I've seen a hell of a lot of talks in my time. This is the single best talk I've ever seen bar none. Well done Ryan and the Brs team. The failure rate of reef keeping just went down a whole bunch
I'm so happy you posted this. I knew Ryan was speaking at RAP and would have enjoyed seeing this talk in person. This is the next best thing. Great talk, Ryan!
Ryan - thank you for the presentation and all of the work you've done to create BRS and BRSTV. You've changed the game and made reefing more approachable to countless enthusiasts. You are helping the worlds corals and our home aquariums. You said it was your second speech but you came across like an expert. Keep up the good work! Hope to see you live some day.
I've always had the fascination of making aquariums and vivariums self--sufficient. I'm experienced in the freshwater world, but saltwater is like a different planet. This presentation was amazing and perfectly executed. Bravo!
I've been into fish my whole life and still have 7 fresh water tanks today. Saltwater was always a fantasy as a kid but everyone told me to stay away because its going to be a horror story . About a year ago I stumbled upon 52 weeks and binge watched almost every video BRS had to offer . Those videos are the reason I finally set up a saltwater tank. I cant say it hasn't been a horror story at times but because of these videos that I at least had an understanding of what I was doing (or trying to do). But this whole biome things in my mind has always just been this mystical balance of invisible things you just have to wait for or hope you picked the right bottles of bacteria. Cant wait for the new series!!!
Ditto to everything! I've been a freshwater enthusiast and breeder for 10 years now, and finally I am trying my hand now at the daunting world of saltwater. BRSTV has been a pivotal part of my upfront research. Tx so much! PLEASE COME DO A SHOW IN SOUTH AFRICA 🇿🇦
Universal truths become universal action when the supporting evidence becomes so overwhelmingly compelling that the doubters become believers. Real progress will come when the ideas become a recipe for action. We are seeking answers to the nuances and timing coupled with readily available tools that hone the universal truths into near-universal success. The challenge is providing enough supporting data that it changes the entire conversation forever. Challenge accepted :)
22:38 your more than welcome Ryan, it’s for educational purposes amongst us reefers! It’s another world under a microscope I must say. Thanks for the mention’ your more than welcome to share 😁 Keith aka èl Chiefö
Probably the best session I've ever seen. Ryan really covers what we are actually building and provides great tips for building an artificial ecosystem that happens to include corals. Great Job Sir!
So much of what BRS is and it's success is due to this at the very core. Transparent research, informal sharing, educating and giving the reefer the info to make their own decision...to be successful. so pack of info in what u shared. thank you.
What an attribute to the hobby you are Ryan. I've learned soooooo much from you over the years...even way back in the mono-tone videos haha...I say that with love. Thank you for continuing to help all of us experimental reefers and ultimately helping preserve the aquatic life in our tanks. Keep up the great work!
All of your research and applications changed the way I started my tank up almost 9 months ago. I had no ugly phase at all. I wasn't afraid to introduce cleanup crew members before there was much of anything to clean up. Copopods were a weekly purchase. My tank couldn't be going better to my knowledge. Well...there's always room to do better but I'm happy and my wife never got to complain about an ugly tank. I did this in the 90's and got back in after a 25 year break. Thanks for doing what you do Ryan. I watched BRS videos for hours a day for 3 months before I ever put water in a glass box. You guys made all the difference
Ryan!.. Incredible! You know WHAT makes you such a great speaker? The honest ego less willing to share failures and what you DONT know.. which gives credence to trusting what you DO know. But most importantly... The fact that you DON'T LIKE IT.. Don't want the attention.. but are So enthusiastic, excited and passionate about sharing the info you've learned to help us all, save fish and coral lives, build and strengthen the hobby, and its success rate... that it compells you to get up in front of others and speak... despite the anxiety and nerves. SO many Gems in here!. I IMMEDIATLY CALLED ALLL my local LFSs and asked if they had pods.. and said.. "Well... you BETTER start stocking up... RYAN/BRS did it again! Just like chaeto.. they put in the work, found the right info for success.. and are getting it to the masses." Just know you are appreciated.. Your enthusiasm, efforts and ethics have been a blessing to this hobby.
I can’t express how much I learned watching this. I also have to say, I’ve been battling cyano for months and after watching this, I dosed my tank with pods. The cyano was cleared in a week. Genius
Didn’t they mention the pods ate everything but cyano? Regardless, I learned a ton from this video as well. Can’t wait to nuke my tank with pods and take care of my dino problem once and for all
God damn!!!! Amazing job. great work from you ryan and the brs team. You my friend have been super dedicated since you've entered the hobby. I want to tell you thanks. You have made a huge impact on the passion and love of saltwater. Your success with brs is well deserved. You do deserve a award for your contribution. This 10 part series is translated with perfection to reefers, with your studies/finds to back it. The footprint you have left has changed the saltwater game forever, and going forward you've made it better for all to come.
