Bro, you guys did a great job hitting every question that everybody wants to know! Thx Randy and Ryan plus the entire team at BRS and WWC!
@Cogzed4 жыл бұрын
This WWC guy is super chill. It could be the apocalypse and this guy would be chill.
@BlueCarbonReefing6 жыл бұрын
Nice work BRS. I would never pass up the opportunity to learn more about one of the hottest stores in the country. I think it is important to note that WWC runs the lights on that tank for 12 hours a day. That could be a very good reason why they are having so much success with average par numbers around 200. This would be a great subject to put some more resources into. Maybe instead of having to buy so many lights to achieve such high par numbers we can just run our lights a little longer. I would love to see a BRS investigates on this subject. Great video!!
@chennemeyer6 жыл бұрын
Very good point, the total energy delivered is the same potentially, hot and short or warm and long
@BlueCarbonReefing6 жыл бұрын
I will be following along either way!
@chennemeyer6 жыл бұрын
Excellent video, really important for the hobby to hear the specs for this icon company in terms of Acro colors nobody seems to do better. Love the rapid fire Q & A , plus all the very specific details, great job man!
@russmaleartist6 жыл бұрын
Excellent information provided by an excellent speaker, Randy, who also did an admirable job as an interviewer. This video should provide vital information taking away a lot of the mystery for success, but also a great video for inspiration. It isn't everyone who have the room nor the resources to afford such a large tank, but it is always a motivation to see someone practicing what they preach . . . and succeeding! Nice job!
@travisjackson87246 жыл бұрын
Awesome video can't wait to see how this series progresses. Will definitely follow and look forward to further videos. I have learned so much from you guys at BRS. Keep up the great work.
@willheskett9546 жыл бұрын
Outstanding video brs! So helpful and informative! It also made me take a 3 hr drive up to check out wwc in person. So glad I did, beautiful corals and the team couldn't have been more friendly and helpful. Thanks brs and wwc!
@brocklowe1186 жыл бұрын
Bulk reef supply is changing the game of reefing
@fishbone18345 жыл бұрын
Yup
@jaguaresed3 жыл бұрын
Wow just wow
@darwinstinton63036 жыл бұрын
This was a really interesting and fun video to watch. One of my favorites, can't wait for the next update
@SimplyZBest20004 жыл бұрын
Absolutely Brilliant!
@jeffsreeftank6 жыл бұрын
Great line of questions. You hit on everything for us. Thanks Randy!
@MrShishi6 жыл бұрын
Excited - defiantly saving this for the big screen later..
@purplepilled64784 жыл бұрын
Wow that's absolutely amazing. Its amazing I'm guessing 50k build I love it.
@dominiquedevries41654 жыл бұрын
And the rest!
@jkkl123456 жыл бұрын
I have watched any WWC video I can find in order to get the information you just provided me. Thank you!!
@AquaSplendor6 жыл бұрын
Very good video, watch the hole thing, bravo
@freemansaquatics53266 жыл бұрын
Now im just going to associate world wide corals WWC with Weekly Water Changes :) im new to keeping corals but well seasoned in waterchanges im going to adopt the method being used here WEEKLY RELIGIOUS WCs. Call me crazy but i enjoy and get a high changing my water on my freshwater tanks and heck 15% vs the 50% im used to with my freshwater tanks it wont be a big deal at all to do just 15. CHEERS YALL :)
@animetronic66893 жыл бұрын
I love water changes too! My discus tank gets 75% every other day!
@Robert-im5ut6 жыл бұрын
Awesome interview and information ! Keep them coming guys.
@aquariumangrishopaquariuma33583 жыл бұрын
Great video 😍😉
@rudyb31946 жыл бұрын
Great, Thanks, Now I will be adding T5's to my tank.
@alfst55466 жыл бұрын
Brilliant video, so informative, thanks guys 👍👍👍
@lovermansmith90825 жыл бұрын
Awesome ! Your the best . Love the great rapid fire questions ! The ORP one ! The RODI system ! Etc,
@ReeferGil6 жыл бұрын
That was really informative. Thanks!
@zacharydroy6 жыл бұрын
Spot on, you guys are great.
@Flownon6 жыл бұрын
Cha Ching, Brightwell Salt about to sell out....
@juconkey4205 жыл бұрын
Amazing tank I love the questions. So in-depth. I miss my big tank.
@mse1356 жыл бұрын
Will you guys grab a couple of samples (to average against themself) and send them into triton for the tanks next time. It would be interesting to see which trace elements are lacking... or not. Are we shooting for perfect seawater and WWC is proving it doesn’t have to be spot on with traces?
