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Math's Reef
Brazil
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 19 พ.ย. 2024
This channel is your gateway to the fascinating world of marine aquarism! Here, I share my journey of caring for a small piece of the ocean at home, revealing the day-to-day, challenges, and joys of maintaining a reef aquarium.
Follow the mesmerizing beauty of corals, whether you're a seasoned enthusiast or a curious beginner. Math's Reef is the perfect place to relax and get inspired by the magic of marine aquarism. 🌊🪸
Follow the mesmerizing beauty of corals, whether you're a seasoned enthusiast or a curious beginner. Math's Reef is the perfect place to relax and get inspired by the magic of marine aquarism. 🌊🪸
Setting Up My New Nano Reef: Care, Corals, and Amazing Layout!
I’ve just set up my new 9-gallon nano reef tank, and in this video, I’ll share every detail of this amazing journey! From choosing top-notch equipment like a heater, skimmer, and high-quality lighting to organizing the layout and adding stunning corals such as zoanthus, hammer, and goniopora.
I faced challenges like adjusting salinity and improving alkalinity levels, but with the perfect substrate and daily Balling doses, I created the ideal environment for clownfish, anemones, and crustaceans.
You’ll see the before and after of the layout, tips on coral feeding, and the importance of a good filtration system. The tank now resembles a mini marine cave, utilizing all the space for corals to grow healthy and vibrant.
If you love aquariums or are thinking about setting one up, don’t miss this video! Subscribe to the channel and turn on notifications to follow all the weekly updates.
I faced challenges like adjusting salinity and improving alkalinity levels, but with the perfect substrate and daily Balling doses, I created the ideal environment for clownfish, anemones, and crustaceans.
You’ll see the before and after of the layout, tips on coral feeding, and the importance of a good filtration system. The tank now resembles a mini marine cave, utilizing all the space for corals to grow healthy and vibrant.
If you love aquariums or are thinking about setting one up, don’t miss this video! Subscribe to the channel and turn on notifications to follow all the weekly updates.
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How I Maintain My Nano Reef Tank (No Skimmer)
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Check out how I maintain my nano reef tank without a skimmer with a practical and effective routine! In this video, I show exactly what I do to take care of my tank, including regular maintenance, nutrient control, and care for corals and fish. I share my personal experience and the techniques I use to keep the water crystal clear and healthy, ensuring a balanced environment in my marine aquari...
Three months ago, I set up a Nano Reef tank and this happened
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I turned my childhood dream into reality by setting up my first Nano Reef! From having zero knowledge to learning how to care for corals and anemones, I share every challenge and achievement from this incredible journey into marine aquaristics. From dealing with ammonia issues, poor lighting, and algae, to the surprising recovery of corals and the addition of new inhabitants like cleaner shrimp...
Amazing video, can you please list some of the products with their associated links please in your description to see what things you use. God bless
you're probably over dosing that reef using balling as there is very little stony coral in that tank. zoas and palys release the toxins from their skin when damaged, not constantly, otherwise your tank would be dead.
Beautiful first tank, take it slow and enjoy. ❤
You're doing quite well so far but I would wait before you add anything else. At 3 months old your tank is not completely stable chemistry wise. I'd wait another month or even two before adding new creatures so the tank can adjust gradually. You'll love getting a larger tank though. I'd recommend a sump as well. You could use your 65 liter tank as a sump for a larger tank. I'm glad to see you're learning new things. I have quite a bit of time in the hobby and I'm still learning!
I am very happy to see a comment from someone much more experienced in this amazing hobby of ours. Take a look at the latest videos; I’ve really learned a lot and made some progress, and I’ll continue sharing all the progress of the reef here. Thank you so much for leaving your advice. It’s very important to me as I’m still learning.
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nano softy tanks are really cool and the best choice as they are so hardy
It's true! A nano of this size is like a bonsai, you have to take great care of it, prune it constantly and feed it carefully so as not to increase the levels of phosphate and nitrate. I particularly love this challenge!
