As I understand it, Dino's take hold when the conditions for micro algae growth is unfavourable. When nitrate and phosphate bottom out algae growth is inhibited opening the door for Dino's to take over that niche
@CoralEuphoria2 жыл бұрын
I got you. That's the thinking nowadays, but why do people still get dinos when nutrients are not zero. That does happen. Also, how can mature tanks run very low nutrients and not get dinos? It doesn't necessarily have to do with nutrients. It's more tank immaturity rather than zero nutrients is my argument. And also, the collective reefing community came to that conclusion because we measure zero nutrients before seeing dinos, but I also argue in this video that nobody has considered that it's the dinos that have driven the nutrients to zero. They are already there and that's why the nutrients are zero. We just don't see them yet. Anyway, the bigger picture is I don't think we are on the right track with our thinking since we're still bad at preventing them.
@carminecarlone28692 жыл бұрын
@@CoralEuphoria I'm going to have to agree, I have a 25 gallon system, about 1 year old at this point. I had a slight "crash" everything is still recovering at the moment. Regardless I have a fairly stable biological filteration setup, I've been struggling with low nutrients since day one, my acros seems to co some it all before my fish can produce more from poop. I currently only have one fish and that could be my problem, however ibe never had dinos....ever. At best I'm at .01 phosphate and 0-1 nitrate on a good day.
@jonasbergkvist14642 жыл бұрын
No wait, i have a young system (9 months at time for dinos) but my dinos was only in my sump. I had zero phosphate but once i started dosing some it went away. What do you mean with dinos being there but we dont see them yet? But yes i agree to your idea here….. also when i got dinos i turned down light intensity some so it could be that it helped aswell. Thanks for a great video!
@carminecarlone28692 жыл бұрын
@@jonasbergkvist1464 my beat guess is that when you started dosing phosphate, some sort of algea used that as fuel and outcompeted the dinos, this is a fragile topic apparently 😂 so many variables and "what ifs" and "except's"
@ZucchiniSky2 жыл бұрын
@@CoralEuphoria I'm going through a dino explosion right now on a 600 gallon that had 80+ ppm NO3 and 2+ ppm PO4. After a week or two of the dinos, my nitrates are down to 20 ppm and my pH is up .1 to 8.3! I had been looking for a way to lower my nutrients for years now (I don't have many corals and heavily feed my fish) and it looks like dinos have been my solution lmao. (Water changes are too difficult on such a large system.) I believe I upset the biological balance of my tank dosing lots of vibrant back before it came out that it was an algaecide and the tank has very slowly been stabilizing.
@ADDeaN1983 Жыл бұрын
I can’t stop watching this video. The best reefing video ever made.
@ADDeaN1983 Жыл бұрын
This is literally the best reefing video ever. Period.
@myexoticanimaljourney56192 жыл бұрын
Definitely the best reefing youtuber! Most of the other ones are driven by sponsors but Abe is driven by spreading knowledge without the need to showcase "new" products.
@billthefather2 жыл бұрын
well said!
@christopherm.73102 жыл бұрын
This.
@TheBioReef2 жыл бұрын
I tried to get a sponsorship from patience once… but the wait was too long …. 😂
@TheBioReef2 жыл бұрын
On a more serious note - thanks for the fun vid Abe. Love the stop motion animation. I have a different hypothesis about why dino strive in low nutrient / unstable conditions; I think they essentially monopolize and outcompete other microorganisms. When resources in the water column (nutrients) are low, one can argue that organisms that are better adapted to surviving such conditions would have the upper hand. While Dino certainly do have nutrient limitations, they thresholds typically lower than many of the other algae’s found in our tank (this is why dosing things like vibrant kills GHA really quick but takes forever to deal with dinos). I think that adding nutrients in such cases can level the playing field a bit. Another way to day this is that nutrient poor environments are less stable and open to exploitation by a few parasitic species while nutrient rich environments allow more species to coexist without reaching plague proportions. Just a few thoughts to consider. Thanks again for the enjoyable vid! Cheers
@aarondus2 жыл бұрын
Abe , this video is not only incredibly well done, it’s absolutely hilarious! I hope you’ll incorporate this style into future videos + more characters 👍🏻
@vistacruiser832 жыл бұрын
agreed. well done. appreciate the time and effort you put into this.
@Vdeez2 жыл бұрын
One of the best reef channels on KZbin. True talent not only in the hobby itself, but stellar content.
@chessmanmark92442 жыл бұрын
I saw Anthony Calfo present over a decade ago. He kept his greenhouse system with water changes. Patience and water changes. I’m a believer too.
@keeferdog56172 жыл бұрын
ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT! JUST FOUND YOUR CHANNEL TONIGHT (VIA REEF DORK) NEW SUB!
