Nano Reef Tank First 3 Months: The Ugly Stage, Adding Fish & Corals And More! | Cade Nano Pt 2
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Күн бұрынWhat is the ugly stage in a saltwater tank? In this video I tell you what is, what isn't and what you can do about it! I also update you on adding new fish and corals and show you my dosing programme as well as what's in my sump.
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0:00 Intro
0:16 Sand problems
1:35 Adding rock, coral and fish
2:10 The ugly stage in a saltwater aquarium
3:58 Dealing with cyanobacteria
4:25 Dealing with vermetid snails
4:56 Adding fish
5:16 Filtration
5:40 Dosing
6:25 Reef Zlements pH Plus
7:59 Lighting - Kessil a360x
9:35 Aquascape
11:09 Outro
@TomoBishBosh 8 ай бұрын
This is awesome Alex, good to see it coming along and how you overcame problems along the way!
@DINOSAURIA92 8 ай бұрын
I've found that once your anemone is settled with its foot in a comfy crevice. Its not likely to move again (once its settle for a few weeks) Once its got its foot in a decent overhand it probably wont move. Our flow and light is pretty consistent in tanks so I reckon its usually a lack of a comfy spot that makes them move. Once its settled you should be able to move the rock higher and the nem wont move. In my experience anyway! I now add anemones first to a tank, add a load of marco rubble until it finds a rock it likes and then I scape :)
@rolisreefranch 8 ай бұрын
That's a gorgeous tank. CADE are probably the best non-custom tanks out there.
@queencityreefs 8 ай бұрын
Love the kessil look. I'm going to have to find a used one to use on one of my setups.
@aaronpateman6227 8 ай бұрын
Very cool. Thinking about getting back into the hobby. Just a small 15 gallon WB though. Cheers.
@f_youtubecensorshipf_nazis 8 ай бұрын
patience goes a long way in this hobby the other path is expensive
@yourfavoritegarcon 3 ай бұрын
awesome vid
@Achi2567 8 ай бұрын
I got inspiration from this 😮😮
@tompage8674 8 ай бұрын
I think he means 25 gallons or 100l if anyone was confused by that...
@ReefDork 8 ай бұрын
Can't remember what I said, but yeah that's about right!
@tompage8674 8 ай бұрын
@@ReefDork 250 gallons or 100l. I thought maybe they had a gigantic sump at first! :)
@spicyreef 8 ай бұрын
Extra Spicy version of kalk 🤣love it♥
@spicyreef 8 ай бұрын
I thought when you add mag to calcium/alkalinity something precipitates out...? I did a test once in Rodi water and the ph and alk dropped dramatically.
@ReefDork 8 ай бұрын
All needs to be separate, but loads of dosing solutions combine calcium and magnesium
@JohnJBRussell 8 ай бұрын
I love a your videos 😃
@philsreef746 8 ай бұрын
Broken hand and still tinkering with the tank. Either serious addiction of madness 😊
@ReefDork 8 ай бұрын
😅
@0li986 8 ай бұрын
Haha! Well glad I'm the only one! I've just been through exactly the same with Caribsea Ocean Direct Oolite Live sand. After 5 days of cloudiness running filter socks and then thinking bacterial bloom I'd had enough. Removed the whole lot and rinsed in a large container. Frustrating and quite a job! But the water is now crystal clear. I think that product needs to be reviewed or at least come with a warning ⚠️ 😂 Tank looks great btw 👍
@Nick-ACS 8 ай бұрын
I use ocean direct sand alot on our installs, it’s a bit of a knack to fill the tank and keep the water crystal clear during the process 👍
@TheSupertroll9000 7 ай бұрын
"I live near Maidenhead Aquatics" No bragging. You lucky bastard.
@SoundlessFantasy 8 ай бұрын
Exactly like mine with a new tank with old rock and corals. The green cyano but it was easy to deal with. You might need chemiclean to get over this hump
@ReefDork 8 ай бұрын
It's almost completely gone already 🙂
@andrewwilliams1866 8 ай бұрын
What equipment would you put on a Red Sea 200 g2 aquarium? Looking to buy one but the max all in one system is a lot more money
@benlee9647 4 күн бұрын
I dont have much room so this will be my choice
@ReefUnderTheRoof 8 ай бұрын
I would of flipped that shelf bracket upside down though, so it kinda looks like a light tank mount. 🤷♂️ Great video!✌️
@ReefDork 8 ай бұрын
I wanted it to be out of the way so you can't see it behind me in videos, but I think that's a good shout
@philsreef746 8 ай бұрын
To be honest using shelf brackets is such a simple idea. Would never of thought of using this over a hanging kit suspended from the ceiling.
@adamcab250 8 ай бұрын
You mean the right way up. It is up side down 😂
@so_so_reef 8 ай бұрын
Would hide the cables too!
