We Spent $2000 at 15 Different Aquarium Stores - This is what we got

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[@chrisreed3593]

So sad about him passing, such a great human being. He is missed

[@masonmiller9468]

Like a lot of reefers, I started with fresh and still feel passionate about it. If possible I'd love a video dedicated to your freshwater stuff.

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

Maybe! Just maybe 🤔

[@TheNyfishguy]

@@ReefBuildersVideo YES PLEASE ! I'd also like to see your Freshwater Stuff😇🙏🏽

[@chudybzyk]

I just love videos when you talk about the corals and show them in these shallow tanks :D Make more of videos like this!

[@jril3982]

Nice to hear your into freshwater too. I like both. I must admit I used to really dislike your videos. But I kept watching and am now a big fan. Really love Reef Therapy and look forward to every episode.

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

we're having fun, glad to hear something changed your mind

[@AS-qi7iu]

editing and music choice is amazing on this one jake. awesome job!

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

Thank you 💙

[@melaniesimpson6322]

Some beautiful corals! What a fun couple days that must have been. I also keep a small planted freshwater tank that I love. Thanks for sharing!

[@migs671]

Love this it really brings me back to reefing earth and start appreciating corals for there beauty not the price since then I’ve been so much happier with my reefing journey

[@mathiaswagner2968]

Always love seeing you highlight less popular species of coral! I’ve got a few different species of turbinaria in my tank and seeing the differences in form between them is one of my favorite parts of the whole aquarium

[@fishpony1211]

Awesome purchases dude! So exciting to go on a spending spree every once in a while

[@ddarden90]

Out of all the topics this from reef therapy and reef builders KZbin channel, the LFS edition really hits home cause it was through LFS where me and my dad really connected growing up. We never had a close relationship but every weekend this was the one thing where we spent quality time with each other. Anyways on my LFS crawl here in San Diego, I scored a Holy grail micromussa mini colony for $80 🎤💧

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

Thanks for sharing your story, I feel where you're coming from because my mother and I hit up all the stores in new areas when we traveled on road trips.

[@GalleryAquaticaTV]

Same xo

[@South-Texas-Drones_5801]

The stash bro 😎 Great video as usual 🙌🏽

[@pat7777100]

Those aquariums are starting to look fantastic those corals look healthy especially that big thick blue one you're the man you're the man

[@richardjordan284]

Great video guys really enjoyed that 👍

[@bryve96]

Love the video, and the mustache!

[@RogueAquariums]

Nice pick up of different Corals. You picked up some gems. Interesting to see your zebra plecos at a later time. Nice job James’s

[@dusk1947]

I appreciated your tip last week. I went to my local LFS, which had 20% off. I got a small haul: a true Platygyra, a Euphyllia paraancora, a Blasomussa wellsi, a Ricordea florida, and an Atillogorgia. It was a blast. And a great tip, thank you.

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

Sweet talking me with all those grown up coral names

[@dusk1947]

@@ReefBuildersVideo I agree it's how we should be discussing them. Though I am biased and trained in botanical names. So, Euphyllia paraancora 'Australian Gold' is how I really want to write it :)

[@LukeGreen_]

do you keep peppermints in most tanks? just for aiptasia control?

[@edwardjennings6021]

so when are you gonna start selling this immortal tort I've heard so much about online?

[@Mike__B]

I think I have one of those lobophyllia corymbosa in my tank, granted not some cool pink/red version like you, mine seems a bit "plain" with a brown rim and orange center but got that from a tank teardown and it was all sorts of beat up with aiptasia growing on the side, bubble algae up the wazzoo the amount of surgery I had to do to get to something that I was willing to put in my tank was kind of scary. But I have a few individual polyps of it now so it's all good and it seems to be very happy in a lower light environment.

[@sebastiang6179]

man... that mustard xD great Vid :)

[@leonardodenbreejen]

Some nice oddballs you scored. And the staghorns are mesmorizing (as always...)

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

Thanks Leo, I've definitely been dialing in the vitality of my SPS corals lately

[@imghaniff]

“I mustache you a question” lol jk. Looks good man!

