I watched all your videos in 2 nights. I would of watched 1000 more. I hope you come back. Your tank, your speaking voice and your knowledge is fantastic stuff and we need it!
The water clarity and colouration of your corals is amazing, a mixed reef in my opinion is the hardest to maintain and yet you manage to achieve this. Your reef tank tells me that you know what your doing, the only gripe I have is that you don’t push out enough videos to feed my appetite and keep me waiting for the next one 😅 I’d like to see more about the equipment you use if thats possible. 🙇♂️
Thank you Kevin! Glad you liked it. I'll try my best to update a bit more frequently. I have a video on the equipment and system I use. Feel free to check it out at th-cam.com/video/yu9-4fJ0Mlg/w-d-xo.html . I'll talk about miscellaneous equipment in futures updates on maintenance.
Every moment of your videos are not only incredibly beautiful and educational, they have a message that's so inspiring!! I'm just now researching reef keeping because someday I would like to do this!! Thank you for sharing I hope you have a blessed day!!💚🐟💚🙏
Thank you for your kind words! I really appreciate you taking the time to express that. I think reef tanks and fresh water tanks share commonalities. Do share with us your transition in case you start reefing someday! I hope you have a blessed day too!
I really want a reef tank. I have been watching a lot of videos but clearly some of the other channels speak as if everyone is as professional as they are. Clearly you know what you’re doing as well but you actually teach what needs to be done. I LOVE your literal demonstrations. Excellent programming. So glad I finally found your channel. Keep up the fantastic lessons and it won’t be long until your channel blows up. Good job!
You tank is beautiful. The colors are extraordinary. I never see these in nature. I have been diving and reef keeping for over 55 years. It always amazes me how tank corals are so brilliantly colored but in nature I only see occasional colors even a little as bright.
I like that you mention,treat the water. One of the ah ha moments for me was when someone said “we are keeping water.” Keep your water clean and stable and everything else falls into place.
Your presentations are fantastic, addressing the science and practical care of reef care. I'm just starting to get back into aquarium care, which was of huge interest to me in my early 20's when reef care only occured in a few public aquariums (not the trade). Over the past 30 years, my interests had shifted to aviculture where I worked professionally at a zoological park, but I see a lot of similarities to your approach to husbandry. Now that I am retired, it is really exciting to see how far reef care has come, and your approach is very unique to what I find on TH-cam. Your level of compasion and care for the husbandry of these delicate and beautiful animals is fantastic, unique among the 'reefers' I see out there, and inspiring. I would very much like to see you post more videos. Perhaps you can show if/how your methods to create your reef tank can be recreated from start to finish. Thank you.
Kits I use that I really like. Temp: InkbirdSmart controller with Apex probe/controller for redundancy. Also use Hanna temp probe to confirm and calibrate. Alk: Hanna HI772 Phosphate: Hanna HI774 I really like the Hannas for these test since once you’ve done the initial test you can take one of the extra vials and fill it with tank water and then run multiple test for both to get an average without having to use any more reagent. Calcium and Mag: RedSea Just easy and actuate I think and you can buy just the reagent when needed. Nitrate: Salifert and API. I use both to cross ref since they are so easy and take almost no time. They always show similar readings which is nice for confirmation. Tip - On the Salifert nitrate if you look top down reading = x1 reading side view of vial = x0.1 Salinity: Milwaukee and Tropic Marin glass (bobber/buoy style)hydrometer. The Hydrometer is a little difficult to use in that you need to turn off ALL flow and is a little hard to read through my eurobracing. It’s right in the line of sight of the protruding part of the hydrometer that shows the value/readings. They do end up being about .001 - .0005 (ex: 1.025-1.0255) diff from each other. So not to bad.
Love your tank and find it so mesmerising just watching and listening, I have 30 and 100 gallon reef and would love my tanks to look half as good as yours, please teach us 🙂👍
Thank you Mark! I was also mesmerized when I filmed the tank, falling deeply in love with the creation, and felt that living blissfully is the best appreciation for the creator. Great to know that you have two tanks. You enjoy the luxury of doing certain experiments in the 30g and practice the result in the 100g display. As I quoted in the video, once you have a balance water chemistry, everything else is just a matter of time.
Thank you for empathizing. It's so kind of you. I've been trying to do my best of what I can control, and leaving to god what I can't. I expect to come back in mid Aug to catch up with you guys.
@@zzyz looking forward to your return no matter how things are, we’ll be here to cheer you on. Since then I’ve started my own channel and hope to join the conversation with you. Best wishes and take care
@@Mikeymikemike Thank you! Your tank looks really gorgeous. Great job man. Definitely subbed! Btw, those yellow hammers are pricy species. Good for you!
Great vid. You should make one about lighting because I love the color on your tank. Some people say keep it blue but you seem to have a whiter spectrum and everything looks good
Congratulations on your subscribers! I liked and subscribed as I just found your channel. Beautiful tank! I found in my experience stability is the key to long term success. As you stated in this video their is a rather large range of parameters based on tank inhabitants and personal opinions. But all reefers agree that stability is huge. Thanks for sharing!
Fantastic video. So professional and informative. I have all the same test kits, I’m aiming for the same levels. I’ve had a reef tank for 8 years now, but just got a new one and trying to make the tank like yours! I have all the same test kits and I’m pleased that I test exactly like you do. I’m also sending off ICP tests and using the Triton method. Thank you for your video
Thank you Dean! My pleasure. Congrats on your new tank! ICP tests are cool with a bunch of information available for analysis. I wish you the best of luck on the journey with your new tank!
@@zzyz If I get time I’ll do a short video and show you the tank. I’ve had a few innovative ideas I’m trying. Thank you for the prompt reply! I love the hobby and I’ve learned so much about science and climate change it’s really driven my passion and work to innovate for a better future.
@@deanfielding4411 I'm really looking forward to that if you get time! High temperature inhibits algae growth as well as other organisms. It doesn't take a day to observe the effect. Mindful of this, I try my best to reduce as much daily waste I can, at least as a way to get started.
Truly one of the nicest most informative on subject videos I've seen. You must also be a professional photographer! Subscribed with pleasure. Do you have any videos on how to stabilize PH in my reef tank? Thanks a lot.
