Don't Get Overwhelmed By Your Saltwater Aquarium | Tips For Success

In this video i will give you some tips to help you not be overwhelmed by your saltwater aquarium.
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[@glennrudolph]

I crashed both my tanks this week...and they are completely separate. I’ve been watching your vids all day to remind myself that it’s okay. So this was a good day to come out with this video man.

[@ludnix]

That's rough Glenn, but keep trying! I'm sorry for your losses, I'm sure you'll find your solutions and be back and running!

[@anniejefferson8136]

New stuff....restart. lol. ♥️. Happens to all of us. More shopping. Chin up

[@joeymerrell8585]

This is why I love this channel. Travis doesnt bs anyone. Just straight up how it is and to the point. Also why I buy coral from him. And like myself, he's a veteran. Keep rockin Travis, I'll be putting in another coral order soon. And that bubble tip is doing awesome btw.

[@rc2300s2r]

All I want to know is who are the handful of viewers that give you a thumbs down and why. But seriously. Thank you for all the advise and info. Giving us a head start in this crazy hobby.

[@tmdroopy]

freshwater guy here switching to saltwater. had my 40g breeder running for about 2 months now. no sump but have skimmer. THANK YOU! ur videos made things easy and simple-

[@tmdroopy]

do u ship to canada?

[@ReefingwithO]

Couldn’t agree more. I’m a technology nut and I keep changing lights, skimmers, pumps equipment on my tank and every crash can be tied back to one of those changes. One of these days I’ll learn my lesson.

[@atfinthehouse8631]

You do such a great job and common sense with these! Great work.

[@allisonlee311]

New reefer here. I have been trying to absorb all the info (watched the BRS series multiple times) and there is so. much. It is incredibly refreshing to see videos that simplifies it for us noobs. I just finished my cycle on my first marine tank and I have never been more excited to be in and support this hobby. This video made me sub to this channel-keep up the excellent work!

[@thereefinrican]

Great tips Travis. Keep it simple is always best. 👍🏻

[@williamwilson271]

Love your channel full of great information keep it up mate. From Scotland.

[@jeffjarry4257]

Your right there is so much on utube that's wrong. But there is a lot of right too. And try not to get over your knowledge on reefing start smart. Thanks for all your help

[@jenniferm234]

Love your videos. New Reefer here and I've watched about 10 of your videos already. Lots of good advice

[@saltaquatic]

Awesome review Travis. beautiful reef tank!

[@RogueAquariums]

Well said Travis.. being consistent is key & thats something I’ve learned since being in the marine side of the hobby. Keeping things simple also is a big factor as well. 👍

[@danealbrecht101]

Always a good day when a new fish of hex video pops up on my feed

[@jamesfisher7410]

Travis keep giving us these videos they are great!! I have learned by my mistakes as well. Thank you Jim Fisher.

[@rickychar2669]

Well said brother. It's hard for people to keep it simple bc of all the new technology and fancy equipment becoming available and they forget about the basics.

[@bigadventure3797]

Spot on Advice! Start simple then add complexity based on the tanks needs. PH is a hotly debated topic though but the general consensus is that for reef tanks between 8 and 8.4 is ideal. I can't get my tank to maintain above 8PH and it drives me crazy. Wish I would have started with a Kalk reactor now I don't have room in my sump without a major overhaul.

[@anghellicways7469]

Great video. I may not comment on your videos but I do watch them. You have given the best advice anyone could give anyone in the hobby. Please keep up with the great videos. Happy reefing

[@Image-bv3sb]

You are my go to for no bullshit great advice. You have helped me so much, before I buy my set up. Thank you 👊

[@MikeLemming]

Good info bro! Always nice to remind yourself of the basics!

[@SeaFloorCoral]

The tank is looking amazing.

