Thank you so much for all this helpful information! I am new to the saltwater aquarium hobby (got my 1st saltwater aquarium for my 48th birthday in September after decades of freshwater) and just got my first Zoas (first corals ever) yesterday and wanted even more info than I had from the research I did before I got took the plunge and ordered them. Yeah, I am a bit happrehensive (happy+apprehensive) about everything. 🙃😂
Maybe one of the best nano tanks on UA-cam. Your regiment of water care I think is the key towards ur success. Great info on what you are using and yes..., I will follow ur lead. Simply Beautiful..!
Alan Parr thanks!!! I try my hardest to keep this tank perfect, it's had some ups and downs but in the end it all came together perfectly :) thanks for watching! Leave a thumbs up and subscribe for more!!! I just bought a 25 gallon lagoon NUVO and it's getting set up soon!!!
BTW..., besides a beautiful tank..., loved the way you narrated and also your camera work. Yes.., 2 thumbs up and I also subscribed. Looking forward to your 25 gallon lagoon set up.
Alan Parr thanks that means a lot to me!!! I'm always trying to invent new ways to shoot my reef tank :) I shoot it all with the iPhone so it's a little challenging to get those super nice shots but I try my best with what I have!! Thanks for watching and liking and subbing!!! I just got all the water for the 25 gallon today, I have to soak all my rocks and cure them and then the sand can go in with all the water! :) it'll be here before you know it haha
man this is perfect size for an office tank.. i think that Fuel is the real reason your getting so much growth.. tank has come along way for sure. Ill have to look into that Kalk +2 myself to see what the main differences are compared to the Seachem kalk i use.. great video
CJ'S AQUARIUMS thanks man!!! I love your reef tank btw! I watched all the videos and that algae scrubber was pretty neat cuz I had never heard of one before!! :)
Nano Reef Freak if your interested in algae reactors i was gonna try this ua-cam.com/video/Ygchrsc6_NQ/v-deo.html Your tank is sick I’m currently building a 10 gallon reef aswell but I’m building a 10 gal sump down bellow and may use that reactor I’m sure you could try it too
I also have a 10 gallon AIO but I noticed the corals (all LPS) looked MUCH happier when I removed the Chemipure Blue and I began getting nitrate readings again. Now I just run a small amount of carbon that I change out weekly with my water change.
Inappropriate Reefer Thanks man!!! You actually inspired my new secret surprise that I'm bringing to the reef tank so make sure you check it out when I release it!!! I was watching your videos the other day and you just inspired me to go out and get it so I can't wait to show everyone on the channel!!! :) thanks for watching, keep up your videos I absolutely love them and I hope your girlfriends tank is doing well!! I saw you got her started on the reef addiction! Haha
Go for it. Stay on top of your water changes and your reef will flourish. My first reef was a 3 gallon (2011) then I upgraded to a 10 gallon (2013) and now it's a 20 gallon long (2015).
@@ianeckhoff1992 exactly what I'm going to try to do. Start with a 10 and upgrade to a 20 long. If it goes good I'll be able to upgrade from a 20 to a 40 breeder. Dreams, lol
Mike Lemming thanks man!!! Getting ready to set up the 25 gallon NUVO FUSION lagoon soon!!! Stay tuned!!! :) thanks for watching and subbing!!! It means a lot to me!!!
Rizqin Azka in my opinion yes, condylactis anemones are also extremely easy to care for, but Condy anemones are far more brutal and can sting corals and fish, ive even seen a condy eat a lawn mower blenny before but condy anemones are only like ~5.99 a petco so they are a good test species to get the hang of anemone care but anemones aren’t that hard to care for with the right equipment, good lighting is a must and so is filtration! :) thanks for watching!!
brinks128 I usually use distilled water because it's all I have access to due to my location, but if you have the ability to use ro or rodi water then I would highly recommend using RO or rodi water! If you use tapwater then make sure to let the chemipure blue dry out a little before putting it back in the water.
Great info - and you've created a beautiful environment for all of your critters. I really enjoyed the close ups and extended tank tour, wonderful to watch. And the music is great, perfect for this. What type of music is it? Genre? I find it really relaxing. I'm going to check out Fuel for sure because my Zoas in the 29 need help, they just aren't opening up fully even though they are spreading.
Reefgrrl fuel will help a lot!!! It's a track of youtubes free audio library :) not sure what genre it is but they've got a couple songs in there that aren't bad! I hope your 29 is coming along great and that your zoas open up more!!! Thanks for watching I'm so glad you enjoyed it!!! :) leave a thumbs up!
I always do a 👍! I've tried using UA-cam's free audio library but I can't get the clips to repeat and I can't work with it on my iPad - the previews won't play. Not sure why, probably I'm just not doing it right. Anyway, thanks!
Reefgrrl yea try using iMovie on iOS 10.1.1 it will now automatically loop the UA-cam library music if you use a single track. That's what I did for this video :)
Yeah, that's what I have and I can't get any access to UA-cam free audio via iMovie, it just isn't an option. I tried adding music to an existing video in Creator and it says I need flash, which of course isn't supported by iOS. Sigh. Not sure what I'm doing wrong so I guess I'll have to pass on the UA-cam music library for now. Thanks so much for the help, I appreciate it!
Reefgrrl hmm if you download the songs from UA-cam media library on a pc and upload them to iCloud they should work fine on iMovie but if you don't have access to a pc then that's not much of an option :/
Ever had a problem with your crabs killing your snails? Also, how do you keep your sand so white and what pump are you using? I may have missed that in the video...
