DONT YOU EVER SKIP A WEEK AGAIN!!! I was about to drive up to MD to make sure you where ok brother!!! Lol nice to have you back my Sunday is not the same without you
I really like your presentation style..informative,relaxed and friendly without appearing amateurish -absolutely no forced, clunky dialogue- and it helps that your obviously really enthusiastic about the hobby ..my partner is also getting more involved in the hobby and she likes the fact that you include your wife and baby in your videos..please keep it up -your effort is much appreciated ..
Glad you and your family are safe and you are feeling better I did wonder why no video last week but health and family comes first, keep safe and glad you are feeling better
If you try a CO2 scrubber, you can make it “recirculating “ where the air intake comes from the top of your skimmer cup and the media lasts a looong time. BRS has a video on drilling the skimmer cup lid to attach a hose. Media can be bought on eBay - enough to last a year or longer, for $100 or so. It’s used in anesthesia machines so you can find it in bulk as a medical supply and it’s the same stuff.
Definitely consider a CO2 scrubber for your PH issues. It cost me less than 60 bucks from BRS and increased my PH from 7.8-8.0 to 8.2-8.4. Almost working too well! If you set it up as a recirculating scrubber it makes the media last MUCH longer cutting down on cost and effort. Best part, its basically a free modification if you own a drill.
I just looked at your video from a couple years back and I had forgot that I had viewed that video. I would not let your alkalinity go below 8 before you started adjusting Alkalinity, Coralville not tolerate up-and-down fluctuations of two or three points up and down you need to find out how much alkalinity and calcium your coral is taking up how to trust your automatic dosing to keep up. The more coral you put in your aquarium the quicker it will drop, so you must adjust accordingly, But I’m sure you’re already know all of this. But you had it right, you had the right salt should’ve stuck with it.
If you buy the Fritz RPM do not mix the salt with cold water, make sure it is the same temperature as your aquarium before you mix the salt. Mixing cold is a no no, also if you mix cold water will not clear. It will hold your alkalinity much longer because it has a slightly elevated level which is good for your coral growth and it is easier to keep it dosed to the proper level. So when you see your alkalinity levels starting to drop you can add a little lime Water to keep up your alkalinity easier. In my 55 years in dealing with salt water I would say this is a much better salt than Red Sea in my opinion. Enjoy your videos hope you keep doing them for a long time.
CORRECTIONS: Lou from Tropic Marin reached out and corrected a few things that I thought would be very important to share here -- 1) In the video, I mentioned that Lou said that Pro Reef Salt was purposely made with lower Alk for tanks with calcium reactors, that was incorrect. I misheard / misunderstood him when we talked. He actually said a lot of people THOUGHT that was the case but the Pro Reef Salt actually had lower Alk because a lot of research in Europe points to many species of corals, particularly some acros, benefiting from living in alkalinity closer to natural sea water. And these same species do not like it when the alkalinity is too high. So, many people with acros heavy tanks wanted a lower alkalinity salt. Sea water being 6.5 dKH, TM made Pro Reef with alkalinity between 7-8 dKH (not just 7 as stated in the video. There will always be a small range no matter what company the salt comes from.) The lower alkalinity does not contribute to raising alkalinity that is sometimes seen in tanks with calcium reactors, but it is not the reason Pro Reef Salt was developed. 2) Lou also attached a price break down chart of major salt brands ( here is the same chart on R2R: www.reef2reef.com/attachments/2de58b17-981b-4868-8039-15e47011f957-jpeg.978450/ ). Tropic Marin Pro Reef is 1 penny more per gallon than the HW Marine that I switched to. And the Tropic Marin Classic Salt is actually less expensive than Reef Crystals. My sincere apology to Lou for putting words in his mouth, that was the worst. 🙏
I bought this pump 2 years ago for 20 bucks on Amazon.... still going strong. I use it to pump my Tropic Marin salt mix from the 55 gallon drum on the opposite side of the house into the tank. It is compatible with the Python suction hoses, fits perfectly and I have "the hook" on the end. It's amazing.
Nice hack for when you heat up the tube to fit pump.. after you heat the tube place needle nose pliers in there first and stretch it out! I used it on my chiller setup with some zip ties works like a charm. 😗
If you do decide to run a C02 scrubber, an affordable alternative to most media is simply Ms Wages pickling lime. C02 scrubber media lasts me a few weeks and I can tell when it wears out, by watching the ph on my apex system. It takes probably a minute to change out, and pickling lime comes in small easy to store bags, that will be in the grocery section of your local Kroger, publix, or Walmart...and costs pennies on the dollar to what other c02 absorbing media will. Other than that all you need is a basic brs style media reactor, hose, and a skimmer. It works great. Stabilized my ph quite a bit I'd also suggest a algae scrubber. It could help.
