Reef Tank Tour Update! 25 lagoon to SR 60 Gallon Lagoon! Coral and Saltwater Fish Update!

[@daniel-saltyinvestments984]

Wow what a tank and setup. Looking forward to next updates.

[@mahdidorranian1479]

this is so magnificent bro. you've done a great job. do NOT get rid of those back glass shrooms they are beautiful

[@devachapman6315]

"where's my finger?...oh there it is!" best part of the vido man. made me LOL love IM tanks I have there 200P for a FOWLR focusing angels and butterflies. that said i want to make a man cave/fish room in the basement. was just looking at both the 24 and 60/80 SR AIO I would love to have 2-3 of them and do softie only, meats and maybe SPS I think that would be cool . anyway that tank is fire man keep up the great work.

[@RespectTheReef]

@@devachapman6315 softie only will be my next tank for sure. Absolutely love softies now. I’m actually thinking about getting rid of the torches and put softies there. Torches are cool but in my overstocked tank they tend to sting everything. I recently added a long tentacle toadstool. So it will need some space. Or I might take a chance and add a bubble tip and hope it doesn’t move. Get the biggest tank you can. I wish I would have went bigger lol. But I got such an amazing deal on the 60. SR 80 would be sick. I think the shallow reef tanks are the way to go. Plus it’s an all in one. Sumps are really cool but the all in ones are so easy. Especially with the Innovative marines. They make every part you could need. I will say the 25 lagoon is an amazing foot print. It looks way bigger than a 25. And all the innovative marine 25 lagoon parts are the mini size so they are about half the cost of the SR60 and 80s. They have only 2 nozzles and take only one pump. So it’s much cheaper to set up. Take a look at my 25 lagoon videos. It looks massive. I wish I would have kept it. But you can buy a brand new 25 lagoon with a pump and filter for like 200$. Best deal for any size tank and any brand in my opinion. Such a steal.

[@lanemurphy6354]

The upgrade looks amazing! I’ll have to send you pictures of the 25, I’ve had it set up since May.

[@RespectTheReef]

@@lanemurphy6354 appreciate it! I’d love to see it

[@inventoryking]

Looks great. I have a SR-60 as well. I need to move some corals around. More than 1 tang is totally fine IMO. Put them in together, no issues. I have 5 in a 120, they love it.

[@RespectTheReef]

@@inventoryking yeah a lot of people freak out about tangs. I promise the level of care I give them compared to a store or 100 other places they could end up could be a lot worse. Now if they were full sized I get that but you’ve got a few years before you even have to think about rehoming. And mine are going to an amazing home when they reach maturity

[@blazer_cutz]

I’m actually exited and really happy that your back with new videos 🙏 👍

[@RespectTheReef]

@@blazer_cutz thank you 🙏

[@blazer_cutz]

Wow that is cray I was talking about buying the same one to my wife!!!! That’s crazy I’m definitely also following this setup 🙏 thanks for the info always and the detailed explanations of how everything works 👌

[@RespectTheReef]

@@blazer_cutz any videos you’d like to see?

[@blazer_cutz]

@@RespectTheReef to be honest bossman I’m exited to see the videos coming up on it I would say the same as of the other tank you sir explain everything so well that I wouldn’t change anything you show and explain to detail the most posible and I feel like it’s perfect 🙏

[@RespectTheReef]

@@blazer_cutz well I appreciate it. Have a great day and enjoy reefing. It’s an amazing hobby

[@scottallan6770]

Beautiful.

[@RespectTheReef]

@@scottallan6770 thank you so much. Any videos you want to see?

[@scottallan6770]

@@RespectTheReef hhmmm... I'll get back to you on that. 🤣👊

[@FrancisGarcia-y7n]

Wow nice set up love your corals 🪸

[@RespectTheReef]

Thank you!

[@jtdr2023]

I have 3 ai primes on my 40 gallon breeder and one Radion gen 6 on my Red Sea reefer 250. I much prefer the color of the primes. Primes give a nice color. Tank look great !

[@RespectTheReef]

@@jtdr2023 primes are great! I tell everyone they are the best lights for the price! People think I put filters on my videos lol. Some of my shorts 100 percent do and you can tell 😂 that’s the point. But my actual videos have 0 filters.

[@charlescox4213]

nice selection of colorful coral love your zoa garden I have the 50 gallon lagoon IM similar in size great tanks!

[@RespectTheReef]

@@charlescox4213 they are amazing tanks! Thank you

[@tmontana6715]

Nice video! Im interested on the second video with the equipment you are running

[@RespectTheReef]

@@tmontana6715 okay I can make that next

[@queencityreefs]

Great update 👌👏🙌🤙

[@RespectTheReef]

Thank you! How are you liking the frag rock?

[@jeffsuen9023]

Amazing! I'm looking into getting the same tank myself, currently have the 40 lagoon.

[@RespectTheReef]

@@jeffsuen9023 love the 40. I originally was looking for a 40 when I got the 25.

[@MangoMochi808]

Beautiful, mahalo!

[@RespectTheReef]

@@MangoMochi808 thank you!

