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That’s good to know, glad you at least got something to eat them:)

Thank you!

Yeah that’s a good idea, I think if the anemones start moving around like crazy I might put them in a little box

Yeah I completely agree with you! Since this video I have done a few water changes and it looks a lot better. I just figured I’d document the tank before I did a water change

I’m running a Nicrew LED, I have a video on it on my channel. Got it from Amazon for $40. I could definitely use a good cleanup crew for sure!

Thanks I appreciate it!!

I will! Thanks for the info:)

Thank you!

Thank you I appreciate it! I will make a full update with future plans and everything soon!!

That’s kinda what I thought, thanks for the info!!

Wow that’s awesome!! I bet a large school like that is amazing to watch

I’ve never tested for Kh or Gh in my tank honestly, my Ph is usually between 6-7. You have me thinking now, maybe I’ll test for everything on my tank just to see. I’ve never had any issues thankfully

@@fishwateraquatics I was thinking about adding 6 of these to a 75 gallon heavily planted tank with 4 angelfish. My gH is 1 (which is low) and my kH is 3 with a pH of 6.2, all the other fish are Amazons. I am concerned that they might not be a good fit with the water chemistry I'm running. You mentioned breed these barbs in your video, but you did not go in very much detail. Can you provide any further information on that?

@@geekbot5000 I guess the main detail is, it’s hard for them to breed naturally in a tank, I’ve heard people getting them to breed in ponds but even that requires a bit of luck. You would need to simulate their “breeding season”. Your best bet would be to reach out to someone who has done it before which not many people have.

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Oh yeah they have great power:) I started out running my light super low at first

Oh yeah I know what you mean, that would be nice if they had one that you could raise up off the top of the tank. It would be nice for water changes!

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Yes this light should be able to no problem! My light is 3 years old so the light on the link is a new model, it’s slightly different but overall the same. If you want to be extra sure you could always contact Nicrew, they have been good at responding to my emails when I have questions!

Depending on what you wanna keep.... Do your research! it will save you money.

That’s great! They’re good lights for the money for sure:)

I’m running an Aquaclear 50 filter and a Nicrew LED light. I just made a new video on my light so check it out if you want:)

Yeah it’s not the greatest but it’s a good way to get your feet wet with the hardier corals. But long term it could definitely be upgraded

There could be a few reasons, the main one is “con specific aggression”. It means they will chase each other for dominance in the tank. Usually if there are more males than females in the tank this will happen. This is a common behavior

I agree! Some plants would make it look better, I’m going to be re scaping the tank soon. Thank you for the sub I appreciate it!:)

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watching the tank come alive at night is my favorite There are so many little critters that move around Tiny starfish worms etc

Luckily my clowns are getting along nicely, they are both hosting the anemones so I think I got lucky

But yeah everything loves to come out at night to play!!!!

Thanks, yeah I know I need to clean it bad! It’ll be clean for next video:)

Thank you!

A little over 3 years old

For sure, thanks for the support!

Thank you I appreciate it!

That’s sweet!

My coral just pull food from the water column, I never dirt feed them, but you can direct feed them if you want! I’ll direct feed my bubble tip anemone 2 times a week and that’s it.

For a 20 gallon I would suggest only keeping 2

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

Feed a lil more

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

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

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

Same I ain't know what it was

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

It’s been running for over 3 years now

Hey thanks for the support I appreciate it! That sounds like a great tank:) Adding bacteria to the canister filter is a good move! As long as aggression stays down in your tank you shouldn’t have to upgrade for a while or maybe even at all. A 75 Gallon could be enough, just after a year or two keep an eye on aggression:) thanks again for the comment!

That’s sweet!

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.

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

@@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.

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

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!

@@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?

@@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.

@@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!

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

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

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

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.

Yes it’s cycled, it’s been setup for 3 years so it’s been running for a while