Versa dosing pumps cost around $300. I use one to dose kalkwasser , works well 😎
@TidepoolAquatics8 күн бұрын
Yeah I love them, I have 1 dosing my main tank but they are pretty expensive in Australia, looking at around 450
@fivestarphotographyfivesta960516 күн бұрын
Thank you so much for a very informative video. Love your green friend. I had one too back in the day until he was sunbathing and somehow got out and flew away. Thank you from South Carolina!!!!
@CoralReef69Ай бұрын
I’ve always wondered if the mass bleaching is localized? Are there protected reefs that are still going strong or is it an ocean water quality issue? I’m in the United States but I love having conversations regarding this topic. I’d love to have a talk one day where I could ask you many questions about what’s really going on in the Great Barrier Reef. I love my acroporas and I would give them up if it meant saving the reefs
@TidepoolAquaticsАй бұрын
It's unfortunately a global threat, even reefs that are basically never touched by humans have experienced huge bleaching and die offs. Temperature is the biggest issue, other water quality problems have an effect but it is minimal compared to the effect of bleaching from temperature.-
@herrjohangranat2 ай бұрын
How aggressive are they in a mixed reef? will it be a disaster to add them?
@TidepoolAquatics2 ай бұрын
Generally I find they are pretty good at staying on their own little rock, they will absolutely sting coral if they touch them but isolating them works better than others I'd say. The one in the display tank in the video doesn't move from that rock just around it, but anemones are always a little unpredictable so add with caution if you have already established coral, I usually add them first so I know where to place coral after.
@herrjohangranat2 ай бұрын
First comment!
@m4a1JAY2 ай бұрын
Life will find a way. The animals you see today wasn’t here when the entire world was essentially a giant green house. Where atmospheric carbon dioxide was several times higher than today and the temperature much warmer. The earth goes through periods of warming and cooling. Maybe humans will die off too eventually. Whatever is suppose to happen will happen, let’s just say. How much does mankind accelerate this process by industrialization is debatable. There’s less super volcanoes now than before. Most corals and fish are agriculture now so it’s not the end of this hobby.
@DarrenKline-kq2sc2 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video. You were not rambling. Just trying to verbalize something important to you. It is heartbreaking. I love the hobby and care about the animals that make up so much of the beauty of our planet and that drive significant commerce. I hate seeing anything dying on mass scale. I have been reading a lot more about organizations trying to help save reefs and aquaculture more and more of the reef species. Even learning to control coral spawning as a way to really drive aquaculture. Hoping as you do that all works out. Thanks for the conversation starter.
@brianredban93932 ай бұрын
We need to stop country's like China and India from using the water ways as trash and chemical dump site's
@brianredban93932 ай бұрын
Hobbyist of 15 years. They should stop talking everything from the ocean no coral no fish. People can aquaculture well enough to substain the hobby. Wild coral does nothing to stop company's like World Wide corals and Top Shelf Aquatics from ripping people off with crazy prices
@Hazynote2532 ай бұрын
yeah, south east asia (where majority of the wild livestock is coming from) is experiencing an insane heatwave right now, temp can reach to 50 degrees and there's the territorial dispute that damages the coral reefs, I mean dumping sand on coral reefs to make artificial islands really?
@sgbbco39812 ай бұрын
We are all passionate about something... We happen to be passionate about reefing and their Ecology. Aquaculture is certainly the future and our best chance at replanting reefs. We all need to make better decisions as a whole. No matter your political or religious beliefs are I think we can al agree that Reefs are essential for our oceans and for Billions of peoples livelihoods. I hope that Mother Nature fights back harder than we can push her! Happy Reefing.
@im160bpmplus2 ай бұрын
The climate change boogey man is back to scare you from under the bed! woooooooooooooooo
@TidepoolAquatics2 ай бұрын
Can I ask why you don't believe in climate change? My business is currently suffering because of it, does it really effect you negatively to believe in it?
