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My525 XL
Canada
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 28 พ.ค. 2018
This is my channel that I created to post my videos on my salt water tank and the ups / downs of the journey. Looking forward to reading your comments and answering your questions.
Seahorse SOS! How can I save it?
525XL is coming along. As for the seahorse, how can I save it if I can't tell what's wrong with it? On a good note, after I filmed this video i feed it with a pipit and it seem to eat the mysis shrimp that I placed close to it. I will keep doing it to see if it helps.
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Conquering the Algae Challenges: My Saltwater Tank Update this week 💪🏾 🏆
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Another update this week! While the 525XL is looking better the battle is not over yet. In the horse stable I'm concerned about the seahorse again. Same one as last time. I hope he not sick again. Unrelated I finally finished the Terminator!
The Algae Project Where Am I Now?
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Not much progress in the clean up of algae since my last video. I did get the ReefMat motor replaced so now at least I can catch all the yucky stuff that gets into the water column. This weekend I will be syphoning the sand bed and blowing off the rocks/corals.
My Algae Problems Are Back Need Tips to Tackle Them!
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Well my son did a great job in keeping the fish fed (thank you Brady!) but it look like the algae is back again. Any tips to fight this off? Would be appreciated as always. Thanks for watching!
Lost in the Reef One of My Fish Died!
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I lost my Barbonius Anthias.. so disappointed! My nutrients are still low but I'll keep up on it. Seahorse is still doing well thankfully! Here is a link to a video I made at the cottage I'm going to: th-cam.com/video/4Yhg47Z3its/w-d-xo.htmlsi=g542-IvuBDiaPcDf It's a long video but we had a blast!
From High Nitrates to None in My Saltwater Tank
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So now my nitrates are 0.... phosphates are .06. Really need to get a stable level now. On the flip side my seahorse is doing really well!! :)
From Sickly to Healthy Curing My Seahorse in a Saltwater Tank!
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Well I think the seahorse is well on it's way to recovery... hoping I'm not jinxing this right now! I used Melafix to medicate the quarantine tank and it seems to have done the trick. Still crossing my fingers though!
Things are looking better on both aquariums!
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On the 525XL the algae seems to be receding! The seahorse that has GBD (gas bubble disease) the bubbles are now gone and he's not floating upside down anymore. He is eating so I am hoping it recovers... crossing my fingers!
I have a new water changer and a sick seahorse!
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So upset about the seahorse! I hope I can turn it around.
Tank Troubles Diatoms or Dinoflagellates Taking Over?
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Well hoping I can get your opinions. At first I thought it might be Diatoms.. but now I'm not so sure?? Would appreciate your thoughts in the comments and thank you for watching!
The Shocking Reality of a Neglected Fish Tank :(
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soooo bogged down with work.. i feel bad and guilty about the tanks. :(
May 17 update Conquering the Algae Menace
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Finally got the algae under control for now. My phosphates are still kind of high though.
Crazy Algae Chronicles The Battle Continues!
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This algae is hanging around !!!!!
Saying Goodbye to My Goby and the Algae is back!
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Frustrating week on a few accounts. Sad about the goby and irritated with the algae!
Unveiling the Mystery Nitrates Spike in My Reef Tank!
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Arrrgg... need to keep a closer eye on the nitrates
April 12 Algae Invasion in the Reef Tank
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April 12 Algae Invasion in the Reef Tank
Coral Growth Chronicles: Past vs. Present in 2 months
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Coral Growth Chronicles: Past vs. Present in 2 months
March 15 update I found the Banngai Cardinal! but
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March 15 update I found the Banngai Cardinal! but
March 8 update Installed the Hydros controller!
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March 8 update Installed the Hydros controller!
March 1 update.. Some new livestock and equipment!
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March 1 update.. Some new livestock and equipment!
Feb 24 update Nothing new just a little rearranging
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Feb 24 update Nothing new just a little rearranging
Feb 18 update A look at the tank in the morning
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Feb 18 update A look at the tank in the morning
Jan 26 update and some close ups of the corals
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Jan 26 update and some close ups of the corals
Jan 19th update and what I do for maintenance
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Jan 19th update and what I do for maintenance
Jan 12 .. update I placed the new corals in the tank!
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Jan 12 .. update I placed the new corals in the tank!
Jan 5 2024 update.. Got some new corals!
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Jan 5 2024 update.. Got some new corals!
