The key to success with Acropora & what I dose (hint: they are not related) | SPS Reef Aquarium

[@arizonahascactus9697]

Again, another video with some of the smartest insight on the interwebs on this subject. MACNA should be begging you be a regular keynote speaker at their conventions.

[@aarondus]

I second a MACNA presentation for Abe!

[@abitsalty7603]

Great points!! The reef suppliers out there will recommend you into a fully realized algae bloom in no time flat if you let them!!

[@joeymerrell8585]

Fredrick Levy man that’s for sure

[@Reefkpr1]

Words well spoken my friend. Even got me thinking of a couple of things. Keep the vids coming!!!!!

[@saltaquatic]

Exactly! I don't dose in my smaller tank and only get away with water changes and feeding, but as I said I've got a smaller sps dominated tank!

[@franks6306]

As always, love your video’s. Only being in this for two years now, your opinion makes me think about what I am doing. Thanks for being a teacher that way!

[@OldBullRanch]

Whats up shipmate! Checked your coral page out after I found your tubepage, dont know why I have never seen it before. So happy to finally see an old school reefer on here not blowing it up with bullshit. Been keeping successful tanks with a liverock sump and a skimmer since '94....no dosing no chaeto no calcium reactor, running t5's and leds

[@opethmike]

Abe, I am only 2 years into reefing, but I am successfully keeping acropora in two different tanks. A large part of that is due to listening and learning from folks such as yourself. I stick to the basics - water changes, 2 part, good light and flow. That's all. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@reptilewizz]

I literally just found you today and I’m 4 videos in and holy crap my mind is blown!! Thank you so much for this insight. You’re videos are amazing.

[@TheBioReef]

Totally agree that taking care of the basics will get you a nice looking tank! Nice vid Abe

[@aquamartaquariums-abudhabi2599]

Brilliant video and I wish everyone I know in this hobby...watches this video. Perfectly stated.

[@richardjordan8373]

Simply the best reefer vids out there Abe. You are the reefing Buddha always appreciate your knowledge. 👍

[@Mike2k30]

Thank you.. I needed to hear this. I've spent so much money 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@ricardolou4027]

I always wonder, how did we have wonderful reefs in the past without these supplements? Are they really necessary? The world has changed, but the basic principles never! Congratulations skin video.

[@mr.reeftank1456]

Your title speaks it all! Nice tank!

[@teereefer1276]

Thank you for all the great videos I’ve learned so much from you don’t stop keep pushing them out there

[@reefer2506]

I know that time with time and patience I will become a successful reefer like yourself, I can’t thank you enough for the content and information you provide! 🙂

[@ArrickthaRed]

This video is so true. I been reefing 21 years and I was able to keep corals then and now. Most of the basics are the same. The only one of the basics that is different is the use of live rock. All the additives just make us feel better about what we are doing.

[@ceippert]

Thanks Abe! Good to know the pros don’t use any secret potion. About 10 months ago I started dosing Red Sea AB+. It drove my readable Nitrates from 2 ppm to about 7 to 12ppm. Corals are very healthy and grow pretty good. Definitely noticed the tissue on acros darker and I think thicker tissue. It was interesting to note you saw similar darkening with consistent dosing of aminos.

[@sunnygoold9449]

Hmmm - this has got me thinking - also the comments. I dose a heap of things when you include foods, aminos etc and trace. But the volumes I dose are always half of what is recommended - and usually I will dose half of the recommended daily dose one day and dose something else the next day. I feel that keeps me in the safe zone. Especially this is the case I think with trace elements - I don't think you need natural sea water levels but you need more than zero - so regular water changes should suffice. So this video is confirmation that I am taking the right approach. I do feel like aminos and other things are important for LPS and I think dosing them gives you a bit more margin for error - like probiotics and aminos should help if there is a stress event. As I don't trust myself so much I think dosing somewhere around 25-50% of recommended should give me a little bit more safety. Thanks so much Abe!

[@marvelguy2395]

Great Vid as always Abe! Love your honesty

[@ProducerReef]

Always on point with what u say. Basically just keep it simple. Thanks

[@chrish6659]

Really appreciate these videos! I recently started dosing iodine And I totally agree it’s worth doing… As you said, read the directions on the bottle in your mileage may vary but for me it makes a huge difference in coloration and coral health

[@haiqel92]

Thanks for the vid Abe

[@Stanboy6767]

Thanks your videos have been opening up my eyes on what to really focus on. Saved me a lot of money too. Can I request for a video on those boring fundamentals please?

[@radeintgaming]

Off to find your basics vid..