Tarzan TheApeMan snails die pretty often so I stick with torches snails and I’ve never had a problem because the trochus snails never fall off the glass. And I use aragonite instead of sand. Aragonite is coral skeletons so it doesn’t stain easily and I usually sift it up before a water change and I keep my tanks really clean so the sand stays pretty clean
Beautiful tank, when u dose and feed . Are you direct feeding? I have a 55g but was wondering if I could just feed through the pumps and let it circulate .. thanks for the feedback !
Tony Lau I turn off all my pumps, then throw some mysis in and let it sprinkle on top of my corals/anemones, and then after like 10 minutes I turn the pumps back on and whatever is left over gets either sucked up by the filter and caught in the filter floss that I can just replace or gets eaten by the clownfish again while it's flying around inside the tank :) thanks for watching! Leave a like if you don't mind! Sub if you wanna see me set up my 25 gallon NUVO FUSION lagoon!!! :)
Nice update. Do you have anything that can turn off your heater in case it gets stuck in the on position? That's a very common occurrence. I use my Apex Jr to keep an eye on it.
Your tank looks super duper. 😍 I have a80 kessil for my nano 10g, but I dont know if i run the same mode lighting you suggested, do I need to double the intensity because a80 is model half way compared to a160we??? Thanks
Tammy Nguyen hey! Thanks so much for watching!!! Leave a like if you don’t mind! But here’s my theory on raising the kessil a80 intensity, so the corals have to acclimate to the light, meaning if you bought them from a store using a160we at 50 percent intensity then you should put them in your tank and run your a80 at 100% however the flaw here is assuming the a80 and kessil a160we are perfectly comparable which isn’t always the case. Basically the safest bet is to start your corals with the intensity very low, then ramp up the intensity by a slight tiny little turn, maybe just about 2-3 percent a week at most, until you either get the corals to the intensity you want or start seeing negative results from the corals, if they are bleaching or retracting then turn the led intensity down, but if they are happy and flourishing then you can try raising it a tiny bit just be very careful as too much light can kill a coral in a day or two but two little light can kill a coral in a month or two haha so low light is always safer
Is that a kenya tree that has gotten so large? I am planning my tank and am a newbie and dont want any corals that will overtake my tank. I think maybe dosing might make them so big. I like a lot of small corals. I would like them to grow fast at first then either cut back on dosing or trimming. I picked up purigan and thinking of adding chemi pure elite. maybe I should have went with chemi blue, I think that is a combo of both but I did read alot of people saying that it was cheaper to use purigan because u can rechrge it and us it over and over. I know the elite has gfo and I think fessos oxide or something and activated carbon and was planning on filter floss. I am hoping that I can keep it so clean that I may be able to start with some sps. I really like the look of them and some of the easier ones like the birdnest. I also bought a bunch of lps at a online sale that i am hoping she will let me change because I didn't know much and bought tings that were cheap at 5.oo bucks but not real pretty like brain corals ect. Your tank looks great!
Gilly's Reef awesome man!!! Glad to have you along! Leave a like! I appreciate your view!! My new 25 gallon lagoon videos are coming out soon! I'm almost done soaking the rocks and everything! :)
Gilly's Reef oh I'm already subbed to you! How cool! I like your biocube! It's part of the reason I wanted to go rimless cuz I saw a few rimless bio cubes and was like 😱
Do you know what kind of blenny/gobby that is? Been looking on the web for identification but no luck. Your tank is super awesome! Subbed and keep up the vids!
Great video man! I am thinking about getting the Kalk+2 for my tank, however I only have 4, leathers and the "pulse Coral" and one hard coral. Will the Kalk+2 solution you use will benefit my soft corals?
Tim V it will benefit all your corals, you'll probably use less than most people though because I notice I only have to add it every 3-4 days or I overdose on calcium. So it'll last you longer in the long run. It's making my zoas come back too! :) I definitely recommend it. Kalk is much easier than two part dosing. Like and subscribe for more!! Thanks for commenting!! :)
Hey can you show me how you add the Kalk? I don't have an auto top off system, and I may get one in the future, but for now whats the best way I can dose this without killing everything? lol Thanks in advance!
Girl Reefer I don't have auto top off either what I do is: (The kalk has directions like 1 tsp per gallon or something) and I take a gallon jug of distilled water, put a tsp or whatever the kalk specifies inside the just, put the cap on and shake it vigorously for a few minutes and make sure it's really dissolved, and then use that for top off for about every 3 days. The only way to make sure you won't kill everything is to test your calcium and alkalinity like the day after you top off every time with the jug, kalk is pretty mild compared to two part dosing but it can still destroy corals if you overdose so just monitor it closely, I don't test my water very often and haven't had any issues with it yet as all my corals just suck it up :)
Great vid, What is the exact name of the coral at 15:21 with the green tips? I have the same coral but I wanna know what the name of it is ahahah thank you.
InfernO it's a species of finger leather, usually people refer to the scientific name as "sinularia" or neon green finger leather! :) thanks for watching! Subscribe!
Amazing! Doing my shopping list. Dang, got enough 10's to make one a nano...on top of my 5 other lger ones..lol. That A 160 Kessil ....gonna 2nd hand that baby if possible tho..lol. What 📷 are u using? Great looking tank 😍luv it!!
Hi there! I'm starting up my first reef aqurium pretty soon after having two freshwater tanks for about a year and was curious about any thing yall wish you knew when started. My tank lighting is 11000K high-output LED. 13 gallon. With a skimmer. I really want to have corals but have no idea what I can get with that light.
Hey man! I think I might follow your dosing schedule. I’m going for a sps dominant mixed reef, is there anything I should dose additionally on top of everything you named in the video for the sps corals?
Eric Mang nope! Just start out slow and be careful as sometimes the salt you use has everything in it already. I would test the water right after a water change, then test it 4 weeks later for everything you want to dose, then you will know exactly what to dose in a 4 week period and exactly what the tank needs and is using! :) thanks for watching! I need to post again!