Dec 22 update I had a Neptune EB832 power bar failure! .. again
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Dec 22 update I had a Neptune EB832 power bar failure! .. again
Sup bud. Happy Friday! Hey, your calcium is a bit low eh - 397? Bring it up to 425-450. Other than that your parameters are same as mine. Sorry and hope the seahorse get well soon. Happy Friday and a great Labor Day !
Hey there, Yes I have been experience a low swing for some reason .. I'm usually around 400-420. Are your nitrates as low as mine? My AFR pump lines was plugged so wasn't dosing. Always something. Happy Friday and hope you have a great weekend! Thank you for watching!
Unfortunately most seahorses only live for an average of 3-5 years with small ones only a year...might just be time
@@semisuccessfulreefer220 Hey there! Hope you are keeping well! Uugh man I was hoping these wold be the 3-4 year lifespan. I'm not giving up on it though. I have been feeding it with a pipit so the food goes right next to it. Seems to eat although not as much as the other one. Also notice a LOT of bristle worms so wondering if it has been stung? I added an arrow crab yesterday to help with that. Crossing my fingers.
I second the Dinos. I had the same exact stuff. Was only on the sand and rocks. I’d recommend taking a sample under a microscope. I got a cheap one on Amazon. I dosed silicates to promote a diatom bloom which eventually out competed them.
Hey there, so this might sounds like a silly question but how did you dose silicates? Thanks for watching!
Boyd chemiclean is what you need,,it’s brilliant.
Hey there, I have used chemiclean before and it does work well. I think the tank is on it's way back now thank goodness. Thanks for watching!
What helped you clean up the bacteria? Was it the UV and balancing nutrients?
Balancing the nutrients for sure. Key is to do it slowly. Thanks for watching!
I use neonitro by brightwell when my nitrate get low. Its just add p03. I also don't have to worry about phosphates from having to feed more.
Hey there, yes I heard a lot about the Neonitro. Lots of good reviews. Thanks for watching!
lol bro clean that skimmer out .
LOL did it already.. was pretty skunky but at least I know it's working! Thanks for watching!
Just subbed !!! Algae suck I feel your pain
Thank you ! Ya it always pops up! Thanks for watching!
Definitely not a seahorse expert. But good luck. 🙏
Thank you and thanks for watching!!
Thanks 😊 Love the models too .
Thank you!
Tank is Looking good!👍 I feel sad fot the hippocampus..😢 .. i hope it goes well!!
Hey there, thank you.. yes I'm hoping it's gets better. Thanks for watching!
I have that red algae, it comes and goes. Trochus, tuxedo urchins love it. My nitrates and phosphate are high,, like 55 and .6.
Hi there, thanks for replying. How is the tank doing with those levels? Thanks fir watching!
@@My525XLRedSeaReefer well acropora does not last long in it :). It is a fish tank that i someday hope to have coral. 11 tangs, 2 Angel, pair of clowns. Trochus and tuxedo for inverts. There is zero algae waving around with all those tangs. I’m going to try carbon dosing soon. The fish are happy, I feed way too much nori and they approve
@@Fish_Ventura Sounds like a cool tank! As ling as they are happy!!!
How old is the seahorse. Unfortunately they have a short lifespan.
Hey there, the seahorse is 1 year. This little guy had gas bubble disease a few months back which I was able to help with but not sure what's happening now. Thank you for watching!
It’s looking great! Keep up the good work👍
Hey there! I'm going to keep plugging away. Thank you and thanks for watching!
Looks allot better 👌🏼 hopefully it will continue to improve & clear up 🤞🏻
Hey Dan, yes crossing my fingers!!! Thank you for watching!
Hi Eric another great video, tank looks to be getting back to normal so something you're doing is working, keeping my fingers crossed for the seahorse getting better and you're collection is fantastic keep up the good work, happy reefing and have a good weekend
Hey Jim! yes I'm hoping it's turning in a positive direction now. Not sure whats happening with the seahorse but keeping an eye on it every day. Thank you for watching!
It's all good! There's a few things you can do. You can dose Brightwells Neo Nitro - i dose 10ml a day in my tank and keeps Nitrates stable right where i want them. Secondly, you should get some snails and or a tuxedo urchin. I'm not quite sure i saw much or any in the video, but they'll def help prevent it from coming back again if your nutrients were to drop. A small conch snail or naseriths are great because they'll churn the sandbed for you, keeping the cyano in the water column. Third thing to do is put some copepods in there, dose a little phyto each day. They'll get in all those impossible places and keep your tank free from it. Lastly, and what i do for simplicity... Add Dr. Tims waste away gel sticks in your sump. I think you get around 30 days or more per stick and it naturally adds beneficial bacteria. It's the same as microbacter 7 but a hands off approach. Also would help to keep your skimmer off for 4 hours a day, this way it's not pulling out that good bacteria 24/7. You'll get it!
