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@Drone-Pilot 22 сағат бұрын
I have them in my small tank by the thousands and just like you made a chamber in the back as the Refugium and they breed in that, my glass is full of them at night, I have 2 mandarins, since I started this I also have a phytoplankton reactor and a copepod culture and I supply my daughter with copepods as she also has a mandarin in her tank at her place so nice a week she comes past picks up a battle with thousands and it has the phytoplankton in the bottle. In my culture I have chaeto there as well and they just keep breeding, if they have heaps of phytoplankton they reproduce like rabbits well way more than rabbits because it’s in tens of thousands. If only I knew about this way back I would have saved myself so much effort with algae etc. Friends that start off I tell them first thing once your tank ammonia has dropped dose the tank with a mixed batch of copepods and phytoplankton way before you introduce livestock and don’t clean a single thing let it all balance out, by the time your ready for livestock your tank has an unbelievable healthy amount already in the tank cleaning for you. Oh I also culture amphipods for the refugium, they will keep you chaeto clean and when they release their young they are just like large copepods and everything eats them
@abeaconoflight22 5 күн бұрын
I just setup a 15g flex reef tank. Check it out on my channel if you want. Yours looks awesome!!!
@sleepysoundswhitenoises5679 9 күн бұрын
I have the same tank and i'm confused on how you got the water to raise so high and then fall into the Pump chamber?
@RespectTheReef 9 күн бұрын
@@sleepysoundswhitenoises5679 I have risers on my return intake
@falcolf 14 күн бұрын
Seachem Prime saved my first ever clownfish, I'm completely serious. Moby was laying flat on her side on the sand bed so I dosed a full cap of Seachem Prime and by evening she was back to normal. ❤
@RespectTheReef 14 күн бұрын
@@falcolf it’s amazing stuff to have around. Especially if you had a fish die off. It can save your tank
@cookiescards4937 22 күн бұрын
Is that a rock flower anemone on the sand bed??!! I wanna put one in my sand bed
@mahdidorranian1479 22 күн бұрын
this is so magnificent bro. you've done a great job. do NOT get rid of those back glass shrooms they are beautiful
@selfmademediatube 23 күн бұрын
Great videos... how about an update video brotha?
@quintonlynch8638 24 күн бұрын
Hello Respect the Reef! Which marine salt do you use?
@miltona891 28 күн бұрын
Hey can I it glofish tetra in this type of tank
@RespectTheReef 28 күн бұрын
@@miltona891 yeah any fish. In fact I don’t know why all in one tanks aren’t more popular in freshwater. I’ve had freshwater tanks for 15 plus years and I wish I would have had used one. The all in one tanks are usually more expensive though but you don’t have to buy a separate filter so it kind of evens out.
@miltona891 28 күн бұрын
@@RespectTheReefso what 20 gallon tank do you recommend for glofish tetra and danios.
@daniel-saltyinvestments984 28 күн бұрын
Wow what a tank and setup. Looking forward to next updates.
@acuariodepesesmarinos504 Ай бұрын
Hi friend, one question, how many lamps do I need to cover a 75 gallon tank. 48 inches long, 18 inches wide, and 21 inches high.
@RespectTheReef Ай бұрын
@@acuariodepesesmarinos504 depends on which light. If it’s the prime I’d do 3
@acuariodepesesmarinos504 Ай бұрын
@@RespectTheReef Yes I plan to put Prime 16 HD
@erickcoreas9192 Ай бұрын
What light do you have for algae scrubber?
@TheNoobMycologist Ай бұрын
You don’t need to move the coral when u just get it on your tank, just go to the options of the light and Click acclimation and set the days and what % u want the lights from ur current setting/schedule it will ramp up little by little and don’t shock the new corals under the light
@RespectTheReef Ай бұрын
@@TheNoobMycologist but if you have 20 other corals why would you change what they are use to for one coral?
