Let me know what you guys would add to this list.

@jozer1

4 жыл бұрын

What about dipping your coral?

@Ryan-uy2ie

4 жыл бұрын

Can you make a new video on how you bubble scub? Are you still using the same process as you did in the video in 2016 with the air stone in the return pump guard?

A nice reminder to remember the basics.

You left our water changes. After a year o got lazy and stopped doing my water changes on a schedule. After a few months things died. Learned this the hard way to keep up with water changes.

@marcelrodriguez2067

4 жыл бұрын

Or you can carbon those since i hate doing water changes lol

Bro you struck gold with the overthinking segment. Thank you

Thanks! I enjoy your demeanour, no bull shit. You might be my favourite channel

Love the video man keep them coming definitely helping the new reefers out there.

Thank you. I have been following your channel for a very long time and I've just recently bought equipment for my very first saltwater aquarium. Thanks again for the information that you put out there. Much appreciated !!!

great video! it has been a pleasure watching this tank grow. well done!

Great advice...basics and stability wins the race ! Great video as always.

Awesome words of advice I really appreciate your honesty and videos keep them coming 👍👍🏆🏆

You are a most welcome breath of fresh air. Thank You so much for this effort

Really good video thank you. Hope you had a good day at the range too.

Excellent advice, excellent video. So very true.....

Awesome beginner video. Research and these tips will never let you down. 😀💯👍

@elslick

4 жыл бұрын

Agree educating yourself is one of the best things you can do.

Great Video with a lot of basic important information. I’ve been in this hobby for one year and so far my tank has grown so much. And I did it on a budget didn’t go Ham buying expensive equipment.

Hard Work Never Let You Down...👍

Great video 👍

pretty much agree with very thing you said good job

Great Video 💯💯

As a non-reefer who is just starting with complex freshwater systems. basic video's are always appreciated. I find I can learn a great deal about keeping water from watching reefers. And perhaps once I master tropical aquascapes, I may step into the salt water world. Regardless, looking at beautiful corals and learning reef methodology is always appreciated. :)

Nice ! Straight up useful information. I can relate to this soo much and going through a lot of it. Your aquarium is beautiful ! Is that a long tentacle fungia plate ?

I havent tried seasalt but think i love the designed too tnx bro.all my tanks are freshwater

Fantastic tank

I'm on a new build,60 gallon tank and 30 sump after 15 years hope l can stay the slow and Steady course,U have a lot great advice. The one I'm trying not to do is be cheap,buy the right thing the first time

I’m guilty of over feeding and really struggle not to! Great channel btw, been a long time subscriber 👍

Ty

Great advice! Taking a few pointers from this one for sure. Your number 10 though describes my life to a Tee. Lol I feel your pain man, it really is exhausting..

Just want to add to your testing comments. Make sure to read the instructions on how to use as well as how to read the test results correctly. I’m still new to this hobby but have noticed a lot of ppl don’t read the results right and think the levels are better then they really are.

@detroithammer8869

4 жыл бұрын

I think a lot of No0bs lie to themselves about parameters right before the big crash> I know, I was one.

Beautiful track 💣👻

My top tip would be that the very first piece of equipment to buy, is a decent RODI setup. Number 2 is that water changes are a necessary PITA when you’re starting out, so look into ways to make them as easy as possible so you’ll do them regularly. I have over 8 years in the hobby, but videos like this always teach me something, so thanks for this Travis. 👍🏻👍🏻

It kinda goes with the overthinking thing, but chasing numbers doesn't end well. For instance, I RTNed an acropora frag because I swung my alk and pH too high. I panicked and dropped both of them too fast to hit the "ideal numbers" and though I didn't lose anything else, my lepto, arguably the most unkillable thing in the tank, bleached for a week. Numbers are guidelines, of course, but running after them leads to problems. In SPS, especially, I think people do that with nutrients. They shoot for 0 NO3 and 0 PO4 and get stunted corals and dino because of it.

Get a RODI!!!! Great vid

You're not OCD brother. You were military and attention to detail was drilled into us ;-) I have to remind myself of that with my reef tanks too!

Thanks for the back to basics. Tried cycling my tank 9 months ago. Spent the last 8 trying to figure out why my ammonia spikes on a fishless cycle with no additives. Bottom line start over. Patience sucks sometimes.

Very nice tank what is your lighting and how do you replenish Ca/Alk in this tank ?