Hey there, thank you so much for all the feedback. I really appreciated it! I have 3 large turbo snails and an urchin in there. They seem to be busy these days. Copepods is something I did not think of so thank you. Curious about the waste away gel sticks... are you using them as well? Thanklyou for watching!
Fantastic coral!
Thank you!
You can increase nitrates by simply increasing your feeding, maybe run your protein skimmer 50% if you have one. Just be careful not to overdo it, once your nitrates get over 10 ppm, some of your more sensitive LPS and SPS corals can die off. When I had dinos doing that, and reducing the lighting, as well as adding some Brightwell microbacter7 did the trick. Just be patient with it, and don't shock your parameters with large moves, it takes weeks and sometimes months to get rid of dinos.
hey there, I have reduced the LEDs now. Skimmer only runs during the day. My nitrates are staring to rise slowly .. so far so good!! :) Thanks for replying and watching!
0.30 ppm nitrate ..it is very low. btw beautiful corals!👍
Hey there, yes very low but they are on the way up! :) Thank you and thanks for watching!
your bottom seal doesn't look so good you should check it out
Hey there, bottom seal on the tank? Thanks for watching!
Turbo snail 🐌
Hey there, yup have two big ones! Thanks for watching!
Try do dose bacteria im dosing Aquaforest bios and np pro daily + more flow in your tank will help , and if you want to stay with a sand bed you will need a bigger clean up crew for it . Couch snail are amazing and nassarius snail i have 6 nassarius and 2 couch in a 120g . And to spread that shit in the water columb only vaccum the top of the sand bed you dont want to remove good stuff from the sand . Good luck !
Hey there, yes had a few recommendations on the conch. Checked on line today and my FFS has a few so might be a trio on the weekend.Thanks for the information and thanks for watching!
@@My525XLRedSeaReefer snail will not solve your actual problème, you will need to remove it , its a bacteria not algae doze good bacteria and crank or change your flow /add power head if needed
@@davidcastonguay2069 Hey there, I will be moving the power heads lower on the sides in the next day or so. I just don't want to blast the sand bed all over the place. Thanks for watching!
I being battling Dinos for a month now, and they look just like yours, I increase my temperature to 82 degrees and now I can see the light at the end of the tunnel
Hey there, good news!!!! I hope you get to the end of the tunnel! Thanks for watching!
A UV sterilizer set to the correct flow rate will do wonders for clearing that up.
Hi there, yes I have one installed. Just dialed down the pump to maximize the exposure. Hopefully this helps. Thanks for watching!
@@My525XLRedSeaReefer If its really stubborn then what also helped me in the past is if you plumb the UV temporarily with the inlet and outlet straight out of the display with flex hose. Give all the areas algae covered a good stir up a couple of times a day so it all goes straight though the UV and out into the tank again. It provides direct cycle through the UV then. a week or two of that should see results. If i remember its what i had to do to beat dinos one time, which again was a result of zero or near zero phosphate and nitrate.
@@paulgerrard6085 Hey Paul, Interesting idea! It would definitely get direct flow from the DT into the UV. I will give that a try if I don't have any success with my current efforts. Thanks for the suggestion and thanks for watching!
I can see two nice big Duncanopsammia colonies in there and both aren't open. Did you just scare them closed? If they are staying closed and it's not fish nibbling them, the lights could be too intense maybe? Could be a real subtle amount, even just backing off 5-10% in the app or cutting the photoperiod by half an hour, I dunno..
Hey there, yes I just finished blowing off the algae with a turkey baster so the were a little upset. :) Thanks for watching!
You can dose neo nitro to raise your nitrates. You can dose phosphate I use nyos. I have had issues when my nutrients get too low. Dinos hit hard I used dr Tim’s waste away as well as his refresh. I turned my blues below 50% and removed manually every day. The struggle is real it will test your metal. Stay vigilant make a plan and keep on it . Good luck brother
Hey there, Got nitrates up to 1PPM now.. getting there slowly. I haven't dosed anything yet... will see how this goes. Thank you for watching!
