10 Fish Keeping Products I Love!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ก.ค. 2024
- This year, 2022, has seen a lot of changes in my fish room ranging from the size and number of tanks to the type of fish I keep. It's been a year of tremendous growth and change. This was accompanied, out of necessity, by my trying out a variety of products. Some were good and some were not so good. From new fish foods, to lights, filters, air pumps and water test kits. In this video will I share with you the top 10 fish keeping products I came across in 2022 that stood out as exceptional and have passed the test of time. 10 fish keeping products I love!
What would you add to the list? What are your favorite products? Note them in the comments below because I'm pretty sure there's going to be a "Part 2" to this video where I will include some products that I no doubt forgot to mention, and I'll include some of your favorites as well.
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JC & P, providers of lights, rocks and other quality aquarium products.
Underwater Galleries, makers of the most beautiful ceramic caves available.
Xpertmatic, maker of good quality internal filters and air pumps.
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👍😎 My favorite fish keeping product … TH-cam. Ran across it a few years back, haven’t looked back.
Thanks bro for great content 🎉👍👊🏽🔥
You’re welcome my friend😀👍🏻
Portet sponges from Swiss Tropicals
Great thank you-
I would say microcarbon Filter and also SeaChem Products
I started using the Aqqa air pumps after a power outage that took out one of my tanks, they are hooked to the sponge filters I have in all of my aquariums.I also have the Hygger lights on all of my aquariums!! 14 so far!!
Great video! Thanks Ben!!
One thing I recently started using is the baby brine shrimp in a jar from ocean nutrition. They are hatched then bottled up. I can't set up a hatchery here without inviting disaster in the form of cats....but I have lots of tiny fish and sometimes fry that really appreciate them. The Kubotai rasbora just swarm it like sharks.
One I just discovered this year was the Odyssea CFS 500 and 700. Basically a FX4 / FX6 with a better design, higher flow rate, better customizability, holds more media , and costs less than 1/3 the price. Also, Xpertmatic's upgraded 35 watt model was a game changer for me. Running both of those filters on my 75 gallon Tanganyika tank in conjunction with a sponge filter run by a battery backed air pump. The results have been absolutely amazing! (Got a Hygger light on order for that tank as well thanks to your recommendation).
Great video Ben. For me fritzyme 7 and fritz turbostart 700 are game changers for new tanks. Also mentioned was the sub pump. I use it more than the python. Thank you.
Great video as usual Ben. I appreciate the humbleness and knowledge in all your stuff as well as the information. Could you do a video on how and why you got started? You seem like a normal guy who loves fish and I was just wondering what made you want to create your fish empire.
Great video - Love all the info !
Love your channel, will keep some of these items in mind if i dont have them, great video, keep it up 😁
Great review...especially regarding the Community fish food.
I used to buy api glass cleaner but now I do the vinegar water mix does just as good and one mix lasts a life time saving ton of money
That works, especially on hard water / mineral build up stains
Great products there Ben! I need to buy another small aquarium light so will totally look into Hygger lights.
Love your channel this has to be one of your better videos because we all spend money on this hobby and it’s good to have somebody that’s very experienced giving us the thumbs up on products. I’d like to add the title 55 filter and now I will Drop the Mic.
Thanks Keith!😀👍🏻
Tidals are the best if you have to have an HOB.
I've got a few products from Hygger and very happy with them one is the lights and heater with the digital read out. Very happy
Im absolutely in love with the sera food line . My mbunas love it .
The Sera “Green” products are perfect for Mbuna😀👍🏻
After I bought just ONE Hygger Heater I will never buy anything else! They are by far the best I've ever used and definitely worth every penny.
I got one of the big, flat, titanium, electronic heaters for my 150 tall and its been wonderful. Accurate and my oscars can't break it.
What do you love about it? I’m thinking on an Aquarium Co-op heater.
