What are your thoughts on using the metal clamp on the return pump tubing in your sump. I noticed that it looks to be showing some signs of rust. Thank you. Love your vids.
Thank you Dennis! The mandarin started to eat frozen brine shrimp in about three months' time. I trained it in the quarantine. I introduced it to the display thereafter. But it seldom caught brine shrimps during feeding due to its slow movement. It obtains its main food source from live rocks where lots of micro creatures are living.
@@zzyz Thank you Roger that’s very interesting as I have just added a mandarin. Will live food migrate from the algae reactor to replenish the aquarium?
@@dennisbell6365 My pleasure. Yes, I think so. The algae reactor will feed the pods population. But make sure you train the mandarin with brine shrimps as well to serve as the last resort in case of falling short of live food.
@@zzyz once again thank you for your advice Roger. I find your videos most inspiring to make improvements on my own tank, hopefully one day it may look like yours. All the best.
Beautiful again. May I ask, why not use a small (4 in or so) electric fan connected to a thermostat temperature sensor to cool the tank down as needed? It is silent, cheap and works like a dream. I have a nice chiller but removed it in lieu of a well placed small (clamp type) air fan.
Thank you Mark! I heard of fan cooling used in nano tanks at an ambient temperature below 30. I'm not sure how effective is fan cooling applied to larger tanks at a higher temperature. Another consideration is water evaporation. You need to top off reservoir much more often with a fan.
@@zzyz Hi Roger, You are welcome and thank you too! I originally had a 250 gal and purchased a nice chiller for it which worked fine but not only did it take a lot of space, it also required maintenance, a lot of electricity to operate (I think more than the offset of the extra water needed through evaporation), it was always noisy and added heat into the room at a time when you really didn't want it. Time went on and things in my life changed and I downgraded from an 8' to a 5' tank. So now the chiller was too large to place under the smaller tank. I happen to be a professional refrigeration technician I knew the power of a little air over water so I decided to try a small fan instead of the Chiller. The fan I still use is a simple 4" USB mini fan connected to a small usb power supply which only takes a half amp (500ma @5v) of power. The nice thing about using a fan like this is that you can make slight changes to the direction of the air hitting the water (either on top or in the sump) in a way that throttles down or speed up the evaporation hence cooling effect. So for people like me that currently use an ATO for dosing Kalk, if I see that I need a little more PH in the water through the Kalk in the ATO I simply direct the fan a little more onto the water which in turn causes more evaporation and since I have my heater set to 77F the tank keeps that constant temp. I can also direct the fan further away from the water to slow down the evaporation and thus lower the Kalk dosing as needed. One thing for sure, you don't need much air blowing across the surface of the water to keep the tank cool. I believe the small fan like I speak of will cool a very large tank without problems if utilized correctly.
Thank you! Sure, I'll talk about light and schedule in my future episodes following feeding and flow. But in a nutshell, 50% white and 70% blue to peak at noon for roughly 10 hours a day.
Thank you. Yes, I use active carbon which helps mitigate chemical wars between corals, but not very effective in curbing water yellowing. Skimmer and filter floss are much more effective in this regard.
Thanks Roger! I have a 24” cube (mixed reef). Very tempted to add a rose bubble top anemone. I live in HK as well so have to manage our limited real estate very differently! 😊
@@yatisharon8324 Rainbow BTAs are indeed very attractive. Try the Australian species with spectacular coloration. You are right. Real estate is the only limitation. :)
Amazing colours! - a great looking tank. Are you using special lights for the video or is it your standard LED lights from the tank? I can't get over how great the colours are.
Thank you so much! It was just the standard LED lights, but I used an optical filter on the phone camera so the colors could be near what I saw by the bare eye.
I'll talk about flow in future updates following feeding. In a nutshell, I have two wavemakers and both are set at the lowest speed and the longest wave lengths.