Thank you so much for the sub! I wish I could be a photographer, but I keep learning. To stabilize your PH, you have to stabilize alkalinity within 0.1 dKH fluctuation by dosing KH every 3 hours. Given the same level of aeration and same level of KH, PH will be more or less the same. I'll talk about dosing in my future episodes.
@@zzyz I just tried what you describe above but dosing KH (buffer) and even though it does raise my dkh, it does not seem to raise PH nearly as much as dosing Kalkwasser - barely a blip on the (apex) graph. If I bring my dkh up to 9 or close to 10, my PH is still around 8.0. And then I add the KW which boosts my PH right up there but it falls rapidly. I will buy a dosing pump once I know for sure what I will end up dosing. This has been a puzzle for me. Thanks for the info.
@@markgresin6335 Maybe there are other forms of exchange with the atmosphere, driving PH down a bit. Thank you for providing further details. Maintaining PH at 8.3-8.4 would be good enough.
@@zzyz 2 years later and I don't know if you still monitor this but I ran back across this message so I thought I'd update it. What I found that works for me is by using a doser I simply dose ALK/CALC to between 9.2-9.4 which keeps PH at 8.2 - 8.3.
Roger your tank looks brill as usually, 👍 chemistry is so interesting,comparing your tank to ours , I know you feed heavily,but would love to no the Amounts you feed and dose daily . Many thanks 🙏😀🏴
Thank you Andrew! I have a video on feeding, in which I talked about the amount and frequency I feed the tank. Feel free to check it out at th-cam.com/video/1fhcrqhWXDY/w-d-xo.html . In terms of dosing, I will probe into that in my future updates on maintenance. Generally speaking, dosing requires some calculation and trial and error. I dose KH, Ca, Mg, salt and trace on a daily basis.
Hello! I wanted to ask you something. So I am thinking of making my own reef tank. I want it to be either 5-6 feet long with 16 inches as the width and around 12-16 inches as the height, or I want it to be something like a 4 foot by 4 foot by 1-foot square tank. I want to build it using glass sheets from a hardware store. However, I am not sure how thick my glass should be for this project. Do you have any suggestions as to how thick the glass should be? Ultimately, I want this tank to be a shallow tank with a tang or two as the main fish. Thank you!
Sounds great! FYI, my 70g is 0.4 inch thick for the body and 0.8 inch for the bottom. Hope it provides additional data points to help you make decisions.
I have recently found that using the method that you're using (the same as mine) my KH measures almost 0.8-1.0 kH higher than it actually is. I found that then I read 8.6 kH on my salifert test kit, by making sure the pink/orange colour didnt change any more but at my local fish sore and using a Triton ICP NDOCs test, my results kept coming back at 7.8 and 7.6 kH. This means when I was testing at 8 it was actually 7.2 which was too low and probably causing swings. Also I would still occasionally test PO4 as this can unexpectedly creep up sometimes and be harmful.
Thank you for sharing your experience with us. I've cross checked with Vastocean kits and the results read alike though. Stability is more important than the exact level of KH. We can bear with that as long as it is kept stable.
Roger, this is lovely. I am enjoying them very much! Will you do a video about your bio filter I saw in another video? It looked like you had a light in canister filter, growing macro.
Thank you Chris. Yes, that's the cylindrical algae reactor, where I cultivate micro algae. Macros do not grow well in the reactor. They prefer breeder boxes that receive led light with proper daily schedules. You don't have to seed the reactor, though. Algae of suitable types would grow automatically therein. I may not dedicate an episode to the reactor itself, but in case you have any question, please feel free to let me know. I'll try my best to answer them.
Hi Roger, your reef tank is very beautiful!!! 👍 I noticed you have the carnation tree coral.... I wonder how long have you had the coral and how to care for this coral??? Please. I really like this coral but they said it’s extremely difficult to keep. Thank you
Thank you very much Phu! I've had this carnation tree for about one and a half months. It usually opens late in afternoon and closes early in the dawn. I think the reason NPS corals are said to be hard to keep is because of insufficient feeding due to non-photosynthetic nature. I'm still exploring the food it prefers, currently fed with phyto and amino acids. I've observed growths on its tips, which is a good sign. See if I can keep it over the long run.
How many fish would you recommend for a 20 long tank? I currently have a black oce and a orchid dottyback that are going to their final home in a 20 long. Looking for some color in the tank.
I think around 10 would be fine. Black oce and orchid dottyback are cute. You may also try a yellow tan to add a bit of yellow to light up your tank. Other interesting fish include royal grammer, chromis, anthias, cardinal, blenny and mandarin.
Hi Roger, hope all is well. It’s been quite some time since you uploaded. Perhaps busy with life, but I hope to God you are doing well. Would love to watch an update whenever possible. Take care!
Hello hello sir Thanks for sharing fantastic video and saltwater aquarium and corrals too... I don't know how you do it...Your tank is very fantastic...😊😊😊😊😊
@@jluusaltwateraquarium8320 Dosing manually is OK. For a fully stocked tank of 70g, one may start dosing ABCD at 0.5ml each on a daily basis, and gradually increase the amount to 0.75ml in case the coloration looks less optimal.
Thanks for your reminder sir. I've got some family issues these couple of months but will catch up with the progress asap. The next episode will be on flow and lighting.
It's a 70g Red Sea Reefer 250. Here's a list I think is suitable for a 20g tank: - Corals: finger leather, torch, frogspawn, goniopora, alveopora, brain, acan, zoa, grass polyps, clove polyps, mushroom - Fish: clownfish, lawnmower blenny, chromis, cardinal fish, royal gramma, goby - Crustaceans: blue leg hermit crab, peppermint shrimp, pistol shrimp - Tubeworms, bivalves and echinoderms: red fanworm, tigertail, tuxedo urchin and turbo snail
@@zzyz thank you so much! Quick question, for the fish you selected can I put all of them in together or do I need to pick a few out of the ones you suggested? Also, aren’t choroid and the gramma aggressive? Thanks!
@@black-kryptic8539 My pleasure. Never put them in together. Most of them may panic and die. Put them in one by one, acclimating each for a week. Let them see their tank mates and get acquainted beforehand. Do not force them out of the breeder box. Let them choose to leave or stay. Once they choose to get into the main tank by themselves, they are likely confident enough to adapt to the more challenging environment. Chromis is not territorial and royal gramma is a bit shy. They may show occasional aggression but in general they are peaceful species.