Garrett Hawley the kessil a80 will grow anything in this tank. The a80 is essentially a 160 but only for 12 inches, the a80 can spread up to 24 and still grow low light corals like mushrooms, the a80 is completely adequate for this tank, honestly it's perfect, I'm actually putting an a80 on this tank in a few months and make it into a frag tank once my NUVO FUSION lagoon 25 (which I just bought a week ago and am setting up now, subscribe for updates!) establishes. Thanks for watching though leave me a thumbs up! :)
Very nice tank I have a question for u how can I get my Walter more clear i have a lot of lil stuff floating in the water almost looks like Sand but it's not
D.J. VOLUME you can use a variety of filtration methods, most commonly used is filter floss for larger particles, for smaller particles most people use a micron sock of a certain size depending on how often you want to clean it and how much you want it to filter. Chemipure and purigen and poly filter can all help too, but they are a little more expensive to use as a constant method for filtration :) let me know if any of that helps! Thanks for watching!!! Leave a like!
Varun Varadarajan no I've never had that problem. I normally only make like 2-3 gallons of kalk ready top off and I usually burn through it in a week or so. I'm not sure if it would affect the abilities of the kalk though, it might just clog up your ato. I wouldn't know though but I hope all is well over there :)
Hectorisking Hinojosa your either talking about the Xenia or the cladellia leather, cladellia is pretty hard to find and has about a million different names and is a species of colt coral. It’s sometimes called cauliflower leather coral
Nano Reef Freak Yes the colt coral. Any frags for sale.? I could pay pal and pay for shipping. Can’t find it here local. I’m from California San Diego.
Hi . . . I am planning to keep a saltwater aquarium. I was thinking of going with a 10 gallon tank . I want this to be a fish-only tank . Can you please tell how many maximum fishes I can keep in this capacity ? I have selected 5-6 fishes that I would love to have .
SEHAR AHMED hey Sehar, so sadly a 10 gallon is only going to hold about 2 fish, maybe 3, anything over two fish is going to require a water change every week at least just to keep the ammonia levels low. A good rule of thumb is 1 inch of fish for every 2-3 gallons in a saltwater tank, keep in mind this is for full grown fish, so a clownfish that reaches 5 inches would be the only fish you could keep in a 10 gallon at full size, what I recommend is getting a 10 gallon and putting 3 damsels in it, they are beautiful fish, and grow very fast so you can notice them growing, when they get too big you can either give them to a friend or someone with a big tank, I know most towns have a reef forum where you can just give your fish to someone with like a 800 gallon tank haha but most damsels get very large so do your research on their sizes for the ones you want, the other option is to go with two small clownfish, I recommend ocellaris clowns because they are tank bred and small and have lots of personality. They will get about 3-4 inches each so perfect for your tank, and they are coral friendly. Also keep an eye out for sales, sometimes you can find people selling very big tanks with filtration already installed or setup for less than a couple hundred dollars. I’ve seen like 50 gallon tanks with a stand go for like 160 or less before
Oh my its beautiful great job!! I can't stop playing the video back haha. I do have a question for you, as far as the anemone and Goby, I have a Mandarin Goby and I plan on adding an anemone, but I'm afraid he'll eat my Mandarin. Is this possible? or have you had luck with your Goby and anemone?
RadReefsTV hey thanks for watching!!! :D leave a like! And subscribe because I'm setting up a 25 GALLON NUVO FUSION LAGOON soon!!! :D and unfortunately that is possible, I've never seen a healthy goby swim into an anemone, but I have seen sick gobies accidentally swim into them and they have been to weak to escape and have died. Usually once your fish gets stung accidentally it will never get to close to the anemone again. So I wouldn't worry about it. I've had fish get stung once or twice and then they never make that mistake again. I wouldn't worry about it but I would probably suggest a bubble anemone because a long tentacle like mine might pose more of a threat with his tentacles swaying about in the water. A carpet anemone is probably a safe bet, just because the tentacles are really short :) thanks for watching!! Lemme know if you have any other questions!!!
Styl's Aquaria that green one is a neon green finger leather or sometimes called a tree leather, some people mistake it for a Kenya tree, most people just call it a green finger leather though :)
Ravent heck yea! I went on a 7 day cruise once. I feed my fish every day about 3 days before the cruise, then do a 30% waterchange, check all the levels for ammonia and such and make sure its all zero, throw half a cap of seachem prime in just for good measure, and then replace all my mechanical filter media with chemipure blue, purigen, and phosgaurd, then make sure you top off the aquarium with fresh RODI water and check the salinity to be at 1.019 (because when it evaporates you will want it to be low so as the freshwater evaps the salinity will go up and be in a safe zone still), now I am not liable for any damage that may occur but I will warn you if your pump runs dry and catches on fire or something then your in trouble. So I recommend having someone check on your reef bout 3 days into your vacation to make sure the water level is still good, maybe they can throw a couple cups of rodi water into it just to be safe, because on a small rimless tank the water evaporates FAST
Great tank and great video. I have been in and out of the tropical side for year but have recently gotten interested in the marine side of the hobby. My LFS caries Red Sea, JBJ and Fluval along with some really big Marineland tanks but suggested I look at the Innovative Marine Fusion line as they sell those as well. I am inspired to maybe consider the 20 or 30L because of videos like yours. I need to try and keep it simple. Open to any suggestions you might have.
