How I prepare an aquarium for corals | Ep.14 Nano Reef Competition
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- čas přidán 12. 09. 2024
- 𝗦𝗨𝗣𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗢𝗥 ➜ / aquasplendor
𝗪𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗬𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗧 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗔𝗤𝗨𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗨𝗠 ➜ • Nano Reef Aquarium
This is the moment, one step for aquariophil a giant leap for corals :D. It's been so long before I start adding some corals in that aquarium.
I really wanted to show all the processes I go through so this slow me down a lot for this competition but I hope you enjoy those episodes of nano reefing.
Testing water parameter before adding is important, I know it might take some times, but the beginning of an aquarium is often critical, it get easier when the saltwater tank mature over time.
I often use natural method to control some of my parameter, Chaetormorpha and Mussels/Oyster/Clam are a great example, I find it much easier that way and more economical also, but things like Alk, Cal, Mag, and other major trace elements need to be added with products to keep the balance of the aquarium.
For Flatworm, you can use a damsel Springeri and wrasse in nano aquarium (mine might be too small)
Otherwise, you can use a product like Salifert Flatworm Exit
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The corals I added during this video are:
Green Toadstool - Sarcophyton sp.
Neon Green Finger Leather - Sinularia sp.
Orange and Orange/Green Clove Polyp - Clavularia sp.
How I built this nano reef aquarium:
• How to make a Saltwate...
The dimension of this AIO Nano aquarium:
60x30x20cm 36L (24x12x8") 9G
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Ecotech Versa VX-1
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This series is dedicated to the competition on nano-reef.com "365 Day Challenge" where anyone in the world could participate.
I really love the world underwater and the reefing aquarium community, hope you get inspired by many other reefers :)
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Love how you manage to take a really close up view of your clean up crew eating all the algae!
I have a feeling it won't be the last time😜, they are really good worker on that tank and fun to watch!
This tank is amazing, I am going do this👍👍👍
All I can say is great. Can't wait to watch the next episode.
Your videos are really great : quality, explanations, structure of the video. You should be famous in the CZcams's reef world haha
From France, Paris :)
Merci, éventuellement je vais partir un autre channel je crois... car je me bat constament contre CZcams avec sont algorithme, je peux pas faire des vidéos trop différent et langage différent avec CZcams ce qui est un peu embettant car j'aimerais faire différente choses et certain en français.
@@AquaSplendor Je ne m'attendais absolument pas à une réponse en français. Ca fait très plaisir !
Je suis tes projets de près et tu as mes encouragements !
7:47 to 10:47 👌🏼
Great additive choice! I used Carbo Calcium mixed with their bio magnesium and trace A- and K+ to create a do it yourself all for reef! You can gets kits from Bulk Reef supply or at least get the recipe from them.
Yes, thank you for the suggestion, I actually send a bunch of question to a representative from Tropic Marin, there's little thing I wonder about the carbo calcium, I might go with their all for reef. or maybe not... I don't know, because I do water change so i'm not sure if I need to, all the trace elements are replenished and I only really need Alkalinity I think (and a bit of calcium).
At the very beginning I added some Alkalinity from Red sea (Didn't film), I don't have access easily to Tropic Marin tropic in my sector
Just know it is much cheaper to mix your own All for Reef if you do end up using that later. 😊
Yeah, if your salt has elevated trace minerals it can help replace them when you do a big water change. But say if your potassium goes down to 350ppm and your salt has the parameter you want of 400ppm, even a 50% water change will only bring it back up to 375ppm.
@@tylerjaax4917 Yeah your right! Maybe I could try that famous recipe, maybe its worth it since its a small aquarium and quantity last longer.
Yeah I usually on a the aggressive side of water change, just yesterday I made 60% water change, its huge, but its for the reason you mention.
Perhaps a combination of both could be better, dosing All-For-Reef and cutting water change % to maybe like 33%.
Every time I do big water change it makes me nervous for the corals and fish.
A little thing to add to this, I think we need to be really careful with the amount of dosing the trace elements to not precipitate them, positive and negative ion. And lets not forget the Bio magnesium also in that discussion :P
That was soo pleasant.subscribed:D
Great video, very well presented, excellent editing, and with some fantastic shots. I like your style. I've subscribed and liked. Your channel needs to grow
Thank you Richard :)
Yeah I just subscribed this channel is going to go far and I want to be there for the ride, support from Florida keep the videos coming bro
Thx for 100°F support from there 😁, I don't think this channel will ever take off, I do weird video sometimes that break any momentum 😅, but I'm working on something that will please CZcams, keep me help the aquarium community with info and set me free of creativity, I just need a little bit of time to organize everything🤭
9 months! Geez lol. Very clean tank though.