Glad your feeling better, your health always has to be #1. I've been in and out of hospitals most of my life and have debated going to the hospital in the past over getting a promotion....I was talked out of that and went in, and was told if I had waited much longer instead of being in there for 2 weeks I could have been in there for 3 months 😵 However I understand how this virus can scare you away from actually going. You ask yourself am I over reacting, and what if I end up getting sick just because I went. Glad you made it and your feeling better. On another note, you always seem to cover content I'm currently looking at which has a nice little benefit for me. I know BRS has a sale going on and I've been going back and forth on getting the SICCE pump that does the same thing, sucking water from the bottom and is helpful with water changes. However, its usually $100, even on sale its $80. Getting the one you got for $25 is definitely cost effective. Let me know when you figure out the size of the hose attachment, I'll probably end up grabbing one and use the saved $55+ to get something else. Stay safe and glad to have you back 🤠
Good to see you’re all good! You could maybe try a sand sifting star for the diatoms. You could also move the sea urchin back, and place it on the diatom, I had a red tuxedo and I got a small diatom near the beginning of my tank and the urchin just demolished it
Glad u r feeling better, use a wooden air stone at night and the micro bubbles clean the tank , by attaching to the rubbish , then overflow the weir, n get skimmed up , jus set it to a timer so it starts when lights go off, and stops a few hours before u will wake up , that way u don’t get to witness the bubbles
The way I got around it was to put the wood block next to the return pump so most of the bubbles left the sump , I know of people jus putting the air stone into the display and take out every morning , but like yourself, I find automation the key to success,if u decide to do it in the centre to try n move the water , u could always split the airline and use taps , but just make a lid for the section u put it in , good luck , gr8 content as usual
your a young strong man, you would kick coivids ass lol, 99.9 survival rate my dude. stay healthy and happy and yea watch what you do and eat, way worse illness out there.
Covid has a less than 1% chance of killing you.. but keep going into that fear mongering. Do the math of deaths and whos tested positive.. its 1% in the united states right now... and thats eith ppl whove actuallu bothered getting tested lol.. its more than likely .5% death rate.. This whole thing is overblown
To increase your ph the first thing you can do is aim your returns just a bit higher to agitate to surface more. The air pump in the sump is a good ides but a better one is a tiny powerhead. I got a syncra mini for this same reason and it costs the same as a cheap air pump and moves more water.
Hey Eric, I am this close to doing this. One of my major concern is if my skimmer overflow (eg: forgot to shut off skimmer after shutting off return pump for feeding/water change), the skimmate could overflow into the Co2 scrubber and back-siphon. I need to look more into installing a float switch for the skimmer.. etc. A bit more complicated than I am ready to tackle right away; wondering if you have any fail safe in place that could be easy to intall?
Yea salt is salt to me as well... I have Tropic Marin pro right now that I use with my Nuvo20 and I started up my new system with Red Sea Coral Pro (I think the extra elevated level really help get coraline to get into gear) but once I’m out of both salts I think I’m going to blue Bucket just because it’s params are right where I want my main system.
I live in Nova. The tap water here is fine for reef tsnks. I have 100+ different types of corals in ny tank. 135 gallon 6ft. There is no corals i cant keep... All that work is a waste of time... As for what pump i use for pumping water.. i use an Eheim 1048 pump ive had for over 20 years. I used it for watercooling my computer when i was a kid up till recently. That pump has been running non stop for 20 years. Lol i use it right now for my uv sterilizer
I’ve had the exact same brown dusting on my sand for months now - just suddenly appeared in my mature 120g. Same internal debate about diatoms vs dinos. A 3 day blackout knocked them back very well and slowly it’s getting better. I may do another blackout to finish it off.
Tropic Marin is good salt used it for many years. To expensive and hard to find right now. For a new tank set up I am setting up I decided to going with Fritz RPM.
Just got some spiralina powder to go with the brine hatchery; I'm thinking to let some of the brine grow up, I think it's > 24 hrs that they start consuming food?
@@InappropriateReefer yeah 6hrs before u start lifting, but i know i have this hatchery and i just been lifting at 24hrs every few hours and have it emptied out by 48hrs, normally get a good few lifts out of it. i have copes/rotis cultures and think im gonna let some brine grow out too down line, but that wee hatchery soo handy for a weekly live food addition.
