How to have a white sand bed without effort? | Reef care recipes

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  • čas přidán 18. 06. 2024
  • Happy new year everyone! I’m very glad to have seen my channel reach a thousand subscribers on Christmas Eve, the most unique Christmas gift I’ve received so far. I want to thank all of you who subscribed to my channel and I’d like to let you know that I value every person behind each digit, where there’s always a human being with feelings, emotions and struggles. I’ll never forget that and continue to make videos that YOU want. I noticed that most of you were keen to know about the setups and maintenance works I’ve done over the years. I’ll focus on these topics in some of my forthcoming episodes. In particular, I’d like to share with you today how I’ve kept my sand bed clean and white without the need to actually take care of it in person.

Komentáře • 267

  • @mrobles1983
    @mrobles1983 Před 4 dny

    Beautiful tank

  • @ReefLife-fu8fn
    @ReefLife-fu8fn Před 11 měsíci

    Roger all your videos are amazing I am leaning so much, thanks a lot !!

  • @swedge9883
    @swedge9883 Před 3 lety +1

    youre so humble i love it

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      Thank you 🙏

  • @00Mass00
    @00Mass00 Před 3 lety +2

    Those colors are amazing! Totally agree on how great algea reactors are!

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      Thank you 🙏

  • @aliceholbert1246
    @aliceholbert1246 Před 3 lety +2

    That yellow spotted round fish is adorable. Very quiet tank. Gorgeous

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety +1

      Thank you! Glad you liked it! Btw, that’s a yellow boxfish.

  • @rogerwalker3088
    @rogerwalker3088 Před 2 lety +3

    Thank you for sharing your experience. This is extremely helpful! Appreciate you taking the time to make the videos.

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 2 lety

      Thank you so much! Glad it was helpful.

  • @joseglafargue4746
    @joseglafargue4746 Před 3 lety +1

    Thank you so much for all that information.

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      Thank you! My pleasure.

  • @LayneWilson
    @LayneWilson Před 3 lety +4

    Thank you for sharing! That little puffer is epic such a neat little fish!

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety +1

      Thank you sir! Sorry that I missed your comments. The yellow box fish was such a cutie, but it couldn't handle flow so well especially during feeding hours. Consequently I gave it to my friend to put in his sea horse tank and they got along.

  • @lorenzospina3174
    @lorenzospina3174 Před 3 lety +8

    I love your aquarium looks so natural 😍.

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety +1

      Thank you. I shall keep up!

  • @rc2300s2r
    @rc2300s2r Před 3 lety +1

    Very helpful! Thank you!

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      Thank you Ryan! My pleasure.

  • @MK-bu3yl
    @MK-bu3yl Před 3 lety +2

    One of the best tanks out there.. love your reef! Thanks for the update once again!
    Personally, I went with astrea snails (bad spelling) thus far - they are doing a great job on the rock and glass. You are correct in your observation that they rarely go to the sand. I think that they are good algae eaters that other beginners can try, and a very easy to keep clean up crew :)

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      Thank you so much and I'm grateful for your sharing!

  • @ugurozturk5787
    @ugurozturk5787 Před 3 lety +2

    Hi Roger. I’m a beginner and learned a lot from your videos. Thank you very much. All are exceptional and provides great details.

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      Thank you Ugur, my pleasure. I wish you all good luck and happy reefing.

  • @neilscott9707
    @neilscott9707 Před 2 lety +1

    Your tank is absolutely stunning, watching your videos gives me so much inspiration, would love to see a video on your sump and what filtration you used

  • @aussied723
    @aussied723 Před 3 lety +1

    Thanks for sharing, very informative 👍

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      Thank you. Glad you like it!

  • @marypaigeflynn4512
    @marypaigeflynn4512 Před 3 lety +3

    Thank you for your words and your introduction that is the way I truly feel too with everything I do. Without the support of so many we would never be able to share and grow what we love in this hobby! Beautifully said!!
    What an absolutely beautiful aquarium and thank you for the information as I'm starting my journey to hopefully set up a saltwater tank in the near future! Right now I only have planted dirted fresh water tanks which I truly love and aquascaping! But there's just something so captivating about a beautiful saltwater tank with all the corals and the different fish! A work of art! Thank you for sharing 🙏♥️🌿🐟🌿🐠🐡

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety +1

      Thank you for your thoughtfulness and your words of encouragement. I would never be able to start up reef keeping without the support of so many in the online community. I once had a freshwater tank which I loved pretty much as well. I was simply running out of time as the plant grew so fast that I had to trim every other day. I saved a lot of time in reef keeping as corals grew relatively slowly. Thank you for sharing your stories and wish all your dreams come true!