@fostee12 жыл бұрын
Great vid, thanks. Refreshing to see a non BRS informercial for once
@billthefather2 жыл бұрын
First I was like, why tf is he talking like that! then I lmao'd my ass off and watched it two more times! Great information and really great video! very creative!
@Ciklidas2 жыл бұрын
I have been in all those stages. Sometimes I hate that hobby... sometimes I feel great, but it is never boring.
@EDKsurly Жыл бұрын
Excellent video. I had Dino a few years ago. Blackout and little green machine helped a lot
@glassreef2 жыл бұрын
Abe, you are one heckuva talent! Absolutely the best - no other way to look at it. I am always on pins and needles anticipating your next video.
@MrGarciaJr Жыл бұрын
I love coming back to an old video with more understanding
@PrivateSalty2 жыл бұрын
I can’t imagine how long it took to record this. It was Amazing. Funny and educational. Thank you kind Sir for time and effort you put into it.
@bcmiller162 жыл бұрын
What a creative presentation. Thanks for all of the hard work and great info!
@whokilledmercy14972 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for the epilepsy warning
@christopherm.73102 жыл бұрын
Anxiously awaiting more videos!!
@soamir222 жыл бұрын
Brilliant and refreshing, well done.
@quinn88232 жыл бұрын
The dislikes on this video are actually people who thought the button meant “dis i like”
@oyster_36945 ай бұрын
This is some of the best info I've received yet! Keep up the great work!!!
@neptunexperience8278Ай бұрын
I love your Chanel. Thanks for taking the time to do it. I have less than a year on the “hobby”, but I’ve been working in coral reefs and coral restauration in the mesoamerican reef system for years, our priority at this time are the acroporas we have here. Unfortunately the laws in Mexico don’t let us work with them ex situ… used to be a coral farm a few years ago but not anymore. So we just do mariculture now. We have some nice nurseries, doing good most of the year, an amazing grow rate, the only bad thing is that we been having hurracains and storms that damage our nurseries. I’m faithful, I really think aquaculture can help us change this for good and your Chanel it’s a huge inspirations for me in this matter . Saludos. I hope to show you some of or huge colonies some day
@dynomitedp2 жыл бұрын
Wow, great video. Love the props, message, and writing! And the house music at the end!
@ReefSYS2 жыл бұрын
Great little project. I bet you enjoyed making that. ✌️
@eraserajm2 жыл бұрын
Best advice I've heard 5 years in the hobby ! Thank you !
@devoutdiva91932 жыл бұрын
Thanks for all the visuals and information ☺️
@javsku39 Жыл бұрын
Really good info, been in the hobby over 10 yrs and have had the ups and downs you explained here. I learned from all of them, thanks for sharing.
@calipsosreefs48432 жыл бұрын
🔥🔥🔥info thank you for everything you share my tank has look it best ever since fallowing tips and Info u Had share 👊👊👊
@Brad.Hobbies2 жыл бұрын
This was awesome! I laughed so many times, the face slaps were my favorite. I always look forward to learning from you, Abe. Thank you.
@lucasaquarium6342 Жыл бұрын
BEST REEF VIDEOS ONLINE!!!!!!!!!
@deepreef2102 жыл бұрын
what an awesome video and more importantly an awesome way to talk about delayed manifestation of issues as it relates to a cause.
@Eunos_FD3S2 жыл бұрын
This one needs to go viral in the reefing community
@Pokingclams2 жыл бұрын
Wow. Beautifully made.
@Viqer_Fell2 жыл бұрын
A well presented and thought through video
@reefboy25582 жыл бұрын
Not only are your videos informative but they are also creative. Thank you Abe for this masterpiece!
@ArrickthaRed2 жыл бұрын
Great video. Great explanation of what it actually means to be patient in the hobby. I been in the hobby 20 years and it took me 15 years to realize that when something goes wrong in my tank it is a direct result of something that might have happened 2-3 weeks ago. What people need to do is document what is going on in your tank like a diary. Then when you see a change you can look back and see what changed.
@fellowreefer2 жыл бұрын
I agree with many others here that say that you are one KZbinr that is NOT sponsor driver but rather info, education and experience sharing driven. I absolutely love how you share light of some of the things that we all do and know it’s probably the wrong path to follow however we still do it just because someone else did it and were successful but what we don’t realize even after the fact of knowing that every tank is DIFFERENT. Thank you for always sharing the knowledge and experience with all of us and keeping us all think on the straight path rather then the easy one. Keep doing what you do as it certainly helps all of us.. thank you 🙏
@seanstuart61152 жыл бұрын
That was incredible. A+
@sidsreef68912 жыл бұрын
Yesss!!! Best reality check for people in the hobby! Well said! I was gonna make a video for my viewers on this but i can’t top your videos..there soooo good 👍
@dcoausg2 жыл бұрын
Great video, never thought about late effects in that way
@sunnygoold94492 жыл бұрын
So... SO GOOD!
