5 Ways To Ensure Long-Term Success In The Saltwater Hobby

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5 Ways To Ensure Long-Term Success In The Saltwater Hobby

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In this video i will share with you my top 5 ways to ensure long term success in the saltwater hobby. These are lessons learned over the years and if you apply them you will succeed.
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@FishOfHex 6 жыл бұрын

To support this channel checkout Fishofhex.com for coral, invert and tshirt sales

@Gabrielaalvarezdogmom 5 жыл бұрын

❤😘

@ericwilmoth395 5 жыл бұрын

FishOfHex Aquatics do you use an air stone of any kind in your display?

@BartonHNewell 6 жыл бұрын

One of the biggest things that you kind of touched on with 'emergency' stuff but missed, was having salt water ready, mixed, and good to go if an emergency change is needed. This has saved me a couple times now, and it's as simple as keeping a brute trashcan, lid, heater, and circulation pump in a closet.

@Berbs73 6 жыл бұрын

Ok. I'm properly paranoid now. Thanks!

@FishOfHex 6 жыл бұрын

Being paranoid is a choice

@tonyclicky2132 2 жыл бұрын

Everyday you learn something new. im still new too the reef i have a 55 gallon mixed tank with a 20 cube sump im only a year in to the hobby and i feel like theres so much too learn

@mwfrost62 6 жыл бұрын

This was an awesome video Travis, this is exactly the kind of thing I think people are looking for. My tip for you: BUILD A SUPPORT NETWORK! MAKE FRIENDS WITH PEOPLE AROUND YOU IN THE HOBBY, AND BE COOL TO THEM. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU COULD USE AN EXTRA SET OF KNOWLEDGEABLE HANDS, COOL FRIENDS SWAP FRAGS AND HELP OUT WHEN YOU MIGHT HAVE A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT GO DOWN. AND LASTLY ITS ALWAYS NICE TO HAVE SOMEONE YOU CAN CALL WHEN YOU`RE OUT OF TOWN OR WHATEVER THAT KNOWS YOUR SETUP AND SHARES YOUR PASSION. My .02.

@BillyPipes 6 жыл бұрын

That saw is priceless 👍

@matthewshermoen4437 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome vegetable garden brother!! I have learned that this this time around in the hobby, patience has been one of the biggest factors to my success.

@andrewmabbott 6 жыл бұрын

Love your kole tang, catches my eye every time

@mikew9788 5 жыл бұрын

That is a nice fish

@EDKsurly 6 жыл бұрын

Excellent video Travis. I agree, too many people "Talk" but don't show what exactly they do. Add to your list: Always have Copper on hand. Similar to QT, but its your "Oh shit" button.

@johnnyeg62 4 жыл бұрын

Watching you frag coral was very cool! Nice little insight.

@RogueAquariums 6 жыл бұрын

Great info Travis on maintaining a healthy system

@jeroromouse9699 6 жыл бұрын

A 1/4hp chiller and great lighting system is what we depend on over here at Southeast Asia. I have one running my reef for close to two years and it works awesome

@elslick 4 жыл бұрын

Heater issue killed my very first tank as a kid. Wyoming winter when your 40 plus miles from the nearest store = certin death. I now have 3 on stand by heater for my current setup. Hahahahaha

@Emily_Entropy 6 жыл бұрын

Inb4 the DEA raid on Travis's basement "vegitable" grow out.

@matyas4878 6 жыл бұрын

RESEARCH RESEARCH RESEARCH! Great vid.

@ScottM 6 жыл бұрын

Great video and information. See you over the weekend.

@alexeverson2015 6 жыл бұрын

I had a 20gallon crack and leak on my second floor - luckily i have that covered in my insurance plan - just make sure you do because it was like 5k to fix

@gm836 5 жыл бұрын

Why did it crack?

@flyingchris81 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice video, as always... But making a timelaps at that band saw gave me a proper anxiety... actually more than the consequences of the tank failures...