@Gerrs824 Ай бұрын
I bought this tank, not knowing what it was and so it was highly suggested that I create this coral reef. I paid someone because I’m a veteran and I have injuries so I paid someone $1000 to come set it up and I mean I see, but the water is murky, I just texted him. He said there’s like some pills or something I can drop in. I’ve only had this for two weeks and he’s not going to be able to so do you have any suggestions?
@RespectTheReef Ай бұрын
@@Gerrs824 you paid someone 1000$ dollars to set it up? Did you buy all the stuff on top of that? Or did that include everything like coral, rock, filter media, etc.. I mean it’s going to have a bacterial bloom at the beginning. Which can turn the water murky. You could try carbon. It helps polish the water. Uv sterilizer is a more expensive option but would work much better and has a lot of other benefits. But since it’s so new it’ll eventually clear up. But carbon wouldn’t hurt.
@nicholasblack9960 Ай бұрын
I like the fact that this is a real review no technical terms and non sense just an honest and to the point review. I already ordered my kit before watching this video getting installed monday, but wanted a realistic expectation of this lift and to see how the black rims would look with chrome bumper and trim. thanks a lot definitely feel better about my decision and great video man. for sure gonna subscribe
@djkoi6368 Ай бұрын
Love all the tanks brotha. Is This the flex 9?
@RespectTheReef Ай бұрын
@@djkoi6368yes sir
@devachapman6315 Ай бұрын
"where's my finger?...oh there it is!" best part of the vido man. made me LOL love IM tanks I have there 200P for a FOWLR focusing angels and butterflies. that said i want to make a man cave/fish room in the basement. was just looking at both the 24 and 60/80 SR AIO I would love to have 2-3 of them and do softie only, meats and maybe SPS I think that would be cool . anyway that tank is fire man keep up the great work.
@RespectTheReef Ай бұрын
@@devachapman6315 softie only will be my next tank for sure. Absolutely love softies now. I’m actually thinking about getting rid of the torches and put softies there. Torches are cool but in my overstocked tank they tend to sting everything. I recently added a long tentacle toadstool. So it will need some space. Or I might take a chance and add a bubble tip and hope it doesn’t move. Get the biggest tank you can. I wish I would have went bigger lol. But I got such an amazing deal on the 60. SR 80 would be sick. I think the shallow reef tanks are the way to go. Plus it’s an all in one. Sumps are really cool but the all in ones are so easy. Especially with the Innovative marines. They make every part you could need. I will say the 25 lagoon is an amazing foot print. It looks way bigger than a 25. And all the innovative marine 25 lagoon parts are the mini size so they are about half the cost of the SR60 and 80s. They have only 2 nozzles and take only one pump. So it’s much cheaper to set up. Take a look at my 25 lagoon videos. It looks massive. I wish I would have kept it. But you can buy a brand new 25 lagoon with a pump and filter for like 200$. Best deal for any size tank and any brand in my opinion. Such a steal.
@RachelSmets Ай бұрын
Checking out your videos too after you've been so kind to come over to mine. Reef tanks is nothing I'm familiar with, but I love to learn, so you got me interested and I keep watching 😀
@RespectTheReef Ай бұрын
Thank you 🙏
@Coral-reef. Ай бұрын
Where do you keep nitrates in this tank
@RespectTheReef Ай бұрын
@@Coral-reef. I haven’t tested nitrates in over a year. If I had to guess they stay around 10. I’ll test them and get back to you. I do a water change when my acans start to suck in. It’s a good sign it’s time for a water change. I have so many corals I believe they soak up a lot of the nitrates
@Coral-reef. Ай бұрын
@@RespectTheReef you know man im actually a little frustrated right now because my acan corals have been closed up completely for days now with only a little bit of meat showing on them. My nitrates were at 25 so i did a 25% water chage in my 60 gallon yesterday so hopefully that helps but man they were so beautiful and fluffy and to see them now completely closed up has me depressed lol any tips ?
