Coral Farm After Hours - Part I

We've done a lot of new things here at the Tidal Gardens coral farm. Normally we feel like a whole lot has not changed but in the past several months we got a LOT of projects done. This is the first update of 2024 but we have several topics to cover. Let's dive in.
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0:00 Introduction
1:32 Best Laid Plans
2:52 Empty Spaces
6:05 Hello Dinos My Old Friend
8:13 Hammer Time!
9:35 Adventures with Ozone
14:00 Old Dog New Tricks

[@alexpoulton6736]

Love these kind of videos. The Jake anecdote on the ozone really highlights what a gift he was to the hobby, endless knowledge.

[@squidy_199]

man wears a suit for a tour, what class

[@kayakcarol]

💔Jake oh Jake, he was brilliant😔. Your place is amazing and your suit is fabulous!

[@PlanktonMarin]

I’m always so impressed to see how clean and organized your installations are! 👌🏻

[@MrBestshot33]

Love the suit! And the farm is amazing!

[@tidalgardens]

Thanks! The farm especially is looking the best it has possibly ever.

[@MichaelDzsida]

in modern German reefing we put in many "big" corals (like leather) to start with a big biomass and some hardy fish for nutrition from day one and have a "instant tank". After some time you can swap the corals to sps. Maybe you can have a talk to Alex from Abyzz and Claude Schuhmacher from Fauna Marine (one of the biggest coral farms in Europe) when they are visiting the US again

[@tidalgardens]

Hopefully they can come visit. We keep missing each other when there is a trade show relatively close by. It will happen one day.

[@taylorblake5867]

I worked for a public aquarium and we had the same issue with our ozone intakes we just had a supply of spares that we would replace about every other month

[@Reefnow]

Bro looking as tight as his tanks ❤

[@gardenextra7415]

It is impossible for me to listen to you without learning something new.😊

[@amermeer3989]

Always great videos Than! Much appreciated

[@KCYT2010]

A dinner jacket and bow tie for the occasion makes it feel special 😃 So when is the sale on those golden hammers ?

[@knels5288]

Class act in every way!❤

[@ozziegarcia6262]

Fantastic video, keep them coming and if you wait so long to post another you will have to answer to the reefing gods.

[@northeastcorals]

What a slob, it's strictly white tie & top hat in my coral farm 😅👍

[@tidalgardens]

I get it. White tie is dope.

[@Richs_reef]

Yay Laura got a shout out! She runs ecomarines in the UK where I am based and she is lovely! Always happy to help out reefers and really knows her stuff!

[@FredericoRamos]

Nice !

[@abitsalty7603]

Than is that dude!

[@lumpyrex007]

I was literally thinking about your channel

[@Merknilash]

Love Thans content He’s just good at what he does

[@martinward7239]

Today is a good day

[@bthefountain]

It’s looking really good! I can’t believe how much hammers spread out when you frag them! I recently cut some of mine and it’s the two halves are essentially the same size as the original.

[@aactv3223]

Looking amazing as always ❤

[@wheatstalkers]

It's Dapper Than!

[@TilmanBaumann]

Thank god that JG fitting is easy to replace with anything else with a 1/4" threaded fitting

[@tidalgardens]

For sure. It is a 3/8" John Guest that threads into a 3/4" adapter so we have all the flexibility in the world.

[@TheBobby416]

Good to see you. Nice. As I remember. Calcium. Coral love calcium. Iodine❤. And food. ( fish 💩 poop. ) dry it. And feed it. That EXPENSIVE Reef Reef Crystal. And go for it. 😮. Part A Part B. First thing in the tank was a blue damsel, it never dies. No. Never made it this far. 😊 But it is 😎 cool, to see. Thank You.

[@markm266]

Damn good looking outfit

[@allmightygreat1892]

How do you prep the salt. Shaken not stired.

[@Dd-760-]

Nice suit.

[@tidalgardens]

Thanks!

[@drewyoung2102]

I come for the design aesthetics. Most grow rooms a ghetto.

[@EddieDubs]

Lol I'm early in the video but is he going to address the tuxedo?

[@martinward7239]

Than is one of those doods who can rock a tux or a sharp suit literally anywhere.

[@Lupen69]

You wouldn't dress your best for the coral farm?

[@Swift--1]

😮

[@allmightygreat1892]

Did not know that james bond is into corals.

[@NewburystBoi]

I did coral before fish, much more gradual creation of a tank ecosystem.

[@AlsFishBarn]

If you need more fish and you struggle with QT, get a bunch of freshwater mollies and convert them to Saltwater. They with me parasite free and they will keep breeding for you making more fish! Plus they are algae eaters!

[@IttyBittyF1Fitty]

“What spurred me on to do an update now was…” an excuse to wear this suit. C’mon, admit it.

[@lovermansmith9082]

Very interesting 😊. Did you rent that tux just for us ? 😊

[@Lupen69]

No, it's for the corals

[@lovermansmith9082]

@@Lupen69 😀

[@DustyKnifes]

Can you emphasize on cycling with corals again? I am starting my 200 gallon tank soon and I'm very confused. The forums are in a civil war, some people are adamant on letting their tank mature for corals, some people put corals first week. As a beginner, even If I can put corals first week, the question is SHOULD I? I see you are basically starting the tanks with "dry rocks" or no rocks at all. Is there a path I could talk the could help me with the least amount of algae with most corals? Should I do what you did, buy a bunch of corals and put them in my tank. Although my biggest problem with this technique is I don't have the experience to figure out whats wrong if there is something wrong. I might buy hundred of corals just to kill them all.

[@osmium3691]

"After doing this hobby for so long..." Bro, if this is a hobby what does your day job look like? XD

[@salvatorepalazzolo3065]

None of this makes any sense to me. It’s a business… is he a hobbiest or a business i don’t get tidal gardens