A minimalist approach to reef keeping that you can replicate

A minimalist approach to reef keeping that you can replicate | Feeding

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As per your request, here's the food list:
1. Pellets (4 times a day):
- Hikari Marine S: amzn.to/2Z8bbvr
- Hikari Seaweed Extreme: amzn.to/2NgTLu8
2. Frozen: (morning and night):
- Hikari Krill: www.hikariusa.com/frozen_fold...
- Hikari Brine Shrimp: www.hikariusa.com/frozen_fold...
- Hikari Mysis: www.hikariusa.com/frozen_fold...
- Ocean Nutrition Fish Eggs: www.oceannutrition.eu/product...
3. Powder: (in the morning)
- TM Phyton: amzn.to/3jFLifS
- TM Zooton: amzn.to/3aVHSSw
- Sera Micron: amzn.to/3jAjfi8
- Hikari Coralific Delight: amzn.to/3tLieIE
4. Liquid: (at night)
- Brightwell Phyto Green M: amzn.to/3deqQSv
- Brightwell Zooplanktos S: amzn.to/3rCk3Wk
- Red Sea AB+: amzn.to/2Ne2Bsr
5. Live: (morning and night)
- brine shrimp nauplii
Disclosure: Some links are affiliate links to products. I may receive a small commission for purchases made through these links.
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Hello everyone. Welcome back! Today I want to talk about the feeding part of the maintenance that seems to be of interest to many. Feeding an aquarium seems simple enough. Buy a jar of flake food, and toss some in, right? Actually, that really isn’t a good idea for a variety of reasons. Hopefully you’ll find the following information helpful for your own specific needs. Essentially, we would have to answer two fundamental questions - what to feed and by how much. Foods come in many forms and they serve different purposes. For a fully stocked mixed reef, I feed pellets, frozen, powdered, liquid, and live food to the tank on a daily basis. I’m a strong advocate of heavy feeding. If you want to see healthy growths of all tank inhabitants, a large input and large output system is definitely recommended.

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@deanfielding4411 3 жыл бұрын

I love the philosophical comments 😊 excellent mindfulness

@zzyz 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, me too, enlightened by recent encounters.

@andygarcia645 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video!

@zzyz 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@trufion1135 3 жыл бұрын

The colors your light makes are simply breathtaking🙏❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@zzyz 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@jessicagrant6541 3 жыл бұрын

Roger, thank you for this beautiful video. I am very new to reef keeping and am learning so much, not only from your stunning tank, but from your very gentle and finely-tuned approach to your livestock. Thanks again!

@zzyz 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Jessica! My pleasure. Feel free to let me know if there's anything I can help with. And I wish you a great start of the journey!

@mubeenamjad3619 Жыл бұрын

So under rated channel

@marksmith566 3 жыл бұрын

I could watch your videos all day, beautiful tank and a fantastic way to make a reef video 👌

@zzyz 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Mark, much obliged. Glad you enjoyed it!

@tleekauai 3 жыл бұрын

Very healthy and beautiful tank! As for fish intelligence, I agree. My large blue tang knows that when I remove the nori clip, he can expect to grab the little nub of nori stuck in the clip, which I release as I take it out. And yes, we must appreciate our living creatures, as long as we are lucky enough to have them! They deserve our very best care.

@zzyz 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your amazing story! And you said so well, they deserve our very best care!

@richardjordan8373 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Roger I really enjoyed watching that.

@zzyz 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Richard. My pleasure.

@LayneWilson 3 жыл бұрын

I also agree with heavy feeding with heavy filtration to maintain water stability and nitrates/phosphates in a good range. In the ocean they are almost not even detectable but have the biodiversity and food chain that we cant truly fathom. That supplies corals with a almost infant supply of live and free floating nutrients.

@zzyz 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, heavy feeding is necessary especially for NPS corals. I found that feeding them was a big challenge as some species require constant feeding. It's difficult to keep that frequency without adding burdens to nutrients export. That's the part we can hardly replicate the ocean.

@bigashhultgren3738 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent Rog… great insight to how you can get the best out of your tank… Super impressive… 🙌 God bless bro

@zzyz 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! God bless bro!

@adamrussell113 3 жыл бұрын

Just found your videos. Excellent sir. Couple years in to this hobby and you just took me to the next level

@zzyz 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir, much obliged! Glad you liked them.

