8 Changes I Made To My Reef Keeping Methods

In this video I go over 8 changes I made to the methods I use to maintain my reef tanks.
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[@drewyoung2102]

If you have never done a bare bottom tank, you would be amazed how much gritty sandy like detritus builds up. I could only imagine how much of a 5 year old sand bed is actually dead bacteria and precipitation etc.

[@richishere82]

That's where the sand bed cuc comes in to play . Keeping that sand bed turned over is important. I've done BB and honestly would never do it again . Looks terrible and my nitrates went up week after week . Now I'm back to sand with much more stable parameters .

[@BakedBigCheeto]

Love the shirt! ❤

[@RogueAquariums]

As a reefer we experiment with different products to see what works for us and I think what you are doing is great. You are fine tuning your systems to what works for you. Nice video Keith.

[@SiliconvalleyScapes]

I am just getting my feet wet in salt water, much appreciated. A lot of good insight and experience 👍

[@kennethwilliams4966]

Great video! Thanks for sharing!

[@BryznsReef]

I will def give kalk a go in my next tank still fairly new compared to the years you have accumulated, great video

[@luxfamchiro]

What bacterial additives are you using for nutrient control?

[@danieldemeyere]

Thanks for the great content, Keith. What pump do you use to blow detritus off your rocks?

[@ReefBum]

Maxi Jet

[@douglasachaiba7885]

According to fauna Marin.... 50-150 ratio for phosphate to nitrate ratio is the green zone. Up to 200 is the yellow zone. Over that... It seems cyano could he an issue. Very interesting

[@CGKFPV]

That shirt is epic. Want to support. Where buy?

[@Knottykid]

Hello sir , where did you get that Jake Adam T-shirt ?

[@ReefBum]

www.galleryaquatica.com.au/products/adams-unisex-t-shirt

[@kevinburola889]

Do you have a video on how you built your wood stands for your tank?

[@ReefBum]

I didn't build any of my stands but here is a blog post with a video of the one built for my peninsula tank: www.reefbum.com/peninsula-tank-build/peninsula-tank-build-the-custom-stand/

[@kevinburola889]

@@ReefBum Thanks Keith. I noticed wood stands on your frag tanks?

[@fishstix1988]

Would you ever use a roller filter instead of using the socks?

[@ReefBum]

At this point no. I use wider mesh nylon filter socks to catch large debris and small critters to keep that stuff out of the sump. For my setups I don't need more robust mechanical filtration. My skimmers are doing their thing in terms of nutrient removal.

[@mr.e-yagi7317]

I have a question about ICP testing and maybe I am ill informed but how can a test help you when it normally takes a week or two to get results. I feel like by the time you get it back your levels are even different from the water you sent in. Unless they take that into account. I don’t know 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@ReefBum]

A reef tank is always changing in terms of its day to day dynamics so the lag time between testing and getting results is certainly a drawback with ICP testing. But I use the ICP tests to help adjust the trace elements I dose to my tanks and it works pretty well.

[@andrewstrutt1703]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I noticed manganese was not on your dosing list. I’ve been having good growth dosing it. 1/2ml per day in my 100 gallon as recommended by my icp tests.

[@Desmo1]

I don't think bare bottom is necessary in an effort to keep your nutrients low. Just don't put a thick sandbed down, a half inch or so is fine. The most important thing to control nutrients is to have a healthy beneficial bacteria population that you replenish routinely. As the tank matures year after year, doing this will put your system in a status that you won't have to worry about nitrates/Po4.

[@dustingerminaro3700]

Where did you order your ghl lights from?

[@ReefBum]

www.reefbum.com/product-category/equipment/ghl/mitras/

[@rhombifer566]

My shoulder socks overflow like after a day and a half to two days so others I have to change them

[@arturreef8117]

What bacteria you use?

[@ReefBum]

www.reefbum.com/product/remedi8-nutrient-control/

[@EugeneRu777]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@thomasdirocco]

Need to try a ReeFi light Keith. They're capable of fuller spectrum lighting with their amber and lime channels that very few other lights on the market have.

[@taylorhaberle3996]

They’re extremely interesting, but they seem to give off a distinct pink/purple hue. Can this be avoided with a chosen spectrum?

[@thomasdirocco]

@@taylorhaberle3996 only looks like that in photos, it looks great in person. They have about 3x the number of 395-430nm LEDs vs. radions and it messes up photos for people that don't know how to white balance correctly.

[@ReefBum]

Hey, if it ain't broke don't fix it. I am sticking with my Mitras 😏