[@jessecook5299]

Odd question but where do you get that glow rod or those long rods to help move stuff around without actually putting your whole hand in the tank

[@danmarino8796]

Hey Jake what light setting are you using for your tank with maxspect 200

[@tofppm2148]

Cool vidéo Merci Jack j’ai cru apercevoir sur le premier bac et un éclairage GNC ??? Merci pour ton super travail 👍♥️👍😘

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

sansouci

[@gulfcoastreefer6571]

What kind of light is that over the case aquarium ? With all the lps and wall scape

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

GNC Bluray Pro

[@shauntazizian8222]

Do you have a photo of a reds 525xl with coral and fish in it? Thank you so much!

[@fortiersfish2522]

Yay I’ve been waiting for this video!

[@fishheadH2o]

When you get a Copperband can you explain your process of picking it out, quarantine/acclamation, and just how you keep him alive, and eating. I recently failed at my first attempt of keeping one. It died after a week in my 29G quarantine I was feeding live brine shrimp, Any help for the next attempt would be much appreciated!!

[@junior-1724]

Question do you sell or trade corals?? Awesome videos like always!

[@kingtidecorals]

Im really digging, and now want some of that Pavona Cactus!

[@TATTDAD]

What frag tiles do you use?

[@ghost61]

Wow that’s awesome now you have enough coral to finish the 400 closed loop planet aquarium. That everyone has been waiting over 2 yrs for

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

yes that's the definitely on the short term to-do list

[@reefkeepingandeverythingelse]

Those palythao, the Green purple ones, I have seen them in my LFS lots of times

[@zanimal4u]

Betting you got the Zebra Pleco's from About Fish Inc/ Shermin Tank?? The one you have is a character (coming out of hiding when you have guests;) Quite the selection you ended-up with shopping locally;) And like a great artist, you see the potential of each coral to become "happy" and to become part of a masterpiece;) And all the Latin names memorized, wow.. (aka Dr Bob Ross of the coral world;) BTW, I have noticeable new growth on several corals you traded me for 😀, TY!! And for all you and your wife do for this hobby and all the critters!

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

Thanks, Sparky! Looking forward to seeing you soon!

[@Messier87_M87]

Sweet t-shirt, I need one of those!

[@diondramartin5109]

What fish is that in the tank around 16:51? It reminds me a bit of a Fiji Devil.

[@christianseidl6616]

Jake - I live in Golden and am an avid RB follower. Would love to come by the lab sometime if you're willing to host!

[@ILmachiner]

Jake bro. Your such a trend follower. You had the man bun, now a stash. I get your in LA but bro.

[@reefkeepingandeverythingelse]

The lord frag you got also looks like a christmas coral! The one at the lps tank

[@jasoncarey6656]

Wow really wish I had those prices in wisconsin

[@reefjunkied1830]

Hi jake, great selection on the new corals. I'm just wondering what your routine maintenance is on those coral trays, everything looks like it's doing great.

[@alcohonis]

Is there a book or website to learn more about corals?

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

Our website! www.reefbuilders.com

[@msa4548]

Sadly we've lost our LFS that deal with saltwater. Been trying to find some close by but the closest found so far is 3.5 hours, approximately 175 miles.

[@sappysiggy2351]

That red sea sps tank at the end is kicking.

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

Yeah it's really starting to knock our socks off too

[@pritush]

This guy be in the radio 📻 and I will still see the colors and details 😆

[@14pedro415]

Can you want to do a fish room tour or a tour of the freshwater tanks you have

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

you mean like this? kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJ3Lhmubhaqdjsk

[@UziRid3r]

What are your target nutrient levels to have such great coloration? seems coral coloration is very hard to dial in for me

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

20ppm nitrate

[@swamppnus]

I thought you were going to show some cichlids lolol. I have 55g tank that I threw like 20mbunas into. My lfs before pandemic would have them at 3 for 10 and the best colors lolol. Loved it, I would try throwing in peacocks but they would die for the most part. Like I would try throwing in 4 but maybe 1 or 2 survive at best. Then it just looked so weird have 20 mbunas and 2-3 peacocks so I got rid of them. Man I’ve had the tank for years and one time I was really lazy (I went a year of just dumping food and no water changes) and when I mean dumping food I mean I would pour it in and I would tell myself (yooo that is wayyyyy too much) and at the end nothing happened to them. All are thriving, my biggest like around 5.5inches. The smallest being 2 inches, ever mbuna I own was bought when they were under 2inches. I’ve had mbunas spawn babies and everything

[@barrylee7511]

G'day from Australia! I picked up what you call an Eunecia (i hope I spelled it correctly) coral a few weeks ago. It was sold as a photosynthetic gorgonian. Can you point me in the right direction where I can read up more about it?

