HelloReef Aquarium Fish Tank Week 1

[@76honda76]

Redsea blue bucket. Has many trace elements. Best salt in the hobby.

[@BryznsReef]

Digging the rockwork

[@justinl4177]

I got excited when you said bare bottom, as it was so different from everyone else. 😢 Definitely still excited to see the progress!

[@Reefer_NYC]

Highlyyyy thought about it and possibly still want to try it for another tank eventually

[@Aero-jt3cv]

Are you going to do an update on this tank? I am considering purchasing it

[@Reefer_NYC]

@@Aero-jt3cv I actually had to break it down because of my newborn baby but I highly recommend! I gave the tank to my brother and even he realizes how easy it is to maintain

[@danlahrman5395]

Are you still using your Dalua X4 Mixed Reef profile you posted in the public area of Dalua app? Thinking about giving it a shot.

[@Reefer_NYC]

im actually using the beast mode profile because my tank was becoming sps heavy but my mixed reef one is great to use as well!

[@islandreef5292]

What settings are you running your lights at

[@Reefer_NYC]

Using their mixed reef preset

[@phalbaby16]

I have the hello reef and my aquarium is cycling. Do you plan or recommend to get a protein skimmer?

[@Reefer_NYC]

@@phalbaby16 no protein skimmer needed if you do weekly or bi weekly water changes

[@SilentBiscuit17]

Do you use anything to put together the aquascape? Or do you just stack it?

[@Reefer_NYC]

@@SilentBiscuit17 just stacked!

[@kreativ_corals]

15 gallons weighs 125lbs

[@Lgkshooter]

Whats the best salt you personally use?

[@atkinsnatureaquariums3552]

The best salt is one you can find locally all the time, no use chasing a brand name if your LFS doesn't carry it, use what they use if they are good, the proof is in the display tanks.

[@Reefer_NYC]

@@atkinsnatureaquariums3552 exactly

[@Reefer_NYC]

Salt is salt. Everyone has success with every salt out there. It’s about consistency of your tank

[@Lgkshooter]

@@Reefer_NYC I get it. I was just wondering because I have some corals that do good in one tank and then the same kind of coral struggles in another tank. I used to use water from my lfs but I started making my own water and with instant ocean salt. Now my corals are happy one day and stressed the other. I do parameter checks every week and nothing is ever at a point to stress them out. So I wanted to change salts just to confirm my theory

[@Reefer_NYC]

@@Lgkshooter highly recommend reef crystals. been out there forever. i've used all types of salt. currently using the waterbox reef salt

[@reeseremeika1981]

Let me enter the contest to win it! Huge fan of the videos and saw your picking a winner from KZbin so I decided I should try and enter from here