I have never seen such an impressive amount of Coraline Algae growth, the environment you created makes me feel like your reef parameters are so perfect, stable and healthy. It's like you have mimicked ocean conditions perfectly but have such a perfect environment it could be considered better than natural reef parameters..
@@nathanqwerty1 i am struggling with flow i was told to get 2 maspect gyre jumps 4k from my lfs which what i did it has not give me the result i want still trying to get there
With a gyre pump you go from a pulse need to a more natural Intermittent waves. Jebao wave makers work fine. I have use them for like 9 years. Same pumps. The new gyre one is on my tanks now. It’s way better than the low flow pumps. Moves water more efficiently and naturally. Corals come from areas with intermittent waves- not the deeper pulse waves though.
Live steam would be good 😀👍🏻 The flow you have looks good. I’ve been looking for one of those oscillating return heads just don’t seem to be able to find one to fit my return. ☹️
🤣🤣🤣 that's some bullshit right there 🤤 If we're using accents then here's some placing well above: Israeli German American Korean Japanese Philippine ..... Man I could keep going for awhile before getting to English 😐 Over the years cultures adopting reef aquaria hobby has changed (grown really) Also, put every single equatorial mariculturist making a living at this above everybody on any list.
Great vid. Thanks. I'm constantly trying to get the perfect flow, I have all lps and using an original rw-4 diagonally from front to back same as your right hand pump. I have it on the same speed as your left hand 1 and power 3 any more and the hammers don't open as much. It's hard trying to please everything in the tank.
@@nathanqwerty1just under 0.5. I had issues with zero p04 so started dosing to raise it, all that happened is my rocks soaked it up now leaching back out its come down from 1 so going the right way.
I would definitely love a livestream. I could tap into some of your expertise for my tank. I only have a single tunze 6040 on my Nano, do you think that is enough to create a turbulent flow? Great video mate.
Hi J, how are you feeling?! One 6040 will be fine to start with, i run 2 on my max nano and was perfect. Its once coral starts to grow and block flow patterns that you know you got to step it up..
another great vid Nathan. Can you have several other programs running the pump controllers? In addition to wave action, real reefs often have a period of "slack water" (around 20-30mins) during the period when tide changes etc. Do you ever dial your wave action down - eg to simulate tidal slack water? - would it be beneficial at all?
Have you still got your flow at the same settings? I'm new to this hobby but I also heard it doesn't actually do a good job of moving the water. Please give me your thoughts Thanks 👍
I have just upgraded to a 230 litre ,3 foot tank and I really love your rock scape but i watched a BRS video and they said it’s best to have a gap behind so you can vacuum the sand .Do you think it could cause any issues long term because I am seriously thinking of doing mine like yours,Thanks.
Good question, using a jecod dcp-6500 dc return pump set on 34% which is only about 1,800-2000 litres an hour, don't use it in calculation as its such a small amount of flow due to the twin outlets.
Hi Nathan, just wondering what specific return pump you use for this system and what you think of it? Have a tank coming the same size as yours and just wondering what you use? Cheers
Hi Nathan. Looking to get back into the hobby again and am enjoying your videos. Was looking at a Red Sea Reefer 250 which you have had. I see you have a Evolution Aqua reef pro 900 now. Any pros or cons you have with either tank? It’s always a big decision.
Hi I have a 110 litre tank with live rock I am wanting to add coral. Would I need 1 or 2 pumps. I currently have 1 basic wave maker and my air pump. Many thanks
What’s your view on fish and flow. I have the Reefer 250 and run one powerhead at the lowest setting and then random flow nozzles on my return line. Midas Blenny, pair of clowns, Yellow Tang, Four Stripe Damsel and file fish. Sometimes I wonder if too much flow the fish can’t rest properly. Not sure if that’s legitimate though. Thanks
cant remember now as this was a while back, just keep playing around with it till you get it how you like really as every tank dynamics are different, look to see if corals are happy.
