Let's talk corals!

Let's talk corals! - Euphyllia

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4 жыл бұрын

It's been a while since we did our coral series due to the COVID pandemic.
With safety measures in place, we set out the long drive to Plant City to
get together with our good friend, Chris Meckley of ACI Aquaculture to talk about one of the most loved corals of our industry, Euphyllia.
This isn't our typical video and as an educational video as this video is pushing close to 30 minutes with heavy editing. I hope you guys enjoy and learn alot from this video as this was one of the hardest video to do this year.
Sit back, watch and learn everything that you need to know about Euphyllia sp.

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@davidvonslingshot 4 жыл бұрын

I watched the entire thing - loved the fact there weren’t eleventybillion advertisements as much as I loved info on Euphyllia. Thank you

@Reefscom 4 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome! im haply to hear that you found it enjoyable. Hope it was good learning experience as well. :)

@gentlemanreefer6105 3 жыл бұрын

this guy is great! So much passion and will for sharing his over 20 years experience. Thank you so much

@edwardwells5864 3 жыл бұрын

Most excellent video!

@scooterglass4497 3 жыл бұрын

Hands down one of my favorites sources of information. ACI, I cannot wait to procure some specimens from them. reefs, you always source the goods!

@Reefscom 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind words and for watching the video! Chris sure is ball of knowledge and his passion is contagious. I really enjoy my work with him and am happy to see that others find joy in it and useful. :)

@billclifton731 4 жыл бұрын

Everyone loves euphillia corals. Torches are just superb. Great upload, thanks for sharing.

@Reefscom 4 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome!

@joedansereau381 3 жыл бұрын

very good kris. thank you

@danielpietruczuk5811 4 жыл бұрын

I will repeat myself, I can listen to Chris for days. Brilliant stuff.

@aciaquaculture 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad you liked the video.

@kafkamatt 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome info! Thanks Chris for your in depth info and sharing your passion!

@inventoryking 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video! Thank you! Subscribed. Lots of knowledge.

@Reefscom 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for stopping by and for the kind words!

@davidwaters7345 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks great video I love to hear what this guy knows no doubt great information 👍👍👍

@dgoers75 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely fantastic video

@insanity4224 3 жыл бұрын

“The branch of a scientific laboratory that nobody ever talks about” - Well said and very true!

@tsouth 4 жыл бұрын

Sending warm wishes! Hope you and yours are all safe and sound. Thanks for the upload!

@Reefscom 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Thomas and you are very welcome! I'm happy that you enjoyed the video.

@uuncebret 2 жыл бұрын

Great infos.. thanks for sharing... 👍

@Reefscom 2 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome! Thank you for watching.

@EricWoodyVariety59 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome info. Im new in the hobby i cant wait to put my coral in next month.

@ReefEco 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for all the great info, and it was good to see you wearing a mask. Thanks for leading, and using your platform to set a good example.

@Reefscom 4 жыл бұрын

I'm happy to hear that you enjoyed the video! And ofcourse on the mask, it's right thing to do. Minor inconvenience isn't worth risking myself or others. :)

@ReefEco 4 жыл бұрын

@@Reefscom You have the right attitude my friend. And I love the ACI species specific coral features - you've done a lot of them thus far and it is fantastic, targeted info from a great source. Grateful for you bringing this to us Richard!

@Reefscom 4 жыл бұрын

@@ReefEco my pleasure. More will be coming from Chris and other great people from our industry so stay tuned!

@adampape7548 3 жыл бұрын

This video saved my tank. It was struggling with my gold Aussie torch but everything was out of whack. After watching I double checked alk and using salifert I was 1 dkh too low. My tank was at 5.8 to 6 dkh. I raised it up to 7.5 over 2 weeks and the change in my corals was marked. Th gold torch now look fantastic after month of issues.

@Reefscom 3 жыл бұрын

Wow! That's a big discrepancy! I'm really happy to hear that this video has helped you. Comment like this is why I do what I do. Thanks for sharing and happy reefing!

@aciaquaculture 3 жыл бұрын

If what I have learned over the years can be shared and help save corals, I have made my mark. How is your tank doing now?

@Reefnow Жыл бұрын

Great video

@Leigh33 4 жыл бұрын

I love watching these. Cheers bud 👍 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿💚❤🙏🐠

@Reefscom 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

@eddiedavis6743 Жыл бұрын

Love watching your videos I learn so much every time thanks a lot for the info

@Reefscom Жыл бұрын

You are very welcome! Thanks for watching. :)

@chrispeters4042 4 жыл бұрын

Wow cool video, so informative!