Maybe you can help with a question next video about tank flow. How do you know when you have enough and not blowing around to hard in the tank. I think I have enough but I don’t have anything to go off of. What’s the sweet spot of knowing when you are giving to much and should back off. What is there to look for on corals to know they like the flow you are giving and not beating up your fish with to much?

Travis, thank you for another awesome video. Ha ha I too am an over 🤔💭. I'm happy to report my hair algae is slowly but surely getting eaten by my new cuc and my new lawnmower blenny

can u a video on using the hanna checkers for calcium

I would add start with a drilled tank. Goes without saying but when you realize as your tank grows You may need more this and that for Your tank needs.Drilled Tank and sump gives You that future ability. I know pros can go sumpless and auto water changes are there but thats for Advanced reefers.

Thx for the personal info. I'm like you I want perfection and try to out think the product info because I can do it cheaper and better with just the small amount of expert info.

I have a 32 gallon biocube. My Problem is that I over think things as well. I did a years worth of research before i bought my setup. I made different wish lists for fish, inverts and corals, including scientific names. Some of my lists were 3-4 pages long. It is really easy to over think things.

Regarding dosing are you against adding kalk to your ATO? I have very little corals in my tank but I've noticed that once I started add kalk my coraline algae really took off.

What is that blue wrasse looking fish with the rainbow spot on its gills? The one trying to be an acrobat on the side shot lol

bro...you are great and different from mob......

What are the 2 corals with the waving tentacles(?), one on the rock and one on the bottom, at 4:58 of the video? Stunning tank and great comments as usual. 👍

@FishOfHex

4 жыл бұрын

The ones on the rights is a torch coral and the other on the glass is a plate coral

I really overthink this hobby. I’m a nooby and have done everything by the book (curing dry rock, quarantining both fish and coral, taking a full month after initial cycling to build up more bacteria in my dt) but you just never know when you’re making a mistake. I get paranoid doing simple water changes, or moving a frag to a new spot in the frag tank, changing the flow, etc. Wish there wasn’t so much tacit knowledge in this hobby that can only be gained by taking risks and/or trusting your gut with all of the empirical data you’ve soaked up.

@mc3newsmcocconcierge504

4 жыл бұрын

Just a heads up to everyone, running a qt frag tank was the best decision I’ve made in reefing so far. I’ve owned corals for less than two weeks and I’ve already battled aptasia, bubble algae, and Bryopsis. Had I not quarantined new frags, all of that crap would have already been in my display tank. Don’t be an idiot, quarantine your frags.

@heatherbeach3561

Жыл бұрын

Are you still reefing?

personal preference on test kits what test kit is accurate

Should u buy the ai prime 16hd it's so new I'm worried about how long it will last

Travis you talked about how you’re dosing phosphates into ur tank. My biocube is measuring 0.2 ppm. My corals haven’t shown much growth in almost a year but aren’t dying off either. Could this be my phosphate is too high? My other parameters are always stable but can’t get my phosphate down.

Very good video Travis! What is the name of the coral in the right front corner? It looks to be peach or pink in color? Thanks ahead of time you rock!! ✌️✌️✌️✌️

@FishOfHex

4 жыл бұрын

Im not sure what one you're talking about.. the gorgonian?

@brianculater6444

4 жыл бұрын

FishOfHex Aquatics @ 3:07 it’s peach or a tan color, it’s tall and almost looks like a soft coral. Does a tree give a better example of what I’m trying to explain? I feel like such a idiot lol sorry bro.

Are salifert liquid testers ok?

Why do you need to cure dry rock? Does that include adding more dry rock to an existing tank

Dont keep changing parameters to achieve a perfect number pick number range and stick to that. Dont change anything if those numbers are in that range. Seen people crash a tank trying to chase a number and constantly changing things.

My Biggest mistake was not testing enough, Not new to this hobby but got comfortable. not paying close intention to the little things. being comfortable cause crashes.

What lighting are you using on this tank🤗😁 my lights went out..soooo I'm looking into getting new more effective lights

@greetingsearthlingspluto6666

4 жыл бұрын

Buy what you can afford!

@daddyhammons9519

4 жыл бұрын

I want good lighting

1-guilty 3-guilty 7-guilty 9-guilty 10-very guilty

Hey Travis..just getting into the hobby..i want to be successful in the hobby..is a 29 gallon a good beginner tank..any advice would be appreciated

@FishOfHex

4 жыл бұрын

Checkout my beginner guide playlist

anyone else notice the fish vanish at 10:45?