@TimHarris-photog 6 жыл бұрын

Good refresher. I'm taking notes on things that we need to prepare for in the future. Thanks for sharing. On a separate note... I saw two beautiful wrasses in your tank that drew my attention. Would you mind sharing which types you have in the 300 gallon tank?

@FishOfHex 6 жыл бұрын

only have one and its a Halichoeres melanurus

@skzion2 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent info.

@reefingreimagined1132 5 жыл бұрын

Hey, I definitely want to quarantine my fish and coral when I get them especially because internal parasites and flatworms just killed half the stuff in my tank yet I cant, because my parents don't want me to set up another aquarium. Any suggestions to help reduce the risk of these without quarantine? I think dips might work for the corals.

@KN-ko8ez 2 жыл бұрын

Dips and close visual inspection for the corals, for sure. If you have a good relationship with an LFS, maybe you can ask them to put your fish in a QT for you.

@sweetscience1019 5 жыл бұрын

How do you quarantine your fish? I’ve recently bought a Hippo Blue Tang, Yellow Tang, and a Copperband Butterfly. Although they have no white spots I’ve already noticed the hippo flashing against a rock so I began dosing with ich x. My question is how long should I treat for? Do I really have to do a water change every day that I dose? Also Is there any other medications you recommend me to preemptively treat? Thanks in advance

@brandonskelly35 6 жыл бұрын

Love your Content . MORE videos please!

@stephensmith8317 6 жыл бұрын

thanks for the tips

@mckinleytam 3 ай бұрын

Is there an insurance company that covers aquarium leaks?

@BearNecessitiesOfLife 6 жыл бұрын

I’d love to learn more about adding my tanks to my insurance. So based on what you said that sounds like it would pretext the tank and equipment but what about the house? Mine are on my first level (I have a basement) and if they blew out my house would be... well in a lot of trouble to the point I don’t know the extent of damage. Do you know more on the details of that? I plan on reaching out to m insurance provider today about it.

@FishOfHex 6 жыл бұрын

I told mine that i had this size system in this location of my house and i would like to add coverage to protect my house if it would ever leak. Basically water damage and they they charge you based on the amount you want covered.

@sylvesterreef2637 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Travis great video mate 👍

@raminbt8255 6 жыл бұрын

Are you sure that saw fraging machine will not cut your finger off?

@FishOfHex 6 жыл бұрын

Im sure or i would of cut my fingers off by now trust me

@nicholassoong1981 6 жыл бұрын

Ur tank is absolutely beautiful and nicely set up! . I do notice that u don't have much live sand or substrate, its almost bare bottom. Any reason why you went that route? I'm new in this hobby and about to set up my main tank n still in the process gathering info.

@FishOfHex 6 жыл бұрын

I only have sand in the refugium. When i run sps reef tanks i go BB so i can have more flow

@nicholassoong1981 6 жыл бұрын

@@FishOfHex Thank you for replying. After days of researching on substrate I finally have a decision. BTW I've watched lots of ur video lately and found many useful infos. Thumbs up to ur video, n u have one of the best looking tank I've seen, just like what I've seen in Google image 😀

@Sugaree43 6 жыл бұрын

Watching you frag is creepy, I watch with one eye open LOL

@stevenfouts885 6 жыл бұрын

How did you get that mushroom behind your clam to latch on to the rock?

@FishOfHex 6 жыл бұрын

Glued the rock it was growing on to the scape

@corkey6262 6 жыл бұрын

Quick question if you could. I have recently added a chaeto reactor to my 25 gallon. With in the next couple of days my LPS coral have only been opening around half way. It has been around 2 months and nothing seems to be improving. My Sps however seem to be doing well. Parameters such as Cal,Alk,Mag etc have been the same with little deviation. Any Ideas?? Much appreciated.