I picked up the hobby again and can't believe the change that has occurred in the last 15 years! Great speech! This has completely halted my plans and I'm going to try this approach vs what I thought I knew
As of now the video has 950 likes and 29K views. This speaks volumes and shows that roughly only 3% watched the entire video. I have been aggressively seeding tanks most of my life for these reasons and because I have never found any favorable measurable success to failure ratio without life in the tank from day one as preventative measures. That being said, I’ve never seen the “uglies” which I need to intervene for. This video should be the orientation of every reef or fish only tank. Excellent work. Hit Like!
Oh my god! I watch a lot of reef tank related videos on youtube - but THIS one might be the best video i‘ve ever seen! Thanks for sharing the information! 🙏🏼
Thank you for the truth. You're not bias selling product or helping fill pockets of algae Barn, showing they can supply good copapods but not the only place. Empowering the hobbyists with knowledge so don't fail in the hobby. The longer we are Successful the more we can support/buy Bulk reef supplies products. It's a win-win.
This is the very first time Ive sat through a whole presentation of any sort...your delivery made sure that the points were clear and the info just makes sence....well done Ryan
I haven’t started a tank yet, but I’ve been using you guys for research the past couple of years. This video was the last straw for me, and I’m starting my tank ASAP. Thank you BRStv, you guys have a life long customer in me.
I have watched you from the mid 2000's on BRSTV and followed most of the advices and purchased your products. I have seen seen your business grow over the years and seen your personal growth. I hope I'm around in ten years to see the success of your presentation. I have always had the mindset of the whole ecosystem has to be in the tank. sump, rock, sand, and filters for all the animals to thrive not just live but thrive! Great presentation right to the end! and to me this was the best video I have ever seen you do!
RYAN!!! I see a "Special Episode" in your future, where you take everything you've learned here and help test the success and positive outcome methods you've seen, on a random fan's tank. Maybe a random fan who's a year in, been through a fallow period, Dino's, Diatoms, GHA, etc.. who's been really careful and not lazy, but feels he's maybe still just not seeing success and is kinda frustrated. Good news for you!! I volunteer! (see my YT vids...) All kidding aside (kinda...), thank you for the time and effort you put into this series, and all of the other productions you've made that have helped so many aspiring reefers! You have been an invaluable resource for me, and I am sure a million others. My next steps are some Algae Barn Ecopods, and maybe some AF mud.
Thank you for making this talk available, Ryan. Have been watching you as my main source of reef info since 2017. This is going to help me with my newest tank I am about to set up
Most awaited consolidation, good work, we need such a diversified experiments to acquire knowledge which is hard for a regular hobbyist, excellent work btw 👍
Thank you for all your support and for letting us do what we love each day. I agree that this is near impossible for an individual to do and there is limited incentive for most organizations to put major resources into something like this. Together we are better :)
Wonderful. Doing these tests using scientific method, control groups, and showing the results is such a great help for those of us without the resources to do it personally. Can’t wait to see more on these topics.
Outstanding job Ryan!! Very impressed. I just ordered a 192 Gallon Red Sea tank from BRS and a lot of supplies. I am upgrading from my current 75 Gallon. This couldn't come at a better time. The experiments you and your team are doing are making a HUGE difference in this hobby for everyone. Keep up the great work!!
Great presentation. I recently rebooted my tank after a battle with turf algae. I added pods a few weeks into the cycle as I knew I wanted wrasses. Tank has never looked better. Keep up the great work.
You definitely seem a lot more comfortable doing public speaking, excellent content, presentation and delivery. This is something that needed to be explored and I’m sure required a lot of time and resources - thank you.
I was hoping you'd post this, for those of us not attending Reef-a-Palooza. I truly hope you're doing well in your new position Ryan, and hope you continue to do things like this. I do criticize BRS as often as I praise them in these comments (hopefully constructively). However, when I started learning this hobby, it was BRS that was the most influential and informative source for teaching me reef husbandry. I can keep a reef alive today, because I voraciously consumed BRS videos like "52-week's" & "Investigates" which lead to understanding foundational principles, establishing critical habits, and being able to sort out debates on complicated equipment. Your mission of helping Reefer's overcome the initial difficulties, is a needed one. And while none of us will love every video BRS makes, the Net quality of your UA-cam and social media presence has so far been an extremely positive presence. And often an informative and educational presence. Thank the good people who had the wherewithal to prioritize a "customer advocate" position. And keep it up Sir.
Thanks for the kind words. This quote comes to mind "take what you value, leave the rest". We attempt to be the best version of ourselves but even our best falters. I hope what we contribute greatly outweighs the inventible missteps :)
@@BRStv My own experience certainly suggest BRS being a positive contributor overall, this lecture included. Great discussion. And while a lot of it is exploratory. Much of what was discussed matches concepts in biology, like succession, pioneer species, competition, niche's, & carrying capacity. This was a fantastic focus on how we see those topic play out in our artificial environments. Thank you for taking the time and effort to do tank trials on a level few of us could muster.
Fantastic! This is the path I’ve been on with my nano since having a cyano/dino nightmare. It’s having great results. So much practical content here. Thank you.
This was fantastic! As a player in this hobby for nearly 20 years, I learned a whole lot of new things. Thanks so much for the videos. Your HNSA videos helped me build my aquadcape as well. Thanks so much!