@matthewhoyt1913

4 жыл бұрын

Tommy Good eye! I thought I was tripping/the only one. It swims up, front and center middle of the screen and just fades away. Ghost fish? Lol. Tank is haunted (inside joke with me and my wife about my personal mishaps in fish keeping)

Archery is another great hobby. What now do you have? I have a diamond archery infinite edge and love it

@FishOfHex

4 жыл бұрын

2018 Hoyt Hyperfoce

@BubbaBoBobBrain1979

4 жыл бұрын

FishOfHex Aquatics Hoyt is a little too rich for my blood since I don’t shoot very much but they are the best bows by far

@greetingsearthlingspluto6666

4 жыл бұрын

I use a Tommy Hawk by Scalp Inc.

@BubbaBoBobBrain1979

4 жыл бұрын

Dan Kommer never heard of that bow? Is that a new brand?

Fucking great video! I dig the you can watch all my videos, but until you go through it... Troof! Lol. I been in freshwater for about 5 years and had my 75g planted crash from 3 extra root tabs more than normal and killed off 3/4 of my fish. So I rehomed the rest of the fish gave all my plants away and started salt. Added live rock, live sand and fritz 9. Waited a week and added 2 clowns. Waited another week added watchman goby, pistol and coral beauty. Another week added chromis and kole tang. All without quarantine... A week later missing watchman next day 1 chromis then kole then the rest... I believe it was velvet. So for the last 3 months have been fallow. A month ago I set up a qt tank. I'm going in a week or so to grab some fish to put in so by the end of the 90 days or so, I can add them. Short story long, until you experience it... Thanks!

Your tank is such a troll to new reefers. It’s amazing and unrealistically beautiful. I force my wife to watch your videos just so I can justify a few more purchases.

@FishOfHex

4 жыл бұрын

I'm not trying to troll sorry it comes off that way

@glennrudolph

4 жыл бұрын

FishOfHex Aquatics Haha Travis I’m just super jealous man.

Overthinker here: I'm about to start 2 part dosing with BRS stuff. Should I dose both Alk and Cal daily in relation to what keeps Alk stable (ex Alk 18ml and Cal 18ml), or should I treat Alk and Cal separately even if that means not dosing Cal at all?

@FishOfHex

4 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/lZWZp6qbZ6Taj6w.html

This hobby might as well be called the science of water. Or at least from my experience, that's what it is.

Do you still run a bio pellet reactor

@FishOfHex

4 жыл бұрын

I dont have a need for one anymore

After losing 90% of all the corals i have bought its hard not to overthink everything lol

What do you mean when you say you need to feed every two days so nutrients from food keep elevated Nitrates and Phosphates, so that you don't RTN or STN your acropora? What is RTN and STN?

@FishOfHex

4 жыл бұрын

Basically if i dont feed my nutrients will drop to 0 and my corals will die from the stress. slow/rapid tissue necrosis

for 2 part does it always have to be equal part?

@jpruitt546

4 жыл бұрын

EN Reefs No. My alk always is 20mls a day more than calcium. They just tell you to start there and adjust as needed.

How can I pm you?

I have two tanks one has low ph one has high ammonia. What to do?

@brianculater6444

4 жыл бұрын

bobby rodriguez Travis is going to need way more information on both of your tanks regarding the low pH problem and the high ammonia problem! You would be better off sending him an email and maybe some pictures of your tanks.

@greetingsearthlingspluto6666

4 жыл бұрын

Get a Gold Fish

you said dont forget to cure your dry rock lol

@FishOfHex

4 жыл бұрын

Why is that funny?

@sputnic3032

4 жыл бұрын

@@FishOfHex You can't cure dry rock, it's already dry.

@FishOfHex

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you found the channel.. you have alot to learn.

@sputnic3032

4 жыл бұрын

FishOfHex Aquatics been in the hobby since 2001. No hate, just saying, never have I heard of someone drying out already dry rock. Anyway, happy reefing!

@FishOfHex

4 жыл бұрын

Curing is not drying out rock kzread.info/dash/bejne/qn-WyamvkrPRaMo.html

Don't rely on Trident, it will fail, at least twice! Oh, and have a backup plan too! Don't buy fish that get scared and jump out of your tank.

Every new and even experienced reefers need to go by k.i.s.s( keep it simple stupid) helps keep cost down aswell as human errors.

I use fakespot.com on all amazon reviews. Strips the fake reviews.