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I’m gonna see how this next batch grows out and the see where I can unload them. Last batch went to my lfs

@@NillymNilly93 this tank is the 90 gallon I also have a 40 gallon I keep running just for emergencies and and a 15 gallon clownfish tank that I’m doing a video one this weekend. Thank you for checking my videos. I just like to help others by documenting the good and the bad. You should def post videos just to keep track of your progress and to help others. Send some pics i would love to see your tank! If you ever need any advice don’t hesitate to reach out to me

@@NillymNilly93 thank you so much

Let me know how it goes. Some people have mixed results

so far so good. i dont think it knocked my nitrates back at all though. granted i only added about 1lb of mud in my refugium. but if its releasing trace minerals, ill keep it for that alone. @@bronxreeferbrock1750

Thank you my brother

Yo what’s up. The new tank turned out to be too small for my liking so I’m saving up for a 150 or 180 gallon tank. For now I did get an innovative marine 15 gallon for my designer clownfish for the bedroom.

lol hate to tell you this but my purple tang has been in my tank for over 7 years and is the one in charge. She is fat and happy and can be hand fed. Check some of my older videos and you will see her happily swimming. All my tanks are stress free because there is plenty of swimming space and we feed the tanks at least twice a day

If you had watched my earlier video about feeding and caring for my copperband, you will see both my baby hippo tang and copperband in my 40 gallon quarantine tank. Both were in Qt for two months and did extremely well when released into my display tanks. Both fish are still alive and doing very well. So I’m not sure what you mean when you say “it’s sad to watch”.

Btw that is the same hippo tang you seem to think is stressed lol

The hippo tang has been in this tank fat and happy for almost 10 years. He was the size of a nickel when I got him and always had plenty of swim space. I’m sure all my fish would be happy with a larger tank but for now they would say I’m a good father lol

@@bronxreeferbrock1750 is your tank at least 4 feet long? They also do well with 4 feet tanks

The 75 and the 90 are both 4foot tanks

I got him at my local reef shop for $75 and the sailfin for $65. He was kinda thin but was eating so we took a chance on him. Sadly he passed away suddenly recently. These powder blues are very difficult to keep.

@@bronxreeferbrock1750 wow sorry to hear that he looked great inside your tank. Im thinking of getting a purple baby tang for 200 online or one of these. I think i will go with the purple altho i really love the powder blues. ..

@@Coral-reef. the purple tang is a great choice but don’t give up on the powder blue. They are gorgeous fish

Thanks it’s a 90 gallon

Hey there! We’ll copperband #1 mysteriously died overnight in a power head accident and it was really gross. Copper and #2 lived for two years (the one in the video), and then died while I was away for the weekend. These fish are notoriously hard to keep alive and that’s why I keep trying to crack the code. That’s also why I’m working with the powder blue tang now too. Your list looks perfect! If it doesn’t like that lineup then it’s on a hunger strike and probably won’t make it. Stick with what you’re doing. 99% of the time it’s the fish, not you that’s the problem.

I agree with them! But this fish is the favorite of the wife and I’m gonna crack the code to keeping them alive some day lol

He was actually a bit thinner but he is eating a lot. I will definitely pump up the feeding

Only the powder blue had the outbreak but it appears to be gone. I’ll have an update video posted by the end of the week. Powder blue did very well and kept eating so I wasn’t too worried. I did add three small cleaner wrasses to ease the pain so I think that did the trick

All of my other tangs that died were all quarantined. I have some thoughts on the mortality rate of powder blues that I’m going to put out in my next video

Bare bottom tanks are cool but I prefer sand always. I love to see the marine life in its natural setting

Great looking tank Lisa!!

@Bronx Reefer Brock Awwww thank you!!

I’ve had several I’ve sterilizers in the tank over the years and I don’t like to use them because they can kill off more than is necessary. They also only sterilize the free floating parasites for a brief time period. Once the fish has them it’s too late. All you can do is make them comfortable and feed feed feed lol

All my tangs did much better without QT. Less stress. As long as they are eating within the first couple of days then they go right into the display. All except these damn powder blues

@@bronxreeferbrock1750 ya I hear you. My fish are all doing well with the exception of my powder blue. He literally stopped eating frozen out of nowhere. He still picks at nori but, won’t eat prepared food for some reason. I actually ordered one of those little brine shrimp hatcheries. I’m hoping I can get him eating with those!

@@MikeLemming when one of my fish doesn’t eat I’ll make a crazy mix of all the foods I have and then over feed the tank for a few days. Of course I’ll watch my phos and nitrate levels until they reach my peak and then dial everything back to normal.

@@bronxreeferbrock1750 ya I plan to run to the LFS today and buy some foods that I don’t have

Thank you so much I appreciate that

Thank you my brother, still a work in progress

Thank you my brother! I’ve been subscribed to you for awhile and I love your 310, wish I had the space for one

Yeah Tee! They’ve done great over night together so I’m about to post a quick follow up vid. Btw I’m digging the new 90 build. Real clean as always

Thanks Mike! Good to see you again. You helped me a lot with your live streams years ago.

@@bronxreeferbrock1750 thanks brother but you didn’t need the help. You’ve always had a good tank!

Thank you

Thank you

Glad the video helped!

Hey Juan! The entire process took no more than two hours. Once they accept that no one is a threat stop trying to kill each other. But the original fish all introduced themselves to the new guy and let him know who the boss got is. That’s normal behavior if you want everyone to get along and have a peaceful tank.

@@bronxreeferbrock1750 thank you brother I’m actually getting a gold rim today

i left the mirror for about 2 hours or until the aggression stopped and then put it back for another 2 hours so the fish felt no threat. After that all was fine.

I no longer use miracle mud because I didn’t really see any longer term effects or benefits. I have experimented with other ways of maintaining bio-diversity and been just as effective or better

@@bronxreeferbrock1750 So what are you using now to utilize that

@@cbr900rr I have a good mix of products like microbacter 7 and dr. Tim’s eco- balance. Lots of copepods and good healthy cheato in the Refugium. Oh and a good mix of snails , tuxedo urchin and tangs of course

Thank you sir!

Thanks Mike! Miss your videos man

I’m coming back brotha. New build almost ready to get wet!

Thank you

The rocks should be rinsed and sit in some RO water for a few hours but no need to treat with anything. My ph never moved from 8.2. Im not a big fan of dry rock and i have always used live rock. If i was to do it again, I would let the dry rock cure in a brute can for 6 months and add live bacteria and flow. Then add to my display tank.

I found that the miracle mud helped to keep my water clearer than without it. But i would say it wasnt much of a miracle. I suspect there are positives in the nutrient aspect of the mud but no overwhelming evidence to say it took my system to the next level. I would recommend it but only as an additive after your tank is already stable and mature

@@bronxreeferbrock1750 Thnx!

90 gallon

@@bronxreeferbrock1750 you think I can get away with a 100 gal with several tangs? I have purple at the moment and want to add a powder brown, kole tang and maybe another sohal tang

You certainly can have multiple tangs in a 100 gal. The problem is that the sohal will out grow the tank quickly so i wouldnt add the sohal. The others will remain a decent size for the 100. The other problem will be the purple tang. Purple tangs are territorial and will attempt to kill the others as you add them. I would temporarily relocate the purple tang to another tank for a month or so and then reintroduce him to the 100 after everyone else has settled in. Have multiple nori feeding stations daily and all should be fine

@@bronxreeferbrock1750 thanks for your help and advice. So is the yellow tang not as aggressive as the purples?

@@stevencheng5722 ive had more aggression from my purple than my yellow tang. The zebrasoma species in general will often be aggresive to other tangs