Carbon reactors are the best way to run carbon because the granules don't become crushed from tumbling. Carbon will last depending on the grade. Bituminous grade is the fastest depleted but removes a lot of organic, phenols, and chemicals. Lignite is a softer carbon which requires more rinsing but has larger pore size which removes more organics,compounds, and contaminants. A combination of the two is Rox. 8. This carbon requires about half the amount, and can last upto a year because it also establishes bacteria. Making it part of your biological filtration. Great video Deven😊
I do wish I could have a filter roller but I have a smaller tank and the way the sump is set up it is either a filter roller, or filter socks with a refugium. I of course chose the refugium but maybe as filter rollers get smaller it could be a future project 😊
You forgot to mention the best option....Media cups with filter floss. Roller replacements get expensive and constantly washing socks is a task on it's own. Filter floss....dump and replace is the absolutely best way to do it! you can buy a huge box of floss for like $20 and it'll last so long!
I have done that on nano tanks. Feels a bit wasteful on scale but you could also argue that on a filter roller. Biggest thing is the span between changes
Alum (a dirt cheap, non-toxic cooking ingredient in grocery stores) works better than any water clarifier or algae control additive. Clears up the water real fast. Pond people use it all the time.
Beautiful,Beautiful, Beautiful... Great Job on the Most challenging Hobby I know of.. Thank you Big " D " for that Excellent advice... Good Job Brother.. Cary On...
I’ve been doing diy coral snow for a couple weeks now & impressed so far & haven’t seen any negatives 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 defo interested in an Ozone video as it’s new too me 👍🏻
Nice video… I have crystal clear water and very stable parameters (sps is growing nicely).So everything is close to perfect. The one thing that is annoying me is that I have to clean the glass almost every day to get the really clean look. What’s your take on that. An automatic class cleaner would be a game changer…
So you don’t run carbon after the ozone reaction chamber? People parrot the need to do that and I don’t by that it is necessary because I’m sure carbon gets used up quickly in the reef tank environment.
I have but dont currently, ozone has a very short half-life and disipates quickly. also only run a small amount and in the middle of the night when no -one is around the tank for good measure so i see little to no risk there. As for in water ozone i believe its mostly used up within the skimmer it self (assuming you are only running a relatively low amount)
I don't clean my glass regularly because it mainly stays clear and I just believe it's all about feeding I only feed what my fish can eat in 5minutes once a day and I have a rule of 1 turbo snail per gallon they are the main glass cleaners and the glass looks fine for weeks at a time I just clean my glass when guest are coming over
Hey I’ll be setting up a 60x24x24 inch mixed reef tank so I was wondering if 3 Kessil 360X will be enough or not to light the whole tank? Do let me know!
UV can certainly help and add to water clarity, (i completely forgot to mention it! ) I do have one but am not currently using it to avoid the added heat it ads to the water. .
@@ReefDudes interesting - I just ordered an Aqua UV 57 watt for our waterbox reef 220.6 - how much heat dissipation did you notice? Were your probes showing over temp even though your heater was off? I presume it has to do with slower flow through it for parasites versus algae/bacteria control (just guessing)....also, I spoke to Waterbox technical support on how to setup the UV - they said to use the supplied dual manifold and have the output go back to the sump...my only question to that is, isn't that just going to recirculate and "re-sterlize" the same water?
@@djmikefury1 I have a waterbox 220.6 and the Aqua UV 57. My personal opinion is that the manifold is a bad idea. I feel like you'll be sterilizing the same water as you mentioned. I used a sicce pump in the skimmer chamber....left of the skimmer and the output to the return chamber. So it's sterilizing water coming in after it gets filtered through the filter floss.
How do u get on with enough flow with a peninsula style tank so the water Is turning in the tank and collected just at one end. I am hoping to have a tank with front in a room wall so need the back clear butba bit unsure of peninsula style have u had any issues. Thanks
@@ReefDudes Probably the most popular… Purigen. Chemipure Blue has two types according to the white papers, but they don’t elaborate much. Maybe you can take a look at Seachem and other resins and tell us if it’s snake oil or a real solution.
Carbon reactors are the best way to run carbon because the granules don't become crushed from tumbling. Carbon will last depending on the grade. Bituminous grade is the fastest depleted but removes a lot of organic, phenols, and chemicals. Lignite is a softer carbon which requires more rinsing but has larger pore size which removes more organics,compounds, and contaminants. A combination of the two is Rox. 8. This carbon requires about half the amount, and can last upto a year because it also establishes bacteria. Making it part of your biological filtration. Great video Deven😊
Excellent breaks down of the carbon types! Thanks for adding those in!
Thanks for the info! I actually pulled out my carbon reactor thinking that the ozone would be all I needed. I'm going to put it back later today.
That Red Planet on the LT end looks amazing!
Thank you!
I do wish I could have a filter roller but I have a smaller tank and the way the sump is set up it is either a filter roller, or filter socks with a refugium. I of course chose the refugium but maybe as filter rollers get smaller it could be a future project 😊
You forgot to mention the best option....Media cups with filter floss. Roller replacements get expensive and constantly washing socks is a task on it's own. Filter floss....dump and replace is the absolutely best way to do it! you can buy a huge box of floss for like $20 and it'll last so long!
I have done that on nano tanks. Feels a bit wasteful on scale but you could also argue that on a filter roller. Biggest thing is the span between changes
Alum (a dirt cheap, non-toxic cooking ingredient in grocery stores) works better than any water clarifier or algae control additive. Clears up the water real fast. Pond people use it all the time.