@moesi38 3 жыл бұрын

Best youtube explain 👌🏻

@francisgarcia565 Жыл бұрын

Great job 👏 just received some montipora from you guys growing and looking awesome 👍

@RogueAquariums 4 жыл бұрын

Chris has been in the industry for a long time and has some very nice healthy corals. Euphyllia are a favorite of mine especially with all the color morphs. Nicely done video Richard. 😁

@Reefscom 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Darren!

@williamgoodman9861 2 жыл бұрын

Wow love the way you break it down

@colinforsdick9886 4 жыл бұрын

I’ve learnt so much from your channel brilliant.

@Reefscom 4 жыл бұрын

That's the best compliment! Thank you for watching. :)

@justinreaume5515 3 жыл бұрын

Great job guy's

@Reefscom 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@ttspeedster8930 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome 😎👍🏾🔥💯.....T Trav Reefs & Aquatics....new sub

@Reefscom 3 жыл бұрын

Happy to have you!

@peterperez4493 2 жыл бұрын

Great video thank you

@Reefscom 2 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome! :)

@bearded-flipflop7122 3 жыл бұрын

Great I info for the euphillias, the 1st coral I bought was a 3 head of branching hammer I got 14 years ago and it Is mainly the only coral in my tank. I did have a wall hammer that slowly grew quite big over the 10 years I had it, but sadly I lost it to brown jelly due to damage from too much flow.

@aciaquaculture 3 жыл бұрын

Stinks when you have had so long. Sorry to hear.

@InappropriateReefer 4 жыл бұрын

This is going to help a lot of people/corals, thanks!

@Reefscom 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion buddy.

@NationalReefing 4 жыл бұрын

definitely love watching Euphillia grab the food. 👍. Very strange since other fields have practitioners come together with PhDs or scientist?

@Reefscom 4 жыл бұрын

Hopefully that will be the norm with with our hobby as well. I think the hobbyists have so much to offer like chris and charlie said.

@Danzo285 4 жыл бұрын

Nice info

@malinoisnation9392 3 ай бұрын

The only time I’ve had brown jelly or what I thought it was when my alk crashed low.

@sunnygoold9449 4 жыл бұрын

EPIC! I see Chris and I'm hooked ;)

@sunnygoold9449 4 жыл бұрын

I've see over here Baliensis online in Europe - a yellowish one - very tempting ;)

@Reefscom 4 жыл бұрын

Happy to hear that!

@sunnygoold9449 4 жыл бұрын

Got thru it - will have to watch it again - amazing. The info on brown jelly and wall hammers was super good - won't be afraid of them. I am going to guess Alk test kits (like my Salifert) may read lower than actual and that this changes with age - because I lost some Euphyllia and now I run lower alk (7.8 instead of 9 - and I am often lower) and my torch was happy the moment I put it in the tank - except recently for a bit when my Alk was over 8 (although I think it was also increased flow). Now it's looking better. Just ordered a new torch - can't wait ;) By the way Richard I got a Hippopus - I've been wanting one since I saw your video on it - I love it. I do feel like dialing in Alk is now much harder to do - I am testing multiple times a week ;) Thanks mate (I know it's a long drive... really appreciate it) - Sunny

@sunnygoold9449 4 жыл бұрын

I heard Cristata was more damaging than torches - maybe they are Euphyllia? I would have liked Chris to say where to put them - they may be my favourites so I really want to track one down. I remember Ocean Reefs Marine out of WA get in some amazing Cristatas ;)

@Reefscom 4 жыл бұрын

I asked him to come in here to answer some questions. :)

@peter-grietdecoensel-fiere5537 2 жыл бұрын

Great video with lots of good insights! Keep up this good work. Is it possible to give Some more information about the testkits for alkalinity. I’m using the hannah checker and the redsea. Where can I get the information about the comparison that Chris is talking about in the video? Kind regards Peter

@Reefscom 2 жыл бұрын

hi sorry for the late reply and thank you for the kind words. Please contact aci aquaculture directly on their face book and instagram to get the list of the test kits that he had issue with and he will share it with you.