Hi...very nice tank...coud you tell me something absolut the rs90? Do you go with the 20.000 channel and how much blue and white you do? Best regards from germany.
Thank you Dai. It's so kind of you. My families are immigrating to the UK. I’m so grateful for your support and love this year. May all your wishes come true in 2022!
Great videos you produce. Wish you had more. Do you turn your flow down when you film? I seem to struggle with setting up flow. I have way more than enough powerheads in sps reef. When is it too much flow?
Thank you! I left flow on when I film. Nems, clove polyps, tube worms, etc. don't like strong flow, while SPS, leathers, star polyps, etc. are in favor of decent flow. So I put the former in places of low flow and the latter in places of high flow. I have two powerheads with the flow directed towards the water surface. If you have an SPS dominant tank, flow is a good thing as long as it is not directed towards the coral head-on.
Hello Roger, I am new to the hobby, my 20 gallon AOI nano is coming up on 10 months, I am planning a bigger build and I came upon your very beautiful and inspiring tank recently and I would like to know how you started your tank? (rock, cycle, etc.) Also, how can we prevent dino's and nuisance algae in a new set up and how you recovered when you got dino's in your tank? Thanks for this content, it is excellent! Thanks, Don
Very sad Google just deleted them rather than flagging them for your review. These messages would still stay in the notification area but when you click into them, nothing will show up. Besides, you are not able to see them in the comment section either.
Yes, may sting nearby acroporas. Some aggressive acros are less affected while others see tissue fading (but not fatal). So I use quite a few branching live rocks around anemones to keep them from encroaching on nearby corals and constantly frag them when they grow too big.
Thank you! It is a 70g Red Sea Reefer 250. Here's the list: - Corals: toadstool leather, finger leather, torch, frogspawn, goniopora, alveopora, brain, acan, zoa, grass polyps, clove polyps, sun polyps, mushroom, acropora and montipora - Nems: green and red bubble tip anemones - Fish: anthias, yellow tang, clownfish, tailspot blenny, lawnmower blenny, chromis, damselfish, cardinal fish, royal gramma, pipefish, goby, sardine and garden eel - Crustaceans: blue leg hermit crab, peppermint shrimp, cleaner shrimp, sexy shrimp, anemone shrimp, pistol shrimp and acropora crab - Tubeworms, bivalves and echinoderms: red fanworm, sea shell, mussel, giant clam, black cucumber, tigertail, tuxedo urchin and turbo snail
Yes, the next episode will be on flow and lighting. I had some family issues lately so might delay update a little bit. Blennies have fun personalities and are great algae eaters as well. They don't need much space. I will strongly recommend them. I have a spot tail blenny, not exactly the same as Midas, but I believe they are quite alike.
Roger another great video, I have a question about dosing, currently my Alk is 8.3 and Ca 420 and Mg 1320. If I use the calculator available to raise the three parameters, how much do I need to maintain those parameters to keep them on target. I don't have a controller like an Apex. This will be dosed manually
Hi G, thank you so much! Your parameters look great already. If you want to raise them to higher targets, simply add 1/4 of your daily dosing a few times over the span of several days until the parameters reach your desired levels. The maintenance dosing amount at higher targets would be more or less the same as your current consumptions.
what are your thoughts about the digital testers especially for alk that's what i plan to get i want to get as many digital testers as i can coz i can't tell the difference in color for shit i saw the color change like 5 drops before you stopped in all testing i like the testers you showed that have different colors the tester i have rn is all shades of yellowish gray i can't read those properly at all i plan on getting the hanna salinity tester and alk tester digital and any other i can find.
I haven't personally tried a digital tester yet. As both have existed on the market for quite a long time, I guess the digital have some tradeoffs for their convenience, such as accuracy and calibration, should the efficient market hypothesis hold. If you give them a try, please kindly share with us your experience with the digital and we'll appreciate that!
Yes, that's a rainbow anemone of Australian origin. Certain SPS corals will burn tissues if Anemones are in close contact with them, while others are more aggressive that will deter anemones from encroaching. Nonetheless I don't find any adverse effect to put them in the same tank together.
Thank you for waiting. The next episode would be on flow and lighting. I had some family issues lately and hence the delay. I appreciate your understanding.
I haven't tested PAR personally but accordingly to the official website of Red Sea LED 90 the PAR is roughly 400 at the center of the surface and 100 at the bottom.
Could you upload a video of your tank that shows the entirety of the tank? Not just select parts, but the entire tank for us to see how it is? And maybe you could make this video a relaxation type video is which there is no talking, just music playing in the background.
Thank you, that's a good idea! For that to be possible, I have to find appropriate canopies to block lights from around the tank, or the reflections would make the video unwatchable. That's the reason I seldom show the entirety of the tank. I'll talk to photography professionals to see how to make things work. Or if you know the recipes, please kindly share with us as well. Thanks.
You may try Red Sea color program B that contains potassium and boron needed to promote the red coloration. Overdosing is toxic though. Have to practice with care.
It's ok if maintained stable. But there are two things I'd like to bring to your attention for a KH near 11. First, SPS polyp extension may not look as good in a high KH environment as in a low KH environment. Second, acclimation of corals especially SPS will be more time consuming if all your LFS maintain KH at much lower levels. When you lower KH, simply reduce your daily dosing volume. In my case, KH level would go down 0.5 dKH if I stop dosing for one day. 0.5 is considered a moderate shock. You may consider lowering your level by 0.2 dKH each day for 10 days in a row.
@@jeyarubanthevaraja9365 For a 5% water change, the salt will bring KH up a little bit from 8.9 to 9.0, which is acceptable. It becomes less relevant for me in the past year as I haven't done water changes yet. I replenish the salinity by dosing salt on a regular basis.
Hi Roger, I’ve been running an algae reactor with sea lettuce for a month now, but the algae is getting transparent, do you dose any iron or other supplement for algae growth? If só, which one and how often? Thank you!
Hi Marcelo, some algae types may not adapt to the nutrient / reactor environment. Even sea lettuce, there're tens of hundreds of species. I would suggest you let the algae compete by themselves and the most competitive species will proliferate. I dose trace elements every other day, including iron, but I don't do it specifically for culturing algae. The most likely reason why the lettuce faded away is either due to the lack of nutrients or being out-competed by other species.
