7 Lessons I Learned From Keeping A Reef Tank For 6 Years
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- Опубліковано 27 чер 2024
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0:00 Intro
0:15 How to avoid the ugly stage
0:58 Rust-proofing hinges
1:34 Montipora grows FAST
2:17 Tenuis are very difficult
3:01 Lighting brand won't affect your coral health
4:17 Salinity needs testing regularly
5:32 The wallpaper! - Домашні улюбленці та дикі тварини
If it isnt too late, you should save a square of that wallpaper, frame it and put it behind where you film your podcasts :)
Definitely apply it to the background of a small tank as homage.
There needs to be a “keep the wallpaper” campaign.
The wallpaper is a part of the Reef Dork identity! Haha cheers on the upgrade!
Your last point made me die😂. I like wall paper but will say it takes away from the colors on video.
I like the wallpaper! It highlights the inhabitants and adds character.
I’ll miss the wallpaper 😂 really looking forward to next project
I have watched nearly all your videos and I didnt even notice you had purple bird wallpaper
I LOVE THE WALL PAPER!!!❤
I like the wallpaper
It was a stunning tank in the end mate. Will be hard to top that👌
Thanks mate, appreciate it
Very informative stuff. Awesome video!
getting. simple look trough optical refractometer, (the one you gold to light ) is very rewarding and cost effective , only tip is got refractometer solution. That way you know what your constant is and then you just you know, can adjust or calibrate your unit but I think it’s as good as any fancy one.
Onwards and upwards. Cant wait to see the new setup!
Any chance of doing some vids on coral placement for us numpties when you set up the new tank Alex ?
You can add copepods if you like mate, but if they are tigriopus, you are wasting your time, They survive in a DT for 24 hours if you are lucky you can find them in british rockpools. The U.S. has a large enough market to culture a wide range of suitable species. Last I looked it's not the case in the U.K. if you do find a British supplier of tisbe or another useful species of tropical copepod, then please share that info, if you don't please can you explain this in your videos as the message doesn't seem to be circulating.
Great video Alex, today I became the proud owner off one off your old lights 😂 a grey gisemann stellar I picked up from a chap called Rod from ultimate reef
The wallpaper comments 😂
I feel like Alex gives good hugs
Good tips bro
5:39 as you were going through this list I was thinking.. I wonder if he is ever going to something about that wallpaper? No piss ripping just something that always bugged me LOL
Thank you for the advice on using vaseline!
please please please longer videos
My tips for tenuis are find some that are aquacultured with their polyps out. The maricultured ones are beyond temperamental. Then high light, high nutrients and high flow and they seem to thrive.
i love the wallpaper
FWIW, the first thing I said to myself when I first saw your main display tank was "Look at those mountains of acros! Holeee ...!" Eveythjmg about your tank shows me someone who mastered reefkeeping. On my end, I've mastered dino farming. Had a bumper crop last month, let's see what this month brings 😆
Crazy to think I went from almost not subscribing because I found the wallpaper weird a few years back to now, where I'm going to miss it lol
Would love if this was a 30min video 🙏‼️
What tank are you getting next. The last tank was stunning mate shame to see it go.
To be announced soon...
I’m hoping the new set up is a very large tank!
Double the water volume...
@@ReefDork can’t wait to see the new project 👍🏻
I was wondering if you would put a UV in the new tank. I went through an ich outbreak and through my research found you could avoid ugly stage and have slow algae growth as well. The benefits of UV seem great for crystal clear water as well
I won't, no - I'd only use it for disease control. But they're all massive and take up too much space. I have one, but I'd only set it up if I had a problem to deal with...
@@ReefDork interesting, thanks for your approach
Keep the paper!!!😢
Where did you get your jump guard made?
Looking forward to seeing the new set up.
London Aquatic design
Can we get an update of the 40g set up
Who knew fish would bark.
What was that cover you were placing over the sample on the salinity tester? I haven’t seen that before.
It's a light cover - you're supposed to block out light to avoid a false reading. I made it myself and sell it at ReefDork.Etsy.Com
are you starting from scratch? as in did you sell all your fish and corals? side note....i love the wallpaper showing through, like I actually dont like your wallpaper as it is, but the part you see through the tank i like
Prestige Reef is looking after my fish, but I sold all my corals and will use the money to buy new ones!
@@ReefDorkahh nice :)
will a Flame Hawk and a Longnose Hawk work together in a 65 gallon reef?
Mine have been fine for a while so I'd guess yes, but 65gs is quite small so I'm going with maybe!
How did you know your Hanna conductivity tester was wrong, and your refractometer was correct? I had the exact opposite experience.
Fair question - my bobbing hydrometer, optical and digital refractometers and an ICP test all ready very similar whereas the Hanna was out. And I had corals sulking until I correct the salinity.
What brand is the digital refractometer in the video mate ?
Hanna
If you get a tropic Marine hydrometer you will never need calibration fluid again . 14" long & fragile you may want to protect with foam . I Loved the little birdies 😊 . I will miss them . & The dork , please not the dork 😊. Look forward to your build. Always appreciate you sharing your triumphs & failures . Looking forward to your shared LPS experience . Already learned magnesium is very important to gonorrhea . I mean gonapora 😊.
What is the new tank?
To be announced shortly...
Can some please HELP me? 😔 Im starting a 16 gallon nano tank. I bought a bag of reef crystal sea salt, enough for 50 gallons. I have mixed the salt and filled up my tank (per instructions) and the salinity is too low. I feel i have used half the bag of sea crystals and im barely at 1.020. WHAT IS GOING ON???
Let it mix with a powerhead for 48 hours to be sure but if it's low, add more. If you're using a swing arm hydrometer to test salinity, throw it away and buy a good optical refractometer
Thank you. I am using an ocular refractometer. I am using the Reef Crystals Sea salt. I did the 1/2 cup per gallon for my 16 gallon tank. Unless I miscounted my scoops and was short 4 gallons, it seemed to take another 2 cups of salt to raise my salinity from 1.010 to 1.024.@@ReefDork
My 120l is 10 weeks old and going through the mother of ugly stages
I think I’m sadder than you your tank has gone 😂
Good tips. Shame about that wallpaper.
I’m in mourning 😢
dont put black background , I like this background and makes your tank unique and stand out from others
Wished i put vaseline on my hinges in the beginning Hahahaha
What happened to your fish
Prestige Reef is looking after them until my upgrade arrives 🙂
Bruh the wallpaper gotta go. Sick tank