Ep20: The only SPS reef tank setup guide you'll ever need! - The BRS/WWC System

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[@KayentaRojo]

i’m starting my first sps dominated reef very soon and this was all i needed to know to get started! thank you always BRS!! i’ve been researching things for a life time and these videos always bring it all together to make sense!!

[@reefgeek_pr5785]

Thanks you all for the serie and dedication you put to make reefing more successful!

[@cocotrades5248]

One of the best, concise, but comprehensive videos I’ve seen. I’m going to be starting a 210 gallon build this summer. This will be incredibly valuable. Thank you!

[@maceysdaddy5150]

Thank you BRS for this great series. You are an amazing example of a 21st century retailer that goes deep to support its customers. I really enjoy BRS’s values of openness and sharing. Congratulations on another successful reefing series! Can’t wait to see what’s next! Bravo!

[@thepassionreef]

Awesome episode Ryan..You guys are one of the pillars of this hobby and i cant thank you enough for what you guys have done...keep doing what you have been...Wish we had a BRS division in Toronto, Canada area...lol..

[@ReefersLife]

Just love the videos and appreciate everything BRS is doing to advance the hobby!!

[@juantaverasiv741]

I cannot overstate how much I love these videos. One year ago I walked into my LFS, and being a young lad that only had experience with freshwater, I asked "why would anyone want corals? Isn't it all about the fish?" Now I've had my LPS + softie 25gal reef tank for almost a year and loving every minute of it. I learned SO MUCH from this channel. Cheers!

[@braveheartreefer525]

Looking forward to seeing this tank growing out

[@jacksonvile12345678]

Stay healthy and take care of yourself

[@scottwells1692]

Great video brs 👌 one of the best series so far 👍 Would it please be possible to get a full fish list of the 750?

[@saltylouallaquatics9474]

This was an amazing series!!!! You guys are awesome and always very informative!! I was away from my tank for six months due to a military deployment and came back not to long ago to a disaster so I decided to start my own you tube channel to share my experience. I will be using some of the methods of the hybrid system and would love for you guys to check out my first video and let me know if you have some advice for my journey to recovery my reef tank. Thank you!

[@ngocong1149]

SaltyLou All Aquatics I have been

[@MrStipr22]

Very nice info

[@igloozoo8245]

best series ever. You're all mad scientists and i love it. where do i sign up?

[@mooredmb32]

You guys rule!

[@cmoore806]

Sweet name!

[@TattooedDancer91]

Could we get an overview of the three different tanks and budget levels and how they run the hybrid method? :)

[@skzion2]

Another fantastic video. I first got into reef aquariums 10 years ago. My God, knowledge has gone up exponentially! I do have a serious doubt about the bare bottom approach. A shallow, coarse sand bed is not necessarily a kitty litter. There should be detrivores that process the waste. Is soil a kitty litter too? Indo-Pacific Sea Farms sells such deyrivores. Iteems to me that the Tang Gang actually produces a lot of this waste. Why not use snails? They have much less waste.

[@fasting4lyfe]

Love this channel the best learning channel for anyone in the hobby from beginner to experienced reefers.

[@gtank171]

Can you do a video on how to use Tropic Marin Part C ? How to scale down to smaller tanks.

[@wolfmanjack3451]

Practical application for choosing coral placements in the tank based on species and cohabitation..is this a topic for BRSTV investigates?

[@thewaterdenken1213]

As far as the non lighted 4 month cycle.... no water changes correct? Also what about providing food for the bactieria to live on. I really wanna go this route with a 220 im building just curious bout those couple things. Thanks in advance

[@Jake_the_reefer]

When you talk about dosing two-part plus Tropic Marin component C, does component C functionally dose Magnesium plus trace elements then?

[@jamesparrott2073]

First and I love you guys!

[@jestronixhanderson9898]

How times have changed, the $$$ on lighting now has become the backbone of profit for LFS and manufactures. Halides are dirt cheap, even when running costs are factored in. And yes leds are cheaper over say a ten year period, but the vast majority of reefers will be out of the hobby before then. If your new, halides are set forget on results. But dam some of these tanks are rocking 5 grand of led lights! Deep pockets are needed for big led tanks. Don't get me wrong if I has the $$$$ I'd happily take 10 G4s :) for me it's halide led hybrid :)

[@BRStv]

Definitely a solid lighting solution. I myself am a big T5 fan for the coverage and different bulb combo options 🙂

[@dontbetreadin4777]

I spent 230 bucks on an AI Prime HD LED... The best 230 bucks I've ever spent for Reefing.

[@99benjohns99]

Did he not mention a refugium ? I dont think they are running one on this tank but i would of like to hear why they don't think they are needed. Another great video, thanks for all the help

[@99benjohns99]

@@BRStv thanks for answering. Do you think you could go the other way and do a large refugium and no skimmer? Im hoping to start a saltwater aquarium next year, I like the idea of not having a skimmer because there is one less thing to worry about and the benefits of having a refugium with copepods interest me.

[@oceanslide]

how are you guys liking the brightwell xport bricks? thinking of getting one...

[@smokinwasp]

Hi guys love the new system quick one for you how do you manage to keep wrasse with out the sand bed please

[@multykiller007]

I still wanna know

[@Brandigt]

I was wondering this as well. I would love to move to a hybrid method, which means removing sand slowly. However, I have some fish that I'm not sure would be happy without sand. I'm uncertain if they 100% need sand to be happy. They all eat frozen food and there are plenty of hiding spots beyond the sand bed.

[@gardenextra7415]

Well Done!