Kh 7 is what most pro reefers used to use and still use(whit the biggest pro being the ocean himself) If the guy told you it is 7 because of calcium reactors, he just meant it isnt made to replenish kh trough water changes. It is called pro because it is high qualitiy(perfectly balanced, with all minor elements included)
Glad to see you back in full health and glad it didnt turn out to be too serious. CO2 scrubber for me all the way, media is cheap and it works a treat. Your Mrs is very naughty, waving at me like that, you really do need to punish her... ;-) .
Nice to see you back buddy!!! I’ve been watching your videos for years now but this is the first time I comment on your video. I love your concept, i love all the tutorial videos and your vibe . You really inspired me alot to get myself a reef tank. I’ll start it from 5-10gallon.. what setup you think is the best for it?
Thank you Huan and glad you’re taking the plunge!! If it’s your first time I think a 25-30g all in one tank may be the easiest; but if you are limited on space and it’s between a 5-10, I think a 10 gallon all in one tank would be a nice and clean system with room built in already for media as needed!!
The rule is I heard that once you pick your salt you stick with it no matter what. If you switch alot of bad things can happen. Also Tidal garden uses Instant Oceans crystals. A budget salt ans look at how successful they are.
Pro reef is really good. But ESV salt to me is the best. You can adjust your alk calcium and mag on your own. All it separate and mixes up in minutes clear.
If it is diatoms dose a pinch of yeast to the tank for 7 to 10 day s dose is 1/4teaspoon for 400gals every other day you take out two cups of tank water add yeast to it and let sit for 30 to 40 mins so yeast activity and pour into tank
HeyHey! I used a long time the same Salt (the tropic one!), nearly all batches between 7,2 - 7,6 alc, for my old System the BEST out there, i did run my Tank at 7,5 alc and had problems finding the right salt, till my coral farmer told me about that one, corals loved it and it had nearly no impact on the parameters...now back at hoping through the right salt for my Re-start 🤦♂️ as much as i love this hobby as much i hate it, best relationship, right?😄
Your conch snail (Genus Conomurex) is 100% safe because it has no venomous spike. The guys with the venomous spike are cone snails (Genus Conus), which are predators. They do have similar shell though!
If you’re still testing out different salts. Why not try using natural sea water? Doesn’t hurt to find out if there is any actual difference rather than assume mixed saltwater is up to par or more effective than natural ocean water.
How I think about it is. Imagine living with artificial air. I’m sure we’ll survive. But I’m also sure there’ll be some properties on a molecular level we’ll be missing. Food for thought lol
Ph I never worried about you will always get a swing when the lights come on. And I have a sps dominant tank. Only people who run calcium reactors have to run Kalk. I never test for ph unless there a problem with my tank. As long as my alk calcium and mag and phosphate are good that's all I care about.
That would be amphidinium dinos on your sand and not diatoms. They are an absolute pain to deal with. Your urchin will destroy the acrylic in your sump when it eats algae off the side panel. Pick a salt and stick with it. Your tank will be much happier overall 🙂
@@InappropriateReefer Would be good to find out. I was told you shouldn't let them get air in their shells. I certainly would be interested to know if this is a myth or not ^^
I remember one time I forgot there was a tomato plant in one corner where I usually throw water bc well I promised grandma I would put the water on the other side for that year and boom dead tomato plants.
@@charlesmorris6476 sheer pursue of a potentially better salt that would yield better results... so far I don't think salt really contributed to my success or failure, at least not that I could point my finger to.
No siphoning this round of water change thanks to the pump; right now I am still not sure where that allergy / infection came from... just hoping to never experience that again!
Salt water damages concrete. Therefore you should pump the waste water in the drain and not outside cause eventually your house foundation will suffer.
I use a bin but to circulate the water in mixing container I use a 6500 and made it into a air Venturi the oxygen makes a difference and TMC peramiters are crap calc 600 mag over 1500 dkh 9.5 to 10 I been using it for a year and little tip for hoze cup of hot water steam it with coffee steam jet dip I in water for 5 mins it turns to jelly 😆 oh and in uk TMC do a cheaper reef salt have you used it
Your house to the outside was way too small from the skimmer. Try sucking air through that tiny pipe, it will be very hard. You need at least 1/2 inch for that distance. Either way, it won’t increase your PH more than 0.2, especially if carbon dioxide is high in that room.
It's this guy here: amzn.to/2HPH2MD Good for big work like lifting rock or larger objects, would be a bit cumbersome if I try to use it to pick up small frags... etc.