@ricardolaso46366 жыл бұрын
Awesome video
@sultanal-khulaif38876 жыл бұрын
Its really great i like it thank you 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
@Discgolfchannel5 жыл бұрын
Hey brs, I noticed wwc keeps their alkalinity at 8.6 but uses salt with an alkalinity of 7.5. They don’t use 2 part on these tanks so I’m curious if they adjust the alkalinity levels of the new saltwater before doing a water change? And if so, what do they use?
@brocklowe1186 жыл бұрын
I wish I could get more info on the four months of cycling.
@Reefahholic6 жыл бұрын
Been waiting on this one. Wink wink
@inventoryking6 жыл бұрын
I am starting a Reef tank. I have been keeping African Cichlids for some time and I always over filter. With a reef tank, is over filtration ok? Example, a skimmer that does 2x the tank size, etc. Thanks in advanced.
@christospapazacharias85236 жыл бұрын
No need to. But if your budget allows why not.
@Reefphreak4 жыл бұрын
Randy, I notice in the video you where you talk about their modified AB+ schedule that WWC runs their blues and violets at 100% and their whites and greens at 50% with their red at 10% during their peak hours from 8-12pm but there's no mention of the master slider which appears to be at 75%. That would leave me to believe their actually running at 75% blues and violets, 37% whites and greens, and 7% red. Is that about right? I'm trying to mimic their schedule with a different brand of lights and could imagine other people doing the same and running in to set everything at 100% when it's not actually at that level.
@BRStv4 жыл бұрын
Unlike other LEDs that don't have an "intensity" slider, the beauty about the Radion is that it automatically scales the individual color sliders (spectrum blend) in ratio as you adjust the intensity output (PAR) to meet your tank goals. For this example, WWC set their spectrum blend using the individual color sliders referenced here then tuned down the overall PAR of that spectrum blend to match their PAR goals. If you wanted to mimic WWC's spectrum blend, just set the sliders for each color like you saw in the video, then use a PAR meter to adjust the intensity until it's in the ranges that work for your specific tank.
@MrAqua-ei3mb5 жыл бұрын
The learning curve from freshwater planted aquaria to saltwater coral aquaria is difficult. You guys are helping though. Thank you
@ziogibo6 жыл бұрын
Very good work! It's possible to have WWC Mix Recipe?
@jestronixhanderson98984 жыл бұрын
You can tell he really wants those halides back :)
@christophertang6 жыл бұрын
Great video! I'm curious why they don't use diffusers on their G4's?
@lisademayo85893 ай бұрын
hey dude, i was wondering how often they have to change that filter floss out? must be often?
@Cowboy711AoZ6 жыл бұрын
Totally rushed through the settings... if theres a ramp of one hour then whats the setting in between 630 and noon ? Also, whats the reason for not using the warm white channel? Supposed to be one of the “perks” of a g4 pro.
@ArvinDuaneTomacruz3 ай бұрын
At last, someone says that, water change can replenish those trace elements, but dosing sometimes dont
@VIPReefAquariums6 жыл бұрын
Which commercial RO unit are they using? I like the fact it doesn't need a DI membrane.
@VIPReefAquariums6 жыл бұрын
Understood, but still will like to know which RO make they use if you can get that info it will be great! Thanks
@joeshaughnessy34496 жыл бұрын
Maybe I missed it but do they use an algae scrubber or cheato in the sump?
@thewaterdenken12135 жыл бұрын
He kinda reccomends leaving the lights off for 3 or 4 months, so what do you just keep the tank topped with RO, no water changes? Also is the tank being feed in that 4 month period? Whats keeping bacteria alive? I really wanna try this method out with a neww 220 gonna get going, but have s few un answered questions still.
@hugomagana325 жыл бұрын
I’m going through the comments to see if I can find the answers to my questions haha
@322sheffield6 жыл бұрын
Does the T5 stay on for 12 hours? or just during the white period?
@RBrown-cs6ks5 жыл бұрын
The one thing that has me confused is WWC mentioning they use Chemiclean in the event cyano gets out of control. Chemiclean states to do a 20% water change after 48 hours of use. On a 900 gallon tank, that's 180 gallons of water. Is WWC actually changing out 180 gallons of water, or are they low dosing the Chemiclean and foregoing the water change except for what normally gets changed out through daily replenishment?
@steamman65356 жыл бұрын
Most of us don't have the patients to wait a year for a tank to cycle. I just started a new tank cycled it in just a few months and never had any algae or cyano outbreaks. I accidentally added something to the tank that seemed to out compete the nuisance algae and they never had a chance to establish themselvesx I sent in my method to BRS about a month ago.
@billydanzz6 жыл бұрын
So what was the "accidental" addition and the method??? Please share!
@IkanHiasLaut5 жыл бұрын
Wow 😍😍😍
@pp40093 жыл бұрын
Wihh sampe kesini om
@thepsychocybe70786 жыл бұрын
Dang, no Ryan? I like him. He's like the Alex Jones of the reefing community.