[@vitaliyavr]

Awesome video. Thank you

[@Utubereefer]

Congratulations on 500 videos! Killer content as well. No BS just your experience! Thank you 🙏🏾

[@ProppedNutFPV]

I've been following your channel for quite some time. Amazing to see that 300 evolve. Great info Travis.

[@firsttimereefertv1588]

Thanks for the tips and keeping it simple could not be better advice! Love your tank too!

[@coltonortarify]

Thanks for the video. Have been in a bad mindset lately and this helped.

[@jamesfinn8240]

Great tank and even better videos. Your video on setting up the kalk reactor really helped me a lot. Thanks and keep up the good work.

[@jluusaltwateraquarium8320]

Thanks you sir so much fantastic video how too keep up saltwater aquarium..

[@mattdynes809]

all excellent common sense tips!! Keep the vids comin....

[@Moltosanti13]

Great video, good information. I have done the same thing for 10 years now and basic works for me.

[@someone6reefs]

Every time u make a vid the growth in ur tank. nice great info for newbies keep up the hard work its clearly paying off 👍🏽😁

[@ttravreefsaquatics8354]

Great video, great information, straight up 😎👍🏾

[@ScottM]

This is a great video and all your tips are just on point. Every reefer can find valuable information to take away from this one. Well done sir. 😀👍

[@Wise7771]

Great video The hobby needs more of this😊

[@leftyleft8424]

I always enjoy your vids. Great channel. Thank you for everything you do for this hobby!

[@MoeReefs]

I found that stability is everything. Even if parameters are low on somethings it seems to me not to be a big issue. The main concern is giving a steady supply to your corals. So even if alk or calcium is not where you want it, giving a steady supply and maintaining that parameter for long stability is the way to go as the coral is still just consuming as much as you are supplying.

[@AmericanReefing]

Great video 👍 the tank is looking amazing

[@patrickcarpenter6258]

I love your videos, thank you so much, always so funny and full of actual good info.

[@BALD8BIL]

Awesome tips thank you for sharing

[@KayentaRojo]

thank you so much for this video man!! i’m starting my reef tank very soon and hoping to have a ton of sps eventually, this was some good info!

[@kimworrall2162]

Great info Travis, without you I would have given up with this hobby, but I've stuck with it, even though some things have been heartbreaking I've taken your advice, things are looking great, 4 months in now, I'm sure I will have more hurdles to get over but, can't thank you enough for your help and advice, Kim (Uk)

[@lucasbaluyut5746]

This is perfect timed video I’m so overwhelmed I just setup my fist sw and first it took my like an hour to mix my water right then I put my ato tube in the water of the tank and when I got home all the water syphoned on the floor

[@karenstraily4115]

I have had a few things go wrong recently. Ive had my 60 gal tank for three years. About a year and a half ago I had a pipe burst in the house. Had to move my aquarium in order to redo the floors. Despite my best efforts I lost all of my coral. After a few months I finally got my water parameters back in line only to have a break put of ick. Chalking it up to a blonde moment as I dosed my tank for ick but forgot to remove the filtration. Lost almost all of my fish before realizing my error. Waited 3 months before adding new fish. Was heart broken over the losses but decided to forge ahead. Bought a few fish, waited another 6 months before buying any coral. A couple of weeks ago I wemt and bought a bunch of coral. Got a duncan, acan, scoly, brain maze, toadstool and a zoa. I had rearranged all of my live rock and cleaned the sand bed well before pitting them in. Back when replenshing fish I had bought two four line damsels. I had done research and new there was a great chance of them bullying fish bit they were reef safe from the research i saw. From cleaning my sand bed I did have a huge Nitrate and Phos jump. Did major water changes in effort to get the numbers back down. However i started noticing the duncan looked munched on, then the brain. Thought it was water issues, did even more water changes. Added a HOB refugium, dosed my tank with calcium even though my levels were already high. Dosed zooanthellae as it seemed the brain maze dumped all of its at once. Continued daily water changes. Watched the two of them die. Then the scoly....then the zoa....and finally one morning caught those two damsels eating the acan. So frusterating. Am cycling a new home for them as I write this.....your video today reminded me to keep it simple. I went through so mucj convinced there was something wrong with my water even though my numbers looked good or at least sufficient. Next time i will remeber to trust the numbers and look for other issues. Thanks for all of your great videos!

