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Shallow Reefing
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เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 28 พ.ค. 2019
Saltwater reef tank TH-cam channel dedicated to shallow reef tanks, reviews, builds, and reefing information. Striving to make the best reef tank possible, while sharing my mistakes and learning from others along the way. Subscribe and comment on videos to let me know what content the reefing community is looking for information on.
Banner and Profile Credit to Chad Plummer
Banner and Profile Credit to Chad Plummer
200 Gallon Innovative Marine Update- Life After Dory
200 Gallon Innovative Marine Update- Life After Dory
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Hygger DC Water Pump HG112-14W Unboxing and Review
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Check it out at the link below www.amazon.com/dp/B0CRR67MWZ?maas=maas_adg_5ECEB878FB652DC88DBFFCFFE7CC79E8_afap_abs&ref_=aa_maas&tag=maas
Losing Dory- 7 Years with my Blue Hippo Tang- Mysteriously Died
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This was a really hard video for me to make. I debated on even posting it. But I know I would get questions about what happened to Dory. The truth is, I still don’t know what happened to her. I have bought an aqua biomics E DNA test in hopes to figure out what went wrong with dory.
Hygger Saltwater Aquarium Light HG-107 50W Unboxing, Par Testing, and Initial Review
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Hygger sent me an amazing LED light to review. I will be honest, I was not expecting much from the light as a 502w light isn't that powerful, but this little light packs a punch and has an amazing spread! They kept the light simple to reduce costs to the consumer. I think Hygger overdelivered on the product. Definitely worth a look. Check out the LED light at the link below: amzn.to/3WsHH8K Ful...
Hygger Aquarium Inverter Wavemaker Pump HG042- 1 Year Review
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This Hygger Inverter wave pump has been amazing for me. I am really happy with the price for the performance. I hope you like the review. Check out the pump by clicking on the link below: amzn.to/4dC1SIH
EcoFlow River 2 Max- The New Gold Standard in Aquarium Battery Backup
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EcoFlow has made its name in the battery community. It’s time to see if this is a good buy for a reef tank. Spoiler alert, go out and buy this if you need a battery backup. River 2: amzn.to/46kZaoc River 2 Max amzn.to/3Spn6RO River 2 Pro amzn.to/4d3Ybvu
Setting Up a Coral Hospital Tank
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My favorite dragon soul favia is doing really poorly and I need to heal it up before I put it back into the main display tank
Top 10 Things I Forget to do With My 200 Gallon Shallow Reef Tank
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I have forgotten to do a lot of things over the years. But some of these are kinda embarrassing. I hope this video reminds you to do some of these things around the reef tank. What are things you forget to do with your reef tank?
Reducing High Phosphates in My 200 Gallon Reef Tank- 2 1/2 Years of Lessons to Get to This Point
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I have battled high phosphates in my tank for years and have been unsuccessful…..until now. I finally did a wholistic approach to my tank and said I’m going to solve this issue. It has been a long time coming but I’ve learned lessons in the way. Hopefully you will learn what I have learned on this journey. Phosguard amzn.to/46nla1M Brightwell Phosphate E amzn.to/4c3WBZ9 Fauna Marin Coral Balanc...
How to Remove Mushroom Corals from a Reef Aquarium
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My mushrooms have taken over my 200 gallon reef tank. It’s time to chop these puppies up and get them out of the tank.
Power Outage, Tornadoes, Frayed Octo pulse, Dead Anthias, Ice Cap Battery Fail, Just Another Day
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Sometimes when it rains it pours. Soo much is packed into this video. It got a little crazy but I think I’m done with this battery back up and reef octopus pumps. Check out luisreef.com for some of his corals. Maybe you can grab one of my Sunkist bounce mushrooms.
Middle Tennessee Reef Club Frag Swap- Some Eye Popping Coral
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Follow me while I look at some amazing coral at a frag swap
The Ugly Side of Reefing- Show Your Ugly- A Message to Nee Reefers
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The Ugly Side of Reefing- Show Your Ugly- A Message to Nee Reefers
Upgrading Flow and Changing Up the Aquascape Part 1
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Upgrading Flow and Changing Up the Aquascape Part 1
Shallow Reefing Tank Overview for 7th Grade Science Class
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Every year I go and talk to the science classes about coral. Here is another yearly video quickly highlighting my reef tank.
3 and a Half Year Shallow Reefing Update
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3 and a Half Year Shallow Reefing Update
Trace Element Issues in the 200 Gallon Shallow Reef
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Trace Element Issues in the 200 Gallon Shallow Reef
Fauna Marin Bacteria Dosing Results- Aquabiomics- Reduce Cyanobacteria and Vibrio?!
