Using Ocean Water For Your Reef Tank - AND SO MUCH MORE!
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Жыл бұрынLauren uses ocean water for her reef tanks! How easy is that?!
I got a chance to chat with Lauren from Simple Aquariums (@SimpleAquariumsLauren) in a new feature I like to call, "10 Questions With..." We talked about so much...aiptasia removal, doing water changes with natural seawater, her new koi pond, the best way to learn about keeping a reef when you don't have a local fish store...she even gives an American accent a try!
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@InappropriateReefer Жыл бұрын
Love the seamless collab! Great to hear from hobbyists from different parts of the world 🌍👍
@BahamaLlamaCoral Жыл бұрын
Lauren is the best! After the willow episode we gotta do something.
@rusty8735 Жыл бұрын
I live in south Florida some of the best oceans and fishing in the world and I only use real ocean water on my tanks I collect it myself during high tide at the inlet never had any problems don’t listen to people and it’s 💯 better and natural and saves me lots of $ i love living by the ocean catching my own sea creatures
@BahamaLlamaCoral Жыл бұрын
I love this!! Thanks for watching!
@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын
Love the video guys. Well done 👏🏼
@BahamaLlamaCoral Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Hope you're well!
@SimpleAquariumsLauren Жыл бұрын
Thank you!! 🤩🙌
@ou812reefing Жыл бұрын
This was a Great video thanks to both of you for sharing
@BahamaLlamaCoral Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@amermeer3989 Жыл бұрын
Great video Remi. Appreciate the introductions to a reefer from the land down under.
@BahamaLlamaCoral Жыл бұрын
Lauren is the best! Australia calls me so it'll be nice to know some people there when I move, lol!
@GwonkReefkeeping Жыл бұрын
Remy, let's make it happen. I'm an Ultra Nobody KZfaqr, but a good reefkeeping conversation is a good reefkeeping conversation. That's the beauty of the hobby. And that was a great conversation with Lauren. I didn't realize that her channel hit 10k subscribers.👍🏾
@BahamaLlamaCoral Жыл бұрын
She is cruising right now! I'll check out the channel for sure!
@gyanprakashachari9584 8 ай бұрын
Excellent video.
@queencityreefs Жыл бұрын
Great video. 👏🏻 That is definitely a great idea to bring in new faces that we may still not have heard of.
@BahamaLlamaCoral Жыл бұрын
Definitely! Everyone always flocks to the big guys...there's a lot of good channels out there!
@queencityreefs Жыл бұрын
@@BahamaLlamaCoral treasure corals would be my recommendation 👍🏻
@xisotopex 9 ай бұрын
I live close enough to the ocean to hear when there is surf, going to try using ocean water, at least on clear calm days when there has been no runoff/rain
@waynes8290 Жыл бұрын
Great interview Remy. Love the intro. 😉👏
@BahamaLlamaCoral Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@ifly65 Жыл бұрын
I do the same thing in St. Louis. I use River Des Pere Mississippi Mud water straight into the Reef tank. We are lucky.
@BahamaLlamaCoral Жыл бұрын
River Des Peres water is a special flavor! Don't just go telling people our secrets! lol
@rhombifer566 Жыл бұрын
😊very cool
@taylor4tails Жыл бұрын
That intro 😂😂😂❤️
@BahamaLlamaCoral Жыл бұрын
Lol!!! Had to!
@taylor4tails Жыл бұрын
@@BahamaLlamaCoral love the logo on the wall. 👌
@inland_reef Жыл бұрын
Dang missed opportunity with my last video. I want to do the finger name intro thing. Next time for sure!
@Jay-uy2fj Жыл бұрын
Loved the video!!! 🤩Have you seen any of Grand Canyon Reefs KZfaq videos? He is a small creator that would be cool to see/hear more of his tank
@BahamaLlamaCoral Жыл бұрын
I'll be checking him out!
@Lutharthegreat Жыл бұрын
I would love to have fresh sea water to use VS synthetic saltwater. Cam the fish guy has his huge truck for getting his water for himself and his clients. Great video my friend.
@BahamaLlamaCoral Жыл бұрын
I'm sure the amount of organic matter would be wildly different...It'd be a good question for salt manufacturers for sure.