@rAwFrItz2 жыл бұрын
As a hobbyist working on a setup currently to jump back in after a long hiatus and stressing about new methods with establishing dry rock filtration as as apposed to the old methods of live rock and the challenges of algae blooms in establishing a tank. This video was so refreshing and made a lot of sense thank you!
@deanfielding44112 жыл бұрын
I’ve just had great success with the triton method in what apparently is one of the hardest systems to set up, a dry rock, bare bottom system. I have spent a lot of money on the right setup, ICP tests and after 10 months it’s looking good and getting good growth on most of the SPS and LPS corals I have.
@TheTrevor402 жыл бұрын
You had a little too much fun making this video! Hahah I love it. I need a frag pack from you one day.
@erich87562 жыл бұрын
Wow this must have cost a lot of effort. It shows and for us as viewers it was totally worth it! Hope you had as much fun making it as I had watching it.
@TreasureCorals2 жыл бұрын
Abe, the amount of work that went into it is insane. Very well done.. watch out for Pixar calling you directly to offer a job. Keep on reefing!
@SeaDaddy2 жыл бұрын
Outstanding job all around.
@ggNoRe832 жыл бұрын
Dude, you are a reefing genius! I have went through pretty much every problem you can imagine over the past 8 months. Including a 2 month nightmare battle with dinoflagellates that killed 80% of my corals. And in the end I can attest everything you are saying here makes perfect sense.
@moneymarkj2 жыл бұрын
Finally, somebody speaking some truth! Funny how things change so fast in the hobby.
@carterclan772 жыл бұрын
Great video, presentation was on point man.
@russellchiles33432 жыл бұрын
It Looks like you had a lot of fun doing this. Well done. It got the message across very well.
@VikramSudera Жыл бұрын
Loved this style of video.
@travisbowersox85862 жыл бұрын
Love the animation!!! Great info. Thanks!
@waynebowles2 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love this video. This is great
@TOMReefer2 жыл бұрын
Finally! Another of few who understands certain aspects of reef keeping! Yeah! 😃I will never raise nutrients to attempt to do anything in my reef tanks! This rush to get things back to normal is just impatience. And the funny thing about it is, in most cases the raising of nutrients to see observable difference takes the same length of time that doing almost nothing takes to eliminate dinoflagellates. The end result is you think it was raising nutrients that eliminated the problem, when in reality it was just time and balance to the reef.
@StewartRocco2 жыл бұрын
You have not only explained Phenomenon, but the moon and the stars and the sky above😎 been in this hobby for 25yrs and learned early on about this effect. Abe your the best!
@gustavohernandez73422 жыл бұрын
Definitely making me rethink how I go about reefing
@martijnvanbeek43872 жыл бұрын
Haha, you had me watch till the end! You must have had a very creative mood:). Good job done on explaining dinoflagellates!
@djcalvin4082 жыл бұрын
i've had multiple reef tank over the decades without success. i had practically all high end equipment, to only watch most of my lps and sps die. your videos are very informative and well put together. I'm looking to start up the hobby again soon, and will do it right this time! patience and stability is where i failed previously lol. But lesson learned!
@dobermanguy94372 жыл бұрын
A lot of this does make sense especially having patience I know we are mainly talking about coral but I've had fish in my tank for over 15 years I will agree with a lot of this info on this video and my theory is when things are doing good let's leave it be and just do regular maintenance and testing let's not try to go overboard I've been in saltwater since 1986 and believe me you never stop learning new things great video love the face slaps😅🤣😂🤣😁
@MS-lv1pw2 жыл бұрын
excellent contents as usual. thanks for sharing!
@Stanboy67672 жыл бұрын
Well done. This is what all new reefers need to learn before just adding things into the tank
@crazyivan37062 жыл бұрын
Your theory makes sense. I’ve been in the hobby for almost two decades and the this latest obsession with No3/Po4 has me baffled. Literally according to the community, ANY problem you may have is caused by nutrients being too high or too low. Raising nutrients has become the recommended standard for battling/mitigating dinoflagellates, yet I have yet to see a reliable report that someone has been successful with raising nutrients alone. Any success stories out there are anecdotal at best. Love your content btw.
@bananna7465 Жыл бұрын
Loved the video kept me watching 😊
@cameronbasford89912 жыл бұрын
My mind is blown. Everything you said makes so much sense and it was perfectly explained. This video has to be shared around the reefing community. Awesome work mate.
@piorone2 жыл бұрын
I watched it countless times! Your content is always fantastic! You have to make more frequent videos.