Beautiful,Beautiful, Beautiful... Great Job on the Most challenging Hobby I know of.. Thank you Big " D " for that Excellent advice... Good Job Brother.. Cary On...
Thank you Raymond!
Great video. New to your channel and finally clicked the Subscribe button. That's a beautiful Reef you have growing!
thank you very much, and welcome to the channel!
Looks great!!!
I’ve been doing diy coral snow for a couple weeks now & impressed so far & haven’t seen any negatives 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 defo interested in an Ozone video as it’s new too me 👍🏻
Ozone can work magic for clarity, ill do an updated video on it in the near future :)
i’m very grateful to have converted my socks into a filter roller. the clarity has increased. maybe i’ll try my hand in coral snow in the future
Nice! For me less maintenance and nutrients was a big win
@@ReefDudes totally agree. i hate opening the sump every day or every other day just for the filter socks 😂
Looking good Dev 👌🏻🙌🏼✌🏻😊
Thank you 😁
Nice video…
I have crystal clear water and very stable parameters (sps is growing nicely).So everything is close to perfect. The one thing that is annoying me is that I have to clean the glass almost every day to get the really clean look. What’s your take on that.
An automatic class cleaner would be a game changer…
It would be super cool to know more about ozone. It's something I've always wanted to play with but it seems like a complicated set up to manage
I’ll see what I can do :)
@@ReefDudes I'll drop you a message on Instagram!
What type of sump are you using
So you don’t run carbon after the ozone reaction chamber? People parrot the need to do that and I don’t by that it is necessary because I’m sure carbon gets used up quickly in the reef tank environment.
I have but dont currently, ozone has a very short half-life and disipates quickly. also only run a small amount and in the middle of the night when no -one is around the tank for good measure so i see little to no risk there. As for in water ozone i believe its mostly used up within the skimmer it self (assuming you are only running a relatively low amount)
Those an algae scrubber don't help?? What is the use for?
How about how to minimize algea growth on the glass
That’s a tricky one!
I don't clean my glass regularly because it mainly stays clear and I just believe it's all about feeding I only feed what my fish can eat in 5minutes once a day and I have a rule of 1 turbo snail per gallon they are the main glass cleaners and the glass looks fine for weeks at a time I just clean my glass when guest are coming over
Hey, Dev. I think your fish are floating. 😂. Time to get some sleep pal.
Haha floating in air! Sleep does sound nice. One day!
🔥
Hey I’ll be setting up a 60x24x24 inch mixed reef tank so I was wondering if 3 Kessil 360X will be enough or not to light the whole tank? Do let me know!
I haven’t personally used them but I would think Your likely good
@@ReefDudes thank you so much for the reply!
Is there a source to see if my skimmer is Ozone rated?
Check manufactures site. They should list it
Sory mister,kalau bisa pakai sub teks bahasa Indonesia,biar banyak viwers Indonesia yang banyak nonton cenel ini😊
Kita yang kurang bahasa inggris nya ,biar kita bisa mengerti, terimakasih
Saya membutuhkan seseorang untuk menerjemahkannya untuk saya!
He asked if you could provide subtitles in Indonesian language so that a lot of Indonesians could watch ur channel
@@nasririduan7060 up for translating?’ :). I May try an auto translate as an experiment but it may butcher it
Do u run UV also? wandering if that helps with water clarity
UV can certainly help and add to water clarity, (i completely forgot to mention it! ) I do have one but am not currently using it to avoid the added heat it ads to the water. .
@@ReefDudes interesting - I just ordered an Aqua UV 57 watt for our waterbox reef 220.6 - how much heat dissipation did you notice? Were your probes showing over temp even though your heater was off? I presume it has to do with slower flow through it for parasites versus algae/bacteria control (just guessing)....also, I spoke to Waterbox technical support on how to setup the UV - they said to use the supplied dual manifold and have the output go back to the sump...my only question to that is, isn't that just going to recirculate and "re-sterlize" the same water?
@@djmikefury1 I have a waterbox 220.6 and the Aqua UV 57. My personal opinion is that the manifold is a bad idea. I feel like you'll be sterilizing the same water as you mentioned. I used a sicce pump in the skimmer chamber....left of the skimmer and the output to the return chamber. So it's sterilizing water coming in after it gets filtered through the filter floss.
How do u get on with enough flow with a peninsula style tank so the water Is turning in the tank and collected just at one end. I am hoping to have a tank with front in a room wall so need the back clear butba bit unsure of peninsula style have u had any issues. Thanks
It can be tricky. I had that issue initially. I’m using 2x mp60 now. One side a bit higher speed than the other on reefcrest
@@ReefDudes Hi would u consider adding another overflow box to the other end ?
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 СПАСИБО!
You didn’t cover resins?
Should have touched ok UV too. What resin do you use?
@@ReefDudes Probably the most popular… Purigen. Chemipure Blue has two types according to the white papers, but they don’t elaborate much. Maybe you can take a look at Seachem and other resins and tell us if it’s snake oil or a real solution.
Hi, whats your opinion on Maxspect clear cubes for removing the yellow tinge in the water, reviews show they last much longer than carbon
@@eugene5399 No clue, but the material isn't newly developed. A lot of snake oil type claims around this tech. I'd say, stay away.
I change my carbon out anytime I start to smell my tank.
Prior to ozone that was my nose test schedule as well!
filter socks are so 2021
I couldn't go back now
More like 2018
Dam my tank is garbage. I need a real tank with a high sump.🙁
A sump is just a place to hide your gear :)