Mack Canady my favorite innovative marine tank is my NUVO fusion lagoon 25 gallon. It's a very well priced all in one aquarium, has double filter media baskets, double protein skimmer slots, so you can run a skimmer and a reactor at the same time, and a dual pump return upgrade in case one pump fails you still have another running, so it's the most resistant to failure, but it comes with a crappy return pump, so I would buy a sicce synchra silent pump with any innovative marine tank you buy. The dimensions also supply a perfect width and height for aqua scaping. Very wide from front to back and left to right and I love that because my rocks don't touch my glass and I have a shallow tank with a lot of sand bed, almost like a drag tank. So i can show off a lot of coral in the aquarium. Check out my videos on my NUVO fusion 25! I think you'll enjoy them! :) thanks for watching and tuning in! Like and subscribe for more!
Great video! My devils hand is almost always closed up, have any suggestions for me?My channel name is orey pope, please give me your opinion if you can, thanks!
This is stunning, I have a 40 breeder *check it out if you would like on my channel*. My tank is not filled all the way and I don't have the proper equipment because money issues. I'm thinking of down grading to an innovated marine 10 gallon for my desk. Subbed keep it up. One question, do you think it is okay to put my kessil a360 on a nuvo 10?
SamuraiAntt thanks!!! I will definitely check out your channel and I'll even sub!! I used to have a 40 breeder so I have a special place for them in my heart!! I totally understand the money issues man, this tank is nearly 2 years old and it's been a grind just to get a buck here and there for it! :) the innovative marine 10 gallon is amazing! I have an entire review on it and am reviewing their 25 gallon lagoon soon! A kessil a360 would definitely work on a 10 gallon, just keep the led tuned down low, it would definitely be overkill but as long as you keep the intensity toned down you'll be fine I'm sure!! :) if not then maybe pick up a cheap led off eBay or amazon but kessil also recently released a kessil a80 for nano tanks, 129.99 for the led, and I think 29.99 or 19.99 for the mini gooseneck. Worth a look! :) super glad to have you onboard! Stay tuned for more videos! :)
+Nano Reef Freak No problem man, I'm in high school so I don't make any kind of income, I knew the kessil a360 was overkill so I may just buy the nuvo 20 to spread the intensity and give me more room for corals. Again I appreciate the help. Looking forward to the videos 👍
SamuraiAntt awesome man!!! I totally understand, I had a 40 breeder and a 20 long in high school! Great tanks but I just couldn't afford the maintenance!!! :) the NUVO 20 is amazing, the lagoon is only another 50 bucks and is much larger at 25 gallons but it's much wider and has much more room for corals! Just something to consider! :)
Thank you so much for all this helpful information! I am new to the saltwater aquarium hobby (got my 1st saltwater aquarium for my 48th birthday in September after decades of freshwater) and just got my first Zoas (first corals ever) yesterday and wanted even more info than I had from the research I did before I got took the plunge and ordered them. Yeah, I am a bit happrehensive (happy+apprehensive) about everything. 🙃😂
Maybe one of the best nano tanks on UA-cam. Your regiment of water care I think is the key towards ur success. Great info on what you are using and yes..., I will follow ur lead. Simply Beautiful..!
Alan Parr thanks!!! I try my hardest to keep this tank perfect, it's had some ups and downs but in the end it all came together perfectly :) thanks for watching! Leave a thumbs up and subscribe for more!!! I just bought a 25 gallon lagoon NUVO and it's getting set up soon!!!
BTW..., besides a beautiful tank..., loved the way you narrated and also your camera work. Yes.., 2 thumbs up and I also subscribed. Looking forward to your 25 gallon lagoon set up.
Alan Parr thanks that means a lot to me!!! I'm always trying to invent new ways to shoot my reef tank :) I shoot it all with the iPhone so it's a little challenging to get those super nice shots but I try my best with what I have!! Thanks for watching and liking and subbing!!! I just got all the water for the 25 gallon today, I have to soak all my rocks and cure them and then the sand can go in with all the water! :) it'll be here before you know it haha
man this is perfect size for an office tank.. i think that Fuel is the real reason your getting so much growth.. tank has come along way for sure. Ill have to look into that Kalk +2 myself to see what the main differences are compared to the Seachem kalk i use.. great video
CJ'S AQUARIUMS thanks man!!! I love your reef tank btw! I watched all the videos and that algae scrubber was pretty neat cuz I had never heard of one before!! :)
Nano Reef Freak if your interested in algae reactors i was gonna try this ua-cam.com/video/Ygchrsc6_NQ/v-deo.html Your tank is sick I’m currently building a 10 gallon reef aswell but I’m building a 10 gal sump down bellow and may use that reactor I’m sure you could try it too
I also have a 10 gallon AIO but I noticed the corals (all LPS) looked MUCH happier when I removed the Chemipure Blue and I began getting nitrate readings again. Now I just run a small amount of carbon that I change out weekly with my water change.
Gorgeous 4k vid! Let's get you to 100 Likes!! 👍
Inappropriate Reefer Thanks man!!! You actually inspired my new secret surprise that I'm bringing to the reef tank so make sure you check it out when I release it!!! I was watching your videos the other day and you just inspired me to go out and get it so I can't wait to show everyone on the channel!!! :) thanks for watching, keep up your videos I absolutely love them and I hope your girlfriends tank is doing well!! I saw you got her started on the reef addiction! Haha
just found this in 2019 looks amazing. Very well done. Expert class sir.
Beautiful! I'm about to try salt water for the first time in a 10 gallon. Hope I can get results like this. It's awesome!
Go for it. Stay on top of your water changes and your reef will flourish. My first reef was a 3 gallon (2011) then I upgraded to a 10 gallon (2013) and now it's a 20 gallon long (2015).
