3 REASONS YOUR REEF TANK LOOKS HORRIBLE!

[@coralfish12g]

This isn't just a rant! I want to help you with whatever problems you're reef tank is going through! Ask your questions here, or let me know a problem that you'd like to see me make a video on. Don't give up! YOU CAN DO IT! George OUT!

[@hustlecoralvlogs7675]

right on dude 100% True !!! Good video

[@christopherhamilton4471]

CoralFish12g Hey George, was wondering what species of clown fish you can house together? (If you can at all...) Thanks!

[@curt8806]

This was actually a well made video! Thank you! Your style is evolving and this video felt very natural.

[@pat7777100]

CoralFish12g I don't do water changes and have you seen my aquarium

[@Tbobization]

Clownfish you need to be the same species even so some clownfish will fight will kill each other even they're the same family like maroon, tomato, and clarkii family. If you want to have mix clownfish, then I recommend percula and ocellaris clownfish. You cannot have more than a pair in small tank. Also you cannot mix clownfish like ocellaris with maroon in small tank. You can get away with multiple mix clownfish as long as you have big tank and enough territory for them to claim.

[@mattcoheed2113]

I'll be completely honest, this was a wake up call for me. I've been trying to figure out why my tank isn't looking to great and honestly you are right and I have just not been dedicating enough time towards it and doing enough water changes. Thank you, I'll have it looking better soon

[@Umadcuzubadbrah]

to me a tank with bad lighting is the most depressing thing to look at, made me almost quit but then decided to invest in higher tech led lights.

[@marquiiswells]

your editing has improved, good job man. Keep it up

[@weaverdetails4747]

George you hit the nail right on the head with water changes. I have been reefing since 2014 and I am no expert but I religiously do a 20% water change every week and I couldn't be happier with my tank. I also subscribed to your channel a month into the hobby.

[@coribellanoche]

Truer words have never been spoken - expectations, experience and research. As a professional bench scientist I have been schooled in the discipline in logical, evidence based thinking and analysis. I try to apply to apply these principles to my hobby. While I am an experienced fresh water hobbyist the marine environment has always been a bit daunting. I finally took the plunge and, while I have my trials and tribulations, it is slowly congealing and making sense. On a side note, I love your perseverance in the hobby and get a great deal of satisfaction comparing your very early videos and watching the maturation and development of a young man from a kid to a maturing educator. You da man. o what are you majoring in in college and what do you see yourself doing professionally. Once again, thanks

[@MRHawks-ee2fl]

Been watching your channel since you were just a small guy. I am super impressed that you stuck with it and have always appreciated your fantastic advice.

[@ScreamPotato]

Not only are you a great youtuber, you're spot on with your assessments. Keep up the good work. Thumbs up.

[@dubsydabster]

Ok Ok. I'll do a water change.

[@naturalvivaria9663]

Water changes definitely help, but a lot of those SPS reefs you showed as examples of amazing reefs from seasoned hobbyists definitely dose, rather than relying solely on water changes. The calcium, alk, and magnesium consumption level of densely packed SPS reefs is so high that without a calcium reactor or dosing liquids, you simply won't be able to sustain them without extremely large daily water changes. Many of us with SPS reefs experience drops in Alk and Cal over the course of a day, and a small water change every couple of days won't 'reset' the tank. The 'perfect' water you are adding back to the tank, regardless of the salt mix, will end up diluted by the remaining water in the aquarium, and the levels will be much lower than what is optimal. Even in a 20 gallon SPS reef I did weekly water changes on using Aquavitro Salinity [salt mix] still needed a 3 channel auto doser that added a generous amount of Cal, Alk, and Mag solutions daily in order to maintain optimal growth and color of the corals. All in all, your video is great and I do agree that more water changes are definitely required, I just think suggesting that it resets your aquarium is a stretch, and can be really misleading for those newer hobbyists that want to achieve the sorts of SPS heavy reefs you showed as examples. Sub'd though, so keep it up!

[@zekth8504]

Can't agree more with this comment. Doing lots of water change does not help when you want to maintain some sensible acros.