@im160bpmplus2 ай бұрын
@@TidepoolAquatics Don't take offence to the joke man, i apologies for the insincerity. Id hoped to make you laugh so im genuinely sorry for making a dick comment if you took it that way. I believe in things i know for a fact, it affects me negatively to believe and support non scientifical zealotry because in the same sense the political outcome of this 'believe the experts" rubbish affects other peoples businesses, such as the major affect Cvid had on small businesses worldwide. It affects business both ways. Its not 'fact' it is currently at best a political agenda that requires 'faith' and a lot of it. Thats not science by definition. Furthermore, Australia leads the world in Weather Manipulation and cloud seeding, which IS a definitive fact and is scientifically provable, (check CSIRO) substantiated by the Aus Gov. The BS of the topic will never die down and i dont intend on being a faith driven believer like what was forced on my family while living under the U.S.S.R where science was again, dictated my the Gov and any research proving otherwise was destroyed and people killed or jailed. This is no different. Do you believe Soviet Science? - So yeah faith based science does affect me negatively. The level of distress i see in peoples eyes who are these type of believers are of the caliber of people who said the sky is falling or Jesus is going to return and save us all. The sky isnt falling. If anything the exact people who claim it is are profiting endlessly from it, thats what i believe. I also believe that people pushing this climate change agenda are completely ignorant of the worlds political theatre and choose to bury their head in the sand claiming that definitive points are not true and attribute falsehoods such as to attribute the term conspiracy theory. Can I ask what your opinion is on weather modification and the affect of cloud seeding has on our oceans? I worked for a subsidiary of the AuGov and would not trust or believe a SINGLE word or data point they produce from a decade of personal experience. I will try and use your store for my next purchases to help out. Chin up mate and thanks for what you do
@TidepoolAquatics2 ай бұрын
@@im160bpmplus I wasn't offended by your comment at all, I welcome comments no matter your view everyone has a voice. I would like to continue the conversation but I would rather keep this video and channel as a whole unpolitical and just us enjoy reefing. thanks again.
@nickhamill68822 ай бұрын
@@im160bpmplus I'm not usually one for engaging in online debates and this video isn't really the forum for it, but you got me mate. Anyone who doesn't believe in climate change at this point despite the irrefutable evidence is simply delusional. As a scientist working in this area, you don't understand the damage you do by spreading the garbage that you do, despite what I'm sure you believe are good intentions. Usually it's a personality trait that makes people support outlandish theories so you probably always will, and unlikely that anything anyone ever tells you will change your mind because of the self propagating nature of what you're suffering from, but all I can do is encourage you to guide your life with science and fact rather than radical, unsubstantiated nonsense. The word doesn't need it.
@grimreaper48012 ай бұрын
how much is the mark up for corals and fish?
@TidepoolAquatics2 ай бұрын
It varies a lot from supplier to supplier and coral to coral, it ranges from as little as 20% to double.
@grimreaper48012 ай бұрын
@@TidepoolAquatics the cheap corals that like bottom end. I am assuming those are double and more expensive just increase ?
@TidepoolAquatics2 ай бұрын
@@grimreaper4801 Yeah some what, especially if they are cheap corals that I have ordered as shipping is really expensive, that is why I try to farm as much as I can.
@reefermark52982 ай бұрын
i was shocked with your last tank when you turned the flow off just to see that you have corals alive your tanks are terrible when was the last time you cleaned any of them i can see why no one has commented there is NOTHING good to say..im also very sorry to wright negative and you put this video out for what i think maybe your love for these animals has started to go south (maybe)
@TidepoolAquatics2 ай бұрын
Hey, I understand completely and I wasn't happy with the state of everything, but it was a very tough run here for the last month or 2. Everything is now clean and running much better, I just had to catch up a lot. My love for these animals hasn't been lost at all it because of that everything is much better now.
@cody-zo63 ай бұрын
Awesome set up you have there, cant wait to see what the future brings!
@TommysReefGallery3 ай бұрын
It's not easy it's a lot of learning and if implemented correctly you can have some smooth sailing here and there. Newer reefers should NOT be giving advice in this hobby
@jackspencer633 ай бұрын
Different between ionic copper salt and chelated copper solutions. For some reason it's not approved in Australia for ornamental fish but for horticulture its allowed.
@TidepoolAquatics3 ай бұрын
It's very strange and annoying for us hobbiests, especially since only a few years ago I could buy cuprimine no problem.
@xisotopex4 ай бұрын
I wonder why nothing in my tank seems to be growing after 6 months.... nothing is dying, my zoas seem to have gotten kind of drab though....
@TidepoolAquatics4 ай бұрын
How is your lighting and flow? after you have those 2 sorted pretty well, you can start trying to aim for stability in your parameters I would be testing them daily to begin with and then weekly after you have nailed it.
@xisotopex4 ай бұрын
not happy with the lighting. using a kessil tuna blue 360x and I dont know enough about lighting to be reasonably sure what I have set is the best, and kessil is terrible at offering suggestions for using their lights.@@TidepoolAquatics
@DibeezyTheGifted4 ай бұрын
Reefing is pretty simple. I was growing sps within my first 18 mos to 2 years. That was back in 2010. We live in the information age. A little research goes a long way.
@Reefahholic4 ай бұрын
Congrats, you just raised your PO4 by 0.1 ppm.