I have both UAS and algae reactor. But the algae reactor alone will suffice. I'm using a small brand from a Chinese manufacturer due to its cheap price. I'll recommend big names such as Kraken for better qualities.
so you keep your tank below 75? i keep mine between 72-74 rn with no heater as my house is for the most part at room temp unless the front door is opened for my cat to roam around and rn in winter that makes the front of the house below 70 but my room still stays above 70
Yes, I keep at 75. Your temperatures look awesome. I wish I could live in a place much cooler. Generally, I didn't see any adverse effect for temperatures between 64 and 77.
@@zzyz most people say to keep temp above 76-79 which makes no sense ocean is cold so nice to see i don't need to pop a heater in yet because so far i've been having success at my 72-74 range
@@MrDon967 I don't think you need a heater. Btw, algae don't grow well above 77. As I culture sea lettuce, I have to keep the water cooler. Algae disappear on the coast in summer as they are afraid of hot weather.
@@zzyz i see i'll keep an eye out for my new tank that i'm gathering stuff to set up to start the 125g reef if i run into algae i'll try heater but rn in my nano reef no algae issues so far
@@MrDon967 Sorry I may not have expressed myself clearly. Sea lettuce will not grow well if the water temperature is on the high end. But warm water may not help much in getting rid of nuisance algae. Algae reactor is much more effective in case you run into algae issues in the future.
Think of how many individual things from a different sources you have introduced to your system. Then pretend they each carried a bacteria/disease/algea/pest organism that was not native to the area you released the anenome. The ecosystem you affected could be very negatively impacted by your actions.
I fed it until it was fully recovered in 6 weeks and attached it to a rock near a pier. As some pointed out in the comment session, I shall not do so in the future as this would potentially adversely affect the local ecosystem.
I find that all tank inhabitants are fine with 64-77. I keep at 75 most of the time. If you culture algae, try to keep below 77 as they prefer cool water.
Even though the house is air conditioned, I will still recommend a chiller for two reasons. First, you will probably not run air con 24/7 to be environmentally friendly. Second, water evaporates much faster in an air coned room, which means daily maintenance of reservoir rather than weekly.
Best tank I've seen in awhile
Welcome back
Beautiful well packed mixed reef tank.
Thank you!
You’re creating awesome videos.
Thank you 🙏
What are your thoughts on using the metal clamp on the return pump tubing in your sump. I noticed that it looks to be showing some signs of rust.
Thank you. Love your vids.
Thank you for pointing this out. Non-metal clamps are better if I'm given the opportunity to choose again.
Thanks for your channel! I'm going to share this for Australians
Thank you! Really appreciate that :)
Hi Roger
I see you have a Mandarin, please my I ask how you are feeding him?
Beautiful tank Roger
Many thanks.
Thank you Dennis! The mandarin started to eat frozen brine shrimp in about three months' time. I trained it in the quarantine. I introduced it to the display thereafter. But it seldom caught brine shrimps during feeding due to its slow movement. It obtains its main food source from live rocks where lots of micro creatures are living.
@@zzyz Thank you Roger that’s very interesting as I have just added a mandarin. Will live food migrate from the algae reactor to replenish the aquarium?
@@dennisbell6365 My pleasure. Yes, I think so. The algae reactor will feed the pods population. But make sure you train the mandarin with brine shrimps as well to serve as the last resort in case of falling short of live food.
@@zzyz once again thank you for your advice Roger. I find your videos most inspiring to make improvements on my own tank, hopefully one day it may look like yours.
All the best.
@@dennisbell6365 No prob, Dennis. Sure you will. It just takes time. I wish you great luck!
Beautiful again. May I ask, why not use a small (4 in or so) electric fan connected to a thermostat temperature sensor to cool the tank down as needed? It is silent, cheap and works like a dream. I have a nice chiller but removed it in lieu of a well placed small (clamp type) air fan.
Thank you Mark! I heard of fan cooling used in nano tanks at an ambient temperature below 30. I'm not sure how effective is fan cooling applied to larger tanks at a higher temperature. Another consideration is water evaporation. You need to top off reservoir much more often with a fan.
@@zzyz Hi Roger, You are welcome and thank you too!
I originally had a 250 gal and purchased a nice chiller for it which worked fine but
not only did it take a lot of space, it also required maintenance, a lot of electricity to operate (I think more than the offset of the extra water needed through evaporation), it was always noisy and added heat into the room at a time when you really didn't want it.