[@thatReefGuy]

While that is true he specifically said he was talking to inexperienced reefers that had a tank that looks like the first pic (NOT all the Acro tanks that came after that). Those people with THOSE Acro Tanks know what they are doing and have no need to watch this video. They Video was aimed at the 90 Percent of people that don't have Acro Tanks. Although I believe in testing and dosing like you do this video was not geared towards you. I have one Tank That I never Dose because it is all Zoanthids yet. I have another Tank that has to be tested and dosed 2 to 4 times a day. Every Tank is different. I guess what I am saying is even though you right every tank is different. Don't look at your tank and how you have to do it but what his target audiences tanks look like and their experience

[@zekth8504]

I agree with you but, showing some of this corals with a beginner audience and some of this advices could put some people in a wrong way.

[@dondeslauriers7286]

I'm just starting a reef tank and have done a ton of research so far. I just put together a quarantine tank just for corals and will keep them in their for at least 60 days. Then I'll put them in my display tank if there are no problems. Your videos are very helpful and I can't wait to purchase my first set of corals. Thank You

[@someoneforsaken6310]

I've been wondering about the types of algae located in a saltwater tank, and I would like to know which ones can be beneficial, harmful, etc. And keep up the great work!

[@apdroidgeek1737]

Only the macro algaes are beneficial other algae will take over

[@AzraelThanatos]

As a major thing, you can actually do to many water changes. If I remember right, be very careful of going beyond a total of 60% in under a week. If you take to much out, you can kill off your fish because you've removed far to much of the bacteria you need. A friend of mine had his tank crash because of that one when he had a small issue and went for a few to many emergency water changes repeatedly and the load kind of murdered the system...

[@georgearias7336]

Experts said that bacteria are not in the water. It's stablished into the rocks and the filter media.

[@nicknathu5981]

One of my tanks my biocube just crashed... Like literally my uncle hit it and it crashed all over the floor and I screamed at him for literally 10 hours

[@muhibmaknojia9603]

Nick Nathu i feel sorry for you

[@ApacheFPV]

Nick Nathu Is it bad that I laughed at this? It's not a funny situation it's just funny how you told it. Lol

[@LAWSICK1]

Nick Nathu 10 hrs is not enough !!!

[@Meldium]

was your tank on Wheels? seems like it

[@MargrittBuechler]

Nick Nathu i would crash his car

[@brucehillyard6287]

I love watching your videos. I agree with some of the other posters. You are probably one of the best, if not the best fish video guy around. Besides that, you remind me of my grandson. I'm an anemone loving grandma. Been reading and learning for about the past 5 months. I'm not there yet, but I'm getting there. Keep the videos coming.!

[@tang_nabbitchannel3898]

Mixed reef tank not a ton of corals but getting there (about 35) I do no dosing at all Just water changes everything stays in check numbers right on point. Corals don't grow as fast as others but there steady and getting better. Only ever lost 1 coral 18 months in. Water changes is the key! Thank you, great show!

[@lizzi407]

Thank you, George for taking the time to speak with me at Reefapalooza. I will let you know about progress.

[@11thronnin27]

Drops the mike!! Man I love this channel all ready!! Straight to the point!!👍🏾💯

[@markruddy3227]

I subscribed because I'm literally getting my tank in this weekend and want all the info I can get. I'm terrified that my tank WILL look like 90% of those tanks as you said. I have two pretty good freshwater nano tanks, but this is a whooooole different ballgame. Here's to hopin all goes well! Great videos George!