Please careful when using HW Marine salt. I was using HW Marine exclusively for about 2 years and was great. Just like you it had the parameters I wanted. But my tank started take a bad turn. Alk started to rise and calcium started to drop. I then started compensating more calcium to keep up, and dosing calcium and started to get so much participate causing pumps and everything to build a lot of the white crud. Thought it was my tank doing something odd... but thought hey why not test my salt, sure enough alk was at 12 and cal in the 300. I stocked up on Black Friday so opened another bag, this bag mixed alk at 5 and calcium 550 ish, mag was near 1100. Had to trash both boxes.
There are very effective methods of treating them now but you have to be sure about which species you are fighting. There is a huge thread on Reef2Reef now detailing successful methods. UV for ostreopsis, silicates for amphidinium, etc. Dino knowledge has come a long way in recent years. I have amphidinium right now, the kind that covers the sand bed. Dosing SpongeExcel and raising nutrients to fight. Going well so far.
@@thedon98677 I dosed silicates for my prorocentrum, verified under a microscope for months. No change. Also used phyto, pods, etc. no change, nothing helped.
@@aaronshapiroedc ouch. Did you check nitrate and phosphate and dose those? Every morning my phosphate is undetectable with my Hanna checker and I have been dosing .08ppm every day. I think I need to up it even higher. The dinos and diatoms are ravaging my P. Nitrate has stayed above zero but noticing I need to dose some of that too. But now that I have been consistently dosing nutrients I am noticing they aren’t coming back as fast each day and my sand is slowly whiter
Have you looked at those diatoms under a microscope? It might not be diatoms and I wouldn’t expect it to be under you are dosing silicates. Could be dinos or cyano.
I do feed the BBS to the 135g as well, the Anthias goes crazy over them. I feel that the larger variety of fresh food that I feed my tank the better... with no scientific backing. 😅
If tissue is ripping off the corals or polyps are retracted, I'd say yes. Otherwise I like to crank the flow up as high as the corals seems comfortable
These guys right here: amzn.to/3fTyn8t I use the non-digital titanium version in my tank since they're cheaper, but I went titanium so there is no risk of breaking; been solid so far, recommended by @telegraham
That (derasa?) clam is amazing and huge. Did you get it when it was small? I have one from Petco in my 7 gallon tank and I hope it gets big like yours. Had it about 6 months and it's slowly growing.
DONT YOU EVER SKIP A WEEK AGAIN!!! I was about to drive up to MD to make sure you where ok brother!!! Lol nice to have you back my Sunday is not the same without you
Thank you my friend ☺
Lol, same. Bit further to trace from Uk though!
Was about to have all of new England searching for you😆
I really like your presentation style..informative,relaxed and friendly without appearing amateurish -absolutely no forced, clunky dialogue-
and it helps that your obviously really enthusiastic about the hobby ..my partner is also getting more involved in the hobby and she likes the fact that you include your wife and baby in your videos..please keep it up -your effort is much appreciated ..
nice to see you back!
Glad you and your family are safe and you are feeling better I did wonder why no video last week but health and family comes first, keep safe and glad you are feeling better
extremely glad to have you back buddy; my sunday was not the same last week!
If you try a CO2 scrubber, you can make it “recirculating “ where the air intake comes from the top of your skimmer cup and the media lasts a looong time. BRS has a video on drilling the skimmer cup lid to attach a hose. Media can be bought on eBay - enough to last a year or longer, for $100 or so. It’s used in anesthesia machines so you can find it in bulk as a medical supply and it’s the same stuff.
Awesome, was worried u didn’t post last week. Keep it up I love your videos as much as you like making them!!
Almost died and still put out an amazing video, glad you're getting better Mok-yi!
Missed you last week glad to see your better! Stay strong and carry on!
I love your DIY reefing skills
I always watch these videos when I do maintenance on my reefs. Thanks for sharing!
Glad to see you back felt lost last sunday with out a vid to watch
Welcome back man glad to see your okay!
Good to hear you're doing better!!
Definitely consider a CO2 scrubber for your PH issues. It cost me less than 60 bucks from BRS and increased my PH from 7.8-8.0 to 8.2-8.4. Almost working too well!
If you set it up as a recirculating scrubber it makes the media last MUCH longer cutting down on cost and effort. Best part, its basically a free modification if you own a drill.
Glad to hear you're okay Mok Yi!
I just looked at your video from a couple years back and I had forgot that I had viewed that video. I would not let your alkalinity go below 8 before you started adjusting Alkalinity, Coralville not tolerate up-and-down fluctuations of two or three points up and down you need to find out how much alkalinity and calcium your coral is taking up how to trust your automatic dosing to keep up. The more coral you put in your aquarium the quicker it will drop, so you must adjust accordingly, But I’m sure you’re already know all of this. But you had it right, you had the right salt should’ve stuck with it.
