Yes!!!! Use that lanthanum sir!

@ReefDudes

2 жыл бұрын

Finally broke down to use some to know it down a bit

So sorry to hear about the losses-- but you're bouncing right back! Keep up the great work.

@ReefDudes

2 жыл бұрын

Minus the few torches everything else is happy and thriving!

Watching the wrasse trying to eat the snail at 9:05 lol

@ReefDudes

2 жыл бұрын

The poor snails are always being hunted.. If they fall i have to flip the back over quick!

Tank is looking amazing..

@ReefDudes

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jay! :D

woohoo! I was looking forward to this! short goni looking thing is Bernardopora, and tropic marin salt bucket looking coral is a Robusta

@ReefDudes

2 жыл бұрын

Your awesome! i was mind blanking on the name of both of them!

Man I was about to ask for an update ha ha! nice video thanks for the video as usual...

@ReefDudes

2 жыл бұрын

perfect timing! :)

I'm in the planning stages of doing this same waterbox. Moving one tank to it. Your videos have been helpful in making my decision on picking that tank

@ReefDudes

2 жыл бұрын

Happy to hear it helped!

@matthalvorson3756

2 жыл бұрын

@@ReefDudes I already have a 6 ft tank but it's in a corner as I can only see 2 sides. I always wanted a peninsula so now it will be so..already have the xr15s

Time to get you a chiller brother

@ReefDudes

2 жыл бұрын

That’s was abnormally hot for where I live!

@dobermanguy9437

2 жыл бұрын

@@ReefDudes that may be true but it's still summertime I had a buddy back in the day lost a bunch of coral due to how weather I live in Florida so I have Central AC it's not a problem once the temperature gets in the high 80s that can be a problem

AMAZING

Beautiful

@ReefDudes

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Your colours are amazing, make sure you keep those nutrients up! Well done mate. Will be interesting to see how it looks after another tank of co2 lol.

@ReefDudes

2 жыл бұрын

Fresh one installed.. good to go for another 1-1.5 years :P

Man this smoke has been crazy! had to keep all the windows closed and ph definitely suffered, glad its clearing and we can let the air in again!

@ReefDudes

2 жыл бұрын

Will take the bits of fresh air when we can get it!

I've living in a very wildfire smoky environment as well. I have two air scrubbers (real hepa air filters; floor models) running inside my apartment. I suggest you give it a try, for you alone, if not for your aquarium inhabitants. Great tank -- great work you're doing and keeping ahead of the 'bumps' in the road!

@ReefDudes

2 жыл бұрын

I do have a tower fan style air purifiter.. maybe ill get a second bigger one :) What the one that you are using?

@merkin22

2 жыл бұрын

@@ReefDudes Mine are Winnix brand -- I've got the P450 and the P300. They have both a carbon filter and a true HEPA filter. On bad days here there was a noticeable haze in the air between my couch and tv screen :) It's nice not to be able to taste and see the air in my apartment anymore :)

1st! Haha. Great tank. Love the channel!

@ReefDudes

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Beachside Reefer! :D

Phosphate -E = lanthanum spike I’m using Tropic Marin NP Bacto at present which seems quite good but it does appear to lower your PH slightly.

You can see the mountains in the distance I can see the local pub lol

@ReefDudes

2 жыл бұрын

haha perfect! Its nice to be able to see more than a block or two away

Nice Update! Bummer about your torches. Really sucks especially with the pricing of torches these days.

@ReefDudes

2 жыл бұрын

Sadly so! oh well.. the strongest shall survive! :)

I dose Phosphate-E in my 220 Waterbox as well. I believe you're supposed to dose it right before the skimmer so it plucks the phosphate out as it binds. You're not supposed to dose it in the overflow/display. The little particles that it produces is what will harm the fish (esp. Tangs)

@ReefDudes

2 жыл бұрын

The overflow goes through my filter roller then to the skimmer chamber

Sorry about your torches, you weren’t the only one I lost 3 expensive torch corals

@ReefDudes

2 жыл бұрын

Ouch! sorry to hear about that one!

looks like a lot of work

@ReefDudes

2 жыл бұрын

The first year more so... now i hardly have to do anything :)

Oh man!!!!! I want that Tropic Marin Acropora on their bucket! Please tell me what it is! I’ve been looking for a name forever.

Doesn't help if you want it to be a showpiece, but we found out that to keep the tanks from overheating to keep them in the basement. Even in upstate NY they could cook the fish during summer.

@ReefDudes

2 жыл бұрын

100% never had an issue when my tank was in the basement.

@bluejack-ve7so

2 жыл бұрын

No AC?

Where did you get those awesome hang on the back fans?

That's a huge clam! what's the magic there?

@ReefDudes

2 жыл бұрын

Get a nice squammy and lots of time :P

By Aaron? Do you mean the legend Aaron’s aquarium? We miss him 🥺

Avast Marine for sure. 24hr continous mixing.

@ReefDudes

2 жыл бұрын

I actually DIY'd one last night :) Have been debating the avast vs the icecap one there

@rrrreefer9721

2 жыл бұрын

@@ReefDudes of course you did lol!