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Fauna Marin Bacteria Dosing Results- Aquabiomics- Reduce Cyanobacteria and Vibrio?!
200 Gallon Shallow Reef Update- Where Are The Videos?
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200 Gallon Shallow Reef Update- Where Are The Videos?
AquaBiomics Microbiome Pre-Dosing Results- Coral Pathogens and Cyanobacteria Breakdown
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AquaBiomics Microbiome Pre-Dosing Results- Coral Pathogens and Cyanobacteria Breakdown
Hygger Cross-Flow Wave Pump HG070-25w, Gyre Style Pump Unboxing and Initial Review
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Hygger Cross-Flow Wave Pump HG070-25w, Gyre Style Pump Unboxing and Initial Review
Cleaning Out Saltwater Mixing Bins and Switching to Fritz Reef Pro Mix RPM
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Cleaning Out Saltwater Mixing Bins and Switching to Fritz Reef Pro Mix RPM
Vibrant Chronicles- Final Review-Why I Stopped Using it!
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Vibrant Chronicles- Final Review-Why I Stopped Using it!
My Favorite Fauna Marin Products- What Fauna Marin Products to Buy?
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My Favorite Fauna Marin Products- What Fauna Marin Products to Buy?
Replacing My 3 Year Old T5 Bulbs- Huge Par Increase!
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Replacing My 3 Year Old T5 Bulbs- Huge Par Increase!
Redoing My Aquascape After 3 Years- Rescape
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Redoing My Aquascape After 3 Years- Rescape
200 Gallon Innovative Marine 200 Gallon EXT -3 Year Anniversary!
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200 Gallon Innovative Marine 200 Gallon EXT -3 Year Anniversary!
Buying Corals Online- What Did I Buy? Did They Live?
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Buying Corals Online- What Did I Buy? Did They Live?
Buying Corals Online with my Wife- Mrs. Shallow Reefing Commentary
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Buying Corals Online with my Wife- Mrs. Shallow Reefing Commentary
Fauna Marin Coral Balance Overview and Review
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Fauna Marin Coral Balance Overview and Review
Need to use cypro you can get it at any farm supply store it has saved so many of my corals and saved some tor hs from brown jelly
Do they sell it at rural king?
Did anyone ever come up with what happened
No. I sent off an EDNA test to aqua biomics a month ago and haven’t heard anything from them. Not happy with the lack of communication from the company honestly
That's why I use instant oceans yes it makes my bin dirty and takes a little longer to mix clear but I have had consistent numbers with it and nothing crazy happens
You mentioned fragging your Sunkist bounce mushrooms ... How do you frag them?
I think you need a bigger tank?
I recommend trying aquaforest reef salt. its a Great salt
Looks like Spencer not letting it phase him!! You go little buddy!!
He’s soo happy for looking miserable. Luckily he has turned the corner and gotten much better.
Have you ever considered the fauna Marin salt. It’s ICP tested so you know what levels it is. It also is. Ground up super fine and mixes fast. Sorry for your losses. @shallowreefing
I’m debating on going a cheaper route since salt has gotten crazy expensive
My phosphates are currently at 0.3 ppm what would be the safest way to lower them with this product i have a 24 gallon reef tank mixed coral. Is there a certain amount or time period i have to follow to lower them? Thanks.
I would do a 12 gallon water change and get it to 0.15. That’s the easier math to do.
@@shallowreefing that's 50 percent is it safe to drop them so quickly?
Ive got the exact same wavemaker. Its the first one I got. That thing blasts my 75. Going on 8 months and ive never even cleaned it. Still stong flow
I have 3 different Hygger wavemakers in my mixed reef. I'm extremely happy with them. I'm about as stocked as a 75 can be. Going to be upgrading to a bigger tank soon and I assure you, Hygger is coming with me. I use their heater as well. Love the functionality, love the price, love the controllers. Going on 8 months with no cleaning as well.
They honestly make some of the best bang for your buck pumps on the market. I love that this price point brings more people into the hobby
Is there a manual mode on these lumen bars? Can you turn them on and adjust the intensity to check Par levels at different percentages without running a “program”.
Not on the older models. The newer ones I believe you can and get a dimmer. But I’ll be honest, you may be better grabbing an Aliexpress LED bar. I was not happy with the quality of mine. It died after 2 years.
@@shallowreefing oh no, I just ordered two😩!!!