@@ianeckhoff1992 exactly what I'm going to try to do. Start with a 10 and upgrade to a 20 long. If it goes good I'll be able to upgrade from a 20 to a 40 breeder. Dreams, lol
you got this! It is a challenge, but not as hard as many seem to think
your tank is amazing bud can't wait for my 13.5 evo to look like that
Thank you for making this video it was super helpful!!
Girl Reefer yea no problem!! Glad you enjoyed it!! :) leave a thumbs up! Thanks for watching!!!
Tank looks good bro. Subbed
Mike Lemming thanks man!!! Getting ready to set up the 25 gallon NUVO FUSION lagoon soon!!! Stay tuned!!! :) thanks for watching and subbing!!! It means a lot to me!!!
You have a great tank. I love it. So very nice coral have you.
Greetje Buijert-Nijdam thanks!! :)
Beautiful reef you got 👍
So long tentacle anemone is easier than bubble tip anemone?
Rizqin Azka in my opinion yes, condylactis anemones are also extremely easy to care for, but Condy anemones are far more brutal and can sting corals and fish, ive even seen a condy eat a lawn mower blenny before but condy anemones are only like ~5.99 a petco so they are a good test species to get the hang of anemone care but anemones aren’t that hard to care for with the right equipment, good lighting is a must and so is filtration! :) thanks for watching!!
23:18 what kind of fish is that, or what are the fish that sit on rocks called?
how do you rise your chemo pure blue...do you use faucet water or ro/di water?
brinks128 I usually use distilled water because it's all I have access to due to my location, but if you have the ability to use ro or rodi water then I would highly recommend using RO or rodi water! If you use tapwater then make sure to let the chemipure blue dry out a little before putting it back in the water.
brinks128 like and subscribe for videos on my upcoming NUVO FUSION lagoon 25 gallon tank!! Putting it together at the end of this week probably! :)
Nice videos man you're so knowledgeable..do you run a skimmer or just the chemi pure and matrix
Reson I ask is because I just bought the same tank and I love it it's so nice!!
How much flow do you have in this tank? Also do you get all the flow from the return pump or a in tank powerhead?
Beautiful tank great info thanks for sharing definitely subbed
Javier Holguin thanks for watching! Stay tuned for more updates I've got a lot of videos to publish! :)
Beautiful tank!
I have a 100 gallon and a 10 gallon I only run a small internal filter on the small tank and it’s thriving...
Great info - and you've created a beautiful environment for all of your critters. I really enjoyed the close ups and extended tank tour, wonderful to watch. And the music is great, perfect for this. What type of music is it? Genre? I find it really relaxing. I'm going to check out Fuel for sure because my Zoas in the 29 need help, they just aren't opening up fully even though they are spreading.
Reefgrrl fuel will help a lot!!! It's a track of youtubes free audio library :) not sure what genre it is but they've got a couple songs in there that aren't bad! I hope your 29 is coming along great and that your zoas open up more!!! Thanks for watching I'm so glad you enjoyed it!!! :) leave a thumbs up!
I always do a 👍! I've tried using UA-cam's free audio library but I can't get the clips to repeat and I can't work with it on my iPad - the previews won't play. Not sure why, probably I'm just not doing it right. Anyway, thanks!
Reefgrrl yea try using iMovie on iOS 10.1.1 it will now automatically loop the UA-cam library music if you use a single track. That's what I did for this video :)
Yeah, that's what I have and I can't get any access to UA-cam free audio via iMovie, it just isn't an option. I tried adding music to an existing video in Creator and it says I need flash, which of course isn't supported by iOS. Sigh. Not sure what I'm doing wrong so I guess I'll have to pass on the UA-cam music library for now. Thanks so much for the help, I appreciate it!
Reefgrrl hmm if you download the songs from UA-cam media library on a pc and upload them to iCloud they should work fine on iMovie but if you don't have access to a pc then that's not much of an option :/
Ever had a problem with your crabs killing your snails? Also, how do you keep your sand so white and what pump are you using? I may have missed that in the video...
Tarzan TheApeMan snails die pretty often so I stick with torches snails and I’ve never had a problem because the trochus snails never fall off the glass. And I use aragonite instead of sand. Aragonite is coral skeletons so it doesn’t stain easily and I usually sift it up before a water change and I keep my tanks really clean so the sand stays pretty clean
Tarzan TheApeMan thanks for watching!
Nice tank! I have subbed to your channel.
Jeff Gilbreath thanks man!!! I appreciate it!!! Leave a like :) stay tuned for updates!
p.s Awesome nano tank I have a 22 gallon set up and it's low budget...but it's been running for about 15 weeks and not nearly as nice yet ;)
Alex Zafi haha I'll have to check it out!!!
Beautiful tank, when u dose and feed . Are you direct feeding? I have a 55g but was wondering if I could just feed through the pumps and let it circulate .. thanks for the feedback !
Tony Lau I turn off all my pumps, then throw some mysis in and let it sprinkle on top of my corals/anemones, and then after like 10 minutes I turn the pumps back on and whatever is left over gets either sucked up by the filter and caught in the filter floss that I can just replace or gets eaten by the clownfish again while it's flying around inside the tank :) thanks for watching! Leave a like if you don't mind! Sub if you wanna see me set up my 25 gallon NUVO FUSION lagoon!!! :)
I notice u replaced the filter sock with a media basket is this the better way to go?
Nice update. Do you have anything that can turn off your heater in case it gets stuck in the on position? That's a very common occurrence. I use my Apex Jr to keep an eye on it.
Reefer Nanoman no I'm afraid I don't but I'll look into it!!! :) thanks for commenting!
Can't stop watching this vid! What time do you usually power on your lights since you run a 6 hour cycle?
MrSkimCity thanks!! So glad you enjoy it!!! I turn on the lights at 4:30-10:30 pm :)
What is your thoughts on the current orbit marine loop LEDs?