@coxyjmz 8 ай бұрын
I think put a shelf at the back of the tank! Floating garden
@arthurbell9389 8 ай бұрын
KESSILDORK - I coined that term :)
@hakman239 8 ай бұрын
I’m setting up a 50l marine tank expensive £300 so far including temp controller and Hannah salininity checker used
@sthorn1000 8 ай бұрын
I have one of these tanks on order but not got it yet. Do you think you could fit a skimmer in that sump with the clarisea filter roller (or better still a Reefmat 250) or would it mean some DIY on the sump ?
@ReefDork 8 ай бұрын
Not as I've got it setup, no. But I think I've seen a video of a guy in Oz who squeezed a roller into the corner. The ultra reef ukm 120 skimmer would be my choice for this tank
@MaccaWelland36 8 ай бұрын
Great video Alex. Where did you get those dosing containers from?!
@ReefDork 8 ай бұрын
Ebay - item number 09-10679-32335 I think
@MaccaWelland36 8 ай бұрын
@@ReefDork cheers dude
@alexcartwright2422 6 күн бұрын
I'm so glad someone else asked, as soon as I saw them I went straight to the comments haha!
@aigomorla 3 ай бұрын
1:47 250 gallons or 100L after displacement? That must be some magic mirror tank to hold 250 gallons :D
@ReefDork 3 ай бұрын
😂 oops, I added a zero to the gallons!
@supremededge3204 5 ай бұрын
Hey Alex, loving the Cade tank! I've just ordered the 600; it should arrive on Friday. I'm also going with the Deltec skimmer 600 after watching your review on them. I'm planning to squeeze in a Reefmat 250 as well. Do you have any recommendations for lighting? I'm planning to keep softies and LPS only, and the light selection is overwhelming and pricey.
@ReefDork 5 ай бұрын
600 might be a bit big - are you not tempted by the 400? I like Kessil but any of the main brands are fine.
@supremededge3204 5 ай бұрын
@@ReefDork Thanks for the reply. The 400 was my original option, but I was worried it might not be enough. I'm guessing that's not the case. I will go with the 400; it will also save me some extra money. I'll check out Kessil now. Thanks again
@plaidjoker1321 8 ай бұрын
Hey brotha! Love the videos, please save yourself the headache and just use some chemiclean. it's harmless to everything and all you have to do is run a stone for a few days. Hopefully you see this and can just get over the cyano.
@Mark-hb2zy 27 күн бұрын
I had the radion g6 above a 60g and swappwd it out for the same reason. PAR was disappointing. I actually think the spread on the light is complete overkill, half the light energy gets wasted over the aide of the tank unless you habd it like 4 inches above the water
@matthewturbin969 8 ай бұрын
Who makes the wall mount for your light? Also, are those the Kessil tuna blue and AI coral grows? Or are they the glows?
@matthewturbin969 8 ай бұрын
Can you please provide a link to the 3D print files for the light mounts you mentioned?
@ReefDork 8 ай бұрын
No link - I made them myself
@bencobb3433 8 ай бұрын
I had great success with bumblebee snails against them poxy snails
@jhaych 8 ай бұрын
I've been thinking about swapping over to zlements PH plus! Hurry up and do a review for me 😅
@ReefDork 8 ай бұрын
Will do, I'll give it a good while testing it first.
@liampritchard4163 8 ай бұрын
I used it for about 6 months now and it’s amazing hands down the best 2 part out there I use to use ati and kalk to help with ph since changing to phplus don’t need kalk and the corals colours are more vibrant
@simonlockley-evans3925 8 ай бұрын
@@liampritchard4163agreed I've found the same.
@jhaych 8 ай бұрын
@@liampritchard4163 good news! Very tempting to switch over! I currently use their other 2 part solutions!
@john-xo9mg 6 ай бұрын
Any chance you could show how you plumbed the clarisea into the cade mate ? Interested in this tank as it works out cheaper than the many custom quotes I have been given so far.
@ReefDork 6 ай бұрын
I tried to film it but it's in a really awkward spot. But basically I used one of these www.ebay.co.uk/itm/134768369339?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=H70CkAUyRYG&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=piiTzhMmTY-&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
@john-xo9mg 6 ай бұрын
@@ReefDork Nice one mate ty
@hakman239 8 ай бұрын
The sand you switched to was it the course sand from Maidenhead aquatics?
@ReefDork 8 ай бұрын
Yep
@Steve_RobbieRaygun 8 ай бұрын
I've had a look through your videos, but not sure if I have missed something. Can you tell me why you decided to strip the Evo?
@ReefDork 8 ай бұрын
Main reason was I wanted a slightly larger tank to go behind me for the videos.
@Steve_RobbieRaygun 8 ай бұрын
Ah right. Just found you over on Ultimate Reef after you mentioned it, haven't got a tank as yet, but looking into the evo.@@ReefDork
@hakman239 8 ай бұрын
I just got a new ro filter it’s 4 stage but doesn’t have di resin will that be ok?
@ReefDork 8 ай бұрын
You need the di stage really but you can add one on cheaply
@tashdog1 8 ай бұрын
A uv steriliser will not work on removing cloudiness. it's a strong and good protein skimmer that will remove the cloudiness from the water. I used 10, bags in a giant aquarium and my skimmer removed it all. So you should of just left the water in there, and be patient forbit to clear.