[@bigbowlowrong4694]

I’m new to reef tanks - have been at it only for about six months or so with a 10 gallon IM Nuvo AIO. The main thing I’ve learned in that period sounds trite but it’s true - WATER CHANGES. Any time you’re at home and have nothing to do, just get in the habit of filling a bit of that time with water changes. Even 20%. At first it’s a pain in the ass, but in a few months you’ll have a routine down and it’ll be done through pure muscle memory. If you do this, any mistakes you make will be moderated and corrected. Related to that, make sure not only you have a refractometer and use it for EVERY water change, but that you calibrate it with salt water of a KNOWN salinity. I calibrate mine before every water change and test the newly-mixed salt every time after once accidentally mixing hyper-saline water and adding that to my tank without testing (which caused the salinity in the main tank to get to 60ppm, alkalinity to shoot through the roof, and my torch coral to wither up and die). Finally, lots of KZbin videos from experienced reefers talk about nutrients like they’re always a bad thing that have to be avoided at all costs. If you actually try to shoot for 0 nitrates as a newbie, your corals WILL suffer. You shouldn’t be afraid of feeding them if you do regular water changes. The goal is to get to a mature reef tank and that will not happen if it’s entirely sterilised of nutrients. Oh, and quarantine your fish. Ich sucks.

[@intox69]

Research is the best thing you can do prior to getting into a serious and expensive hobby such as this, I've been researching for probably 2 years now although I feel confident right now, I'll probably pull the trigger in another year.

[@ethanrussell3163]

Great tip is to grab a cheap turkey baster and blast rocks. You'd be surprised how much crud accumulates over just a few days. Then, have your filter sock on the sump intake remove the debris. Just get it in the water column first.

[@aquariumservicetech2891]

I've been really frustrated lately with my tank this helps push me forward. Thanks man

[@rudyzamora6846]

I needed that. I’m going to go do a water change right now. Thank you CF12g

[@thebreaker8304]

Bro nice platinum's in ur nano. This is a great vid. Ive been researching saltwater aquariums for about 4years now. Never had the investment capitol until recently. Let me tell you it's hard not walking home with a tank and fish with 4 saltwater LFS in my area. Can't wait to start this gorgeous hobby

[@Lisa-jq3di]

You give the best advice and your eyebrows are amazing

[@serenabowman2214]

there's alot of good information here for all us newbies to the hobby and it makes ALOT of sense ☺

[@justicemcclendon680]

You forgot about salinity creeps that cause deaths in your tank that cause algae blooms. Love the channel. I did a water change after this video.

[@ElfyBean]

omg, P R E A C H! as someone who works at an LPS, I can't even begin to count how many customers' problems stem from too few water changes! K have one guy who actually *brags* about not doing water changes. (for some reason, his reef tank is no more... hmmm, can't imagine why?) one regular customer was trying to figure out why his system was crashing. turns out it had been weeks since his last water change, and he hadn't even touched his filter (media included) in 6 months! a large water change and a good filter cleaning and media change and his tank is beautiful once more! Too bad it took a fish dying for him to pay attention. :(

[@vtecbanger3180]

I've been reefing for many years and I agree with everything said. great video and I made a mistake last month that I'm finally getting over. No loss just a set back knock on wood. (kalk does brought my alk threw the roof)

[@brett2595]

Preach........can never go wrong with a water change!

[@Reefgrrl]

You nailed it! Starting with the basics pays off big time. Nice work!

[@Sysgen]

Excellent presentation and great information! While I haven't setup my tank yet, I am doing the research part of this hobby and enjoying it! After spending over 20 years reading manpages, this research is a blast. I find that the many "differing" views allow for a better understanding. What works for one hobbiest may not work for another. Anyhow, thanks for the information and the light hearted presentation. Now I am off to look at RO/DI system.

[@airforcerawker]

I think just what you mentioned is a lot of it but also the lighting, bioload, and feeding schedule has a lot to do with it as well. There are a LOT of ways to run a reef tank. You just have to figure out what way works for you. Personally the single biggest thing that helped my tank look MUCH better was my lighting(quality and amount) and monitoring calcium and magnesium especially. I ran into dinoflagellates pretty bad(looked like algae there was so much of it) and I significantly cut my lighting time and stopped doing water changes(to starve them of nutrients) and my tank has never looked as good as it does now. Corals are all growing(softies, LPS, SPS...have had to dose calcium and magnesium). I plan to just keep doing what I'm doing and observe the tank over time. I've found that listening to how your tank is reacting is a great way to get a sense of things, just like checking parameters. Taking the time everyday to sit and look at your tank for more than a few minutes at a time is not only enjoyable and relaxing but allows you to realize things.

