Touring the Top Shelf Aquatics Coral Farm

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

A follow up video of some of TSA's best Acro colonies kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGrOoWuIpcycqZY

[@deadbrokeracingchannel-2197]

“OVERALL” was a sweet video

[@noahcousino5120]

YESSSS! I looked at comments just to see if someone said something about the "overall" theme haha. Great video and info for sure though 👌

[@coralfish12g]

Top Shelf is my favorite place to visit in the saltwater hobby. Great video 🔥💯

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

Thanks George

[@tidalgardens]

Great video Jake, Top Shelf is a very impressive farm.

[@mignottfamilyja9842]

Best reef store on the planet. Jake has given them so much shade about coral price and naming, I am shocked he interviewed them

[@GrahamStephan]

Love this!

[@marcelrodriguez2067]

Im just happy to see you slowly getting into reef keeping

[@GrahamStephan]

@@marcelrodriguez2067 Me, too! It's been great to get back into it!

[@DannysAquariums]

@@GrahamStephan it’s so cool that you’re a reef hobbyist as well, Graham. I always watch your videos! Currently working on two new setups myself. ;)

[@zafishguy5166]

This means in a few years we expect an incredibly detailed reef channel from you as well. Lol.

[@HBReefBros]

More Reef tank updates on your channel!

[@FriendM2010]

Jake brings another excellent content video to the people 🐟🐟🐟. Thanks Kevin for showing we folks in the hobby how much goes into farming coral. It’s a lot of planning, execution and maintenance. With systems this large and diverse you take on a lot of risk to catch early any thing going sideways… Can’t imagine the power requirements and bill for electricity a month 😳. Next, Solar and Wind Turbine farming to power your coral farming …. 🥳. Australia will being calling you for seed frags to restore the G.B.R. .. 👍

[@ldballoon4]

Very insightful. Thanks Jake.

[@angelespino2513]

I’ve seen so many TSA videos but this is the ultimate video. They are so organized and take pride in their work and set ups! I definitely need make a purchase from them soon.

[@Weeks25]

WOW that was really really impressive!!! Kevin did an awesome job walking us through every square inch of the farm. An definitely makes a fairly newbie like me want to buy from him. Seeing how well everything is taken care of an kept so clean makes me feel good about what i receive. Thank you so much to both of you guys!

[@enricojaun2880]

This was super informative!! Thanks for putting this together! Wish that store was closer!

[@puli23_62]

What an amazing video and a big thank you to Top Shelf for sharing all of the details for their systems.

[@Messier87_M87]

Wow these corals look amazing and healthy! Guess I know where my next order is coming from. 👍🏻 Thanks for this great video, Jake!

[@Prone2Thrill]

Absolutely stunning quality and selection, not to forget the importance of their high standards for quarantine. Excellent video and passion by you both. Mahalo Kevin for sharing so much hard earned knowledge even though we know it's much more complex than even this extensive video can cover.

[@laurens6267]

Good video. Nice to see them putting metal halide on their new systems.

[@paulukreefer5012]

Legit one of the best tours I have watched in recent times 🙌 when are you building a uk farm🙏

[@middi226]

It’s great to see how passionate and knowledgeable Kevin is about reef keeping.

[@rastareef6557]

What a great tour! thanks for taking us along Jake! love when that TSA box arrives on the door step

[@ceippert]

Thank you so much for taking us into all of these great coral farms. Really helps me choose who to buy from

[@Waynerock77]

“OVERALL” good video! Need to go pick up a Infinity gauntlet bounce

[@khalifaalmazrouei5005]

Poor guy, it’s a bit nerve racking when you have a camera to your face, He probably said overall 20 times

[@Waynerock77]

@@khalifaalmazrouei5005 better than I would of done. I think Jake would make me nervous, I would worry about mispronouncing something or miss naming coral and getting called out for it.

[@youjustgottadrum]

Please talk about the HVAC system you have to combat all that moisture. I have several propagation tanks in a room and programmed AC and vents and dehumidifiers to keep it balanced. Many that want to get into lowboy propagation find this out too late...

[@burtminshew4812]

Definitely my favorite video of all videos. Y'all did an excellent job of covering what advanced hobbiest want to see and hear. In my opinion top shelf is top shelf and their newer approach is what I have been doing and of course getting all kind of slack and smack but proof is always in the results. Jake you are the man and thank you for this awesome video!

[@gasser5001]

I was about to say 'this would be a shame to not be in 4k' and low and behold, not disappointed. :) Thanks for the quality upload! It's beautiful! I live in central Florida; it's great to know when I start a tank, someone with this much quality stuff is so close!