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

nothing I can point to specifically but they love flow, love light, and really appreciate large meaty food particles

[@slirpslirp]

hi, why don't you have an aussie gold torch ?

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

We have lots!

[@carllindqvist6790]

Love your videos. What glue do you use to attach frags to plugs?

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

just super glue gel in a small tube

[@KnarBurger]

I think the first zoas are orange oxides. Looks very similar to a couple frags of it I have.

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

I checked my reference poster and they appear to be pink diamond zoanthids

[@zaytoven337]

Hey Jake Adams nice channel really love what you do in the saltwater hobby. I’m a beginner in the reefing hobby and at the moment my tank is really struggling I am not good at keep corals so far lol I would really like to see if u would be willing to let me pay you for an over the phone/FaceTime consultation. Being that you are so far away from where I live. I need help with coral placement and also getting my parameters and lighting right suggestions on lighting schedules and flow I jus really need an experts help and coaching on some of the corals I have and maybe what you think I should be dosing and feeding so that my corals can really grow and thrive. I watch your channel all the time but I still need that push so lmk if we can arrange something like that I would really appreciate it thanks.

[@brandongrady6935]

Are you located in Colorado?

[@bobbyiceman]

Would love to see a close up of the anemone system.

[@josemiguels7688]

Would love to see you guys tackle a mushroom only tank. Don’t see mushrooms in the studio

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

There's one under development

[@joesomerville9077]

Jake, where are sourcing those hexagonal thick tiles

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

hardware stores

[@rolisreefranch]

Are those AcroOptics lights at the end?

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gXKxZ2luiKmXndk

[@briankurtz7283]

Are you selling the Reef Builders white board sticker at the start of the video? Would love to slap one of those on my water mixing station. ;)

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

We hand them out as much as we can, will try to think of some easy way for fans to cop them for free

[@stianandreassen3903]

I want to see those Zebra Plecos! I used to keep them in my past life when i was doing wild Discus. Sad story, i lost my whole breeding group of 15 adults from a faulty Eheim cannister filter one day... I was crushed and couldnt even throw them away, so i stuck them in my freezer and kept them for over a year before i could throw them out. Much to my then wifes delight, haha

[@christianrios3559]

What’s the discount code on the merch? Don’t see it.

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

Independent

[@Healeyjet]

What light and flow for the Moseleya?

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

medium and medium

[@clayspurlin6748]

Where did you get the triceratops skull from?

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

some random retail store pickup many years ago I don't remember where, but pretty sure you could find similar ones on Amazon

[@saltyfarms]

I love Biggs Laggon they're awesome

[@saltyfarms]

If you're ever in Loveland I would love to meet you 😊 I have a redsea and a pico reef ❤

[@Utubereefer]

Where do you get the hexagonal frag disc’s?

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

hardware stores

[@DBLRR25]

Nice that there's someone else in the states with a GNC Blueray light

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

Yeah I hate the poor excuse for control of it, but the hardware is second to none.

[@scubaguy5389]

he could open up his own store with the amount of corals he has in that place................. he does know how to grow them not a bad one there.........

[@TheHemiphil81]

Lol you have at least 15 stores to shop and where i live we are lucky to have 3 😢.

[@edwinchang4493]

Where can i get those posters? 🤣

[@rolisreefranch]

Dude, where are you getting your music from?

[@Garethaxz]

Love the reddish stag and the westside-rainbow looking animal (tort? I'm godawful at identifying acropora lol), it's a shame all the different color morphs are basically trapped in hobby tanks around the country instead of showing up in stores and farms.

[@matthiebra]

These prices are not the same at my LFS 😅 Miami is pricey

[@stevenpavan327]

Jake - I am a freshwater keeper and a salt water keeper. I'd really appreciate some fresh water videos from you. In fact, do you have the real-estate in the studio to do a bank of fresh water tanks. perhaps the area across from your salt water flats? You could really do a great service to all the areas of the fish and tank keeping hobby this way - why limit yourself?

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

I have four FW displays and a new one on the way but since I 'work' so much at SW I reserve the FW tanks as purely my hobby to simply enjoy. But I will be doing some videos on the new FW display which will feature lots of SW tricks and techniques

[@stevenpavan327]

@@ReefBuildersVideo This is good news. It's a part of the hobby that needs you!

[@tashalaplante475]

Man how come Denver area has so many reef stores?! Lucky you guys, here in Canada (Ottawa) we have only a few, and they are not that great.