[@beedolphin1]

I had a fish tank that lasted for a few years and I must say, that I was able to do a lot of tending to the tank and it was worth it. The thing that crashed my tank was the cost to treatment when Ick took over. I saw the sign early and though I had done my best to treat the whole tank and make sure my fish were treated as well, the cost just killed it. So if you are interested in having a aquarium of any kind, keep in mind the cost at all times. It may seem very hard to do but once you've done it enough time you will get the hang of it. Never give up and remember practice makes perfect.

[@DeeFromBrooklyn]

Well said G.. even with experience we still F up and get lazy. . great video

[@SnazzyZubloids]

You guys, myself included, have it easy these days with LED lights, captive raised and incredibly tough fish, tough coral frags harvested in captivity, built in all-in-one filtration systems, cool new biological media, etc. Around 15ish years ago, just for shits and giggles, I set up a 42 gallon corner aquarium and built a reef from scratch. It was up and running for 5, maybe 6 years before I broke it down and donated all the corals, inverts and fish (including captive bred Ocellaris, 4 or 5 out of 30 or so actually survived to adulthood). Rarely did water changes, only topped it off once every few days with filtered tap water and some Kalkwasser thrown in. I changed out the active carbon a couple times a month, and occasionally cleaned the viewing surfaces with a paper towel (it barely needed any cleaning). It ran on a Magnum canister filter and an Emperor 250, with 4 normal 20" flourescent lights (2x2500k "daylight," and 2x 10000k actinic) Everyone laughed at me saying it couldn't be done without drilling, installing a drip sump, RO/DI, a skimmer, a refugium, expensive live sand, metal halide or high output fluorescents, a chiller, tons of powerheads and wavemakers, a quarantine tank, billions of supplements, etc. Little did the haters know I had been in the aquarium hobby since I was 5 years old breeding guppies and various other mollies/platies, as well as the occasional killifish (they were hard to come by then). I probably still have some pictures saved somewhere taken on a top of the line Motorola SLVR, which was the first camera and first camera phone I'd ever owned. Keep it simple and pay attention to what's happening in there and your reef will take care of itself with very little influence. I see way too many people overreacting and doing supplements on top of supplements, constantly fiddling with heat, lighting, feeding, excessive water changes, etc. When a reef starts experiencing far too much outside influence, the results are consistently negative.

[@thedust8064]

such a good youtuber. i hit like for your honesty. good job man.keep it up.

[@adamnorvell]

When I first got into this hobby, and saw all the expensive reactors and different methods of filtration, I was shocked and asked my dad "why don't people just do more water changes?" His reply "because people are lazy." So true. People ask me so many questions about my tanks, until they see how basic the set up it, then they think I must not know enough and they stop asking questions. A successful tank doesn't need to be complicated.

[@NEMO20G]

good work as usual George mad to see how much you've grown you are the same age as me and it's bril having someone as enthusiastic as me! keep up the good work:)

[@arunegmd4429]

Tbh. I literally just started in the hobby. I just have an Ocellaris clown. I am gonna be doing it weekly till my tank is entirely ready for coral! I was all freshwater till my birthday. Since I had *Keyword had* the money to afford it all. I don't have all the fancy stuff. But I have test kitd and a constsnt salinity meter. My ocellaris is an adorable big girl. Lively and happy been about 4 days she is eat well. And I do a test on PH and ammonia pretty much daily till I feel safe. I know its over board but it gives me a sense of comfort

[@IS-db6pn]

Nice video! I'm a firm believer in water changes. I would like to see a video of 5 saltwater fish perfect for beginners with larger tanks. Thanks George!

[@twofish7939]

One tip to add in addition to research, real-life scenarios and implementation of this research. I think with information, you need some sort of way to realize what you learn in real life and replicate these results. To battle cyano for instance, it's better to know how to deal with it than not know how of course. A veteran reefer will have gone through many if not all bad phases of the hobby, and overcoming these is one way which makes these returning issues a piece of cake rather than calculus to some newer reefers. Yes, do your research, but also live through these experiences that will grow your arsenal of attacks in the future. In this hobby, most of how I learned things was based on mistakes, other peoples mistakes, and learning from success.