[@spearsnatorreefa2042]

gday from Australia mate your vids are primo love your work

[@Merge595]

Received my FishOfHex Milli & Red Robin Acro today 👍👍

[@jeffjarry4257]

And also I want to say is that the red Digi is do great and all I bought from you are growing fast thanks for the great corals. Peace out

[@reefjunkies6197]

Hey I have a 75 gallon and I'm getting 2.0 phosphates I stock to clown fish 3 fairy wrasses 1 hippo tang and 1 mandarin I feed pellets 1 a day and I dont run a filter sock I have nyos160 protein skimmer any tip on lowering phosphates

[@alexman5203]

I have a question about skimmers. i have a nano tank with a AIO (just over 30gal). I have a hang on acrylic box that has around 3 gal for refugium with an super bright white light, because of this i have little algae other than bryopsis cuz i found them efficient at sucking nutrients even at slightly lower nitrates. The question is im wondering why my skimmer no longer forms foam all the time. It only does it after feeding and cleaning rocks with turkey baster. Why is it? the skimmer is rated for 85gal or something i think.

[@williamchristian4031]

Hey buddy, great video!

[@TheBritishMelonn]

A bit of a odd question; I recently got my first acro, and I had a small problem with it which is that I needed a second light (AI Prime HD) since I upgraded my tank to a custom longer tank. It sat in the slight shade for a while (a few days at most) and it turned brown. I’ve moved it to a Frag Rack much closer to the lights and shall be gluing it right under the center of my prime. The water level is 12” high, with approx 5-6” distance between the water and the light. But back to the question, as this is apparently a simple acro; what is the recovery time that I should expect? Meaning when it’s going to get it’s colour back. Like an average that you may have seen. I’m okay with waiting, and I do have a maxima clam that I’ve had for almost a year now (this month a year) and it’s doing fantastic purely under my lights with rare dosing of little amounts of phyto. I also have a second quick question: Having a lid on a DT except the sump, with the sump being in an enclosed area with some holes, how much would I would benefit by adding a simple computer fan to aerate the sump from carbon and such? I’ve always believed to have good surface agitation, but like you say it depends on my own setup. I’m planning on soldering a simple fan to a plug to help out if it’s worth it. Thanks for reading, and I very much appreciate all the videos you’ve been coming out with. I know that’s a bit of a lengthy question but honestly, I’m good with simple responses and it isn’t a big issue at all.

[@emie9653]

I have a 16 gallon tank and the sand keeps getting the brown algae on it with the purple the fish are heathy there is no coral do u have any tips on how to keep the glass clean and sand

[@Guacamole44479]

I've read a lot that having a skimmer that exceeds its rating complicates the matter (BRS mentions this, as does gmac reef and others). I guess it can be harder to reach and maintain an optimal water level in the sump. Thoughts/clarifications on this?

[@Younotus455]

Retouch on this topic soon? You have another year of kolege under your belt, would love to hear your new updated tips.

[@fasting4lyfe]

Good video man. Are you gonna be at williamsport frag swap?

[@FishOfHex]

Yes ill have a table

[@fasting4lyfe]

Awesome I'll be there.cant wait to buy some corals.