@RespectTheReef Ай бұрын
@@Coral-reef. how long have you had your tank? I lost my first 3 acans I’ve tried and just a couple weeks ago I had a small colony die. While the other ones were just fine. Which it’s just part of it. Those other acans have already overtaken that spot the other colony was in. I just did the test with 2 different tests one was 5ppm the other was 10ppm
@Coral-reef. Ай бұрын
So your intensity is at 40 percent pretty much ?
@RespectTheReef Ай бұрын
@@Coral-reef. yeah it was. I did increase it slowly but I got great growth at those levels
@Simple_Reef Ай бұрын
Amazing colors!!
@RespectTheReef Ай бұрын
@@Simple_Reef thank you!
@redfish7644 2 ай бұрын
Couple of questions 😎 your mighty jet return pump, what setting you have it set at? Couldn’t see, was a Mp10 wire hanging in front of it 😢 What mode are you running the MP 10 at? Put water in my IM 25 Lagoon last night 😎 going to get some seasoned media from the LFS today ,, Last question 😎 at what point should I be looking to put the Chemi Blue packet into the system, after the tank has cycled or before ?
@RespectTheReef Ай бұрын
@@redfish7644 I have the pump up all the way. Mp 10 is up about 3/4 the way up pm the lagoon setting. I wouldn’t worry about chemi pure until you are running into nitrate issues. After cycle and after fish and coral are in the tank. You might not even need it at all. By the way, the flow will be different depending on rock structure and what corals you keep and where. So it best to play with it until it’s flowing the at you think is right. Look at your corals. If they are getting blown around turn it down. Also the placement of your power head will determine how powerful you run it
@BH0t8498 2 ай бұрын
I could sit and look at your tank all day long. I can’t believe how many different corals you have in your tank. How old is it? My 32 cube is 1 yr old and battling G hair algae now. Also how do you have the mushrooms mounted in the back corner. I love mushrooms and always thought they were a sandbed lower coral rather than up high. Love your acan garden (My favorite corals) Love the Zoa island also 👏👏👏👏
@RespectTheReef 2 ай бұрын
@@BH0t8498 I have a video on green hair algae. I think the fact I have so many corals that use the nutrients in the water help me from getting a lot of algae. I upgraded tanks now. But at the time I think it was 2ish years old. Yeah the mushrooms are mounted on a magnetic frag rock I got from BRS. They do great in higher light or low light. To be honest the bright orange ones are a nuisance in my tank. They detach and attach to different parts of the tank and are hard to get rid of. In my experience just about all corals will adapt to a wide range of light settings. As long as it’s within reason. Thank you acans are my favorite as well.
@JakeStiff-hq8uc 2 ай бұрын
What a lovely colourful tank! Epic job well done 👏
@RespectTheReef 2 ай бұрын
@@JakeStiff-hq8uc thank you
@geraldfichtner 2 ай бұрын
great little video great tank and set-up good info and hints what to avoid
@RespectTheReef 2 ай бұрын
I appreciate that!
@Asvfishing 2 ай бұрын
Do you need 2 ai prime led light
@RespectTheReef 2 ай бұрын
@@Asvfishing what size tank do you have?
@Asvfishing 2 ай бұрын
@@RespectTheReef the same one
@Asvfishing 2 ай бұрын
@@RespectTheReef 25 gall logoon
@RespectTheReef 2 ай бұрын
@@Asvfishing no don’t have to have 2. It’s up to you. You just have to be careful with coral placements with 1
@blazer_cutz 2 ай бұрын
How much are you dosing your 25g cause I just bought it but seen the bothe full in your video do you dose a little more than what it says????
