In this episode I talk about how I control algae in my reef tank. Why I don't do water changes on my reef tank • Why I don't do water c...
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@gyrafn4 жыл бұрын
I’m about to set up my 50 gallon, and was concerned about algae growth, but u have helped me so much, thank you
@ScottM6 жыл бұрын
so much great information Scott and by the results in your tank there is no doubt they work. Awesone video buddy.
@d4nn13s6 жыл бұрын
Awesome vid Scott! Watched this before heading to the hospital to do my volunteer rounds. Def a great start to the morning :D
@chrisgroves53816 жыл бұрын
Great video Scott, very informative! Thanks
@quartermilereefer87526 жыл бұрын
great video enjoyed watching thank goodness I have no algae issues at all
@cool86gt6 жыл бұрын
Excellent video, great info as usual. Thank You Scott
@jna13165 жыл бұрын
Best anti alge video on KZfaq, exelent! Keep up The good work
@reefcurtains29496 жыл бұрын
very informative per usual. thanks for all the knowledge you share
@TheReefTankFamily6 жыл бұрын
Scott, great video. I have a plug coming your way coming soon regarding your awesome method you spoke with me about when doing a diy stand.
@johnnymartinez61234 жыл бұрын
I really, learned a lot, from your awesome video, thank very much for sharing your knowledge. Great video, thanks again.
@matthewmayer73655 жыл бұрын
Great Video Scott
@myreeflife70726 жыл бұрын
Great talk. Thanks for sharing!
@channelchupathingee91956 жыл бұрын
Nice vid man can't wait for the next one
@andrewcummins14835 жыл бұрын
So glad you are with pgs now
@rabbigoldin6 жыл бұрын
So much information packed in unbelievable
@josetorres59795 жыл бұрын
awesome man this goes in sync with what I am doing but now I need more algae to keep feeding every one
@pointnozzleaway4 жыл бұрын
Amazing Awesome Tank & Awesome info ! Thank You
@AnchorDownBoat3 жыл бұрын
Watched the whole video! My new tank thanks you!
@GeneHarm6 жыл бұрын
Excellent discussion, totally agree
@PokeGaz6 жыл бұрын
Great video Scott!
@fadetoblack.-5 жыл бұрын
Old school reefer but new subscriber. Also in Colorado great video.
@jakel.17246 жыл бұрын
Dude.. black doughnut approves. Tons of info, great presentation, Editing, small clips showing everything your are talking about. Very underrated video my friend. I can see a lot of work for this video. And I watched it twice lol.
@DM-ll7he6 жыл бұрын
I have a150 g. salt water reef tank and detritus or diatoms. I have increased water changes both amount of water and frequency.I vacuum the sandy substrate during the changes. All of my perimeters are fine. What can I do to get rid of the diatoms or detritus?
@cubanreefer15826 жыл бұрын
Awesome tank brother and very good video
@TheMoroccanReefer6 жыл бұрын
as always smashing video Scott good job man .
@MileHighReefers6 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@Chasichas6 жыл бұрын
I had issues with Emerald crabs and had to remove them I think there are only particular corals they get a taste for. Good vid on algae
@ozzyheather92426 жыл бұрын
Very helpful,thanks!
@magwarblood6 жыл бұрын
Spot on as always 👍👍👍👌
@maocdroid6 жыл бұрын
your aquarium looks stunning
@ReeferGil6 жыл бұрын
Most excellent info Scott.
@malgorzatakowalczyk86516 жыл бұрын
Hi Scott - great stuff. One point. I will only run skimmer (no GFO no Carbon or pellets.) If tank runs OK, all these elements are redundant. That I did after 3 years of running tank - best decision I made ;). Cheers - keep going.
@MileHighReefers6 жыл бұрын
There are many ways to run a tank and if it ant broke don't fix it.