Ryan, I truly appreciate all the work and love that you put into this hobby! Your videos have been an immense help to each of the tanks that I've started over the last 4 years. Thank you for a wonderful presentation and such methodical analysis!
Damn that was impressive. Straight up you are helping protect, strengthen, and improve reefing as a whole. This will absolutely change the thought patterns that people have towards creating a successful environment. Thank you for sharing that with us and thank you for all that you do for this community as it helps us enjoy it that much more.
Great video!, the fundamental approach to Reef Keeping from someone that actually spent hours of testing everything to share with us. Thank you for everything you do, you are a true asset to our community!!! 🐠🏆
Ryan, you presented an excellent "talk". This fascinates me believing these tiny and often invisible things are not only the baseline of the tank but also used in defense of the bad plus a balance. The pods are entertaining to watch too. So happy I got to hear this. Thanks for sharing it. 🎉
what a beautiful video, I've been trying to learn more about this hobby and the science behind it, before starting a new 200 gallon tank (previously had a 20 gallon) and watching this has opened my eyes to a lot of mistakes I've done, and has set me in the right path moving forward. Thank you for breaking barriers and challenging old beliefs and views, things like this is what moves the hobby forward :)
Ryan, long time follower and customer here.. Simply, thank you for all your hard work and dedication to our amazing hobby and contributing so much to the ignorant public such as me. I've learned more from you than probably anyone. 🙌🙏💪👍❤️
I love all the information in this and it has confirmed many of my beliefs and practices i have been using for years. I'm also happy to see that my 3 dip method was a good idea and was probably one of the reasons I didn't really have major out breaks in my tanks.
Amazing presentation. Thank you. I finally realized what I had bought to beat off some low-brown algae in my tank: nerith snails. I saw that a shop had them, and I knew that they ate pests and algae, so I was able to buy them (they sold them to me) and now no more algae has been growing on the glass. You made me finally search for the name with some of you rphotos, as well as having snails in my small 8 gallon tank with a couple of clownfish. Perfect balance and you made me realize what you need to add in the tank to maintain everything. Beautiful!
Absolutely amazing. Happened on episode 5 or 6 the other week and finally got some time to sit down and watch attentively from the beginning - Amazing. As someone currently pricing everything up and looking around for (cheap) gear but with the knowledge from my freshwater tanks that these things need to be done right the first time, I'm just eating it all up and want more. Really wish Ryan wouldn't mention prices though, Yellow Tangs and cleaner shrimp in NZ start at $200 (each), and all local stores are completely out of dry coral. You've hurt me in my heartwallet, Ryan.
Enjoying this and not skipping anything to learn more. Gosh !! I been into this hobby 7 months and now, still back to cycling my tank 🥲 hopefully im doing the right thing this time 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Hi from Puerto Rico. Man ,i just quit reefing about 1 month because of these exactly.Ilost many corals and fish because i suffer the super ugly phase that never end .Thanks for bring me solutions to these problems and more to start my new reefing journey again.
Ryan always comes across as helpful, well-informed, articulate, and non-judgmental. I've learned so much from the BRS videos, and I wish there were more hours in the day to watch them. The only thing I'd change is the way he pronounces "alkaleenity". LOL
Thanks. This one hits home. The only thing I remember from my days on Reef Central was Judgement and lack of empathy for those asking questions made even the best advice impossible to listen too. I should thank them for showing me what not to do :)
Incredible presentation and consolidation of the tank tests you and your team have been doing. Thanks for sharing. I have a nice mixed reef going for past two years through dino's etc.. and I feel though its nice now....I risk getting complacent and reactive to future problems. Im going to embrace your words and be more proactive on top my normal husbandry. Will be adding some more copepods, some mud....etc.. Im sharing this video with everyone I know in the hobby !
I am a new reefer. Just getting my first tank and collecting all the gear to prepare to start the tank in a month or so. Doing all my research. Loved this series, but I think your next set of experiments will be even better! Look forward to your presentation on it and your 10 part series on those conclusions!
I love the space ship metaphor, it’s so true. We really are taking them out of their world and into ours. Some of the corals even look alien. Really good metaphor, really good presentation
I was at RAP NY, but missed this presentation. all the way home I was angry I didn't get to hear it. Thank you! its for sure gave me food for thought on my new ventures soon to come :)
Just finished it, great video. I tried to do my tank right and leave it lights off and fishless for a couple months and then lights off with fish for a month, then LPS light levels and consistent weekly 10% water changes, but I’ve been riding the ugly phase rollercoaster. First diatoms, then Dino’s, then a different type of Dino’s, then GHA, now cyano, GHA and a little brown slime. I started with a bottle of bacteria, dead rock and caribsea sand. I haven’t lost any fish, corals or inverts, but I wonder if all my sand stirring and blowing is setting the microscopic battlefield awry. I recently added some corals and snails from WWC hoping they’d impact the biome in my tank and introduce some new organisms. It does look a bit better.