If you buy the Fritz RPM do not mix the salt with cold water, make sure it is the same temperature as your aquarium before you mix the salt. Mixing cold is a no no, also if you mix cold water will not clear.
It will hold your alkalinity much longer because it has a slightly elevated level which is good for your coral growth and it is easier to keep it dosed to the proper level. So when you see your alkalinity levels starting to drop you can add a little lime Water to keep up your alkalinity easier. In my 55 years in dealing with salt water I would say this is a much better salt than Red Sea in my opinion. Enjoy your videos hope you keep doing them for a long time.
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CORRECTIONS:
Lou from Tropic Marin reached out and corrected a few things that I thought would be very important to share here --
1) In the video, I mentioned that Lou said that Pro Reef Salt was purposely made with lower Alk for tanks with calcium reactors, that was incorrect. I misheard / misunderstood him when we talked. He actually said a lot of people THOUGHT that was the case but the Pro Reef Salt actually had lower Alk because a lot of research in Europe points to many species of corals, particularly some acros, benefiting from living in alkalinity closer to natural sea water. And these same species do not like it when the alkalinity is too high. So, many people with acros heavy tanks wanted a lower alkalinity salt. Sea water being 6.5 dKH, TM made Pro Reef with alkalinity between 7-8 dKH (not just 7 as stated in the video. There will always be a small range no matter what company the salt comes from.) The lower alkalinity does not contribute to raising alkalinity that is sometimes seen in tanks with calcium reactors, but it is not the reason Pro Reef Salt was developed.
2) Lou also attached a price break down chart of major salt brands ( here is the same chart on R2R: www.reef2reef.com/attachments/2de58b17-981b-4868-8039-15e47011f957-jpeg.978450/ ). Tropic Marin Pro Reef is 1 penny more per gallon than the HW Marine that I switched to. And the Tropic Marin Classic Salt is actually less expensive than Reef Crystals.
My sincere apology to Lou for putting words in his mouth, that was the worst. 🙏
I bought this pump 2 years ago for 20 bucks on Amazon.... still going strong. I use it to pump my Tropic Marin salt mix from the 55 gallon drum on the opposite side of the house into the tank. It is compatible with the Python suction hoses, fits perfectly and I have "the hook" on the end. It's amazing.
You can use hot water and pliers to soften and stretch the hose a bit to make it fit over the fitting of the pomp
Glad to hear you are okay!!
Nice hack for when you heat up the tube to fit pump.. after you heat the tube place needle nose pliers in there first and stretch it out! I used it on my chiller setup with some zip ties works like a charm. 😗
If you do decide to run a C02 scrubber, an affordable alternative to most media is simply Ms Wages pickling lime.
C02 scrubber media lasts me a few weeks and I can tell when it wears out, by watching the ph on my apex system.
It takes probably a minute to change out, and pickling lime comes in small easy to store bags, that will be in the grocery section of your local Kroger, publix, or Walmart...and costs pennies on the dollar to what other c02 absorbing media will. Other than that all you need is a basic brs style media reactor, hose, and a skimmer. It works great. Stabilized my ph quite a bit
I'd also suggest a algae scrubber. It could help.
Glad your feeling better.
Glad your feeling better, your health always has to be #1. I've been in and out of hospitals most of my life and have debated going to the hospital in the past over getting a promotion....I was talked out of that and went in, and was told if I had waited much longer instead of being in there for 2 weeks I could have been in there for 3 months 😵 However I understand how this virus can scare you away from actually going. You ask yourself am I over reacting, and what if I end up getting sick just because I went. Glad you made it and your feeling better. On another note, you always seem to cover content I'm currently looking at which has a nice little benefit for me. I know BRS has a sale going on and I've been going back and forth on getting the SICCE pump that does the same thing, sucking water from the bottom and is helpful with water changes. However, its usually $100, even on sale its $80. Getting the one you got for $25 is definitely cost effective. Let me know when you figure out the size of the hose attachment, I'll probably end up grabbing one and use the saved $55+ to get something else. Stay safe and glad to have you back 🤠
Good to see you’re all good! You could maybe try a sand sifting star for the diatoms. You could also move the sea urchin back, and place it on the diatom, I had a red tuxedo and I got a small diatom near the beginning of my tank and the urchin just demolished it
Love the ending :)
Glad your doing better, great video
Glad u r feeling better, use a wooden air stone at night and the micro bubbles clean the tank , by attaching to the rubbish , then overflow the weir, n get skimmed up , jus set it to a timer so it starts when lights go off, and stops a few hours before u will wake up , that way u don’t get to witness the bubbles
I’m thinking to do exactly this 🤓👍 just got to make sure there won’t be splash / salt creep from this
The way I got around it was to put the wood block next to the return pump so most of the bubbles left the sump , I know of people jus putting the air stone into the display and take out every morning , but like yourself, I find automation the key to success,if u decide to do it in the centre to try n move the water , u could always split the airline and use taps , but just make a lid for the section u put it in , good luck , gr8 content as usual
Glad your better it can be scary with all thats going on God bless
Thanks for the note on the pro reef.I did not no pro reef,was designed for calcium reactors.