[@albaniansk8er]

George my name is George too and I love this video. If things aren’t perfect refer to Water Change. My goal is to have salt water compatible equipment but start keeping a more demanding fresh water species. All Tropheus species are challenging to keep for any aquarist and also Pseudotropheus Saulosi or Demasoni. If I can keep these fish thriving and at least proved a pure enough environment for them to breed, I then should think about moving up to salt water. I don’t recommend under any circumstances of anyone to start salt water without at least having freshwater experience for a while.

[@chiclids]

THANK YOU GOURGE. I tell so many people about water changes how important and essential it is I do water changes on a regular basis and my tank looks great very awesome advice buddy :-)

[@dereksfishtank7663]

Great videos. Great beginner knowledge and my 8 year can watch with me without me worried about every other word being R rated.

[@curt8806]

I wish i was a reefer and good looking like George.

[@wildngugster8149]

I can’t get over the fact that HE WAS BLINKING AT 1:40

[@lillybain8799]

Good video and info man, i do 2 water changes a week on my 9ft saltwater tank, i run on canisters and no skimmer so its a must if i dont want this tank to fail. Keep up the great videos

[@hossfoundation9390]

Great Video! It will deff help some beginners!

[@decosilver13]

Hi George, I'm André from Brasil and I'm subscribed! I loved your channel! The water testing gadgets are incredible, unfortunately in Brasil they are obscurely expensive! haaha Hugs from Brasil!

[@nosumpreefing8287]

nice video. been watching for a while. the test tip is excellent

[@ROTTERtube]

great video for the beginner. too bad hanna doesn't have testing for nitrates.

[@fishtankfreak]

#3, consistancy and patience/experience says it all. However, I would advise against vacuuming the sand bed.

[@brianbuchert6382]

I find that most issues do stem from both overstocking and lack of water changes or both.basically if you don’t have a lot of time to keep up with your tank your wasting your time.a lot of people want that eye popping tank but then don’t have or are too lazy for testing and maintenance.

[@sphacelus]

I have honestly never tested my water for phosphates.............. but I change 20% of the water once a week, every single week.. and It's a successful tank, 8 months.. first reef tank. getting incredible coraline algae growth already.

[@dkpirie]

Wow! you look more mature and different on virtually every video you do these days. Can you give us an update on your college room tank and your two rare Clownfish & how is the Frat house Jellyfish coming on?

[@jamesfrazier2327]

love the vids man. keep them coming!

[@dreaddinit1075]

I’ve learned some of these the hard way. Water changes. Simple concept amazing results.

[@ZeroArrival]

I like when you started pulling water out and your ATO started up!

[@theplacetobefunnyvideos562]

This really helped out thanks mate

[@theogpork6777]

Very good video I have been in the hoppy since 2013 and I got to say the amount of mistakes I made is just a lot but now I understand what I'm doing I know my water parameters I know everything in my tank. Thanks for this video I have been subscribed since I started saltwater

[@irapeters4896]

I really like your videos man I'm a beginner in the Salt water World I'm in the research stage

[@simoncushing1048]

Hanna Checkers, yeah, pity there isn't one for Nitrates!! Thus you need the old colour chart test kit.

[@michaelnavarro4364]

Your best vid in my opinion 🐙🐠🐟🐡🦀

[@freemansaquatics5326]

well said liked as always take care man def going to check out those testers ty bud

[@berniemadina6145]

Great info 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@QuarterBach]

Hey. I live in a hot country and I have no chiller. Any other way to cool my tank down? I usually put a tray or two of ice everyday. My tank is 20 gallons. Maybe make a video called "No chiller, No Problem?" Thanks

[@cronkster25]

Buy a cheap used mini fridge and drill the side, add a pump into the tank that pumps from it to the fridge. Set it as cool as you need it and as much hose as it will hold will be the best for it. should cost $30-80 total

[@ethanlin9925]

QuarterBach There are mini chillers right now that are trending online, check it out

[@QuarterBach]

Aquarium Chaos link pls

[@ethanlin9925]

I don't have a link but there are two of them called AL30 and AL60 chillers

[@michaelbalsley6041]

QuarterBach try putting fans that blow on the top as well maybe

[@Nick210]

These are good points for all aquariums, not just salt water.

