very cool video man dude! Keep them coming.
Thank you and we will for sure!!
Hi Josh,
Thank you for your fantastic video on water flow and waste management! I really appreciate all the information you shared. Your videos are incredibly helpful, and I always learn so much from them.
I wanted to share that I’m one of WWC Orlando’s clients. After a 16-year break from the hobby, I got back into it almost two months ago. I have a BioCube 32 running with an AI Prime 16, Axis 40, 2 Nero 3s, a UV sterilizer, protein skimmer, Chaeto, Chemi Pure Blue, some media with bio balls, rock frags, ceramic, and a dual nozzle on the return.
I'm still trying to figure out the best positions for the Nero 3s and the dual nozzle to achieve optimal water flow. Do you have any advice or suggestions for my setup?
Thank you again for all your great content!
Best regards,
If you can email photos to contact@worldwidecorals.com so we can see the layout that would be fantastic!!
@@WorldWideCorals perfect! I will! Also I’m planing to visit today to get some water!
Great video! I had a tank with a built in filter and never knew this. I just had a couple questions. Can I use a lower intake instead of a higher one shown in the example or is it possible to use both at the same time? And is it ok to keep a frag rack in front of my intake?
As long as you get movement in the intakes it should be fine, And I would not put a frag rack in front, You do not want anything blocking the intake.
An absolute awesome video !
Thank you so much for watching and happy you enjoyed it :)
The best video about it ever
Thank you so much!
Such a useful video, although how would you maintain the levels in the rear chamber if your tank has an overflow weir down the bottom as well as the top, it seems as though the water level stays completely the same across all compartments and the tank, it creates a bio film on the surface which sucks, is it possible to fix?
It's hard to answer this without seeing. However if it is anything like the marine land overflows of times past, they took have a lover intake but it is just a passage behind the cover that also flows up and over the top along with the upper weir. This does the same thing because it creates a draw.
Brother..This and your prior video were amazingly informative. I followed your lighting suggestions and I can see the corals responding positively already. Now I have to get some water drop in my sump as I've always had it set to equal to my return pump due to 8" level wanted for my skimmer. Keep these coming :)
Thank you for the continued love and support Mike, We will keep them coming for everyone!
This was a great video!!
@WorldWideCorals Great Video Josh ! I own a JBJ RF-65 and after this video I believe I am running to much water in my back chamber . Are you familiar with this tank ? where should my water level be ? On one side i run a Cup with filter floss and the other Cup with Carbon /Gfo when needed . Tunze 9012 skimmer in second chamber ( on side w no floss) Thanks
A Minimum of of 2" above the pump in the pump chamber. All the way up to 2" below the last baffle fall dial in between those two marks to get the desired noise of cascade.
This is exactly what I needed. I run a 25 gallon AIO and I kept my water levels as high as possible. Been like that for a year. Rethinking everything now
Sometimes a small change can make a world of difference
I LOVEEEEE these more in depth videos. awesome. Giving BRS a run for their money
Thank you so much, We will keep them coming for everyone!!
Ask always the coral 🪸🧙wizard Josh 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I still have to get him a new hat
Great content. Thanks .
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Loving the deep dives!
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I've been watching videos for a couple of days. I have a hanging filter. I've been struggling with flow and good coral placement.
This video helps!!
Now, can we do a follow-up video on just the hanging filter and flow for coral and marine aquariums? Please! 😊
Great information!
Thank you!
Excelente video. Very welled explained. Can you do a video on how to set a media rack. I have 2 Red Sea C 130 tanks that have all filtration chambers in the back, like the small tank that you used to show where to keep water level. And Its, embarrassing but I had my water level way too high. Actually, it's higher than what you showed in the exaggeration example you did. My water level was almost to the height of the return pump inlet ton the tank in return chamber. The good thing is that thanks to your well-made video, I learned and corrected the water level height. Thank you for making well put together videos like this one.
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WWC there's a lot of videos out there about flow, but they're all about flow in a tank with the weir tucked away into the corner or in a peninsula. I've struggled with flow all my days. Normal flow patterns dont exist in my tank. I've a weir in the middle of the back wall in a 3x2x2. I'm always moving wavemakers around as when I put new coral in or it grows it can get blasted with too much flow being redirected of the weir, or when I move the wavemakers something somewhere else gets annoyed. Have yous had similar tanks in the past our do yous know to stay away from this type of tank?
So would you adopt the same method with a redsea nano tank with the lower water in the filtration chambers ?? Complete newb cheers
That was helpful! My AIO directions told me something abut water levels but it was confusing without a visual! When I leak tested I filled the return chamber to the top, and I suspected I was doing it wrong but I didn’t wasn’t sure what I was supposed to do instead :)
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How does this affect a HOB filter?
A hang on filter is just extremely inefficient at doing the job. The likelihood of material in the water column passing by the pickup is significant less than a surface skimming overflow. Utilizing the movement from the power head to direct the flow of particulate toward the pickup will increase it's effectiveness by a small percentage. Next best would be an additional hob.
i do have tow drains in my tank one is up in the usual place and the other is down, both in the same direction should I cancel the one below?