@@zzyz thanks for your reply, I’m facing a hair algae problem in my display tank, the only algae species that grows is the HA and it definitely prefers the display tank. The algae reactor uses that pink/blue led strips. My intention was to introduce a macro algae to starve it but actually the opposite seems to be happening. I’m afraid to use other algaes that can become sexual like caulerpa.
@@marcelohormeyll GHA is a nightmare. I can relate. A combination of low nutrients, sea urchins, lawn mower blenny and rabbit fish may help you combat them, but it takes time and by no means easy. Caulerpa will go sexual when nutrients are depleted and pollute the entire tank. Let the algae reactor run without adding any seeds. Algae of suitable types will thrive in the end.
I'll talk about maintenance / dosing in future updates. But simply put, I dose ABCD manually on a daily basis, with C 0.5ml and ABD 0.75ml each. You can dilute a bit and use auto doser, but never mix them into one as it will precipitate.
@@zzyz Interesting, thanks! So do you regularly test for the levels on each? Or is there a type of chart you go by for dosing? I just don't want to overdose on mine.
@@youtoob1234567 Almost all test kits on the market today are far from accurate when it comes to trace element testing, even though they are much more expensive than macro element test kits. You can start by a quarter to half of the dosage as advised by the manual (as a fraction of the daily calcium consumption). I dose by trial and error. It usually takes 2 days for the dosing to take effect on the coloration of corals. You can roughly estimate the suitable amount to be dosed over the course of a few weeks.
I watched all your videos in 2 nights. I would of watched 1000 more. I hope you come back. Your tank, your speaking voice and your knowledge is fantastic stuff and we need it!
roger, your videos are the most relaxing on all of youtube. it makes me want to get back into reefing
I too,think the same.
Love his style.
Thank you so much! Glad you liked it! 😀
@@rc2300s2r Thank you! 🙏
i agree!
The water clarity and colouration of your corals is amazing, a mixed reef in my opinion is the hardest to maintain and yet you manage to achieve this. Your reef tank tells me that you know what your doing, the only gripe I have is that you don’t push out enough videos to feed my appetite and keep me waiting for the next one 😅
I’d like to see more about the equipment you use if thats possible. 🙇♂️
Thank you Kevin! Glad you liked it. I'll try my best to update a bit more frequently. I have a video on the equipment and system I use. Feel free to check it out at th-cam.com/video/yu9-4fJ0Mlg/w-d-xo.html . I'll talk about miscellaneous equipment in futures updates on maintenance.
Every moment of your videos are not only incredibly beautiful and educational, they have a message that's so inspiring!!
I'm just now researching reef keeping because someday I would like to do this!! Thank you for sharing I hope you have a blessed day!!💚🐟💚🙏
Thank you for your kind words! I really appreciate you taking the time to express that. I think reef tanks and fresh water tanks share commonalities. Do share with us your transition in case you start reefing someday! I hope you have a blessed day too!
I really want a reef tank. I have been watching a lot of videos but clearly some of the other channels speak as if everyone is as professional as they are. Clearly you know what you’re doing as well but you actually teach what needs to be done. I LOVE your literal demonstrations. Excellent programming. So glad I finally found your channel. Keep up the fantastic lessons and it won’t be long until your channel blows up. Good job!
You tank is beautiful. The colors are extraordinary. I never see these in nature. I have been diving and reef keeping for over 55 years. It always amazes me how tank corals are so brilliantly colored but in nature I only see occasional colors even a little as bright.
Such a beautiful aquarium! I love watching the reef and all it’s inhabitants
Thank you so much!
I like that you mention,treat the water. One of the ah ha moments for me was when someone said “we are keeping water.” Keep your water clean and stable and everything else falls into place.
Yeah, that's it! Keep your water clean and stable and everything else falls into place.
Your presentations are fantastic, addressing the science and practical care of reef care. I'm just starting to get back into aquarium care, which was of huge interest to me in my early 20's when reef care only occured in a few public aquariums (not the trade). Over the past 30 years, my interests had shifted to aviculture where I worked professionally at a zoological park, but I see a lot of similarities to your approach to husbandry.
Now that I am retired, it is really exciting to see how far reef care has come, and your approach is very unique to what I find on TH-cam. Your level of compasion and care for the husbandry of these delicate and beautiful animals is fantastic, unique among the 'reefers' I see out there, and inspiring.
I would very much like to see you post more videos. Perhaps you can show if/how your methods to create your reef tank can be recreated from start to finish.
Thank you.
That is one of the most beautiful BTAs I have ever seen👍 looks to be a pretty standard rainbow but it’s clearly very happy
Kits I use that I really like.
Temp: InkbirdSmart controller with Apex probe/controller for redundancy. Also use Hanna temp probe to confirm and calibrate.
Alk: Hanna HI772
Phosphate: Hanna HI774
I really like the Hannas for these test since once you’ve done the initial test you can take one of the extra vials and fill it with tank water and then run multiple test for both to get an average without having to use any more reagent.
Calcium and Mag: RedSea
Just easy and actuate I think and you can buy just the reagent when needed.
Nitrate: Salifert and API.
I use both to cross ref since they are so easy and take almost no time. They always show similar readings which is nice for confirmation.
Tip - On the Salifert nitrate if you look top down reading = x1 reading side view of vial = x0.1
Salinity: Milwaukee and Tropic Marin glass (bobber/buoy style)hydrometer.
The Hydrometer is a little difficult to use in that you need to turn off ALL flow and is a little hard to read through my eurobracing. It’s right in the line of sight of the protruding part of the hydrometer that shows the value/readings. They do end up being about .001 - .0005
(ex: 1.025-1.0255) diff from each other. So not to bad.
Thank you for sharing with us such a comprehensive review of so many products on the market!
Love your tank and find it so mesmerising just watching and listening, I have 30 and 100 gallon reef and would love my tanks to look half as good as yours, please teach us 🙂👍
Thank you Mark! I was also mesmerized when I filmed the tank, falling deeply in love with the creation, and felt that living blissfully is the best appreciation for the creator. Great to know that you have two tanks. You enjoy the luxury of doing certain experiments in the 30g and practice the result in the 100g display. As I quoted in the video, once you have a balance water chemistry, everything else is just a matter of time.