@sonyphan2383 2 жыл бұрын

Very beautiful aquarium and amazing video. Thank you so much.

@zzyz 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your kind words. Thank you too.

@insanity4224 3 жыл бұрын

Your videos are really good.. gonna send a link to my mate who just started his first reef.

@zzyz 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Best wishes to your mate on his start of the reef!

@MK-bu3yl 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Roger, thanks for the great update again. I am a fan of pellet food as well - I use TDO Chroma boost. It’s been absolutely fantastic. I need to try your feeding station idea though :) for my corals I’m currently using reef roids once a week as my tank is not mature enough yet to take more frequent feedings. For frozen foods, I use Rods Food - fish and coral both seem to enjoy it, but it’s done once or twice a month as a treat :) Take care and I look forward to the next video!

@zzyz 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing your feeding practices! I also heard of reef roids, known for best polyp extensions. Shame that there aren't any agents in the region for this business. Thank you, take care and stay tuned!

@utekevin 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Roger, I’m so grateful to find you and your channel. Your tank is superb, I would love to see a live feed 24/7 I would check on it few times a day it so calming. I’m now learning all about mixed reef tanks. I will move to a new apartment soon and there will have space for a Red Sea 200XL. I love diving, see corals and inhabitants of the seas. This i way I liked to have a little part of it at my home. Previously I had fresh water tanks. I dream of to build up a biodiverse system like yours. Living in Europe makes it a bit difficult... I also read the comments and your answers because most of the times the comments and answers are giving even more informations. I saw you are very kind and helpful, such a good man! If you don’t mind I would contact you if I will have any specific question. Until that please upload more videos to make your subscribes calm and happy everyday. If you could make a video about a maintenance routine and the way how you keep your water crystal clear even that you don’t change water biweekly(as I read everywhere). I heard that you mentioned didn’t change for 3 months?!

@zzyz 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Kevin, thank you so much for your kind words. My pleasure, hope that helps somehow. Sure I'll keep up and talk about maintenance routines in my future updates as specified in the roadmap slide. I haven't conducted water changes in the past 9 months as I see no difference in coral response or growth. Having said that, it is not recommended until the cycle is completed. And one has to constantly dose macro and trace elements as well as salt for the water chemistry to remain stable. Feel free to write to me at zhuangziyin@gmail.com in case you have any question in the future. And congrats on your new tank. Wish you great luck!

@utekevin 3 жыл бұрын

@@zzyz Thank you for your email address. I will collect my questions and get back to you.:)

@zzyz 3 жыл бұрын

@@utekevin You are kindly welcome.

@Dummythxc 3 жыл бұрын

Great video !

@zzyz 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@aussied723 3 жыл бұрын

Love your style of video’s, very informative👍

@zzyz 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Glad you liked it!

@barryhutchinson3977 3 жыл бұрын

Interesting information, thanks. Just yesterday I returned 6 of my Hermit Crabs and 2 Urchins to the sea. Became a pain in the butt. Although glued down, the Urchins kept breaking corals off the rock and the crabs crawled over the Leather Corals causing them to retract. There is no algae in the tank, so they won't be missed as a clean-up crew.

@zzyz 3 жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear that too. This was the first time I had such issue as the frag was too small and not very well glued.

@tushetukala 3 жыл бұрын

Your tank is amazing

@zzyz 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@GwonkReefkeeping 3 жыл бұрын

Good job.

@zzyz 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@semisuccessfulreefer220 3 жыл бұрын

Very good share!

@zzyz 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@deanfielding4411 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Roger, I’m missing your videos! I hope you’re safe and well and able to post some more soon!

@zzyz 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your kind wishes. Had some family issues lately and hence the delay. I'm looking forward to catching up with you guys in mid Aug.