[@firsttimereefertv1588]

I love your videos and advice thank you so much for such great content! Your video production is next level 🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@lilhotdog7011]

Just stumbled on this vid and... spot on man. Really good video. This is what our hobby needs. Just some real ass shit.

[@UnderwaterDreamsUWD]

Well said mate... your time in video is worth watching... ❤️

[@maceysdaddy5150]

Love your videos! And WOW are your acros amazing. I hope to have a fraction of your success.

[@lavasyst]

Hey Abe, if you are a water change reefer that will influence you dosage for trace elements aswell. Btw i found your channel is the best reefing channel on youtube period. Each video is instructive, even for the reefers who have been reefing for a long time. Where do you get your corals from? I haven't seen corals like that in Europe. Could you make a video about that? All kinds of sps corals you own. Thanks and keep on dosing 🍾

[@kokobean7476]

Yay! Another video! Hope you’re doing well :D stay safe

[@nurse.reef.repeatandsomuch1758]

Abe, thank you again for this info. Anyway, What salt do you use? Do you dose 2 parts? How often do you do water change?

[@jmacsixtyseven]

Great video as always. My philosophy is to try and keep my water parameters to as close to Natural saltwater as possible. To do this I currently dose a large number of additives. Major and minor trace elements from the quantum range (Australian Brand) I have icp tests done every 2-3months and adjust dosing accordingly. This costs me approx $800 per year without any water changes. Well only a few small ones if absolutely necessary. Alternatively, Doing a 30% water change every week would cost me around $2000, I would have to purchase, transport the water in drums from my lfs. (Back breaking stuff) Mixing water isn’t any cheaper. By the time you buy salt and run an rodi unit with wastage in mind. I also don’t think that replenishing 30% of the water each week would be sufficient to replace the elements that my reef consumes. I’m keen to here your thoughts on this philosophy/ technique

[@CoralEuphoria]

🤷‍♂️it makes sense.

[@g1.21corals9]

Enjoy the channel a lot. Straight forward I like it. I have a question I need to do some major scape work. If I use a band saw to cut my SPS from the rock than glue to a large frag plugs like you use. what do I need to worry about. My frag tank is plumbed to my display and both have same lighting.

[@Kevkevkev763]

This man keeps on speaking facts

[@hungry5351]

I feel like people need all this extra stuff when they run ULNS systems with complete absence of nitrates and phosphates. Just keep some nutrients in the water through fish feeding and not over-exporting and the need for forty bottles of snake oil goes away. Edit: What I am finding interesting (and the idea is new to me) is that fast growth and coloration are two different sides of a spectrum. Look at redseas new recipe calculator and they recommend different levels for what your goals are. Also, when I first get corals in from ORA they are super brown and boring but lord knows they are getting good growth over there as its a business.

[@mastergecko1178]

Nice info Abe, I used to dose the shit out of my own tank but after I found out that my corals do just as well without all those magic elixirs I started to question the ridiculous clams about those products. Maybe most people who back those claims are under the influence of the placebo effect or maybe they work for some people but not others since there are so may variables when it comes to keeping a reef tank.

[@TattooedDancer91]

Oh the grow out tank is looking sick dude! Have you noticed a difference in your livestock compared to the former eggcrate setup? :D

[@CoralEuphoria]

Yeah i think a few of the corals are happier becuase i can give them lower par or i could now hang them off the edge of a rock mounted sideways

[@TattooedDancer91]

@@CoralEuphoria hmm, you really seem keen on the sideway mount. But awesome, glad it's working for you! It looks really cool. Reminds me of the WWC frag farm lagoon tanks Jake Adams showed off a year ago or so. Looked really cool too.

[@meinriff2704]

Thank you.💯

[@louisverheem4253]

Really enjoyed the video!

[@fuffoon]

I cannot specify acropora but modern foods and better salt mix chemistry allow us to keep many more species alive than before. I'd also include proper husbandry as becoming standardized. For lights, I love LEDs and t5s but I still think its a step backwards from the halides for growth.

[@mattnaranjo7651]

You have great channel Abe. Can’t wait to get some frags from you. I am in SoCal do you do curbside pick up. Not a fan of shipping when your only an hr away

[@BriansAquariums]

Excellent video!!!!

[@0392ivan]

Very mesmerizing tank...

[@MrShishi]

I think Acropower is great if ones system is nutrient deprived! I think its a waste of money if your system is nutrient rich and causes more issues.- A lot cheaper to buy a large variety of healthy seafood and feed the fish that will add better amino acids then a bottled product. No bottled product can beat fresh poop :) For my new system I am avoiding all these since there is constant food in the water colum!

[@inventoryking]

Found you on ebay. Looking at an Oregon Tort

[@shawnriv9]

Does the brand/kind of salt have any effect on success? What kind do you use? Thanks!