    • @marypaigeflynn4512
      @marypaigeflynn4512 Před 3 lety

      🙏💚

  • @amartinossi
    @amartinossi Před 2 lety +2

    Amazingly beautiful reef tank. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I’m happy to see that you have had a good experience with your sea cucumber. Based on what I read online, I was afraid to introduce one in my aquarium because of their potential toxicity.

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 2 lety +1

      Thanks for watching! Black sea cucumbers and tiger tails are reef safe in my experience. Avoid toxic species, especially sea apples.

  • @Montestuma
    @Montestuma Před 3 lety +1

    Some of the best reef footage I've seen.

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      Thank you 🙏

  • @elianderson9883
    @elianderson9883 Před 3 lety +1

    Love your vids dude keep up the work!

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      Thank you 🙏 I shall keep up!

  • @cliffchan281
    @cliffchan281 Před 3 lety +1

    Very good video lesson to a junior reef tank keeper like me. Thanks for the knowledge sharing. Just subscribed.

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      Thank you so much! Really appreciate that!

  • @WillHain
    @WillHain Před 3 lety +2

    Saying thank you for 1k, you're now on 1.6k! Great content dude

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      Thank you 🙏 I’ll keep up the effort!

  • @jaimesarmiento437
    @jaimesarmiento437 Před 3 lety +1

    Beautiful ❤

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety +1

      Thank you! 😊

  • @suchanjv
    @suchanjv Před 3 lety +1

    Great video!
    I love how you pronounced 24/7 as 7/24 hehehe.
    Please keep us updated.

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      Oh, thank you for pointing this out :)

  • @cevans7119
    @cevans7119 Před 3 lety +2

    beautiful tank dude! makes me want to break mine down and start again! ;-)

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      Thank you! I think you shall keep up and it will eventually pay off. It just takes time.

  • @bevisprince4404
    @bevisprince4404 Před 2 lety +1

    Beautiful Tank😎

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 2 lety

      Thank you! 👍

  • @sammybulin
    @sammybulin Před 3 lety +1

    Really good videos.

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      Thank you so much!

  • @carlosalvarez5086
    @carlosalvarez5086 Před 2 lety +1

    Great video beautiful tank 🐟🐠

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 2 lety

      Thank you so much!

  • @navheer7199
    @navheer7199 Před 3 lety +7

    Wow you have an amazing tank this is my dream tank well done p.s new subscriber

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      Thank you Nav. I really appreciate that. Wish your dream come true in the new year!

  • @andrew5762
    @andrew5762 Před 3 lety +1

    Happy new Roger, change of strategy for me Po4 down to 0.00 -0.02 , and will feed corals daily 3 x avitro fuel & alternative 2x Phytoplankton , to my 75 gallon (fully stocked )mixed reef . Loosing 1 Sps ☹️ 🤷🏻‍♂️ and a blue clam after saying that it was only 2 inches long 😭and they do say there hard to keep🙄
    Looking forward to the next videos 🤞😀🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      Sorry to hear that you lost 1 SPS, but there's no guarantee. Sometimes it's not your fault. They just can't adapt to the captive environment, especially those in light colors. My observation is that SPS with relatively big polyps tend to survive and thrive better. Thank you and wish you good luck!

  • @carolannekleinschmidt4172

    I see you have the easiest fish stock. I started with 2 Yellow-belly Damsels 7 1 clown. Thanx for the heads-up on the Diamond Blemmies

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      Thank you! Damsels are great fish, although sometimes turn a bit aggressive. They eventually get along with the rest of tank mates.

  • @sseeaahhaawwkkssrule975
    @sseeaahhaawwkkssrule975 Před 3 lety +1

    You have a beautiful tank.

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      Thank you so much!

  • @apunderwaterdistractions9865

    New Subscriber love the channel

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      Thank you so much! Really appreciate that!

  • @KikiMazet
    @KikiMazet Před 3 lety +2

    I'm so glad that I youtube recommended this channel, I started a salt water tank in November and I want to make a mixed reef tank

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      Thank you and I wish you the best of luck with your endeavors! Happy reefing!

    • @carolannekleinschmidt4172
      @carolannekleinschmidt4172 Před 3 lety +1

      Started a 70 gal. REEF this past Dec. I too want a good blend of Janitors

    • @KikiMazet
      @KikiMazet Před 3 lety +2

      I picked up a Halloween Orange Urchin, Lawnmower Blenny, a Cleaner Shrimp, and some sand snails to add to my tank. I am worried though that I might not have enough algae for them

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      @@carolannekleinschmidt4172 Wish you a great kick-start! It usually takes a bit of time for cycling.

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      @@KikiMazet Algae are constantly growing and some of them you cannot even see with the naked eye. So no worry, they will be fine.

