Why are you receding??? - Becka's Tank Series: Episode 9

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Tidal Gardens

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@blunderbuss1395 2 жыл бұрын

something i ask my hairline everyday

@nipponjim7815 2 жыл бұрын

That big rock overhang is the money! adds another dimension, bang-up job!! The Goni growing on that ledge is going to look x2 as awesome.

@Pete_Moore 2 жыл бұрын

I used strong velcro to hold my Vortech controllers to my cabinet so you can just pull them off when needed, don't budge otherwise. Highly recommended!

@baaa4698 2 жыл бұрын

3D print a mount(s). Works great.

@ericsfishingadventures4433 2 жыл бұрын

If you really are dependent on the bumblebee snails for the vermatid problem your going to want probably a dozen or more. I have 6 bumblebee snails in my 29 gallon standard and they barely make a dent! But they do help a little. I'm probably going to add 10 more just for my small tank.

@Chris58369 2 жыл бұрын

I grabbed a couple for mine. Haven’t really noticed a difference. But I like to take my surgical pliers & smash them 😡 Might get some more bumblebee snails & see if it helps tho…

@ericsfishingadventures4433 2 жыл бұрын

@@Chris58369 I wouldn't recommend this. But I've used my 5 watt blue laser to zap them and it rids them instantly. But it's very dangerous, not only to your vision (even with protective eye wear) but also your tank inhabitants if used incorrectly. Yes it did work well for a very short period of time, but the reproduction rate of vermatids is incredibly high, especially in ideal conditions. 20+ years in the hobby, your best bet are things like multiple bumblebees and manual removal. Since many tanks are an sps factory like mine isn't an option. Just do what you can to minimize them. You can hardly ever 100% remove them.

@Nomadistar 2 жыл бұрын

"It will be fine"...love it!

@Falteredsoul 2 жыл бұрын

I have had great luck with Bumble bee snails eating vermitids. They cleaned up two separate tanks perfectly and haven't eaten any other inverts now they just seem to eat random scraps in small crevices.

@Tracyspellenberg 2 жыл бұрын

Somehow I knew they would end up in there LOL they're just so awesome you can't help but to!

@freddy-b 2 жыл бұрын

Great update, thanks for sharing. Keep one thing in mind, you should take action on the vermentid snails. I am in the process of a rebuild because of them despite having bumblebees. Good luck.

@jamesweil3470 2 жыл бұрын

You will need at least 50 Bumblebee snails. I started with less and now I remove the rock and grind them off with a Dremal.

@MicrobiusBlue 2 жыл бұрын

Looking good Becca slowly but surely is the best way like your doing... your corals look happy and the pectinia receding may not be a bad thing in the long run beautiful corals but seriously vicious with sweepers that can clear half a tank of competion

@kjeldlarsen912 2 жыл бұрын

Thx Becka

@mraquaticnews5676 2 жыл бұрын

Cool info

@deadboi77 2 жыл бұрын

That sunburst goni!! I have a frag of that from you guys!

@stephlamarch9196 2 жыл бұрын

The DING!!! sound is really annoying for some reason.... But great video.

@frankpohl8746 2 жыл бұрын

Agree

@RobBoryckiGolf 2 жыл бұрын

Great job Becca. Maybe next time inspect every rock and coral for the Vermatid snails? I know it’s hard. I would throw a ton of bumble bee snails in

@hunterh891 2 жыл бұрын

Peppermint shrimp in my experience have almost always done a great job of getting rid of the aptasia in my reef tanks!

@rrrreefer9721 2 жыл бұрын

That candy cane will grow in the dark lol not really but doesn't need much light at all so add what you want on that corner.

@us5wep 2 жыл бұрын

Aiptasia problem is easy to solve with shrimp Lysmata wurdemanni. It is important that the shrimp is already big.

@reconnaissance7372 2 жыл бұрын

I just increased the water volume of my reef by about 120 liters and I'm praying the stability gods will now come to my aid.