Pro Reef was also designed to match natural seawater levels
I love my CO2 scrubber. 8.2 with calcium reactor running 24/7. 7.9 without scrubber.
Damn I was scared when he was using those grabbers to move the urchin
Glad you are ok. Emily did a good job for you and the tanks.
your a young strong man, you would kick coivids ass lol, 99.9 survival rate my dude. stay healthy and happy and yea watch what you do and eat, way worse illness out there.
Covid has a less than 1% chance of killing you.. but keep going into that fear mongering. Do the math of deaths and whos tested positive.. its 1% in the united states right now... and thats eith ppl whove actuallu bothered getting tested lol.. its more than likely .5% death rate..
This whole thing is overblown
To increase your ph the first thing you can do is aim your returns just a bit higher to agitate to surface more. The air pump in the sump is a good ides but a better one is a tiny powerhead. I got a syncra mini for this same reason and it costs the same as a cheap air pump and moves more water.
Wishing you and your family happiness and health. 😊
Do the Co2 scrubber with the recirculation route. Fixed my PH problem. went from 7.8 to 8.35 in a few days and has been steady since.
Hey Eric, I am this close to doing this. One of my major concern is if my skimmer overflow (eg: forgot to shut off skimmer after shutting off return pump for feeding/water change), the skimmate could overflow into the Co2 scrubber and back-siphon. I need to look more into installing a float switch for the skimmer.. etc. A bit more complicated than I am ready to tackle right away; wondering if you have any fail safe in place that could be easy to intall?
Yeah, the float switch would be the best fail safe. It is a risk but it makes the media last way longer.
Yea salt is salt to me as well... I have Tropic Marin pro right now that I use with my Nuvo20 and I started up my new system with Red Sea Coral Pro (I think the extra elevated level really help get coraline to get into gear) but once I’m out of both salts I think I’m going to blue Bucket just because it’s params are right where I want my main system.
Water change !
Yay
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I live in Nova. The tap water here is fine for reef tsnks. I have 100+ different types of corals in ny tank. 135 gallon 6ft. There is no corals i cant keep... All that work is a waste of time...
As for what pump i use for pumping water.. i use an Eheim 1048 pump ive had for over 20 years. I used it for watercooling my computer when i was a kid up till recently. That pump has been running non stop for 20 years. Lol i use it right now for my uv sterilizer
I’ve had the exact same brown dusting on my sand for months now - just suddenly appeared in my mature 120g. Same internal debate about diatoms vs dinos. A 3 day blackout knocked them back very well and slowly it’s getting better. I may do another blackout to finish it off.
Tropic Marin is good salt used it for many years. To expensive and hard to find right now. For a new tank set up I am setting up I decided to going with Fritz RPM.
Super fantastic video brother..... 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😊😊😊😊😊😊
just when you know there hatching u can add phytoplankton in too, get the brine shrimp gutloaded of goodness
Just got some spiralina powder to go with the brine hatchery; I'm thinking to let some of the brine grow up, I think it's > 24 hrs that they start consuming food?
@@InappropriateReefer yeah 6hrs before u start lifting, but i know i have this hatchery and i just been lifting at 24hrs every few hours and have it emptied out by 48hrs, normally get a good few lifts out of it. i have copes/rotis cultures and think im gonna let some brine grow out too down line, but that wee hatchery soo handy for a weekly live food addition.
The corals and sponges would have enjoyed the urchin spawning feast.
Kh 7 is what most pro reefers used to use and still use(whit the biggest pro being the ocean himself) If the guy told you it is 7 because of calcium reactors, he just meant it isnt made to replenish kh trough water changes. It is called pro because it is high qualitiy(perfectly balanced, with all minor elements included)
Glad to see you back in full health and glad it didnt turn out to be too serious. CO2 scrubber for me all the way, media is cheap and it works a treat. Your Mrs is very naughty, waving at me like that, you really do need to punish her... ;-) .