@@ManiacalMangoes we work hard to learn more for those who follow. Sometimes there are legit mistakes and other times just bad luck . All we can do is influence and outcome with reefing, the rest is luck :)
This is such a valuable topic for the hobby to discuss and share experiences. Superb work from Ryan on this presentation and the BRS team for investigating! Thank you
I started researching about 2 1/2 years ago and last January I made a plan of what I wanted and bought my first 20 gallon AIO tank with carbibsea live sand, dry rock and bottled bacteria. After it cycled I added 2 tiny baby clown fish and 1 rock with some zoa's. This rock came from a very reputable supplier and after close inspection added that without dipping to seed my tank with some life. This rock had Munnid Isopods in there and they have been thriving ever since. I also added different snails as the months passed and as needed, but I think the isopods are the main reason I only had one short brown ugly phase and my tank has been running very stable ever since that passed. My tank now has a mix of different corals and added 2 more fish. The tank has high but very stable nutrients now and I am not doing anything to lower those other than my normal weekly 10% water change, because everything in there seems to do very well even with the higher nutrients. I am now just waiting to see what will happen if I change nothing for the next several months to see if they will go down naturally. I have learned so much from your video's so far and this one I really liked a LOT.
Thank you so much for this! I am loving the series. I had really been thinking about this exact topic, and thought maybe introducing things like pods was the answer, but didn't have a clue where to begin. Can't wait to put this into action in the dream reef I'm planning!!
On a side note, acans did ok with a peroxide dip when I first started out, but that outright killed my purple monti frag T_T Thank you for the dip info = I had no idea what I was doing.
Well done Ryan! I’ve been at this for the last 40 years and I believe we are on the right track here. I started with a blackout cycle, added pods and dip…however last year I was loosing a battle with red turf algae and decided to go the micro biome route. I’ve been dosing several bacterial products weekly for the past 6 months and I have no bad crap at all. Very clean tank and no RTA! I think there is a coral health component to this as well that you should observe as you are testing….surely the corals are benefiting from a balanced bacterial population….I’m a 90% BTW.
Hey Chris, I am eager to try a black out cycle. At what stage did you add pods? I am thinking I will add AF Life Source mud also during the cycle as well as regularly ongoing. Any tips be much appreciated 👍
@@tarataralee Its been a few years since I cycled this tank but I believe I added them a few months after the blackout term which I believe was about 2 months long...so I would suggest adding them when you turn on your lights.
Entire Biome Playlist. ua-cam.com/play/PLBaMLrfToJyyywPKnlV7P--e6VG3umjW6.html
After your experience,would you go sand or bar bottom?
This man is a gift to reefkeeping.
Agreed. Ryan is the real deal and we are lucky to have him creating content for us!
@@BRStv Love him!
I've seen a hell of a lot of talks in my time. This is the single best talk I've ever seen bar none. Well done Ryan and the Brs team. The failure rate of reef keeping just went down a whole bunch
I'm so happy you posted this. I knew Ryan was speaking at RAP and would have enjoyed seeing this talk in person. This is the next best thing. Great talk, Ryan!
Might do RAP LA next month. We will record it as well :)
Agreed
Ryan - thank you for the presentation and all of the work you've done to create BRS and BRSTV. You've changed the game and made reefing more approachable to countless enthusiasts. You are helping the worlds corals and our home aquariums. You said it was your second speech but you came across like an expert. Keep up the good work! Hope to see you live some day.
Approachable is a major advancement from when i started . Thanks for the kind words :)
This is a gift to the whole community.
I've always had the fascination of making aquariums and vivariums self--sufficient. I'm experienced in the freshwater world, but saltwater is like a different planet. This presentation was amazing and perfectly executed. Bravo!
I've been into fish my whole life and still have 7 fresh water tanks today. Saltwater was always a fantasy as a kid but everyone told me to stay away because its going to be a horror story . About a year ago I stumbled upon 52 weeks and binge watched almost every video BRS had to offer . Those videos are the reason I finally set up a saltwater tank. I cant say it hasn't been a horror story at times but because of these videos that I at least had an understanding of what I was doing (or trying to do). But this whole biome things in my mind has always just been this mystical balance of invisible things you just have to wait for or hope you picked the right bottles of bacteria. Cant wait for the new series!!!
Ditto to everything!
I've been a freshwater enthusiast and breeder for 10 years now, and finally I am trying my hand now at the daunting world of saltwater. BRSTV has been a pivotal part of my upfront research. Tx so much!
PLEASE COME DO A SHOW IN SOUTH AFRICA 🇿🇦
Bravo Ryan! Fantastic presentation with universal truths that explain why so many things I was taught 17 years ago, worked (and still work) so well.
Universal truths become universal action when the supporting evidence becomes so overwhelmingly compelling that the doubters become believers. Real progress will come when the ideas become a recipe for action. We are seeking answers to the nuances and timing coupled with readily available tools that hone the universal truths into near-universal success. The challenge is providing enough supporting data that it changes the entire conversation forever. Challenge accepted :)
@@BRStv Who wrote this? Seriously?
@@BRStv Damn BRS must have ressurected Tolkien or something because that whole paragraph is beautiful.