Wow that’s a beautiful mixed reef
Thank you!
your channel is very informative and you speak very well! keep them beautiful and informative videos coming please! By the way, such an amazing tank!
Thank you Calvin. Your words are very encouraging and I'll try my best.
Amazing video. Best one I’ve seen so far. Thanks Roger!
Thank you so much! My pleasure.
Great video again Roger .
Corals are looking stunning 👌
Thank you Richard! Glad you liked it.
CHEM401 Applied Chemistry in Household Aquarium, way to go prof Zhuang!
Thank you, I love your humor! :)
Beautiful reef! Thank you for sharing your tips!
Thank you hope that my question makes sense, I have a 20 gallon mixed SPS AND LPS, in the process of getting my 40 gallon breeder up and running.
Congrats! You'll definitely find the 40 gallon way easier to maintain than the current 20 gallon. Wish you great luck!
Are you doing ok? I hope you and your family are well. Thanks for the all the content you put up, we look forward to your return and update
Thank you for empathizing. It's so kind of you. I've been trying to do my best of what I can control, and leaving to god what I can't. I expect to come back in mid Aug to catch up with you guys.
@@zzyz looking forward to your return no matter how things are, we’ll be here to cheer you on. Since then I’ve started my own channel and hope to join the conversation with you. Best wishes and take care
@@Mikeymikemike Thank you! Your tank looks really gorgeous. Great job man. Definitely subbed! Btw, those yellow hammers are pricy species. Good for you!
@@zzyz Thank you and Ihope to hear more of you soon!
@@Mikeymikemike Thank you I hope so too 🙏
Excellent job Roger!
Thank you so much!
Wow! Those are Beautiful!!!
Thank you!
Roger, I really enjoy your videos. Keep up the great work.
Thank you Andrew! I shall keep it up.
Thanks Roger! Great tips and I’ll definitely pick up more salifert test kits from now on! Looking forward to more updates, all the best!
Thank you mannankhan! Sure, I shall keep it up. Wish you happy test and happy reefing!
I like the peaceful atmosphere of the Videos.
Sub!
Super cool video!! Good job!! 👍🏽
Thank you so much!
Great vid. You should make one about lighting because I love the color on your tank. Some people say keep it blue but you seem to have a whiter spectrum and everything looks good
Thank you! The next episode will be on lighting and flow. Blue and white are mixed at roughly 8:5. It seems to look less aesthetic without white.
I was really waiting for your next video keep up Roger looking for next episode.
Thank you Kevin! The next episode will be on flow and lighting. I'll try my best. :)
Congratulations on your subscribers! I liked and subscribed as I just found your channel. Beautiful tank! I found in my experience stability is the key to long term success. As you stated in this video their is a rather large range of parameters based on tank inhabitants and personal opinions. But all reefers agree that stability is huge. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much for subbing! Can't agree with you more. Stability is the key!
Your tank is amazing!
Fantastic video. So professional and informative. I have all the same test kits, I’m aiming for the same levels. I’ve had a reef tank for 8 years now, but just got a new one and trying to make the tank like yours!
I have all the same test kits and I’m pleased that I test exactly like you do. I’m also sending off ICP tests and using the Triton method.
Thank you for your video
Thank you Dean! My pleasure. Congrats on your new tank! ICP tests are cool with a bunch of information available for analysis. I wish you the best of luck on the journey with your new tank!
@@zzyz If I get time I’ll do a short video and show you the tank. I’ve had a few innovative ideas I’m trying.
Thank you for the prompt reply!
I love the hobby and I’ve learned so much about science and climate change it’s really driven my passion and work to innovate for a better future.
@@deanfielding4411 I'm really looking forward to that if you get time! High temperature inhibits algae growth as well as other organisms. It doesn't take a day to observe the effect. Mindful of this, I try my best to reduce as much daily waste I can, at least as a way to get started.
I always look forward to your videos
Thank you! I shall keep up.
subbed, your videos are awesome!
Thank you so much!
Very beautiful video and information.
Thank you 🙏 Glad you liked it.
Beautiful tank
Thank you!
Awesome video, Roger. I don't know why I didn't subscribe before.
Amazing videos, I hope all is well ❤
Thanks, amazing tank 👏
Thank you.
Can we get an update Mr zhaung
Beautiful tank 🤙🏽
Thank you!
Truly one of the nicest most informative on subject videos I've seen. You must also be a professional photographer! Subscribed with pleasure. Do you have any videos on how to stabilize PH in my reef tank? Thanks a lot.
Thank you so much for the sub! I wish I could be a photographer, but I keep learning. To stabilize your PH, you have to stabilize alkalinity within 0.1 dKH fluctuation by dosing KH every 3 hours. Given the same level of aeration and same level of KH, PH will be more or less the same. I'll talk about dosing in my future episodes.
@@zzyz I just tried what you describe above but dosing KH (buffer) and even though it does raise my dkh, it does not seem to raise PH nearly as much as dosing Kalkwasser - barely a blip on the (apex) graph. If I bring my dkh up to 9 or close to 10, my PH is still around 8.0. And then I add the KW which boosts my PH right up there but it falls rapidly. I will buy a dosing pump once I know for sure what I will end up dosing. This has been a puzzle for me. Thanks for the info.
@@markgresin6335 Maybe there are other forms of exchange with the atmosphere, driving PH down a bit. Thank you for providing further details. Maintaining PH at 8.3-8.4 would be good enough.
@@zzyz 2 years later and I don't know if you still monitor this but I ran back across this message so I thought I'd update it. What I found that works for me is by using a doser I simply dose ALK/CALC to between 9.2-9.4 which keeps PH at 8.2 - 8.3.
i can't wait to watch your next update. Hope you come back.
Roger your tank looks brill as usually, 👍 chemistry is so interesting,comparing your tank to ours , I know you feed heavily,but would love to no the Amounts you feed and dose daily . Many thanks 🙏😀🏴
Thank you Andrew! I have a video on feeding, in which I talked about the amount and frequency I feed the tank. Feel free to check it out at th-cam.com/video/1fhcrqhWXDY/w-d-xo.html . In terms of dosing, I will probe into that in my future updates on maintenance. Generally speaking, dosing requires some calculation and trial and error. I dose KH, Ca, Mg, salt and trace on a daily basis.