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

and there's like five others that we didn't get to!

[@saltydad3]

I’m packing my bags and moving to Denver just for the coral stores.

[@deborahcollis9814]

nice to see professional admit to what everyone does. Go to the fish shop for one thing come out with 3 things not on your list.

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

I like to think we are professionals 😄

[@gencoupe3.8]

Hey, awesome coral pickups. I noticed you are running air bubbles in multiple tanks. Is there a reason behind it? Benefits?

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

The new system used to be the QT and long term conditioning system so I just kept air in them for extra aeration during periods of treatment, especially antibiotic

[@pupsandcrochet57]

That is beautiful!!

[@donsreef5871]

Are you selling any frags from your collection?

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

no sir

[@donsreef5871]

@@ReefBuildersVideo Aw man at I know I'll be get clean frags.

[@reefkeepingandeverythingelse]

That goniastrea screams "christmas" in my opinion

[@rogersalomegonzalez5594]

This guy looks like Pablo Escobar with that manly mustache

[@afyounie]

Watching this makes me want to setup another reef tank. But I promised my wife I'd wait till we bought our next house. I don't know how I'm going to last another year without a reef tank.

[@apolloravindran]

Jake, you gotta show the zebra pleco tank when you get a chance

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

I'll do my best

[@jacobwarren7876]

Evan and Jake have almost the same voice lol 😂 . Hey Jake is this a part time job or a full time job because I know maintenance on all those tanks is a lot of work

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

Full time for both of us!

[@dannydingdingable]

Jake can you point me in a Direction towards a reliable source for a Csb? I've saved up so long to get one and don't want to get something it's not.

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

Elite Reef and Aquatic Art here in Denver regularly have the real deal

[@dannydingdingable]

@@ReefBuildersVideo thank you

[@neptunes_pot]

I guess there is no winter in Colorado? 🤪 Or do you wearing T-shirt and Bermuda shorts at winter? I mean, this is a present video. I am confused 🤔

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

The weather is so mild right now. Snow coming after the new year. Our winter peaks in March.

[@burtminshew4812]

Hey Burt Reynolds 😃, did you get any emeralds and what do you think is the main reason they die within 6 months!!! Shell disease Jake?

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

short lifespan on emeralds or other crabs is likely due to starvation or some kind of toxic metal buildup

[@MrMiyagi570]

I wanna see the zebra plecos!

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/b3Kud41-a9aqgaM

[@dominicrose4009]

Jake, did you buy coral from animal attraction?

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

AA doesn't have clear pricing so I bought some accessories instead

[@dominicrose4009]

@@ReefBuildersVideo yep, that my lfs...I'm in Greeley....some days their colonies cost an arm and a leg...other days (the next day) super good prices. They also are going through an outbreak of bubble algae and aptisia in their frag tanks so I can't get larger colonies from there anymore. I'm getting a 100 gal. Delivered Monday and I'm looking for an lfs to get mid-larger colonies- who would you suggest in the Denver area that has healthy and fair priced colonies? Appreciate your guidance and dig your videos (new subscriber).

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

@@dominicrose4009 you just never know who's going to have what but the reef-heavy stores like Elite Reef, Murrman's and Aquatic Art are always well stocked

[@Ryan_Maineaquaria]

Those orange zoanthids are commonly called orange oxides.

[@tmrvstyle]

I was distracted by the police officer talking about awesome corals

[@sovereignviper90]

Lol you guys really need to ask me before buying toadstools, would have given you a frag of the neon green toadstool

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

💚💚💚

[@ryanrich06]

I picked up a baby Grade-A DaVinci clownfish for $48 to replace my female clown that managed to squeeze out of the tank and onto the floor when I wasn’t home. Surprisingly there hasn’t been any aggression between the clownfish since adding him, fingers crossed!

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

🤞

[@aljan1aljan2]

Jake. Jake. How did you mention anemone system and not even have close up of anything in the system, that is torture😿

[@00_runner]

RIP Jake ,

[@SlowMotionAct1]

Would you sell me some of those Red or orange mushrooms?

[@fuffoon]

Inflation is incredible. Today its 15,000 at two stores. I'm exaggerating, but only a bit.

[@edwardthayer9386]

👑

[@nosumpreefing8287]

Wow mustache

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

Don’t get used to it 🪒

[@mohamadahzwan8648]

😆😀😎