@RespectTheReef 2 ай бұрын
@@blazer_cutz no I just follow the directions. This was just for the video to get the color
@blazer_cutz 2 ай бұрын
@@RespectTheReefo ok haha I was about to overdose my tank 😂
@RespectTheReef 2 ай бұрын
@@blazer_cutz just read the instructions 😂 it’ll tell you how to dose
@redfish7644 2 ай бұрын
Just curious ,, have you changed the light settings in this tank compared to the 25g tank ,, because of the SPS corals ? Got my 25g tank today 😎 have to get my stand made this week ,,
@RespectTheReef 2 ай бұрын
@@redfish7644 yes I added another light and up the intensity
@IceNein763 2 ай бұрын
To control my pumps, I have a wireless power strip. You can turn each piece of equipment on and off via wifi, and even remotely if you wanted.
@RespectTheReef 2 ай бұрын
@@IceNein763 great piece of equipment. I use the Kasa plug which does that. I’ll check out that power strip
@juanvanstaden7084 2 ай бұрын
This video helped me to decide on getting a 25 lagoon from innovative marine and i have to say im super happy with it. My maintenence time went down 10 fold from a 40g with sump. The 25 is also big enough for all my apex probes , heater, filter sock, skimmer and caddy.
@RespectTheReef 2 ай бұрын
@@juanvanstaden7084 it’s an awesome tank size. I recently upgraded to the SR60 lagoon. The lagoon styles are the best
@juanvanstaden7084 2 ай бұрын
@@RespectTheReef Have to agree. Its becoming my favourite very quickly.
@MinhQuangPhạm-w8e 2 ай бұрын
did you pre-cycle the new tank? i'm upgrading my tank soon.
@RespectTheReef 2 ай бұрын
@@MinhQuangPhạm-w8e no. I just moved all my live rock and filter media from my old tank. I didn’t move the old sand I used new live sand. I also used fritz turbo start and it cycled the tank. I’ll like the products I used below amzn.to/3WSScCG amzn.to/3MiPkdy
@MinhQuangPhạm-w8e 2 ай бұрын
@@RespectTheReefthanks for the tip man, love the tank
@RespectTheReef 2 ай бұрын
@@MinhQuangPhạm-w8e appreciate the support!
@redfish7644 2 ай бұрын
I didn’t think to ask this question, saw another reefer with the same tank,, he said something that had me wondering 😂 He had 2 return pumps in the back of the tank, one each feeding the 2 returns back into the tank, Is this the same way your tank is set up? I was thinking the system came with 1 pump to feed both return lines , just wondering if I need to purchase a second pump, I have decided this is the tank & system I want 😎
@RespectTheReef 2 ай бұрын
@@redfish7644 I have one pump feeding both lines
@Sec_coach 2 ай бұрын
I have another skimmer model from the same brand the hang on back version It’s very handy clears very well it’s well built quality
@RespectTheReef 2 ай бұрын
@@Sec_coach mine is still running perfect to this day
@redfish7644 2 ай бұрын
You use 3 IM caddies in your system , are all 3 of the same size, I saw them on their site ,, am guessing they are a standard size ,,
@RespectTheReef 2 ай бұрын
@@redfish7644 yeah they are all the desktop size. I believe they make 3 sizes. Desktop, midsize, full size
@Simple_Reef 2 ай бұрын
Very beautiful tank!!👍👍
@RespectTheReef 2 ай бұрын
@@Simple_Reef thank you
@Simple_Reef 2 ай бұрын
Fantastic colors!!👍👍
@queencityreefs 2 ай бұрын
Simple scape but looks very nice. Great episode 👏🙌👌✌
@RespectTheReef 2 ай бұрын
@@queencityreefs thank you
@FishOutOfWaterToronto 2 ай бұрын
Hey Respect the Reef, I just wanted to tell you something about Nicrews but as you have no email I will post here. Got my Nicrews last April 30th 2023 installed on opposite sides of the tank, today I was working in the office from home luckily when I heard a crash and a splash and suddenly the 1 dual 100watt Nicrews mounting arm snapped at the base - the cheap plastic bit that holds it to the tank and the entire unit fell luckily on my screen and only got a tiny portion wet. If I had no screen it would have just landed splash in the tank and everything would be fried, got it out and had to mount my new PiXels on the one side until I get the RMS for them - so be warned about Nicrew lights, seem great but I am now waiting for the other side to snap as well :(
@RespectTheReef 2 ай бұрын
@@FishOutOfWaterToronto thanks for the heads up.
