Waterbox LPS Tank Update: How I Keep Gonis, Kalkwasser Update & More!
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Күн бұрынJoin me for a 7 month update on the LPS Waterbox tank and I'll tell you how to keep goniopora corals, how I'm getting on with kalkwasser and lots more! I've had success with gonis for about a year now, including 6 months of goni success on this tank.
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0:00 Intro
0:30 Fish update
3:07 How to keep goniopora corals
5:06 Kessil a360x with AI Blades
6:20 Tunze Aquawind 2 update
6:55 The sump
8:55 Kalkwasser update
11:01 Bare bottom update
@theeastcoastreefer Ай бұрын
wow your LPS are looking great!
@jaysrealreefuk 10 ай бұрын
So many species of goni 🙌. Delightful update as these are my favourite corals. Great video Alex 👍
@ASBsweet 9 ай бұрын
Finally caught the update! I love the waterbox frag..... I purchased one when they stopped production thinking I made it in time, but the order fell through and missed out 😢 I had to go with a marine x 60 as an alternative. I'm still gutted to this day....... Great light combo, all looking great! 😎👌
@TomoBishBosh 10 ай бұрын
. Those Goni's look fantastic! The one at the top of the tank looks amazing
@ReefDork 10 ай бұрын
Tang police 😂
@josephposada1830 10 ай бұрын
Most Excellent Alex, it's excellent to hear from you. Manganese is such a Manly additive 😂
@lovermansmith9082 9 ай бұрын
Good work ! Thanks 👍
@queencityreefs 10 ай бұрын
Looking good! 👌💯✌️
@Mlh1978 10 ай бұрын
Just love lps👏
@islandreef5292 10 ай бұрын
Hi thanks for the update do you have the stls for the zoa plugs u have on the bottom! really love that idea
@ReefDork 10 ай бұрын
I'm going to be selling them so can't give the STL file away I'm afraid
@islandreef5292 10 ай бұрын
@@ReefDork awwwe dang ok
@Merknilash Ай бұрын
Follow up post 8 months later - I have SOME Gonis that are doing great And I've had 3-4 other smaller frags just crater no matter what I did with regards to placement or feeding etc.
@ReefDork Ай бұрын
Yep, similar to me! Lovely corals but still a finicky one!
@john-xo9mg 10 ай бұрын
looking good mate, just wondered if you know anything about those Reefi uno 2.0 pro led's ? They are from the States but people seem realy impressed by these lights.
@ReefDork 10 ай бұрын
Don't know much about them, except that Telegram likes them which is usually a reliable measure.
@cameronsmith2594 9 ай бұрын
On paper they make radion g6 look like 💩
@dannyespinosa7456 9 ай бұрын
Quick question when cleaning scolly skeleton how do you grasp it most of time its to lil to really grasp i wanted to check for pest but cant
@cribgames7313 8 ай бұрын
Hey man love the tank, did you create that aqua scape yourself or did you purchase it from someone? If purchased where from ?
@ReefDork 8 ай бұрын
Bought it from rraquascapes
@jorgejap4702 9 ай бұрын
Is that a fan on the left side of the tank? The white one? Tank is looking phenomenal!!
@ReefDork 9 ай бұрын
Yep, it's the new Tunze one
@migueldyer4690 10 ай бұрын
Have you considered doing just All for Reef with a tank this size? The BRS DIY package would be pretty cost effective.
@ReefDork 10 ай бұрын
Nah, expensive, no individual control and no pH benefits
@PeterTheReefer 9 ай бұрын
Hi Alex how'd you manage to get such a deep angle with your Nero 5's on the back glass?,the cup magnet that connects to the pump itself aren't that deep on mine to permit such an angle, cheers
@ReefDork 9 ай бұрын
3D printed mount from reefparts.co.uk
@alfpiccolo 5 ай бұрын
thank you for sharing. may I ask what Manganese reagent you are dosing?
@ReefDork 5 ай бұрын
Reef Zlements
@mordecai0815 10 ай бұрын
Hey Al, what kind of rockwork are you using in this tank? Looks kind of a BRS-TV negative scape selfbuilt structure?