@bubbaluv004 жыл бұрын
I had 3 tangs and 2 of them took out my naso tang the other 2 are a chocolate mimic tang and a scopes tang I am getting a tomini yang here shortly and i still coundnt get all hair algae to be gone I also have a star blenny this is in my 90 gallon I have a 140 gallon im trying to get set up just waiting on getting it drilled for better filtration ty 4 all your videos
@dwsonye6 жыл бұрын
Great info
@shahabuddinkhaled14813 жыл бұрын
thanks for good algae solution
@pinkyfilters5 жыл бұрын
Love the color!
@laminar_flow6 жыл бұрын
Nice detailed coverage of a very important topic!
@vitantursic43283 жыл бұрын
Great vid! Which clean up crew for algae control would you recommend for 14 gal tank? Have you ever dosed your tanks with nitrate or phosphate in addition to feeding?
@miguelfloriano90396 жыл бұрын
Very nice tank. wow
@stephensmith83176 жыл бұрын
good job, thanks
@philliphall92926 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video thank you. I've been suffering with hair algae for a couple of months now but now after watching this I'm thinking is it diopsis algae. Would you say that a kole tang is the best solution? I've already started increasing my snails but doing it gradually rather than dumping loads in at once. I did have a magnificent foxface witch started to thin it out a bit then I got a nice biggish sailfin but that killed the foxface and was trying to kill my regal tang it ate my cleaner shrimp too so that had to go :( any more Ps My tank is 100 gallons. Any more advice would be greatly appreciated.
@mattkavili6 жыл бұрын
Awesome video. My issue is the algae on the glass and sand bed. The greenish brown film that tends to crop up over night. The sand bed would be an easy fix if I could get a watchman Goby to stay in the tank but, the glass is impossible. The turbo snails just make tracks through it. It’s very unpleasant to go home to dirty glass everyday. I’ve done everything I can think of to reduce it. My nitrates are less then 5ppm, my light schedule is like 8 hours. The only thing I can think of is phosphate. I got a phosphate test kit coming and just ordered phosguard. Is anyone else having algae on the glass issues?
@Ochibason5 жыл бұрын
Sweet. Have my 150 gallon fish soft corals now 7 years. Fall come in from Koi pond to do more on saltwater. Gotta up my emails crabs etc. Thanks!
@kyriacoslambrianides60376 жыл бұрын
thanks ...you are super.....from Cyprus.
@MileHighReefers6 жыл бұрын
Thanks :) so cool to hear from Cyprus!
@christospapazacharias85235 жыл бұрын
Ime 5 mines pisw... Mia aporia file. Girevw pet shop gia thallasinou nerou...kanena ipopsi?
@CharlesSilver7776 жыл бұрын
Great episode chock full of info, thank you! Any suggestions on getting rid of red algae (other than the little white tube of powder - chemiclean)? I've had my 90 gallon reef for 15 years and have a ton of live rock and an old red sea skimmer. Admittedly, I have gotten lazy with water changes, and testing...not in years.. Contemplating adding a refugium, as I have a 30 gallon sump. And I just purchased two more powerheads and a wavemaker to add flow. Anything else you'd suggest??
@MileHighReefers6 жыл бұрын
I personally hit it with Chemi Clean. It works great and doesn't harm the tank.
@jonathansimpson11065 жыл бұрын
👍 Since aquariums are shallow bodies of water under light, I can expect some algae because it's a natural occurrence when light is that close to a wet surface. I use tap water and I get green algae on the glass every now and then. I clean my ornaments every water change and the glass and turn my sand every 2 days. I blow the algae off the rocks and my fish catches and eats it. My Coral Beauty and Pencil Urchin likes to eat the algae that's on the rocks. Algae isn't that bad if you like to get your arms in the aquarium once or twice during the week. I found out that wider light fixtures or having your lights near the front of your aquarium causes algae to grow on the front glass panel faster so I position my lights mid to rear of the aquarium. I can skip scrubbing the rear glass often versus the front glass which we use for viewing. If I dim my lights to 10% the algae goes away, exposing what it covered as my fish and invertebrates tear it away before it's gone. Cleaning the rocks and ornaments is easy with a piece of prefilter sponge that I cut so I can get into tight spaces with my finger if needed. I'm okay with algae since it's food for my fish and invertebrates and I don't let it get out of hand.