If I could, I would go for a full softie tank as they're a lot easier to take care of, and just as enjoyable I'd say. Less stress more pleasure.
Your tank looks super duper. 😍 I have a80 kessil for my nano 10g, but I dont know if i run the same mode lighting you suggested, do I need to double the intensity because a80 is model half way compared to a160we???
Thanks
Tammy Nguyen hey! Thanks so much for watching!!! Leave a like if you don’t mind! But here’s my theory on raising the kessil a80 intensity, so the corals have to acclimate to the light, meaning if you bought them from a store using a160we at 50 percent intensity then you should put them in your tank and run your a80 at 100% however the flaw here is assuming the a80 and kessil a160we are perfectly comparable which isn’t always the case. Basically the safest bet is to start your corals with the intensity very low, then ramp up the intensity by a slight tiny little turn, maybe just about 2-3 percent a week at most, until you either get the corals to the intensity you want or start seeing negative results from the corals, if they are bleaching or retracting then turn the led intensity down, but if they are happy and flourishing then you can try raising it a tiny bit just be very careful as too much light can kill a coral in a day or two but two little light can kill a coral in a month or two haha so low light is always safer
Nano Reef Freak thank you, I will keep it in safe zone. Definitely big like to your support! 🤗🤗🤗
Is that a kenya tree that has gotten so large? I am planning my tank and am a newbie and dont want any corals that will overtake my tank. I think maybe dosing might make them so big. I like a lot of small corals. I would like them to grow fast at first then either cut back on dosing or trimming. I picked up purigan and thinking of adding chemi pure elite. maybe I should have went with chemi blue, I think that is a combo of both but I did read alot of people saying that it was cheaper to use purigan because u can rechrge it and us it over and over. I know the elite has gfo and I think fessos oxide or something and activated carbon and was planning on filter floss. I am hoping that I can keep it so clean that I may be able to start with some sps. I really like the look of them and some of the easier ones like the birdnest. I also bought a bunch of lps at a online sale that i am hoping she will let me change because I didn't know much and bought tings that were cheap at 5.oo bucks but not real pretty like brain corals ect. Your tank looks great!
So nothing on the 3rd chamber on the caddy? I'm thinking of having filter floss - chemipure - matrix
TheLittleGemstone I have a thin layer of floss, and some chemipure blue in the first chamber, and the second and third chamber I have matrix :)
Thank you, love your tank btw
great video new to the hobby Thanks for the info very helpful, looking forth wart to see more of your videos btw beautiful tank
frank martinez thanks it's been a busy holiday but new videos are coming soon!!! Happy New Years!!!!
thanks same to you!!!!
thanks same to you and your family
What coral is that at 8:21? I've had that coral but wasn't sure what it was
patrick jullian the palythoas? Purple people eaters!
nice update, subbed
Gilly's Reef awesome man!!! Glad to have you along! Leave a like! I appreciate your view!! My new 25 gallon lagoon videos are coming out soon! I'm almost done soaking the rocks and everything! :)
sounds like a nice upgrade! Im getting ready to go bigger myself
Gilly's Reef oh sweet man! It's always exciting when you upgrade! What are you upgrading to? I'll go check out your channel :)
Gilly's Reef oh I'm already subbed to you! How cool! I like your biocube! It's part of the reason I wanted to go rimless cuz I saw a few rimless bio cubes and was like 😱
So far I'm pretty set on a Deep Blue 80 shallow, but you know that could always change in this hobby haha
Do you know what kind of blenny/gobby that is? Been looking on the web for identification but no luck. Your tank is super awesome! Subbed and keep up the vids!
Great video man! I am thinking about getting the Kalk+2 for my tank, however I only have 4, leathers and the "pulse Coral" and one hard coral. Will the Kalk+2 solution you use will benefit my soft corals?
Tim V it will benefit all your corals, you'll probably use less than most people though because I notice I only have to add it every 3-4 days or I overdose on calcium. So it'll last you longer in the long run. It's making my zoas come back too! :) I definitely recommend it. Kalk is much easier than two part dosing. Like and subscribe for more!! Thanks for commenting!! :)
Hey can you show me how you add the Kalk? I don't have an auto top off system, and I may get one in the future, but for now whats the best way I can dose this without killing everything? lol Thanks in advance!
Girl Reefer I don't have auto top off either what I do is:
(The kalk has directions like 1 tsp per gallon or something) and I take a gallon jug of distilled water, put a tsp or whatever the kalk specifies inside the just, put the cap on and shake it vigorously for a few minutes and make sure it's really dissolved, and then use that for top off for about every 3 days. The only way to make sure you won't kill everything is to test your calcium and alkalinity like the day after you top off every time with the jug, kalk is pretty mild compared to two part dosing but it can still destroy corals if you overdose so just monitor it closely, I don't test my water very often and haven't had any issues with it yet as all my corals just suck it up :)
Great video and great info. Subbed!
tmoore 103 thanks!!! New videos coming out soon!!! :)
Do u use a wave maker?
love the tank
Great vid, What is the exact name of the coral at 15:21 with the green tips? I have the same coral but I wanna know what the name of it is ahahah thank you.
InfernO it's a species of finger leather, usually people refer to the scientific name as "sinularia" or neon green finger leather! :) thanks for watching! Subscribe!
Nano Reef Freak
Thank you, very much appreciated. I subbed and liked
InfernO awesome! Your the best!!
Amazing! Doing my shopping list. Dang, got enough 10's to make one a nano...on top of my 5 other lger ones..lol. That A 160 Kessil ....gonna 2nd hand that baby if possible tho..lol.
What 📷 are u using?
Great looking tank 😍luv it!!
Hi there!