@ItsVenomViper 2 ай бұрын
Them colours 😍
@lanemurphy6354 2 ай бұрын
The upgrade looks amazing! I’ll have to send you pictures of the 25, I’ve had it set up since May.
@RespectTheReef 2 ай бұрын
@@lanemurphy6354 appreciate it! I’d love to see it
@SaltyJaytee 2 ай бұрын
Dude how is your GSP so neon?!?!
@RespectTheReef 2 ай бұрын
@@SaltyJaytee the blue light and the type of gsp it is
@Polymate3D 2 ай бұрын
Nice to see a budget build not using a overpriced, over spec light! I have the same tank as a QT but whilst working on restarting my EVO I have this with 2 fish and some coral frags running as its a nice little tank. I am running my own custom 12.6W light and going well. Thanks for sharing that you don't need all the special equipment.
@RespectTheReef 2 ай бұрын
@@Polymate3D not at all. And the pump upgrade wasn’t necessary because that cheap wave maker worked fine. But I already had the pump
@TheMushroomTech 2 ай бұрын
Really wanna see this thing all grown in!
@RespectTheReef 2 ай бұрын
@@TheMushroomTech me too. Hopefully the light will be strong enough to keep the bubble tip
@TheMushroomTech 2 ай бұрын
@@RespectTheReef I have the 50w and it's alright ngl low key kind of ass. Imma change it to a ai prime 16hd later.
@RespectTheReef 2 ай бұрын
@@TheMushroomTech Ill either find a used AI prime later on or a Tuna Blue. My local stores usually have used ones every few months
@davidbright5915 Күн бұрын
Looking at doing this what cheaper light can I use thanks
@RespectTheReef Күн бұрын
@ depends on what kind of coral you want
@redfish7644 2 ай бұрын
Want your recommendation 😎 back in the day before I got out of the hobby & had larger tanks ,, always bought Radion lights 🙄 My plan is to run the same tank as you, keep the same corals as you ,, with the addition of a chalice or two 😎😎which you don’t have 😢😢😆 also plan on two lights as you are , for the same reason as you 😎 Radions seem like over kill for this tank, what would you recommend,, if you were buying lights for your tank today ?
@RespectTheReef 2 ай бұрын
@@redfish7644 I have a chalice now lol I’d get these. AI primes. I think 2 AI primes are perfect.
@knels5288 2 ай бұрын
Great video! I could not find the ato in your links? Thx!
@RespectTheReef 2 ай бұрын
@@knels5288 forgot to add it! amzn.to/46OZFHm
@mikemcgrath8453 2 ай бұрын
Wow your clown hosting your bubble tip how long did the clown take to host the bubble tip
@lovermansmith9082 3 ай бұрын
Cool ! Nice budget minded equipment list . Thanks 😊
@RespectTheReef 3 ай бұрын
@@lovermansmith9082 thank you
@ebikesandthings 3 ай бұрын
Nice setup!
@RespectTheReef 3 ай бұрын
@@ebikesandthings thank you
@TheMushroomTech 3 ай бұрын
I remember Jake Adam's talking about cycling a tank with corals there's a reef builders post about this. "Adding corals first is fishless cycling with a difference. It’s better for fish, better for corals and you’ll experience less erratic water quality issues as a result"
@RespectTheReef 3 ай бұрын
@@TheMushroomTech that’s been my experience
@rdirtytwo 3 ай бұрын
Looks great so far! I recently just broke my Fluval Flex 9g down and moved everything over to a 26g. I still have my 9g used as a frag tank. Keep it up!
@RespectTheReef 3 ай бұрын
@@rdirtytwo awesome! It’s a sweet little tank