  • @Crash_Tv.
    @Crash_Tv. Před 3 lety +1

    Subscribed great tank

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      Thank you 🙏

  • @omgbee8563
    @omgbee8563 Před 3 lety +3

    Congratulations for 1k subs Your Tank is so Beautiful. Remember me? Btw I catch Banded Snake eel using my hands 😁 Happy New Year

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      Thank you! Yes, of course, you caught eels in tide pool with bare hands, impressive! Welcome back and happy new year too!

  • @sarthakpatange2630
    @sarthakpatange2630 Před 3 lety +1

    Just make sure that you post regularly now! Just subbed you!

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      Thank you, really appreciate that! Sure, I'll try my best!

  • @ralphjustineestil4124
    @ralphjustineestil4124 Před 3 lety +1

    New subscriber here! Sending love from the Philippines!

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      Thank you Ralph! Really appreciate that!

    • @ralphjustineestil4124
      @ralphjustineestil4124 Před 3 lety

      Can u do a budget reef tank in the future hehe

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      @@ralphjustineestil4124 As a rule of thumb, the larger the tank, the less maintenance effort is needed. I once had a quarantining tank which was 10 gallon large. I had to wash filter floss everyday to maintain the water level or the water top-up would not function. Meanwhile in addition to chemicals, I had to replenish salt everyday to keep salinity stable. Let alone trace elements, which were indeed very difficult to control for a 10 gallon. My observation is, budget tank comes with costly maintenance. There's no free lunch.

  • @r1cky387
    @r1cky387 Před 3 lety +2

    Perfect balance

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      Thank you 🙏

  • @markkus1134
    @markkus1134 Před 3 lety +1

    Nice tank!!!! my tank is 13 years old still
    Have my original clownfish a small Pygmy angel and a gold banded shrimp I have all LPS coral

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety +1

      Wow, that’s gorgeous! Time is everything in reef keeping.

    • @markkus1134
      @markkus1134 Před 3 lety +1

      @@zzyz thanks here’s a video
      czcams.com/users/shortsDE8WoF1nWk4

  • @dragonshadow3707
    @dragonshadow3707 Před 3 lety +1

    Can I just say ypur tank is gorgeous thanks very much for your video and knowledge

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      Thank you so much! My pleasure!

  • @carminecarlone2869
    @carminecarlone2869 Před 3 lety +3

    Absolutely stunning reef tank, I wish I could re do my entire tank and make it exactly like yours. Its excellent. What light do you use? Also....new subscriber and shoutout on Instagram🤙

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety +1

      Thank you Carmine! Really appreciate that! I use Red Sea LED 90, which is good enough in my opinion. I wish you the best of luck with all your endeavors and happy reefing!

  • @arintel
    @arintel Před 3 lety +1

    Hi Roger,
    Your tank water is crystal clear. Do you use a lot of activated carbon and change water often?
    Thanks.

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      Thank you Ari. I do use activated carbon to absorb chemicals that corals emit. But I won't attribute the water clarity to activated carbon. I think clean-up crew decomposing detritus into smaller particles that are brought into the overflow and captured by filter floss is the major reason. I haven't changed water in the past 6 months as I see no difference of coral response in water changing. Having said that, I do dose regularly to replenish sea salt and a variety of chemicals to the water column that are essential to coral growth.

  • @iheartmedia1712
    @iheartmedia1712 Před 3 lety +1

    Can you do a detailed video of your filtration system? I’m very curious as your tank looks super healthy and great!

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      Thank you! Sure, I will talk about filtration in my future episodes.

    • @iheartmedia1712
      @iheartmedia1712 Před 3 lety

      @@zzyz Thanks! What Algae Reactor are you using?

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      @@iheartmedia1712 I’m using an algae reactor from a small Chinese supplier simply because of its cheap price. I would recommend big brands such as Kraken if you want to add one.

  • @user-my7wg9st7t
    @user-my7wg9st7t Před 3 lety +1

    Good

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      Thank you!

  • @michaelbalsley6041
    @michaelbalsley6041 Před 3 lety +1

    Thank you so much for doing this video!!!! Just right in music and info with great video!! Very helpful I’m getting a sea cucumber very soon with some blue leg hermit crabs. I have a GHA scrubber that needs help with GFO and NoPox to keep levels low. Thinking of a Cheato reactor might help to be able to back off of the GFO & NoPox. What are your thoughts??. Running UV as well and having Dinos. Your help is greatly appreciate.

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety +1

      Thank you Michael! GHA is nightmare. Tuxedo urchin will eat some, but if you have a lot, it takes tremendous time to eliminate them. Cheato reactor is a must and a great deal of patience is also needed. If you stop NOPOX dosing, dinos will be gone automatically. UV is not needed.

