FLUVAL EVO 13.5 Reef Tank REFUGIUM MOD!

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KING HENRY

7 жыл бұрын

A video of my tank 6 months, focusing on the modification/transformation of the filter section into a refugium.

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@russelmuldowney8736 3 жыл бұрын

Smart, easy setup. You're going to go onto bigger and even better things

@King_Henry 3 жыл бұрын

Already have, thanks! I’m doing classic arcade machines now. It’s pretty badass, and more profitable..and more accepted in that pond, than in this aquatic one. Everyone is a critic! Have a great life, thx for the great comment

@anthonysilva5015 4 жыл бұрын

Love your tank, beautiful aquascape.

@reefingwithryan2217 7 жыл бұрын

Tank looks awesome you got my sub looking forward to updates!

@NanoJoe 7 жыл бұрын

Nice idea! I like it a lot

@King_Henry 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks +Nano_Joe ;-) I'm going after the aiptasia today with Joe's Juice, lol!

@InfamousAquatics 7 жыл бұрын

This are my favorite Clowns. Nice looking mod man. Thinking about doing the same thing for the IM i am posting about.

@King_Henry 7 жыл бұрын

+Infamous Aquatics ....Thanks Man! I love those clowns as well...and I'm not really a clown fan taboot ;-) I wanted to mention the glass jar thats in the refugium section....It's a household jar that barely fit in there...it holds some live rock and plants (that you saw in the video). Beneath that is more live rock. You've got to have these nooks and crannies to give these pods a safe-haven, and thus reproducing. Thanks again!

@InfamousAquatics 7 жыл бұрын

Yah man. Look very well thought out. Keep the videos coming.

@King_Henry 7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, Awesome +Infamous Aquatics ...I decided to do a 2-3 min video on JUST the workings of what my setup is...There is more to it, and I want to share that, and dumb it down a bit, for people wanting to just look at modding.

@ryansgonefishing 6 жыл бұрын

Great tank! How did you place your overhang filter? Is it just an extra filter along with the built in tank filter?

@King_Henry 7 жыл бұрын

Sorry for the noise 'pops' with my microphone! (next time I will use a pop filter)...Hope you enjoy this vid :-)

@tylerhogg2241 Жыл бұрын

Frank, he was a bastard... lmao

@dubsydabster 7 жыл бұрын

Frank... was a bastard.... lol

@Benhamon1 7 жыл бұрын

If you're interested in getting a better view into the filter section, that honeycomb patten comes off very cleanly with a razor blade.

@King_Henry 7 жыл бұрын

Awesome to know buddy! Thanks :-). I might not do that for a while though...does that stuff actually help the integrity of the glass???

@Benhamon1 7 жыл бұрын

KING HENRY not at all, it's just a very thin layer of paint. Your tank looks great by the way!

@andrewdao4477 4 жыл бұрын

or tape.

@jjmccloud 3 жыл бұрын

@@King_Henry i believe the ideal behind it was help hide the water line on display then I guess on the back they just followed the them lol

@stevemunn367 3 жыл бұрын

Just subscribed 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@jeffpark4136 4 жыл бұрын

is placeing the refugium in the return pump chamber make it a headache when cleaing the pump?

@King_Henry 3 жыл бұрын

It’s a bit harder to clean, but not the worst job to do

@corbinmiller5650 3 жыл бұрын

Hey! Im sure your aware but that 6line will get very agressive twards your other fish when it gets older! Love the vid amazing tank but just wanted to give some warning!

@King_Henry 3 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah, learned that the hard way!!

@ItsFlipppp 6 жыл бұрын

Absolutely love the video! Love what your doing with the tank!! Something that urked me though was the mouth sounds I kept hearing lol I know you prob didn't mean to do it, but it was so distracting

@karennation3580 4 жыл бұрын

Does this light get bluer? Someone posted that the light dosnt have enough blue and I notiec alot of people replacing the ;ight' Also does it grow lps or did it before you moved it?

@King_Henry 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah there’s much better lights out there. You get what you pay for. The tank is empty now...got out of the hobby again..mostly due to KZfaq fucking up and taking my monitization away. KZfaq kills the little guys like me.

@michaelross5674 Жыл бұрын

What is the rock and macro algae in???? A jar??

@King_Henry Жыл бұрын

Yes, an old canning jar. It housed the main home for the pods. If i ever get into the hobby again, I’ll have something with holes in the bottom of clear acrylic instead (to cut down on collected waste/nitates/nitrites. In fact I would make a whole diy drop in solution as a refugium (if I keep that setup).

@The_Scriggles 7 жыл бұрын

what type of led is that over the main part of the aquarium?

@King_Henry 7 жыл бұрын

Here it is +Michael Ironside www.amazon.com/Lightimetunnel-Aquarium-spectrum-Dimmable-Lighting/dp/B019QAZX9C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1497211801&sr=8-1&keywords=lightimetunnel You could get a better one, but this one works great for me, and I'm only running the power at 25%! Plus it's nice to have the blue channel separate from the white/red channel.