@jonathanlee97 3 жыл бұрын

Do you have any idea how helpful this video is? Ive watched this whole video 4 times now. Perfect timing too since my hammers suddenly started to only open 1/3 as big as before. Skipped a few weeks of water changes and stuff went downhill. Probably something to do with my alk i guess LOL. Now doing more water changes and testing hoping i can bring my hammers back. They were spilitting and the moment they split they looked abit off.

@Reefscom 3 жыл бұрын

That's why i made them. ;) I'm happy to hear that this helped you. That is my sole purpose of doing these types of videos. To help others overcome obstacles and help their reef to thrive!

@brammaekelbergh7741 3 жыл бұрын

what an interesting video. what values of water and par is best for torches ?

@SilentBiscuit17 6 ай бұрын

17:23 the wrasse goin to sleep😂😂

@Reefscom 6 ай бұрын

😆 for sure.

@vipete1985 4 жыл бұрын

So which Titration Test kits for all are off? I need to know this ASAP. I have always wondered why with my alK test kit from Hanna, the digital meter reads 1 DKH difference from certain batches of titration.

@Reefscom 4 жыл бұрын

Hi! Please contact Chris Meckley via fb messenger (either aci aquaculture or chris meckley). He will be more then happy to assist you!

@pakcom-vl9kd 3 жыл бұрын

Hi excellent video, very informative, love it, all your vid are awesome. With regards to alkalinity where or how can I find out more I use a alk test but if it is of like to know by how much. Thanks

@Reefscom 3 жыл бұрын

Hi! Please reach out to chris meckley on aci aquaculture page on facebook or Instagram and he will be able to share his experience with you. :)

@trojon 3 жыл бұрын

Have seen torches with frogs and hammers loads!

@Reefscom 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! :)

@XxZenomxX9019 2 жыл бұрын

hey man ive been having a problem with torches receding its healthy skin over the skeleton base over time and ive never been able to figure it out, i do test my alk is at 8 ca at 440 mg at 1250 flow is low to moderate my lights are a single hydra 32 at 50 percent all channels except theres no red or green and a little bit of white my phosphate stay stable at 0.02 ppm. if any suggestions to what it can be that would be awesome ive been trying to solve this problem for almost a year now but i do monitor and keep away from my tank but no luck bringing back its skin over the skeleton.

@frankpohl8746 Жыл бұрын

I have a wall frog spawn which died from biopsis.. finally got rid biopsies and noticed a growth on side of original frog spawn and then two more are growing. My question is should I frag them since they are separated slightly?

@awsome2ish 3 жыл бұрын

I was told you can overfeed torch corals, and if you do that the food will rot inside them and cause brown jelly. Is this true???

@S.A.S.Q 2 жыл бұрын

Hi can we control brown jelly spreading in tank by using uv

@marcelrodriguez2067 4 жыл бұрын

Ive gotten two torches with BJD from online vendors, the moment i put them in my tank they have BJD by the next day. And i have alot of torches that are happy, i have no choice but to throw those sick torches away.

@aciaquaculture 3 жыл бұрын

PM me on our FB page. Have you ever tested the water the corals come in?

@davidturner3461 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Chris you don’t talk about aminos do you feed them and do the need them. Thanks David

@sunnygoold9449 3 жыл бұрын

Just went back over the BRS Investigates on test kits. For the Salifert it read 0.32 higher than the accurate measurement they used and it was basically the same as the Hanna. So this is the opposite of the issue. Maybe it's as they get older or something. Anyhow I am going to trust Chris on this one and try to keep my Alk at 7.8 on the Salifert - then if it really is 0.3 off I'm at 7.5 (that's good) but the danger is as Chris said so even if my Alk is really 1.0 higher I am at 8.8 which is fine ;)

@aciaquaculture 3 жыл бұрын

We keep our Alk between 8.3-8.6 via photometer Salfifert is our go to for a quick test and we like that kit to read between 9.3-9.6. This is what we have discover over all the years of keeping corals. Salifert is very consistent and a good test kit. I think you need to raise your alk to 8.8 via Salifert You will be blown away when you do.

@sunnygoold9449 3 жыл бұрын

@@aciaquaculture Thanks so much Chris ;) Ok - I'm gonna (slowly) do it ;) And yes - I have found Salifert to be extremely consistent anecdotally - like I try to test the exact same way each time and when my dosing is dialed in I am get swings of less than 0.3 (like I test at about the same time at night) - If it is reading 1pt higher than it is then that's way too low for me - so I'd rather be in a safer area - thanks mate

@manishkumar-ho7im 2 жыл бұрын

sir what should be the alk level for hammer and torch coral only tank

@Reefscom 2 жыл бұрын

I believe Chris keeps his alk around mid 8.

