10 Things Pro Reefers Do That Newbies Shouldn't

[@ReefDork]

Here are 8 things experienced reefers do that newbies SHOULD do! kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZDJpWqniZxkeLs

[@annebartells777]

You are definitely my favorite reefer. You give great advice without making it complicated. I look forward for your weekly videos

[@vaneternal5610]

Definitely agree with point no.2. As a newbie in this hobby, when doing my research everything seemed so complicated and expensive... But as I understood the basics, I started my first tank which proved not to be so difficult as expected in the beginning. Just sticking to the basics and learning as the tank develops is the best option, without overcomplicating things. Great video as always :)

[@paullehane603]

👍. Great job. Watching these weekly videos is part of my maintenance routine!

[@smokeandkippers]

Absolutely spot on fella! I always compare running a reef tank to owning a high performance exotic car. If your maintenance isn’t up to scratch then components will eventually start to go pop!!

[@paullehane603]

Except a high performance exotic car is cheaper😉

[@richardwoods9083]

Fantastic video. I really appreciate your humor and candor.

[@ahmedelzanfally9451]

I appreciate your honesty of such information. I have learnt this myself the hard way after years of reefing. Great vid !

[@StubbyAcro]

Thanks. I just started a new reef tank and your channel helps me a lot.

[@salmansalman-vw1ps]

very good advice.. wish me luck, i',m newbie to this reefing

[@garrycole9187]

This is such a smart and great video because It is so true. There are things that newbies or even guys like me who are restarting in the hobby after 20 years should NOT do or TRY to do. This is one of the best subject video that I have encountered and I wished you had done it a year ago.

[@tkozik84]

This is great video! I made some many mistakes that are on this is list. Is crazy. Had to make the step back stop overthinking and it came back to life. Keep up the great work💪

[@coreyoie5508]

Bro I absolutely love your tank, it looks great, then I see that god awful wall paper in the back 😂

[@severin1136]

Bro I love the wallpaper

[@HogwartsBasement]

I avoided painting behind my tank because I didn’t wanna drain and move it. Maybe he can’t be assed draining and moving it to decorate. I had a black backdrop tho

[@falcolf]

I love it too 😂

[@gentlemanreefer6105]

Excellent video full of very true statements for beginners but good for all of us too.

[@Sutsamadori97]

I love how you take your time to de-complicate stuff like this. I am trying to gear up information until I can get a reef tank and it is so easy to get lost in all the gear and should-dos. Thanks dude

[@adatewithnature8333]

thankyou for taking the time to teach us!!

[@bamseskylling1978]

Solid advice as always

[@markg4315]

Great video as always mate

[@modotd3885]

Hi. Are there any fish that would school/shoal in a 30gal. But like neon tetras and other barbs

[@ReefDork]

Not in a saltwater tank, no.

[@falcolf]

The toughest coral I have is a torch and I'm happy to stay with that as my toughest coral.❤ (My tank is basically a zoa, BTA and euphillia garden.)

[@xXFUZZYMONK]

Great video! My tank has been running 5 months now (20gal) and dosing trace elements was the thing that put me off starting the hobby so I’m glad you said not to worry yet. Can I how much I should be water changing on a 20gal tank and how often I should do it. Thanks

[@ReefDork]

10% a week is the way to go. If you need to correct issues, sometimes you can do 3x 30% changes in 3 days.

[@eillyacostandinides3344]

Excellent video man.

[@jaysrealreefuk]

Really enjoyed this video. I would love an update on the budget build you did. How's that getting along? 👍

[@ReefDork]

Closed it down! Only set it up to make the video. New nano coming soon though...

[@jaysrealreefuk]

@@ReefDork so excited to follow the nano build, this is going to be good. Take care.

[@Arowana0071]

Nice video as always👍🐠

[@reefkichards2345]

Excellent video Dork. Stability is key, rather than chasing numbers. Gratifying to hear you say look after dKH and PH will look after itself, as I recently reached this conclusion. Future video suggestion: How about doing occasional reviews of subscriber tanks a la Tidal Gardens, but instead of visiting 1000 gallon monsters, visit mere mortals such as my humble Red Sea XL200 which is coming up for 12 months old, after a break from the hobby for 12 years. Just a thought. Keep up the good work buddy.

[@tonycloseukreef3799]

Great advice Thank you

[@canadianreefmaster]

Awesome advice! Do your water changes!

[@alfst5546]

Yet another brilliant video, one question, I use NSW, do you think I would need to add any additives ? Surely when doing a water change with NSW it should contain all the natural elements ?

[@ReefDork]

Water changes alone won't be enough long term, regardless of where the water comes from. You'll need to dose alk, calc and mag at some point

[@foxglovemead]

I'm trying to replicate the Red Sea Recipe for a Mixed Reef. 2 ppm Nitrate and 0.1 ppm Phosphate. So, if my Nitrate and Phosphate are both zero, how to "fix". LFS suggests it is desirable to help corals by increasing both of these e.g. not settle for zero. They suggest stopping NoPoX until levels increase?

