Top 5 Visual Signs your Reef Tank is Healthy and Maturing!

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In this video I show you the top 5 visual signs that your reef tank is maturing and completing the cycling stage, which we all know can last a while. Remember it is always important to check on your water parameters as well! Thanks for stopping by!

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@TheCasaReef Ай бұрын

I removed a sea sponge thinking it was a parasite🤦🏻‍♂️poor little guy should’ve done more research before jumping to conclusions

@fishwateraquatics Ай бұрын

It’s ok it happens! I’m sure if you had one you will get more don’t worry:)

@MrAntihero1001 Ай бұрын

Hey man, how do you keep your nitrates up with just one fish? I’m struggling to get them above 0 in a 14 gallon with a pair of clowns . I was running a protein skimmer but have tried taking it out for awhile. My gsp has barely grown in months . Super clean tank u have there 🔥

@fishwateraquatics Ай бұрын

Thank you man I appreciate it! I just keep my nitrates up by feeding regularly. Sometimes I put in more food than my fish eats so that breaks down into nitrates. Typically the more you feed, the more nitrates you will have:) hope that helps

@Avoiderrors Ай бұрын

Feed a lil more

@hypanusamericanus9058 Ай бұрын

I have thorny oysters popping up everywhere in my tank. FREAKING OYSTERS.

@fishwateraquatics 29 күн бұрын

That’s sweet!

@MiloTinCan 28 күн бұрын

Hi how old is this tank?

@fishwateraquatics 28 күн бұрын

A little over 3 years old

@florenti1119 Ай бұрын

Do u dose or do water changes if so How many times do You do water changes? I am new to the hobby and my tank is old now but its still has a lot of ugly brown on the rock (not hair algea) idk What i am doing wrong, my corals also stay the same size, they are not dying or anything but they never grow.

@fishwateraquatics Ай бұрын

Great questions, how long has your tank been setup for? I did water changes once a month for the first year and fed my aquarium very little. I never dose either. Does the brown look like hair algae or is it a light coating on the rocks? Also, coral growth can depend on what type of coral it is, the fastest growing being gsp and xenia

@fishwateraquatics Ай бұрын

Also, a lot of reef tank stuff is very situational depending on lighting, how much you feed, how much your bio load is, how established your tank is, filtration etc. maybe I’ll make a video covering all of that soon!

@florenti1119 Ай бұрын

@@fishwateraquaticsmy tank is a 17 gallon i only have 2 clownfish 2 hermit crabs and 2 torchus snails and its been 6 months, but i have done water changes really often like every week, beacuse i read somewhere that my corals will not grow if i dont replenish the elements from the salt that coral use to grow. It said there that its either every week water changes or dosing. Will my corals be fine if i do monthly water changes?

@florenti1119 Ай бұрын

@@fishwateraquaticsmy lights run 12 hours a day it wasent always like this but i recently increased the light to see if my corals will grow better. 10 hours 100% white and 100% blue and 2 hours 100 % blue and 5% white. I think since i did this the brown stuff grows better. And i forgot to mention that the brown stuff is not hairy at all is kind of like a hard, and its hard to scrap of the rocks. The glass is easier.

@fishwateraquatics Ай бұрын

@@florenti1119 6 months is still relatively “young” for a reef tank. It’s still cycling so any algae or anything growing is pretty normal. You’re right about water changes replenishing trace elements, more water changes definitely won’t hurt anything. I would say start with every other week and see how the tank reacts before jumping to once a month. Also, try and run your lights for only 8 hours if you can, that will help with the brown stuff for sure! But being patient is most important!

@Avoiderrors Ай бұрын

What is your light settings.?

@fishwateraquatics Ай бұрын

I have them at 80% blue and 50% white for the full spectrum during the day

@Avoiderrors Ай бұрын

@@fishwateraquatics thank you soo much for your response. So you don’t have reds cyan and violet?

@alexpellman8637 Ай бұрын

I would add the firefish before the other clown cuz when they pair up pry gonna try and kill any other fish you add in a tank that small. Also gas bubbles aren’t good because they can build up then release a bunch at a time and can cause a tank crash. You want things like a conch some nassarius snails and or a sand sifting star to help stir the sand bed

@fishwateraquatics Ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment Alex! You’re right, I think I will add the firefish before the 2nd clown. Also, I have heard that the gas bubbles releasing all at once could cause a crash. This is interesting, I have always left mine and thankfully nothing has happened, but I do have stuff that sifts my sand so maybe that is why

@reef.villain Ай бұрын

yo dude that's a crazy infestation of spirorbids

@fishwateraquatics Ай бұрын

Yeah it’s a good amount for sure. They come off the glass pretty easily so it’s not to hard to take care of

@Danimalpm1 Ай бұрын

Yeah, I had these just as bad on my back wall and in the rear chambers of my AIO but they’ve started to disappear almost as quickly as they appeared, at least on the back wall.

@IceNein763 21 күн бұрын

When it no longer gets carded while buying beer.

@fishwateraquatics 21 күн бұрын

😂

@lindawilliams7264 Ай бұрын

How old is your tank

@fishwateraquatics Ай бұрын

It’s been running for over 3 years now

@SenorTucano Ай бұрын

Try using a tripod to steady your camera.

@fishwateraquatics Ай бұрын

Thanks for the feedback. I agree, I need to invest in a tripod and I could use a better camera too:)

@SenorTucano Ай бұрын

@@fishwateraquatics it will help you particularly with your close ups

@cowleysmobilewelding Ай бұрын

I probably have close to 1000 pineapple sponges in my tank currently

@fishwateraquatics Ай бұрын

That’s sweet!

@mattheb01 Ай бұрын

I oddly enough had hundreds of pineapple sponges when I first set up my reef. As it matured they disappeared and now have coralline, pods, beneficial bristleworms and Spirorbid worms. Before the pineapple sponges was hydroid jellyfish.

@cowleysmobilewelding Ай бұрын

@@mattheb01 I've been told the sponges eventually go away

@mattheb01 Ай бұрын

@@cowleysmobilewelding I take back what I said. I just found the tiniest pineapple sponge hidden in a crevice. Looks like after all this time there's still a few hiding.