The hardest coral to keep in my nano? | Ep.58
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.พ. 2025
- 𝗦𝗨𝗣𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗢𝗥 ➜ / aquasplendor
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Scleronephthya is probably my last "Masterpiece" coral, I want to try soft NPS coral and see if I keep them alive. This type of coral needs dirty water so in the past months I slowly started to add organisms that could filter the organic to compensate. The microfauna seems to be stable and well developed so I pull the trigger on this beautiful Strawberry coral.
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Addicted to those cinematic shots❤😌
I don't know much about corals, but once again, I'm just amazed by your videos! They're spectacular!
:)
I can't believe you pulled the clam off that frag plug
Yeah, it's doing better since. He had that plug for many years where it had sand.
@@AquaSplendor I kept a 20lb or more trichinadea in a 14g biocube as a sole specimen for a 5years before I let my friend display it in his shop. Amazing what they can eat and the amount of calcium they will drink.
@@alecthenice8115 20lb? in a 14gallon aquarium? Hold on, something is not right lol :P. Good reminder for the calcium, I think he started to create more mucus lately for the shell, will check the level after this comment!
@@AquaSplendor I used a kalkwasser dosing system to help me out, I suspect lack of protein skimming helped the specimen get such a size in that water volume also. The water chemistry was too much
I'm loving the content of your channel. It's my favorite TH-cam channel of all.
Thank you :)
I have cut out the bottom of a plastic water bottle and layer right over the coral and feed through the pipette via the top. This jeeps the food concentrated to that specific coral so all the polyps get some. You should try this on your strawberry and sun coral. Just saying.
Loved the video. You keep exposing me to new things.
Thanks.
I have been waiting for your vids. You have inspired me to get a tank .. it will be here in 2 weeks ..
awesome :)
First time I see this coral ! Great
I never heard or seen such coral.........excellent aquisition, good luck
in keeping it. By the way, since you mentioned in this video......how
do you control alkalinity?
Dosing pump, made few videos about this if you check the playlist! (Versa+Red sea powder Alk at the moment). But mostly with water change
@@AquaSplendor Ever tried using Tropic marins All for reef as a all in one dose for alk/cal/mag and trace?
@@Frostblitz20 I used the Carbo calcium. I have an issue with that tank, calcium build up, need more alk. Will try again with the all for reef powder eventually.
How often do feed your sun coral great videos
Nearly every day, sometimes twice, it varies
Should attach a more secure rock on the clam's foot. Or you would have a hard time moving the clam when you need to. If it's trying to leave, then maybe something else is troubling it. The rock it's attached to would be its least concern
It's the opposite, I let the clam do what he wish. What ever the position he choose I will adapt to him. I know he like to receive the flow in a certain way which is harder to get in this nano. The plug prevented him to move correctly.
@@AquaSplendor I suggest that you move the clam with a rock to a different spot until it feels comfortable. Stress might kill it before it gets to its desired location
That feeling of challenging yourself in some aspects of your hobby…
There could be two reason why the clam is sideways. Maybe they get to much light and does form self shadow.
The other reason can be the rock shape. If the rock have a special shape and the byssus gland does contract a lot, the shell can be forced in a other direction caused by the rock.
And there is a third option. Your clam does die :-)
But this is certainly not the case
Question: how do you maintain your tank? Water changes? Carbon reactors? I would really like to know.
Watch the playlist, it's all there! I documented literaly everything! (mostly water change)
Water changes should be weekly if not at least bi weekly. Next is up keep on cleaning filters. A lot of it boils down to your bio load which will determine how often you need to clean your filters. I run a 2nd poly pad in mine as a 2nd barrier I also have a sponge ontop of my filter socks I clean daily that catches the large food objects before it makes it down which makes it less dirty
my favorites are NPS :) I wish I can start my first reef with those
If you start in reef I would highly suggest to go with something less demanding in term of maintenance, and see if you could keep nps later.
I could go away from home with sps, but nps iisshhh
What is the tiny starfish at 3:15 that's so cool hehe
Brittle stars, don't know the species sorry
I love this coral 😍.
Love the tank! Are you running a skimmer?
Thx! Nop You can watch the playlist, all documented :)
How often do you feed tubastrea and strawberry coral and with which foods?
Nearly everyday, food list is too long to explain, will do a video about this one day.
This is amazing! I think its time to maybe add more NPS, surely there is excess food for more to join the festival :)
You know what they say, if there's water there's still place 😅
What is the name of the coral ?
Not sure to understand?
Do You know that scleronephthya is vegetarian and need small food particles? This is not LPS XD
Vegetarian, well that's a first!
(I have about 20 types of food)