Nice to see you back buddy!!! I’ve been watching your videos for years now but this is the first time I comment on your video. I love your concept, i love all the tutorial videos and your vibe . You really inspired me alot to get myself a reef tank. I’ll start it from 5-10gallon.. what setup you think is the best for it?
Thank you Huan and glad you’re taking the plunge!! If it’s your first time I think a 25-30g all in one tank may be the easiest; but if you are limited on space and it’s between a 5-10, I think a 10 gallon all in one tank would be a nice and clean system with room built in already for media as needed!!
The rule is I heard that once you pick your salt you stick with it no matter what.
If you switch alot of bad things can happen.
Also Tidal garden uses Instant Oceans crystals. A budget salt ans look at how successful they are.
Pro reef is really good. But ESV salt to me is the best. You can adjust your alk calcium and mag on your own. All it separate and mixes up in minutes clear.
I’m glad I have the ocean on my street. Already cycled baby
Should normal syphon sand etc and then.... use that pump for refill
👌🏻Glad your back to health
If it is diatoms dose a pinch of yeast to the tank for 7 to 10 day s dose is 1/4teaspoon for 400gals every other day you take out two cups of tank water add yeast to it and let sit for 30 to 40 mins so yeast activity and pour into tank
HeyHey! I used a long time the same Salt (the tropic one!), nearly all batches between 7,2 - 7,6 alc, for my old System the BEST out there, i did run my Tank at 7,5 alc and had problems finding the right salt, till my coral farmer told me about that one, corals loved it and it had nearly no impact on the parameters...now back at hoping through the right salt for my Re-start 🤦♂️ as much as i love this hobby as much i hate it, best relationship, right?😄
Run the air stone pump outside I bet that would raise ph
Your conch snail (Genus Conomurex) is 100% safe because it has no venomous spike. The guys with the venomous spike are cone snails (Genus Conus), which are predators. They do have similar shell though!
You should look into bumble bee snails for your sump very good clean up crew eats Detritus, worms and algae they are doing a great job in my tank
If you’re still testing out different salts. Why not try using natural sea water? Doesn’t hurt to find out if there is any actual difference rather than assume mixed saltwater is up to par or more effective than natural ocean water.
How I think about it is. Imagine living with artificial air. I’m sure we’ll survive. But I’m also sure there’ll be some properties on a molecular level we’ll be missing. Food for thought lol
I use HW and imo it is the best salt that mixes at 9dkh
Ph I never worried about you will always get a swing when the lights come on. And I have a sps dominant tank. Only people who run calcium reactors have to run Kalk. I never test for ph unless there a problem with my tank. As long as my alk calcium and mag and phosphate are good that's all I care about.
Hard to get BRS and everyone else is always out of stock great salt if you can get it.
That would be amphidinium dinos on your sand and not diatoms. They are an absolute pain to deal with.
Your urchin will destroy the acrylic in your sump when it eats algae off the side panel.
Pick a salt and stick with it. Your tank will be much happier overall 🙂
I was always told that you shouldn't expose Urchins to air. Not sure how much truth there is in this. Might be worth checking.
Someone else mentioned this as well in the Comments with some explanation; I will look into this, thanks for the heads up!
@@InappropriateReefer Would be good to find out. I was told you shouldn't let them get air in their shells. I certainly would be interested to know if this is a myth or not ^^
I remember one time I forgot there was a tomato plant in one corner where I usually throw water bc well I promised grandma I would put the water on the other side for that year and boom dead tomato plants.
Put that hose in some boiling water for a minute or so and it will fit over the connection end..
I use tropic Marin bio-acrid. Idk what a bio polymer is but it mixes to a higher dkh around 9.5 and is the same price
The tropic marine pro reef bio-actif salt is above 8 alkalinity.
You should look into Fritz rpm salts, I think they are just what you need.
Tried the blue box before, good salt, no complaint from me!
@@InappropriateReefer Why didn’t you stick with it? If I may ask.
@@charlesmorris6476 sheer pursue of a potentially better salt that would yield better results... so far I don't think salt really contributed to my success or failure, at least not that I could point my finger to.
Was it an allergy, of infection? What did you possibly inhale when working on the tank. You didn’t start siphon a tube right?
No siphoning this round of water change thanks to the pump; right now I am still not sure where that allergy / infection came from... just hoping to never experience that again!
Why not get a tiger tail sea cucumber to clean up your sand? I think it does a better job than a conch.
Pictures or never happened. Keep up the content!
legit going through a dino battle right now. What a way to start December and to end 2020
Salt water damages concrete. Therefore you should pump the waste water in the drain and not outside cause eventually your house foundation will suffer.