@FishOfHex 6 жыл бұрын

Look at your no3 and no4 levels

@Mr.Glitch 6 жыл бұрын

I'm really anal when it comes to my equipment. I'm giving the pumps etc a good cleaning every month, mainly because I have way too much time on my hands hehe. Just sorting out some more footage and I'll have a video regarding keeping tanks cool in the summer. :)

@ferrari_guy3570 3 жыл бұрын

Save up money and get an RO system.

@andrewarnott8502 6 жыл бұрын

How long do you Qt corals ive lost a whole tank to severe ich which was heartbreaking and realise that corals can carry ich too. Do you think corals need 12 weeks to be sure like fallow periods ??

@FishOfHex 6 жыл бұрын

30 to 60 days

@tsurro8086 6 жыл бұрын

Thought u need a substrate for a clam.. hows urs doing?

@FishOfHex 6 жыл бұрын

As long as they can secure the foot it's fine

@JyB818 6 жыл бұрын

Cucumber of Hex channel coming soon? 😂

@samirfarah640 4 жыл бұрын

What if you Don’t have money for a quarantine tank

@googIereallysucks 6 жыл бұрын

Travis, how far are your t5's off the water on the frag tank?

@FishOfHex 6 жыл бұрын

28"

@googIereallysucks 6 жыл бұрын

FishOfHex Thank you, Sir for the reply! Do you know the par with them so high? I have a lowboy with 8 bulb ATI and it's 18" off water and I'm wondering if I got it too close.

@Gabrielaalvarezdogmom 5 жыл бұрын

I love your voice😝💖

@larrysmith9484 6 жыл бұрын

Hey Travis, I’m having some issues with my calcium at 392 and my alkalinity at 9.4 the alkalinity has been stable but recently my calcium has dropped from 420 to 392. How can I raise it back up with out messing my alkalinity up. Thanks

@FishOfHex 6 жыл бұрын

Your still in a good range. Test your salt to see if it's off and if your dosing make sure it's equal parts

@hishamebrahim524 4 жыл бұрын

@@FishOfHex do mean if I m going to dose for example 20ml Kh ..most dose ca same amount? Or ? Please can u explain & also like to ask if my ca is ok & dkh lil low & i want up it in this case most dose Ca also ? No only Kh? Thanks in advance

@joshbroadbent2341 6 жыл бұрын

Mmmmm. Shots fired....still a good video like anyways

@pokeman645 6 жыл бұрын

hey can anyone tell me what the anthia he has is

@FishOfHex 6 жыл бұрын

lyretail anthias

@rcher72 6 жыл бұрын

I just don't get how people get Coraline on there glass so fast, I've been up over a year and only get it on rock, pumps and plastic overflow.

@FishOfHex 6 жыл бұрын

Stable consistent alkalinity. On average it takes around 30 days to start growing on the glass.

@150gallontritonoasisreefta3 6 жыл бұрын

Nice Clam

@kelliann1935 6 жыл бұрын

Any recommend books?

@FishOfHex 6 жыл бұрын

You could read any book but you will get info faster here via videos if you find you need more info on a topic id look for books then

@kelliann1935 6 жыл бұрын

FishOfHex Alrighty thank you! Im at just the very beginning of the saltwater aquarium hobby. Collecting as much info as I possibly can by reading, watching videos and talking to my local saltwater aquarium stores. I know i want to go with a tank at 120-125 and i know you said in a previous video that your sump tank for your 125 was 55 gallons. So my question is for your 55 gallon was it the glass tank sold at petco? Because I know the one they sell is tall instead of wide and im not sure what is better. A wide sump tank or a tall one?

@FishOfHex 6 жыл бұрын

It was the standard 55 sold at petco. Go with whatever fits best under your stand and make sure you can remove the skimmer cup without any problems.

@mikew9788 5 жыл бұрын

The reef aquarium vol 1,2,and 3. A lot of libraries have them. Holy bible of reef keeping. They are getting a little old but the info is top notch. Auther is Charles delbeek and julian sprung.