[@taylorburch7761]

Do you guys still recommend the suggested alk/ca/mag levels?

[@nicolemarvin2938]

I like the idea of this method for my next tank, the only conflict I have is I love Wrasse’s and bare bottom wouldn’t work, unless there’s a solution I’ve not considered?

[@cyborgrat]

...got a sico 3.0 pump for my return to be 10x...have to put it to its lowest since its too much. Wish i didnt fallow some forum recommendations.

[@googIereallysucks]

How are you going to lower no3 and po4 if they go too high without a refugium or carbon dosing?

[@karthikmahadevaiyer]

What happened to the Triton setup ? Do you guys recommend that anymore ? If so can you please make a setup guide for that as well ?

[@TheZchauvin]

Could you guys tell me how many lbs of rock you used in the 750XXL?

[@TheStudHog]

Ryan, is that the 160 or your horse-trough?

[@slirpslirp]

hi, minute 7:17 on the bottom in the centre of the tank , are they striped blenny ?

[@BRStv]

Exactly right! Awesome little fish

[@cplcouture]

What’s the process to cycle rock in a horse trough? Heated ?salt water? Flow? Water change or no? Light? Feeding? Bacteria addition?

[@BRStv]

Cycling rock in a trough vs tank is really no different. Just a different storage vessel. To that end, heated saltwater is usually used. Some sort of water movement is recommended. You can kick start the cycle by adding in bacteria, but that's not 100% necessary. To help "feed" this bacteria, you can ghost feed or simply use an ammonia additive like the one from Dr. Tim's.

[@jjmccloud]

Does carbon and gfo have a shelf life? Have some gallon jugs left over from 3yrs ago and starting a new tank and wondering if I can still count on them working

[@BRStv]

If stored in a dry place, no worries. They'll work just fine.

[@jjmccloud]

@@BRStv awesome, always kept inside the bedroom closet and 2 are still sealed and 2 3/4 full so I'll be in good shape then, thanks so much

[@longjohndingel]

Sorry.. But do you have a Parrott fish into your sps or Reef tank??

[@douglascampbell5284]

On the great salt debate as you put it what is your opinion on friyz rpm

[@jasonk2947]

I have an acro dominant 400g system. I switched from reef crystals to friyz and didn’t notice a difference about 6 months ago...and still using

[@onionsoup7445]

What about the refugium?

[@Sammy31Dee]

Why can't we run like a half inch sand bed is the question...besides flow in back I like to run a shallow sand bed in front display area

[@flymach1]

I'm going to keep the sand and still call mine a hybrid method. It's a hybrid of your hybrid.

[@malinoisnation9392]

Why are we taking out good water and replacing it with good water? :) if u dose or have a reactor do you even need water changes?

[@BRStv]

The thing is, we can't test for everything. Not even ICP testing tests for everything. There could be pollutants in the water building up over time that water changes can help solve. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jH3SXmephtd8m9U

[@willpenfold4764]

What happened to Bio Spira. BRS used to suggest that all the time and now they suggest other bacterial boosters

[@rickg8439]

👋

[@tomascaknakis4676]

Have you ever seen Ryan blink?

[@jeremiex.mcleod3328]

This may be a stretch but can anyone specifically ID the pink + green tipped SPS (looks like a bonsai acro) at the 2:00? Thanks in advance.

[@jeremiex.mcleod3328]

PS. Mid-Top-Right of the frame.

[@moorrum6686]

Prob the Red Dragon acro (If still needed)

[@cheekybastard99]

The hobby lost a great person when he passed. Rip Bryan.

[@anthonyevans311]

keeping hammers high or low flow

[@BRStv]

Somewhere in the middle. You want them to be moving in the current, but not getting hit with so much flow that their tissue is pushed against their skeleton.

[@TheZchauvin]

Where’s the update / new video?!

[@BRStv]

This tank is still maintained daily, and we will be having updates on this tank as it progresses. I don't have an exact date for this however (:

[@petarst]

Tank behind him....no comments

[@jetskiwillywilly7970]

Can you do this with a Nano? Anyone take scraps from the sushi bar home with them? lol

[@BRStv]

You could absolutely use these methods on a smaller system. The E170 is roughly 40 gallons, so while it's a bit of a large nano, it's proof that it can be done 🙂

[@jaysreef5721]

Well that's kinda disturbing. I ordered mb7 from you guys and arrived frozen solid. I sent an email and was told by brs that it was fine if frozen. That's pretty messed up

[@BrightwellAquatics]

Hi Jay - yes the product is still fine to use if it froze and thawed. The bacteria on MB7 is dormant and can withstand bring frozen.

[@jaysreef5721]

@@BrightwellAquatics alright that's good news. Was bit confused cuz he said these can't freeze as they were showing mb7 lol. Was confused for sure. Thanks a ton for the response!

[@xjet9417]

Let's get some Carbon Gfo duel reactors back in stock.

[@CloudDayLight]

Reefers aren't scared of thier money being spent. They are scared of thier mom/wife

[@rickhillier7626]

I am about to give up on sps corals, or corals in general. Things go well for a year, and nothing changed in my setup or regimen, but all of a sudden, most of my corals are giving up the ghost. I cannot afford to pour the megabucks into my system that seem to be necessary to keep these finicky things alive. Hell, I can't even keep calulerpa alive.

[@opethmike]

Aquatic Sales Solutions, Inc. So, uh... ASS Incorporated.

[@edweezy90]

Lot of cyano in that tank

[@tashfiqmannan]

am I the only one who thinks you guys talk WAYYY too much and can be more concise, less repetitive