@@GenRN They come with the temp controller. So if the heater breaks in the "on" position, it automatically cuts off. I also love how easy they are to read. The temp is displayed in digital numbers and there's a red light that indicates when it's heating and a green light when it's at the proper temperature. It's easy to set the temp, too!
@@plushpossum thank you so much.
Excellent review.. freeze dried krill, ocean plankton and brine shrimp have reinvented my fish keeping nutrition. With dramatic improvements in color, growth rates and overall fish health.
I’ve fed them live brine shrimp and frozen krill but need to find some freeze dried krill. I think Xtreme makes krill flakes.
❤ the channel Ben.
I am not sure if you are able to get it in the U.S.
But I have discovered a food brand called Origin.
They have some amazing quality products that my fish are crazy for. I hope that they do expand across the pond to you. I know they would crash the fish food market
over there.
NEVER a bad feeding with these. Great ingredients and nutrients in the food.
Check out their products for yourself. And No. I am not a promoter, just a humble fish guy who has struck food gold.
Great list. About 2-3 yaars ago i was given some sera products it was good
Agreed all great products Ben. Appreciate the product reviews and recommendations from other viewers. One I'd add is the new Hygger Smart Variable Frequency Titanium Heater. Just picked up a 500W model a few weeks ago. It is rated for 60 - 120 gallons. Currently I'm running in 75 gallon tank set at 77 degrees with room temp at 72. This thing will change wattage output anywhere from 50W to 500W based on tank temp drop. Obviously once the weather outside gets colder I would expect the wattage to go up. Nice energy saving heater with redundancy 😀 🤙
That’s a great innovation for a heater. Most heater are energy hogs. I like the variable option.
Ben, there is a NEW All black Xpertmatic filter. It also pulls completely from the bottom now. It’s really GREAT! I bought 2 and replaced both my old Xpertmatic like you have. Give it a shot! It’s also more powerful than the last version and they also redesigned the sponges. Amazon has it
I’m gonna check it out. I suggested black a couple of years ago. Maybe they listened😀👍🏻
They just might have. It’s clear hard plastic(much better quality than the last version’s plastic) with black sponges and all black caps and pump. I think you’ll really like the new design 👍
Hello Ben if you want to try some European fish food you should try Origin Aquatic Nutrition
Any recommendations on powerheads/wavemakers?
Hey, what about the ultra fresh shrimp delight fish food ? I think those should be mentioned too.
Haaahaaa!!! I'm a plant killer, too! But when I added Easy Green my Nitrates shot up. Good for plants, not for fish. 😢Did a water change, won't add it again. Fish are fine BTW. 🙂
Imma start to feed Sera. I already feed xtreme but sera seems very good and I wanna implement it. Wonder if they have big stuff for american cichlids
They have a very broad range of foods including food designed for Cichlids and larger fish.
What Jon said 😀👍🏻
Current USA ORBIT IC LED light more features & functions than any light on the market & theyre NOT super expensive
Ben the extreme community crave, is it just a mix of their krill and spirulina ? Or is there another food mixed in it? Cause I I have both and wasn’t sure what the mix actually was , I have all the other ones as well like big fella and nice and Nano, if u have them all do u neeed the mix if that’s all it is? Let me know thanks
I love the Scrapers.
I'm dealing with Cyanobacteria right now, I've never had it in over 30 years of freshwater fish keeping. I put in Chemiclean, and it's been 24 hours and I don't see any difference, it says after 48 hours to do a 20% water change. Hope it works. What do you use to get rid of Cyanobacteria?
Water changes, scrubbing and phosphate pads.
I don’t like the ingredients in Sera . Fillers
There are a lot less fillers than other brands .....apparently.
@@AndrewSparkfish compare labels , the first two ingredients tell story
Northfin for my cichlids! 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
@@Fyyt same here
What is the correct pronunciation: she-say or see-che?
Someone please tell me...
“See Chay” is my understanding.
A Sicce rep, Jay Wilson, suggested I think “Sally sells seashells by the seashore,” when saying the name.