@ReefDork 10 ай бұрын
It's made by a company called RR Aquascapes - it has loads of caves and hidey places for the fish too 🙂
@mordecai0815 10 ай бұрын
@@ReefDork thanks, i appreciate the reply!
@mjfaderway 10 ай бұрын
@reef dork do you do icp tests on the goni tank if so what are the readings and what does manganese look like ?
@ReefDork 10 ай бұрын
Last icp said 0.9 vs desired level of 2. But I think mn gets used up quickly, so I just make sure I have some in my tank every day - 1ml in the morning for when my corals start photosynthesising and 1ml at night for the chaeto.
@leoL3383 3 ай бұрын
What type of manganese do you dose?
@RyanFelt 10 ай бұрын
Oh man I thought the video wasn’t going to have that annoying song but it slowly faded in lol. Love that you are talking normally in this video and not doing a fake excited voice. Thanks for the update!
@cameronsmith2594 9 ай бұрын
Nah, I like an excited voice! If I’m going to blow 5G on reef gear it had better be exciting😂
@michealterrett2159 10 ай бұрын
Bit off topic but I was watching one of your old videos where did you get your regal angel from I can’t find any small ones near me 😊
@ReefDork 10 ай бұрын
Reefkeeper Moss End
@michealterrett2159 10 ай бұрын
Sweet thank you
@fishlybusiness 10 ай бұрын
Hi Alex, where did you get your pectinia from? Tank looks great!!
@ReefDork 10 ай бұрын
Signature frags
@fishlybusiness 10 ай бұрын
@@ReefDork I did wonder 🤑, Christian does do beautiful corals!
@inventoryking 10 ай бұрын
I have always had trouble with Goni
@ReefDork 10 ай бұрын
Not any more!
@Peterrdee 9 ай бұрын
I have these candy cane corals and they were getting burned by my anemones anyways I put them in my 210g fowlr and my butterflyfish won’t even touch them haha I do feed them a lot tho
@kimvermeiren79 3 ай бұрын
Your LPS tank looks great!!! My tank is 180x60x60 LPS . How do you manage to run 4 nero 5 without blasting your corals. I don’t get the right flow in my tank. To much or dead spots. How much is to much flow? I don’t know it’s possible to sendt pics of my tank for your opinion? Kind regards
@ReefDork 3 ай бұрын
I run them at 30% each - don't think I'd want much more flow than in this tank for LPS
@kimvermeiren79 3 ай бұрын
@@ReefDork thank you for the info. You run them 30% in puls together or random?
@tomengland5082 10 ай бұрын
Any chance you could post the link to the bracket you have used to mount the blades to kessil? I'm going to be using the same combo but I'm struggling to find a way to mount them to the kessil.....
@ReefDork 10 ай бұрын
I made it myself - I used the end brackets from the Reefbrite quad mount but DIY'd everything else
@tomengland5082 10 ай бұрын
@ReefDork ah thought that might be the case! I hoped there was just bracket you can buy...
@jon_the_1373 10 ай бұрын
Oi m8, hello from Massachusetts
@Kenny_Edmonton 10 ай бұрын
I’m new to the hobby, I’ve been doing a 10 percent water change a week, now that I see your doing a 20 percent weekly is my 10 percent enough? Or would 20 be better on my 50 gallon?
@ReefDork 10 ай бұрын
It's just easy for me to do 20% because I have a large water vat right next to the tank. And that gives me the comfort that I can get lazy and miss a week every now and then. I have 3 tanks so it's hard keeping up with maintenance sometimes so this helps with that. Most people do 10% per week - that's what I do on my main tank.
@immortalic1990 10 ай бұрын
where did you get those frag plug domes?
@ReefDork 10 ай бұрын
Made them myself with a 3D printer
@matthewturbin969 8 ай бұрын
Who makes the rails that you use for the kessil blade combo?
@ReefDork 8 ай бұрын
I DIY'd it
@kamilpieczatkiewicz 7 ай бұрын
@@ReefDork I just ordered the same - Kessil a360x and two ai blades - so will need to do the mount on my own than :D
@englishfishkeeper2007 9 ай бұрын
Question, how do you maintain your sandbed?
@englishfishkeeper2007 9 ай бұрын
On your big tank
@ReefDork 9 ай бұрын
I don't, I just leave it
@matywatson255 10 ай бұрын
What bracket did you get to mount the ai blades?
