A Day in The Life of a Reef Keeper

[@TurboDuty]

Hi Danny .... I'm Luca. I am writing to you with the translator forgive mistakes. You are my idol ... I have been following you for a long time and I must say that you are one of the best .... I congratulate you on the excellent videos you make. Really very good. And I also congratulate you on your really well-kept pools. Really very good keep it up so I'm happy to see your videos because you can learn a lot from them. Thanks Danny really thanks. See you soon Luca

[@greengiant5189]

Thanks for sharing, cheers from Panama ✌️🇵🇦

[@trade2133]

Nice man! All my local shops here in England focus on fresh water and have a tiny little saltwater section tucked away at the back. The coral selection is mainly softies and brown sps with a couple of mouldy clownfish 🤣 fancy shipping some over the pond? 😂

[@bluerider0988]

What a great day. I am wishing I could get up at 9 and weekend the day doing fish stuff. Great breakfast too.

[@williammcmahon3571]

Bleaching montiporas can be a result of a magnesium swing. Remember SPS corals can be reacting from something happened months ago. So although you haven’t had anything happen recently you may have had something mess up sometime ago. Stay the path and do not over react.

[@brantlitwiler8612]

Me to, I love seahorses. Ive be thinking about getting some for years.

[@jhaych]

With sps mate, a big factor behind bleaching is temperature, have you had even the smallest increase?

[@eugenechan3971]

I think he should acquire a chiller

[@octiesreef]

Second for looking at temp.

[@DannysAquariums]

Why would I need a chiller? I don’t live in a warm place. Checked the temp, didn’t change anything to my heater.. and the temp is the same. No power outages or anything like that either, as far as I know. It’s so confusing haha! Thanks for all the help! 🙏

[@leviheichou305]

Great job dan

[@lewlewis8970]

Yes. Get seahorses but for a separate tank. I really enjoy watching (repeatedly) the massive 3 hour video. In fact, I play it in muted in the background for spiritual counseling sessions. Please do an encore with a seahorse tank. Remarkable talent and attentiveness.

[@paulanthony2333]

Wow thought I was the only one I literally replay the 3 hour video I watch everyday after work to relax

[@mikelowrey9359]

Your my inspiration to get another tank sir. Covid has fudged alot up for me

[@aquajm3299]

Nice video .I love watch your videos

[@DannysAquariums]

Thanks for watching!

[@tylerjaax4917]

That shimmer from the Kessil… I both love and hate it. Haha

[@franciscocarvajal7202]

If only montipora is dying look for montipora eating nudibrach. They're not visible until you take the coral out and look for them really close.

[@RcFox_FPV]

i have the same thing, think its differenc between les po4 and zero no3

[@montez438]

I have a small sea horse tank. I call him magic Mike because he like to swing around the mangrove stalks lol

[@sahabshraddha8453]

Thank for sharing 🙂

[@Reefer_NYC]

Awesome vid Danny!

[@johnnyd614]

I changed my carbon after a few months which seemed to result in bleaching a few sps. Maybe the light was more intense after the new carbon took effect.

[@mrCetus]

Nice man! All my local shops here in England focus on fresh water and have a tiny little saltwater section tucked away at the back. The coral selection is mainly softies and brown sps with a couple of mouldy clownfish 藍 fancy shipping some over the pond? 😂

[@meltz911]

the seahorse is my fav saltwater fish!

[@andrzejandrew6419]

What is this water pomp system on back on each aquarium with 4 small pipes ?

[@jonathanrichards5024]

Has carbon filter been changed at the right amount? electrical issue? Salinity swing? temp reading correct? are u sure all electricals are calibrated? ph imbalance caused by co2 issue or night swing? some pest or angel fish or shrimp or crab or angelfish or fish annoying them? any improper hand dosing in bad areas? pumps all been proper this whole time? topping off with rodi or something near them? idk but still looks amazing!!!

[@jonathanrichards5024]

sps need lots of phytoplankton sometimes live, are they getting enough?

[@FastClips0]

my dream room 🤩😇

[@mbreef7202]

Nice shots bro love it… keep up doing those kind of video like that… 🙏🙏🙏

[@DonnaOrleans]

I love your aquascape sir i,m a beginer but hard to say how to start because my budjet is low

[@angry_morbo]

Very nice day!

[@uygartanyeri]

Well done danny💯

[@Bayernpower8]

nice Video.Greets from Germany

[@SouffianeAdam]

How to eliminates dinoflagellates?

[@garrycole9187]

If all your parameters are within normal limits, maybe some fish or other corals(mainly soft) release something organic into the tank and some corals are fine but some can't tolerate it. I know you don't do any filtration but run some purit or carbon. If you saw their tissue peeling off, may have been RTN.

[@pietrodedda4726]

Beautiful🔝my dreamroom

[@fishpony1211]

You should totally do a seahorse tank.

[@construcaoeumesmovouconstr8833]

Ola Daniel sou do brasil acompanho se canal muito bom continue postando seus acerto e erros Boa sorte manda um abraço pro Brasil cidade Taubate

[@SA8N]

When you set up the light did you go off of manufacture recomendations? Rent a par meter and check the tank, you might have hot spots. Bleaching is mainly a light issue.