@dlm19494 жыл бұрын
What was the last tang. You loved that worked
@miguelortiz11044 жыл бұрын
Nice
@bunnybuns66386 жыл бұрын
i wish tangs stayed 10 cm i could have like 8 tangs in ky 90 beautiful tank is it high maintenance?
@patrickxxaloyoxx53144 жыл бұрын
Tell you the truth man I don’t listen to what you say I just watch your tank
@terranncegilmore6 жыл бұрын
I too am a fan of a huge fuge. I have no PO4 or NO3, 40 gallon fuge full of macro algae
@peterrosson.53856 жыл бұрын
I got a 10 foot long by 3 foot by 3 foot that I had running but shut it down but I want to start it back . What you think I should set it as , reef or fish
@leeandmandybattersby59586 жыл бұрын
Great vid im having a hair algae outbreak in my 65 litre tank going to have to get more clean up crew
@MileHighReefers6 жыл бұрын
Cleaning crews can make a huge difference.
@albert1120776 жыл бұрын
I took care of the hair algae with vodka. Dosing vodka killed all my algae and dropped my phosphate really quick. I dose 3ml every day to a 150g with 40g sump.
@ausreefguy53626 жыл бұрын
nice little triggerfish !! he new ?, how olds your sailfin ? there a beautiful tang. great info to the point and well presented.. so thats the type of algae popping up in my tank .. bryopsis >:( was wondering how it was getting a foothold lol turns out its a uln algae .. go figure !? :S
@robertyoul6 жыл бұрын
Great video. I seem to recall you mentioning in previous videos that you run a turf algae scrubber but unless I zoned out I don't think you covered that at all in this video?
@MileHighReefers6 жыл бұрын
I did mention it briefly. It works great!
@santamonicahelpassistant4185 жыл бұрын
What is your favorite coral in this tank? - Chuan
@ghiapower39086 жыл бұрын
great video as always, the soft sweeping long corals on your left and right side mid part of reef is it singularia?
@MileHighReefers6 жыл бұрын
They are singularia love this coral
@ghiapower39086 жыл бұрын
yours looks awesome keep up the great work
@big-j-rizzo73815 жыл бұрын
SCOTT!!! question! Is that a green Bubble Tip nem next to your blue Max Clam? If so, they look like they are touching, and if so, I thought a bubble tip would kill a clam? Please give a little bit of info, I've had a clam for a few months, it's doing good, and I've been considering getting a rock nem but I dont at all want to risk any chance of losing my clam... thoughts and suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks man, and love your channel! And LOVE looking at your tank! Very inspiring! Keep up the good work bro!
@MileHighReefers5 жыл бұрын
Jeremy Magnanelli that is a big green bubble coral. It has never caused a problem with my clam and is one of my favorite coral
@airforcerawker6 жыл бұрын
I adddd a pin cushion sea urchin and a flame angelfish. Havent seen algae in over six months.
@Aerocraft-mq1rn6 жыл бұрын
I have a question. I use a Brita water filter and filter out my tap water so it is pure. I tested it to make sure and the readings were 0 nitrate and 0 phosphates. I don't have a tds meter so I cannot check the total dissolved solids.
@MileHighReefers6 жыл бұрын
Aerocraft 9815 Im not too fimalur with the process used by Brita to purify water. RODO is the gold standard for reef tanks and is what i recommend.
@SnakeJr12255 жыл бұрын
Is there a such thing as too much nutrient export
@emadhassan52985 жыл бұрын
احسنتم
@Phoenix_VR_6 жыл бұрын
I have a brown sail fin tang in my anemone tank
@thorbradshaw26372 жыл бұрын
what is rodi water?