    • @michaelbalsley6041
      @michaelbalsley6041 Před 3 lety

      @@zzyz thank you. I have a Clear Water algae scrubber now and very little Algae in main display. Using GFO for PO4 and want to add a cheato reactor to help and get rid of GFO and NoPox. Would this work you think?

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety +1

      @@michaelbalsley6041 Great to hear that! This should definitely work. You can get rid of GFO and NoPox once the algae in the reactor start to proliferate.

  • @jessicaperez6534
    @jessicaperez6534 Před 3 lety +1

    Your tank is beautiful 🥰 what size is your tank? Also what filtration system do you have? Over hang, sump or refugium? Can you place the link to the algae reaction you recommend?

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      Thank you! Mine is a Red Sea 250 70g tank. I use the default filtration that comes with the tank. There is a sump underneath, where I have filter floss, protein skimmer and biopellets. I'm going to talk about filtration specifically in my future episodes. The algae reactor I've been using is from a small Chinese manufacturer, which is only selling domestically. I would recommend bigger brands such as Kraken if you're interested to add one.

  • @joehtm8096
    @joehtm8096 Před 3 lety +1

    Great Video! I am definitely subscribing! If you read me, can you please tell the algae reactor you are using? Beautiful tank... hope someday mine looks like yours.

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      Thank you Joeh. Really appreciate that. I'm using an algae reactor of a small Chinese brand, which I bought simply because its cheap price. Function wise, it's similar to other big names, such as Kraken, which I recommend. I believe patience is the key in reef keeping. Keep up and wish you good luck!

  • @MrUainy1226
    @MrUainy1226 Před 3 lety +2

    So beautiful
    Just want to ask how many hrs of water flow ? You keep it on!!

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      Thank you! My main pump is set to nearly 10 times the volume of the tank, at roughly 2500L/h, if this is what you've asked for. And sure, I'll keep it on!

  • @MrMittens1974
    @MrMittens1974 Před 2 měsíci

    Beautiful work Roger. What brand of algae reactor do you use?

  • @LukeUtigard
    @LukeUtigard Před 3 lety +1

    Tank looks great, whats your secret to keeping bta bubbled tips...

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety +1

      Thank you. Although BTAs are sensitive to nitrates (especially above 20), they are otherwise pretty robust creatures that are easy to take care of. If you don't want them to grow too fast, just stop target feeding them. To place them where you want, simply remove them at night when they contract into a bud, put them in an intended rock crevice, they will fix in there and blossom the next day. To help them extend from the rock crevice, you can place some branch rocks around the crevice and I bet they'll make good use of them.

  • @meakin2424
    @meakin2424 Před 3 lety +2

    Great looking tank! Sand looks really amazing. What do you keep your main parameters at? KH, Calcium, Magnesium, Nitrates, phosphates, PH level?

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety +2

      Thank you! I'll talk about chemicals in my future episodes. But simply put, I've maintained parameters at a very stable level as below:
      - KH: 9.3
      - Ca: 440
      - Mg: 1320
      - NO3: 5
      - PO4: ~0
      - Salinity: 1.024
      - PH: 8.3

    • @meakin2424
      @meakin2424 Před 3 lety

      @@zzyz Would like to see a video about your nutrient control & how you maintain 8.3 PH if possible?

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety +1

      @@meakin2424 I control nutrients simply by using the algae reactor. No NOPOX dosing. I maintain PH by keeping KH stable any time at 9.3. Of course you can adjust KH anywhere between 8-12 as most reefers agree, but I find KH below 10 achieves the best polyp extension, and above 9 for fast growing. You won't have any issue with PH should you keep KH stable in range.

  • @CahnDalan310
    @CahnDalan310 Před 2 lety +1

    Bagus

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 2 lety

      Thank you!

  • @karennation3580
    @karennation3580 Před 3 lety +1

    How about nassarius snails? I know they are good at stirring up the sand bed. I cant seem to get any snails that are worth having. They basically just stay in one spot for days and none are active on sand bed beside nassirus. Cerith seem to do a good job on rock and glass. Astrea dont move and even my turbos dont do much except the glass and I figure whats the point because its not like they will keep the whole glass clean! Hermits are great for detritus. I just wonder how you feel about nassarius for sand beds?

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      Thank you for mentioning nassarius snails. I don't personally have experience with these snails. Despite moving on sand, these are carnivores. They will probably not help with algae issues such as cyanos on sand.

  • @masonmclean1573
    @masonmclean1573 Před 3 lety +1

    Are green Nems usually that colorful or is the one you have more of a unique specimen? I can’t get over how bright it is

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      It’s a common specimen but looked entirely different when I bought it from LFS. I would say a healthy green nem should have looked the way it was in the video.