What do you feed your clownfish?
With Marine Flakes from Vitalis
Great video you are doing great!!!
Thank you very much! People like you motivate me a lot to continue.
First one here keep up the awesome work tank looks beautiful
Awesome! Thank you!
I do not know what kinda sand you are using, dosent look like anything the industry is using
You're right, I've been studying more about marine aquarism, and I've decided to invest in something better, you'll see in the next video.
Off to a great start man! I would say it’s successful so far! It’s a never ending learning experience! What are you doing for top off water? It looks like the water level is constantly low. Might want to invest in an automatic top off system. It makes life so much easier! If you don’t have the funds, I could probably find one in my pile of reef stuff. May not be the best/nicest but it works..
Thank you my friend! I'm really at the beginning and I've learned a lot from the people in the comments. I recently set up a new nano Reef with the best equipment I could find, I'll post it this week or next here on the channel
@ looking forward to it!
Dear Reefer friend PLEASE DO NOT SPRAY ANYTHING on your tank that will for sure make your water go crazy many will die on the long run so only wash with rag with water and dry with dry rag never use what so ever just use REDSEA AB+ and some Tropic Marin all reef try more lighting even cheaper one the more better whites only 4 hours a day and blues only 12-14 hours a day. your gravel looks like crystals not like sand or crush shells?? bizarre !! just dont give up and take the advise of people give you. Keep up the good work. dont forget to always keep the water level top off or else with RODI WATER. NOT SINK water... aurevoir!
thanks for the tips
I wouldn't put your syringe in the tank ..and then into the bottle ... you've contaminated the bottle.
In the age of the internet and social media, there is no excuse, really, for not doing research and being prepared before you put water into a glass box.
Nice tank! By the way, your videos are not showing in your home tab. To correct this you have to: 1. Go to TH-cam Studio 2. Go to Customization 3. Channel customization 4. Home Tab 5. Turn on "Show your channel home tab to highlight & showcase content for your audience" 6. Layout/Add Section. Add the features you want.
Thanks for the tips
Glad I'm not the only one considered "insane" for starting a bare bottom nano reef. But ime, sand is too messy and it's hard to do maintenance without kicking up a sandstorm that suffocates the entire tank and kills the fish
sand blows all around natural reefs every day. sand is part of your biological filtration strategy especially in a tiny tank.
Great content. I find looking into my reef tank is very relaxing as well. I sit in a chair just like you and look into my reef tank ever morning for at least 20 minutes. Very soothing.
Thank you! It’s amazing how relaxing it can be, right? Taking time to enjoy the tank each day is the best part of the hobby. Glad to know you’re finding it soothing too!
That sir would be a 10 gallon tank
thanks for the comment
Freshwater tank keeper here. Considered going salt water, maybe, one day. For now, I'll watch and learn from your channel. Thanks!
Do it! I had 7 freshwater tanks, now I only have 4, other 3 are saltwater. It’s pretty easy imo.
Thank you! Starting with saltwater is definitely a big step, but it’s such an exciting journey. I’m glad you’re here learning with me-let me know if you ever decide to take the plunge!
That’s awesome! Balancing freshwater and saltwater tanks sounds like a fun challenge. Saltwater does get easier with time-I appreciate the motivation for others to try it too!
I cannot wait to see what your channel has to offer. Ive been wanting someone new to the hobby to make a channel! I honestly want to start a freshwater beginner channel. Keep it up dude!
Thank you so much! I’m really excited to share my journey and glad you’re enjoying it. Starting a freshwater beginner channel sounds like an awesome idea-you should totally go for it! Let me know if you do, I’d love to check it out!
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Invest into an Automatic Topoff system. This will dramatically help your stability. Thank me later and Happy Reefing
Thanks for the suggestion! An ATO system sounds like a great idea for stability. I’ll definitely look into it. Happy reefing to you too!