Hello! I wanted to ask you something. So I am thinking of making my own reef tank. I want it to be either 5-6 feet long with 16 inches as the width and around 12-16 inches as the height, or I want it to be something like a 4 foot by 4 foot by 1-foot square tank. I want to build it using glass sheets from a hardware store. However, I am not sure how thick my glass should be for this project. Do you have any suggestions as to how thick the glass should be? Ultimately, I want this tank to be a shallow tank with a tang or two as the main fish. Thank you!
Sounds great! FYI, my 70g is 0.4 inch thick for the body and 0.8 inch for the bottom. Hope it provides additional data points to help you make decisions.
I have recently found that using the method that you're using (the same as mine) my KH measures almost 0.8-1.0 kH higher than it actually is. I found that then I read 8.6 kH on my salifert test kit, by making sure the pink/orange colour didnt change any more but at my local fish sore and using a Triton ICP NDOCs test, my results kept coming back at 7.8 and 7.6 kH. This means when I was testing at 8 it was actually 7.2 which was too low and probably causing swings. Also I would still occasionally test PO4 as this can unexpectedly creep up sometimes and be harmful.
Thank you for sharing your experience with us. I've cross checked with Vastocean kits and the results read alike though. Stability is more important than the exact level of KH. We can bear with that as long as it is kept stable.
Awesome great job
Thank you so much!
Roger, this is lovely. I am enjoying them very much! Will you do a video about your bio filter I saw in another video? It looked like you had a light in canister filter, growing macro.
Thank you Chris. Yes, that's the cylindrical algae reactor, where I cultivate micro algae. Macros do not grow well in the reactor. They prefer breeder boxes that receive led light with proper daily schedules. You don't have to seed the reactor, though. Algae of suitable types would grow automatically therein. I may not dedicate an episode to the reactor itself, but in case you have any question, please feel free to let me know. I'll try my best to answer them.
Your videos are amazing! Where did you go?! I want more content! :)
Stunning tank. Well done. What are you dosing and how do you keep your nitrates in check.
Thank you! I've been dosing KH, Ca, Mg, salt, as well as trace elements. I use algae reactors to keep nutrients in check.
Been too long without a video! I need some calming reef action ...
Thank you for your reminder. My families are immigrating to the UK. I'll try my best. Cheers!
@@zzyz hopefully it all goes well with the family. I'll be waiting for another video 😊
@@ItzAukeyyy Thank you for your kind wishes. We are doing great so far. I'll keep up!
Great video! What is your method and practice for adjusting the salinity when processes start to remove salt?
Thank you! I dose salt on a daily basis to keep salinity stable at 1.024.
Wow my friend your channel is growing up. And your tank is still beautiful. I wish i can make reef tank too. Fowlr still stresfull to me 😅
Thank you buddy. You can definitely make it! Share with us your findings and look forward to hearing about your stories.
@@zzyz right know I cant afford the Equipment. Maybe later hehe
@@omgbee8563 Keep up, you deserve it as a serious hobbyist!
Hi Roger, your reef tank is very beautiful!!! 👍
I noticed you have the carnation tree coral.... I wonder how long have you had the coral and how to care for this coral??? Please.
I really like this coral but they said it’s extremely difficult to keep. Thank you
Thank you very much Phu! I've had this carnation tree for about one and a half months. It usually opens late in afternoon and closes early in the dawn. I think the reason NPS corals are said to be hard to keep is because of insufficient feeding due to non-photosynthetic nature. I'm still exploring the food it prefers, currently fed with phyto and amino acids. I've observed growths on its tips, which is a good sign. See if I can keep it over the long run.
How many fish would you recommend for a 20 long tank? I currently have a black oce and a orchid dottyback that are going to their final home in a 20 long. Looking for some color in the tank.
I think around 10 would be fine. Black oce and orchid dottyback are cute. You may also try a yellow tan to add a bit of yellow to light up your tank. Other interesting fish include royal grammer, chromis, anthias, cardinal, blenny and mandarin.
You reef is beautiful and very inspiring
Thank you so much!
Hi Roger, hope all is well. It’s been quite some time since you uploaded. Perhaps busy with life, but I hope to God you are doing well. Would love to watch an update whenever possible. Take care!
Hello hello sir Thanks for sharing fantastic video and saltwater aquarium and corrals too... I don't know how you do it...Your tank is very fantastic...😊😊😊😊😊
Thank you sir! My pleasure.
I dosing everything by hand... can I you questions how many times can I dosing ABCD Redsea Trace color...👍👍👍👍👍
Check out my TH-cam channel... I have new tank now but I have not updated yet.. My new tank is 120 gallons... Thanks again sir..
@@jluusaltwateraquarium8320 Dosing manually is OK. For a fully stocked tank of 70g, one may start dosing ABCD at 0.5ml each on a daily basis, and gradually increase the amount to 0.75ml in case the coloration looks less optimal.
One more question if I dosing ABCD do I need tune off protein skim...Thanks you so much....👍👍👍👍👍😊😊😊😊😊
you good bro it's been 2 months since an upload
Thanks for your reminder sir. I've got some family issues these couple of months but will catch up with the progress asap. The next episode will be on flow and lighting.
@@zzyz no biggy man just checking on you :D
Anymore updates on this awesome reef? 🙏
Great tank! Care with your alk test process ..the color was pink and you still droping drops. When the color start changing you need to stop.
Thank you! Yes, you are right. The last half drop did not change the color. That's why I deduct 0.01 from the reading, leading to 0.42 eventually.
very nice!
how many fish live in your reef aquarium?
Gorgeous
Thank you!
How many gallons is the tank? Also, do you have any stocking suggestions for a 20 Long reef tank? Thanks!
It's a 70g Red Sea Reefer 250. Here's a list I think is suitable for a 20g tank:
- Corals: finger leather, torch, frogspawn, goniopora, alveopora, brain, acan, zoa, grass polyps, clove polyps, mushroom
- Fish: clownfish, lawnmower blenny, chromis, cardinal fish, royal gramma, goby
- Crustaceans: blue leg hermit crab, peppermint shrimp, pistol shrimp
- Tubeworms, bivalves and echinoderms: red fanworm, tigertail, tuxedo urchin and turbo snail
@@zzyz thank you so much! Quick question, for the fish you selected can I put all of them in together or do I need to pick a few out of the ones you suggested? Also, aren’t choroid and the gramma aggressive? Thanks!