  • @thomaspascucci7282
    @thomaspascucci7282 Před rokem

    Your tank is outstanding. I have a question, I'm setting up a 50gal lagoon FOWLR with maybe some hearty branch corals but would like to add a couple anemones for two clownfish. Are clowns caught in the ocean more likely to 'friend' an anemone than breeder clowns? I want to give them and me the best chance at a trusting relationship. I just saw my answer in another of your videos.😂🐠 Thanks for all the info.

  • @gregjones2858
    @gregjones2858 Před 3 lety +1

    How do you keep your bubble tip anemone still or not move around and look so good?
    Mine keep moving around after a few weeks and I have to move the other coral around.
    Thks Greg

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      Try to put their feet in rock crevices without flow directly hitting them and surround the caves with branching live rocks that they can lean on when opening up. They will not move around in places they feel comfy. Give it a try and let us know how it goes. Wish you good luck!

  • @jimelliott33
    @jimelliott33 Před rokem

    Hi Roger could you tell me what salt you use out of interest?

  • @xisotopex
    @xisotopex Před 6 měsíci

    do you think cerith snails are any value for the sand bed?

  • @angelogrisafi6121
    @angelogrisafi6121 Před 3 lety +1

    What kind of Algae Reactor are you using? Love your channel!

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety +1

      Thank you! I'm using a small brand from a Chinese manufacturer due to its cheap price. I'll recommend big names such as Kraken for better qualities.

  • @jakedeane3003
    @jakedeane3003 Před 3 lety +1

    Is this video color enhanced at all? Looks amazing

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      Thank you Jake. The colour of the video is enhanced to look more real. The raw colour is more blueish, which is actually distorted.

  • @slottejea
    @slottejea Před 3 lety +1

    hello I love your videos are very inspiring. I have a question. The hermit crabs that you name in the video are those of the species Clibanarius Tricolor that are very small or the Calcinus elegans these are larger.

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety +1

      Thank you very much! I bought the smaller ones from LFS, and found bigger ones in tide pools at night. Both are reef safe as long as they are all blue legged.

    • @slottejea
      @slottejea Před 3 lety

      thanks. another question when you clean the reactor, how do you do it? remove the algae or let it grow until green algae appear

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      @@slottejea I cleaned everything in the reactor at the very early stages of the tank. I kept doing so until green algae appear. I just took a portion out then, leaving the rest in there to maintain a healthy pod population.

  • @stephaniepoore7298
    @stephaniepoore7298 Před rokem

    What Algae reactor do you use

  • @joshuaturner2394
    @joshuaturner2394 Před 3 lety +2

    How long has this tank had coral? I’m subscribing.

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      Thank you Joshua! Really appreciate that! The tank is about two-year old. I started to add corals 18 months ago.

  • @ledem84
    @ledem84 Před 3 lety +1

    What kind was that cute little puffer (yellow with spots)?

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety +1

      That's the yellow boxfish. It is smart and has a fun personality.

  • @Musicvideosboy
    @Musicvideosboy Před 3 lety +1

    What lights are you using ? And what are the settings?

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      I use two Red Sea LED 90s, with blue peaking at 70% and white at 50%.

  • @sachinbhagat9928
    @sachinbhagat9928 Před 3 lety +2

    Hi Roger,
    Very beautiful tank. What do you feed sexy shrimps??
    Also hermits are okay with snaiks?? Mine are killing snails for shells.
    Also what type if care needed for goniopora?
    Mine closed after two months
    Thank you.

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety +1

      Thank you Sachin. I don't feed sexy shrimps specifically, but I do broadcast feed coral food twice a day, frozen food twice, brine shrimp nauplii and shrimp powder daily. Unlike crabs or red leg hermits, blue leg hermits are okay with snails. I have an episode on goniopora care. Feel free to check it out: czcams.com/video/wldlCzuUzSA/video.html

  • @JahrTurchan
    @JahrTurchan Před 3 lety +1

    What do you use for your photography / video capture? The quality is great!

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety +1

      Thank you Jahr. I used iPhone 12 pro + an optical filter to shoot this episode.

    • @JahrTurchan
      @JahrTurchan Před 3 lety

      @@zzyz what kind of filter? I'd love to be able to get shots of my tank half as decent as yours

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety +1

      @@JahrTurchan I use Deep-Sea, a small brand of optical filter. I believe you can do better. Keep up your effort and wish you good luck!

  • @mauriciogaleana4469
    @mauriciogaleana4469 Před 3 lety +1

    What a nice tank, I have a question I hope you can help me. I have an algae reactor similar like yours, but my chaeto gets covered for other kind of algaes and it dies, what do I do, let that other algae grow? Thank you!