I'm starting up my first reef aqurium pretty soon after having two freshwater tanks for about a year and was curious about any thing yall wish you knew when started. My tank lighting is 11000K high-output LED. 13 gallon. With a skimmer. I really want to have corals but have no idea what I can get with that light.
Hey man! I think I might follow your dosing schedule. I’m going for a sps dominant mixed reef, is there anything I should dose additionally on top of everything you named in the video for the sps corals?
Eric Mang nope! Just start out slow and be careful as sometimes the salt you use has everything in it already. I would test the water right after a water change, then test it 4 weeks later for everything you want to dose, then you will know exactly what to dose in a 4 week period and exactly what the tank needs and is using! :) thanks for watching! I need to post again!
Nano Reef Freak Sounds good, thanks for the reply! And yea definitely start posting again, I’m curious to see how the nano is doing now
do you run hang on back filter
Jonathan Sanders no sir, just the stock media basket :)
Nice tank just wondering what your nitrates levels are
Would the kessil a80 tuna blue led light grow most corals in this tank? I'm purchasing one soon and am undecided on a light
Garrett Hawley the kessil a80 will grow anything in this tank. The a80 is essentially a 160 but only for 12 inches, the a80 can spread up to 24 and still grow low light corals like mushrooms, the a80 is completely adequate for this tank, honestly it's perfect, I'm actually putting an a80 on this tank in a few months and make it into a frag tank once my NUVO FUSION lagoon 25 (which I just bought a week ago and am setting up now, subscribe for updates!) establishes. Thanks for watching though leave me a thumbs up! :)
Thanks, I like the in depth videos, they are hard to come across
Garrett Hawley I agree!!! I love making them!! Glad to have you watching! :)
Very nice tank I have a question for u how can I get my Walter more clear i have a lot of lil stuff floating in the water almost looks like Sand but it's not
D.J. VOLUME you can use a variety of filtration methods, most commonly used is filter floss for larger particles, for smaller particles most people use a micron sock of a certain size depending on how often you want to clean it and how much you want it to filter. Chemipure and purigen and poly filter can all help too, but they are a little more expensive to use as a constant method for filtration :) let me know if any of that helps! Thanks for watching!!! Leave a like!
Thank u for the info really appropriate it
D.J. VOLUME yea no problem dude! Anytime! :)
Does your kalk ever precipitate in your ATO container or ATO tubing?
Varun Varadarajan no I've never had that problem. I normally only make like 2-3 gallons of kalk ready top off and I usually burn through it in a week or so. I'm not sure if it would affect the abilities of the kalk though, it might just clog up your ato. I wouldn't know though but I hope all is well over there :)
Do you have any power heads and did u upgrade your return pump and if so what to
Zach Hughen no and no, I tried a small power head from coralia and it was just way to overpowered. Pump is stock.
What do you use for flow?
So you only run filter floss when you need it
Great vid you earned a like
Isnt the tank way to small for a clownfish ?
Great nano tank, I notice there is no resent videos, how's the nano tank now? Are you still active in the hobby? Thanks for the inspiration 🙂
What about low power led lights
Where can I pick a frag of that pink coral on the right side?
Hectorisking Hinojosa your either talking about the Xenia or the cladellia leather, cladellia is pretty hard to find and has about a million different names and is a species of colt coral. It’s sometimes called cauliflower leather coral
Nano Reef Freak Yes the colt coral. Any frags for sale.? I could pay pal and pay for shipping. Can’t find it here local. I’m from California San Diego.
Hi . . . I am planning to keep a saltwater aquarium. I was thinking of going with a 10 gallon tank . I want this to be a fish-only tank . Can you please tell how many maximum fishes I can keep in this capacity ? I have selected 5-6 fishes that I would love to have .
SEHAR AHMED hey Sehar, so sadly a 10 gallon is only going to hold about 2 fish, maybe 3, anything over two fish is going to require a water change every week at least just to keep the ammonia levels low. A good rule of thumb is 1 inch of fish for every 2-3 gallons in a saltwater tank, keep in mind this is for full grown fish, so a clownfish that reaches 5 inches would be the only fish you could keep in a 10 gallon at full size, what I recommend is getting a 10 gallon and putting 3 damsels in it, they are beautiful fish, and grow very fast so you can notice them growing, when they get too big you can either give them to a friend or someone with a big tank, I know most towns have a reef forum where you can just give your fish to someone with like a 800 gallon tank haha but most damsels get very large so do your research on their sizes for the ones you want, the other option is to go with two small clownfish, I recommend ocellaris clowns because they are tank bred and small and have lots of personality. They will get about 3-4 inches each so perfect for your tank, and they are coral friendly. Also keep an eye out for sales, sometimes you can find people selling very big tanks with filtration already installed or setup for less than a couple hundred dollars. I’ve seen like 50 gallon tanks with a stand go for like 160 or less before
I would get a pair of clownfish and a shrimp. I wouldn't recommend more then two fish. Three MAX.
Wow!
SpraynPray thanks!!! :D leave a like!!! Subscribe if you want to see videos of my NUVO FUSION lagoon 25 gallon!!! Setting it up sometime this week!!
Where do you get the fuel?
Oh my its beautiful great job!! I can't stop playing the video back haha. I do have a question for you, as far as the anemone and Goby, I have a Mandarin Goby and I plan on adding an anemone, but I'm afraid he'll eat my Mandarin. Is this possible? or have you had luck with your Goby and anemone?