@Jaguarboy116 жыл бұрын
Alex Jones...? Why not a Ben Shapiro or Dave Rubin. I like Randy quite a bit too!
@thepsychocybe70786 жыл бұрын
Hey, man, you just listen to Ryan talk about the government putting chloramines in the water and you'll see what I mean.
@insanity42246 жыл бұрын
Doesn’t matter coz both guys talk the same way lol
@miles20754 жыл бұрын
Except Alex Jones is a complete hack.
@johnbarton18785 жыл бұрын
Nice black tang!
@LMDAVE295 жыл бұрын
Most recommend schedules show leaving green LEDs pretty low. I hate not using available LEDs in my AI primes. Now that I see WWC using 50% green during the white spectrum, and also seeing natural coral reef spectrum having a good portion of green, do you think green is an acceptable LED to using now during the white cycle? Or is there a proven reason not to?
@kharn1056 жыл бұрын
super informative, can you ask for a copy of their light file?
@jsauce6666 жыл бұрын
So, Josh says he doesn’t use GFO to keep below .1 PO4. I stopped running GFO full time as well but my PO4 does get up to .18. Doesn’t necessarily affect the corals but I’m wondering how these guys keep it down below .1 without. I’m assuming the water changes are responsible keeping that number in line. Is that the case?
@steamman65356 жыл бұрын
Great point. The nitrates and phosphates don't seem to be in balance
@jdearel16 жыл бұрын
We do use Brightwell phosphate E to manage our phosphate levels. We do in fact keep a pretty tight tolerance on n03/p04, what we would consider proper proportion.
@The559iceman6 жыл бұрын
Do you have a copy of their modified schedule for the lights?
@dowphantom37926 жыл бұрын
question , if you run your alk around 8.6 , how does water changes affect that , being the salt is 7.5 does it lower your overall alk at all? awesome video , very informative im bookmarking this and writing stuff down lol
@jdearel16 жыл бұрын
The 10% water change is so marginal.
@t.regnerus3016 жыл бұрын
Why not use a salt that is closer to 8.6 dkh then.
@jdearel16 жыл бұрын
It works well with little change to the systems. Having tried other ways with lesser or same results it makes sense to keep doing what we do.
@dowphantom37926 жыл бұрын
thank you! :)
@Sion99manna6 жыл бұрын
I don’t get two things WWC don’t use DI resins but still manage to keep such legendary tanks?? And also the return pump WWC is using is a 3600 gal per hour on a 900 gal tank
@chennemeyer6 жыл бұрын
Must totally depend on the kind of water they start with. Here in the western US my water has run down potentially a few thousand miles of open waterway, after filtering through the colorado water basin, its picked up a few more minerals than the stuff that probably fell a week ago as rain in Florida
@clsanchez776 жыл бұрын
Has to do with their source water. Water in Orlando is very clean, so after RO, there isn’t much left to remove.
@ExopMan6 жыл бұрын
I wish it had a better aquascape but I understand it's a practical tank
@creepy4valentine6 жыл бұрын
Yeeesss 🙌🏻🙌🏻
@solarris43366 жыл бұрын
What do you use as your powerhead/wavemaker? I wanted a Nero 5, but my glass was 3/4 inches, too thick for it. Recommend anything for it?
@solarris43366 жыл бұрын
Wow! I didn't expect you to respond so quickly! You guys are seriously the best. I decided some Tunze will be okay for my new Rea Sea 750XXL tank. Your videos helped me decide basically all the equipment I needed.
@ArrickthaRed6 жыл бұрын
What really caught my attention is they leave the tanks for 4 months without adding anything
@Mike__B6 жыл бұрын
Why 900 gallons? Because I just said why, we purchased it from a customer and that happened to be the size that was available :D
@1993surfer6 жыл бұрын
I thought they used Instant Ocean? Could of sworn they told me that in person and in an interview.
@vettespinal50366 жыл бұрын
I have a HOB protein skimmer , iam using a gfo reactor and let the water from it drain in to my refuguim its hanging on, i wanted to add a bio pellet reactor but everyone says it needs to empty in to my protein skimmer , i reall dont have way to that i can have it drain right next to the input of the pump , but its still in my main tank , so where is it safe to empty the out end of the REACTOR in to , can i just drain in to my refuguim also , or can i dump staight in to tank next to pump pick up , or should i not add a bio pellet reactor if i dont have a sump or can i run the bio pellets in to the gfo REACTOR, one in to another , if so which is the best order to put em in , Bio pellets first then GFO then out in to tank or what ?
@vettespinal50366 жыл бұрын
@@BRStv i really only use the refuguim to keep my pod population up , my gfo reactor pick up is in the tank and exits into the refuguim, i was going to add the biopellet reactor with a mix of bio fuel pellets from continuum and biospheres from reef octopus, i do have a have a tank with a heavy bioload as far as fish and some coral , but do plan on adding alot more , and i do feed very often , i was planning on using a 1/3 of recommended pellets to start , is this a bad idea ? And if you think this my strip the tank of what all the coral needs what would be the additive or additives i would need to keep coral growing strong ?
