Thank you for taking the time to put this video together. Your tank is an inspiration. There's really nothing good that comes fast in this hobby.
@TheBioReef6 жыл бұрын
Jel0XD thanks! It does take a bit of time to take the pictures and process them, and also to put the video together. But it’s very gratifying to see the progression over time, and very happy to share the results with the community
@hoohaaa05 жыл бұрын
Great job documenting the growth of your colonies. One of the best videos on KZfaq showing this level of detail and photography.
@TheBioReef5 жыл бұрын
thanks!
@tylerjaax49176 жыл бұрын
Serious time commitment and so interesting! I love these growth videos!
@TheBioReef6 жыл бұрын
Tyler Jaax thanks Tyler
@brasildiverso5 жыл бұрын
great work thank you! It is very important to have this analytical understanding about all coral species and thir behaviour and interactions
@TheBioReef5 жыл бұрын
thanks!
@espiritujedi19795 жыл бұрын
Amazing video! Somebody should give you an award for such a detail taking pictures and explaining the progress, etc! Thank you! Keep the good work!
@TheBioReef5 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@abransalazar42575 жыл бұрын
Best coral video I’ve seen in years. Great job
@TheBioReef5 жыл бұрын
Abran Salazar thanks!
@lolNololshittalk5 жыл бұрын
Crazy good documentary for your SPS. All these details about pars, your thought, and all others.
@TheBioReef5 жыл бұрын
thanks Lee!
@markcarley88335 жыл бұрын
It was so wonderful to see the growth. Thank you it was both lovely and informative.
@TheBioReef5 жыл бұрын
Mark Carley thanks Mark
@big-j-rizzo73815 жыл бұрын
Your growth is ridiculous!!! Thank you so much for your video. Let's me know what I should be aiming for. Your corals are beauts... very nice!
@TheBioReef5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Jeremy - stay tuned - i'll be updating this video with three years of growth. please sub to the channel and check out my other videos on parameters, lighting and flow! cheers
@prolificbreedaquatics6 жыл бұрын
nice to see the potential of a frag. Been buying a bunch of frags my self..
@Manniejr3106 жыл бұрын
Very nice tank and video. Was so much fun to watch, i also have a few sps you named.
@TheBioReef6 жыл бұрын
SGREEFER310 awesome, thanks
@goodefx55 жыл бұрын
very good video! Answers a lot of questions on coral growth and expectation management, thanks!
@TheBioReef5 жыл бұрын
goodefx5 managing expectations is good for sps success :)
@ReeferDave6 жыл бұрын
Awesome video! Growth shots are my favorite.
@TheBioReef6 жыл бұрын
thanks Dave!
@princessbarbieunicornia4 жыл бұрын
These are so pretty omg...
@TheBioReef4 жыл бұрын
Unicornia thanks!
@fadetoblack.-5 жыл бұрын
No wonder you have so many thumbs up on this video what great documentation of the world's best Hobby.
@TheBioReef5 жыл бұрын
thanks!
@TheShootsman6 жыл бұрын
Beautiful man love your content, that red planet will engulf all, in the wild that is one huge plating sps, very well done video👏🏼👌🏼
@TheBioReef6 жыл бұрын
thanks!
@DwightMcCharles6 жыл бұрын
Really good video👍 I now wish I would have documented my corals that way.
@TheBioReef6 жыл бұрын
thanks! it takes a bit of time, but worth it IMHO
@philwu2716 жыл бұрын
Love seeing that growth you're getting! Thanks for sharing! Liked, subscribed and looking forward to learn more about your setup and how you get them to grow so nicely! =)
@TheBioReef6 жыл бұрын
Philip Wu thanks Philip! Much appreciated
@Alex_Correa6 жыл бұрын
Nice video. Thanks for sharing!
@TheBioReef6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Alex
@kurtscoville53246 жыл бұрын
Great video and info.
@TheBioReef6 жыл бұрын
Kurt Scoville thanks Kurt
@azizalshark41306 жыл бұрын
Really amazing video
@TheBioReef6 жыл бұрын
Aziz Alshark thanks Aziz
@azizalshark41306 жыл бұрын
AmroAzul I liked the stability on the level of two years really beautiful👌
@matthewsmoyer51195 жыл бұрын
Great growth video! Thanks Keep up the good work!
@TheBioReef5 жыл бұрын
thanks Mathew. please sub and hit the notification button to get alerts when then 3 yr growth video comes out, in a couple of month!