@@rolisreefranch if it’s long winded I wrote it - Ryan :)
@@KingAH123 thanks, this made my day :)
22:38 your more than welcome Ryan, it’s for educational purposes amongst us reefers! It’s another world under a microscope I must say.
Thanks for the mention’ your more than welcome to share 😁
Keith aka èl Chiefö
Probably the best session I've ever seen. Ryan really covers what we are actually building and provides great tips for building an artificial ecosystem that happens to include corals. Great Job Sir!
So much of what BRS is and it's success is due to this at the very core. Transparent research, informal sharing, educating and giving the reefer the info to make their own decision...to be successful. so pack of info in what u shared. thank you.
Reefers helping reefers at it’s best. We do it together :)
What an attribute to the hobby you are Ryan. I've learned soooooo much from you over the years...even way back in the mono-tone videos haha...I say that with love. Thank you for continuing to help all of us experimental reefers and ultimately helping preserve the aquatic life in our tanks. Keep up the great work!
All of your research and applications changed the way I started my tank up almost 9 months ago. I had no ugly phase at all. I wasn't afraid to introduce cleanup crew members before there was much of anything to clean up. Copopods were a weekly purchase. My tank couldn't be going better to my knowledge. Well...there's always room to do better but I'm happy and my wife never got to complain about an ugly tank. I did this in the 90's and got back in after a 25 year break. Thanks for doing what you do Ryan. I watched BRS videos for hours a day for 3 months before I ever put water in a glass box. You guys made all the difference
Ryan you are the reason I am still in the hobby! thanks!
Bro- Second “talk” you’ve ever given? You killed it! Really well done! You should give talks in this format more often!
Ryan!.. Incredible! You know WHAT makes you such a great speaker? The honest ego less willing to share failures and what you DONT know.. which gives credence to trusting what you DO know. But most importantly... The fact that you DON'T LIKE IT.. Don't want the attention.. but are So enthusiastic, excited and passionate about sharing the info you've learned to help us all, save fish and coral lives, build and strengthen the hobby, and its success rate... that it compells you to get up in front of others and speak... despite the anxiety and nerves. SO many Gems in here!. I IMMEDIATLY CALLED ALLL my local LFSs and asked if they had pods.. and said.. "Well... you BETTER start stocking up... RYAN/BRS did it again! Just like chaeto.. they put in the work, found the right info for success.. and are getting it to the masses."
Just know you are appreciated.. Your enthusiasm, efforts and ethics have been a blessing to this hobby.
I can’t express how much I learned watching this. I also have to say, I’ve been battling cyano for months and after watching this, I dosed my tank with pods. The cyano was cleared in a week. Genius
Didn’t they mention the pods ate everything but cyano? Regardless, I learned a ton from this video as well. Can’t wait to nuke my tank with pods and take care of my dino problem once and for all
God damn!!!! Amazing job. great work from you ryan and the brs team. You my friend have been super dedicated since you've entered the hobby. I want to tell you thanks. You have made a huge impact on the passion and love of saltwater. Your success with brs is well deserved. You do deserve a award for your contribution. This 10 part series is translated with perfection to reefers, with your studies/finds to back it. The footprint you have left has changed the saltwater game forever, and going forward you've made it better for all to come.
I picked up the hobby again and can't believe the change that has occurred in the last 15 years! Great speech! This has completely halted my plans and I'm going to try this approach vs what I thought I knew
Great Talk Ryan! Packed full of great info!
Thanks :)
I've been out of the game for a while. Thanks for reigniting my interest in this hobby! Your passion really shows through and it makes a difference!
As of now the video has 950 likes and 29K views. This speaks volumes and shows that roughly only 3% watched the entire video. I have been aggressively seeding tanks most of my life for these reasons and because I have never found any favorable measurable success to failure ratio without life in the tank from day one as preventative measures. That being said, I’ve never seen the “uglies” which I need to intervene for. This video should be the orientation of every reef or fish only tank. Excellent work. Hit Like!
Oh my god! I watch a lot of reef tank related videos on youtube - but THIS one might be the best video i‘ve ever seen! Thanks for sharing the information! 🙏🏼
Thank you for the truth. You're not bias selling product or helping fill pockets of algae Barn, showing they can supply good copapods but not the only place.
Empowering the hobbyists with knowledge so don't fail in the hobby.
The longer we are Successful the more we can support/buy Bulk reef supplies products. It's a win-win.
This has to be the most important and useful video on reef keeping I’ve ever watched. Bravo!
This is the very first time Ive sat through a whole presentation of any sort...your delivery made sure that the points were clear and the info just makes sence....well done Ryan
There aren't many youtube presentations I'll listen to with great interest for over an hour, but you captivated me. Excellent talk. Thank you!
That was an amazing presentation! Very complete and well documented. Thank you for all the efforts and experimentations.
probably the best thing on reefs I've ever watched.
I haven’t started a tank yet, but I’ve been using you guys for research the past couple of years. This video was the last straw for me, and I’m starting my tank ASAP. Thank you BRStv, you guys have a life long customer in me.