Time went on and things in my life changed and I downgraded from an 8' to a 5' tank. So now the chiller was too large to place under the smaller tank. I happen to be a professional refrigeration technician I knew the power of a little air over water so I decided to try a small fan instead of the Chiller.
The fan I still use is a simple 4" USB mini fan connected to a small usb power supply which only takes a half amp (500ma @5v) of power. The nice thing about using a fan like this is that you can make slight changes to the direction of the air hitting the water (either on top or in the sump) in a way that throttles down or speed up the evaporation hence cooling effect.
So for people like me that currently use an ATO for dosing Kalk, if I see that I need a little more PH in the water through the Kalk in the ATO I simply direct the fan a little more onto the water which in turn causes more evaporation and since I have my heater set to 77F the tank keeps that constant temp. I can also direct the fan further away from the water to slow down the evaporation and thus lower the Kalk dosing as needed.
One thing for sure, you don't need much air blowing across the surface of the water to keep the tank cool. I believe the small fan like I speak of will cool a very large tank without problems if utilized correctly.
@@markgresin6335 You are indeed a genius engineer! Bringing an economic solution to people in need! Thank you so much for sharing with us!
@@zzyz Economics do make the world go around.
Look Great, pls tell us your Light and schedule.
Thank you! Sure, I'll talk about light and schedule in my future episodes following feeding and flow. But in a nutshell, 50% white and 70% blue to peak at noon for roughly 10 hours a day.
I love your tank 😍.
Thank you 🙏
Nice, What do you find works best for water yellowing? Do you use Aktive Carbon? or is it just skimmer & filter pad?
Thank you. Yes, I use active carbon which helps mitigate chemical wars between corals, but not very effective in curbing water yellowing. Skimmer and filter floss are much more effective in this regard.
@@zzyz Thank You
Great job!
Thank you! Happy reefing!
Another great vid Roger leaving nothing out with silence being the number one 😉👍🏴
Thank you! Appreciate your kind words!
Roger Zhuang: how do you prevent anemone’s from floating around and stinging everything?
I put their feet inside the rock crevices and surround them with branching live rocks to support their bodies. Hope that helps.
Thanks Roger! I have a 24” cube (mixed reef). Very tempted to add a rose bubble top anemone. I live in HK as well so have to manage our limited real estate very differently! 😊
@@yatisharon8324 Rainbow BTAs are indeed very attractive. Try the Australian species with spectacular coloration. You are right. Real estate is the only limitation. :)
What camera do you use?
I use iPhone 12 Pro.
@@zzyz guess I shouldn’t have bought the SE 🤷♂️ nice video.
@@Montestuma Thank you! I think SE is solid too. What you need is an optical filter to filter out the blue light.
@@zzyz hmm thanks for the advice, I’ll look into it
@@Montestuma My pleasure.
Amazing colours! - a great looking tank. Are you using special lights for the video or is it your standard LED lights from the tank? I can't get over how great the colours are.
Thank you so much! It was just the standard LED lights, but I used an optical filter on the phone camera so the colors could be near what I saw by the bare eye.
我是臺灣人，非常喜歡您的影片
Thank you! I'm glad you liked it. I've been to Kenting in Taiwan. Very nice place and people.
Beautiful 👍🏼
Thank you!
用的什么相机。加滤镜 拍出来的 这么好看
用的iPhone 12 Pro，加滤镜过滤蓝光。
Hi how many WAWAMAKER you r using and and both WAWAMAKER settings r same our diffent.
I'll talk about flow in future updates following feeding. In a nutshell, I have two wavemakers and both are set at the lowest speed and the longest wave lengths.
What light di yuo use?
I use Red Sea LED90.
It was difficult to understand ....... which algea reactor do you use respectively which reactor do you recommend?
I have both UAS and algae reactor. But the algae reactor alone will suffice. I'm using a small brand from a Chinese manufacturer due to its cheap price. I'll recommend big names such as Kraken for better qualities.
Do you see any need for a UV Sterilizer?