@matthewsmoyer51195 жыл бұрын
I am already a subscriber and I get your notifications. Looks forward to the 3 year video update!
@TheBioReef5 жыл бұрын
awesome, thanks Mattew!
@trureef23196 жыл бұрын
This was definitely a great video. One day man one day..🖒🖒
@TheBioReef6 жыл бұрын
Tru Reef ;) will come sooner or later
@vufirst5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing
@TheBioReef5 жыл бұрын
glad you liked it
@hediki6 жыл бұрын
Amazing !
@TheBioReef6 жыл бұрын
thanks!
@christianfebus27646 жыл бұрын
Great video sir..
@TheBioReef6 жыл бұрын
FEBUS AQUATICS thanks!
@sylvesterreef26376 жыл бұрын
Hi beautiful coral 👍
@TheBioReef6 жыл бұрын
thanks Sylvester!
@Seattlekoi6 жыл бұрын
Red plan is tabling sps turn to have it on the edge. You will see it branching out
@TheBioReef6 жыл бұрын
thanks for the tip, but what do you mean about having it on the edge?
@Seattlekoi6 жыл бұрын
AmroAzul TV on the edge or vertical side of the rock
@jimmyzhou34556 жыл бұрын
Awesome video thanks for the sharing
@fuffoon2 жыл бұрын
Its interesting the difference 4 years has made. There are no more 'run of the mill' corals or fish. Every pencil eraser frag for 60 dollars is now special. 10 years ago I thought that the supply chain was unlimited.
@TheBioReef2 жыл бұрын
You can still get a few things for $20 to $30. You typically get better deals from home reefers vs LFS, but I think some of price increases are justified. It’s expensive to run a reef and the costs of electricity and reagents are always increasing. So it make sense for the frag prices to also increase. The vast majority of reefers sell frags as a cost recovery mechanism for their expensive reefs. Just my thoughts!
@malfadors24 жыл бұрын
Nice!!!
@TheBioReef4 жыл бұрын
thanks!
@eyeeverything3424 жыл бұрын
Great video! What lights do you use?
@TheBioReef4 жыл бұрын
Eye Everything radions xr15s
@jluusaltwateraquarium83206 жыл бұрын
Your tank so fantastic.. I wish my tank be like your..
@TheBioReef6 жыл бұрын
thanks!
@keithholland44453 жыл бұрын
As a point of curiosity do you mean .2 .3 po4 or .02 .03 po4? I'm trying to learn so not questioning your knowledge at all
@TheBioReef3 жыл бұрын
0.2 to 0.3 :) My tank has been running at about 0.15 for the past 3 years. Thanks for watching.
@tomg54054 жыл бұрын
What is the accroparas on the top we see 1'30?
@TheBioReef4 жыл бұрын
thats my electric myagi tort
@MindBeyondtablets3 жыл бұрын
What kind of coral is that on the bottom left at 2:10 mark?
@TheBioReef3 жыл бұрын
That RR Mr Pacman
@worldofcoralsandtravel98195 жыл бұрын
Nice growth!👌
@TheBioReef5 жыл бұрын
thanks!
@omarcadenas94 жыл бұрын
Awesome video. I'm new in the coral hobby and just soaking information right now and eventually would have a tank like yours. What corals are easy to care for beginners?
@TheBioReef4 жыл бұрын
Omar Cadenas thanks Omar. Mushrooms are really easy and so are hammers and torches if you get decent lights. Birdsnest corals are also fairly robust if you have desert light
@omarcadenas94 жыл бұрын
@@TheBioReef thxs
@TPWW3CAP3 жыл бұрын
Were then under artificial lights conditions???
@AquaticOasis5 жыл бұрын
How much are you selling pieces of your mystery acro for that turned out so nice?
@TheBioReef5 жыл бұрын
Aquatic Oasis I only offer them locally - are you in Canada
@thepassionreef6 жыл бұрын
Awesome video Amro....May i ask when you started adding some of those acros exactly after how long you started adding them once your tank cycled? I am now in my 4th month and want to start adding acros...i do have pink Cadillac, the miyagi electric tort (from u) which are showing good signs of growth....thanks..
@TheBioReef6 жыл бұрын
Ash I added the first acros a couple of weeks after starting the tank... I cycled the dry rock in a brute garbage container and I moved a couple of bits of life rock from my nano when I started the reefer. I had not detectable ammonia or nitrite 2 days after running water and I can tell that critters on the life rock where still alive so I added the fish right away and the acros a week later
@ReefandMonsters3 жыл бұрын
Very good vídeo! Help me choose my next corals!