@MrGarciaJr2 жыл бұрын
Great video! As a new reefer I agree! For me I find it very hard to make corrections after I mess up. Especially when I don't know where was the tipping point to begin with.
@Chris583692 жыл бұрын
Great informative article! Thank you!!!
@diogohemmer52682 жыл бұрын
Masterclass!
@ESCHLICHTE2 жыл бұрын
What a great video!
@AmyQuilts2 жыл бұрын
Omg.....love this! The reefing concepts and the presentation ❤️
@canadianreefmaster2 жыл бұрын
Excellent Video!
@diegoptalaverasuarez22642 жыл бұрын
muy buena explicación estoy de acuerdo
@Nicolaj892 жыл бұрын
This video was so good that I need to watch it again
@ericsfishingadventures44332 жыл бұрын
Abe your videos are some of the best out there. Very intelligent and truthful. I've been in the hobby for years and I'm totally on board with what you believe and say. Everything just makes sense. Simplicity is key in this hobby I 100% agree! As the old saying goes "keep it simple, stupid"
@hawaii23332 жыл бұрын
Great Video !
@BlackGoldReefing2 жыл бұрын
Very well done video! I fit the description of chasing numbers and repeatedly smacking my face in frustration. I have now gone back to what I did 20 years ago. 10% water changes weekly and my tank is finally crawling back to life since the SnowMaggetton in Texas earlier this year.
@davere12 жыл бұрын
Can't imagine how much time you put into this one. So well done! I can't comment on the info, because I'm a new reefer, and haven't even stood my tank up, yet - but the reminder to be patient is well taken.
@zaytoven3372 жыл бұрын
Great video
@Messier87_M872 жыл бұрын
Great video, love the music 🎶
@shabbir782 жыл бұрын
This is the most creative video ever made on reef keeping...the best got even better. Thank you so much for making such an interesting and informative stop motion video 🙌🙌🙌👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍,
@MiddleAgedMike2 жыл бұрын
Once again you’re correct Abe
@craftaquatic64722 жыл бұрын
Another creative and informative video. Well worth the wait. I can see how much time you put into this. Great idea.
@artofwar-32632 жыл бұрын
BRILLIANT video abe with a heap of great information mate... Great to have another video !
@78matt2 жыл бұрын
Nice video thank you. People make the wrong assumtions about alot of things.
@RogueAquariums2 жыл бұрын
Well said Abe, I’ve been in the reefing side of the hobby for the past six years and imo patience is key. I’ve had to learn the hard way on a few occasions. Nothing good happens overnight
@coldlogic8002 жыл бұрын
Damn this is an excellent video. As a reefer with 23 years experience I completely agree. When the tanks metabolism shifts from corals and macros the nutrients will be consumed by undesirable life forms.
@spicyreef2 жыл бұрын
DUDE! U da MAN! I love this video! THANKS :-)
@carlosfuentes50252 жыл бұрын
I loved this video
@g-reef2 жыл бұрын
This is the best video that I have seen for sometime. Thank you so much, this couldn't of come at the best time.
@kelvinfrierson2332 жыл бұрын
Man you did your thing on this video. Excellent work. I know this took a lot time and patience. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
@jules25452 жыл бұрын
Wow, what a fantasic video, great points and a lot of work must have gone into the animation.
@Reefgrrl2 жыл бұрын
This video was both fun and informative! And now I have this mental image of you slapping your face over and over again to record the sound *just* right...😂😂😂😂 This ranks right up there with the video where you were a ninja character....you never disappoint Abe, thank you for that. 👍🏻👍🏻💥💥
@artistic_spaz37242 жыл бұрын
This is very interesting
@KnarBurger2 жыл бұрын
I agree with you on the dinos at least about some species. Not sure which ones I had but after I got rid of the first strain and got my nutrients off zero I had a second one rip through the tank. Was around 5 ppm nitrate and 0.02-0.03ppm phosphate. I just ended up doing lots of manual removal of the dinos and then just letting the tank run it’s course. Took about a month but cyano eventually showed up and outcompeted it. Took the same approach to the cyano and now I’m hoping my tank has passed the worst of the ugly phase.
@migs6712 жыл бұрын
Your an absolute beast abe and love the different approach you take to things from the refuge bucket to the diy 40b sump
@somniumrose24592 жыл бұрын
Very well said. Made me think about dosing differently.
@robmoody38272 жыл бұрын
I love the animations, especially at the end! Nice work!
@paulfoxgrover77192 жыл бұрын
Excellent video! The voice this hobby has been missing! Reaper face palm cracked me up.
@Algaewarrior2 жыл бұрын
Love the presentation! So creative with very informative content! Thank you