Let's talk corals : Acropora

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For this video, we travelled up to Plant City to get together with our good friend Chris Meckley of ACI Aquaculture to talk about HIS favorite coral of all time, Acroporas!
Take a sit, grab a drink, chips and take notes as Chris takes you up for a ride in the world of Acroporas and what you should do to keep a thriving Acroporas in your reef tank!
Check it out.

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  • @lisafoster4468
    @lisafoster4468 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you Chris!

  • @brianfinch2597
    @brianfinch25975 жыл бұрын

    Awesome info! I like how passionate Chris is with the industry/ hobby....a lot of people don't know the story behind why Chris is in beast mode...gotta give him props!

  • @whokilledmercy1497

    @whokilledmercy1497

    2 жыл бұрын

    why is chris in beastmode?

  • @MySimpleReef
    @MySimpleReef6 жыл бұрын

    I love these guy videos a makes the video easy to everyone to understand great work 👍

  • @mikesaquariums4293
    @mikesaquariums42936 жыл бұрын

    There's always so much to learn in reef keeping thanks for the great information👊

  • @Reefscom

    @Reefscom

    6 жыл бұрын

    you are very welcome! thanks for watching.

  • @KreefAquariumhobby
    @KreefAquariumhobby6 жыл бұрын

    great video!!!

  • @jaredtorbert2938
    @jaredtorbert29386 жыл бұрын

    Yous are truly amazing, I love learning from you guys. Thanks for caring about your subscribers!!

  • @Reefscom

    @Reefscom

    6 жыл бұрын

    Jared Torbert my pleasure! Im happy that you enjoy our series!

  • @Davelembo
    @Davelembo6 жыл бұрын

    Great info Chris and nice to watch Julian dip coral

  • @chrisdonohue1607
    @chrisdonohue16075 жыл бұрын

    Love ur vids short and too the point

  • @yuyiboy
    @yuyiboy6 жыл бұрын

    Great info, thanks 😊👍🏽

  • @Reefscom

    @Reefscom

    6 жыл бұрын

    my pleasure!

  • @DeeFromBrooklyn
    @DeeFromBrooklyn6 жыл бұрын

    I've found even the smallest frag plugs carry all sorts of pests. Great footage

  • @mikes4918
    @mikes49186 жыл бұрын

    Really cool vid man👌👌👌🍻

  • @eddiesoler2250
    @eddiesoler22506 жыл бұрын

    Very nice video guys. Thanks to Chris Julian and of course Richard B.

  • @Reefscom

    @Reefscom

    6 жыл бұрын

    my pleasure Eddie! Happy to hear that you enjoyed it. Means alot to me.

  • @cubanreefer1582
    @cubanreefer15826 жыл бұрын

    Great info since an leaning my tank into acros. Am learning very good lessons here

  • @Reefscom

    @Reefscom

    6 жыл бұрын

    CUBAN REEFER no problem at all bud!

  • @CescaTheDarkHorse
    @CescaTheDarkHorse6 жыл бұрын

    Nice video enjoyed watching :)

  • @SimplyReefing
    @SimplyReefing6 жыл бұрын

    Good info keep up the good work guys

  • @Reefscom

    @Reefscom

    6 жыл бұрын

    Simply Reefing thank you!

  • @ReefDudes
    @ReefDudes5 жыл бұрын

    Great video!

  • @Reefscom

    @Reefscom

    5 жыл бұрын

    😘😘

  • @supasolly
    @supasolly5 жыл бұрын

    I really like Chris doing these videos. Wish he had his own channel.

  • @Reefscom

    @Reefscom

    5 жыл бұрын

    Unfortunately that will be very unlikely because he has a large business to run. Alot of people dont realize it but it's not just point and shoot. Have to plan what to shoot, get the subjects in, materials he will talk about as b roll, then travel to his location (4hrs from me for one video) and not to mention the actual shoot as well as editing time. It's just something that he can't do at the moment. Fortunately he makes time for me to make these type of educational videos and to hang out with me.

  • @Reefscom

    @Reefscom

    5 жыл бұрын

    With that said, thank you for checking it out and i will try to make more of these type of educational videos.

  • @supasolly

    @supasolly

    5 жыл бұрын

    Well I appreciate that you make lots of videos with him. He is very knowledgeable and has a great demeanor. I know these are a lot of work to shoot and produce.

  • @Reefscom

    @Reefscom

    5 жыл бұрын

    Tick Magnet no problem. More of his videos will come soon as I finish up MACNA interviews. :)

  • @Reefbelontv
    @Reefbelontv6 жыл бұрын

    Nice 👍🏻😍

  • @JuanJimenez-xm4cu
    @JuanJimenez-xm4cu5 жыл бұрын

    this guy knows what he is doing, look at those corals man

  • @yoooofufuuu
    @yoooofufuuu6 жыл бұрын

    👍🤝

  • @jluusaltwateraquarium8320
    @jluusaltwateraquarium83205 жыл бұрын

    I try I try keeping Acroporas some do well some don't I don't know what I do wrong.. Hey sir I would like have tips from you sir how can you keep your Acroporas have beautiful colors and health ...

  • @lunes-1
    @lunes-15 жыл бұрын

    This are my favorite corals but to keep them healthy have to be 1000% good parameters stability and super desinfect frags for very very long time before put on main display

  • @lisadimercurio9473
    @lisadimercurio94736 жыл бұрын

    Great video. What salt do you use?

  • @Reefscom

    @Reefscom

    6 жыл бұрын

    Lisa DiMercurio I use fritz rpm, he uses Julian Sprung’s salt.