I have watched you from the mid 2000's on BRSTV and followed most of the advices and purchased your products. I have seen seen your business grow over the years and seen your personal growth. I hope I'm around in ten years to see the success of your presentation. I have always had the mindset of the whole ecosystem has to be in the tank. sump, rock, sand, and filters for all the animals to thrive not just live but thrive! Great presentation right to the end! and to me this was the best video I have ever seen you do!
Thank you. The best part of a journey is sharing it with others :)
RYAN!!! I see a "Special Episode" in your future, where you take everything you've learned here and help test the success and positive outcome methods you've seen, on a random fan's tank. Maybe a random fan who's a year in, been through a fallow period, Dino's, Diatoms, GHA, etc.. who's been really careful and not lazy, but feels he's maybe still just not seeing success and is kinda frustrated. Good news for you!! I volunteer! (see my YT vids...)
All kidding aside (kinda...), thank you for the time and effort you put into this series, and all of the other productions you've made that have helped so many aspiring reefers! You have been an invaluable resource for me, and I am sure a million others. My next steps are some Algae Barn Ecopods, and maybe some AF mud.
Thank you for making this talk available, Ryan. Have been watching you as my main source of reef info since 2017. This is going to help me with my newest tank I am about to set up
Most awaited consolidation, good work, we need such a diversified experiments to acquire knowledge which is hard for a regular hobbyist, excellent work btw 👍
Thank you for all your support and for letting us do what we love each day. I agree that this is near impossible for an individual to do and there is limited incentive for most organizations to put major resources into something like this. Together we are better :)
Wonderful. Doing these tests using scientific method, control groups, and showing the results is such a great help for those of us without the resources to do it personally.
Can’t wait to see more on these topics.
We do this together, it’s mutual support. Thank you :)
Can’t believe I missed this . Awesome speech . Even my wife and daughter ended up tuning in . ❤
Outstanding job Ryan!! Very impressed. I just ordered a 192 Gallon Red Sea tank from BRS and a lot of supplies. I am upgrading from my current 75 Gallon. This couldn't come at a better time. The experiments you and your team are doing are making a HUGE difference in this hobby for everyone. Keep up the great work!!
This was THE MOST INTERESTING THING I HAVE EVER SEEN AND HEARD
Great presentation.
I recently rebooted my tank after a battle with turf algae. I added pods a few weeks into the cycle as I knew I wanted wrasses. Tank has never looked better. Keep up the great work.
The simple natural solutions are often the best :)
You definitely seem a lot more comfortable doing public speaking, excellent content, presentation and delivery. This is something that needed to be explored and I’m sure required a lot of time and resources - thank you.
I was hoping you'd post this, for those of us not attending Reef-a-Palooza.
I truly hope you're doing well in your new position Ryan, and hope you continue to do things like this. I do criticize BRS as often as I praise them in these comments (hopefully constructively). However, when I started learning this hobby, it was BRS that was the most influential and informative source for teaching me reef husbandry. I can keep a reef alive today, because I voraciously consumed BRS videos like "52-week's" & "Investigates" which lead to understanding foundational principles, establishing critical habits, and being able to sort out debates on complicated equipment.
Your mission of helping Reefer's overcome the initial difficulties, is a needed one. And while none of us will love every video BRS makes, the Net quality of your UA-cam and social media presence has so far been an extremely positive presence. And often an informative and educational presence. Thank the good people who had the wherewithal to prioritize a "customer advocate" position. And keep it up Sir.
Thanks for the kind words. This quote comes to mind "take what you value, leave the rest". We attempt to be the best version of ourselves but even our best falters. I hope what we contribute greatly outweighs the inventible missteps :)
@@BRStv My own experience certainly suggest BRS being a positive contributor overall, this lecture included. Great discussion.
And while a lot of it is exploratory. Much of what was discussed matches concepts in biology, like succession, pioneer species, competition, niche's, & carrying capacity. This was a fantastic focus on how we see those topic play out in our artificial environments. Thank you for taking the time and effort to do tank trials on a level few of us could muster.
Such a great presentation and it was even better in person!😁❤️
Thanks for coming. There was a lot of great energy in the room which made it fun!
Ryan, this is the best talk I’ve heard from you.
Fantastic!
This is the path I’ve been on with my nano since having a cyano/dino nightmare. It’s having great results.
So much practical content here. Thank you.
Another huge hit of a video. MN native here. Thanks again for everything Ryan!
real BRStv content. I have missed this. thank you!
My favorite type to produce :)
This was fantastic! As a player in this hobby for nearly 20 years, I learned a whole lot of new things. Thanks so much for the videos. Your HNSA videos helped me build my aquadcape as well. Thanks so much!
Ryan, I truly appreciate all the work and love that you put into this hobby! Your videos have been an immense help to each of the tanks that I've started over the last 4 years. Thank you for a wonderful presentation and such methodical analysis!
Thanks for supporting opportunity to do this :)
Very cool to see this presented in person !
AGREED!
Damn that was impressive. Straight up you are helping protect, strengthen, and improve reefing as a whole. This will absolutely change the thought patterns that people have towards creating a successful environment. Thank you for sharing that with us and thank you for all that you do for this community as it helps us enjoy it that much more.