Also u should make a Discord server where ur fans can talk with u
Its an interesting idea but I'm already splitting too much of my time, so I try to focus on what I want to create, but if you have question let me know in CZcams comment, I watch them all (when YT notify me...)
Would have used a toothbrush on the coral plug as soon as I saw flatworms.
Great suggestions!
What you have in your cleanup crew? Can we add snail and hermit crab together as a clean up crew ?
Sure, that's the most common clean up crew everyone use. Just have some big empty shell for hermit crab later when they grow.
@@AquaSplendor but I heard sometime hermit crab eat snails 🤪
@@fentimedia7934 If they need a bigger shell they will eventually
Did you by any chance calibrate the dosing pump? They are not accurate out of the box I think. My Kamoer doser has to calibrate once and it hold the amount well for a few months. I usually calibrate at least twice a year.
Yup, I did 6 times wasn't working then last week it calibrate correctly! I might switch dosing liquid 🤔 need more alk
What kind of hermit crab is the red one?
Check the description on episode... 11 I think? Donc remember on top of my head
Not to alarm you but there is a vermetid snail on one of the mussels. 1 vermetid can become 100 in a matter of weeks
It seems to be just the skeleton, so far so good!
Hi from turkey, it’s nice tank cangrats 👍🏼 whats your tank size ?
Heya! All the info are in my description of the video
Do you have any advice for starting a 22 gallon long reef tank? I want to have some beginner corals and fish
I would say invest in a RODI filtration, its very very useful! For corals and fish , for now I don't have a specific recommendation but I'm using easy corals so watch the next couple videos of this series it would give you an idea the ones I like :P
@@AquaSplendor thank you im loving the seriee
Kamoer x1. Put the dosing tube tip in the water. No Crusties
No crusty? Realllllyyyyy? Which kamoer pump would you recommend?
Aqua Splendor kamoer x1. I'm running 3. All for reef. (No crusties if the tip is submerged)
Acro power
Nopox
Flawless.
Loovve acro power that thing work so well, I won't use no pox on that build, no need (for now) and can be dangerous if not dose properly.
I thought you meant 1 doser kamoer with "1x" 😆
U should add a pistol shrimp
Lol never :D :D, I like to have 5 fingers on my hand :P
Just kidding, I will a certain point btw, but a small one!
Dude is that a vermetid snail on one of the mussels???
Look like it! But I only see the skeleton, it seems to be dead but I keep an eye on it!
Aqua Splendor As with all aquarium pests. “If it ain’t dead, it’s gon’ spread”
@@DogFacePuffa Famous quote :P
Stephen Dobs no, daddy.
Magnesium seems to be a bit low for me. I prefer it to be 1500 ppm. But am just into LPS and don't care about SPS really.
Whatever makes your corals happy is what is important!
Will your hermit crabs eventually kill your snails?
Nah its fine, they would need to grow a lot and its not their favorite type of shell, the chance they kill between them is much higher
Where you get the 2 tips for the dosing pump
Means the grey tipped for the air line tubing that’s good idea for my dosing too can you send me the link please
amzn.to/3mgWqki
I bought the 1/4 - 1/4 for another project and it was too big so this should be 1/4 - 3/16.
Ps: They came with the pump the 2 you saw in the video
Good day. Why the Versa pump when the Kamoer is only $60?
Many reason, I want to make an independent review on it, I already have some product with Mobius app and I was very curious about it, seems like an interesting pump, but god damn expansive!
Enjoy your video's
Get rid of vermetid snail on the muscle 🚫
I think its just the skeleton, I never notice him alive, you have good eyes :P
Easier to see on large tv vs in real life.
Thanks for video's Gaylene
Great video, but...... you need a voice man. More people would just keep watching over and over like a podcast.
Ain't going to happen on those type of videos. My French accent is too annoying 😅
Well, for ecotech brand that are suck, jebao dosing pump even better 😂
Why you wearing gloves?
Because I was using my camera and didn't want to have glue on my skin and using the camera at the same time during one of my operation :P
Your understanding of parameters is really off,coralline algae consumes kh and calcium not phosphates and nitrates which hair algae desire, so they aren’t competing for the same things ,
Also bacteria doesn’t consume kh either
A tank that size just needs an ato and a weekly water change to top up parameters , I use to keep a bucket of warm salt water next to tank , with a jug , and jug out jug in daily , remembering to turn off the ato before hand , and at feeding time daily it’s easy and works a treat
Coralline does consume some phosphate and nitrate to grow in addition to calcium, alk, and mag. I think he means it can outcompete the other algae types for rock space and not allow them a place to grow.
Hi, I think you simply misunderstood what I said in the video ;)
@@tylerjaax4917 Exactly :)