I have a Red Sea max nano, currently have one jebao sw 4-8, I'm tempted to buy 2 ai Nero 3's to replace it with. Would you say its worth it? Or 2 of the jebao copy's of the ai on eBay.tank looks great by the way..
running 2 kessil a360x at 90watts each but have the narrow beam reflectors on so that increases intensity by about 50%. par is prob around 150 at sand bed and 500+ at the top, must borrow my mates par meter to see.
Hi Nathan. How noisy are them pumps. My tunzes are near silent but under powered might go for a cheap upgrade in flow but if they make any noise the misses won’t be happy.
Great video, quick question... what's your flow rate on the tank... mine is 200ltr and the jeabo 6000 is running flat out with 2 x 32mm overflows.. and 2 x25mm returns with a gate valve to tweak it.. would you say that's to much or not enough... new to all this tank is 9 months old and algae growing on back wall now.. need a tank man to visit me...
hi bud, running the return pump on 95% and its a jecod 6500 so by my calculations taking in account head hight ect prob turning over 4000 litres per. yeah yours sounds about right. whats your nitrate and phosphate levels?
@@nathanqwerty1 phosphate just coming down , now at 0.07..its not stable at all tho...nitrates 0...KH 9...salt 1026 temp 26..ph 8.0... tank still growing brown algea...9 months old... I think its auto top up of the ro unit...knocking on and off not get enough time to drop to zero then the floats in the sump shut it off ....what do you think...I think that the cause of xenia melting as well...I so need someone round to look at the tank
totally reef safe, i have 2 of them, they are convict gobys and very peaceful and very active, they do get to about 12 inches long tho and need lots of rock and sand to borrow in. Also very cheap £15 each!!
This is too much coraline Algae, dont you think it must be consuming too much of precious Alk and calcium, I appreciate you must be keeping up with dosing but you could do with less dosing without this much coraline on the glass, are there any benefits of having this much coraline everywhere or you just like this type of look?
Hi mate I got a TMC reef tide 10000 for my TMC reef 900 tank it's about 200 liters and I've been told it will be too much power but I'm trying to go for the flow you have mate any suggestions
Reef tide 10000 will not be too much power bud. I would run 2 of them on that tank and tune them in to get the flow you want, I would also stop listening to anything that person has to say
@@nathanqwerty1 I'm running it half power at the moment I will get another and give it a go thank you for the reply and the guy that said it would be too much power works in my lfs lol 🤣
@@nathanqwerty1 I'm struggling to still get the flow right just seem to batter the corals or not batter the corals and then the sand bed moves lol any suggestions mate
Why so many reefers call it mistakes? Its a hobby and quit a hard one to be good at, let alone to master. Isn't that the whole point of this hobby? The journey of learning new things day by day... i've killed some corals years ago, by trial and error, i can now make them thrive. I dont consider it mistakes, i consider it the most interresting and enjoyable part of the hobby
You have a very realistic ocean style flow to your tank. I love watching the movement.
Cheers dude, gunna look amazing when i get more long pylop lsp coral
I'd love to get flow like that but I only have half inch space at the top of my tank once full
I can’t replicate it for some-reason
I have never seen such an impressive amount of Coraline Algae growth, the environment you created makes me feel like your reef parameters are so perfect, stable and healthy. It's like you have mimicked ocean conditions perfectly but have such a perfect environment it could be considered better than natural reef parameters..
The Nero5 is probably my favorite power head. Nero5 made it so easy to find the proper water movement in my setup..
Yeah i like the Ai pumps, was looking at them👍
Yes bro go live. I'm watching from Lexington Kentucky.
Love USA!
Thanks for this, just building a new tank and this has been really helpful.
Glad you found it some help buddy
Tank is amazing 😍
Thanks Terry
Nice vid, tank is looking great.