Have you tried adding more bacteria? Like special blend or something. When the bacteria fauna gets wacky you can end up with all kinds of issues that ends up being hella frustrating. I would check out a bacteria dose and also live copepods , they eat the shit out of issues on the sand bed...maybe try micobacter clean
Hey there! Good you hear from you! Hope you are well! I haven't added anything yet..got my nitrates up to 1PPM now... slowly but surely! Thanks for watching!
Hi Eric thanks for the update, now that the reef matt is working again it should help to get rid of the crud flying about in the tank and it's always good to have a plan, hope you're cleaning goes well and enjoy the rest of your weekend happy reefing
Hey Jim, So far so good!!! Hope you had a great weekend! Thank you for watching!
Get a uv sterilizer and run constantly. Dino will be gone. No water changes. Stop trusting that trident test by hand. Feed the tank bring nitrates to 5 phosphate 0.03 - 5
Hi there, Yes I have a UV running. The Trident is really testing my patience these days. Got my Nitrates up to 1 now... slowly but surely. Thanks for watching!
Honestly try AquaForest life source mud. Full of bacteria and I pretty much guarantee success. Dose 3 times a week and keep the skimmer on and mechanical filters in and it'll fix that issue your dealing with. Nitrate id add ESV nitrate. It's so effective and pinpoint accurate.
Hi there, Have you used the AquaForest life source mud long? Thanks for watching!
@@My525XLRedSeaReefer yes it's been going on 2 months since starting using the mud. I dose every 3rd day.
@@Brad-k Thank you for the suggestion! I will definitely look at the product this week.
I've spent hundreds fighting dinos that look very similar to that. The ultimate solution was removing the sand, I wish I had done it sooner!
He there, so you are running the tank with no sand now? Thanks for watching!
Looks like cyano...but could also be dinos. I would take a sample from rhe sand bed and microscope it. That nitrate is way to low...i would get it above 5ppm. The phosphates are fine. The paleness in some corals is definitely the nitrates being so low.
Yes agree.. nitrate are far too low. working on bringing them up slowly. UUgh i hope it's not Dinos. Have to get a sample and see what it looks like. Thanks for watching!
Looks like you reef mat is trying to increase your nitrates for you 😅
LOL no kidding!! Just changed the motor today. Thanks for watching!
looks like stringy cyano to me... I bought a fighting conch and he had an excellent buffet taking care of the sand... eats up all the greens on the sand as well. only thing bad about it is that it doesn't settle problems on the rock or glass..
That's the second time I have heard that about a conch.. interesting! Thanks for watching!
@@My525XLRedSeaReefer try a conch snail first. just buy one and see how it goes. Good luck!
@@youronlycow thank you!
I had good luck with a sand conch
Oh I never thought of that critter.. And it worked well for you? Thanks for watching!
Conch, zombie snails, snails, and diamond goby
I lost my diamond goby a few months back. Going to wait until I clear all this stuff up. Thanks for watching!
SAME here I'm also going to have to bump nitrates
I hear ya! Everything was going so well for a long time and then WHAM! I did go through a small neglect period I must admit.. serves me right.. Thanks for watching!
try feeding more!
I'm afraid to over feed and cause more fluctuations. Have you tried that to bring up the nutrients before? Thanks for watching!
@@My525XLRedSeaReefer I have, they also have phosphate you can add to bring up the phosphates as well! I
@@cody-zo6 yes I have the additive for phosphate too.
I have the same exact tank, i think your nitrates and phosphates are a little too low, i noticed i get the same problems when they get that low
I really like the tank. Looked at other tanks but really liked this. Yes the are too low for sure... need work on bringing them up slowly. Thank you for watching!
Had my motor go just before the 2 year mark. Luckily my LfS knew about this and had them in stock.
Yes I think mine is around the same time frame. Glad to hear you got a fix quickly. Thanks for watching!
Where did you order the reefmat motor from? Mine has the same issue
Hi there, I'm located in Canada. Not sure if you are. I ordered mine from www.reefsupplies.ca in Montreal. Good crew there. Thanks for watching!
I feel bad for you, buddy. I hope you can sort it out, but this is exactly why I finally had enough and sold everything and left the hobby. I battled my sound like this for two years.
Hey there! Yes it is frustrating.. seems to go in cycles. Sorry to hear you dismantled the set up. Any thoughts of getting back into it? Thanks for watching.