@claudiamelfi3882 Жыл бұрын
hey Remy, enjoyed that , not sure i'd put water from the ocean in my tank but if it works for her great!! I've been following [ Reef Eco ] it's pretty cool he builds most of his equipment like sump,dosng containers, etc... i think that would make for a great interview. keep them coming!!!!
@BahamaLlamaCoral Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tip! You in Australia? Apparently, it's way more common there.
@claudiamelfi3882 Жыл бұрын
@@BahamaLlamaCoral Montreal Canada all the water near me is frozen
@THEFIFTHDIMENTION 8 ай бұрын
Wish i lived there. I would be swimming every day 😮
@ozzman31982 Жыл бұрын
Reef under the roof , great small channel
@BahamaLlamaCoral Жыл бұрын
Thank you!!!
@steviebsfishroom Жыл бұрын
Love this collab idea!! Maybe Scott from OSA next or MadHattersReef!
@BahamaLlamaCoral Жыл бұрын
Thanks! Appreciate the suggestions!
@SkyzzWalker Жыл бұрын
Wow Remy love the hair change 🥵
@BahamaLlamaCoral Жыл бұрын
New hair growth serum I've been using...lol
@JonathanBrown92 Жыл бұрын
Loved the video! That intro 😆 Lauren was that cardboard on the wall an original piece of Remy’s? Haha
@BahamaLlamaCoral Жыл бұрын
IT WAS!! Funny thing is that I totally missed it. DOH.
@JonathanBrown92 Жыл бұрын
@@BahamaLlamaCoral I didn’t notice it til near the end of the video lol couldn’t stop laughing 😆
@cjwithanimals4567 Жыл бұрын
just saying where i live here in Brisbane Australia i find bumblebee gobbies at all my local fish stores
@SimpleAquariumsLauren Жыл бұрын
😱 you are so right, I meant to say bumblebee snails to treat vermetid snails. Remy! I stuffed up!! Sorry!!! 😬
@BahamaLlamaCoral Жыл бұрын
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh🤦♂️
@JakeDogg-RIP Жыл бұрын
Yess! Lauren is great! ❤️🔥👌🥰
@BahamaLlamaCoral Жыл бұрын
Agreed!
@JakeDogg-RIP Жыл бұрын
@@BahamaLlamaCoral can u ask Tia from fragbox corals to do an interview? 🥰 thanks Bahama Llama 🦙
@SimpleAquariumsLauren Жыл бұрын
Naww thanks! 🤩🙌
@bigbowlowrong4694 Жыл бұрын
I’m in Australia and can confirm not only can we get Bumblebee Gobies in several online stores but I have seen them for sale in my LFS. That said, we cannot get Bumblebee SNAILS, which is perhaps what she meant (which would make sense in the context of this video, as bumblebee gobies are freshwater, and bumblebee snails are saltwater).
@carlosvillanueva8530 10 ай бұрын
Have you tried a "bumble bee goby" in saltwater? There is only one species that stays freshwater throughout its life span, the others go brackish, some can live long term in saltwater. I set up a nano reef once using only bumble bee, gobies and snails. She does say she misspoke and was talking about bumble bee snails in the comments.
@freddy-b Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video, could you do chat with "Queen of reef"?
@BahamaLlamaCoral Жыл бұрын
Oh yeah! She'd be fun!
@ozzman31982 Жыл бұрын
Also Mr reef safe and oddball reefer
@skyking9248 Жыл бұрын
Upgrade to the channel !? What!!!?? Lol ;)
@BahamaLlamaCoral Жыл бұрын
LOL!!! I know, I know...
@SurfCityCorals-jx3zc 5 ай бұрын
ask me about my corals :) 1 month old 20 gallon reef tank aguajapan 20 gallon cube.
@estonianreefer2851 Жыл бұрын
I'd love you to interview viking reefing 🙂
@BahamaLlamaCoral Жыл бұрын
I'll check out the channel!
@SimpleAquariumsLauren Жыл бұрын
Should have made the cardboard more noticeable 🧐
@BahamaLlamaCoral Жыл бұрын
Holy crap I didn't even notice!!!