@RugbyGentleman 7 жыл бұрын

Is your Mandarin still doing well? Just got my evo. interested in a refugium as well so that down the line I can house one

@King_Henry 7 жыл бұрын

+RugbyGentleman Yeah, she's still doing well...Actually she eats frozen as well, which is pretty rare i was told...She lost one of her fins although, and I'm wondering if it's one of 3 things...1. The Skunk Cleaner Shrimp. 2. A rock fell on her. 3. Her fin got caught in the impeller of the Hydor water pump...anyway, shes ok!

@RugbyGentleman 7 жыл бұрын

KING HENRY awesome, sorry about the fin though. :( As for the refugium, what is it fully composed of? Looks great I might be running a similar tank to yours shortly!

@King_Henry 7 жыл бұрын

+RugbyGentleman I will be making a short video on the specifics of the mods that I've done :-) Basically, there is bed of small chunks of live rock in the center section, and a glass jar sitting on top of that (in the middle section btw). In the jar is half-full of live rock, and then the clarbea macro algae you see in the video. THAT BLUE MATERIAL IS AWESOME btw, as the pods seek refuge in that material (which is next to the glass jar. SURPRISINGLY, the pods are now living in the Aqueon 20 filter material I added...the same blue material I used in the refugium! More to come!

@sarahgrassi9648 3 жыл бұрын

@@King_Henry why use the jar? Couldn't you just lose the jar altogether.

@outsidethepyramid 5 жыл бұрын

Why you did this modification?

@htowner1327 Жыл бұрын

Can I put mine in a breeder box for a few days he fucked up my zoas and stressed out on if my rfa and it died

@dubsydabster 7 жыл бұрын

love it. what light is that?

@King_Henry 7 жыл бұрын

it's the 'lighttimetunnel' LED light...Its super cheap on Amazon...here is the link. www.amazon.com/Lightimetunnel-Aquarium-spectrum-Dimmable-Lighting/dp/B019QAZX9C/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1494876915&sr=8-2&keywords=lightimetunnel It's great! Plus independent controls of the blue and full-color channels...

@King_Henry 7 жыл бұрын

+Dubsy Dabster look at the link above ;)

@dubsydabster 7 жыл бұрын

KING HENRY haha. Cool. I'm digging the hang on back and might actually do the same. Thanks!

@joshm3360 6 жыл бұрын

In what ways is the light better besides what you already stated. Is it brighter?

@King_Henry 3 жыл бұрын

Josh M more output and more spectrum for the stoney corals, etc

@esp69st 7 жыл бұрын

WHY?? I'm so confused... all of that when the tank is perfect right out of the box.

@King_Henry 7 жыл бұрын

+ED PE Yeah Ed, this setup is for cultivating 'pods' that feed mostly the mandarin Goby in my tank ;-) My mod is also great for seahorses, etc. YES, I agree that the stock system is pretty good (not perfect) for most folks!

@lxix1067 3 жыл бұрын

What is the reddish blue fish in there?

@King_Henry 3 жыл бұрын

Watermelon Wrasse or also known as a 6 line wrasse.

@daboomer22sl 4 жыл бұрын

is the mandarin still alive?

@King_Henry 3 жыл бұрын

Nope. Mandy got chewed up by the wave maker. I since put a net in front of the propeller section. Poorly designed, as i lost 2 fish to the fish-shredder-wave-maker 😒

@jjmccloud 3 жыл бұрын

Couldn't make it through the lip smacking or sucking or whatever u call it, I tried ivreally did

@lonestarpatriot876 5 жыл бұрын

Interesting but definitely not what I would do. I have separate refugium that gets run from the main display tank. Then I have an Intake media basket in compartment 1 of the tank sump, and a Phosphate/Media Reactor in compartment 2 of the tank sump. I did not keep my Fluval top because it was annoying. With that said, I would not suggest using cut acrylic for a top unless you are putting holes in it so the tank gets some oxygen and airflow. That can cause temperature swings and especially PH swings. I made a canopy out of wood, with grating for the lights that you don't see unless you open the canopy. The lid of the canopy has holes drilled into it for air circulation.

@user-nh8et1cy6r 7 жыл бұрын

字幕弄得跟星球大戰一樣

@King_Henry 7 жыл бұрын

Correct! It is very much like Star Wars Font ;-)

@user-nh8et1cy6r 7 жыл бұрын

請問您瞭解tuka這種魚的資料嗎？似乎很難養活。

@King_Henry 7 жыл бұрын

+刘志刚 I don't own a tuka fish, but they are carnivores, and from what I've found so far on internet, they will eat frozen Mysis Shrimp, Brine Shrimp, and will thrive with in a tank with a refugium....It looks like they need a lot of swimming space also---70 Gallon tank or more. Other than that, it doesn't look too hard. Good Luck! They also can change sexes. If the male perishes in a school, the largest female will change to male.

@user-nh8et1cy6r 7 жыл бұрын

I am a Chinese player，Communication is very difficult，Please be more inclusive

@user-nh8et1cy6r 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your advice,I will continue to focus on your channel,It is very difficult to keep these fish in China 感謝您的建議,我會繼續關注你的頻道,在中國飼養這些魚非常困難