I had pistol shrimp in my first reef... Didn't mention them this vid but your 100% accurate. Those guys are busy to a fault in most cases.. Debated m adding a pistol shrimp gobie pair.. But if it didn't work I'd have to dismantle my scape to remove it...

appreciate it! happy reefing to you as well

Glad to share... I put it on video so I can keep a record of everything as I go

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Def two schools of thought on this topic... I try to mention the things I haven't tried and show the things the have... Thanks for watching man 👍🏾

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Thanks Ruben.. Def a fun sight to see. Maybe u will make the jump

The euphyllia Are def looks a lot better... I'm past that phase of tank issues. Now the Bryopsis will be the next battle from hell... You seen what a coral hungry angle can do. Mine started with one type of coral and went in on everything else afterwards... Looks like u may have to get rid of that guy.. 😖

Def a huge difference wit those gobies ... Glad yours is being a good floor man 👍🏾

Just call it how I see it... One lesson at a time

Thanks John 👍🏾👍🏾

yes mam.. glad to share

No prob! Glad to share as always

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I've never used the sugar fine stuff because I have too much flow in my tanks. It may the the diff in those snails effectiveness... Ether way I'd prob always siphon my bed. I had Cyano in my rocks as well before I stared doing this... 👍🏾

Will do! Thanks

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Every little bit helps for sure... Sand beds all eventually get saturated with detritus and waste so cleaning it helps to delay that process... I've seen bar bottom tanks have detritus buildup I can only imagine how it is in our tanks... Glad it helped u out 👍🏾

will do! thanks for watching

No doubt they are the best floor man I've ever had... If someone finds a better one I'd like to see it

Thanks mann

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Haha! Yea now I see what I meant... Honestly I was lucky to fine a gravel vac this long. I hate putting my hands in the tank unless I absolutely have to

Sounds good! Can't go that route in my small tank tho... Would U say they are comparable to sand sifting gobies?

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thanks man! I've never tried brittle starfish so that's good info... Ive been there before with blue damsels digging in my last reef tho LOL... Even wit that being said I think Ill always do this maintenance.. cleanup crews cant export waste from your system.. its stick around in one form or another..

Glad to share 👍🏾

Oh and Yessss I got IceCap 3k Gyre. It's pretty sick ✔️

Just some quick thoughts

CJ'S AQUARIUMS naaah man just some well thought... thoughts haha :)

Nah I'm done with the sand sifting gobies... If I ever did get another goby it would be a shrimp gobie pair like some yosha or yellow watch mans. I'm sticking to my word on this one lol

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Yea I'm seriously thinking of removing the clownfish, and Christmas wrasse to make room for some diff fish... If I can get my hands on that locally I'll def consider it

+NANO REEF AQUARIUM AUSTRALIA one day I will... This hobby is a life long journey...

+NANO REEF AQUARIUM AUSTRALIA guess you could say so... I just don't take everyone's advice and put it straight into action without my own investigating. So many people try to give advice and don't have one successful tank to show they practice it in.. I show what I do with my tank but by no means do I expect anyone to take it as the only correct way. Hopefully everyone does their own homework and research for their OWN tanks..

trust me I know exactly who you are man... I blocked you after I realized there was not "constructive" aspect to our conversation. But I don't hold grudges... and I try to respect everyone. If you can do that then welcome man...

I wouldn't say everyone is friendly... Assholes exist on ever corner of the planet. I don't generalize any group of people... everyone is responsible for their own actions... religion or not.. Its all good ether way .. I just stay in my own lane

Haven't thought about replacing it but with so little sand replacing it 1/4 of the tank at a time would be easy in my sized tank. Curious how you dealt with silicates and the diatom bloom that would happen from relaxing the sand... Just curious ? 🤔

I replace 100% with new, dry aragonite and do a deep clean on the tank since it's torn apart anyway. There is some minor diatom growth, but the coral doesn't seem to care. I restock CUC (mainly hermits) to deal with the bloom.

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Be careful when u do so... You will def get another diatom bloom from the new sand

Forgot about that diatom bloom. I might have to rethink that plan or just deal with the bloom. Tnx for the reminder. P.S. I showed my dad your tank and he asked me if you're a broadcaster. I said, "No, but he'd make a good one".

That gravel houses a ton of your beneficial bacteria so removing it will throw your tank into a cycle... You may be able to limit this by doing one small section at a time.. Ether way it will have an negative impact at first but it will settle out

That's the part that makes it hard to keep them... Mine eventually started eating frozen mysis and reef frenzy nano. Even wit that being said he died after 6-7 months.. Not sure if he starved or the ick got to him tho...

Thomas Probst he listed everything on the description

Never used the zebra kind I'll have to look into those... Thanks for the suggestion

Sounds good bob. I didn't use any egg crate.. I've seen how strong these tanks are when I had my old Cichlid tank. I used 220lbs of Rock straight on the glass.. It's a extra precaution but not something u "have" to use. Just be mindful of the bottom layer of hat sandbed trapping stuff in the long run..

+CJ'S AQUARIUMS your right I'm actually thinking of pulling rock because I have some old coral like rock and there is no really great place to put coral so was thinking of pulling the crate but just my luck besides the storm I would brew up I'd start a mini cycle or crash

Never used them personally... I don't have a big enough tank to keep them. Would u say they are comparable to a sand sifting goby?