@@My525XLRedSeaReefer not anytime soon. I was lucky enough to sell everything off so I’m gonna watch from a distance now. Haha
@@aaronschafer3385 😄 Nothing wrong with that!
The best way to get out of this mess is to slowly bring nitrate level at 5 -6 ppm and keep them there until its improve, don t feed more, use nitrogen only supplement it s all about ratio ... too much phosphate you get cyano ... too much nitrate you get dyno... so i try to stay in between : )
Hey there. Thank you for the input. Yes I'm not a big fan of overt feeding so I need to find a good nitrate supplement. Thank you for watching!
Hi Eric, I think you have cyano and with so much you could clean it with chemicals such as blue life red cyano Rx or by bacterial method such as Dr Tim's re-fresh and waste away, there's a video on line on how to use it, once it's clean you can decide the best way to increase the nitrates but you still have to balance them with your phosphate, terminator coming along nicely and stable looks good, always nice to have a break happy reefing
@@jimcummins582 Hey Jim. Thanks for the input! I was surprised it came back so strong! I will be trying a few things slowly to get it under control. Looking forward to getting it clean again. Terminator is a work in progress. I want to wire up the eyes so they light up red. Had a great trip up north! Thank you for watching!!
@@My525XLRedSeaReefer Peter Reef have made a very instructive video about that.... th-cam.com/video/HXLwLJzsPSk/w-d-xo.html at 4:35 min of the video we can see a very interesting graphic about nitrate phosphate ratio and effect on algae grow ....thanks for share : )
A clean up crew
hey there, yes I have an urchin, 2 large turbo snails, sand sifting star. I really need to get my hands dirty to clean up this one. Thanks for watching!
Shame it's come back so bad again, looking at the test results nothing really stands out, po4 at 0.6 should really cause that, so I would say say low nitrates and the simple answer is more feeding. I would back your lights off just slightly in the high intensity time of day just for a week or two see if that helps a little bit. I would just suck up as much as possible when doing your maintenance. I had the same early on in my tank looked the same, was pulling that much out with clumps of sand when it cleared I had to add another 20lb bag again to top up was not ideal but been lucky since then ☺️
Thank you for the feedback! Yes I am definitely going to syphon the bed and do a water change. Happy to hear you got yours cleared up! Thank you for watching!
To me it just looks like diatoms. I would suggest doing a manual water change, siphon the sand bed to physically remove as much as possible, blow the rocks with a turkey baster to get it in the water column for your filter roller to take out (once you get a new motor for it), and get some critters to help keep the sand bed stirred (nassarious snails, conches, or maybe even a sand sifting starfish since you have a bigger tank). To raise nitrate you can use potassium nitrate. I get mine from fish of hex but I’m not sure he ships to Canada but I know brightwell has a product. Just be wary of potassium increase if you have to dose a lot as that can cause issues as well. I would also suggest doing an icp analysis to see if your minor elements are out of whack. Best of luck to you! In my experience if you just keep at it eventually it goes away.
Thank you so much for all the information! much appreciated! I have 2 turbo snails, a sea urchin and a sand sifting star in there right now. I will need o do a water change and also syphon the bed. New motor for the 1200 should be here tomorrow so timing is good. Thanks again and thanks for watching!
I have had the same anthias like 4 times. Same. They do great for a while, and out of nowhere I find it dead with mouth open.
Hey thanks for watching! Really? At least I'm not alone then... wonder what happens to them?
Hey, how do you like the Marine Master vs separate Hanna checkers?
Hey there. Thanks for watching! So far I really like it. Very convenient have just one instrument in the cabinet instead of multiple. I like how fast it zeros before taking the reading. I found the eggs to be a bi slow there sometimes. Comes in a case so it's neat and tidy to keep everything all together. No issues with it at all. Hope this helps.
Damn, sorry about the Anthias. 😔
Thank you for watching! I don't know what happened? It seemed totally fine and the bingo... I hate not knowing the answers to things! lol
Hi Eric it's never good when a fish dies and not knowing why makes it harder, but look on the bright side the sea horses are alive and the tank is looking good ,the 525 is coming back,the terminator is excellent and you're off on a jolly boys outing so enjoy your week
@@jimcummins582 Hey Jim! Thank you for watching! Yes thankfully the Seahorse made it! So happy about that! I have to treat the class half full! 😎 Thank you for the comments and wishes!! Hope you are keeping well! Catch up with you again soon! Have a good week!
Will you ever sell any of those 3d printed things? 🤞
LOL my painting skills aren't good enough to sell those!