@@shallowreefing these are supplementing a photon V2 24” on a 40 gallon frag tank. I think that fixture is about 5-6 years old and still working well. That sucks yours only lasted two years. I guess worst case scenario I can pull one of the 32” photons off my main display and use that if they die. I had planned on upgrading to the Meridians at some point!! A 32 photon would be perfect for a 40 breeder. The 24” doesn’t quite have the coverage for a 36” long tank. You lose a lot of Par in the corners. So that’s the reason for the bars. I was going to get a quanta bar, but there’s no adjustment or programming.
Weißt Du warum Du den roten scheiß auf dem Sand hast? Weil Du eine Menge unnützes Zeug in dein Aquarium schüttest!!
The Cyanobacteria? I have battled this issue for the last 3 years. I always seem to have a little
next time around it may be easier to just sell the rock and remove the coral that you want onto a new rock and just pull out all the mushrooms otherwise your going to have a huge headache doing this over and over
Stopped using flipper magnets after they scratched two of my tanks. Great marketing, will definitely scratch your tank.
It happens my clownfish are 17 years old my yellow tank died at 13 years. Everything dies. This is not the ocean and what they eat there. Sorry for your loss
You said you stopped feeding nori totally?
I stopped about 2 months ago. But still fed spirulina
@@shallowreefing you should add it back or get the Hikara seaweed extreme pellets
I’ve been here before, my condolences!
Thank you!
@@shallowreefing you're most welcome. lousing my Midas Blenny was the hardest part for me!
Sorry for the loss, I just lost my hawkfish yesterday.
I’m sorry. It always sucks losing a fish
@@shallowreefing yeah they are pets
Sorry to hear what happened
Thank you.
I'm very sorry you lost your lovely fishy friend 😢
Thank you. We all go through something like this eventually. It’s just hard when it’s one of your favorites
I’m sorry this happened. I know how it feels. I lost all of mine, I had a yellow, purple, blond naso, copperband,blue hippo, flamefin, powder blue, bristle tooth, three clowns, and green mandarin all die due to a power outage even with two battery backups on only my return pumps. I had all these guys for three years. It almost made me quit the hobby. I feel your pain.
I’m not doing that…
After I stopped doing it that green slimer died
this $4k tank doesnt come with the plumbing??
Nope. And it’s more expensive now due to inflation lol 😂
my stand was on a "level" floor, IE, no kinks, but the stand itself is wobbly. when placing the final side on, or "top" as it were, 3 of the 4 tension locks were smooth as butter, but the last one..... would not align properly and had to be "forced" to make the connection. I am not real happy with this thing, considering the price.
the tension locks on mine would NOT spin a complete 180. no amount of brute force would make them spin the remaining 20 degrees or so, in fact, I almost broke their wrench trying to do that, and I am not a believer in brute force. if I am building something, and something just won't go, it usually means something is wrong.... but in fact, there was nothing wrong with how I built it, I am just going to assume that the locks at about 150 instead of 180 is going to be enough....
is this frodo?
Lol you need to maybe take a little longer when you're editing those cuts in.
lol 😂. I hope I have gotten better now. Check out my newer videos and let me know!
I owned the same units for 2 years
They are solid
What salt mix do you use?
I’ve used them all. Reef crystals, Brightwell, HW Marine, and Fritz most recently.
You should have done a full black out for the first 4 days. It would have all been gone in that time
Yeah. In later videos I talk about my problems with only using one method.
You said it’s a mid wide flow but please let me know how you compare the flow width with jebao. The SLW 30 is a bigger pump that would compete with the hugger but its flow is very wide.
I have the SLW 20. I can say that my SLW 20 barely moved water across the 20 gallon tank due to the flow being very wide. I believe I have a video on the SLW 20 where I used AB+. It just depends on what you are looking for. Right tool for the right job. The Hygger did a better job for me in the frag tank. But I still like my SLW and use it in my main display to get flow in the back of the tank to the acros.
hey really helpful vid just wanted to ask how often did you need to hatch brine shrimp and did you bother to feed them at all? Im planning on getting a mandarin this week and gonna do the same as you did.
I didn’t feed the brine shrimp. I don’t recall exactly how long it took to hatch. I have a video on the brine shrimp hatchery. It might be 24-36 hours to hatch. Then they would hatch for 48 ish hours if I remember correctly until I needed to change them out
Use a couple of jacks!
I used 2!
Looking good!
Thanks!