@ReefDork 8 ай бұрын
Fix worked... 😉
@hakman239 8 ай бұрын
Ph in my salt water tank is 7.8 I do have a polycarbonate lid and salinity is 1.023 but Iv looked it up that’s fine for corals and fish
@ReefDork 8 ай бұрын
1.023 is too low for corals, it'll stress them at that level. Build it up to 1.025 or 1.026 over the course of a few days.
@hakman239 8 ай бұрын
@@ReefDork what about the ph issue is the lid causing that
@jewel3932 8 ай бұрын
Alex, I’m designing a 50 gallon waterbox aio set up. Want to use that eheim UV. What pump you use to get the water out of the tank and back in? I’m looking at the new AI centrifugal pumps.
@ReefDork 8 ай бұрын
I just used a Jecod - no point spending the extra on the AI one IMO
@jewel3932 8 ай бұрын
@@ReefDork thank you sir dork, makes sense! Like a dcw 2500? We have jebao here not jacod(same thing but the part numbers may be different). $55 US vs the AI @ $120…decent savings. 🙂 it adds up. See you on the stream later. Thanks for your time.
@cakesmithofnorwich 5 ай бұрын
1:11 is that a blocked lower vent?
@ReefDork 5 ай бұрын
No, it just had a bit of sand on it. I do find it gets a little dirty over time, but it hasn't yet properly clogged for me.
@jkturtle6384 8 ай бұрын
Whats the light on the fluval?
@ReefDork 8 ай бұрын
It was an AI Blade grow
@so_so_reef 8 ай бұрын
There's an MSDS sheet online from DD that clearly says it's 15% sodium hydroxide.
@so_so_reef 8 ай бұрын
pa.supply/media/pdf/64/1e/21/SD-Z-pHplus-Part-1BjY3q46z10epC.pdf
@MrB2989 8 ай бұрын
Im sure it was 10% a while ago. if its now 15% its been upped
@grimcarnage4309 8 ай бұрын
Not really applicable to your tank since you're doing the clarisea on this one, but do you prefer the reefmat or the smart roller?
@ReefDork 8 ай бұрын
I think the Smart Roller because the roll change is just as easy and it's smaller. But they're both good and I'm actually liking the simplicity of the Clarisea too.
@grimcarnage4309 8 ай бұрын
@@ReefDork I was all set on the reefmat until all the reports on r2r about drive failures. Now I've gotta research more on these two. Thanks for the fast reply and all the great content.
@christianplacencia7424 3 ай бұрын
Which tank is this ? Is it aio?
@ReefDork 3 ай бұрын
It's a Cade S2 500 nano - not an AIO, it has a sump underneath 🙂
@EIY_Kumar 8 ай бұрын
Add a clam to that place
@davidmcnabb3300 8 ай бұрын
What happened to your arm? Get well soon. Tank looks great.
@Daan6661 8 ай бұрын
His alter-ego average biker had an accident.
@ReefDork 8 ай бұрын
Broke my hand a few months ago in a motorcycle accident - no major injuries though so all good!
@Rogers319 4 ай бұрын
Who else thought they had a hair on their screen at the 2 min mark?
@oofpokemon5275 8 ай бұрын
Bumble bee snails eat clams
@adamgale2189 3 ай бұрын
Kesel and 2 blades xD😂 thats about 600 quid
@eillyacostandinides3344 8 ай бұрын
Man. I would have breaked the tank. What is ur 3 d pritnter printing?!
@ReefDork 8 ай бұрын
Various reefy parts 🙂
@eillyacostandinides3344 8 ай бұрын
@ReefDork excellent vidoe. Journey well lived on that tank
@SpikeP100 8 ай бұрын
@@ReefDork Great video as always. I'm making good progress on my Pico aquarium concept using 3D printing. What is the best way to reach out to you and share? - Paul
@josephposada1830 8 ай бұрын
😂😂😂🎉
@CJSAQUARIUMS 8 ай бұрын
I think glows woulda given you a better pop instead of the blade grows. Nice work documenting the hell we call this hobby 😂
@ReefDork 8 ай бұрын
😅 yeah, I'd definitely like to try them but I'm worried they'll look a bit too purple looking...
@CJSAQUARIUMS 8 ай бұрын
@@ReefDork definitely not when you have the kessil to help balance it out trust me on this one glows are way better for your application I have both. You can’t adjust what’s missing in the grows 😎
@ReefDork 8 ай бұрын
@@CJSAQUARIUMS interesting, thanks for the input 👍
@Erosdias 8 ай бұрын
Evo gone 🥲
@Danny-xc8ku 8 ай бұрын
Which brand gravel sand did you get? Ive just got a bag of nature’s ocean Australian gold live sand which has a grain size of 0.5mm-1.7mm you got me rethinking if this was the right choice as I’m just setting up my first ever tank with the help of your videos 🫡
@ReefDork 8 ай бұрын
Plenty of people do well with fine sand, I just don't like it. Can't remember the brand name, it was just cheap from Maidenhead Aquatics
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