  • @MS-lv1pw
    @MS-lv1pw5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for sharing! A bit off topic, but do you have any experience with vermetid snails? My current tank hitchhikers are these darn vermetid snails and spirorbid worms. I’ve been smashing them but they keep coming back. I have thousands in coral, mainly sps and rainbow chalices and now I’m thinking tank reset before upgrading to a larger system. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

  • @Reefscom

    @Reefscom

    5 жыл бұрын

    Luckily I haven't had much issues with them. Before putting anything in the tank, I observe and smash everyone of those and glue them down only when I am certain... I'm sorry bud.

  • @gki7132
    @gki71324 жыл бұрын

    you mentioned about keeping the nutrients high with low lighting and low nutrients with high lighting. What are the high and the low lighting (par) levels for acroporas?

  • @Reefscom

    @Reefscom

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hi. Im not chris but i have seen acros around 800 par on high par cases and down to 50 something par on low level par cases.

  • @montereychameleonsandmore2666
    @montereychameleonsandmore26665 жыл бұрын

    So your saying if you have ACRO and softies unless you have a carbon filter your running a major problem that the softies will release chemical warfare into the water killing your acros? I have a tank mostly full of acros but I noticed my softies are shriveled up and my LPS are kinda ehhh

  • @MU-xh8fu
    @MU-xh8fu6 жыл бұрын

    So is it better to get smaller less encrusted corals that can be cut/broke off their plugs easily to avoid pests?

  • @Reefscom

    @Reefscom

    6 жыл бұрын

    that's where it comes tricky and more of personal preference. While I will take fresh cuts from colonies from tanks that I know and trust to be tank grown corals, I always look for encrusted corals as I believe encrusting of corals shows that it's been there for a bit and that it's healthy. I try to remove much of the plug to remove as much as I can. I think situation is different each case and will have to come down to your judgement.

  • @calipsosreefs4843
    @calipsosreefs48436 жыл бұрын

    Hey Chris’s we talk ones about zoath me thanking u for ur tips about adding lodide for better coloration now they multiplying what cant it be I have good light and good flow should I try placing them in a different spot in the tank

  • @calipsosreefs4843

    @calipsosreefs4843

    6 жыл бұрын

    I ment they not multiplying

  • @Reefscom

    @Reefscom

    6 жыл бұрын

    Water parameters.

  • @calipsosreefs4843

    @calipsosreefs4843

    6 жыл бұрын

    Water is perfect and also use ro/di to

  • @Reefscom

    @Reefscom

    6 жыл бұрын

    What is perfect? Please give all the parameters and what test kits you are using.

  • @calipsosreefs4843

    @calipsosreefs4843

    6 жыл бұрын

    Test kit I have is api and Red Sea,api for ph nitrate nitrite amonia phosphate kh n calcium and Red Sea for magnesium calcium n alkalinity I keep my parameters we’re it should be,I see growth in my monti burst nest mushrooms reproducing pulsing Xenia also reproducing but only in my zoaths I don’t see growth I do water changes ones a month cause my lfs guy told me my water is to clean

  • @dreamreefbeltran1495
    @dreamreefbeltran14956 жыл бұрын

    what kind of salt do you use peace

  • @Reefscom

    @Reefscom

    6 жыл бұрын

    I use Fritz RPM as video shows. Chris makes his own salt and uses salt made by Julian Sprung of TLF.

  • @jsauce666
    @jsauce6666 жыл бұрын

    What salt do you use at ACI?

  • @Reefscom

    @Reefscom

    6 жыл бұрын

    John Sousa hey john. Chris makes his own salt and uses salt from Julian Sprung.

  • @cubanreefer1582
    @cubanreefer15826 жыл бұрын

    Hey Richard I wonder if you can tell me what did Julian used to kill The flatworms.

  • @Reefscom

    @Reefscom

    6 жыл бұрын

    CUBAN REEFER it was TLF revive.

  • @cubanreefer1582

    @cubanreefer1582

    6 жыл бұрын

    reefs Thank you! Reefs

  • @ReapingAngel16
    @ReapingAngel166 жыл бұрын

    I like the show and tell style of your videos, still need to work on the audio fine tuning. I slightly sound like a broken record, but that's literally the only issue I have when watching.

  • @jluusaltwateraquarium8320
    @jluusaltwateraquarium83205 жыл бұрын

    Hello sir I have a Acropora at less 2 months now I lost color now they changing too brown I don't know is die are not but is not blecher out....

  • @Reefscom

    @Reefscom

    5 жыл бұрын

    Check your nutrient levels. They brown out usually if your nutrient levels are out of whack.

  • @jluusaltwateraquarium8320
    @jluusaltwateraquarium83205 жыл бұрын

    What is best lights used for Acropora.. Right now I use Ocean revive t247 it been 6 months..

  • @Reefscom

    @Reefscom

    5 жыл бұрын

    those do well and I may be biased but I would really like to give radions a nod for LEDs, mh and t5 is great too but I, along with majority of the hobby prefer LEDs for the upkeep and the convenience.

  • @jluusaltwateraquarium8320

    @jluusaltwateraquarium8320

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks you sir... I was thinking to get ECO tech Marine Radion XR30w G4 Pro Led light Fixture.. I have Redsea 170 34galler tank do you think is that good for my fish and coral grove beautiful and healthy corals...

  • @jluusaltwateraquarium8320
    @jluusaltwateraquarium83205 жыл бұрын

    I have 3 Acropora about 1 inches how many years do get big

  • @Reefscom

    @Reefscom

    5 жыл бұрын

    depends on the acro type, your tank water parameters and how much PAR it receives as well as flow. in short, it varies ALOT.

  • @goldslinger
    @goldslinger5 жыл бұрын

    Throw the coral away or I guess quarantine it for a looooong time. Would not dump it in a community tank

  • @Reefscom

    @Reefscom

    5 жыл бұрын

    Depending on the situation ofcourse.

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