+CJ'S AQUARIUMS My aquarium is probably too small also, he's been going strong for 4 months, fingers crossed :) i would say a sandsifting goby would be probably be better. but I've never kept one and I'm still very new to the hobby. Its actually quite funny. i started watching your Mbuna videos a few years ago when i first started cichlid keeping (very helpful stuff). i stopped watching when you bought your first reef tank and abandoned cichlid keeping lol. i started reef keeping 7months ago and came across your videos on reef keeping without realising you were the same bloke

+Michael Fisher I can dig it! It's all part of our journey. All roads lead to saltwater lol. Good luck on your tank 👍🏾

Collab? U know something I don't? 👌🏾

It fits in all 3 chambers.. With the second being the tightest fit.. Micro bubbles stop after it break in.. I don't have any problems with it even after disassembling it for cleanings multiple times over the last year

Thanks i just purchased the tunze!

Appreciate it! I'm using the stock baskets with a tunze 9004 skimmer... Previous videos will show u what it looks like I'm the back. Specifically The one titled "filtration" ... Equipment list is in the description. Good luck with your reef tank!

CJ'S AQUARIUMS New to the game any pointers starting with a fowlr tank

I believe the ich got him... As he was eating frozen foods with my other fish for month.. My sandbed didn't have enough life to support it... I doubt if try one again since I have started this routine of handling it myself.. Just watch out because they are suicidal jumpers.. I've had them jump in the rear chamber and straight to the living room floor... The more sand u have avail the bigger the mounds will be. So if u add one u may end up removing some sand due to this... Effective little guys but they do have cons like everything else in this hobby

Thank you for the great info as always, CJ!

+NANO REEF AQUARIUM AUSTRALIA I agree... Water quality and overall stress was a factor...

+NANO REEF AQUARIUM AUSTRALIA I e only recently learned about the value of monitoring ORP... Def something I'm looking into.. Also better test kits overall. I'm getting starting to get past the point of spending money on corals and looking more toward money on better ways to monitor my tanks health... So many levels to this.. Never ending pit of information to learn in this hobby

Have to attack it multiple ways.. Eliminate its foot source.. Phosphates, nitrates, silicates are the first I would look at... Keeping your sand detritus free also helps. Diamond gobies just keep the sand stirred .. They won't stop algae from growing.. Not sure about your tanks history so hard to suggest any real solutions. Just do your homework and starve it out...

roughly 20 lbs is all I have in the tank now...

That's a good idea... Or even a small container full of sand behind the rock scape to keep it contained. Ether way sand collects crap no matter what so the less The better

+CJ'S AQUARIUMS I like the container idea.

less detritus build up... that's the main reason I reduced it...

I’ve got about 2-3 inches of sand

Your thinking of deep sand beds... 1-2" inches won't ever have that buildup especially if it's siphoned on a regular basis

Brilliant, thanks for replying so fast! I do have one more question. I have read in a tank of around 30 gallons (which mine is) it is not necessary to dose as regular water changes should have all the necessary minerals etc. I currently have a couple of zoas, one torch, a hammer and an Xenia and do 15-20% once a week. Do you think I will have to start dosing soon as they grow? Or should water changes be ok with even more lps and softies added...

Fat Headed Fish monitoring your alkalinity, calcium and magnesium will tell you that answer if water changes keep those numbers where u want consistently them your fine. Soon as your coral consumption out grows water changes you will need to start supplementing by dosing or calcium reactor.. you prob have awhile before u hit that stage with those corals you mentioned ... happy reefing! 👍🏾

Thanks! I'll look forward to the next video!

I've never used an auto feeder... I only feed once a day and sometimes I skip a day if I get too busy... Less food = less waste.. Fish don't grow as fast but that's not important to me

All sand increases in weight as bacteria grow over it... It's even more noticeable with sugar fine sand.. Not sure how much that will help your situation but it will def be a diff in the sand from the beginning to the point it gets heavier

I used 30 lbs of CaribSea Super Naturals for a 50 gallon tank (40B footprint). I would advise anyone who is new to this hobby to not use this type of sand. I changed part of the tank to CaribSea Aragonite and it didn't help much. Although the Aragonite doesn't stir up as much as the Super Naturals, it still gets blown around the tank with very little flow. I'm hoping with time they will gain weight and I won't have this issue. I might replace more of the sand with Aragonite.

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Just use the recommended amount of media for your sized tank. Based on the instructions listed... It won't come close to filling it up though...

+CJ'S AQUARIUMS hmm I thought you said you had yours filled up. I have the same tank as you. I'm using phosguard and I thought you had filled your innovative marine ( which I also have had it for two years) completely Just I was making sure

+Bob Escher I originally had it filled up but I made a change within the last couple months... I mentioned it in a previous vid about me overdosing phosguard. The recommended amount for our tanks was roughly half of what I was actually using ... Tough part of preventing it from tumbling with it half full... I'm looking into resolving that with extra sponges inside the reactor...

+CJ'S AQUARIUMS ok I do have some extra sponges I remove it in the morning what the consequences of using too much And thanks again . You know the instruction say to just put it in a bag. I don't have any at the moment

+Bob Escher not sure of the consequences... I haven't noticed any... My thought are more towards being cost effective. The sponges clog faster when it's completely filled. Forcing you to remove the media to remedy the situation... A lot of times removing the media leads to replacing it before it's fully exhausted... That's my take on it at least..

Could be assuming u have a big enough tank and enough sand to support them ... I don't believe my tank fits that bill

I have some gel filters.. I just like the look of it without them. Thanks for the feedback though 👍🏾

I push the limits but sand holds fairly well.. except the left side has the occasional flare up from the Gyre flow...

+CJ'S AQUARIUMS Ya i meant that I agree with you as far as cleaning the sandbed. No matter how many mp pumps on nutrient export mode people have detritus will still sink to the bottom. Of course good circulation will limit the amount of detritus build up but detritus will still build up over time. I'm with you, shallow sand bed and stir it up once a week.

define normal light in the room and tank? not sure what u mean.. I don't use filters when I film (except for the intro to this video) and I Keep the lights off to reduce glare off my tank.... Are u wanting to see what it looks like without those things?