[@ReefDork]

I agree - Nopox only necessary to reduce nutrients so don't use it if yours are too low 🙂

[@KerpooHater]

once i settle down quite a few years later, i'm thinking of getting a small (about 15 gallons or so) tank with mostly macroalgae and some pulsing xenia for a pair of four striped damsels (and nothing else other than some inverts), do you think this would work? i'm a big fan of damselfish because of their behaviour, hardiness, appearance and also how the way dascyllus melanurus swim remind me of butterflies minus the flapping

[@ReefDork]

Yep, sounds good to me 👍

[@KerpooHater]

@@ReefDork thank you!

[@deanhargreaves5958]

Looking in to ro unit before I start up my new tank I have good water pressure so not sure about ro unit with and with out pressure pump looking at 4 stage

[@ReefDork]

Booster is a great investment - it'll massively speed up your production time.

[@Arowana0071]

I have a question for you I'm useing ocean salt but my corals don't seem to do well? im keeping LPS, and a few soft coral So I was thinking about looking in to changing salt. Do have any tips on a good salt 👍

[@ReefDork]

I use red sea blue bucket and have for a while now. Might not necessarily solve your problems mind...

[@Arowana0071]

@@ReefDork thanks for the reply if I was gone change salt how long before I good do that 👍🐠

[@evscope]

Great video.

[@stevemunn367]

Yes great video 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@19801emmanuel]

Just tested my ph it’s at 11.5 no wonder I’m getting crazy growth on my zoas

[@yannickbroos5283]

Does having salt in your tank automatically increase your ph? I’m new to the saltwater hobby, but my freshwater aquascapes all have a Ph of 6.5-7. Also my tap water has a Ph of around 7

[@ReefDork]

Short answer, yes!

[@keagancribby4020]

Def agree with the feeding even a young tank has enough bacterioplankton to give coral enough additional food. And not just dont chase ph dont chase anything!

[@trentoncook8719]

3:31 What type of coral is that?

[@ReefDork]

Acan

[@Mike__B]

Good video, reminds me of the BRS guy and his tank, they make lots of good videos, however when he tried it on his tank he just got results that he didn't like.

[@ReefDork]

To their credit, they try to pioneer things which is great. But for the other 99% of us, the basics are the way to go!

[@Mike__B]

@@ReefDork Oh yeah, but they really show that regardless of experience when you do new things you make yourself a "newbie" and then the same traps occur.

[@glenbuyer8738]

No.6 should be keeping Acros, plenty of super easy sps

[@SanDiegoBoxes]

Did not know that you shouldn’t feed corals in the beginning, I’ve always understood that they can live without it and thrive with just lights flow and water stability, but I thought feeding would only help their health.

[@lkapitan8232]

Do you feed your corals?

[@ReefDork]

Occasionally but I find it also feeds other, undesirable stuff in the tank so I don't tend to regularly.

[@josephposada1830]

Baking Powder gave me a good stable alkalinity

[@josephposada1830]

Oops Soda lol

[@rayrclark]

Great advice! In my case 2 years too late.

[@marber4939]

I have run out of few elements by having many lps'es so adding some jod ,traces of heavy metals pays of for me;)

[@danmaltby3271]

Triton my butt, even if you get to own the Port oJohnny if it’s all yours, it’s like if the tree fell the woods and no one heard it like the poop is still there. Water changes are a good thing you know less often this nice but to completely get rid of them like it’s kind of silly like you give the fish food and stuff they don’t use somebody else might eventually reach point where nobody wants something like a pair of like70s pants in 1984

[@richwright2280]

Reef Mork 🤣

[@adatewithnature8333]

flankyou

[@leefoster4133]

I disagree with point no.1. Water changes should be done on a as needed bases. Prescheduled water changes is just silly. If you do have to perform water changes then invest in a sump. You can run the water through it and in time, if you have a well establish system can recover the water instead of tossing it. But I have to say you have to get the organics in this filter running well. And so, you can recover all of that water that you would have tossed. Maybe more of an advance topic and one you will have to put in the time to get it there as it took me a year to get the one I had sorted out. But by then I didn't need it for what I was using for and just connected it to the tank and removed the old filters and equipment for that tank.

[@Salkio]

yay first

[@ct2368]

This is the most condescending video I've seen in a while. What a joke.

[@foxglovemead]

Interesting that you shouldn't try to run before you can walk and 90% is taken care of by Water Changes and Foundation Additives. How do you increase Nitrate and Phosphate? I dose NoPoX and reduced the dose to half the minimum.

[@ReefDork]

If you need to increase nitrate and phosphate, keep turning down the Nopox. No sense using it if you don't need to reduce nutrients.