[@FishOfHex]

You can pre order anytime just select local pickup and in the notes say bring to the swap. Im not sure what and how much im bringing yet

[@fasting4lyfe]

@@FishOfHex thanks

[@georgeduncan5178]

Exactly☝🏽☝🏽 everyone & their mother tryin to give expert advice ...??? MANY told me a 10 gl nano would crash n burn now a year later cycled in 12 days no Repeat no algae issues from the start and 20 watt of light im still smiling 💥💥💥😁

[@twofish7939]

From my own experiences, as a newbie 8 years ago, if I wanted a thriving sps tank, I was going to learn how to do it from the vast information on the web. Nowadays, I reflect on this and think how much misinformation and sales gimmicks there are in the hobby. "Yes, buy gfo b/c phosphates are bad", "Yes, buy trace elements to increase colors", "Yes, buy, buy, buy". I never really once stepped back and asked myself, hey is all this crap I'm buying actually making a difference? I never went a few months without adding some new equipment, element, light schedule, or another little tweak to my tank. In other words, I was never going to succeed in growing sps because I was trying to apply all these methods which seemed to work for others (Parameters, shooting for numbers, lights, ect...) Now I am on the verge of a full blown acropora frag system because I learned to stick to one method and follow up with maintenance religiously. This means, keep things stable for a few months before adding anything, get lights, set up and forget about them, do weekly water changes, change filter pads twice a week, clean skimmer as needed, and keep hands out of water. That's it, nothing special to it besides testing occasionally to make sure things are maintained stable.

[@TheJavi1980]

I be feeling the same problems get complicated just like giving up good video

[@BolverkrLimited]

One thing I should have done differently starting out I think (theory) is consider trophic levels and build up slooowly. Instead of +substrate/cycle/+fish/+cuc/+coral, maybe +pods b4 any fish/coral and get those cultures flourishing! Let the algae-cyano do whatever while micro fauna takes over, all while keeping alk/CA stable. Than eventually, when you just can't wait any longer..add the fish/coral.

[@Caviarpixels]

do I need a bio pellet reactor with an all in one 60 gallon softy system?

[@aliceholbert1246]

I run a small one on a 50 cube with sump. It was night and day. Couldn't get trates under 80. Within month.....boom. love it.

[@AquariumsDownUnder]

I stacked my tank with about 30 big pieces of corals (as I live in Australia and that’s all you get) before I even had to start dosing and I still don’t even need to dose magnesium

[@hectornunez3299]

You should make a video about kalk

[@ProppedNutFPV]

There are so so many videos on Kalk. Extremely old method. Julian Sprung. The only videos on Kali you will ever need.

[@VXReef]

Ok ok, so there are 100+ reefing channels at least on KZbin. The vast majority are horse shit with tanks containing a pile of rocks covered in algae as they use Medic to cure ich because it’s reef safe. Lol. You sir put your money where your mouth is. You have an awesome reef that’s growing fast. Obvious proof you deserve your spot. Keep up the fantastic content and thanks for teaching me to QT fish properly. My success rate went through the roof!

[@CharleyDiesing]

You've got a good face :) Nice tank too.

[@atfinthehouse8631]

K.I.S.S. Running 33longs with HOB and mini-HOB chaeto refrugium. A lot depends on what type of corals you want to keep and can keep.

[@Darren-wd5ze]

How to solve green hair algae ?

[@cagnaples33]

Everyone keep saying that you have to keep your parameters stable how far of a swing is OK and a 24 hour in alkalinity And when should you start dosing to part when your alkalinity drops more than a part for million and a 24 hour.

[@987markwake]

top man

[@96HDFXSTC]

Does anyone use PurpleUp? Also doesn't the PH of a system show in someway the alkalinity?

[@tnipp1285]

👍👍

[@volteface69]

👏👏👏👍👍👍

[@marcelrodriguez2067]

You dont like kessils?

[@gbj6581]

Man heaters are such a nonesense. They fail, give wrong temps on their internal thermostat etc. Hate heaters lol.

[@SkyHigghReef]

Gb J have not used one in 3 years!

[@gbj6581]

@@SkyHigghReef oh wow. In California in winters I need one otherwise temp drops way too much.

[@bentraeger230]

👍🏻

[@dienadel30]

Take it slow oh oh