[@joshscholtz4692]

very informative video! thanks

[@mohammedalhadher1414]

Love your hair 🌊 🏄🏼

[@adamdahlberg3401]

Great video. Can u use ocean water for water changes?

[@harry007121]

You are completely rite. I had very high expectation. Reef keeping is time consuming but at the same time u have to learn from your failures and keep researching to make it better rather than giving up. I crashed my tank twice but now after learning I am doing good. Knowing all my water parameters. But I wanna ask u a question I have 3 fishes in my reef but whenever I add the 4 th one it always dies. I have a 10g aquarium. I have a lot of Copepoda so I got yellow wrasse and it perished within a week. My parameters are good. Any suggestions. Your suggestions helped me out a lot in growing my corals.

[@harry007121]

Before that I tried a mandarin and it also died in 2 days

[@fishtankfreak]

Hey! I'm not George, but I am willing to offer my advice. Depending on the fish that you currently house it may be the tops for your tank. Depending on the fish you are looking to add, it may not be a suitable environment causing stress. I'm not sure which type of wrasse you have described, as yellow wrasse could mean many things... Sometimes a tank like the one you have described is only equipped to handle a certain amount of bio load (fish, inverts, ect...). Granted, increasing filtration efficiency and/or size may help but is not likely worth it. In my opinion, a mandarin is a great although they can be tricky to care for it may be best to avoid them until you can add them to a larger environment where they have more room to hunt and sustain themselves. Just my 2 cents. Happy fishkeeping!

[@harry007121]

fishtankfreak Ohhh. I am talking about yellow two spot wrasse. I have 2 peculiar clown and a purple flame goby. I have 2 turbo snails and one red cherry shrimp. I was jus thinking of adding one more fish lol.. Hope i find a suitable one. U have any suggestions..

[@fishtankfreak]

Hmm...Interesting, usually two spot wrasses (they don't usually have much yellow on them) are tough to find in the hobby as they are not often suitable for home aquaria. Could it have been a Twinspot Hogfish? Those are often mistaken as a wrasse.

[@KingJay-2093]

CoralFish12g this was helpful couldn't never get my RODI machine to work right so I'm stuck using tap water and I'm pretty sure my phosphate level is high and I will work on that but thanks for the tips. Anywho I'm still learning as I go

[@maxwell_edison]

4:08 THAT FISH JUST DISAPPEARED OH NO OH MY GOSH

[@jean-lucchessher7065]

I couldn't be arsed with all the work that goes in to the enishal set up of a salt water tank and there's not many salt water fish I like but I like the vids

[@xanderwhite6924]

This vid was really helpful thanks 🙏🏼

[@dilovepaws]

I have to say I had to stop exactly what I was doing to tell you guys this guy knows what the hell he’s talking about I’ve been in a hobby for over 10 years and I’ve made the same mistakes as a new hobbyist listen to this guy because he’s telling you the truth

[@patrykgabrielmiklaszewskip7946]

Thanks m8 a lot of important information!

[@jdsevereide]

nice vid! I actually lol'd at the end

[@atlasofarcadia3906]

yes...water change. Luckily my tank is set up well enough that I mainly need to dose calcium. I usually go months in between water changes but my nitrates are at 0.

[@benhowardbath]

Top video George!!!!Thank you

[@jacobside2656]

Totally agree with #3. Drives me crazy seeing all these never do a water change by adding this lotion potion or this really expensive widget. Do a water change people.

[@MR-Santos-PR]

Dude, awesome basic video

[@randychesley7101]

I had a reef tank that went over six months without a water change and did just fine... Just a tiny bit of hair algae on a few rocks... I have seen others do similarly...