I use a bin but to circulate the water in mixing container I use a 6500 and made it into a air Venturi the oxygen makes a difference and TMC peramiters are crap calc 600 mag over 1500 dkh 9.5 to 10 I been using it for a year and little tip for hoze cup of hot water steam it with coffee steam jet dip I in water for 5 mins it turns to jelly 😆 oh and in uk TMC do a cheaper reef salt have you used it
Your house to the outside was way too small from the skimmer. Try sucking air through that tiny pipe, it will be very hard. You need at least 1/2 inch for that distance. Either way, it won’t increase your PH more than 0.2, especially if carbon dioxide is high in that room.
I stopped using that salt just because the KH tested at 7. I went to the Red sea salt test at 8.2 which is much better for my tank
Rabbit fish got to go?!? Interested to hear that story!
Hi Moki! does it cost a lot in electric to run a reef tank for 1 week please?? 😀👍👍
Good question, I'll find out
What is the name of the plastic arm that you took the sea urchin and where did you buy it?
It's this guy here: amzn.to/2HPH2MD
Good for big work like lifting rock or larger objects, would be a bit cumbersome if I try to use it to pick up small frags... etc.
Please careful when using HW Marine salt. I was using HW Marine exclusively for about 2 years and was great. Just like you it had the parameters I wanted. But my tank started take a bad turn. Alk started to rise and calcium started to drop. I then started compensating more calcium to keep up, and dosing calcium and started to get so much participate causing pumps and everything to build a lot of the white crud. Thought it was my tank doing something odd... but thought hey why not test my salt, sure enough alk was at 12 and cal in the 300. I stocked up on Black Friday so opened another bag, this bag mixed alk at 5 and calcium 550 ish, mag was near 1100. Had to trash both boxes.
You need a Mixing station !
Man I don’t wish Dino on anyone. Made me break down my tank.
There are very effective methods of treating them now but you have to be sure about which species you are fighting. There is a huge thread on Reef2Reef now detailing successful methods. UV for ostreopsis, silicates for amphidinium, etc. Dino knowledge has come a long way in recent years. I have amphidinium right now, the kind that covers the sand bed. Dosing SpongeExcel and raising nutrients to fight. Going well so far.
@@thedon98677 I dosed silicates for my prorocentrum, verified under a microscope for months. No change. Also used phyto, pods, etc. no change, nothing helped.
@@aaronshapiroedc ouch. Did you check nitrate and phosphate and dose those? Every morning my phosphate is undetectable with my Hanna checker and I have been dosing .08ppm every day. I think I need to up it even higher. The dinos and diatoms are ravaging my P. Nitrate has stayed above zero but noticing I need to dose some of that too. But now that I have been consistently dosing nutrients I am noticing they aren’t coming back as fast each day and my sand is slowly whiter
@@thedon98677 yep. They were high. .15-.2 po4, and 10-15ppm nitrate. (Or more)
Have you looked at those diatoms under a microscope? It might not be diatoms and I wouldn’t expect it to be under you are dosing silicates. Could be dinos or cyano.
I have not, let me look into this.. 🤔
Do you ever feed your big tank the brine? Is there a benefit to giving them?
I do feed the BBS to the 135g as well, the Anthias goes crazy over them. I feel that the larger variety of fresh food that I feed my tank the better... with no scientific backing. 😅
Invest in a cheap microscope and you can easily diagnose Dino vs diatom
Hey I got a question? Is there such thing as too much flow?
If tissue is ripping off the corals or polyps are retracted, I'd say yes. Otherwise I like to crank the flow up as high as the corals seems comfortable
Try Fritz RPM blue box it mixes very clean, and 8.5 alk.
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You can’t use a razor blade on acrylic it will scratch
You should move away draining your old saltwater away from the desk structure posts :)
I drain the water on different parts of the gravels, they do keep grass from growing in those area
DO NOT EXPOSE SEAURGINS TO AIR!
Don't you vacuum sandbed while changing the water? or You just never touch the sandbed?
I usually do vacuum the sand lightly, for whatever reason I did not this time... 🤔
what kind of heater is that in the water change container
These guys right here: amzn.to/3fTyn8t
I use the non-digital titanium version in my tank since they're cheaper, but I went titanium so there is no risk of breaking; been solid so far, recommended by @telegraham
Salt water into the yard... will that cause damage to ur yard?
Yes and itll seep into the ground water as well. He wont be able to grow grass there for years.
That (derasa?) clam is amazing and huge. Did you get it when it was small? I have one from Petco in my 7 gallon tank and I hope it gets big like yours. Had it about 6 months and it's slowly growing.
Oase make great pumps for the same i use 22 mm eheim pipe great content