Awesome episode. BRS TV gets better and better every season. Well done. I've been reefing for about 30 years (with the same 150 lbs of fiji, marshall island, vanatau live rocks.) but I still learn new things from you guys. I love your experiments. Bravo.
The mistakes and challenges you share are just as helpful as the successes. Your insight and analysis are fantastic as always. Thanks for all the work you do on your channel!
Great content idea. I don’t think anyone else has done something like this to review and report through the various practices for the people so thoroughly. Really nice work, and demo!
Love this series. Wish updates were more frequent but understand why they are not. Love the look of the tanks. I can tell you though from having a baby miniatus grouper that fish absolutely will not coexist with any fish in such a small area. If this was a big tank maybe. I had one in a predator tank and one day I came home and he was the only fish I saw. He did not eat them but they would not swim in the open with him there. My trigger was even scared of him. It is one of the prettiest fish but might need a tank to himself.
I still have Fiji and Tonga live rock from 20 years ago in the hobby when most of this information and technology just weren't available. It's the best decision I've ever made keeping something that's came from a biome we try to maintain in a closed environment.
Curious, where do you collect the sand from the ocean? Just go out a bit ways into the water from a beach? I'm in Houston too, so I assume you are going to Galveston.
Really enjoyed this series. The grouper as stunning as his color is will wreck havoc in the predator tank. They’ll easily decimate most fish you introduce in there.
Octopus nano would be incredible, but iirc- *well kept* octopus only last a couple years usually right? Also I can't imagine how wicked of an escape artist an octopus in a tank would be lol
Apollo is instantly one of my favorite fish. I'm eager to see how well you can make the Chromis shelter, so they can sustain their numbers. It's a fascinating premise for a tank!
That grouper tank is going to be a disaster. I have had a miniatus, he was in with 30 chromis and tangs. He killed everything bar the ones I saved within about a week. Nastiest fish out there. They have huge territories in the ocean and don't manage their anger well in a tank. My miniatus took on tangs twice his size and won. Those chromis being introduced last will be a huge mistake - they will just be viewed as food. You'll have to add like 50 just for 10 to make it in to the rocks. They won't come out, they never did when I had that combination.
I have had 2. The first one was only mean to my blue line grouper. My second one got picked on by my blue line 😂. All depends on the stocking and what you add with them.
Never had a grouper with something that small, but I had both a polleni and a blue lined grouper with a 9" purple tang and an 8 " sergeant major damsel among other things in my last tank. The boss of my tank was a 6" gold bar wrasse. In my experience groupers are pushovers against anything near their size that is willing to fight back.
Your learned adjustments are what 'natural' reefkeepers use to keep theirs. I never used a skimmer, had a refugium of algae, a deep sand bed and never disturbed the sand except the ugly half-inch surface...
Not sure I understand how you plan to keep Chromis with the Grouper. In fact I question why you would even try it knowing the risk before hand. Seems irresponsible to me with your experience. Also if you are using Kessil a360x throw on the wifi dongle and use the Apex iota integration... All the best to you and your team.
PLease show the PAR data of the successful tanks. you'll post about all the biome stuff, which is amazing yes. But some people need/want to know what the PAR data is for things like the SPS and Clams.
We need an octopus update every Friday!! 😊
Awesome episode. BRS TV gets better and better every season. Well done. I've been reefing for about 30 years (with the same 150 lbs of fiji, marshall island, vanatau live rocks.) but I still learn new things from you guys. I love your experiments. Bravo.
The mistakes and challenges you share are just as helpful as the successes. Your insight and analysis are fantastic as always. Thanks for all the work you do on your channel!
Great content idea. I don’t think anyone else has done something like this to review and report through the various practices for the people so thoroughly. Really nice work, and demo!
VERY HIGH QUALITY!!! THANK YOU!
Great video, keep it up!👏💯
Love this series. Wish updates were more frequent but understand why they are not. Love the look of the tanks. I can tell you though from having a baby miniatus grouper that fish absolutely will not coexist with any fish in such a small area. If this was a big tank maybe. I had one in a predator tank and one day I came home and he was the only fish I saw. He did not eat them but they would not swim in the open with him there. My trigger was even scared of him. It is one of the prettiest fish but might need a tank to himself.