[@jasonwoon]

Nice n detailed explanation. Do u have any videos on calcium reactors and kallwasser dosing? I was trying to up my ph that went down by running calcium reactor. Any help on this?

[@esack123]

Great points can I ask what you class as the basics for me it includes water changes I only ask because there seems to be a trend today about no waterchanges?

[@adambahe9309]

I've been dosing iodine as well. My ATI ICP test always comes back short. I don't notice any difference, but I know that invertebrates need iodine. My ICP test also comes back short on maganese, vanadium, and molybdenum. I've been wondering about iron dosing so I'm going to try it as well. The ICP test notes that iron should be at an undetectable level. However Randy Holmes-Farley doses it, so it doesn't look to be a debated supplement.

[@CoralEuphoria]

Thanks for sharing

[@eddyortiz8110]

Amazing Reef!!💜💜💜🐠

[@austinbassin4420]

Im new to the hobby so I wish you would have touched on what those basics you spoke of actually are . Im sure you dose the main 3 right?, C Alk and Mag? One thing I didnt understand, so I watched 3 times lol, your dosing Iodine but you dont know why? I dont quite understand. What made you start dosing it? Im guessing hear say? I can only dream of having grown something on this scale! Very beautiful Sir!

[@uuncebret]

Nice info..thanks for sharing 👍

[@VXReef]

Holy stock footage. Great video though, you have some gorgeous colonies.

[@tsvetanmarinov5286]

Hello Abe! I’m a big fan, I have some problems with my SPS where I’m getting some weird calcification anomalies happening and mr balling from tropic Marin seems to think that it’s due to me over feeding the tank (not nutrients related they are on point) but he thinks it’s too much organics and I would really appreciate if you could share how you feed the tank, I know more or less what you feed from other videos or streams but I’m really curious how often and how much if you could give me some details that would mean the world thanks a lot sir!

[@CoralEuphoria]

I'm not sure what that is. I feed once a day. Mysis and brine shrimp, occasional nori.

[@davidb1626]

Great video

[@svitlip7089]

Love your content!

[@joshbrown370]

What lights are you running. Sure I saw a reefbreeder then 😎🔥🔥

[@semisuccessfulreefer220]

Well said!

[@maventeckers]

Love it but wait what do you dose for alk cal mag and trace?

[@CoralEuphoria]

Nothing for trace elements. DIY for alk ca and mg

[@maventeckers]

@@CoralEuphoria Thank you so much

[@Grant5321]

Stupid question, do you include calcium, alkalinity, and magnesium in the “basics”? I have been out of the hobby for a few years and I am starting a new tank. I really want to successfully keep SPS (not necessarily acros) but I always feel like I’m in between methods and I struggle picking one. There seem to be endless ways to dose calcium and alkalinity.

[@tomg5405]

what light you have?

[@WilSantiagoReefing]

Good info and beautiful corals, especially the milli at 2:18. Whats the name of that milli? Thanks

[@CoralEuphoria]

Thanks! Thats vivid pink passion, a tenuis

[@WilSantiagoReefing]

@@CoralEuphoria Ah nice. Thank you!

[@yt1877]

Hi wanted to ask you something because I can't speak English, I wanted to write it with a translator, can you please tell me how often you dose Lugol's solution and how many drops, thank you again

[@waterlover]

for those that have been to his house and see this tank in person..it's gorgeous. before his frag tank

[@hughsy4172]

Good job my friend , want Russian subtitle((( so hard think it😀 love you channel

[@DeeFromBrooklyn]

Did you mention a calcium reactor?

[@bapp40]

hi Abe. What is the acro at the 2:19 mark of the video?

[@CoralEuphoria]

Vivid Pink Passion

[@glenbuyer8738]

Hey man in your three minute water change video was is the name and brand of that little hand pumped siphon you used

[@CoralEuphoria]

They don't sell the one I have anymore. It's over 7 years old. Amazon has tons of other ones that you can choose from

[@andrewsdrmike]

Nice synopsis. I stick to basics ( 15 percent weekly water change, stable parameters and reef essentials A and B). I found that adding products on a whim leads to issues with nuisance algae, browning of corals etc.

[@mitchjr6518]

Do you have a video done about what are the basics??

[@CoralEuphoria]

That's what I have focused on in previous informational videos. Start with the 10 long term tips. Link in the description

[@drek89]

thx

[@9StickNate]

I had a minor panic attack when I saw you dosing the Acropower 😳😂

[@CoralEuphoria]

😅

[@irishlad7458]

Calc reactor salifurt hard and soft and iodine and 20% a month water change sps dominated

[@muffemod]

FUCKIN' SUBBED BABY!