[@redfish7644]

Just curious ,, have you changed the light settings in this tank compared to the 25g tank ,, because of the SPS corals ? Got my 25g tank today 😎 have to get my stand made this week ,,

[@RespectTheReef]

@@redfish7644 yes I added another light and up the intensity

[@blazer_cutz]

Are these the same corals you had on the 25? And how we you able to move all that to the new?? Specially the green ones on the wall???

[@RespectTheReef]

@@blazer_cutz yeah they are the same, they just got a lot bigger. I’ve fragged a lot of them to keep them small. But I definitely have a lot of new stuff also. The GSP on the wall was taken from the other tank. I took about a 2 inch piece from the other tank wall and glued it to this wall. And it regrew to that size already.

[@blazer_cutz]

@@RespectTheReef wow how long does it take them to grow like that? Cause I purchased one Frag like an inch full of it so hopefully it will cover the back but the one I bought was the short one not the one that grows long tips

[@CarlosParra-tt8jk]

Can you share your light settings that you use in the 25 lagoon??

[@RespectTheReef]

@@CarlosParra-tt8jk I made a video on that already

[@junebugthebarber]

What are your light settings

[@RespectTheReef]

@@junebugthebarber I’ll make a video on it

[@jonathannguyen3620]

Interested as well.

[@MinhQuangPhạm-w8e]

did you pre-cycle the new tank? i'm upgrading my tank soon.

[@RespectTheReef]

@@MinhQuangPhạm-w8e no. I just moved all my live rock and filter media from my old tank. I didn’t move the old sand I used new live sand. I also used fritz turbo start and it cycled the tank. I’ll like the products I used below amzn.to/3WSScCG amzn.to/3MiPkdy

[@MinhQuangPhạm-w8e]

@@RespectTheReefthanks for the tip man, love the tank

[@RespectTheReef]

@@MinhQuangPhạm-w8e appreciate the support!

[@Simple_Reef]

Very beautiful tank!!👍👍

[@RespectTheReef]

@@Simple_Reef thank you

[@SaltyJaytee]

What’s your lighting schedule look like? Intensity and spectrum strengths? I have 3 primes on a 4’ tank and can’t seem to keep my monti plate beautiful like yours. I love your tank!!

[@RespectTheReef]

@@SaltyJaytee I’ll take a video on it. But it says I’m running them at 28 watts at the peak

[@SaltyJaytee]

@@RespectTheReef have you ever tested par? I’m running mine at 100 and my montipora still browning somehow

[@RespectTheReef]

@@SaltyJaytee you have 3 AI primes running at 100 percent each?

[@SaltyJaytee]

@@RespectTheReef yeah

[@RespectTheReef]

@@SaltyJaytee AI primes aren’t really strong but I would have started lower personally for a number of reasons. How are the other corals ? Is every light setting 100 percent, Uv, violet, blue, green, red, white..etc

[@boywonda220]

What settings do you use for the Prime Light's 🤔 ?

[@RespectTheReef]

@@boywonda220 I’ll make a video. I don’t remember off the top of my headd

[@boywonda220]

@@RespectTheReef have the same tank but I use the mobius app for my prime thanks 🙏

[@RespectTheReef]

@@boywonda220 nice I’ve heard good things about

[@boywonda220]

@@RespectTheReef is very easy and they also have recommended setting for growing any specific type of coral or mix Reef I'm excited been looking at all your videos lots of valuable information 😜 I forgot to mention your tank is beautiful keep it up 😉.

[@SeanLaughs]

whats that teal mushroom on the back wall?

[@RespectTheReef]

@@SeanLaughs rhodactis mushroom

[@blazer_cutz]

Hey question donu deal with aptasia or brisle worms in your rocks ??? If so how do u get rid of them or control it ?

[@RespectTheReef]

@@blazer_cutz man I use the brand “ two little fishes reef putty” and put that over aptasia. Super easy. I’ll make a video! And bristle worms aren’t bad. They only can populate when there is extra food. So don’t feed as much if you want to get rid of them. But then again it’s better to have something eat the extra food then let it rot in the tank. I feed my fish 4 times a week. That’s it. I’m gone for 24 hours at a time for work. The fish do great. The tank is healthy and not over ran with worms.

[@blazer_cutz]

@@RespectTheReef thank you 🙏 I just got real rocks yesterday so I’m thinking of switching them with the caribsea life rock I have since the live rocks is better as many say but I was washing it all night the holes etc. so and I had some of those worms come out and tiny star fishes and some mini snails today is outside getting some sun but I do have a small rock they gave me with a anemone stuck to it and when I was looking at the rock at night I saw a whole living city on that tiny rock and I saw the worms so I was thinking if the anemone jumps to one of my rocks then I can remove that small one and also clean it up to remove all those worms

[@blazer_cutz]

@@RespectTheReef also 2 of the frags I revive from my friend has 2 small aptasias and I want to see how is best to remove them

[@RespectTheReef]

@@blazer_cutzjust use a razor and scrape it off if it’s on the frag disc

[@TheMushroomTech]

Looks amazing, you got me to start with an IM 15 🪸

[@RespectTheReef]

@@TheMushroomTech oh that’s awesome! I’m glad I could help. How is it going?