@pollito20266 жыл бұрын
Good job bro
@TheBioReef6 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@pollito20266 жыл бұрын
AmroAzul TV i like your aquarium and your corals are Beautiful
@TheBioReef6 жыл бұрын
Poderoso77 much appreciated!
@matyas48786 жыл бұрын
Amazing growth! I have my acros for a year now and all those suckers do is encrust! Did you notice a growth increase by dimming blues and increasing red and green for a fraction of the day?
@TheBioReef6 жыл бұрын
Matyas Castro thanks! I only noticed a spurt in growth when I added my third light. I haven’t shifted at all from the sps ab+ light program
@matyas48786 жыл бұрын
Oh ok I must have gotten confused with the spectrum change that you mentioned in a lighting video when you watch the tank. I want to try lower kelvin lighting with LEDs to test acro growth. With metal halides the lower K bulbs made a worlds difference in growth
@TheBioReef6 жыл бұрын
Matyas Castro somebody did an experiment with running all blues, sps ab+ vs full spectrum lights and found no diff in coloration / growth... I think it was posted on ecotech’s channel
@matyas48786 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much. I’ll look at their channel
@seiyuokamihimura50824 жыл бұрын
You reefers are going to be the end of me. Lol. Making me want to swap up my empty freshwater tanks to salt so i can get some frags. Gonna turn me into a "frag freak".
@TheBioReef4 жыл бұрын
do it do it do it :)
@TPWW3CAP3 жыл бұрын
Will underwater plants grow along them??
@tonyv37936 жыл бұрын
Nice update and some really good growth. You don't happen to be in SoCal do you? Would love to buy a piece of that tort.
@TheBioReef6 жыл бұрын
Tony's reef keeping thanks Tony! Sorry in Canada
@MrBrucetom37525 жыл бұрын
Hi you have very beautiful sps reefing tanks . can know what type of glue you are using to glue your SPS ? thank you.
@TheBioReef5 жыл бұрын
King Knight I mostly use either ecotech glue , tlf putty or Krazy glue gel
@MrBrucetom37525 жыл бұрын
@@TheBioReef Thx Q
@bonsakoi74354 жыл бұрын
I'm sure you must have mentioned it some where but I missed it, What lights are you using? Thanks
@TheBioReef4 жыл бұрын
i am using radions XR15's,
@bonsakoi74354 жыл бұрын
@@TheBioReef Thanks
@TheTimSargent4 жыл бұрын
my cali blue tort looks exactly like yours except one thing, it has an underlying green to it in certain blues and violet light. do you experience the same thing?
@TheBioReef4 жыл бұрын
yeah, similar to mine
@kellysreef46146 жыл бұрын
You have been getting great growth and awesome color. What are you dosing?
@TheBioReef6 жыл бұрын
Kelly's Reef thanks Kelly! All info on dosing can be found here kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jOCKrc2n2pirlKc.html briefly, I dose kalkwasser via ato, then supplement with Redsea’s Alk / Ca / Mg buffers. I also occasionally dose potassium nitrate and phosphorus to maintain nitrate and phosphate levels
@DiepBlueC6 жыл бұрын
You mean phosphates 0.02-0.03 (not 0.2-0.3) right? 0.3 would be suuuuper high I think? Great work the tank looks terrific, I like your vids!
@TheBioReef6 жыл бұрын
actually, you hear correctly 0.2 to 0.3, although now my levels are between 0.15 to 0.2 ppm (measured by hanna ULR checker). I know this sounds really high based on the 'wisdom' of keeping nitrates and phosphates near zero. But in my tank, and many others, these levels don't seem to cause issues or noticeable algae in the display
@DiepBlueC6 жыл бұрын
That is great! I was just going on articles like this one that seem to indicate that calcification, or growth, would be strongly inhibited with high phosphate levels. reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-09/rhf/index.php however, your growth looks great so obviously there is more to it than just a phosphate number! Cheers.