How is everything as of right now? Are you having any problems?
Realized I definitely have my water too high in the back of my tank.
How do I fix that and not cause a lot of splashing noise though? Stronger return pump?
I have a long tank,6,5 ft.I have 2 gyres and 2 wave makers.Cant get the right flow.Problem with gyres is i always let them run forward.Its not bad maintenace but i find that they quickly make and howling sound if you let them run back and forward.So i let them run constantly.Cant get my euphillia movement right,its frustrating.Great vid also👍
Is the hammers and torches not doing well because of the flow?
@@WorldWideCorals there ok,they not move from left to right. More to one side
Super helpful video!
You're welcome
Really useful video. I think my water levels are too high. My middle and return chamber are lower than the skim chamber but 2 and 3 are the same level.
awesome vid man! Learned a ton (yes, beginner). Thanks man
Thank you so much for watching! Thrilled to know we could help
Thanks!
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It seems like even when I get particles back up into suspension in my 20 AIO, they do not hold at the surface and just recirculate. Some particles do make it through the weir but most approach, then fall back into circulation towards the powerhead. Could this have to do with surface tension? My lighting brackets break the water surface on both sides.
Heard to understand what you are saying entirely but turn off the powerhead and play with the surface skimming that way. It's possibly there isn't enough draw through the weir. If that's the case there needs to be more return pump. If not the way your powerhead is directing flow it is creating an inefficiency for drainage
It is possible yes Michael, Has it always been like that or is this something recent you have noticed?
@@WorldWideCorals It's a new tank so tinkering with it as I go along. Recently fed some frozen food, when pumps kicked back on after "feed mode", I watched some particles get stirred up and seem to just circle. Return pump is set to around 200 gph. Nero 3 pump is set to 30% and its positioned on the right side glass, pretty much the same spot as the WB20 tank I saw in one of the WWC videos. I'm going to play around with it, maybe try removing light brackets to see if that's causing the issue, then see if increasing return helps, and mess with the powerhead positioning. Right now seems like the setup I have is creating a zone by the weir where particles cant decide which way to go.
@@jdearel1 Yes, there seem to be an inefficiency in the area by the weir that is causing particles to be "confused" which way to go. Going to take your advice and start with surface skimming, no powerhead.
@@michaelreeves8052 Best way to check is place some flake food and see how it moves in the flow line, Make it a bit better to see.
So how would you do the flow on synergy reef RM-34 the chamber where my roll mat sits and the chamber where my protein skimmer sits is the same however I did fix it where me return pump sits I have lowered it but protein skimmer chamber and roll chamber are the same level
Thanks bro ive been using my sump wayy too full this whole time
It would be cool to see a an optimal AOI fuge design. Maybe two designs one for a single overflow and another for larger tanks with two. Tank shown here has some tight plates while others have a big gap/chamber between the inital overflow and getting to the return pump.. how does that affect things? is it just more room to put things like a heater or bio media or is it not as good for some other reason?
great videos,def keep them coming.
We sure will
What about Gyre pumps? Aren’t they supposed to be superior for getting a blanket of flow at the top AND bottom of the tank?
I would not say Superior but in longer systems they are good to help move more water side to side for sure.
Great video as ever team.
Im struggling a little with positioning my powerhead in my red sea reefer 200. I have a reef wave 25 which is a gyre style pump.
Ive notice my red montipora is getting a lot of debris sitting on it. The powerhead is above the plate with one pump angled up for surface flow and the other angled further down.
I also have lps in the tank so unsure if i should increase flow, angle it more directly at the plate or add another powerhead on the opposite side pushing water over the plate directly.
Do you have any thoughts Josh?
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The position below your power heads will always be the place where the heavier debris falls. This is why I prefer multiple sources of flow. Because the opposing side would prevent this from happening if delivered properly.
However they will likely need to be decreased from your current percentage and off cycle intermittently in order to work well
I just bought a Nero 7 for my 65 gallon probably gonna be overkill but I think it should be ok
Just watch it and adjust if need be :)
I love these videos.
Thank you so much!
It was cool seeing you at reefapalooza and not just on a screen. Maybe next time I'll be annoying and say hi haha
You should I do enjoy talking reef
I learned so much thank you.
You're very welcome!!
Greate video. 👍
Thank you for watching
mind. blown.
I wish I had seen this before I started my aquarium. I literally paused the video and lowered my water level.
you got it early which is a good thing!!
Hey please do more videos on nano budget tanks! By the way if you use Seachem Tidal hang on filter, it has surface skimming feature built in. It also has an oxygenation drop wall, but I'm not sure how effective it is (maybe yall could tell me) so either way I'm going to stick a wood airstone under a powerhead and see how that goes. Also of course powerhead near surface for agitation... I think these are big nano secrets lol. 20 Gallon long :)