This is great. We need a new guide on the best way to setup a new reef tank with all of this knowledge in mind.
I wish this was one of the first "how to setup a saltwater tank" videos I watched and that everyone was saying this. This is gold.
Great video!, the fundamental approach to Reef Keeping from someone that actually spent hours of testing everything to share with us. Thank you for everything you do, you are a true asset to our community!!! 🐠🏆
Ryan, you presented an excellent "talk". This fascinates me believing these tiny and often invisible things are not only the baseline of the tank but also used in defense of the bad plus a balance. The pods are entertaining to watch too. So happy I got to hear this. Thanks for sharing it. 🎉
what a beautiful video, I've been trying to learn more about this hobby and the science behind it, before starting a new 200 gallon tank (previously had a 20 gallon) and watching this has opened my eyes to a lot of mistakes I've done, and has set me in the right path moving forward. Thank you for breaking barriers and challenging old beliefs and views, things like this is what moves the hobby forward :)
Good luck on the new build :)
Ryan, long time follower and customer here..
Simply, thank you for all your hard work and dedication to our amazing hobby and contributing so much to the ignorant public such as me. I've learned more from you than probably anyone. 🙌🙏💪👍❤️
Well thought out, well structured, well presented. Thank you.
Simply perfect! Thanks Ryan!
Definitely worth watching more then 6 times
Great talk. Very good summary touching most of the critical points for setting up a successful reef tank. Thank you.
That was a really good presentation Ryan! Felt like a consolation of BRS TV info and I really enjoyed it! Thank you!
Hope you enjoy the series that follows :)
Wow! This is awesome. So much good information in this video! Thanks BRS!
I was enjoying watching everyone second of it. Thanks Ryan ❤️
Perfect new tank arrives tomorrow going to watch this while I sort everything out in anticipation thanks Ryan and brs we need more videos
Buckle up, the journey begins :)
I love all the information in this and it has confirmed many of my beliefs and practices i have been using for years. I'm also happy to see that my 3 dip method was a good idea and was probably one of the reasons I didn't really have major out breaks in my tanks.
Amazing presentation. Thank you. I finally realized what I had bought to beat off some low-brown algae in my tank: nerith snails. I saw that a shop had them, and I knew that they ate pests and algae, so I was able to buy them (they sold them to me) and now no more algae has been growing on the glass. You made me finally search for the name with some of you rphotos, as well as having snails in my small 8 gallon tank with a couple of clownfish. Perfect balance and you made me realize what you need to add in the tank to maintain everything. Beautiful!
Glad to be of service but it sounds like you had it under control :)
Just watched it again. So informative!
Awesome video! Thanks Ryan!
Absolutely amazing. Happened on episode 5 or 6 the other week and finally got some time to sit down and watch attentively from the beginning - Amazing.
As someone currently pricing everything up and looking around for (cheap) gear but with the knowledge from my freshwater tanks that these things need to be done right the first time, I'm just eating it all up and want more.
Really wish Ryan wouldn't mention prices though, Yellow Tangs and cleaner shrimp in NZ start at $200 (each), and all local stores are completely out of dry coral. You've hurt me in my heartwallet, Ryan.
So helpful. Finally I understand I have a Chrysophytes issue and how I got there. Thanks Ryan.
I love your talks. Very educational and wish I had seen this before I set up my 50 gal. Would have saved me a lot of headaches. Thank you for sharing.
Enjoying this and not skipping anything to learn more. Gosh !! I been into this hobby 7 months and now, still back to cycling my tank 🥲 hopefully im doing the right thing this time 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Hi from Puerto Rico. Man ,i just quit reefing about 1 month because of these exactly.Ilost many corals and fish because i suffer the super ugly phase that never end .Thanks for bring me solutions to these problems and more to start my new reefing journey again.
Ryan always comes across as helpful, well-informed, articulate, and non-judgmental. I've learned so much from the BRS videos, and I wish there were more hours in the day to watch them. The only thing I'd change is the way he pronounces "alkaleenity". LOL
Thanks. This one hits home. The only thing I remember from my days on Reef Central was Judgement and lack of empathy for those asking questions made even the best advice impossible to listen too. I should thank them for showing me what not to do :)
Incredible presentation and consolidation of the tank tests you and your team have been doing. Thanks for sharing. I have a nice mixed reef going for past two years through dino's etc.. and I feel though its nice now....I risk getting complacent and reactive to future problems. Im going to embrace your words and be more proactive on top my normal husbandry. Will be adding some more copepods, some mud....etc.. Im sharing this video with everyone I know in the hobby !
Thanks for sharing, it is how we will change the future of the hobby :)
very nicely done!!! Awesome presentation. loved the Lorax reference
This was some of the best most helpful information I have found yet
Great chat, thank you so much!
THE FLANNEL PHOENIX RISES FROM THE ASHES OF THE 360! GREAT JOB RYAN!
Lol well put :)
Thank you for your work in helping us all in this beautiful hobby!