Just a few tips. Change floss twice a week so it doesn't go too biological. Add more rock. It's a main filter. If your filter has a biological section ,only clean with old tank water. Make a lid to reduce evaporation to keep salinity stable and to keep fish in the tank. And maybe a six-line wrasse for coral pest control. They are jumpers and need more live rock. And be sure to smell new rock to see if it has decay or by dry rock. Good Luck and keep watching videos.
Thanks for the tips! I’ll definitely change the floss more often and think about adding more rock. The lid idea and wrasse suggestion are great too-really appreciate the advice!
Get rid of the dancing shrimp. They eat coral
Thanks for the heads-up! I’ll keep an eye on the shrimp and make adjustments if needed. Protecting the corals is my top priority, so I really appreciate the advice!
Keep it up bro I want to see upgrade One day to own reef tank is my dream But reef is so expensive
Thanks, bro! I’ll keep sharing every upgrade with you. Owning a reef tank is an amazing dream, and I’m sure you’ll make it happen one day! Start small, and you’ll get there-it’s all worth it!
So underrated Found plenty of reef tank video but not as good as this one
Wow, thank you so much! That means a lot to me. I’m really glad you’re enjoying the content-there’s so much more I can’t wait to share. Your support makes it all worth it!
And everyone tells me I need to wait 6 months before adding an anemone...
I might have done it wrong; the ideal approach is really to wait for the tank to complete the full ammonia and nitrite cycle. My anemone is a Bubble Tip Rainbow. Here in my region, aquarists say it is more resilient, but I can’t confirm that for you.
6 months may be a but early as well. It takes about a year to establish the true microfauna and microbial population of the tank, which would be introduced by an established biological media (e.g. a used filter sponge from a store), bacterial additives, and through your first fish and inverts. Once that's introduced, you can introduce hardy soft corals, and this is where you learn to test. Once your tank goes through it's blooms, that's when you begin to introduce more moderately-difficult and difficult organisms like an anemone. Most folks go through the steps too fast, then give up when all their corals are covered up by bryopsis and diatoms.
Most tanks are shut down between 6 to 12 months. Beginners go through the ugly phases (alternating between diatoms, dinos, cyano, pest algae, bryopsis, etc.) and this is the part that makes beginners become disillusioned about their ideal tank. This is the phase with the most lessons on patience. But once your microbial population is established with the right biodiversity, you wonder where these pests went or what miracle happened. Also helps if you avoid those white base rocks, cause it'll be the pests that takes over those at first. So your ugly phase would be 3x-10x worse than if yup had started with those purple rocks or even live rock
Started my tank with dry rock but live sand. Gifted a colony of rbta 1 month after I 'completed' my cycle without much problems. Finally getting out of the ugly stage 8 months in
I added many anemones in the beginning in my tanks as I was impatient and eventually they just melted away. It's not just the ammonia, they just simply don't like chemical balance changes in your water. A new tank has a lot of parameter swings. But even in mature tanks, an alkalinity, salinity etc. swing can cause them to die off. They are very sensitive. You can add anemone on day 1 in theory if you control and keep all your parameters stable but that takes a lot of experience, labour and sometimes a lot of money (equipment, dosing substances, etc.)
Wow amazing. As someone 2 months into the freshwater side of the hobby, don't stop trying. I feel like I get a good grasp on things and then x pops up. Cannot wait to see your journey.
Wow, thank you so much! It’s awesome to have you here sharing this journey too. Freshwater tanks are amazing, and you’re right-there’s always something new popping up! But that’s what makes the hobby so exciting, right? Keep at it, and I can’t wait to see how far you’ll go too. Let’s grow together!
Love that you are learning and showing all the hiccups!
Thank you! I think sharing the hiccups is just as important as the highlights-it’s all part of the learning process, right? Glad you’re enjoying the journey with me!
Great video! Keep after it! Tank is looking great and will only get better with time!
Thank you! I’m so glad you enjoyed it! I’ll keep working to improve even more. Your support means a lot. And with time, the tank will definitely get even better!
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Thank you for the comment!
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