[@DannysAquariums]

But why would it happen after about 9 months? The corals were growing fast, looking good.. and all of a sudden started bleaching. All over the tank, not in one specific spot. Thanks! :)

[@valentinvalentinus791]

@@DannysAquariums did you not change temperature?

[@DannysAquariums]

Nope, checked that as well.

[@SA8N]

@@DannysAquariums , Oh, I see, that is strange. when they started growing they take up more elements, If everything is the same, the elements drop and can cause them stress when it gets low, then the light will be too much because they are weak. I have a 25G mix reef packed with coral, I noticed my sps that was starting to loose color all the other soft corals where thriving,except my hard corals,(did not change the light settings) turns out they where sucking up all the cal and mg, once I started adding Kalkwasser, and Cal/Mag they came back and started growing even faster, now I have to dose ALOT to keep the tank parameters normal. If you only use sea water that might be a problem. In the ocean these corals live deep under the water, not like in our aquariums, that light is only inches from the surface, when they start growing under perfect conditions they get spoiled and need need need...lol I bet your icp test will come back low. Reefing ifs fustrating but fun. Hope you figure it out, I really enjoy watching your videos. I watch them on the weakends in the morning with coffee and love the music you play, very relaxing.

[@DannysAquariums]

Yup, reef keeping is fun but a pain in the ass at the same time haha! XD Check out the community tab, I posted the ICP results on there. :)

[@trolling755]

You might need to put those in high flow areas. You have them so low to the bottom might want to try putting them on top or get a stronger power head. I don’t know other wise their are sometimes mystery’s to this hobby. Keep it up!

[@matthiebra]

Will you do a video on removing those diatoms? I notice your tanks barely have and you use alot of white light im suprised

[@DannysAquariums]

I don't have any problems with diatoms.

[@pietrodedda4726]

Do you think algae scrubber is good or is batter without?

[@shirtdirt1874]

Maybe it's the flow? Some dead areas where flow isn't getting there.

[@marcuswong1797]

alk and ph. keeps sps happy.. calcium and other stuff helps them grow. You can have sps that doesnt grow much due to low calcium / nutrients.. but stuff goes bad and dies with poor alk/ph parameters.

[@dax8753]

be nice to see if you get a seahorse , their just beautiful

[@tylerjaax4917]

Regarding the bleaching: what are your nitrates? Where do you keep your alkalinity and how often do you test to make sure it is stable? Anything new added to the tank or new products used in the last month? Sps tend to react a week or two after an issue…

[@DannysAquariums]

Never test, unless something seems off.. like now. I don’t want to chase numbers too much. Nitrates were at 0 as well as phosphates, I tested this after they started bleaching. I immediately started dosing nitrates and phosphates (for a month now). Alkalinity is around 8.0 I believe.

[@tylerjaax4917]

How do you know how much to dose (why are you dosing?) to maintain stable alkalinity? Bleaching like this is usually due to swings in alkalinity or low nutrients for me in the past. A combination of low nutrients and alkalinity swings can really take a toll on SPS. I test alkalinity at least every 2-3 days after I already have my dosing schedule locked in. Tested daily before that to make sure it was stable and locked in dosing schedule. Alkalinity is the most important element to keep stable IMHO.

[@DannysAquariums]

I’m following the ‘average’ dosing schedule provided by Aquaforest on it’s packaging. I’ve been dosing the same for over 9 months now. The tank has been setup for over 15.

[@tylerjaax4917]

Just my 2cents being successful with sps for a while, but I wouldn’t recommend following any dosing schedule without testing Alk. Those are just a baseline from the manufacturer. Every tank is different. If alkalinity even goes up or down a single point and back to your regular levels between when you are testing, some sps wont like it and it will show. LPS and Soft corals won’t really be phased. Also recommend regularly testing N03 and P04 so they don’t bottom out.

[@martijnvanbeek4387]

​@@DannysAquariums As your tank matures and mostly due to coral growth, you need to adapt your dosing schedule. Hence the need for testing. Please make it a habit for the future!?

[@geelllee]

I love your videos but in regards to the seahorses, maybe pass since you don't like to test often? they're incredibly sensitive to changes in the water and are high maintenance, but if that's something you're aware of and are willing to deal with, then it would be cool to see the little guys :)

[@luketownsend4527]

Hi Danny, have you got temperature problems? That’s one cause to bleaching. But I’m no expert 😅

[@nikola519]

Amazing video as usually. How do you fait with Dinoflagellates? I know there are a lot of information in internet. But most of these methods contradict each other. I mean methods without chemicals. I just recently started a nanoreef and I don’t have much experience yet. Thanks

[@Brad.Hobbies]

Hey, I'm not the guy you asked but I thought I could help you a little without recommending anything crazy. Urchins will eat dino, before adding snails I would check the type of dino you have against an online pest algae id. If you don't have the toxic one, turbo snails or ninja star snails are big eaters. Also maintain the with a siphon, it's easy to attach a filter sock to a bucket handle or your sump and filter the water through the sock to not need to change it after cleaning. Hope this helps!

