I've pretty much seen & watched all your marine tanks now, they always impress me & I love your honesty on when things are wrong or go bad & you show how & what your doing to try and fix it. I pulled the trigger on a reefer 250 but was just far to big for a first marine tank so I went with a water box Peninsula Mini 25 which will be running soon. Keep up the videos & updates always love seeing a new one to watch from you. ☺️
I remember when you for you’re Red Sea 750 xxl I wish I could have seen you grow that tank out for a few years but it did play a part in me buying my Red Sea reefer 750xxl enjoy you’re videos that’s for making them you’re very knowledgeable in the hobby
Thank you, yeah great stuff isn’t it, works so well on these smaller systems with large water changes as all you have to keep an eye on is the alkalinity
Tank is looking awesome! I am narrowing in my alk in my 80gal IM SRO Pro2 AIO currently with kalk. After that I will look to keeping a stable PH via my Apex JR that I still have to setup.
Hi mate we spoke about power heads on my reef habitat 90 before I got one 10k per hour on it and still struggling with getting it right anyway after watching your son's video I got rid of my reef photons lights and got 2 red sea reefled 50 it's early days yet and I have them on the 100 blue and white 50% I'm definitely liking them over the TMC reef photons my goal is to get to something looking as nice as your tank mate
Use tap water that's treated with Chloramine but I use the water conditioner, reads about .5ppm but the ammonia guard thingy says 0 ( actually tests just for ammonia if I understand correctly). Until I move to better water, any experience with this / issues?
Yes the Red Sea energy AB+ is a direct coral food that you can direct feed or broadcast feed, it caters for 10-15% more growth and colour, it really does make a difference in coral vibrancy and health and also essential if you run close to 0 nitrates and low phosphates
Thank you 🙏 yep got a large true one in I’ve had for about 3 years and doesn’t touch um 😂 in my experience the only thing that works is to be proactive with killing them manually or a file fish that I’ve used before with great success literally gets them all but then moves on to coral, probably better suited to a large reef system that has loads of food going in so it’s not temped to eating coral, unfortunately this system is too small for one
That little 25 Lagoon on that white stand looks really sharp I’m looking to downsize houses eventually and I’m seriously considering this tank, just wondering if you have any regrets at all?, did you consider the 50 Lagoon? Just a little concerned with the 12” height , guess I have to go see one to get a better take I’m mainly a high end acro guy and thus would make a nice little showcase Thanks for all the videos, really enjoy them.
Cheers, yeah highly recommend this tank so easy to maintain and looks nice and higher end, I had the same concerns over height but you just built the scape lower, depending on where your from as so availability as looks like you can’t get hold of these tanks in the uk now
If your talking about the SPS colony in the center of scape? It’s a green Bali slimmer or Dallas ACRO as they call it down under. Not really that hard to keep like most ACRO’s just needs good stable mature system with medium to high par lighting, grows rapidly when happy and established and has some awesome growth patterns, my favorite SPS coral
Hey, have you found somewhere to buy replacement filter socks from? Mine are a mess now. Searched online but most places either always show out of stock or are in the USA with a larger delivery fee than the price of the sock 😂
Don’t use them, waste of time, just put a corse square sponge in and use filter floss, I’m currently running no mechanical at all as tank runs at nearly 0 nutrients
im thinking of going a bit bigger its either the lagoon 25 or two smaller 15 im done with "pico reefing" 😂 its been several years & the daily tinkering has me at wits end 😂😂😂
i add distilled water and test salinity DAILY 😂😂 5 gal is TOO small to keep stable if i leave town my fish buddies (plus all the pods, worms, sea lice, macros are all toast
Please never stop making videos, they bring me real joy. Followed your tanks for years, I love your dedication to reef keeping
Glad to hear it, thanks for the support
The tank looks great! I love how natural this display looks! Very nice, Props brother!
Thank you bud
I've pretty much seen & watched all your marine tanks now, they always impress me & I love your honesty on when things are wrong or go bad & you show how & what your doing to try and fix it.
I pulled the trigger on a reefer 250 but was just far to big for a first marine tank so I went with a water box Peninsula Mini 25 which will be running soon.
Keep up the videos & updates always love seeing a new one to watch from you. ☺️
Ah nice one, thanks
I remember when you for you’re Red Sea 750 xxl I wish I could have seen you grow that tank out for a few years but it did play a part in me buying my Red Sea reefer 750xxl enjoy you’re videos that’s for making them you’re very knowledgeable in the hobby
Thank you! Glad you enjoy the vids
I also had a bit of aptaisa I got lucky with a pepper mint shrimp he ate it all
Tank is looking great!!! I am using AFR as well.. for just over a year now.. really like it
Thank you, yeah great stuff isn’t it, works so well on these smaller systems with large water changes as all you have to keep an eye on is the alkalinity
Looking good nice one, Bilbo
It’s amazing how much money gets tied up in such a small ecosystem
Tank is looking awesome! I am narrowing in my alk in my 80gal IM SRO Pro2 AIO currently with kalk. After that I will look to keeping a stable PH via my Apex JR that I still have to setup.