I think a livestream would be good becoz you put things in easy terms so i can understand😊
Thanks bud, thats good to know
@@nathanqwerty1 i am struggling with flow i was told to get 2 maspect gyre jumps 4k from my lfs which what i did it has not give me the result i want still trying to get there
With a gyre pump you go from a pulse need to a more natural Intermittent waves. Jebao wave makers work fine. I have use them for like 9 years. Same pumps. The new gyre one is on my tanks now. It’s way better than the low flow pumps. Moves water more efficiently and naturally. Corals come from areas with intermittent waves- not the deeper pulse waves though.
Love this video. I just got a gyre about 20 hours ago lmao 🤣 and it’s way too much flow. Going to try these sow tomorrow
Tanks looking great, going to need to sort a lid for you :P
Great video mate the flow looks quality
Hi Buddy, get your self a little lapel microphone.. wont break the bank but will do wonders for your sound quality
Thats bud, yes keep meaning to get one
AI Nero 3 👌so Quite , easy to adjust , WiFi control , small and neat . But still powerful 😉👍
Good pumps bud, but not enough power for me, and much more expensive
Only 8 months old??? Good job!
Just bought AI Nero 3 little pump. Very happy and easy to sync.
Yes they are very good pumps also
Pacific subjects 😂 bringing me back memories of my older bro 0:30
Live steam would be good 😀👍🏻 The flow you have looks good. I’ve been looking for one of those oscillating return heads just don’t seem to be able to find one to fit my return. ☹️
I was going to keep scrolling for another reef tank video, but then I heard the England accent, I knew this guy knows his stuff
🤣🤣🤣 that's some bullshit right there 🤤
If we're using accents then here's some placing well above:
Israeli
German
American
Korean
Japanese
Philippine
..... Man I could keep going for awhile before getting to English 😐
Over the years cultures adopting reef aquaria hobby has changed (grown really)
Also, put every single equatorial mariculturist making a living at this above everybody on any list.
That's why he's got LPS and softies perched above soon to be SPS graveyard 🪦? 🤣
Great vid Nathan thanks, I will probably get the jecod’s. Are you running a Tunze wave maker to ?
Wait does this guy have a BMW tattoo on his arm?
Great vid. Thanks.
I'm constantly trying to get the perfect flow, I have all lps and using an original rw-4 diagonally from front to back same as your right hand pump. I have it on the same speed as your left hand 1 and power 3 any more and the hammers don't open as much. It's hard trying to please everything in the tank.
Yeah lps can be very sensitive to flow, mine seem to love the swaying motion
@@nathanqwerty1 mine seem to be ok where it is now,but a very slight tweak then they sulk. I suppose high p04 doesn't help much either.
@@bearded-flipflop7122 whats your po4 level at then?
@@nathanqwerty1just under 0.5. I had issues with zero p04 so started dosing to raise it, all that happened is my rocks soaked it up now leaching back out its come down from 1 so going the right way.
Love the flow it’s what I’m aiming for
Ooooh convict Goby my favorite
Just subscribed, thanks
I would definitely love a livestream. I could tap into some of your expertise for my tank. I only have a single tunze 6040 on my Nano, do you think that is enough to create a turbulent flow? Great video mate.
Hi J, how are you feeling?! One 6040 will be fine to start with, i run 2 on my max nano and was perfect. Its once coral starts to grow and block flow patterns that you know you got to step it up..
which flow pattern have you selected on each Jacod pump to make it sway facing each other? there are only 3 or 4 to choose from?
Be wave setting 1 and just adjust dial slowly till you get the wave you want
another great vid Nathan. Can you have several other programs running the pump controllers? In addition to wave action, real reefs often have a period of "slack water" (around 20-30mins) during the period when tide changes etc. Do you ever dial your wave action down - eg to simulate tidal slack water? - would it be beneficial at all?
This is a good point, i do change the wave modes through the day as im at the house alot and pumps are on night mode and they go into low flow
Hello.
Are you using your returns as the main surface agitation or are your pumps helping as well?
Thanks
Pumps move surface loads
Have you still got your flow at the same settings? I'm new to this hobby but I also heard it doesn't actually do a good job of moving the water.