No. UV is not effective in killing either ich or dinos. Wait for the cycle to finish and quarantine well. Everything will be fine.
Thanks. Can’t wait for you next video.
@@RavineDriver Thank you, my pleasure. The next episode will be on flow and lighting.
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也謝謝你！
so you keep your tank below 75? i keep mine between 72-74 rn with no heater as my house is for the most part at room temp unless the front door is opened for my cat to roam around and rn in winter that makes the front of the house below 70 but my room still stays above 70
Yes, I keep at 75. Your temperatures look awesome. I wish I could live in a place much cooler. Generally, I didn't see any adverse effect for temperatures between 64 and 77.
@@zzyz most people say to keep temp above 76-79 which makes no sense ocean is cold so nice to see i don't need to pop a heater in yet because so far i've been having success at my 72-74 range
@@MrDon967 I don't think you need a heater. Btw, algae don't grow well above 77. As I culture sea lettuce, I have to keep the water cooler. Algae disappear on the coast in summer as they are afraid of hot weather.
@@zzyz i see i'll keep an eye out for my new tank that i'm gathering stuff to set up to start the 125g reef if i run into algae i'll try heater but rn in my nano reef no algae issues so far
@@MrDon967 Sorry I may not have expressed myself clearly. Sea lettuce will not grow well if the water temperature is on the high end. But warm water may not help much in getting rid of nuisance algae. Algae reactor is much more effective in case you run into algae issues in the future.
Nothing should ever go back to the ocean after being in a tank!
Thank you for pointing this out. Would appreciate it if you could elaborate further.
@@zzyz by returning something to the ocean you run a big risk of also returning pests or invasive species etc. it can destroy your local ecosystem.
Think of how many individual things from a different sources you have introduced to your system. Then pretend they each carried a bacteria/disease/algea/pest organism that was not native to the area you released the anenome. The ecosystem you affected could be very negatively impacted by your actions.
@@aurorawhite3359 Thank you. I'm grateful for your advice!
@@Caulfield2982 Thanks for this lesson!
Hi can share your WAWAMAKER settings
Sure, I'll talk about flow in my future episodes. But simply put, I set the speed at the lowest settings and the wave length as long as possible.
@@zzyz ok thanks but pls next episode show your WAWAMAKER settings
@@vinaychauhan2293 Sure, the next episode will be on feeding related issues and the next to next one will be on flow and lighting.
You should replace the steel hose clamps for plastic clamps or plastic zip ties as rust will nuke ur entire tank once it starts
Yes, I will. Thank you for your advice!
@@zzyz no problem i'de hate to see such a beautiful reef be destroyed over something so small and preventable
Did you just chuck the anenomie off a pier into the ocean?
I fed it until it was fully recovered in 6 weeks and attached it to a rock near a pier. As some pointed out in the comment session, I shall not do so in the future as this would potentially adversely affect the local ecosystem.
what the ideal temperature for mixed reef tank? my tank is 50gal IM lagoon? tia!
I find that all tank inhabitants are fine with 64-77. I keep at 75 most of the time. If you culture algae, try to keep below 77 as they prefer cool water.
where are you from ? your tank my dream . i just started it.
Thank you! I live in Hong Kong. It takes time. I wish you a great start!
Why a chiller if your house is air conditioned
Even though the house is air conditioned, I will still recommend a chiller for two reasons. First, you will probably not run air con 24/7 to be environmentally friendly. Second, water evaporates much faster in an air coned room, which means daily maintenance of reservoir rather than weekly.
Automate your RODI in your rodi water top off chamber.
Thank you for your suggestion! My room is not big enough to fit in a primary reservoir, otherwise I can manage to automate top-off.
Hi, your tank has an Instagram account?
Sorry I don't, just this RUclips account.
我的主泵连接来一个3通 （一进2出）一头供上缸水 另外一头小流量的进冷水机 （保证上缸的流量）（小流量进冷水机制冷效果更好）泵太多 低缸低频声音实在受不了！ 不过如果设备够好 应该也没什么声音 看个人
可以选择带sine wave技术的泵，完全静音，中国制造，而且很便宜。水泵好像进口的都有噪音，且贵。