@SimpleAquariumsLauren Жыл бұрын
@@BahamaLlamaCoral 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@so_so_reef Жыл бұрын
Can you pleeeeeease add a third dot in the opening sequence 😂
@BahamaLlamaCoral Жыл бұрын
A third dot? I'm confused.🥴
@so_so_reef Жыл бұрын
@@BahamaLlamaCoral "10 Questions with.."...three is much more aesthetically pleasing! But I am partly joking.
@BahamaLlamaCoral Жыл бұрын
@@so_so_reef OHHH!!! Yes! I think I had 3 in there but made it too big...
@jamesbryan1285 Жыл бұрын
ORA please breed Austrailian Stripeys!
@tuffy11111 Жыл бұрын
I see a video from Reefing's Jason Sudeikis, I click. What can I say?
@BahamaLlamaCoral Жыл бұрын
LOL! That's a doppelgänger of mine for sure!
@Jacobson02 Жыл бұрын
Keeping with the aussie theme a channel I follow is Coral Nerd, he's pretty cool and loves a gadget. I think he'd make a great interview for you! kzfaq.info
@BahamaLlamaCoral Жыл бұрын
I love his videos!
@J_ellis709 Жыл бұрын
Lauren did a better you than you do sometimes! 🤣😅
@BahamaLlamaCoral Жыл бұрын
LOL!! I'll agree with that for sure! Lauren...can you just do all my videos from now on? 🤣
@SimpleAquariumsLauren Жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣 I tried my best.
@ControversialDogMom Жыл бұрын
PNW Customs
@BahamaLlamaCoral Жыл бұрын
YES!
@BobBombadil Жыл бұрын
Aren't you worried about pollutants or invaders (bacteria, diseases, fungi, worms, etc)?
@BahamaLlamaCoral Жыл бұрын
In my mind it's 6 of one, half dozen of the other. All of those pests and diseases can (and will) still come in on frags and fish that you purchase from your local fish store. It's common practice in Australia.
@BobBombadil Жыл бұрын
@@BahamaLlamaCoral I'm just picturing someone in New Jersey watching this and being like, "WOW, I can just get my water from the shore!" Never mind the ridiculous amounts of pollution present in the sea water in places like that
@BahamaLlamaCoral Жыл бұрын
@@BobBombadil For sure! I'd definitely do some serious testing on the water you're putting in your tank. Especially since a lot of fresh/salt sources mix on the coasts.
@BobBombadil Жыл бұрын
@@BahamaLlamaCoral I'm in Finland but I still think I'll stick with my trusty R/O water lol
@BahamaLlamaCoral Жыл бұрын
@@BobBombadil Me too lol!
@DoYouEvenFishTank Жыл бұрын
Great way to have a bunch of parasites and other chemicals get into the tank made worse by the fact you are getting the water from a boat ramp...... Too bad for the next person buying that car having salt water transported in the boot all the time..... DO NOT DO THIS PEOPLE
@BahamaLlamaCoral Жыл бұрын
To each their own. What's a little saltwater in the boot every now and then? 🌊
@bigbowlowrong4694 Жыл бұрын
As she said, lots of people do it with zero negative impact. Plenty of LFS where I am use entirely natural seawater in their frag tanks and displays. Hell, public aquariums do it! As for it being transported in the boot of the car and that somehow causing issues, you’re aware there are these things called “containers” that can be used to contain liquid and prevent it leaking, right?
@Thepryomaniac Жыл бұрын
@TheBioReef on youtube would be a great person for this kind of format, the dude is extremely meticulous and wicked smart
@BahamaLlamaCoral Жыл бұрын
Love it! I'll check out the channel!
@IndoorReef Жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed this format! 👍Looking forward to more like it and discovering new channels! For future videos there are so many cool channels out there, how about @queencityreefs or @MogsysAquarium?
@BahamaLlamaCoral Жыл бұрын
Awesome! Thank you for the suggestions!
@alainbaatjies5943 3 ай бұрын
I use my ponds water which is super clean and alkaline and mix my salt in it. IMO the local RO water from water suppliers killed my soft corals and fish and guess what now they thriving. I also add a glass of natural sea water monthly to add some bacterial biodiversity. No more algae issues, no aptasia, no more fish deaths and my softies and inverts are multiplying. A natural approach works better in the long run. I top up with pond water. My LFS would never approve this. 😂
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