@@black-kryptic8539 My pleasure. Never put them in together. Most of them may panic and die. Put them in one by one, acclimating each for a week. Let them see their tank mates and get acquainted beforehand. Do not force them out of the breeder box. Let them choose to leave or stay. Once they choose to get into the main tank by themselves, they are likely confident enough to adapt to the more challenging environment. Chromis is not territorial and royal gramma is a bit shy. They may show occasional aggression but in general they are peaceful species.
Hi...very nice tank...coud you tell me something absolut the rs90? Do you go with the 20.000 channel and how much blue and white you do?
Best regards from germany.
Thank you Marian! I go with Kevin slightly below 20k, with blue peaking at 80% and white at 55%. Hope that helps.
@@zzyz thanx alot mate...🤙
@@marian1783 No prob :)
Roger where have you been. Miss you hope all is well! ♥️
Thank you Dai. It's so kind of you. My families are immigrating to the UK. I’m so grateful for your support and love this year. May all your wishes come true in 2022!
Any tips you can share to get anemone to keep the bulbs on their tips? Do you spot feed?
I never feed them to prevent them from growing too rapidly. In case you want them to frag, spot feeding a couple times per week will suffice.
Brilliant video as always, my biggest problem is algae forming on the tank glass, any suggestions ? 🤷🏻♂️
Thank you! Using algae reactor or UAS together with clean-up crew will solve your problem once and for all.
Hello, I want to ask you a question, will the blue foot hermit crab eat or attack the tridacna
Just became a new subscriber. Love the vids! How many gallons is this aquarium?
Thank you so much for subbing! This is a 70g Red Sea Reefer 250.
Subscribed. What size is this tank please?
Thank you Paul! It's a 60g tank.
Great videos you produce. Wish you had more. Do you turn your flow down when you film? I seem to struggle with setting up flow. I have way more than enough powerheads in sps reef. When is it too much flow?
Thank you! I left flow on when I film. Nems, clove polyps, tube worms, etc. don't like strong flow, while SPS, leathers, star polyps, etc. are in favor of decent flow. So I put the former in places of low flow and the latter in places of high flow. I have two powerheads with the flow directed towards the water surface. If you have an SPS dominant tank, flow is a good thing as long as it is not directed towards the coral head-on.
Hello Roger, I am new to the hobby, my 20 gallon AOI nano is coming up on 10 months, I am planning a bigger build and I came upon your very beautiful and inspiring tank recently and I would like to know how you started your tank? (rock, cycle, etc.) Also, how can we prevent dino's and nuisance algae in a new set up and how you recovered when you got dino's in your tank? Thanks for this content, it is excellent! Thanks, Don
Hi, awesome tank. Which tank is that? How many and which fish have you in there ?
Thank you! It's a Red Sea Reefer 250. Here's the fish list: anthias, yellow tang, clownfish, tailspot blenny, lawnmower blenny, chromis, damselfish, cardinal fish, royal gramma, pipefish, goby.
Hi Roger....why do you think Google would have flagged those posts? Very strange!
Very sad Google just deleted them rather than flagging them for your review. These messages would still stay in the notification area but when you click into them, nothing will show up. Besides, you are not able to see them in the comment section either.
Do you have problems with your anemone stinging other corals? Mine chose a spot that is near my acroporas
Yes, may sting nearby acroporas. Some aggressive acros are less affected while others see tissue fading (but not fatal). So I use quite a few branching live rocks around anemones to keep them from encroaching on nearby corals and constantly frag them when they grow too big.
Wow beautiful tank .Can you tell me what camera you use please ?
Thank you! I use iPhone 12 Pro with an optical filter.
Amazing tank! What size is it and what is your stocking list out of curiosity?
Thank you! It is a 70g Red Sea Reefer 250. Here's the list:
- Corals: toadstool leather, finger leather, torch, frogspawn, goniopora, alveopora, brain, acan, zoa, grass polyps, clove polyps, sun polyps, mushroom, acropora and montipora
- Nems: green and red bubble tip anemones
- Fish: anthias, yellow tang, clownfish, tailspot blenny, lawnmower blenny, chromis, damselfish, cardinal fish, royal gramma, pipefish, goby, sardine and garden eel
- Crustaceans: blue leg hermit crab, peppermint shrimp, cleaner shrimp, sexy shrimp, anemone shrimp, pistol shrimp and acropora crab
- Tubeworms, bivalves and echinoderms: red fanworm, sea shell, mussel, giant clam, black cucumber, tigertail, tuxedo urchin and turbo snail
Are you going to upload again? Also, would you recommend a Midas Blenny for a 20 gallon long reef?
Yes, the next episode will be on flow and lighting. I had some family issues lately so might delay update a little bit. Blennies have fun personalities and are great algae eaters as well. They don't need much space. I will strongly recommend them. I have a spot tail blenny, not exactly the same as Midas, but I believe they are quite alike.
Roger another great video, I have a question about dosing, currently my Alk is 8.3 and Ca 420 and Mg 1320. If I use the calculator available to raise the three parameters, how much do I need to maintain those parameters to keep them on target. I don't have a controller like an Apex. This will be dosed manually
Hi G, thank you so much! Your parameters look great already. If you want to raise them to higher targets, simply add 1/4 of your daily dosing a few times over the span of several days until the parameters reach your desired levels. The maintenance dosing amount at higher targets would be more or less the same as your current consumptions.
what are your thoughts about the digital testers especially for alk
that's what i plan to get i want to get as many digital testers as i can coz i can't tell the difference in color for shit i saw the color change like 5 drops before you stopped in all testing i like the testers you showed that have different colors the tester i have rn is all shades of yellowish gray i can't read those properly at all
i plan on getting the hanna salinity tester and alk tester digital and any other i can find.
I haven't personally tried a digital tester yet. As both have existed on the market for quite a long time, I guess the digital have some tradeoffs for their convenience, such as accuracy and calibration, should the efficient market hypothesis hold. If you give them a try, please kindly share with us your experience with the digital and we'll appreciate that!
Great video, Roger! 50 nitrates isn’t too high?
Waiting for your next video!
Thank you Mauricio! It depends, 50 is ok for fish. Nem better below 20, SPS below 10.