@TidepoolAquatics4 ай бұрын
Not really, I have pretty decent filtration and do lots of water changes. Phos usually sits around 0.08
@laurieboyd49464 ай бұрын
I’ll try to. Thx
@laurieboyd49464 ай бұрын
I’m using that jar too. But had trouble keeping it from molding. Any ideas?
@TidepoolAquatics4 ай бұрын
Funnily enough I am having issues with that too. A clear coat should work though and is what I plan to do.
@ParadoxRelinquished4 ай бұрын
Im coming for those white golves, you can count on that 😄
@newtoreefs4 ай бұрын
Hi again Tidepool! I want to ask, what types of phytoplankton do you use? currently I dose nannochloropsis and experimentally with vulgaris. also how do you keep brine shrimp alive and growing? like in general how many days do you feed? do you need to change the water? i do have brineshrimp eggs, Usually after it hatches I immediately feed it to the fish haha. thats all my questions, thanks! I like the video :D
@TidepoolAquatics4 ай бұрын
Hey again! The phytoplankton I use for the moment is a multiple species mix, I can't remember off the top of my head what they are now. Raising brine shrimp to adult is fairly easy and if you have a good amount of aeration, I use phytoplankton to feed them and just make sure to keep the water somewhat green. It takes around 1 week to 2 weeks to grow up.
@newtoreefs4 ай бұрын
@@TidepoolAquatics aah alright, im gonna try that :D thank you!
@rajgill75764 ай бұрын
I like your way of thinking. I added some copepods to help with my tanks ugly phase
@amigo32844 ай бұрын
I love copepods! But I had an out break of digitate hydroids. So I can place any copepods in the tank till they are gone. digitate hydroids eat copepods and they spread like wild fire.
@jackspencer635 ай бұрын
It's better to think of them as opportunistic microbes.
@TidepoolAquatics4 ай бұрын
That is a great way to think of them, still giving them some thought in the care of your aquarium will improve their survivability.
@justinking54005 ай бұрын
Great info 👍🏽. Very reassuring for a new reefer.
@MikeLemming5 ай бұрын
Glad the tank is doing better!
@rajgill75765 ай бұрын
REEF ROIDS!!!!! GET YOLKED
@rajgill75765 ай бұрын
Ive had my reef tank running for about a month now, snd just got some hermit crabs and a bottle of copepods to deal with my ugly stage lol.. us newbies appreciatw you talking about mistakes, not just the wins
@TidepoolAquatics5 ай бұрын
Reefing isn't all wins, and the loses are an important part of learning but stick to it an don't rush into things and you will do just fine :)
@wemediamotion88395 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing. It's really help me Love your bird ❤ so cute.
@TidepoolAquatics5 ай бұрын
You're welcome, Zoe is her name, she sometimes makes filming hard haha.
@gr8belayr5 ай бұрын
The camera work is awful. I have been on roller coasters that didn't jerk around that much...
@RBXXXX5 ай бұрын
What coral food do you use?
@TidepoolAquatics5 ай бұрын
I use a mix of Reef Roids and Ocean Nutrition Coral Feed 😊
@thebreakingwinddialoguessh78015 ай бұрын
feed the smoke detector a battery.
@hoothoot49815 ай бұрын
Don't worry he did 😂
@scottb9116 ай бұрын
Its been known for awhile that torches sting everything
@sandyraymondlowewong97056 ай бұрын
You cannot keep torches w/ hammers and frogspawn. Hammers are frogspawn are classified as fimbriphyllia while torches are euphyllia.
@douglasachaiba78856 ай бұрын
This is incorrect. Hammer and frogspawn is euphyllia and torch is fimbraphylia
@sandyraymondlowewong97056 ай бұрын
@@douglasachaiba7885 That's incorrect. You might want to do some research. Everyone is saying Hammers and frogspawns are fimbraphyllia and torch is euphyllia.
@douglasachaiba78856 ай бұрын
@@sandyraymondlowewong9705 you are right. I double checked... some people are messing up the classification in their videos. Thanks for clearing that up.
@prophetessoftroy6 ай бұрын
I’ve only been in the hobby for a few years (and only had a tank set up for about 14 months), so take this with a grain of salt-I’m also US-based-but the general knowledge floating around as I was researching was that you can generally have hammers and frogspawn relatively proximal, but that torches don’t play nicely with anybody else, including other Euphyllia. That’s the understanding I’ve operated under, anyway, and so far have found it to be a pretty safe rule. My experience is admittedly limited, though!
@TidepoolAquatics6 ай бұрын
I will also be following that rule now, it's just too risky otherwise.