10 Things Every Beginner Saltwater Hobbyist Should Be Thinking About

[@FishOfHex]

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[@tinabloomfield7228]

Great video Travis!! Thank you for taking time for the newbies.

[@rc2300s2r]

Good to hear about the ph. Mine goes from 7.9s to 8.1s and it’s been kind of buggin’ me. Keep talking myself, “don’t chase it, don’t do it.” Everything in the tank is happy so I’m letting it go. I just need my chaeto to take off.

[@devinhite795]

Thank you very much for all your info, i am in the progress of starting my own saltwater aquarium and all the different videos have been helping a lot👍

[@caewalker9276]

Oh wow, your tank is looking beautiful Travis. It looks really vibrant and everything looks like it's thriving. Congratulations on a wonderful tank.

[@darwinstinton6303]

Two things, 1 - your don't pull any punches approach is something I really admire, I think that's part your military background and part your personality, anyway i like it. 2- your tank looks great.

[@syedammarrizvi4516]

Great video. I started my first saltwater tank April 2018 - 450 gallon tank. Completely agree with you about keeping things simple and not chasing numbers

[@tylerjaax4917]

Your tank is looking absolutely fantastic. Filling in very quickly and colors are popping! I’m sure it looks even better in person...

[@Jen_RS]

Thank you SO much for this video! I've been researching and collecting components for well over a year... Working up to my first reef build. And THIS is exactly what I needed right now. I've been over thinking and second guessing priorities, and your video just helped me sort it out! Thank you!

[@diyhometheaterguy]

I am so glad I subscribed! Been watching your videos and you have a ton of fantastic tips, ideas, and knowledge. Definitely worth the time to watch! Thank you for all your hard work making these videos!!

[@brianculater6444]

Wow your tank is exploding with life, beautiful setup Travis.

[@RaynorNFFC]

I'll be joining the hobby within the next 6 months and ive been researching since May last year. The only thing that's still blowing my mind is the best way to start the tank. I know there are several ways but every time I think I've found the best way I research it further and I end up finding negative comments. There's almost too much information out there now that as a beginner choosing which path to take is quite daunting. I've been looking at ATM Colony, Dr Tim's, prawn method, Red Sea Mature Pro etc. and they all seem to have as many cons as they do pro's. I'm perhaps over thinking it and should just pick one. I just want to start my journey on the best path

[@joeymerrell8585]

To be honest, you will always find a negative comment on all of it. As far as starting a new tank up, I am currently starting a very basic 40 gallon for my sister, and actually using several of those to get it going. Dry rock, live sand, dr Tim's one and only, atm the colony, fritz turbo start and the red sea reef mature program simultaneously. And monitoring off a seneye reef. 3 days and a very small diatom bloom but ammonia is at .003, stable ph and low nitrates. Should be all good in 5-7 days. I have had great luck out of all those bacteria's.

[@BoughtNotBuilt]

Excellent video with some seriously good info. I would've killed to know these things before I got into the hobby. Would have saved good money for sure but hey, it's part of the learning curve really. Loving the content dude, definitely want to pick some frags off you in the near future. Keep up the good work 🤟

[@CincinnatiReefer]

Another good video. Thanks man.

[@HWolfe]

Good content, for the newbies...Mandarin Drangonets are a separate family of their own vs. Gobies. Newbies can look up the differences; I had to again so. ..lol..Mandarins have swim bladders ...Gobies do not. I didn't know that about Gobies👀. A Mandarin was the first first I kept in a larger nano ...in 1983! The most important YT vlog this needs to be seen by alot of folks!!!! Good common sense👍TFS

[@ozziegarcia6262]

your videos are fantastic, thank you for serving.

[@dg6187]

Awesome video and love the information you put out. Sweet setup and keep the videos and information coming!

[@matyas4878]

Well done bro. Tank looks great

[@anthonysilva5015]

Great content! Saved to my aquarium list for future reference. Thanks!

[@CescaTheDarkHorse]

Nice video Travis with some good advice. The reef is looking lovely :)

[@jbkregs2766]

Great content on this channel. Thanks for this!

[@SeaFloorCoral]

Tank looks awesome. Just subscribed your videos are well done.

[@karennation3580]

How do you grow macro if you dont have a refugium? I have a 36 bowfront and literally no room for anything but small sump below. Also defietly overthinking dosing. I have been putting it off and doing water changes because my alk consumption is so varied and never consumes the same amount daily, some day 0.5 and some days 0! Also all the water changes has nitrates and phosphate very low. Maybe 0 on phos but detect the slightest hint of blue on salifert so must be 0.01. Appreciate your channel so much! You have been a big help and so glad I discovered you recently!

[@gbj6581]

Great points there. Especially in that dont try to mimic someones tank exactly. One persons tank DKH of 7 may work for them and someone elses might be 10. Maybe their nutrient levels are different so require different levels of other things... Its all in the balance of Your Own Tank.

[@bombercountybiker2990]

I'm currently in the labour ward of my local hospital expecting my first child... Obviously I'm watching your videos whilst she does the hard work 😂💪

[@negromandingo5147]

Great advice! Enjoyed the info and started following your page.

[@thekingscoral]

You’re the man, Travis

[@johnparker8837]

Doing a 20% water change every 4 days with high end Salt (Fritz's high calcium and KH ) keeps the Par.steady, and of course all the other good things too.

[@huckilt]

I couldn’t tell you exactly why or how but my tank runs at 8.4ph all day and night. I test with a blue lab handheld ph meter and calibrate it regularly.