@ReefDork 10 ай бұрын
I used the end brackets from the Reefbrite quad mount then DIY'd the rest with a bit of 3D printing
@matywatson255 10 ай бұрын
Thanks for the reply, also how did you figure out how much manganese to dose for your goni’s? Without sending off for icps I wouldn’t know.
@Steveteeh20 3 ай бұрын
What size tank is that in all your Nero’s working in the sink
@ReefDork 3 ай бұрын
24x24x16 yeah 2 opposite are in sync
@daliuskesarauskas7464 10 ай бұрын
Do you feed your corals in anyway please?
@ReefDork 10 ай бұрын
Not directly, I just let them catch any fish food. I occasionally feed reef energy ab+ but I don't like to do so often
@optex5951 9 ай бұрын
Reef factory roller , better than red sea one? , they got new one coming out small one the 250, I'm be interested,
@ReefDork 9 ай бұрын
Both very good, if I was buying one I'd probably just prefer the RF one, in no small part cos it's more compact.
@optex5951 9 ай бұрын
@@ReefDork that's great thanks for the advice maybe the red sea 250 when it comes out
@jcpatton720 2 ай бұрын
dang 1-2 mL of Mg?! geez... My Mg dropped to about 1140 my gonis have closed up and I started dosing 100 mL a day and it only maintained the 1140. I've jumped up to 120 mL a day hoping I can start to slowly raise those levels.. I'm on a red sea 200.
@ReefDork 2 ай бұрын
Manganese, not magnesium...
@callumsreptilehouse9166 8 ай бұрын
Which brand of manganese do you use?
@ReefDork 8 ай бұрын
Reef Zlements because it's cheaper than Triton. Although if you buy the 1 litre bottle of Triton, it works out slightly cheaper still.
@callumsreptilehouse9166 8 ай бұрын
@@ReefDork Okay brilliant, thanks Alex!
@mrmud 10 ай бұрын
Maybe put some encrusting corals on the bottom like cyphastrea or leptoseris?
@ReefDork 10 ай бұрын
That looks great at first but becomes a nightmare when it spreads!
@mrmud 10 ай бұрын
Interesting, would it still be able to grow up the shaded feet of your rockwork?@@ReefDork
@ReefDork 10 ай бұрын
@@mrmud probably yeah - I find corals grow in the shade, they just don't show any real colour on those parts
@tanutpatt365 6 ай бұрын
How big is this tank ?
@ReefDork 6 ай бұрын
24x24x16 inches
@tanutpatt365 5 ай бұрын
@@ReefDork how many gallons?
@opethmike 10 ай бұрын
Alex, please stop stealing my DeLorean. I know you like to time travel, but you aren't even filling up the gas tank when you give it back. And yes, I really do have a DeLorean.
@Steveteeh20 3 ай бұрын
In sync *
@Merknilash 10 ай бұрын
I have a Goniopora that has done well and honestly I don't know why. I do regular water changes, that's about it. Probably just got lucky with the light placement. I have other corals that just won't do well and I can't seem to figure it out. (acans)
@Sammy31Dee 10 ай бұрын
Feed acans....they like to be fed ....try the fuana marin LPS pellets mixed with reef roids or benepets like foods and make sure they stay in relatively low light mid to low flow conditions
@Merknilash 10 ай бұрын
@@Sammy31Dee I think it’s a light issue I don’t know what I used to keep the lights at when it was doing well but here lately it’s been at 120-140 par which is probably too much
@Sammy31Dee 10 ай бұрын
Need more flow 😂 JK 😜
@jawon70 10 ай бұрын
Why dont you use tropic marine all for reef,have manganese inside and also the powder dissolves 100%.Magnesium also,i loved.My corals love it
@ReefDork 10 ай бұрын
Kalkwasser is much cheaper and boosts pH which AFR doesn't
@daliuskesarauskas7464 10 ай бұрын
I dose Zlements PH+ during the night and AFR during day, Icp tests came back with only 4 trace elements on low side... a lot better than just dosing Zlements. I think Zlements doesnt have what AFR has and versa. My ph is more less no swing at all. Basically PH+ works same as Kalk but obviously is more expensive to run
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