Great reality check. I wanted to know but I was avoiding the truth. Definitely worth taking the time to budget realistically and ease into it. Thank you

You could just say thank you instead of the air quotes. Haha. I'm glad the sps are growing now. You're doing it the right way.

This looks awesome. Have you run into any issues with green hair algae? I’ve had a Waterbox 35.2 for about two years and GHA is my main issue. I’ve been looking into UV as a preventative measure. I know UV doesn’t kill it once established.

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I'd remove the pump as once you mix kalk to max solution there is no need to continually mix. Mixing after actually makes the strength weaker as you introduce co2. I would also dose exclusively at night to combat the ph dip and create a smaller wave in ph swings. Check out Chris Meckleys method he uses at ACI. This will create an initial all swing but with the stable higher 8.2-8.3 ph levels your corals will not be negatively affected by the higher alk levels and this will eventually come back down as your corals grow.

Dude. Just talked me out of the hobby in one video. Saw the tank was on sale around $230 and thought it was a neat idea. Im stunned a tiny setup would be this expensive.

How long does it take to heat up a full tank

Nice!!! Btw how many gals?

Am I able to just leave a small wave maker in my kalk mix so it doesn’t settle or will it over mix it from the wave maker being on to long?

Good lord is that a black tang? Real or hybrid? Beautiful either way!

Useless bullshit

I was there today I always wanted to know what it looked like from the top of the tank and I have a question what is that massive sting ray kinda looking thing if u know what I’m talking about If I could I would jump in there

What size is this fish tank?

Found anything with the Oceanguard you don't like yet?

TOO SMALLLLLLLLL

I am failed I didn’t find dr Tim ammonia products I added bright well ammonia and it’s been 14 th days ammonia is 0.25/ nitrit 0/ nitrat 0.4

What is that container with the white powder on the left side of the carbon bag? is it Kalk?

I saw Nemo

Where did you get that acclimation box

You don't know what you are doing. You have to pour in the "slushy stuff" and MIX IT, you need a mixer.... STOP GIVING BAD ADVICE.

Are those rocks the ones that come with the tank?

Why is the yellow tang in prison?

You're not running zero phosphate or zero nitrates with so many fish. Either you do tons of water changes, or you added so much buffer (kalkwasser), raised PH and nothing grows. That coral algae if real is the reason why you are running " as too clean". In other words, you are on the extreme end of the spectrum (tons of buffer and high PH)

Petco fish are usually healthier than most LFS. Don't buy the hype.

I first had a silver spot tang on its own with clowns & damsels then after two months added a sailfin tang, they got on fine right away. After another month or so I added a smaller Regal Tang and she got bullied by all esp the sailfin and damsels, after two days of hiding she came out and held her own, now all tyre get along absolutely fine you can see in my latset video ☺️ I think tangs from the same genius are ok together in the long term 👌🏼 Great update keep up the good work 🙌🏻

The XR15 has high intensity lenses that will increase your par.

No such thing as easy reefing without accepting sacrifices. If you want fancy hard to keep corals and fish, you need to put ridiculous effort in. If you want a simple tank, just add less demanding fish and simple soft corals. Get rid of that moorish idol and the Anthias or you will really struggle to keep nutrients in check. Focus on the basics 1 - Salinity - shocking the amount of ppl mess this up. It throws all other readings out so monitor it religiously and keep it as stable as possible. Don’t forget to calibrate tester regularly - min once a month. 2 - Phosphates - absolutely critical to most corals. If it’s zero, start dosing it until it starts to read at least.03. 3 - PH - Above 8.3 for corals to grow properly. You might need kalk for this depending on your salt mix and room conditions. 4 - KH - 8 or above and keep it as level as possible. 5 - Nitrates - Don’t worry if they are stable and less than 50. Trying to reduce this too quickly has a tendency to reduce phosphates to non detectable readings which is just bad news. If a problem takes a while to appear, it should take a while to disappear. Nothing in this hobby happens fast and the first year is always the most challenging with the most changes happening. I think what actually happens is that the longer it’s running, the less we tinker and it becomes naturally more stable on its own. I’ve watched a few of your videos this week and am kinda sorry i didn’t see some of then them earlier as you are repeating the same mistakes many of us have already experienced. In saying that, reefing is defo a bit of trial and error mixed with some “you only learn from your mistakes”. Last thing I’ll say is, there is a lot of BS on the net about best practices and tips. Find a local hobbiest that has a lot of proven success and become his /her friend. Actually find multiple people if you can. Their advice and experiences will be far greater than any google experts.

Queue the my nitrates and phosphates are off the charts.

I have/had two of the 400wt on my 400 gal total system temp would swing from 77 to 79. That’s to much of a swing for me.

Sorry champ, but I don't think you understand how a hose barb works....🤣 The smaller fitting is the correct size, put the tube in some hot water for a couple of minutes to soften up, then force it over the end of the hose barb. The inside diameter of the hose barb should be the same or slightly bigger than the inside diameter of the tube. The stretch of the tube over the outside of the hose barb is what holds it on without a clamp. You may also find it helps to put the hose barb in the freezer overnight to shrink it in size, then heat your tube and jam it on quick.

Good luck my friend. Thanks for the mention of the new hygger pump. So cost friendly! 👏🙌👌✌️

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Run a power head in the res so it doesn’t just settle to the bottom

No I am scared

Can you use this to vary the pump throughout the day, so you hit different parts of the tank? That way you save a wavemaker??

painted for sure... otherwise they would have similar color on the backside.. but they look nice though

Just bought one, mainly because it was the best fit wattage size for my tank, but now I have to put my hand AND MY PHONE in the tank to adjust or check the temperature. WTH

What return nozzle and filter media are you using ?

What do you use for filtration. Also what nozzle is that on your return pump??

Feed it woth sponges and go for 7/10 feeding a day, they burn fat crazy fast, They need a non stop food feeding to balance what they burn. It's like a ferrari, you just have to put a lot of fuel in it ! Mysis are okay but should not be the main part of their diet !! I feed mine a lot, with sponges and algae, some high quality pellet ( dki ) And lobster eggs. I sometimes give mysis and brine shrimps, but also squid and mussel meat

What is that white power stuff might need to get me some to clean my wavemakers

From what I’ve seen and read they need a high fiber diet, not much protein. They typically die from constipation because of too much protein

If you stop doing water changes, don't you need to use active carbon and/or even ozone? Coral warfare will be going on in your tank and there will be other compounds present that your ICP test won't show!

Toothbrush bro

New to your channel so you may have covered this but what lights are you running?

Such a coincidence. I just cleaned my AF overflow box, yesterday as well. My main siphon tube, looked identical to yours. Covered in sponges. Grab a Bucket head from Home Depot. Much easier to get the overflow nice and clean.

I just noticed you have 3 clownfish in your tank...how has that worked out for you? Any issues with aggression?