@mohamadaghili8692 3 жыл бұрын

So Beautiful ♥️

@zzyz 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏

@g-reef 3 жыл бұрын

Roger, excellent video, great information, do you have a list of foods you use and how to use it

@zzyz 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Here's the list: - Pellets: Hikari Marine S, Hikari Seaweed Extreme, Hikari Shrimp Cuisine (4 times a day) - Frozen: Hikari Krill, Hikari Brine Shrimp, Hikari Mysis, Ocean Nutrition Fish Eggs - Powder: TM Phyton, TM Zooton, Sera Micron, Hikari Coralific Delight (in the morning) - Liquid: Brightwell Phyto Green/Gold M/S, Brightwell Zooplanktos M/S, Red Sea AB+ (at night) - Live: brine shrimp nauplii (morning and night)

@nathanararat4807 3 жыл бұрын

Your tank is essentially exactly what I’ve been wanting to setup - specifically the diversity. Do you have a break down of how much you spent on setup (tank, filtration, lighting, sand and rock), livestock, and how much you spend per month on dosing and feeding? When I started with a nano years ago I had no idea how much money it took until I was already into it. I’d be curious what you have to say about your setup.

@zzyz 3 жыл бұрын

Sure. I hereby list the major cost below: - Tank: 1300 - Skimmer: 600 - Cooler: 500 - Live rock, sand, bio ring: 200 - Algae reactor and UAS: 200 - Lighting: 900 - Wavemakers, pumps and auto feeder: 300 - Live stock: 4000 - Monthly cost: 50 Hope that helps.

@jabbatuna 3 жыл бұрын

Been following for a while! Amazing vids. Where are you located?

@zzyz 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I live in Hong Kong.

@lilflexlewis5802 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful tank, i love it. If you dont mind me asking what lights are you running? T5 leds etc?

@zzyz 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm running Red Sea LED 90.

@mauriciogaleana4469 3 жыл бұрын

Usefull and informative as always! I have a little doubt, I had an algae reactor just like yours, and it has started to grow hair algae inside, how many hours would you recommend let it turned on and how often often should I harvest it? Thank you so much!

@zzyz 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I also have some hair algae inside and it's OK as long as there isn't any in your display tank. Algae of different species will grow at different stages of the tank depending on the water parameters. I let it run 24/7 and harvest it monthly.

@jimelliott33 Жыл бұрын

Hi Roger, do you have any info posted anywhere that explains your regimes, your parameters, setup and care tips? Jim

@marcelohormeyll 3 жыл бұрын

Great video Roger! Which substrate do you use? How deep is it?

@zzyz 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Marcelo. I use Red Sea live sand, around 2.5 inch at its deepest point.

@holgerkoob9339 3 жыл бұрын

Hello from Germany. A really perfect Tank, i think i feed not enough. Can i ask which light you use?

@zzyz 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Holger! I use Red Sea LED 90 with blue peaking at 70% and white at 50%. I'll talk about lighting and flow in the next episode.

@mattod5491 3 жыл бұрын

You have great reefing skills 👍Would be interested in your brine shrimp hatching method if you get chance

@zzyz 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! The key to brine shrimp hatching without oxygen injection is by putting the eggs in a container with a large surface area. The cylinders in the video are used to prevent the egg shells from floating elsewhere. There are crevices underneath the cylinders to allow the hatchlings to swim towards the source of light. Please feel free to let me know if you have further questions on the details.

@mattod5491 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Roger. I’m going to try it out. I have a small mandarin that likes bbs and am considering adding some pipefish, yours look great!

@zzyz 3 жыл бұрын

@@mattod5491 No Prob Matt. Pipefish barely eat bbs from my experience. Make sure you have a healthy pod population or you are able to provide them with pods from external sources in case they don't.

@antshermannstadt 3 жыл бұрын

HI! I have a question : What light are you using on this reef tank ? Thanks!

@zzyz 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, I'm using Red Sea LED 90 * 2.

@life8065 3 жыл бұрын

哇。你家炮仗花命真好。还有单独新鲜孵化的丰年虾！

@zzyz 3 жыл бұрын

也可以target feed炮仗花，嫌麻烦，丰年虾可以broadcast feed，省功夫。

@joematties7557 3 жыл бұрын

Is that a pink feather duster? Where do you get one of those?

@zzyz 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, it is. I got two of them from a LFS.

@alfst5546 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant video thanks, my biggest problem is nitrates, I am almost afraid to feed y fish thinking the nitrates are going to rise again, I do use a little spirulina flake for my chromis but that’s all

@zzyz 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! An algae reactor will help you lower nitrates to somewhere below 5 no matter how heavily you feed your fish. But it takes a couple of months to achieve that.