@TheBioReef6 жыл бұрын
yeah, i've read Randy's articles... and also read the peer-reviewed literature that he cites (the manipulative experiments that elevated nitrates and phosphates and documented reduction in growth)... i have a few ideas of why perhaps we should expect a 1:1 extrapolation from increasing nutrients in the great barrier reef to our reef tank. 1) all other factors are not equal; so possibly, high nitrates and phosphates can be tolerated at higher that NSW alkalinity / calcium, etc. 2) Most of my SPS have been in aquaculutre for a while; perhaps they adapted. its commonly assumed that wild colonies are more finicky to keep than the 'named' acros that have been in tanks for 20 years or so; perhaps there was an acclimation / artificial selection that has allowed some corals to tolerate high nutrient conditions. Either way, according to 'theory', my tank should be full of algae and show low-no growth... but it doesn't. why? is my tank unique in some way, or is it perhaps that the theory is not all worked out yet.... thanks for your comments by the way, i appreciate thoughtful discussions! cheers!
@tsurro80866 жыл бұрын
I’m assuming u mean .03-.04, not .3 -.4 on ur phosphates! Great growth
@TheBioReef6 жыл бұрын
you heard correctly, 0.2 to 0.3 ppm (not 0.03 or 0.04)... i know that is considered 'really high' and perhaps catastrophically high by some. But, i let my phosphates rise above 0.1 ppm when i was battling DINOs, they stayed at between 0.2 and 0.3 for about 4 month, and went as high as 0.4 ppm for one week. Nitrates where around 10 ppm; my SPS looked great!!! I've since started growing chaeto in my fuge, and my nitrates are about 2.5 ppm and my phosphates are 0.1 ppm now.
@seiyuokamihimura50824 жыл бұрын
@@TheBioReef dinoflagellates?
@ersalinaputri32115 жыл бұрын
Those are beautiful! Is it okay to put a lot of corals inside a tank?
@TheBioReef5 жыл бұрын
thanks! so long as you keep pruning them, then they should be fine
@danielotero83166 жыл бұрын
beautiful video could you give me your water parameters and you add amino acids? you have an exceptional shoot.
@TheBioReef6 жыл бұрын
thanks Daniel - they vary a bit. have a look here kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bK6qfKxk1Zvep40.html for the latest month's parameters and here for my testing and husbandry kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jOCKrc2n2pirlKc.html ; i don't add aminos - well i did early on but i think it contributed to some of my tanks' outbreaks, so i stopped using it.
@frankpohl87466 жыл бұрын
What's your process for mounting the frags?
@SergentJConn6 жыл бұрын
Pink mystic? I have the exact same one and was told it was a Reverse Superman
@TheBioReef6 жыл бұрын
yeah coral naming in the hobby is not an exact science! i always thought that reverse superman is red with blue polyps, not pink with blue polyps, but i've never seen one in person, so i can't comment. I am fairly certain that mine was sold as 'pink mystic' and it is indeed pink when you see it in person.
@TrulyTanked6 жыл бұрын
Where did you get that Miyagi tort?
@TheBioReef6 жыл бұрын
TrulyTanked this Tort was mislabeled as Cali Tort from a LFS that typically imports wild colonies. So not exactly sure what it is ; I cal it miyagi because it’s the closest thing based on pics
@TrulyTanked6 жыл бұрын
AmroAzul TV very nice coral do you have any frags?
@TheBioReef6 жыл бұрын
TrulyTanked I do but only if you are in Canada
@TrulyTanked6 жыл бұрын
That suck Tampa Bay Florida here
@LuisPerez-hw9hb4 жыл бұрын
Could anyone tell me what putty is the one he used on one of his corals to help it encrust?
@TheBioReef4 жыл бұрын
I use putt from two little fishes
@arturreef81176 жыл бұрын
what lights are you running?
@TheBioReef6 жыл бұрын
radions xr15s gen 3
@justinykm5 жыл бұрын
What your light setting?
@markiemark92683 жыл бұрын
I love the miyagi tort . What’s the odds of you fragging and selling me one ? I love it and cannot find one like it anywhere! Thank you ! Just reaching ! Thank you for the video.
@TheBioReef3 жыл бұрын
if you are near the Toronto area, then PM or a frag... alas, can't ship internationally
@markiemark92683 жыл бұрын
@@TheBioReef I live in U.S. in Kentucky. I would be willing to pay for the shipping. Idk if shipping to the us it consider internationally from Canada or not . I sure appreciate you getting back to me!
@TheBioReef3 жыл бұрын
@@markiemark9268 Sorry Mark, can't ship to the US :(
@markiemark92683 жыл бұрын
@@TheBioReef thank you for your time .. happy reefing . Great looking tank !!!