[@KeelOvisioN]

Awesome Video Gonna miss Jake and his style on Reefing education videos….R.I.Paradise

[@aarondus]

Excellent video Jake and Kevin. It’s great to see so much experimentation and pushing the limits. Can’t wait to see a 6.5k MH on the system. OG is new again;)

[@hunterh891]

Wow what an operation they have going on here, beautiful!

[@alexandersouza1144]

I'd like to say I'm impressed overall and I cant wait overall to buy from you guys overall and I hope overall I can get overall the overall overall overall. No really, great video, I love the clean plumbing and the fact all the coral is QT'd. Great job guys!

[@tedmontague]

Great video! I’m local to TSA so I’ve seen the store plenty, but haven’t seen the farm. Nice to see behind the scenes.

[@apolloravindran]

This place is clean and well put together!!!!

[@wrangyswreef1404]

The TSA Radion schedule is the best out there! Such a fantastic video of the farm mate!

[@spskeeper2060]

Cool video, the future of corals for sure, lot of water volume to turn over through sumps, what was the average water turnover through the sumps ?.

[@YouBetterCallSaul]

Really interested in how much the electric bill is on a farm like this…overall dope video 👍🏼🐠

[@Thazin-Mae2345]

i wish we would have that kind of service in Australia Perth. Great job guys. impressive team.

[@sendilkumarj]

Amazing video and thanks for the great info and the tour.. amazing work and care

[@FUNKONSIGHT420]

Overall enjoyed the video and the overall aesthetic of the tanks… Overall

[@deadbrokeracingchannel-2197]

Oh you beat me to it

[@NickM92]

Thank you for this Jake. I can’t believe I missed this place when I visited Florida.

[@AL_EVOz]

This is amazing Jake. I would love to see this place one day!

[@kevinkane1405]

Hey, great video. What camera do you use?

[@ryanrich06]

Excellent video as always my friend!

[@crystalrode4646]

Where can we buy the PVC array? Any guidance on best place to find them?

[@CanadaSocial]

How are those ecotech wave makers mounted in the overflow. Is the rear side in water?

[@CanadaSocial]

Ok saw it in the video.

[@jasoncruz3506]

Any new updates on the mangroves tank

[@sulaimanbinadenaankherekar8063]

An awesome video Jake👌🏼

[@Sammy19327]

Nicely done overall.

[@jasoncruz3506]

Great video. Like always

[@Utubereefer]

Amazing facility! Truly top shelf gear!

[@jacobwarren7876]

Awesome video Jake 👍

[@BillysReefRx]

What a great video! Thanks for sharing!

[@luiman5333]

Excelente video corals farmer

[@tombackhed792]

What intensity do they run on the lights?

[@jasonsylvander3089]

Any place you recommend to buy fish online ?

[@carlosmatias-tejada9443]

what shoes is kevin wearing? gotta get me a pair

[@Team83Redfish]

Never had a bad experience when I go into that store!

[@stevenpeters8898]

Amazing walk through. Thank you

[@Ok-551]

What are the dimensions on those tanks?

[@meegssan5716]

I want to get into growing coral but it seems expensive with the electricity

[@naclcreep2505]

Jake, what is your opinion on those spectrum that he deems useless? I think he specifically named cyan, reds and greens. I have heard it’s debatable that the reds and greens promote algae at typical reef levels. Just really curious, results don’t lie but as we all know, there are many many ways to keep tanks.

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

I don't think TSA thinks these colors are useless, as he said in the video they keep elevated nutrients under which those wavelengths can fuel algae growth.

[@naclcreep2505]

@@ReefBuildersVideo right right. Not useless just not ideal for those colors propensity to fuel algae growth with elevated nutrients. I always have a hard time with thIs concept… say that someone runs those particular wavelengths and they have 3ppm NO3 and 25ppb phosphorus. Aren’t those nutrients equally available to grow algae as they are it’s they at 25 and 100 respectively? If they are there to be used then why aren’t they being used at the same rate? Why wouldn’t they get ‘sucked dry’? Not sure if what I am trying to ask it getting across… If there is an algae that is going to uptake at high levels, wouldn’t they uptake at the same rates if those levels are low and they are available?

[@josephposada1830]

Phenomenal experience

[@raycharles4589]

Stunning

[@timothyboles6457]

Are the pipes they use actually red? What kind of pipe is that? PVC pipe is usually white for schedule 40 and gray for schedule 80.