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety +1

      Thank you! Chaeto may not be able to outcompete the other micro algae. Just let the other algae grow. The types of algae in the reactor will change from time to time due to shifts in nutrient balance. They will eventually stabilize in about 6 months time when you'll see greenish algae proliferate. If you have other algae you prefer to culture, you can put them in the breeder box instead of in the reactor. I have cultured in three boxes bunches of sea lettuce which I harvested for soup or salad.

    • @mauriciogaleana4469
      @mauriciogaleana4469 Před 3 lety

      @@zzyz thank you so much!

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      @@mauriciogaleana4469 My pleasure.

  • @oflores1920
    @oflores1920 Před 3 lety +1

    I just sub to your channel, loving your tank!! can you share your light color parameters and sch. thanks!

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      Thank you! Really appreciate that! I’ll talk about lighting in the next few episodes but in a nutshell, 50% white and 70% blue to peak at noon for roughly 10 hours a day.

  • @jorgesaldana93
    @jorgesaldana93 Před 3 lety +2

    This chanel will grow in no time. Grate material imoresive way of explaining and grate avises for success. Have a grate 2021. This chanel will be atleast 10k su s by 2022.

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      Thank you Jorge, much obliged. I'll keep up the effort! And have a great year of 2021 too!

  • @dariuszjanek6007
    @dariuszjanek6007 Před rokem

    Could you please post your light schedule ?many thanks

  • @davidgvgyvfgvgbnbh
    @davidgvgyvfgvgbnbh Před 3 lety +1

    Could you use a refugium instead of an algae reactor?

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      Yes of course. But an algae reactor has a nice feature that the light is contained within so that other chambers of the refugium would not be contaminated by algae.

  • @bradmarcus6608
    @bradmarcus6608 Před 2 lety +1

    can you post a link where you discuss your lights and schedule? Are you filming with a filter??

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 2 lety +1

      Will do in the next post. But FYI, the lights are Red Sea LED 90, and are on at 8am and off at 7pm, with blue peaking at 80% and white at 55%. Moonlight is set at 10%. Yes, I'm filming with a physical filter. Hope that helps.

  • @ibewbro5614
    @ibewbro5614 Před 3 lety +1

    I wish my bubble tip would stay bulbed up like that any tips?

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      Keep your nitrate low and they will stay bubbled up. If you want them to grow fast, feed them with shrimps. Wish you good luck!

  • @rusherzgaming3204
    @rusherzgaming3204 Před 3 lety +1

    Sir how much time you give to setup this tank

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      It took roughly 2 hours per day for the first 6 months as I was learning and experimenting. But now I just spend10-15 minutes per day for maintenance.

  • @aydinerusul1362
    @aydinerusul1362 Před 3 lety +1

    Hey roger I wn ask questions
    Can you build a new tank from scratch and make videos like a guide for beginners?
    Ex :
    how long should there be a cycle?
    How can we choose corals?
    How long after we can add coral and fish?
    Which one add to aquarium first (fish?, coral? cleaning crew?)

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      Hi Aydiner, it's a pity I cannot build a new tank due to space limitation at home, but I'll talk about system build and maintenance in my future updates. To answer your questions, a cycle is typically 6 months when microorganisms start to reach a relative balance. You can introduce clean up crew to the tank in the first week and start to add fish in about 3 months as some live rocks carry ich / velvet that infect fish if you put in too early. And it's better to add in LPS corals and nems after the cycle is done as they are more sensitive to water quality. Finally in with SPS coral if chemicals are kept extremely stable at very narrow ranges. I have another episode on species selection. Feel free to check it out: czcams.com/video/cv68QVlELNY/video.html

    • @aydinerusul1362
      @aydinerusul1362 Před 3 lety

      @@zzyz roger i will make new setup 40 gallon reef tank , can you tell me how many clean up crew inverts i need to add
      Blue leg , what kind snail , cucumber , shrimps ?
      Please if you have time can you write me ?
      Think like you setup new 40gallon tank

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      @@aydinerusul1362 Aydiner, that sounds exciting! 10 blue leg hermits, 5 turbo snails (other snails are subject to crab predation), 1 black cucumber, 1 peppermint shrimp (to kill aiptasia), 2 marble shrimps, will probably do the job for you.

  • @aussietesla7821
    @aussietesla7821 Před 3 lety +1

    great tips! interested that you run your algae reactor 24/7 ?

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      Thank you! Yes, I run 24/7 and let the algae of different species compete and balance by themselves. But if you prefer to culture certain macro algae of your preference, such as grape algae, then you have to stay alert and prevent them from going sexual.

    • @edpeters9425
      @edpeters9425 Před 3 lety

      @@zzyz what types of algae did you start your reactor with?

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      @@edpeters9425 I started with no algae at all. Different algae will flourish at different stages of the tank. But generally you will expect to start with brownish algae towards greenish in the end.