@alexlenchenkov80926 жыл бұрын
So you think there is no reason to test for trace elements?
@chennemeyer6 жыл бұрын
50% water change every week, damn
@zanevliegenthart9746 жыл бұрын
15%
@bnkohrn6 жыл бұрын
Have they employed the usage of UV sterilization on any of their systems?
@bnkohrn6 жыл бұрын
BulkReefSupplyCom Thank you for the information! ❤️
@TheGabrielberki6 жыл бұрын
They feed every hour? Wow. Even overnight?
@netjalobnetproblem6 жыл бұрын
Why feed so often? What is fed the tank and how do they dosage?
@DmaProductions16 жыл бұрын
Any reason why they limit the red to only 10%?
@pjfreak996 жыл бұрын
You didn't ask how often he swaps out the bio balls from the wet/dry trickle filter!
@rhombifer566 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful i don’t think there is a thousand yellow things in there
@moisessanchez20636 жыл бұрын
One question, is there any way to buy the fish food that WWC makes?
@moisessanchez20636 жыл бұрын
BulkReefSupplyCom thank you!!
@t.regnerus3016 жыл бұрын
So I'm not crazy hanging my ATI T5 fixture 12+inches above the water line.
@billydanzz6 жыл бұрын
BulkReefSupplyCom So what height should my 2 kessil A360's and 2 bulb T5 fixture be above my tank's water line??? Tank is 48x24x21 (2 inch sand bed) Thx
@marcelrodriguez20674 жыл бұрын
@@billydanzz kessils cant be too high off the surface due to the light spill. I have 4 360x on my 4ft tank and i have them 8 inches of the water.
@pjfreak996 жыл бұрын
Who is the coral muncher? The CBB?
@jdearel16 жыл бұрын
The doliatus rabbitfish
@joshbroadbent23415 жыл бұрын
Noticed. We talk about coraline alot...but there is non on the glass...why is that
@chennemeyer6 жыл бұрын
Pretty low PH really, I understand the CO2 problem, also I guess the Calc reactor has a lowering effect. But isn't a higher PH plus a higher ALK like above 10-11 going to get much faster growth rates given that this is a company making money on growth Im left a little confused.
@madweazl6 жыл бұрын
Any idea what the acropora at 6:29 is (dead center)?
@ExopMan6 жыл бұрын
7:35 How is a disposable filter pad more economical than a filter sock you can wash?
@rhombifer566 Жыл бұрын
be it really nice
@shortex886 жыл бұрын
Which fish is the coral muncher?
@shortex886 жыл бұрын
@@BRStvDang! I always wanted one! I have a two bar at the moment.
@Mike__B6 жыл бұрын
Personally I think when you get into tank sizes this large that the "rules" for how to make a great tank do change, you either have a really good tank or you have a horrible tank, not a lot of in between. Being able to have schools of herbivore fish that you just can't have in smaller tanks, plus the one thing that many people forget with these display tanks in stores is that they a small army of people who are on top of all the maintenance of the tank not just a single person as is the case with home aquariums. And no disrespect meant towards WWC, but I am curious how many of those corals have been in that 4 year old tank for 4 years (or close to it), while I do see lots of grown out stuff, I also see lots of frag plugs with maybe mini-colonies on them suggesting maybe not everything is as grown in as it looks from a place that regularly gets shipments of corals. Again I'm in no way trying to put this tank down, it's absolutely fantastic, however I do think people do need to temper their expectations on what they can do at home instead of trying to emulate exactly this (on a smaller scale)
@mackjf19696 жыл бұрын
Great indebted video ! I can’t believe they feed so much food every hour ! My self I would spot feed more! Plus not have a coral eater in there ! Great video tho!
@seattleflyboard38074 жыл бұрын
Since the beginning of this whole hobby, water changes have been undervalued for the vast majority of hobbyists....the alternatives are complex and unforgiving.
@joshbroadbent23414 жыл бұрын
What kind of wrasse's?
@BRStv4 жыл бұрын
Do you know the timestamp in this video, that you saw them?
@joshbroadbent23414 жыл бұрын
@@BRStv, they just said they had alot of tangs and wrasse's..I'm really just looking for wrasse's that dont need sand.
@pjfreak996 жыл бұрын
17:36 - that transition is so jarring. BRS160 so small and puny!!!!
@chennemeyer6 жыл бұрын
Thought the same thing, it was suddenly a total wimp, then I looked at mine, same feeling a second time. I guess I can feel lik ethe 900 is at least partly my tank though......considering.....
@ReRe-yl6dq4 жыл бұрын
this might have just been a commercial for alot of products they sell. just saying.