@alfst5546 3 жыл бұрын

@@zzyz I have set up an algae reactor, But unfortunately I have to rely on a canister filter, I recently did a 60% water change, nitrates went down, but within 2 weeks they were sky high again, I use NSW

@zzyz 3 жыл бұрын

@@alfst5546 Water change won’t treat the root of the problem. If your nitrates are high, algae should be growing fast in your reactor. Constantly remove them out of the reactor to leave room for the new algae to grow. The situation should continue to improve if everything works well.

@alfst5546 3 жыл бұрын

@@zzyz thanks Roger, I appreciate your advice, I checked my algae reactor a while ago and the Chaeto has all turned a yellow colour and there’s like this yellow/orange type of slime inside the reactor, So I need to get new Chaeto and clean out the reactor again. I am so close to giving up now !

@zzyz 3 жыл бұрын

@@alfst5546 My pleasure. Algae turning yellow will release nitrates back to the water column. In fact, you don't have to put any algae in the reactor, suitable species will automatically grow at various stages of the tank. Algae species usually turn from brownish at the very beginning to greenish as the water matures. It takes time. Be patient and it will pay off.

@MK-bu3yl 3 жыл бұрын

I have one more question, if I may - have you noticed any change in the colour of your pajama cardinal over time? Thanks 🙏🏻

@zzyz 3 жыл бұрын

There have been some very subtle changes in color in the past, towards a little bit bronze, but barely noticeable. I wonder how big the color shift was in your case.

@MK-bu3yl 3 жыл бұрын

@@zzyz thank you! I have gotten a group of 5 captive bred pajama cardinals last month and I sometimes notice interesting changes such as the face color shifting between (brighter) yellow and (and slightly dull looking) brown. They are great fish though. I will keep you posted as my observation comes along. Thanks once again!

@zzyz 3 жыл бұрын

@@MK-bu3yl Thank you for sharing! They do change colors slightly depending on the surrounding environment. Keep us posted!

@MrDon967 3 жыл бұрын

bro i really appreciate the naming of corals in the videos i'm getting a list together with your help if i can setup a tank before summer maybe before December i can start putting corals in. saving all these videos to be able to get back to i wonder you don't live in the US right i would not mind being able to buy corals from your tank directly

@MrDon967 3 жыл бұрын

is that a type of damsel at 4:19 the one that looks like a comet goldfish? i saw an electric lighting damsel was black with blue lighting i know for a fact i want that damsel once my tank is settled in with less aggressive fish. what is your perspective on adding fish one at a time from least to most aggressive since we all almost always add clownfish first which are semi aggressive but people seem to be saying to add damsels as late as possible

@zzyz 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Glad I could help. And grateful for your kindness. I wish I lived in the US :)

@zzyz 3 жыл бұрын

That's a rabbit fish, very useful in cleaning algae and protein films. I agree that you shall add damsels as late as possible. They love harassing other fish and are born aggressive. Adding fish one at a time will minimize the possibility of stress. And it is strongly suggested to leave the newly added fish in the breeder box for several days before releasing it to the display. This way fish are able to get acquainted with each other to avoid aggression later on.

@MrDon967 3 жыл бұрын

@@zzyz the one on the far right of the 3 fishes is a rabbit fish? i can't find the name of the one you have that doesn't look like a foxface. so after quarantine is done it's best to put like a divider box for a week or so with each new fish that doesn't require alot of space that's good to know

@zzyz 3 жыл бұрын

@@MrDon967 It's Siganus virgatus. I worried that fox face would soon outgrow my tank. Yes, a small breeder box is enough. Just make sure they can see each other. Quarantining is a must. Marine velvet will wipe out the entire tank in just a few days.

@mauriciogaleana4469 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Rogger, I have an algae reactor similar yours, months ago I asked you what can I do cuz my chaeto was covered with hair algae, you told me that chaeto can’t outcompete with hair algae and leve it there. Now... I checked in my reactor and has almost no algae in there, just a couple balls of a funny algae like pompons, what should I do... Leve it alone or buy chaeto again? My nitrates are at 25. Thank you so much Roger!