@RobMcGrath0 2 жыл бұрын

@09:40 I think another awesome way to support the avoidance of pH fluctuation is with an algae reactor in the sump. I run the light cycle of mine on opposite to that of the display tank (to avoid oxygen saturation fluctuation/ carbonic acid)

@willmar2778 2 жыл бұрын

Keep up the good work and make sure your nutrients don't bottom out.

@fishpony1211 2 жыл бұрын

Coming along nicely. Great additions! Dont wrasse eat vermentid snails(cant spell) lol

@frankpohl8746 2 жыл бұрын

My melanarus wrasse seems to eat them.

@Reefahholic 2 жыл бұрын

Nice update tank is looking good. I wanna try that Nero ramp you were talking about. How do you program that?

@spicyreef 2 жыл бұрын

alk mag n cal are so finicky! keep on keep'n on 🙂

@eillyacostandinides3344 2 жыл бұрын

Lps corals are not thriving and you want to add acros?!?! You dont even have corline algae growing. Wait

@johnii7896 2 жыл бұрын

I like vermetid snails: I find them interesting and the eat detritus.

@Chris58369 2 жыл бұрын

Would you iodine dip that one coral? To try to help it?

@federicomanglavite9897 2 жыл бұрын

"I do not live at Tidal Gardens".... you don't?!

@TGC1775 2 жыл бұрын

If you had that aptasia nudibranch farm I suggested ya might not have any aptasia in there ;)

@frankpohl8746 2 жыл бұрын

Just need a file fish. Problem solved.

@Carib-ian.84 2 жыл бұрын

Do you work at TG? I'm interested to see the progress of this tank, great aquascape. Besides the new tank syndrome and not dosing all additives you can't possibly expect to have a system stable enough to keep sps, just wait until you can keep all your water parameters in balance, and only then should you even consider adding sps to your system.... just my thoughts on experiences learned from keeping corals since 1996....

@SH-wz3jo 2 жыл бұрын

Did you introduce the nudibranchs I saw in the video or are they a pest?

@michaelross5674 2 жыл бұрын

The vermetid snails how you get rid of them.... I have them from rock from a tank I bought I kept rock alive and set back up but switched sand.... I get these snails .... Do they hurt anything????

@frankpohl8746 2 жыл бұрын

The webs they put out to feed can cause irritation.

@encrustingacro 2 жыл бұрын

The freak hair pavonas might actually be a colonial cycloseris.

@gatogreeny 2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking lithophyllon 🤔

@encrustingacro 2 жыл бұрын

@@gatogreeny A lot of colonial cycloseris are mistaken as lithophyllons. Colonial cyclosers tend to have smaller polyps than actual lithophyllons.

@gatogreeny 2 жыл бұрын

@@encrustingacro They look very similar but cycloseris have a central mouth since they are fungia plates. Lithophyllon are sometimes grouped into plates as well but have more mouths/eyes like a pavona. The telling sign for me are the “hairs”. Pavona can have sweepers but they won’t be as consistent or uniform. Coral taxonomy is a tough thing like Than and Becka often say. Look up Jason Fox Freak Hair Litho

@encrustingacro 2 жыл бұрын

@@gatogreeny There are colonial varieties of cycloseris that look like lithophyllons with multiple mouths, such as cycloseris wellsi.

@gatogreeny 2 жыл бұрын

@@encrustingacro Very cool, I see what you’re talking about! In the description on one website it even says “plates out similar to lithophyllon.” I’d love to learn the taxonomic differences and figure out what this freak hair actually is. I may just have to buy a frag myself to get a closer look!

@cornflakeblaked 2 жыл бұрын

Y’all should try tiktok again! Would love to see more from y’all.

@Tracyspellenberg 2 жыл бұрын

I am definitely for sure not putting any acros in this aquarium LOL

@aquaticnstuff7666 2 жыл бұрын

lol I had some Dragon soul favia that I brought back to life then it died again!!!!! So yeah I can bring a coral back to life, I can also kill it! lol