I'm nearly 64-years-old, setup my first aquarium some 52-53 years ago, and one thing I've learned is - we still have a lot to learn. I haven't kept a saltwater tank in decades, but I'm now retired and getting ready to start another, and from reading, watching videos, and seeing where the hobby is, we've obviously made a lot of progress, not only in the equipment and products available, but also in knowledge. Humans are very good at figuring things out......eventually. After-all, we _finally_ learned that smoking isn't good for you, but I'm old enough to remember when they had ads on TV pushing cigarettes. They'd have an actor dressed in a white coat smoking a cigarette, and the narrator says, _"More doctors smoke Camels than any other cigarette."_. *LOL* I'm honestly almost surprised that I was able to have a successful saltwater tank all those years ago, considering my somewhat limited knowledge and the way I was doing it, but I was. I have no doubt I can do it much better now, however. A very informative video, thank you.

I love how far we have come. We went from pushing brands like our lives depended on it to quoting scientific papers to push forward the hobby. Lets keep this going ❤

I’ve had good success using the Avast Marine Plank auto feeder. I buy a variety of dry pellets and freeze dried foods, mix them all up in a large batch then set the auto feeder for several 1 minute increments per day. This allows predictable daily nutrient input that allows you to titrate the nutrient export methods to the goal of no algae and good color/growth. Stabilizing one side of the nutrient input/export balance eliminates many of the variables and provides excellent consistency for the corals and fish. I think a quality autofeeder removes a lot aquarist inflicted problems and is probably an underrated piece of kit aquarium kit that would serve many beginners well.

One thing not mentioned about going down to zero n/p is dreaded Dino’s. That is what hit me HARD as a new reefer. I thought I was doing right as I was feeding only frozen food as Randy mentioned here, but my n/p bottomed out. I was having great success with my coral and fish till this. It killed a lot of my coral and I’m just now beginning to beat it. Getting a microscope was the key to diagnosis and a solution. Thanks for these videos as I ALWAYS learn something new.

Thanks for doing these. :) This couldn't have come at a better time. I have been battling high Phosphate and Nitrates... Really at my wits end. I have a Red Sea 850 (225 gals). The tank has been running about 15 months now. Here is a quick background. I went out of the country for a month. Came back and the tank was out of balance. Phosphate shot up to .49 and Nitrates was at 29.5. I even hired a LFS to watch my tank while I was out of the country. (money not well spent). These issues started back in late August when I returned. In the tank, I have a roller, refugium and skimmer. I have been doing weekly water changes of 40 to 50 gals of water. Using Red Sea Red salt. I have reduced the feeding and stopped using pellets and the auto feeder 4 months ago. During this time I have has a large number of sails die off. I added more cleanup crews and those snails died off with in two weeks. The crabs and other smaller snails are doing their job and still are alive. Also I started adding Dr. Tim's Waste-Away at every water change. Before adding this I didn't seem to have any green hair algae but it exploded in the tank now. It's a weekly battle to remove it from the rocks. I have very few corals in the tank most LSP, 5 Hammers, Duncan, and Goni. The fish load is Sailfin, 3 Yellow tangs, Tomini, Rabbit, 2 Clowns, Flame, and 4 other small fish, all of them look health and no signs of stress that I know of. As of last night my reading for phosphate and nitrate is: ,27 and 13.2 . I added a GFO reactor last night fingers crossed this helps. But I need more advice in what do. I know patience is what is needed, but I think it's starting to run out.

Please give our gratitude to Ryan for all of this content No one has done more for the hobby in the last decade

This is how the hobby evolves!

The key to transforming our hearts and minds is to have an understanding of how our thoughts and emotions work.

Really great episode 👏🏻 well done Ryan and team - having a range for phosphate and nitrate rather than a specific number seems subtle but so important for new reefers

Great video. To quote a very old reference: "It's the dose which makes the poison". Which was very well delivered in your video. As with most biological organisms and systems, it exists within a gradient. Our reef tanks are no different. Any element, temperature, pH, or just about any other parameter can either fall to low (deficiency) or rise to high (toxicity) and become a problem or an outright threat to that organisms survival. N & P are no different. And you framed that concept quite well here. Your format was also excellent. You noted the hobby perspective, cited it's common history, why we do - what we do. And then interjected the relatable scientific theory with multiple known studies as evidence, which also showed both the evolution of understanding as science learns and added replication of multiple studies. The approach lends significant credibility to your arguments. And then of course, your follow up on constructive suggestion and methodology. Extremely well put together Sir.

2 words. Abundantly informative!

Excellent video. I have heard many opinions on how to raise / lower these levels, but I am glad this video pushes a further understanding to where the issues originate, or by that -- the solutions. Thanks!!

Thank you so much for these!

Ryan challenging the reef orthodoxy yet again. This is what I am here for. I think its time to rethink those research articles the were accepted as true back in the day, and may need to be update due to advances in the hobby and new info being brought in.

Thanks!!

Another great video!!

This is an excellent video. Greetings from the UK.

Another great video

Love your videos!

You should set up different tanks with different nitrate and phosphate levels and same corals.. That would be the most interesting experiences of all

Amazing video!!! I have a situation with my 25 gal Peninsula. My phosphates are sitting at, or between 3.5 to 4.9. Yes, those numbers are correct. I did 10 gal water change bi weekly and now doing 5 gal weekly. It's been like this for over 6 months and still the same. I've had many "Oh try this and oh try that" but still in that range. I can type more, but I would need a book 😂I almost to the point of starting over. I can keep some encrusting coral, but my goal is for to have a couple of Acros too. Suggestions? Yes I tried that too. 🤦‍♂ Thank you!!! 🤘💪

Great video

Yep, export is the best port.

Love this video, 200 IQ

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Thank you do r the summary that is both accurate and concise. Can the articles discussed be posted for our reading?

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I’ve started dosing elimi from tropic marin to reduced phosphate as it’s sitting at .18-.20, nitrate .15-.20 , coral colours , growth & polyp extension seems good , just got a gonipora retracted, he’s I’ve tried dosing maganese to no effect.

12:11 did u say app? What app do people use to keep a log?

For some reason my nitrates are low, like really low while I'm having trouble controlling the phosphates. My nitrate goal has always been greater than zero less than a lot.

Let’s goooooo

whats that fish at 8:24 the black and white one ????

please open a store in the uk or even europe

On the screen at 12:21, there appears to be Apex charting with weekly and monthly charting options. Where is this available, and how do I enable it in Fusion? This is one of the biggest limitations I've found with fusion is the ability to only chart weekly, there is no ability to see the long term trends.

Carbon, dusting saved my aquarium

Harmening said my tank I done all of the above and did not work for me. Reduce fish reduce feeding increase water changes all of the above and take goodness for carbon dosing.

I’ve tried but I just can’t stick with this series, it’s just not hitting it in the right spot and feels off. It doesn’t hold my attention took like the first series did. And honestly I can say this about most all of the recent videos. After nearly 8 years on this channel I think I’m going to call it! Good luck, hopefully you can recapture the magic you once had!

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Testing phosphate just one time per month is very bad advice it can go up or down fast if you wait to long you can crash your tank, I would recommend every tree day or maximal every week particularity at the beginning

Man, hard to follow at times.. just keep it simple.. feel like im listening to a teleprompter speech

Too telepromptery. I appreciate the added production value, but the BRS videos lose all their punch when Ryan is doing the Joe Biden just reading lines and not using his charm in any way. Watched the whole video, heard nothing.

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