His nitrate was 5. When you read through the side you then divide the 50 by 10 = 5. If it was 25 his nitrate would be 2.5
Do you have any suggestions for soft corals for beginners?
Leather, zoas, acan, frogspawn and clove polyps are good to go as they are not demanding on water qualities.
Is that a rainbow anemone. Do you have any problems with your sps corals? Like dying due to the anemone which leaves cells in the tank?
Yes, that's a rainbow anemone of Australian origin. Certain SPS corals will burn tissues if Anemones are in close contact with them, while others are more aggressive that will deter anemones from encroaching. Nonetheless I don't find any adverse effect to put them in the same tank together.
How old was the tank at time of filming, did you buy frags or colonies. Thanks and keep up the good work.
Hey bud, it’s been forever since you posted a video. How’s you tank? I miss seeing it.
Hi bud, thank you for asking. My families are moving to the UK. I'll try my best to catch up.
Loving your videos, have you considered also joining Clubhouse? I’m trying to see if we can’t build a community of Reefkeepers there exchanging info
Thank you! Could you please attach a specific link so that we can explore more about Clubhouse?
How it the tank doing you havnt updated us for some time?
Hey Roger, your corals and anemones look amazing. Thanks for sharing your testing routine. Do you dose alk, Mg and Ca?
Thank you Loïc, my pleasure! I dose KH, Ca, Mg, salt and trace on a daily basis. I'll talk about that in my future updates on maintenance.
@@zzyz looking forward to that video
Any updates on this aquarium?
Thank you for waiting. The next episode would be on flow and lighting. I had some family issues lately and hence the delay. I appreciate your understanding.
@@zzyz take care of yourself and family first. Sending you and your family well wishes
@@Mikeymikemike I'm so grateful for your kind wishes. That helps a lot.
Do you have par measurements for your tank?
I haven't tested PAR personally but accordingly to the official website of Red Sea LED 90 the PAR is roughly 400 at the center of the surface and 100 at the bottom.
sub! keep going your great job
Thank you for the sub!
Could you upload a video of your tank that shows the entirety of the tank? Not just select parts, but the entire tank for us to see how it is? And maybe you could make this video a relaxation type video is which there is no talking, just music playing in the background.
Thank you, that's a good idea! For that to be possible, I have to find appropriate canopies to block lights from around the tank, or the reflections would make the video unwatchable. That's the reason I seldom show the entirety of the tank. I'll talk to photography professionals to see how to make things work. Or if you know the recipes, please kindly share with us as well. Thanks.
All my sps are doing great.. but my red sps will not color up .. can you help
You may try Red Sea color program B that contains potassium and boron needed to promote the red coloration. Overdosing is toxic though. Have to practice with care.
My alk is 10.8 dhk. Is that alright for a mixed tank? How can I lower that level?
It's ok if maintained stable. But there are two things I'd like to bring to your attention for a KH near 11. First, SPS polyp extension may not look as good in a high KH environment as in a low KH environment. Second, acclimation of corals especially SPS will be more time consuming if all your LFS maintain KH at much lower levels. When you lower KH, simply reduce your daily dosing volume. In my case, KH level would go down 0.5 dKH if I stop dosing for one day. 0.5 is considered a moderate shock. You may consider lowering your level by 0.2 dKH each day for 10 days in a row.
Whats your lighting schedule for your red sea light?
The lights are on at 8am and off at 7pm, with blue peaking at 70% and white at 50%. I'll talk about lighting and flow in the next episode.
@@zzyz cool thanks!!! Awesome tank!!
your tank looks amazing what kind of salt do u use ?
Thank you! I use Red Sea Coral Pro salt.
thank u for the reply the alk is so high on that salt it don't afte ur alk level when u do water change
@@jeyarubanthevaraja9365 For a 5% water change, the salt will bring KH up a little bit from 8.9 to 9.0, which is acceptable. It becomes less relevant for me in the past year as I haven't done water changes yet. I replenish the salinity by dosing salt on a regular basis.
Hi Roger, I’ve been running an algae reactor with sea lettuce for a month now, but the algae is getting transparent, do you dose any iron or other supplement for algae growth? If só, which one and how often? Thank you!
Hi Marcelo, some algae types may not adapt to the nutrient / reactor environment. Even sea lettuce, there're tens of hundreds of species. I would suggest you let the algae compete by themselves and the most competitive species will proliferate. I dose trace elements every other day, including iron, but I don't do it specifically for culturing algae. The most likely reason why the lettuce faded away is either due to the lack of nutrients or being out-competed by other species.
@@zzyz thanks for your reply, I’m facing a hair algae problem in my display tank, the only algae species that grows is the HA and it definitely prefers the display tank. The algae reactor uses that pink/blue led strips. My intention was to introduce a macro algae to starve it but actually the opposite seems to be happening. I’m afraid to use other algaes that can become sexual like caulerpa.
@@marcelohormeyll GHA is a nightmare. I can relate. A combination of low nutrients, sea urchins, lawn mower blenny and rabbit fish may help you combat them, but it takes time and by no means easy. Caulerpa will go sexual when nutrients are depleted and pollute the entire tank. Let the algae reactor run without adding any seeds. Algae of suitable types will thrive in the end.
How do you dose your trace colors? Been thinking about getting them and the test kit.
I'll talk about maintenance / dosing in future updates. But simply put, I dose ABCD manually on a daily basis, with C 0.5ml and ABD 0.75ml each. You can dilute a bit and use auto doser, but never mix them into one as it will precipitate.
@@zzyz Interesting, thanks! So do you regularly test for the levels on each? Or is there a type of chart you go by for dosing? I just don't want to overdose on mine.
@@youtoob1234567 Almost all test kits on the market today are far from accurate when it comes to trace element testing, even though they are much more expensive than macro element test kits. You can start by a quarter to half of the dosage as advised by the manual (as a fraction of the daily calcium consumption). I dose by trial and error. It usually takes 2 days for the dosing to take effect on the coloration of corals. You can roughly estimate the suitable amount to be dosed over the course of a few weeks.
@@zzyz Thanks! I'll give that a try.
@@youtoob1234567 My pleasure. Happy reefing!
Hi when you r showing your WAWAMAKER settings
Sure, will be in the next episode on flow and lighting!
Wow Mind blowing So Beautiful 😘😘❤️ ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you so much!