Phenomenal video, very eye opening and just what I needed to hear before starting up my dream 215 planet aquarium tank. Thank you
Glad it was well timed. Enjoy the journey!
I am a new reefer. Just getting my first tank and collecting all the gear to prepare to start the tank in a month or so. Doing all my research. Loved this series, but I think your next set of experiments will be even better! Look forward to your presentation on it and your 10 part series on those conclusions!
As a recently reinstated reef hobbysist this video helped me tons!!!!!
I love the space ship metaphor, it’s so true. We really are taking them out of their world and into ours. Some of the corals even look alien.
Really good metaphor, really good presentation
Humans in space is as foreign as corals in my livingroom :)
Considering a series based on this ;)
I was at RAP NY, but missed this presentation. all the way home I was angry I didn't get to hear it. Thank you! its for sure gave me food for thought on my new ventures soon to come :)
Wow that was amazing. Thank you for being who you are and being pro-active with the hobby and your business.
“Champions of products” errr “progress”. :) I learned a lot from Ryan.
I had to get out of the hobby two years ago after ten years in it. Now thankfully I am able to get back in what an excellent presentation thank you.
Thank you so much for sharing. This is going to help many people and will help the hobby progress in the years to come.
Only 10 min in and already super thankful that you take the time to do this research and then present it. Monumental for the hobby.
Just finished it, great video. I tried to do my tank right and leave it lights off and fishless for a couple months and then lights off with fish for a month, then LPS light levels and consistent weekly 10% water changes, but I’ve been riding the ugly phase rollercoaster.
First diatoms, then Dino’s, then a different type of Dino’s, then GHA, now cyano, GHA and a little brown slime.
I started with a bottle of bacteria, dead rock and caribsea sand. I haven’t lost any fish, corals or inverts, but I wonder if all my sand stirring and blowing is setting the microscopic battlefield awry.
I recently added some corals and snails from WWC hoping they’d impact the biome in my tank and introduce some new organisms. It does look a bit better.
@@ManiacalMangoes we work hard to learn more for those who follow. Sometimes there are legit mistakes and other times just bad luck . All we can do is influence and outcome with reefing, the rest is luck :)
This is such a valuable topic for the hobby to discuss and share experiences. Superb work from Ryan on this presentation and the BRS team for investigating! Thank you
Thanks !
Algae Barn is gonna sellout of pods after this! Great presentation, Ryan.
When I first reviewed the Timelapse footage I called Shawn and told him to expand his facilities today lol
Great talk, thank you so much for sharing this. You guys are pioneering a path to better reefing for all of us.
Wow.. thank you for this! WELL worth the watch
Love this channel, always such a wealth of information! Has helped me learn so much!!!
I started researching about 2 1/2 years ago and last January I made a plan of what I wanted and bought my first 20 gallon AIO tank with carbibsea live sand, dry rock and bottled bacteria. After it cycled I added 2 tiny baby clown fish and 1 rock with some zoa's. This rock came from a very reputable supplier and after close inspection added that without dipping to seed my tank with some life. This rock had Munnid Isopods in there and they have been thriving ever since. I also added different snails as the months passed and as needed, but I think the isopods are the main reason I only had one short brown ugly phase and my tank has been running very stable ever since that passed.
My tank now has a mix of different corals and added 2 more fish. The tank has high but very stable nutrients now and I am not doing anything to lower those other than my normal weekly 10% water change, because everything in there seems to do very well even with the higher nutrients. I am now just waiting to see what will happen if I change nothing for the next several months to see if they will go down naturally.
I have learned so much from your video's so far and this one I really liked a LOT.
So glad this video was so well received. All of us enjoyed putting the data together and pushing ourselves to connect the dots and find something new.
Thank you so much for this! I am loving the series. I had really been thinking about this exact topic, and thought maybe introducing things like pods was the answer, but didn't have a clue where to begin. Can't wait to put this into action in the dream reef I'm planning!!
On a side note, acans did ok with a peroxide dip when I first started out, but that outright killed my purple monti frag T_T Thank you for the dip info = I had no idea what I was doing.
I didn't want to put together a tank this time. I wanted to build a truly healthy ecosystem. Thank you for aiding me in that effort.
Well done Ryan!
I’ve been at this for the last 40 years and I believe we are on the right track here. I started with a blackout cycle, added pods and dip…however last year I was loosing a battle with red turf algae and decided to go the micro biome route. I’ve been dosing several bacterial products weekly for the past 6 months and I have no bad crap at all. Very clean tank and no RTA! I think there is a coral health component to this as well that you should observe as you are testing….surely the corals are benefiting from a balanced bacterial population….I’m a 90% BTW.
Hey Chris, I am eager to try a black out cycle. At what stage did you add pods? I am thinking I will add AF Life Source mud also during the cycle as well as regularly ongoing. Any tips be much appreciated 👍
@@tarataralee Its been a few years since I cycled this tank but I believe I added them a few months after the blackout term which I believe was about 2 months long...so I would suggest adding them when you turn on your lights.
@@chrishet thank you 👍☺️
Keep on learning :)
Amasing content. Can't wait for the Bio series