Thank you bud! Love the sr systems, yes we all want that 8.3-8.4 ph and in reality it will be 8-8.1 at best for most homes and systems
@@nathanqwerty1 Yeah if I get 8.0 I will be happy.
Hi mate we spoke about power heads on my reef habitat 90 before I got one 10k per hour on it and still struggling with getting it right anyway after watching your son's video I got rid of my reef photons lights and got 2 red sea reefled 50 it's early days yet and I have them on the 100 blue and white 50% I'm definitely liking them over the TMC reef photons my goal is to get to something looking as nice as your tank mate
Maybe try 2 wave pumps and play around
Hello great video. What do you lubricate you skimmer lid with? Your help is much appreciated
Cooking oil, just the inside walls of the cup
@@nathanqwerty1 thank you for your advice! It’s a pain to scrub out all the build up and see the benefit of lubricating to make it easier 👍🏼
Hi great video, where did you buy the innovative tank from in the uk
Use tap water that's treated with Chloramine but I use the water conditioner, reads about .5ppm but the ammonia guard thingy says 0 ( actually tests just for ammonia if I understand correctly). Until I move to better water, any experience with this / issues?
You need to use reverse osmosis water with 0 tds for a reef tank and a good quality salt like Red Sea
so you feed the corals plus trace elements from ALL FOR REEF, just started dosing it but I don't have as many coral yet
Yes the Red Sea energy AB+ is a direct coral food that you can direct feed or broadcast feed, it caters for 10-15% more growth and colour, it really does make a difference in coral vibrancy and health and also essential if you run close to 0 nitrates and low phosphates
@Nathan Willard thanks for the info 👍
Tank is looking good, nice video. Have you tried using peppermint shrimps to take care of aips?
Thank you 🙏 yep got a large true one in I’ve had for about 3 years and doesn’t touch um 😂 in my experience the only thing that works is to be proactive with killing them manually or a file fish that I’ve used before with great success literally gets them all but then moves on to coral, probably better suited to a large reef system that has loads of food going in so it’s not temped to eating coral, unfortunately this system is too small for one
Love this tank. I'm debating if this one or the cade frag edition which is basically a lagoon too.
Go for it both are quality systems, love this IM 25, never selling it will be running forever i think 😂
Hi Nathan I have the same light but prefer the shimmer on yours than mine - can you share the blue and white settings?
Hi, yep run 100% blue and white, try and get surface to ripple gently and that will create a nice shimmer
That little 25 Lagoon on that white stand looks really sharp
I’m looking to downsize houses eventually and I’m seriously considering this tank, just wondering if you have any regrets at all?, did you consider the 50 Lagoon? Just a little concerned with the 12” height , guess I have to go see one to get a better take
I’m mainly a high end acro guy and thus would make a nice little showcase
Thanks for all the videos, really enjoy them.
Cheers, yeah highly recommend this tank so easy to maintain and looks nice and higher end, I had the same concerns over height but you just built the scape lower, depending on where your from as so availability as looks like you can’t get hold of these tanks in the uk now
@@nathanqwerty1 - Tks, I’m in Canada so no problem getting one
love the tank , pristine question are this green corals mantis green sliders and if they are how easy are they new to sps
If your talking about the SPS colony in the center of scape? It’s a green Bali slimmer or Dallas ACRO as they call it down under. Not really that hard to keep like most ACRO’s just needs good stable mature system with medium to high par lighting, grows rapidly when happy and established and has some awesome growth patterns, my favorite SPS coral
Hey, have you found somewhere to buy replacement filter socks from? Mine are a mess now. Searched online but most places either always show out of stock or are in the USA with a larger delivery fee than the price of the sock 😂
Don’t use them, waste of time, just put a corse square sponge in and use filter floss, I’m currently running no mechanical at all as tank runs at nearly 0 nutrients
did it come with a lid?
im thinking of going a bit bigger
its either the lagoon 25 or two smaller 15
im done with "pico reefing" 😂
its been several years & the daily tinkering has me at wits end 😂😂😂
i add distilled water and test salinity DAILY 😂😂
5 gal is TOO small to keep stable
if i leave town my fish buddies (plus all the pods, worms, sea lice, macros are all toast
Did you upgrade
what skimmer do you use for your Im 25 lagoon ?
Innovative Marine nuvo skim
Are you using the AB+ with that light?
No
sorry montis green slimers
I love seeing a submissive damsel like that, its not recommended to add any more fish as the damsel will turn its attention to any newcomer.