[@jussless2834]

So you don’t dose any calcium mag or alk wow how do you supplement those depleted nutrients through water changes

[@CoralEuphoria]

I use two-part. When I talk about what I dose, I talking about supplements, coral foods, snake oils, etc

[@frankcava8073]

That is all you use? No Alkaline? No Calcium? Is something missing?

[@CoralEuphoria]

I dose that stuff. When I'm talking about "dosing" I am referring to snake oils and additives. I don't consider Ca and Alk "dosing" since you could supplement those with a calcium reactor, which is not really 'dosing'

[@ExopMan]

Summary: 'idk if any of this stuff does anything'

[@stamboli6455]

If you can keep a goldfish I'm pretty sure you can keep everything.

[@PaulTM1970]

Nice

[@markleong6004]

Come on Abe, you need to start updating and making more videos already! Skip the skits, more value added tips and advice please!

[@CoralEuphoria]

Working on it!

[@erikreagan2339]

You are not doing anything to supplement calcium to your. I would not think if someone asked me what I dose that they where asking about the amino I dropped in a few times a week. I would think they where asking how I was supplementing calcium mag alk and trace elements. I know you are not getting results like that with iodine acropower and water changes. I don't think you really answered what they were asking. If you don't call adding the 3 elements and trace elements dosing what do you call it. And what do you call the pumps you use to get it into your tank because everyone I have ever heard refer to them calls them dosing pumps.

[@reefinedcollective8960]

I can't wait till someone ask me what I dose....it'll be like...I've made it

[@waynesreef9218]

Out of all the KZbin guys for reefs you are the best and easiest to watch. Keep It up man!

[@athomeontwo]

If you haven’t done it, I would be curious to see a video on what your fundamentals are. I’m with you 100% on learning how to manage a tank without today’s convenience gear. My quick fundamentals are water-natural sea water/0tds rodi, stocking levels- most tanks I see are dramatically overstocked somehow this aspect of husbandry was lost in the 90s, and over feeding- if you have appropriate stocking levels, hand feeding rather than crazy broadcast feeding is very possible and is rewarding when you can see directly who is getting what and how much.. I’ll even add one last fundamental and it could serve a new hobbyist well in the first couple years, the internet is the worst thing to ever happen to the hobby, if you absolutely must be in some sort of forum just use it to socialize and entertain yourself... you are the one standing in front of your tank, have some confidence and rely on your own experience.

[@MikeLemming]

Abe, what’s the name of the red and yellow acro at the 1:00 mark?

[@Alejandrojuarez84]

Hello! Do you think it is important to add phytoplankton regularly? Do you think it is important to add zooplankton regularly? Thanks!!

[@francescodivincenzo5765]

Do you still use Acropower in this time?

[@salty_systems]

Pretty close to what i've found over the years and as you've said different Tanks May run Differently (e.g. i dose much less iodine since it's being consumed less) 😊 thanks for the Video i hope this prevents tank crashes caused by Marketing of some brands

[@dgarcia556]

Great video, on point. 💯 if you would make a book on reef keeping I would be the first one to buy it.

[@ldballoon4]

Thanks, Abe. I dose items without testing. The old adage of not testing what you dose is an old school myth. Pay attention to your tank and go slow.

[@jeremybw2180]

'Grain of salt' 'Boatload' lol Nice puns. So iodine gets taken up by skimmers as iodine is hydrophobic and iodate is hydrophilic.

[@fndiaz02]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@cmaquatics7428]

Thank you for making this video. You made some key points that I agree with and use in my practice.

[@MySimpleReef]

Nice work in explaining! As always you killed one more time on your videos!!

[@danosnanos1817]

A pleasure to watch as always. Now you've got me waiting and wanting for YOUR basic of reefkeeping video!

[@ExopMan]

Do you still use epsom salts and baking soda?

[@CoralEuphoria]

I do

[@popbloom001]

Very nice video! Thanks for sharing!

[@jluusaltwateraquarium8320]

Thanks you fantastic video.... I been watching all your videos still having trouble getting Acropora corals looking like your tank.. I'm not giving up because I love this hubby so much.. I use to have fresh water 20 years now I have saltwater aquarium about 3 years it fun but sometimes drive my head crazy losing Acroporas corals some bleach ways are changing browns or losing color... My tank mix with SPS and LSP corals... Thanks again for all your videos ...... please check out my KZbin channel saltwater aquarium see how you think writing comments on that's... I have not updated news videos yet....

[@mihaia6026]

@Abe said it truthfully : This hobby is full of marketing. Few products are actually researched, almost everything is just a rebranded thing. No dosing product can fix bad fundamentals.