[@collin5119]

It is actually red PVC. It is made in a variety of colors, but the red/white/black look was really something that TSA picked when I used to work there, and it looks awesome in person! Kevin and I spent a lot of time gluing up the first few systems trying to figure out all the nuances of stuffing that much pipe inside of a relatively small space.

[@timothyboles6457]

@@collin5119 cool thanks for the info. With the lights it's difficult to tell what is what. I've never seen those different colors before.

[@kevinburda1577]

The colored PVC is actually made for PVC furniture but works great for adding flair to any setup. If you are in the Orlando area, we actually sell various colors to match your setups, otherwise you can get it from BRS.

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

reefbuilders.com/2013/08/19/pimp-aquarium-colored-pvc/

[@jasoncruz3506]

Great video As usual

[@MrHassanabozaid]

My dear friend, I admire your channel, and I live in a city on the Red Sea coast,Egypt and I would like to start a project for breeding coral reefs, so what are the requirements for the project in terms of materials, components, details, costs, and how can the products be marketed and what are their types and prices?

[@marinefalcon8996]

Why some people prefer the radion g4 than the g5?

[@Jtone_philthy_aquatics]

Just bought some awesome frags from tsa! They are beautiful and they did a great job shipping the corals! I will be back for sure. I posted on my channel if you wanna see some of the bounce shrooms I got and all of the amazing chalice corals and favites 👍👏✌️👌❤️

[@fleischburg]

Are the Radium Halide Bulbs 14.000K or 20.000k ???

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

20,000 Kelvin

[@sappysiggy2351]

That was killer, I'm surprised at the detail and length Keven went in the tour. So .....Food, Flow, Light and KALK!

[@aciaquaculture]

Great video guys 👏👏

[@valdeir6230]

Lindo coral qual é nome dos primeiro corais lindo a o primeiro aquário

[@sendilkumarj]

Wondering what might be the overall investment

[@petesreef1891]

Great vid Jake great shop shame I’m in uk

[@AJ-bi6ns]

I remember the days they were churning out corals with black box lighting

[@TheTrevor40]

Better than Disneyworld!

[@ChrisG1392]

If I ever get into reefing again I don't think I'd get fish. I feel like the power heads must drive them crazy with the sound of the spinning propeller. Corals and snails I don't feel bad for

[@rosscredlandballantyne4936]

Best drinking game ever! I was pretty drunk at the end of this overall.

[@gonefishing5536]

Bloody cool vid and great farm

[@RobBoryckiGolf]

Awesome place

[@sufficient.enough]

Damn this is a Sweet video! Thank you

[@fuzzychicken9466]

Great content, thanks!

[@giusepperomania4247]

Why he keeps saying overall?

[@jestronixhanderson9898]

Take note for those using just led on your sticks , halide and T5 still being used here.

[@brothergas1260]

Amazing!!!

[@darthcon34]

Nice coral farm could we see you rg4 schedule, everone is posting g5's would be nice to view a g4 Many thanks

[@tedmontague]

The schedule is on their website. Just search Top Shelf Aquatics Radion schedule.

[@diegolafuente2308]

wonderfull place

[@AbbasReef]

still using metal halides :)

[@05225463]

Hi,Radion it's Blue or Pro? Thanks.

[@Buffalosabres4296]

G4 Pro.

[@Reefahholic]

Epic video! Would like to see some Aquabiomics testing at Top Shelf since they run a lot of UV and have several mature systems as well as new systems coming online.

[@christianrios3559]

Love to see the halides!

[@Tacos1230]

Overall his use of overall was overall great

[@jackiescoggins8779]

Awesome

[@MrBestshot33]

Holy crap!

[@mckenzie390]

Impressive

[@Alex_Correa]

Nice video... overall. LOL!

[@javareefindo4772]

god sir 👍👍

[@frankleahy226]

Kevin talks like Ricky from Trailer Park Boys.

[@SequoiaElisabeth]

I can see they earn their name of "Top Shelf".

[@IMGbaugher]

🔥

[@shlomodana]

Wow

[@festgnob]

this was an awesome video, the level of expertise on display is fantastic , unfortunately it makes me realise how inferior i am and should probably leave this hobby to the pros :( lol

[@happychappy27]

No. Everyone has to start from somewhere, as these guys no doubt did. You don’t just turn into an experienced reefer overnight. The hobby is always changing so the term ‘pro’ fits nobody in the hobby.

[@crumptonfamily9022]

Niiccee

[@SynthToshi]

ok, time for me to get a salt water fish rack....