RadReefsTV hey thanks for watching!!! :D leave a like! And subscribe because I'm setting up a 25 GALLON NUVO FUSION LAGOON soon!!! :D and unfortunately that is possible, I've never seen a healthy goby swim into an anemone, but I have seen sick gobies accidentally swim into them and they have been to weak to escape and have died. Usually once your fish gets stung accidentally it will never get to close to the anemone again. So I wouldn't worry about it. I've had fish get stung once or twice and then they never make that mistake again. I wouldn't worry about it but I would probably suggest a bubble anemone because a long tentacle like mine might pose more of a threat with his tentacles swaying about in the water. A carpet anemone is probably a safe bet, just because the tentacles are really short :) thanks for watching!! Lemme know if you have any other questions!!!
nice vid I subbed!
Alex Zafi thanks man!!! Leave a like!!! Check out my new FUSION 25 gallon I just set up!! It's the lagoon style, just posted it like an hour ago :)
how deep of sand bed?
how do call the neon green coral ??? (i need one !!! )
Styl's Aquaria that green one is a neon green finger leather or sometimes called a tree leather, some people mistake it for a Kenya tree, most people just call it a green finger leather though :)
Nano Reef Freak thanks !!!
Thanks for sharing 🖒🖒
One like for you sir
is it possible to have vacation with a tank like this? thx.
Ravent heck yea! I went on a 7 day cruise once. I feed my fish every day about 3 days before the cruise, then do a 30% waterchange, check all the levels for ammonia and such and make sure its all zero, throw half a cap of seachem prime in just for good measure, and then replace all my mechanical filter media with chemipure blue, purigen, and phosgaurd, then make sure you top off the aquarium with fresh RODI water and check the salinity to be at 1.019 (because when it evaporates you will want it to be low so as the freshwater evaps the salinity will go up and be in a safe zone still), now I am not liable for any damage that may occur but I will warn you if your pump runs dry and catches on fire or something then your in trouble. So I recommend having someone check on your reef bout 3 days into your vacation to make sure the water level is still good, maybe they can throw a couple cups of rodi water into it just to be safe, because on a small rimless tank the water evaporates FAST
Great tank and great video. I have been in and out of the tropical side for year but have recently gotten interested in the marine side of the hobby. My LFS caries Red Sea, JBJ and Fluval along with some really big Marineland tanks but suggested I look at the Innovative Marine Fusion line as they sell those as well. I am inspired to maybe consider the 20 or 30L because of videos like yours. I need to try and keep it simple. Open to any suggestions you might have.
Mack Canady my favorite innovative marine tank is my NUVO fusion lagoon 25 gallon. It's a very well priced all in one aquarium, has double filter media baskets, double protein skimmer slots, so you can run a skimmer and a reactor at the same time, and a dual pump return upgrade in case one pump fails you still have another running, so it's the most resistant to failure, but it comes with a crappy return pump, so I would buy a sicce synchra silent pump with any innovative marine tank you buy. The dimensions also supply a perfect width and height for aqua scaping. Very wide from front to back and left to right and I love that because my rocks don't touch my glass and I have a shallow tank with a lot of sand bed, almost like a drag tank. So i can show off a lot of coral in the aquarium. Check out my videos on my NUVO fusion 25! I think you'll enjoy them! :) thanks for watching and tuning in! Like and subscribe for more!
Thanks so much for your input.
Did those xenia and leathers run you outta your home yet? Lol, I love xenias but they always go crazy in my reefs.
Mark Brown hahah thanks for watching man! They sure have haha. They are all over the big tank now, i will have to make a new video
Nice vid. Subbed.
The Reef Tank Family thanks!!! Setting up the new tank now!!!
Great work, uploading first few videos today come take a look!
Heading over now!! :) can't wait to watch!
Had uploading issues will be up in next few hours
Mine is just james lol. But I got a biocube
video looks beautiful, but very low audio; can't really hear what you're saying
The light theory is not true it depends on the species they have different need of light and water flow some need more light and flow then others
Great video! My devils hand is almost always closed up, have any suggestions for me?My channel name is orey pope, please give me your opinion if you can, thanks!
This is stunning, I have a 40 breeder *check it out if you would like on my channel*. My tank is not filled all the way and I don't have the proper equipment because money issues. I'm thinking of down grading to an innovated marine 10 gallon for my desk. Subbed keep it up. One question, do you think it is okay to put my kessil a360 on a nuvo 10?
SamuraiAntt thanks!!! I will definitely check out your channel and I'll even sub!! I used to have a 40 breeder so I have a special place for them in my heart!! I totally understand the money issues man, this tank is nearly 2 years old and it's been a grind just to get a buck here and there for it! :) the innovative marine 10 gallon is amazing! I have an entire review on it and am reviewing their 25 gallon lagoon soon! A kessil a360 would definitely work on a 10 gallon, just keep the led tuned down low, it would definitely be overkill but as long as you keep the intensity toned down you'll be fine I'm sure!! :) if not then maybe pick up a cheap led off eBay or amazon but kessil also recently released a kessil a80 for nano tanks, 129.99 for the led, and I think 29.99 or 19.99 for the mini gooseneck. Worth a look! :) super glad to have you onboard! Stay tuned for more videos! :)
+Nano Reef Freak No problem man, I'm in high school so I don't make any kind of income, I knew the kessil a360 was overkill so I may just buy the nuvo 20 to spread the intensity and give me more room for corals. Again I appreciate the help. Looking forward to the videos 👍
SamuraiAntt awesome man!!! I totally understand, I had a 40 breeder and a 20 long in high school! Great tanks but I just couldn't afford the maintenance!!! :) the NUVO 20 is amazing, the lagoon is only another 50 bucks and is much larger at 25 gallons but it's much wider and has much more room for corals! Just something to consider! :)
Beautiful tank! I just started a 20 gal long tank tank, 1st saltwater that I've been making start up vids on, check it out and sub if you like.
i like everything except the shrimp. They are the devil