How to Pico Reef with Worldwide Corals

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[@thepokekid01]

LOL, I appreciate the clarification to "300% a water changes a week". Just when my brain was about to explode, I read the 3 100% water changes a week (which is still a lot, but at least they aren't changing water from another dimension)

[@bobbymelton9828]

thepokekid01 sorry. Lol

[@cockatoode705]

My brain thought he was draining the tank completely, refilling completely, then draining immediately, refilling, then draining again. I was trying to figure out how that would be an improvement over a 100% lol

[@dramad2974]

That was one cool pico, angler was the cherry on top!, thanks for showing👍

[@rdeys]

Love it. Plain, simple, and so elegant

[@jluusaltwateraquarium8320]

Sir your video is so fantastic that little saltwater aquarium is so fantastic too.

[@curiexr8292]

small reef tanks are my favorite, would love to see some shrimp in there too

[@seanstockford5847]

Awesome Pico Tank

[@seanfitzgerald6752]

Thanks Jake. Keep killing it brother

[@coraladdict5059]

Winning scape. This is exactly how a pico should look!

[@zachariahwallace7709]

I realize it's kinda off topic but does anyone know of a good place to stream new tv shows online ?

[@noeeric9325]

@Zachariah Wallace I use FlixZone. Just search on google for it :)

[@valentinoelias2736]

@Zachariah Wallace lately I have been using FlixZone. Just google for it =)

[@benspicoreefing2169]

Been doing Pico reefs for several years now. Had lots of success and failures. I find them much easier to maintain. Trimma Gobies are excellent additions. Currently have tank raised trimma goby from biota and 2 Catalina gobies. I have. Finally been able to find the perfect cylinder tank but a shame the tank isn't high quality but still is nice.

[@b1eedingr0mance]

Ben's Pico Reefing how can the corals touch though? that’s the part that kinda baffles me

[@benspicoreefing2169]

@@b1eedingr0mance certain species are okay touching each other. Sometimes they get along other times they don't. But they will always compete for space. Even though you can't see there could be coral warfare where they send out sweepers or chemicles to attack the surrounding corals. Carbon can help remove these chemicles attacks as well.

[@fasterdanu1]

@@benspicoreefing2169 is it a biube tank got one as a reef tank the acrylic is such low qaulity wish they still made them as I would buy a replacement

[@benspicoreefing2169]

@@fasterdanu1 actually it is glass and purchased from PetSmart. Believe it was a top fin. Just gutted everything.

[@briansfishtanks]

That's a really nice pico!

[@fdrx7809]

I bought a 220 from him before he moved to Florida to work for WWC. Really cool guy.

[@bobbymelton9828]

FREDI DIAZ thanks for the props fredi!

[@chinoskiipaganchinoskii145]

are those purple monsters??

[@bobbymelton9828]

CHINOSKII Pagan Chinoskii yes they are. I’ve had to trim them back a few times now.

[@chinoskiipaganchinoskii145]

nice igot me 3pp not long ago🤙🏻

[@volteface69]

Magnifique, BRAVO !!! 👏👏👏

[@fishysnowman9082]

Love it. Big Pico fan

[@justfollow9965]

Keep it up love ur videos

[@travish9833]

Thanks jake ♥️

[@diegon6988]

Best vids everytime, love that goni.!

[@skookumchuckreefer978]

What can I say? ...BoB. Man that is freaking awesome 😎

[@bobbymelton9828]

Skookumchuck Reefer thanks bro

[@ThePlantedTankTV]

Sick!

[@77bonzobean]

Awesome 😎

[@bradhamilton8542]

Zero filtration! That is some wild stuff right there. And it looks amazing!

[@connorj.shular7176]

Looks like the marine land 3 gallon. Did he do any upgrades in the back filter area? 3D printed chambers or anything? Stock one sucks

[@aquandy4286]

looks very good!

[@1reefluvr2]

I still say do a mixed pico. I have a 2.6 flival spec and its mixed reef all the way.

[@mikelstevenson4968]

I've just set up two Fluval Spec 5s. Having a real hard time with constant algae bloom. Running 80 watt LED Black Box at about 50%. Even after a 100% water change the film algae comes back immediately. Any suggestions appreciated.

[@Jtone_philthy_aquatics]

ALL I COULD SAY IS SHAM........ WOW 😯

[@apdroidgeek1737]

I never noticed it before but thos polyps are huge, what are they? My zoas never get that big…

[@eltiburon5240]

Where did you get the back filter chamber cover? Did you modify the glass lid that came with this tank?

[@PaddyMcMe]

This might be a silly question but I want to build either a Nano or Pico reef tank, regarding the 'rock/stone' that everybody places the coral, etc on. Well, I've got a big piece of natural Amethyst that I've owned for years, I've compared sizes to the rocks they have for Nano Reefs in stores and I'm wondering if I'd be able to use my Amethyst as an alternative?

[@StudioGhibletz]

I am not sure about amethyst but most stones leak stuff into the water. However, it it works I'd wanna see it!

[@PaddyMcMe]

@@StudioGhibletz Thank you for the input.

[@t.c.baquariumfish3423]

COOL VIDEO 😎👍

[@slothbowyer3926]

Let’s see your nano tank in the HQ!!!

[@bobbymelton9828]

Seth Bowyer check WWC instagram page.