Excellent update. Goes some way to making up for Biome Series 2. Thanks guys 👌
It's great to get updates on these! Can't wait for corals and livestock to be added to some of them!
I still have Fiji and Tonga live rock from 20 years ago in the hobby when most of this information and technology just weren't available. It's the best decision I've ever made keeping something that's came from a biome we try to maintain in a closed environment.
The definition of experts!
very excited for magnifica Harem
Curious, where do you collect the sand from the ocean? Just go out a bit ways into the water from a beach? I'm in Houston too, so I assume you are going to Galveston.
You said you thought the tangs in those tanks prevented algae problems. My question is did you feed them nori, if so how much?
Really enjoyed this series. The grouper as stunning as his color is will wreck havoc in the predator tank. They’ll easily decimate most fish you introduce in there.
Octopus nano would be incredible, but iirc- *well kept* octopus only last a couple years usually right? Also I can't imagine how wicked of an escape artist an octopus in a tank would be lol
Apollo is instantly one of my favorite fish. I'm eager to see how well you can make the Chromis shelter, so they can sustain their numbers. It's a fascinating premise for a tank!
Ryan loves that TBS rock and sand. I wish I could fit it into the budget for my tank 😪
Great video with loads of information. I actually ordered myself 5 pounds of premium live rock from TBS for my refugium a couple days ago.
6:07 thought the rock was a scorpion fish for a solid minute
Great stuff, thx
That grouper tank is going to be a disaster. I have had a miniatus, he was in with 30 chromis and tangs. He killed everything bar the ones I saved within about a week. Nastiest fish out there. They have huge territories in the ocean and don't manage their anger well in a tank. My miniatus took on tangs twice his size and won. Those chromis being introduced last will be a huge mistake - they will just be viewed as food. You'll have to add like 50 just for 10 to make it in to the rocks. They won't come out, they never did when I had that combination.
😂😂😂😂😂 i hope they film it 😂😂😂
Regardless of how it goes we are all going to learn a lot from it. This is my favorite tank design so far
I have had 2. The first one was only mean to my blue line grouper. My second one got picked on by my blue line 😂. All depends on the stocking and what you add with them.
100% that grouper tank is a chromis food tank 🤣
Never had a grouper with something that small, but I had both a polleni and a blue lined grouper with a 9" purple tang and an 8 " sergeant major damsel among other things in my last tank. The boss of my tank was a 6" gold bar wrasse. In my experience groupers are pushovers against anything near their size that is willing to fight back.
Did BRS buy TBS? For years, Ryan has warned against the issues and unwanted pests that come with using ocean rock. I’m confused!
Pause what was that skull pattern fish at 14:12
Your learned adjustments are what 'natural' reefkeepers use to keep theirs. I never used a skimmer, had a refugium of algae, a deep sand bed and never disturbed the sand except the ugly half-inch surface...
Ryan, please put some live feed cams in these!
Much how of the galaxy pods did you all, lets say, per gallon of water?
what is meant with : added some one and only?
dr tims one and only. Its a product.
Nice shirt… I have the same one 😂
Haha, wouldn’t do that again!
What grouper is that?
Miniatus, nastiest fish ever
@@DINOSAURIA92 .....never seen a miniatus look like that before. Definitely a unique one.
Just fully grown! :)
Not a good idea to add chromis with the grouper. The miniatus will absolutely devour the chromis
24/7 lighting for 3 weeks 🤣🤣🤣
Ryan trust me my miniatas grouper will eat anything smaller for sure but he wouldnt eat my file fish who is considerably smaller. go figure.
This just doesn’t live up to the original 52 weeks.
I couldn't agree more.
Not sure I understand how you plan to keep Chromis with the Grouper. In fact I question why you would even try it knowing the risk before hand. Seems irresponsible to me with your experience. Also if you are using Kessil a360x throw on the wifi dongle and use the Apex iota integration... All the best to you and your team.
don't quite get the Maning of this video.
PLease show the PAR data of the successful tanks. you'll post about all the biome stuff, which is amazing yes. But some people need/want to know what the PAR data is for things like the SPS and Clams.
that is in the set up videos for each tank :)