[@nikola519]

@@Brad.Hobbies Thanks Brad for your reply. Also I want to say that in my case helped me Nannochloropsis bioplankton and than 3 days of a completely dark tank without any light.

[@Brad.Hobbies]

@@nikola519 that's great information, thank you, in return.

[@hhinojosareef1]

Hey Danny you have some beautiful aquariums.. Very nice work and very clean looking. If you don’t mind me asking where can I buy the stands you have for the 3 aquariums..,? Who makes them and can I purchase them online? Thanks in advance!

[@johnykiwi2722]

Hi Danny, I just wanted to know how you top up on the evaporated water as you don’t have an ato (might have missed it). Do you just do it manually. How do you keep track of how much water is lost. Thanks Keep up the good content

[@DannysAquariums]

I do it manually, don't keep track really. Just fill it up to where I think it was and every once in a while I measure salinity, seems to work for me. :D

[@maskedelio774]

Welke kasten heb jij waar je aquaria op staan? Ik kan zelf geen goede vinden.

[@melvinnieves1964]

Maybe your problem is about temperature.

[@mickdesousa617]

Are you using tropic marin salt ?, quite a few posts about bad batches made in turkey

[@DannysAquariums]

Nope! Using natural sea water only. :)

[@panalv.-creativity8813]

what time the light goes out?

[@DannysAquariums]

At around 10:30PM! Peak is between 2:30PM-6:30PM.

[@kimmochioei3642]

Vibrant is ur best bet for dino

[@DannysAquariums]

Very hard to find here, unfortunately. I need some!! Lots of bubble algae in one of my new 20 gallon setups.

[@martijnvanbeek4387]

@@DannysAquariums In order for you to combat your dinos you need to raise your levels of nitrates and phosphates and keep them up so they are at least measurable (but you need to measure to be sure it is measurable;). Adding some UV might help as well together with a dark period for 3-4 days. Do this together as much as possible.

[@DannysAquariums]

Usually, siphoning off most of the dinos once and leaving the lights off for 3 days does the trick for me.

[@ryanchavarria5171]

9am?

[@DannysAquariums]

Yes, what’s up with that? 🤔

[@hkn2718]

Man waking up at 9:00 am? What a lazy bum

[@DannysAquariums]

How so? I usually don’t wake up before 11AM. But on maintenance day, I better start early.

[@hkn2718]

@@DannysAquariumsnice life

[@o_oo_o1812]

yes definitely you need seahorses

[@jameswithers3066]

So do you just feed your fish once per day?

[@DannysAquariums]

Correct!

[@jameswithers3066]

@@DannysAquariums cool, how do you like the liquid mysis compared to frozen?

[@DannysAquariums]

I never feed frozen anymore, it takes more time, and I believe this liquid mysis contains more nutrients.

[@jameswithers3066]

@@DannysAquariums thanks for the info.

[@martijnvanbeek4387]

@@DannysAquariums Hi Danny, regarding feeding your fishes; try to feed more kinds of foods as much as possible in order for them to stay as healthy as possible.

[@marinefalcon8996]

What your local fish store's name?

[@DannysAquariums]

It's all over the building!! :D

[@leviheichou305]

Very early

[@DannysAquariums]

Thanks for your support, Levi!

[@leviheichou305]

@@DannysAquariums your welcome

[@jackofallmeals1553]

Where are you from?

[@jackofallmeals1553]

Oh laat maar ik zie nederlandse kentekens en een nederlandse winkel haha

[@artistic_spaz3724]

Coral warfare?

[@911Hammer]

Do you know what’s happening? ….Check your numbers! “No I won’t but I don’t understand why there is bleaching”…… Check your numbers”… No I won’t but I don’t understand the bleeching…” …. Ok then, never mind the comment about consistency being key to success of mix coral reefs and please don’t ask for advice when none is taken…

[@DannysAquariums]

All numbers are measured? Even did an ICP test, Rob.

[@garrycole9187]

Did you not watch the whole video Rob?

[@michaelsloan930]

If it's not the water it's probably pests

[@DannysAquariums]

It ended up being insufficient nutrients most likely.

[@michaelsloan930]

@@DannysAquariums Dang sorry man, this hobby definitely has its downs, but in the end it makes us happy and it's worth it!

[@savragon]

nice

[@DannysAquariums]

Thanks!

[@inthemoney8944]

What do u actually do for a living lol

[@DannysAquariums]

I do social media for a living.

[@Shaden0040]

so much plastic use for a cup of plain old coffee.

[@DannysAquariums]

1 plastic cup that’s recycled?

[@julienpardonnet7377]

C’est des tuto de cuisine ou quoi 😂😂😂

[@DannysAquariums]

J'ai besoin de cours de cuisine haha! Je ne peux même pas faire frire un œuf.

[@martijnvanbeek4387]

@@DannysAquariums Bien, mais autrefois tu n'as pas besoin des etudes de français encore:)