@northeastcorals 3 жыл бұрын

I didn’t quite get the brown jelly bit so could someone clarify for me please? Chris said 90% of brown jelly deaths are probably related to Alk, which in turn may be related to certain test kits being off. He seemed to suggest although these kits give an inaccurate result they are at least consistent. So is he saying that people may be keeping their Alk either to high or to low for extended periods?

@aciaquaculture 3 жыл бұрын

Yes more than likely lower than you think.

@hunterh891 3 жыл бұрын

I have a wall hammer that is doing great and is getting big but I have had several that once a piece of it gets diseased the whole thing is gone

@josephacriche3072 4 жыл бұрын

cristata, paraglabrescens, and glabrescens are still classified as Euphyllia

@reefphotographyig5225 3 жыл бұрын

You dont say whats the error on the tests that we use, you start saying that people say to keep our kh at 8,6 but then dont finish i would like to konw Good video, thanks

@Reefscom 3 жыл бұрын

He purposefully didnt list the names because he doesn't want to negatively affect anyone's busimess publically. As he said in the video, please reach out to Chris Meckley at Aci aquaculture page on facebook or on instagram page and he will be more then happy to answer your questions. :)

@TattooedDancer91 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome video. Too bad there's no mention of lighting. Is he growing his under two t5 bulbs only? :)

@Reefscom 4 жыл бұрын

Hi! No, he has multiple lights on his euphyllia systems. For farms, he is usikg 400w metal halides. For sale tanks, he's using leds plus t5s.

@aciaquaculture 4 жыл бұрын

T-5 for 8hr Indirect 250w MH for 5hr Between 130 and 220 par

@Reefscom 4 жыл бұрын

@@aciaquaculture oops. Thought those were 400w lol.

@TattooedDancer91 4 жыл бұрын

@@aciaquaculture Thanks alot! I thought the reflection on ht ewater with just blue+ t5 looked funny. Interesting, so that's quite a lot of light!

@TattooedDancer91 4 жыл бұрын

@@Reefscom Thanks Richard, I love your videos! Unfortunately there aren't any show tanks from events you can show us this year.

@austinbassin4420 3 жыл бұрын

Sooooo did he happen to tell you how far off the Salifert Alk test is? And if so I NEED THOSE NUMBERS! LOL

@Reefscom 3 жыл бұрын

You gotta reach out to Chris at ACI aquaculture fb page. He will be more then happy to share his experience with you.

@calipsosreefs4843 4 жыл бұрын

I have one in my nano

@cjroff5972 4 жыл бұрын

What alk level would he suggest?

@Reefscom 4 жыл бұрын

I think in the video he said that he recommends around 8.5 ish.

@aciaquaculture 4 жыл бұрын

8.3 to 8.6 via photometer. Some titration kits can read higher vs photometer.

@sunnygoold9449 4 жыл бұрын

@@aciaquaculture Thanks! I am currently trying to keep around 7.8 with Salifert and was thinking it was too low because I have new clams (and I do get drops - like to 7.3) and a lot of tanks run higher. I am gonna keep it here now so huge thanks - and keeping back I lost a hammer and a couple of torches in my old tank and was running near 9. So I saw this part and assumed my test probably reads on the high side - thanks Chris!

@acanskywalker5631 Жыл бұрын

Mercurochrome, Witch Hazel, Hydrogen Peroxide, Garlic, Onions, Iodine, Bandaging, Cator Oil, and a Needle & Tread are all the things one needs to be covered in the medicine bag/cabinet department. If you can't fix it with these things head straight to the hospital. When it comes to my Euphyllia I use a half dose of Coral RX for 5 minutes then triple rinse with great success.

@hincapiej4 4 жыл бұрын

First :)

@Reefscom 4 жыл бұрын

Welcome!

@reeferjay23 3 жыл бұрын

I respect Chris and his knowledge and expertise but that large Lennardi in that 4 or 5 foot tank behind him is miserable. That beautiful female needs a bigger tank. Smh.

@aciaquaculture 3 жыл бұрын

She was so small when we first got her....2” almost three years ago. Thought about putting her in our farm tanks but if she jumped we would be devastated. Love this fish! Have a really good customer that’s been begging us for her for awhile. Wish we weren’t so attached. It’s hard when the fish are healthy and have had her so long. But you’re right ... she’s outgrown my wife’s tank.