[@thereefinrican]

Great list Travis. Wish I would have know this when I first started.

[@cmac6877]

I'm with you up until 'Aquatic Log', now maybe I'm jaded because I've been a dev for so long, but that app is very poorly written, and serving up mixed content is poses a security risk for users and is such an easy fix that I'm not sure why they let it go. Again, this has nothing to do with you - tank looks great, thanks for providing some great info.

[@timothyvandermeer6807]

love your video's. Tnx for al the information

[@MikeLemming]

Great info Trav! As always!

[@AmericanReefing]

Great video Travis 👍

[@KalenaO]

I'm upgrading my 40 gal breeder and moving to a 75 gallon, do you have a recommendation for an overflow? I don't have a huge spending pile but I want to get something that will work well and I will be happy with.

[@joeymerrell8585]

Modular marine is great. They send everything you need to drill and install their overflow. They are sleek looking too.

[@jbkregs2766]

Great video man. Do you think a 200 gallon is to much for a beginner? I hear your supposed to start small but I know once I’ve got it down I will want the larger tank.

[@emondsan]

thanks Travis, love the channel. any suggestions as to how to QT inverts (mainly snails)? my QT is generally clean of algae as i only set it up when a new batch of creatures comes in.

[@FishOfHex]

use a small tank, sponge filter, heater and add nori about once per week to feed them.

[@aphillyq]

I run a 10 g that I use for coral and inverts, it’s a hob, heater, light, and just 4 g water change every week, and top off middle of week. Everything was used, throw some food in to get some gha so there is always food. It always a little dirty, but no pests

[@daanvandongen1422]

why is the powder blue only swimming through half the tank and then turning back again? is it a territory thing? he just goes to the middle and JOINK back again.

[@williamdecoursey9176]

Ty for the vid. My first tank gets water this weekend! Do you have store hours, or are u strictly online. I'm about 30 min east of Lancaster, but a peek at the 300 would be worth the drive!

[@FishOfHex]

Most people who do local pickup on the website just make an appointment to come over.

[@williamdecoursey9176]

@@FishOfHex when I'm ready for coral, you can count on it :)

[@aphillyq]

The only failure in this hobby is quitting because you don’t want to learn from your mistakes. My example, I’m trying an anemone for the third time, 1st was epic fail, 2nd was a slow melting, now doing it again, learning and trying. If it doesn’t work, wait a few more months, learn more, try again.

[@joeymerrell8585]

Nobody likes a quitter! Keep it going, failure is they key to success.

[@jhonwhick5586]

Great video thanks!

[@anthonyboykin6133]

Excellent video

[@FriendM2010]

Talk’in the talk, Walk’in the walk 👍👍👍.

[@jjmccloud]

Sailfin and yellow tangs are probably the easiest tangs to try first

[@jimjam1855]

Excellent info here.

[@trureef2319]

Don’t knock JEBAO all equipment mess up even expensive lol u and I both can stand by that. With that being said my new tank will be JEBAO everything including led lights. Ima make a new name for JEBAO. I also used that T u have to split off from your return, liked that. Cool vid.

[@FishOfHex]

I run jebao on this tank, return pump, powerheads and UV

[@trureef2319]

Lol I know. so the cheap route isn’t always bad and can be successful So I agree with u. It’s like a pair of Gucci shoes or pair of nikes. They both do the same just one you pay for the name I’m guessing.

[@anthonymurphy3101]

Can you go in more detail about cutting the tips.of coral that are stunted growth

[@justforkiks29]

You mention a third party app, but why not input the data into your apex? It tracks levels with a graph if you input the data into it. You can also add notes to keep track of anything you like which will be dated and time stamped.

[@FishOfHex]

No free advertisements here, plus i have been using aquaticlog for a few years

[@theblindreefer8718]

Lovely tank can you tell me what them to fish I called with the orange tails and Fins I saw two of them they don't look like tangs not seen them before but look lovely would appreciate it thank you

[@lilreefer6986]

Travis ur my idol for this stuff. So I made a vid about setting up a 65g it’s called(O.T.Drawing) not about drawing btw

[@HeathenHammer123]

great vid! good food for thought.

[@RobBoryckiGolf]

Good vid dude

[@cy2x609]

11. Don’t punch your aquarium when you’re pissed off! Trust me! I’ve done it and I won’t advise it. 😉

[@DoctorOctobrist]

Yo Travis I've been planning on getting into the hobby how would you get both a main tank and quarantine system up at the same time?

[@WellDoneBurger]

hey man whats up with your yellow tang? i think my foxface has the same thing. a few bumps under the skin and some missing skin as well

[@FishOfHex]

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[@oscartalamantes4480]

Great video....

[@willsimmons7526]

Can you put up a link to this aquatic log your talking about

[@FishOfHex]

www.aquaticlog.com

[@hammy387]

Hands down, this is the fastest growth I've ever seen in a tank...

[@gabesreef]

Fuxking great video!!

[@DownSouthReefer]

What are those yellow fin diamond fish?

[@n3cro2012]

Monodactylus argenteus

[@detroithammer8869]

KISS FTW!

[@soldierboy_4349]

I have a 10 gal saltwater tank

[@AllegiancePressureWashing]

Ermahgerd I’m first

[@arturreef8117]

Men how you get this insane growth Jesus 😍?

[@FishOfHex]

💪 jk keeping the tank stable

[@stevedang8554]

You're yellow tang is starving

[@FishOfHex]

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[@johnkoutsantonis7187]

man that powder blue is high strung !