Tank Feature Series: Bertus Eksteen's 400 Gallon Reef

Welcome to the first episode of our tank and hobbyist feature series! In this installment, Adam makes a trip to Calgary, Alberta, Canada, to visit Bertus Eksteen's stunning 400-gallon SPS-dominant reef aquarium, alongside his impressive LPS-dominant system. They discuss Bertus's methods, the equipment he employs, and an interesting solution for treating acropora eating flatworms. A dedicated hobbyist, originating from South Africa, Bertus has traveled the globe diving, fuelled by his love and appreciation for all things in the ocean.
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Digital Microscope:
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[@RogueAquariums]

Bertus is right. Maintaining a thriving mixed reef is no easy task. His detail towards his reef keeping is top notch! Thanks for the tour.-Darren

[@ppsthlm]

Love this video. Really interesting conversation and beautiful tanks.

[@queencityreefs]

Incredible episode. Beautiful system. Loved it. 🙌👏👌🤙

[@mrtehm]

Really enjoyed this one. Great work.

[@jareksteen79]

Great tank. Well done.

[@ArrickthaRed]

Beautiful tank. Love these types of videos. Keep it up.

[@Dibilibix27]

Thank you for your videos

[@fraggarage5922]

My pleasure!

[@mmccown1]

Nice! Like this channel a lot.

[@ryanlewis4919]

Clams look great!

[@fraggarage5922]

Yes, I forgot to mention, he uses a Kessil above them to really blast them with high high par..

[@jasonclements9290]

Awesome tank , awesome vid . What type of sand sifter gobie are those?? Cheers

[@Tohei08]

I also saw that video on AEFW. I did it for 6 weeks, but not sure if it wiped out the AEFW completely. I did noticed that the concentration isn't strong enough to eliminate red bugs.

[@trevortoy3427]

🇿🇦

[@alainrobitaille6378]

WOW, that Bertus Eksteen's 400 gal is very impressive! I'm having a custom 400 gal built to keep sps. I should have it running by the end of august 24, Also, I'm looking for a videos discussions involving ozone reactor for a reef aquarium, how it is setup, how much ozone add to the tank...etc.. Do you have video on Frag Garage you can recommand about aquarium with ozone system? Also, I own a new Neptune Apex pro system. I'm looking for a programming code pages that I can use to set up my system. Do you know if there is any web site that owner of Neptune Apex system publish their coding for their equipments to work with the Neptune? Keep producing your video. It is very informative.

[@fraggarage5922]

Hi Alain, I have limited knowledge and zero experience with using ozone, so I can't weigh in much on that. For Apex code, I think there is a Neptune forum and also a lot of discussion on reef2reef.. Good luck and thanks for the comments!

[@aaabraham14]

Hi, do you run the whites at 100% for 4 hours then ramp them down to 0% in the 5th hour, is this correct. Thanks in advance.

[@EugeneRu777]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@gianmarcofaraone]

can you share the schedule of the main tank radion pro?

[@fraggarage5922]

I believe it is just the standard AB+ schedule, but I'll see if I can get Bertus to weigh in.

[@thecoralandfishguy]

Hey what type of sand is this?

[@Reefahholic]

🥸 1st!

[@Malick_ibn_dinar]

Beautiful setup

[@Reefahholic]

@@Malick_ibn_dinar yes it is. Color good pretty good to me. Very stable looking system.

[@geraldfichtner]

they missed I hoped

[@nickgialias8015]

Digital microscope link?

[@fraggarage5922]

@@nickgialias8015 www.amazon.ca/Andonstar-AD249S-M-Microscope-Biological-Compatible/dp/B09VPP5G59/ref=mp_s_a_1_1_sspa?crid=1YR8U8ZHJG6P4&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.QI09P60y6W9fUQDkmq83gvkzMfzAdpym4oKBa49HStXKAqZLRb9OONFKDJcGZl8brhkhKpqQ1u8iFYyMD7pW_2-YyUZhB1h-nWMWcJGEJ2lHdLmunecCzNSPBBJjFA6I01RiV1MR7hm9d_n8XAfvQjeERMONdPB9phDZcC6_3Jy9y4_5MQQEv17qOnssriuU2HM0_Qv1rxp7zZFVvNh2wg.Nkyu8N7gfbVcQHVEfciCoqbeKsLawrQzti3uJ7nIAlE&dib_tag=se&keywords=digital+microscope+andonstar&qid=1723244144&sprefix=digital+microscope+andonatar%2Caps%2C178&sr=8-1-spons&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.c021cf91-aacd-4a27-9bf5-80aba3271009&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9waG9uZV9zZWFyY2hfYXRm&psc=1 But there are much cheaper ones that I’m sure are decent too!

[@nickgialias8015]

@@fraggarage5922 thanks!

[@jsauce666]

What was the microscope Bertum was referring to?

[@fraggarage5922]

I'll have to ask him for the link again.. sorry! There are quite a few on Amazon if you just look up digital micrscope.

[@tertiuspienaar5609]

Easy to reef with no loadshedding

[@michaelho1671]

Does it cost extra to select you as a Consultant for ICP lab results?

[@fraggarage5922]

Yes, just a little, as I do value my time. If you're in Canada and buy FM products I usually put the fee back towards the order. You can select me and I'll ahve a quick look at it either way and reach out from there.

[@markushoehle1207]

Fauna marin aefw x product

[@fraggarage5922]

From what I hear, it doesn’t really kill them, just helps control them a bit..

[@kingofrannoch]

The smallest 400 gallon tank I ever seen. Doesn't even look 6 feet

[@fraggarage5922]

hahah you're right. I just checked and the display is 315 gallons. Maybe 400 with sump, tanks in the back, etc.

[@fraggarage5922]

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