Please give me your thoughts
Thanks 👍
Hope u can do ur Kassel lighting Schedule vid many thanks
Coming soon bud
Awwww great thanks just ordered a red sea 300xl looking put set them on it Plz do live Stream 👍🏻
I have just upgraded to a 230 litre ,3 foot tank and I really love your rock scape but i watched a BRS video and they said it’s best to have a gap behind so you can vacuum the sand .Do you think it could cause any issues long term because I am seriously thinking of doing mine like yours,Thanks.
How about the flow back from the return pump? What pump you using and do you include that in your turn over calculation?
Good question, using a jecod dcp-6500 dc return pump set on 34% which is only about 1,800-2000 litres an hour, don't use it in calculation as its such a small amount of flow due to the twin outlets.
Hi Nathan, just wondering what specific return pump you use for this system and what you think of it? Have a tank coming the same size as yours and just wondering what you use? Cheers
Does your copperband ever nip at your coral?
Not at all buddy, he loves aiptasia which is a bonus! Had a big problem with aiptasia and he wiped um all out in 24 hours!
Excellent. This is exactly what I'm trying to achieve. Would you recommend two to achieve the swaying motion?
Hi you can get the wave with one but is ideal with two as it changes every 30 seconds or so. Also depends on your tank size
@@nathanqwerty1 Thanks. Might start with one and see how it goes.
@@JaeToy cool, they do better in pairs
Hi Nathan. Looking to get back into the hobby again and am enjoying your videos. Was looking at a Red Sea Reefer 250 which you have had. I see you have a Evolution Aqua reef pro 900 now. Any pros or cons you have with either tank? It’s always a big decision.
Good question! Reply later bud
Hi I have a 110 litre tank with live rock I am wanting to add coral. Would I need 1 or 2 pumps. I currently have 1 basic wave maker and my air pump. Many thanks
What’s your view on fish and flow. I have the Reefer 250 and run one powerhead at the lowest setting and then random flow nozzles on my return line. Midas Blenny, pair of clowns, Yellow Tang, Four Stripe Damsel and file fish. Sometimes I wonder if too much flow the fish can’t rest properly. Not sure if that’s legitimate though. Thanks
A BMW guy 🔥
Can it do with the normal wave maker?
Do you like wave 1 instead of Else mode? Thanks and great tank! I'm having problems dialing my 2x SLW10s in my 32G. Can't get it right yet
cant remember now as this was a while back, just keep playing around with it till you get it how you like really as every tank dynamics are different, look to see if corals are happy.
Tank looks, I'm running jacods might play with them a bit. What lighting are you running?
Running 2 x Kessil A360x
I have a Red Sea max nano, currently have one jebao sw 4-8, I'm tempted to buy 2 ai Nero 3's to replace it with. Would you say its worth it? Or 2 of the jebao copy's of the ai on eBay.tank looks great by the way..
I have the jebao slw20 and i would say its one of the best pumps ive owned. I replaced my mp10's with it 👍
Can't really comment on the slw but heard good things about them, if you can afford it go for the AIs
1 ai nero 3 is enough for the nano tank
tank looks great how much light do you run through it I know were talking about flow nut it looks so high on light
running 2 kessil a360x at 90watts each but have the narrow beam reflectors on so that increases intensity by about 50%. par is prob around 150 at sand bed and 500+ at the top, must borrow my mates par meter to see.
@@nathanqwerty1 wow it looks great and no algae ?
Is your Flow so high? :) I guess it is. what wavemaker do you recommend for my tank - 60*50*50h -150ltre
I love the tank. Sorry if I missed it but what brand is that?
Its a Evolution Aqua reef pro 900.
No jump net? :) Super interesting topic btw
Yeah do have one, just take it off for vids as i hate the look of it
Are your light running on the sps program?
Hi Nathan. How noisy are them pumps. My tunzes are near silent but under powered might go for a cheap upgrade in flow but if they make any noise the misses won’t be happy.
Haha yes my wife is the same! Mate they are so silent!! Can't here them at all!