@paularamos57522 жыл бұрын
Hey bud, need some Cheato to start my fuge ,so can u afford to sell any? Thx
@smithjohn6476 жыл бұрын
Please do a deep review of urchins. I'm finding it hard to find info on them. Even on forums. I want my short spine pencil urchin to thrive.
@MileHighReefers6 жыл бұрын
That's a great idea!
@Harolddespui3 жыл бұрын
How about a uv sterilizer to kill algae spores?
@openyuheyeby86743 жыл бұрын
This guy's intense
@rpeebles6 жыл бұрын
If you are not doing water changes what do you dose for trace elements? Calcium reactor?
@MileHighReefers6 жыл бұрын
CA reactor does it for me :) at least it seems to I would need an ICP test to verify it.
@Marshy20206 жыл бұрын
Hey scott i was wondering i want 3 zebrazoma tangs in my 125 gallon tank i want a desjardini tang yellow tang and scoaps tang i know quarantineing tangs is important will i have to qt them all at the same time? Or will they all fight to the death thanks for the advice!
@MileHighReefers6 жыл бұрын
Ideally you will QT all 3 in separate tanks. If your QT is big enough you could try some dividers to separate them. If you put them all in the same QT you might be OK but have a back up plan.
@Marshy20206 жыл бұрын
MileHighReefers ok will a 40 gallon breeder be big enough?
@googIereallysucks6 жыл бұрын
What test do you use for phosphate?
@MileHighReefers6 жыл бұрын
I use salifert I really want to try a Hana checker.
@dilovepaws6 жыл бұрын
Hello mr. Scott Anderson this is a guy that has been watching you for years I've actually talk to you over the phone at one point in time but I would just like to ask you a question I have a MP40 quietdrive pump I tried to contact Ecotech Marine but they have not contact me as of yet I have a green and flashing light on the pump and it won't stop I bought a new website for it and everytime I try to connect the website to make it go it's stops but once nothing is on the other side it works perfectly what's going on I was just hoping maybe you knew some remedies on fixing the pump
@MileHighReefers6 жыл бұрын
I hate to say it but I've never used an Ecotech pump. Hopefully they'll get in touch with you soon.
@chaseodom33576 жыл бұрын
Your tank is amazing. When I’m an adult, I want a tank 300+ gallons. Can I keep a Kole tang in my 45 gallon?
@chaseodom33576 жыл бұрын
I have 2 clownfish and cleanup crew that’s it
@truckersreef63696 жыл бұрын
45 would be to small for any tang bud
@briangale8966 жыл бұрын
Hey man I’m setting up a 120, could I have 1 yellow, 1 kole, 1 sailfin?(I Will introduce them as juveniles at the same time.)
@briangale8966 жыл бұрын
Maybe a purple
@robertbinz37554 жыл бұрын
I see you’ve got a blue devil damsel. How’s he doing? I have a blue damsel as the only fish in my small tank that I’d like to move into a community tank when I upgrade
@MileHighReefers4 жыл бұрын
Robert Binz it’s been a perfect citizen, never had any problems
@yourfellowreefer71456 жыл бұрын
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
@carleckelman36966 жыл бұрын
Should I worry about bubble algae in spots that I can not get too I will add your kole tang and more emerald crabs Thoughts on nopox or other
@MileHighReefers6 жыл бұрын
I've never personally used nopox, but it has a great reputation. Algae is differently a concern I think in your situation upping the clean up crew is your best bet.
