@@EIY_Kumar I dose ESV Bionic 2 part. For parameters I target an alk of 7.5-8, ca of 420-440, and mag of 1350.

Thank you for your kind feedback. Yes, I need to get some more videos ready! :) My MH fixture I got off Reef2reef. It’s a great forum and they have a selling goods section. You can still buy them new from Germany, but they are quite expensive. Sometimes eBay has them as well - it’s a Giesemann Spectra.

@@zburnreefingthank you! Have you changed your feeding method? You do once a week?

@@Dibilibix27 no real changes. Feed fish heavy each day - pellets, nori, and mysis. I also feed coral particulate foods about twice a week to keep nutrients up. Usually reef roids and benepets. If phosphate gets too high, I’ll cut back on the coral foods temporarily. I also will feed some oyster feast a couple times a week as well.

@@zburnreefing Nice! Last question, could please send me the link or name of your two part with traces. Is the ESV, but I didn't find all together.

@@Dibilibix27 www.bulkreefsupply.com/1-gallon-package-esv-b-ionic-calcium-buffer-system-bundle.html?queryID=84855b7b0639b027d64db8a1a93b6861&objectID=11269&indexName=brs_prod_m2_default_products

Tbh, I’d probably go with something else. For 2 reasons…1) this downflow valve is so finicky and a constant annoyance to adjust and 2) I hear of too many horror stories of the G1 tanks busting a seam. I think the G2s are much better built now but I just despise the downflow valve. Some say if you swap it for a gate value it’s more easy to tune, so perhaps I’ll give that a go.

I'm dosing ESV Bionic 2 part (which has some trace) and water changes.

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Thanks so much! Hopefully a few tidbits of useful information in there!

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Nice! How old is tank? Any pics posted on any of the reefing forums? I'd love to check it out.

I’ll take that as a compliment

Honestly, after I purchased this tank, there were several stories of generation 1 tanks starting to blow out due to seam failure. I am not sure I’ve seen where at G2 has failed, but it has me on edge a little bit. Risk is probably low, but there has been just a few too many seam failures for me, at least enough to consider other options besides Red Sea…I’d also look at innovative marine, waterbox, and aqua forest. I like the reefmat for sure, I’ve just never gotten one because my tanks are always too clean. In fact, when I vacuum out my sump, my nutrients dive and some of my corals pale out on me.

Thank you!😊

Yea, it definitely has me on edge at times. TBH, not loving the system either.

That is terrible; sorry to hear it. Keep your head up and persevere!

Thanks! I have been using tropic Marin pro reef salt. Seems to keep my parameters stable. I also have used reef crystals for years but don’t love the high alk when doing larger water changes.

Thanks for tuning in and checking it out!

Appreciate the feedback! There has definitely been some ups and downs. I’ll get a video up describing those downs for sure! Not getting too down mentally and pushing through may just be the key.

That’s awesome; great choice! One of the most bullet proof gonis out there for sure. Mine seems to enjoy occasional feedings of reef roids.

Thank you! Patiently waiting for my darn pearl berry to grow, thanks to the inspiration from one of your past tanks…there were a few select pieces I didn’t highlight in this video because they just don’t want to grow for some reason. Maybe year 2 right? 😅

@@zburnreefing We all have those pieces. These days I have to nurse many of these stunted small frags into an actual healthy growing frags first. Slow process and very frustrating. Getting a healthy growing frag with growth tips is key! Not always available though.

Thanks! Really appreciate it!

Hi there, in this video the tank just has a small 6 inch clip on air king fan. I have found it to be the quietest, so have stuck with it. I've had others on there, including those much more expensive, but they have been quite loud.

Haha, I am not sure if your comment is a good thing or a bad thing. I am an associate professor at a major university, but I don’t teach, I lead a research lab. I do guess lecture on occasion though.

@@zburnreefing Meant to be a good thing! I could tell based on your presentation techniques.

Thanks so much! It’s not all fun and games here either. I’ve got quite the algae outbreak on the sandbed….luckily not Dinos…yet

Hi there, yep, that is a feeding cup. It ensures when you drop pellets they sink into the water column rather than float immediately down the overflow.

Awesome! Thanks so much; glad you found it a little useful.

That is a solid setup for sure! I bet you’re getting really nice growth with that bulb combo. Which 6500k bulbs are you using? They still sell the old GE bulbs?

Fair comments for sure. I think that information could be pieced together from my other videos, but that does sound like a chore. I'll be sure to include my parameters and basic methods in the next one for sure. If its helpful at this point to you, alk around 8, CA 420ish, Mag 1350+. I don't really test nutrients much, but I feed heavy and deal with algae as best I can through manual removal and some support from CUC. I just do water changes, no moonshiners, run a skimmer, UV, metal halide/t5 combo, and that's about it - or the cliff notes anyways. I run my tank like its 2007 for the most part, haha. Will definitely dive in to my methods in more detail soon so the new viewers have a better orientation and can find more value in the content.

I picked this one up from Adam at battlecorals. There are a lot of look-alikes out there as of late. Happy to cut you a frag if I can get this thing growing a little bit more. The only suggestion for local purchase is maybe Jeff over at sunnyside corals has it…he is in Sandy.

Wow, that would be incredible to find! Even more impressive is it sounds like you are able to keep it alive :)

@@zburnreefing lots of phyto, oyster feast, and small Reef Nutrition pods. Everyone is happy including my seahorse.

0.1 phosphate should be no issue, maybe experiment with increasing your lighting/PAR and/or making sure that coral gets a little bit of time to bake under some full spectrum (i.e., whites) if running leds. Coral may just need more light. You might could achieve success without changing light intensity and going the low nutrient route, but I find that approach to be less stable and more risky.

@@zburnreefing thanks! do you have walt disney corals in your tank? what levels do you keep your macronutrients along with Ca & dKh?

@@MACNTOSFAM Hi, yes I do have a walt disney at the moment. I keep dkH at around 8 and Ca at 420. I haven't checked nutrients in sometime...usually pretty low, phosphate below 0.1 and nitrate <3. I try to feed quite heavy- heavy in and heavy out.

For this latest tank I actually went back to metal halide/T5. Just out of preference. Most are running leds and as long as you have enough units for good coverage you should be successful…and perhaps giving your corals a little bit of time to bake under full spectrum (i.e., whites on) each day will help with growth a little if you feel you need a small boost.