Is the wave effect from a wavemaker on either side ?
Yes
@@nathanqwerty1 any settings eg. Pulse mode or just on normal
my first jerboa broke after five years of use
done well then
@@nathanqwerty1 I think just giving them maintenance once in a while they last
Great video!
Do yolu know what par
I think the par is roughly right although without using a par meter cant be certain, friend of mine has one so must borrow it
Great video, quick question... what's your flow rate on the tank... mine is 200ltr and the jeabo 6000 is running flat out with 2 x 32mm overflows.. and 2 x25mm returns with a gate valve to tweak it.. would you say that's to much or not enough... new to all this tank is 9 months old and algae growing on back wall now.. need a tank man to visit me...
hi bud, running the return pump on 95% and its a jecod 6500 so by my calculations taking in account head hight ect prob turning over 4000 litres per. yeah yours sounds about right. whats your nitrate and phosphate levels?
@@nathanqwerty1 phosphate just coming down , now at 0.07..its not stable at all tho...nitrates 0...KH 9...salt 1026 temp 26..ph 8.0... tank still growing brown algea...9 months old... I think its auto top up of the ro unit...knocking on and off not get enough time to drop to zero then the floats in the sump shut it off ....what do you think...I think that the cause of xenia melting as well...I so need someone round to look at the tank
what eel is that is it reef safe
totally reef safe, i have 2 of them, they are convict gobys and very peaceful and very active, they do get to about 12 inches long tho and need lots of rock and sand to borrow in. Also very cheap £15 each!!
@@nathanqwerty1 thx a lot
I’m also a bmw enthusiast
Guilty pleasure, had them since i was 18
This is too much coraline Algae, dont you think it must be consuming too much of precious Alk and calcium, I appreciate you must be keeping up with dosing but you could do with less dosing without this much coraline on the glass, are there any benefits of having this much coraline everywhere or you just like this type of look?
Hi mate I got a TMC reef tide 10000 for my TMC reef 900 tank it's about 200 liters and I've been told it will be too much power but I'm trying to go for the flow you have mate any suggestions
Reef tide 10000 will not be too much power bud. I would run 2 of them on that tank and tune them in to get the flow you want, I would also stop listening to anything that person has to say
@@nathanqwerty1 I'm running it half power at the moment I will get another and give it a go thank you for the reply and the guy that said it would be too much power works in my lfs lol 🤣
I've got it up to 60% now I may go up to 80% power after a week or two see how things do
@@nathanqwerty1 I'm struggling to still get the flow right just seem to batter the corals or not batter the corals and then the sand bed moves lol any suggestions mate
@@nathanqwerty1 also what power would you run them on mate
Can you do this with a gyre
Be hard to achieve, did try a one hated it
What water volume is your tank?
280 litres
How do you find the engineer goby? I had one in a tank about 10years ago. But I can’t remember how I felt about it.
I have 2 in the tank, they are great very active and peaceful, love them, think they can get about 12 inches long tho
@@nathanqwerty1 thanks lots. Good info.
what kind eel like fish is that black and white one ?
it's an engineer goby
How big is your tank?
You are using flow pump night mode?
no put both pumps into ramdom mode
@@nathanqwerty1 thanks,i get nice information from your video.
So you have both on else mode full blast for that effect?
Sorry Nathan once again 👍on the vid 😀🏴
Sounds like you’ve been over to my knack of the woods 😉😂🏴
Do you have the one pump on the back or just the corner on the side?
Have both on either side of tank now facing each other, check out my more recent vids
Your tank is a cliche for top 10 reefing mistakes 🤣
And no I'm not the tang police 🤣
The posci is legit tho good job!
Why so many reefers call it mistakes?
Its a hobby and quit a hard one to be good at, let alone to master. Isn't that the whole point of this hobby? The journey of learning new things day by day... i've killed some corals years ago, by trial and error, i can now make them thrive. I dont consider it mistakes, i consider it the most interresting and enjoyable part of the hobby
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