Amazing work. Are you at all worried that your Blue & Sailfin tangs will outgrow the tank? Or no? Thanks!

@ReefDudes

2 жыл бұрын

Not for a long time, the sailfin is already 10-13 years old. The trigger is still young

@PeterAndWillAnderson

2 жыл бұрын

@@ReefDudes cool. Yeah that blue throat is a stunner!!!

@ReefDudes

2 жыл бұрын

Super cool fish! Got him from A reefer who was moving away!

Hi reefdude. Thank you for the informative videos! I have a very basic question. When you do water changes do you siphon the sand?

@ReefDudes

2 жыл бұрын

I have daily small auto water changes. Ever few months I’ll manually vacuum a chunk of the sand bed

@hkn2718

2 жыл бұрын

@@ReefDudes so you use a DOS ? Thank you

@ReefDudes

2 жыл бұрын

@@hkn2718 I used to. Using versas now

I love your red head wrasse. Those are impossible to find right now. How long have you had yours?

@ReefDudes

2 жыл бұрын

About a year and a half. Got him from a local tank shutdown :)

Not heard of Boost pH?! Would you recommend it? I run a canister filter and pH is an issue for me given I have no skimmer, but I always read pH boosters were just alk supplements. Thanks!

@ReefDudes

2 жыл бұрын

Still early with playing with it. But on a smaller tank it has some good potential. on a large tank it would take alot of product.

I didn't hear you mention anything about the shine. I thought you started that.

@ReefDudes

2 жыл бұрын

Yep i did, ran out of some of it though, havent doesd it in a few weeks.. prob send off an new ICP test in the nxt week or two and figure out what i need

How did you determine you wanted to dose all of those brightwell products, and how much to dose of each?

@ReefDudes

2 жыл бұрын

How much a guess based off the weekly does split into smaller daily doses Replenish - Is a broad-spectrum trace element - 2ml/day Chaeto Gro - Nutrients to keep chaseto goin gstron g- 2ml/day Koral Color - nutrients to help with colors - 3ml/day Restor - ammino acids 4ml/day

Still looking good :D ! What is the flow rate of the return pump? What preset are you using for the MPs?

@ReefDudes

2 жыл бұрын

L2 @ 45% MP60's @ 80% on reefcrest

@GabyWeeb

2 жыл бұрын

@@ReefDudes Thanks a lot!

Just wondering what you did to wire the PC fans to power?

@ReefDudes

2 жыл бұрын

its running off a 12v adapater going to a noctua fan controller to dial down the speed then to the fans (they were too loud at 3000rpm)

Bit of love. 😂 Phos e. Works the bomb. Dose in sump. Bummer cant have windows open. Those fires are making it to us on upper east coast. Nasty. Air is white...have to run ac to keep air clean. Cant imagine how you all are dealing with this. Yucky. Gonis are nasty with other corals.

@ReefDudes

2 жыл бұрын

haha yes gonis are mean! Overflow tower is just like dosing to the top of the sump! :P Just a bit more contact time on the way in

Wet the nori, fold it into a rectangle, roll it into a blunt, fold the blunt in half into a V shape, shove the Nori V into the mesh bag. Lemme know how that works for you.

@ReefDudes

2 жыл бұрын

I’ll try it. They rip it out in less than a minute currently

Bernardopora

@ReefDudes

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! thank you! completely forgot what that guy was called :)

Are pushing water through your calcium reactor are pulling water through?

@ReefDudes

2 жыл бұрын

I always prefer to push. I find its better at getting all of the air out and makes it run quieter.

@donsreef5871

2 жыл бұрын

@@ReefDudes Kool thanks

Your phosphate drops 0.1, or 0.01? I think you meant 0.01 per 3mL dosed, but sounded like you said 0.1? That would be a big drop!

@ReefDudes

2 жыл бұрын

Yes sorry. Good catch. 01. Ex. 0.15 to 0.14

How much does a setup like this cost? Everything

@joetaff

2 жыл бұрын

10k plus… before coral

@ReefDudes

2 жыл бұрын

I would be scared to add up how much I have spent!

Strawberry shortcake are not hardy. Can't you just make your room cooler?

@ReefDudes

2 жыл бұрын

The "room" is basically 80% of the upstairs of the house... I may need to invest into a bigger AC if these hear waves keep up.

@bluereef9530

2 жыл бұрын

@@ReefDudes I put in a new central AC and I decided to put my tank in finish basement do to it’s cool in summer. Even when I had a black out last year for 8 days. Room temp was 76 during heat wave. It’s now we have to think where is the best place to keep our aquarium even in this condition. Like 👍 your KZread

Get a chiller please. Fans are not reliable.

@ReefDudes

2 жыл бұрын

or bigger AC! the problem is this is much hotter than normal.. if we geat heatwaves again next year i may have to.... global warming at its finest!

What happened to your elegance?

Something is wrong with your dejardeni tang eye

@ReefDudes

2 жыл бұрын

Yes sadly i know.. it kinda comes and goes with him

@eillyacostandinides3344

2 жыл бұрын

@@ReefDudes but tank looking hot as fireeeee. Excellent job.

@ReefDudes

2 жыл бұрын

@@eillyacostandinides3344 Thank you! :)