I like your channel please please just stop saying at the intro ( coming back at you ‘ you sound stupid
And that’s why I don’t quarantine
I don’t use just pure hydrogen peroxide.. I put my fried in a small container with one cup of tank water.. I’ve been slowly add hydrogen peroxide to the water until I see bubbles form on the flag.. You only want the hydrogen peroxide to affect the allergy not your coral. I use a very small, soft bristle brush to wipe away any debris that is on the coral or the frag.. You will see the bubbles forming on the spread and you were able to gently brush it with the bristle brush.. With the hydrogen peroxide added to your tank water in the dish you can let the flag sit for a minute or two with no harm.. It’s the peroxide is so strong that it’s bleaching your frag you know it’s too strong for your corals.. It is easier on the coral to have to go back and repeat this process after a week if you still see Algae
Your instrument shows 1.024 but should be 1.025. Any defect?
Nah. There is a .001 margin of error. So if it is 1.025 it could read 1.024 or 1.026. I find it acceptable.
@shallowreefing my reads 1.021
@@romanzabaznov oh that’s not good. Did you make sure to cover it with your hand, gently clean the sensor, and recalibrate it?
@shallowreefing recalibrated couple times. Still same result
@@romanzabaznov You may need to call the company.
Fauna Marin PHOS 0.04 is my go to these days, it's kinda magic for PO4. Mild carbon dosing for bacterial health and it helps skim out NO3. A squirt of Ocean Plankton delivers Calanus without the nutrients of dry Calanus. I swear I'm not an FM shill, the stuff is just really effective lol. Claude informed me it's good for 3-6 months after opening - UNREFRIGERATED.- IGNORE THE BOTTLE
Sometimes I think I am a Fauna Marin fan boy too. Haha. Do you put the PHOS 0.04 in a reactor or bag?
@@shallowreefing Just in a a bag works for my setup, amount per the directions :)
@@PnCBio that sounds like a future video!
So you plug the battery backup in to the apex and the pump to the battery
Exactly. It’s that easy!
It’s funny you gave a shout out to the reef dudes channel. He also just made a battery back up video!
I love him! I’ve been watching his channel for 4 years. He has some great videos! It seems like everyone is doing DIY battery back ups or talking battery back ups. It’s finally time we have a little insurance for our reef tanks.
@@shallowreefing I recently purchased a battery backup for my tank as well so that’s a funny coincidence. Mine is a bit older and probably no where near as strong but it should atleast run my wavemakers for a few hours. I’ve been following for awhile now, keep up the videos man they’re entertaining.
@@citykidoutdoors8716 haha I appreciate it! I try to make it entertaining. The kids seem to be a hit!
Nice!!! And, yeah…don’t waste your money on that IceCap. It’s a tiny battery.
Thanks man!
What size is your hybrid light? Is it a 50 inch?
It’s the 61 inch version of the aquatic life t5 hybrid. I believe it’s the first generation. Idk if they even make it anymore lol 😆
@shallowreefing I currently have a brand new aquatic life coral cover 48 inch I plan to use on the new tank. I also have the im 200 ext.
I am going to supplement it with either 2 kessils or 2 xr15s. It's going to be a mixed reef and the rockwork won't extend all the way to the ends so I hope it's enough light
@@fishybizzness1592 Check out my review on my Par. You can see my Par Breakdowns with the T5 and the Radions. It will give you a good idea on what your par will be.
Great product review! Definitely a great option!
It really is!
Very nice! Been thinking of getting the refurb ones off eBay. Just for the split second the generator takes to kick on.
@@ou812reefingA more appropriate replacement for that IceCap battery would be a LiFePO4 of the same size as the sad little lead acid.
For the price I found the ecoflow, I really couldn’t pass it up. Ecoflow is just doing it way better.
Hello, I just wanted to say thank you for the video and review. I honestly just watched this yesterday, and today when I was getting some crap on Amazon I "limited time deal" started on this exact model for $67 😊 - it will be here tomorrow! Tell the hygger folks to give you more biz! Great job! Also, I enjoy your videos and your family is very nice!
Good! You won’t regret it. At that price it’s a steal!
Is the return drain loud with this setup? And have you ever had an issues with only one drain valve and no emergency drain?
If the drain cover gets clogged with algae I’ve noticed it will fill up the tank but not overflow. I check it monthly and clean it. The drain isn’t noticeably loud to me at all
Your 15% did nothing sorry to let you know
Consistency is the key. Gotta do those 10% weekly water changes. But if you see in later ICP testing videos I never get any lanthanum in my system. Check out my most recent video on phosphate removal. I think it is better than the single Brightwell phosphate e video.
80% water change
I’m not gonna change out 160 gallons. lol I only have 60ish gallons of saltwater mixed up on hand. And another 70 of freshwater.