[@pedromorais8337]

Fantastic. Whats the aqua model?

[@jeremyvasquez511]

Hi love your youtube videos . do you know what he feeds his angler fish?

[@bobbymelton9828]

Jeremy Vasquez small peppermint shrimp.

[@completelystupid87]

I really wanna know what percentage of the light he’s running because I have a similar setup and I’m still messing with the A80

[@bobbymelton9828]

TT Smasher MAX lol

[@bradhamilton8542]

I recently started this exact tank and just got my A80 in today. Im curious about this too. For now, I've got it running at 50% color and 5% intensity. Anything much more seems too bright for this little tank.

[@peterpoop]

I wanted to know about the filtration

[@StudioGhibletz]

pico tanks usually just have mechanical filtration

[@htinlinhtinlin5548]

tank size bro??

[@NuclearSpinach]

How do you get the bacteria started pre-coral and how does the bacteria not all get reset to zero with each water change

[@hunner4265]

As I understand it, the bacteria that grows on your rock will survive through the water changes, the same way it would build and survive in a natural environment. Even if the tide sinks the bacteria will survive until the water comes back

[@enzok6414]

what kind of frogfish is that? it's so nicely colored!

[@markfulginiti2826]

What salt mix are you using on this tank?

[@snowb34]

What's your protocall on filtering out the sand bed?

[@bobbymelton9828]

Spencer Reed I just blast it with a baster before and after water changes.

[@Murdaklez]

crap am i under lighting my lifegard 7 gal pico?? i have the fluval sea and flvaul plant led lights in a row over top my tank about 10 inches above the tank top. clean glasstop so par thru that should be fine. pico lighting i found to be the toughest part of having a reef tank you are assembling from different companies to make it work. has been a bit of a struggle to find the perfect set of %'s with each spectrum. on full blast the lights are pretty dang bright and grow algae way too quick for my liking but the coralline algae and other corals seem to soak it right up and love that setting but other corals are suffering from it. and at medium lighting those corals that dont do well at high lighting tend to slowly die with medium lighting so i find myself constantly changing the lighting ever so slightly to tweek and get the right set of number %'s.

[@asadh7866]

Just to clarify the water changes: they are completely depleting the tank and replenishing at once or doing water changes proportionate to 30% water change at each time? I have a pico reef started as well but I’m struggling because of very high levels of ammonia

[@XxPumpinChickxX]

your tank should still be cycling then. dont change water until ammonia is 0

[@dizonizogaming8495]

nice

[@jeremiahhebner8593]

What tank is that

[@markfulginiti2826]

When you say you dont dose the aquarium does that mean you dont feed corals? like reef roids or oyster feast, ect?

[@StudioGhibletz]

it honestly depends on how quickly you want the corals yo grow. Lots of guys want to keep the corals growing slow so they don't feed as much

[@irfanaziz550]

Omg so beautiful

[@cutefish7317]

Neat

[@1reefluvr2]

Mr. Adams , do you know of Brightwell will be attending reefapalooza in California in a few months?

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

Probably

[@adarsh_keshri]

I’m from India Can you please tell me in detail which types coral is in your tank

[@pierre-lucgagne8426]

He did mention it...

[@Nightmare_bassin]

What is a 10 gallon considered

[@Trenton.D]

Nano.

[@HeyItsThattGuy]

I'm running a 3.7 gallon and I generally do an 80% to 100% water change once a week but every person iv talked to tells me that "I ABSOLUTELY should not be doing 100% water changes." Why is that they never fully explain😅 I mean its about 4 months old and I hanvt lost anything

[@rc2300s2r]

It’s just a stability thing. Larger % water changes could shock the system if the new water’s parameters are “largely” different from the old water. You know temp, alk, ph and so on. Smaller % water changes allow for acclimation to potentially small swings.

[@souljahs07]

what does he mean 300% water change? i have a 4 gallon pico

[@dizonizogaming8495]

idk

[@dizonizogaming8495]

me too

[@dizonizogaming8495]

me three

[@marcelogentil5748]

Which products do you dose in this aquarium?

[@dizonizogaming8495]

#IDOGIGAMER

[@michaelisakov1108]

How do u do 100% water changes, doesnt a dry tank, even if temporarily dry have a die off effect on the corals or some other negative effect?

[@Greego]

It's per week and you wouldn't do it all at once since it would drain the tank. You would spread the water changes out over days.

[@bobbymelton9828]

I drain it until the syphon breaks then refill it. I do most all the fragging here at the retail location. Most corals can stay out of water for 5-10 minutes with out causing any damage.

[@Greego]

@@bobbymelton9828 I have kept some of mine out even quite a bit longer without issues. I just avoid allowing them to dry out.

[@bobbymelton9828]

Greego, I agree. Generalizing, 5-10 for most. Euphyllia maybe not so long.

[@Greego]

Bobby Melton I am completely with you. I was just expanding on the point you made.

[@aliceholbert1246]

That's tiny

[@apdroidgeek1737]

My ricordea keeps dying, i have 0 water issue i think its my lighting

[@apdroidgeek1737]

@Archon update: it actually turns out to be my ph, my saltwater didn’t mix properly.

[@VyvienneEaux]

I want to see a femto reef.

[@mikeaandewiel]

What light is on this?

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

Kessil A80 I believe