  • @life8065
    @life8065 Před 3 lety +1

    看来下次翻缸。我也要铺沙了

  • @rrrreefer9721
    @rrrreefer9721 Před 3 lety +1

    I couldn't understand what you said with dosing nopox. Could you clarify what you meant with the risk or downsides to dosing.

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety +1

      NoPox if overdosed will cause dino bloom and occasionally also cause yellow tang to develop red streaks over the body.

    • @rrrreefer9721
      @rrrreefer9721 Před 3 lety +1

      @@zzyz gotcha. I heard the dino part but couldn't make out the yellow tang detail. I never had that experience but will note to keep an eye out for that. Thanks and love the channel!

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety +1

      @@rrrreefer9721 Thank you for sharing your experience with the yellow tang exposed to nopox. Maybe it was just my tang failing to get accustomed to the chemical. But I did have multiple confirmations that the red streaks disappeared as soon as I stopped dosing nopox.

  • @sa7el
    @sa7el Před 2 lety +1

    your videos are great!! why did you stop posting more videos!?

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 2 lety +1

      Thank you for asking. I put off posting new clips as I had some family issues lately. I'll try to continue uploading soon. Thank you!

  • @arvindprabu
    @arvindprabu Před 3 lety +1

    What camera u use? Video colour looks very good

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      Thank you! This video was taken by iPhone 12 pro with an optical filter.

    • @arvindprabu
      @arvindprabu Před 3 lety

      May i know what type? Brand? Model? Of optical filter

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety +1

      @@arvindprabu I'm using Deep-sea filter. That's a pretty small and economic brand but comes handy. There's only one model if I remember correctly.

  • @joematties7557
    @joematties7557 Před 3 lety +1

    What is this fish at 9:38 min? And where do you get a garden eel like that?

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      As there are four fish at the frame specified, I'm uncertain which one you are talking about, but they are green chromis, six line wrasse, damsel and anthias. I bought the garden eel from a local fish store. Yellow ones are less commonly seen than the spotted ones.

    • @joematties7557
      @joematties7557 Před 3 lety

      @@zzyz I'm sorry. At :32 seconds.

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      @@joematties7557 Oh, that's the yellow boxfish, fed with frozen brine shrimp. Very cute and smart personality.

  • @vinaychauhan2293
    @vinaychauhan2293 Před 3 lety +1

    Hi which WAWAMAKER you r using and what settings and nob frequency settings

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety +1

      I'm using Jiebao OW-25 at lowest speed and lowest knob frequency. But their newer model SOW-8 is an awesome upgrade if you need complete silence. I'm going to talk about flow in my next episode.

    • @vinaychauhan2293
      @vinaychauhan2293 Před 3 lety

      @@zzyz I have same ow 25 but which waw settings you r using w1,w2,else, h,c and spend 1 to 8.

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety +1

      @@vinaychauhan2293 I'm using w1 and speed 1. w2 is a sine wave that keeps blowing without a letup.

  • @stinkydinkyblinkytheclownf4493

    👍😁👍

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      Thank you 🙏

  • @maria198667
    @maria198667 Před 3 lety +1

    What algae reactor do you have ?

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      I bought two algae reactors from small manufacturers in China simply because of their cheap price. But I would recommend big names such as Kraken if you want to add one.

  • @innerpeacefindings671
    @innerpeacefindings671 Před 3 lety +1

    Hey may i know what is your setting for this redsea light?

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      The lights are on at 8am and off at 7pm, with blue peaking at 80% and white at 55%. I'll talk about lighting and flow in the next episode.

    • @innerpeacefindings671
      @innerpeacefindings671 Před 3 lety +1

      @@zzyz thanks

  • @xiwenchen2799
    @xiwenchen2799 Před 3 lety +1

    请问你用的是哪一种ALGAE REACTOR ,我也想买同样的来用,或者关于ALGAE REACTOR ,你有什么建议?我有两个缸:90 gallon 和 60gallin 要用多大的ALGAE REACTOR 呢?

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      我用的是国产的牌子,因为比较便宜,可以参见以下链接,不过Kraken比较出名,你可以比较一下:detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=619935158282&spm=a1z09.2.0.0.2dc92e8d7mEBIn&_u=9h8okuo8777

  • @rosedonnapur
    @rosedonnapur Před 3 lety +1

    I had a cucumber but dided 3 days after I got it. Your tank is amazing

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      I’m sorry to hear that. It’s sensitive to copper-based medications and it will not tolerate high nitrate levels.

  • @brandong530
    @brandong530 Před 2 lety +1

    What type of sand do you use

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 2 lety

      I use Red Sea live sand.