@sal30115 жыл бұрын
Great video! Btw, when did u introduce ur first sps in your tank? Soon after the cycling or waited for 5-6 months..? If you can share, it will help in setting up sps tank of mine! Thanks..
@TheBioReef5 жыл бұрын
Hi Salman. good luck with your tank. I seeded my tank with live rock from my nano. i didn't really have to wait for the nitrogen cycle to establish (because of the bio filter provided by the live rocks). I added a few SPS a few weeks after tank startup
@sal30115 жыл бұрын
Alright! Thanks. I will do the same. I have a nano about a year old now. Will use live rocks and some sand to seed! Thanks!
@TheBioReef5 жыл бұрын
i should add that if you have any nuisance pests in your nano, then obviously you may want to start with dry rocks. Also test your new system with a couple of cheap SPS frags first
@sal30115 жыл бұрын
Sure! Will do that! But we in India don't have much choice about selecting corals. Plus nothing n sps is cheap. Least would be a 40$ frag. Corals are banned here in India ! Not even maricultured are allowed to be kept. Some rules they have set! They themselves need some awareness on this stuff.. Well, will surely update. I have coralline algae growing on my equipment though.. Should that be a good sign?
@TheBioReef5 жыл бұрын
salman shaikh yes Coraline is a great sign
@tristancornish53915 жыл бұрын
how much was that blueberry wine acro frag when you bought it
@TheBioReef5 жыл бұрын
$60 I think
@emozionenatura59258 ай бұрын
Name of light?
@TheBioReef6 ай бұрын
Radions
@MeditationMelodiessounds6 жыл бұрын
how often you do WC?
@TheBioReef6 жыл бұрын
once a week, 5 L, using instant ocean (regular, not reef crystals)
@MeditationMelodiessounds6 жыл бұрын
thank you
@alexandravivaldi99934 жыл бұрын
Great video what you keep your alk and cal
@TheBioReef4 жыл бұрын
Arman Dallakyan about 8.5 and 450
@alexandravivaldi99934 жыл бұрын
@@TheBioReef great range main i am running @ 490 cal 10.5 alk so hard to stabilize the cal and alk i don't even dos , i run my calcium reactor for 5hrs aday
@joeygross74174 жыл бұрын
Would you be willing to sell a frag of each in a pack, and if so how much would you charge?
@TheBioReef4 жыл бұрын
I only do frags for folks in and around Toronto
@joeygross74174 жыл бұрын
Okay, just wanted to see, trying to expand my knowledge of coral and expand my tank, thanks for the reply
@TheBioReef4 жыл бұрын
Joey Gross Np!
@brinks1285 жыл бұрын
What putty are you using?
@TheBioReef5 жыл бұрын
Most of the time, i use the TLF putty. But i just tried the DD putty and i've been liking it a bit better. It tends to stay pliable for a longer period, giving you more time to use the product. The DD putty does give off a lot of residue when in the water relative to TLF however
@brinks1285 жыл бұрын
@@TheBioReef ohhh okay...which color do you use...the grey or the coraline algae one?
@TheBioReef5 жыл бұрын
grey
@abh39604 жыл бұрын
How to get my corals to grow.
@TheBioReef4 жыл бұрын
try to emulate a successful tank. water chemistry, light and flow are all important... there are many systems out there, so pick a proven one and give it a go
@abh39604 жыл бұрын
@@TheBioReef ocean revive. Rw4. Powerhead. I dont want to blast my lps. Sps. A few at the top
@aquaticnstuff76664 жыл бұрын
it's "mee-yah-gee" not "jee" lol !! Go watch Karate Kid :)
@TheBioReef4 жыл бұрын
aquaticNStuff you say me-yah-gee and I mi-yah-Jee ... no biggie
@wizzard45153 жыл бұрын
Too much commercials!!
@ernobalazsbaics78833 жыл бұрын
5:09 1:41 7:30 9:17 10:38 16:03? 17:50
@brianshleifer66025 жыл бұрын
stunning acropora!!! love your corals and tanks!! check my new tank out, any sps tips?
@TheBioReef5 жыл бұрын
will do Brian. a lot of my husbandry info can be found here kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jOCKrc2n2pirlKc.html tips on lights here kzfaq.info/get/bejne/f7ddrZagv6-mn30.html and flow here kzfaq.info/get/bejne/g8mZnM9qsrScdqs.html