@zzyz 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Mauricio, the dead and dissolved chaeto would bring nitrates up quite a bit. So please get them out as soon as they deteriorate. From my experience, you don't have to put anything in the algae reactor. Algae of different types will compete for nutrients by themselves. Given high nitrate level at 25, the reactor should be filled with algae pretty soon as long as the light is well functioning. You mentioned that the algae reactor is almost free of algae, which was quite counter intuitive. Please make sure that the light is not covered by anything opaque that prevents the light from being absorbed by algae. If you do want to speed up the process by introducing additional algae, I would recommend sea lettuce if chaeto has not been adapted to your environment just yet.

@mauriciogaleana4469 3 жыл бұрын

@@zzyz thank you so much!

@zzyz 3 жыл бұрын

@@mauriciogaleana4469 No prob!

@RavineDriver 3 жыл бұрын

Can you do an in-depth video on hatching brine shrimp? Also. Is it really a big deal to thaw frozen food first, and why?

@zzyz 3 жыл бұрын

Hatching brine shrimp is as simple as you see in the video. So I probably won't dedicate an episode to that. But I would elaborate a bit further here: The key to brine shrimp hatching without oxygen injection is by putting the eggs in a container with a large surface area. The cylinders in the video are used to prevent the egg shells from floating elsewhere. There are crevices underneath the cylinders to allow the hatchlings to swim towards the source of light. That's it! In terms of thawing frozen food, it's definitely not a must. I thaw them before feeding is simply because they taste better that way.

@RavineDriver 3 жыл бұрын

I see. You cover the pvc so it is darker. I really like that method. Really simple yet I’ve never seen it done that way before.

@RavineDriver 3 жыл бұрын

I assume you syphon out the hatchlings. Wont the egg shells eventually be sucked out from underneath?

@zzyz 3 жыл бұрын

@@RavineDriver Yes, I syphon out the hatchlings but never deplete the water in the container. If I leave some water in there, the cylinders will block the shells from floating elsewhere.

@jacobbyrne7910 3 жыл бұрын

What is the tiny little spotted fish on the left at around 5.55?

@zzyz 3 жыл бұрын

That's the yellow boxfish.

@jacobbyrne7910 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, you have a beautiful tank!

@zzyz 3 жыл бұрын

@@jacobbyrne7910 Thank you! My pleasure.

@life8065 3 жыл бұрын

这样。褐藻会不会滋生啊！

@zzyz 3 жыл бұрын

有藻桶就不会。

@aornoometal 3 жыл бұрын

Hikari shrimp cuisine Ingredient Copper Sulfate min 29 mg/kg Is it effective on corals?

@zzyz 3 жыл бұрын

It doesn’t have any effect on corals so far. But thank you for pointing this out. I’ll leave it out next time.

@openyuheyeby8674 3 жыл бұрын

What about this was minimal. Your crazy dude. Amazing tank. Love the dedication. Change the name of your video😜

@zzyz 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Love your style of humor, although I started with the genuine intention of being as minimalist as possible.

@openyuheyeby8674 3 жыл бұрын

@@zzyz same here brother. But more more we better ourselves. But after many mistakes I hope we can come back to the simplicity of the basics.

@zzyz 3 жыл бұрын

@@openyuheyeby8674 Can't agree more. Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.

@omgbee8563 3 жыл бұрын

0:55 whats the name bet bubble tip anemone and green sps

@zzyz 3 жыл бұрын

That's a soft tube worm.

@omgbee8563 3 жыл бұрын

@@zzyz ty ive seen that in tide pol but i dont know to remove it from stone.

@zzyz 3 жыл бұрын

@@omgbee8563 Some nems living in tide pools look similar. Are you sure the one you saw was tube worm rather than nems? Tube worms have long tubes in which they dwell.

@omgbee8563 3 жыл бұрын

@@zzyz im not sure cant search nems? Any other name?

@omgbee8563 3 жыл бұрын

Did you mean anemone? Not its im sure its the same with tube worm

@jonahweidenbaum4848 3 жыл бұрын

Hey man, really like your videos 💯 But I have a few questions about my one tank. Is there a way to contact you via mail or Instagram??

@zzyz 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Sure, you can write to me at zhuangziyin@gmail.com

@jacoblazaruk6062 3 жыл бұрын

I think this video is wrongly labeled because this is not minimalistic. I’d say this is the easiest way to replicate how to get coral distributor success at your home

@jacoblazaruk6062 3 жыл бұрын

But you got a new sub from me

@zzyz 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏 Really appreciate that! And I love your humour.