  • @mxr248
    @mxr248 Před rokem

    It’s weird that you say don’t go with a sand sifting Golby.. I had one and after having it for a bit I went to clean underneath the sand like I would do every so often. To my surprise there wasn’t hardly anything there since the golby was put in the tank.

  • @jasonwalters5143
    @jasonwalters5143 Před 2 lety

    what type of reactor and chato

  • @crogersdev
    @crogersdev Před 3 lety +1

    "i want to thank all of you who subscribe to my channel and i'd like to let you know that i value every person behind each digit; where there's always a human being with feelings, emotions, and struggles. i'll never forget that." I'M NOT CRYING YOU'RE CRYING

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 2 lety

      Thank you Chris. I appreciate your words, so touching!

  • @wanhudsons5606
    @wanhudsons5606 Před 3 lety +1

    what size your aquarium in cm ?

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      It's a 90cm tank.

  • @Validatority
    @Validatority Před 3 lety +1

    Do all species of sea cucumbers clean the sand?

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      Black cucumbers and tiger tails do. I haven't personally owned other species but guess they will.

  • @life8065
    @life8065 Před 3 lety +1

    我有一个问题 我的红色盖藻 开始有点变白。 白化了 (小面积的)是什么情况?

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      有些生物会啃食钙藻,比如海胆,鳚鱼等,如果不是因为生物啃食,那应该是水质问题,确保参数都在正常范围,还有温度24度左右。营养盐如果完全检测不到也有可能白化,适当留有些营养盐。

  • @BrianInMN
    @BrianInMN Před 3 lety +1

    What algae reactor are you using ?

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      I have two algae reactors bought from small manufacturers in China simply because of their cheap price. But I would recommend big names such as Kraken if you want to add one.

    • @marcelohormeyll
      @marcelohormeyll Před 3 lety

      Please, tell us also the brand of the cheap ones you use, thank you!

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety +1

      @@marcelohormeyll Sure, please find the link below. Let me know if you find any difficulty translating the Chinese description to English. detail.tmall.com/item.htm?spm=a1z10.3-b-s.w4011-21679981056.17.2e4c3a45HfmQyH&id=619935158282&rn=0771115ac370398ad0f4aa3ebc00f4dd&abbucket=6

    • @marcelohormeyll
      @marcelohormeyll Před 3 lety +1

      @@zzyz thank you Roger!

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      @@marcelohormeyll My pleasure.

  • @Ruiserpapinto
    @Ruiserpapinto Před 2 lety

    I like very much the mamals anemona

  • @TomM-hv6ui
    @TomM-hv6ui Před 3 lety +1

    What is that yellow fish called?

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety +1

      That's a yellow boxfish.

  • @user-nj2ys6mx3r
    @user-nj2ys6mx3r Před 3 lety +1

    請問我2尺缸 水量大概95~100L 適合養幾隻藍腳寄居蟹來清理底砂? 藍腳好養嗎? 他會把我的翻砂螺吃了嗎?

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      10只左右應該足夠,很好養,吃底沙和活石上的藻和殘渣,如果是帽螺就不會,其他螺不是很清楚,可以試試。

    • @user-nj2ys6mx3r
      @user-nj2ys6mx3r Před 3 lety

      @@zzyz 那您有遇過海篸到處爬嗎 我的是背濾缸 之前海篸直接爬到入水口 水流不進去

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      @@user-nj2ys6mx3r 海參基本都在沙上,偶爾有可能爬到缸壁,我這裏溢流的孔隙非常多,因此沒有問題,如果背濾孔隙被完全堵住還是比較危險的,那可能就不適合養海參了。

    • @user-nj2ys6mx3r
      @user-nj2ys6mx3r Před 3 lety

      @@zzyz 藍腳會傷害珊瑚嗎 之前有聽過朋友珊瑚黏很緊還是背推倒

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      @@user-nj2ys6mx3r 可以試試小的藍脚品種,力量沒那麽大。其次,珊瑚粘住初期是有可能被推倒的,但珊瑚組織之後生長自己抓住活石那就肯定不會被推倒了。藍脚不會吃珊瑚,很安全。

  • @abh3960
    @abh3960 Před 3 lety +1

    What lights do u use. I

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      I use Red Sea LED 90.

    • @abh3960
      @abh3960 Před 3 lety

      @@zzyz a little too expensive...how much. Wite. And blue. I use blues. Because corals. Deep water. Loose white. After a few feet...

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      @@abh3960 I'll talk about lighting in my future updates. But in a nutshell, I use 70% blue and 50% white to peak at noon.

  • @life8065
    @life8065 Před 3 lety +1

    大佬 你用的什么盐?

    • @zzyz
      @zzyz  Před 3 lety

      我用Red Sea Coral Pro Salt,因为希望KH偏高些