@carleckelman36966 жыл бұрын
MileHighReefers Ok I put in a kole tang and 4 emerald crabs . 112 gallon so I was not sure on amount of crabs Thank you for responding
@carleckelman36966 жыл бұрын
Awesome news Half the bubble algae is gone in one day after adding 4 crabs and one kole tang Great advice thanks again I will look you up when I drive through CO next Your Albuquerque neighbors appreciates the advice
@brucelee55404 жыл бұрын
My yellow, hippo and cole eye tangs don’t eat the green hair algae
@CHOPRJOHN3 жыл бұрын
killer tank ^5
@kasonf21765 жыл бұрын
I’m not claiming to be an expert but I always find the using tap water thing confusing. I only use ro water in my reefs with no algae issues or nitrate phosphate. In every freshwater system that I have, I only use tapwater obviously with conditioner however no algae, nitrate or phosphate either In any saltwater system where I’ve used tap, I have gotten a ton of micro algae’s It’s nothing to do with my house either. My company services 240 tanks a month throughout nj
@muffemod6 жыл бұрын
dry rock leach phosphates until it cures
@xxdestroyerxx26446 жыл бұрын
Are there any fish or invertebrates that eat algae or that will clean it up?
@MileHighReefers6 жыл бұрын
Tangs, Blennies, fox face fish all eat algae. There are ton of inverts out there.
@xxdestroyerxx26446 жыл бұрын
MileHighReefers thx
@res14926 жыл бұрын
i dont even have a fish tank why am i watching this!!
@alishaaishahandayah40544 жыл бұрын
Aguuuuu guuuuu7u guuuuuuuuu7uuuu7
@apdroidgeek17374 жыл бұрын
So theres weird thing that happened in my reef, i use to havs alot of gha but corals are doing well, until i thought of something crazy, my tank is a pico about 4g and filtration is simple but when i added, phosguard, carbon, purigen, chempure, and polyfilter in just one day all of my corals bleached to death all of the algae died (got eaten by my one turbosnail) and never grow back, why do you think this happened, i never tested it and did wc, is it because they run out of nitrates and phosphates..?
@apdroidgeek17374 жыл бұрын
Until now, i still havent got any algae except on my glass, 4months later and some of my corals are still bleached
@MileHighReefers4 жыл бұрын
apdroid geek it’s hard to know without testing the water. Coral can bleach for a lot of reasons. You did add a lot of filter media all at once, but that shouldn’t bleach coral. In a 4 gal tank I would try a BIg 100 percent water change and start over. I recommend using water testing to determine your changes. If you don’t have time to test water changes are easy on a 4 gal.
@johnnycarreiro56986 жыл бұрын
What is that blue fish that looks like a trigger fish?
@MileHighReefers6 жыл бұрын
Johnny Carreiro Its a blue throat trigger.
@johnnycarreiro56986 жыл бұрын
MileHighReefers ok thx
@SantaMonicaFiltration6 жыл бұрын
The full monty! (I mean the full system) :)
@MileHighReefers6 жыл бұрын
LOL Love it
@jeffatkins81033 жыл бұрын
Most reefers want some nitrates and phosphates in their tank now. What am I missing here?
@bunnybuns66386 жыл бұрын
do you hafto wash rock with saltwater why cant you just do it with RODI
@MileHighReefers6 жыл бұрын
Thats what I did there's an old video on the channel explaining how I did it.
@openyuheyeby86743 жыл бұрын
I wonder how much evaporation this tank sees a day.
@neophos60275 жыл бұрын
To be honest i think that using fresh bottled water may be a better option than a basic home RO system for reef aquariums. I have seen countless aquariums with algae issues that use RO water. I use bottled water from my local supermarket and in the 1 year i have had this current reef set up i have not had an algae issue since using bottled water. Natural RO such as rain water may be even better. And locating a clean source of "unfiltered" natural sea water is the best of the best. Can not compare the best artificial salt mix to natural sea water. Lets keep in mind even if your using a reverse osmosis unit, your still technicaly using tap water
@benjy4686 жыл бұрын
Only way Ive had a tank with zero algae and virtually no cleanup crew was using zeovit. Its just too expensive and time consuming imo.
@MileHighReefers6 жыл бұрын
I haven't personally tried Zeovit, but its intriguing.