[@Mo-gk2uu]

A very nice video👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼🐠🐠

[@cherylhalloran2988]

I also need some guidance with lighting for softies and some hammers and gorgonia. Tank is 16 inches deep. Thank you.

[@johnsm3568]

Water changes are not always the answer. If you do a 20% water change, you've only removed 20% of any nutrients present in the aquarium. As for Cyano or Hair algae, best to just leave it, it will disappear in the end. Also if you have completed a water change and Cyano comes back, the water you are using for water changes is probably adding something undesirable to the aquarium.

[@jcsh2o944]

Another great video man! 👍😎 Now where's that guy that was telling me I shouldn't be doing water changes because it "strips the bacteria that live in my aged water".... Lmao he needs to watch this. I'm pretty sure he claims to be starting a coral or supply company of some sort. 😂😂

[@TattooCrazeInkStudio]

JcSH2o if you do too many water charges too close together it can have that effect. I'd say 50 percent weekly is sufficient.

[@jcsh2o944]

TattooCraze InkStudio Have what effect?

[@totallynothuman6530]

My nano was full with algae and my torch, star polyp and my 2 cactus corals died I added tons of nasarius snails and dwarf certify and after 2 months my left over acan and Duncan have taken over the tank

[@michaelbalsley6041]

Love your Chanel. One note is I called the company after seeing your clip and most of the testers are ment for freshwater. They said that the will give inconclusive readings for salt water. PH phosphate and alkalinity are about the only ones that you can use for a saltwater tank. Quick question my start up tank is getting brown algae growth. Do I need to introduce Coraline algae to the tank and if so what are the benefits. I am using RODI system, nitrates are zero phosphates are low working on them. Looking forward to starting corals

[@HannaInc]

Hi Michael! Thank you for your interest in Hanna Instruments. We have a variety of testing equipment to measure several parameters in seawater. We have our HI772 dKH Alkalinity Checker, HI755 ppm Alkalinity Checker, HI758 Calcium Checker, HI713 Low Range Phosphate Checker, HI736 ULR Phosphorus Checker, HI764 ULR Nitrite Checker, HI96822 Digital Seawater Refractometer for salinity as well as a wide variety of pH meters and TDS meters. Many of those products can be viewed from the Hanna link in this video’s bio above. Certain parameters will not work in saltwater due to interferences in the colorimetric tests. Please contact us at [e-mail] or call us at 401-765-7500 for more information about specific parameters in seawater. Hope this helps!

[@scrubsmcgrubs7551]

Michael Balsley your brown algae is diatoms, all new start ups go through this and it will go away once all the silicates are used up.

[@michaelbalsley6041]

Great to know thank you

[@ReeferGil]

Excellent vid!

[@sashimiturtle]

The biggest thing to remember is you're not keeping fish or corals or inverts, you're keeping really can salt water. The rest will fall into place once you keep clean water.

[@theplacetobefunnyvideos562]

This is my favourite video

[@kr4dh4x0r]

I am not sure I agree with the water changes being the answer to problems. If your water is getting out of control it's because you're either doing too much of something or you're not doing something that you should be doing. The Triton method, which is very successful, is based on the idea of never doing a water change.

[@lonemarshy]

Can u plz tell us how to care for anemones and when to feed them?

[@kyler3683]

So what chemicals would you recommend for removing algae? 😜 Love the vids George! Your personality cracks me up

[@danielloung6134]

Kyle Raines your hands and a water change.

[@christemple6311]

Kyle R A cuc and some blennys

[@re-runbizz3561]

bruh your vids only keep getting better lmao..

[@louiethebeagledog2553]

Notification squad where you at

[@scotustoday247]

I don't keep reef tanks. I keep cichlids. but Im subbing for when i decide to good videos mate

[@alexsulewski2497]

Doing frequent water changes can be expensive and still not be a good way to keep alkalinity stable, I prefer using 2 part dosing or a calcium reactor for big tanks. Also your alkalinity is way to low @ 4:01