You don't want to boil any live rock. You will put anything that is on your rock into the air and can make you and everyone in your house sick
@brandonramirez7336 Жыл бұрын
That molly comment got your ass a like 10 outta 10 funny mfker who isn't stupid gotta give it to u👌👌
@MrJSpicoli Жыл бұрын
My fish would jump out of a topless tank.
@MrJSpicoli Жыл бұрын
People that can't maintain water quality and feeding say tangs are ich magnets. It's a pattern
@thomasgarcia25572 жыл бұрын
What size is the main display tank?
@ericinla652 жыл бұрын
Where can you purchase that corner tank??? Please
@reefbasics4142 жыл бұрын
I purchased that tank from petco, its an aqueon tank. After reefing for the past 5 years I would recommend a drilled tank with an over flow which several brands offer. Glass cages, seapora are two that offer these with overflows which looks much cleaner than the setup I had.
@ericinla652 жыл бұрын
@@reefbasics414 Thanks, I hope I can find out. I only have a corner space in my home to place a tank.
@reefbasics4142 жыл бұрын
@@ericinla65 Aquarium and Terrarium builders out of VA make custom acrylic tanks and they are priced very reasonable for the quality level.
@reefbasics4142 жыл бұрын
facebook.com/AandTBuilder here's the link to their FB page.
@cathylocklin32152 жыл бұрын
I have this aquarium.❤️
@MaestroSTY2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this. These look like great power heads for the money. Right up my alley…
@framewavemedia48312 жыл бұрын
What type of filter floss are you using in the first compartment? Loose poly fill? The individual strands seem to go everywhere. Should I just do a quilted batting?
@reefbasics4142 жыл бұрын
I did a tight packed sheet cut to fit my chamber. Keep in mind it's good for about a week before it needs replaced. Once I had established plants the floss wasn't really needed
@dropsqaud2 жыл бұрын
Thanks very good update sir., just bought this love it so far.
@spiderboyjosh3 жыл бұрын
Hello. I heard you talk about the food build up in the filter. I noticed that happening from it being sucked in so quickly so I put an air stone volcano underneath the intake side to deflect the current and don't have that build up as much anymore. I watch how much my fish eat and wait to feed more if they need more and I've noticed less food being wasted. This tank is great in my opinion. Love the set up and design.
@reefbasics4143 жыл бұрын
It's a good tank I used filter floss because the stock fluval pumps are weak
@spiderboyjosh3 жыл бұрын
@@reefbasics414 I had to put blocks of foam over the outputs because the flow was too strong for my betta. Seems to being doing Ok. I went from the 9 to the 15 because it seemed too crowded for the fish I have and when I introduced my betta he was chasing them too much. He's calmed down since the upgrade.
@reefbasics4143 жыл бұрын
@@spiderboyjosh I had 1 male betta and a German blue ram to start in this tank with two Cory's it was a fun little tank
@victorgerhardt15043 жыл бұрын
My kind of aquarium keeper! LOL!
@thetaberfamily3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the information, very much appreciated.
@Nanoscape303 жыл бұрын
My protein skimmer by fluval didn't fit the flex
@supafly2013 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the share !
@starkiller13414 жыл бұрын
Is my filter supposed to suck up half of the water in its compartment?
@reefbasics4144 жыл бұрын
Do you mean the filter basket with the bio media and carbon?
@starkiller13414 жыл бұрын
@@reefbasics414 no the other thing the actual filter
@starkiller13414 жыл бұрын
@@reefbasics414 just drains the water the filter pump
@reefbasics4144 жыл бұрын
@@starkiller1341 the return pump that would be to the far right in the back chamber?
@starkiller13414 жыл бұрын
@@reefbasics414 yes that. And I've cleaned it etc. But it still drains water a bit every dat
@duncandonuts52684 жыл бұрын
How loud is it? Would it go well in my bedroom?
@reefbasics4144 жыл бұрын
With the lid on its exceptionally quite. It would make a great bedroom tank especially with the light settings available
@duncandonuts52684 жыл бұрын
@@reefbasics414 Cool. Thanks!
@duncandonuts52684 жыл бұрын
@@reefbasics414 Can it be hooked up to a timer?
@reefbasics4144 жыл бұрын
@@duncandonuts5268 they can be but you lose the adjusting ability, the flex lights allow to set color hues as well as brightness they are a 10k spectrum i believe so they can get very bright
@duncandonuts52684 жыл бұрын
@@reefbasics414 That's fine. So if I turn it on manually, then have the timer turn it off, the timer letting power back will turn the light back on to how it was?
@rc2300s2r4 жыл бұрын
Bumble bee snails and only do 10% of my coral feeding that I normally did. Significant improvement but by no means eradicated. I also built a crusher out of acrylic rod. It gets into the cracks and tight spots really well. I just give each snail a good 2 or 3 stomps.
@reefbasics4144 жыл бұрын
I've heard of the bumble bee snails working have just never seen it in action. I reduced my feeding and kept the water super clean and starved them out. The manual method of tweezers was very slow and time consuming. That acrylic rod idea is genius though will have to try that if I get them back again.
@christopherreid86294 жыл бұрын
Bleaching in lue of hydrochloride acid works as well. I have also heard some people using lazers 5w +. I am dealing with them right now I'm going to qt my corals and nuke the tank rock sand all of it. I figure the time spent controlling them is more then the time to start fresh. I would also never wish this issue apon anyone let alone fellow hobbyist who is buying a frag or something. Love your video, first time watching. I subscribe and will be looking forward to more
@reefbasics4144 жыл бұрын
I've read several on Reef to Reef who have used a high powered laser to fry them but I just don't know if I could do that. I got rid of mine through manual removal and about a months worth of light feeding and water changes. I kept the water to clean for them. And true I don't ever wish this upon any hobbyist ever because it's nightmare once it starts.
@kiotewolfer32782 жыл бұрын
I'm currently dealing with a infestation of a 90g tank. I'm moving all critters and corals to a 75gallon all rock is being bleached then rinsed and left out side to dry for 30days or so. My small rocks were all scraped then soaked in chlorinated tap water for a couple hours then outside. Read these things can live 24hrs or more in their shell cause they will seal themselves in let's see how well they do after a bleach bath and freezing Temps for 30 days or so.
@leepearson44004 жыл бұрын
would you say the pump is loud for being in a bedroom ? also would you say it fine the flow for a betta fish
@reefbasics4144 жыл бұрын
You might hear a faint hum, but I could never hear it enough to bother me the lid does a great job. And yes the flow is quite adequate for a betta. I put a betta in mine originally and he swam fine he just avoided the top corner where the return nozzle is
@leepearson44004 жыл бұрын
@@reefbasics414 probably get flow reducer incase
@reefbasics4144 жыл бұрын
@@leepearson4400 I would not the pump for these tanks are small, you will end up with deap spots in the filter wall. Just put some taller plants near it, or adjust it to go towards a wall to diffuse flow. That return nozzle is needed to help keep circulation in the tank good and not have dead spots, luckily that tank is big enough a betta can find plenty of space in it. I have a few videos on that tank on my channel that show all sorts of tricks and tips.
@leepearson44004 жыл бұрын
@@reefbasics414 sorry am a beginner but what do mean by deap spots
@reefbasics4144 жыл бұрын
@@leepearson4400 so when you have areas inside a tank with no or very low flow it allows for detritus and algae to build in those areas, I actually installed a Hydor 240gph powerhead in my Flex 15 to combat this. Also bettas do enjoy clean oxygenated water, they just don't like excessive flow its possible to set up a return nozzle and powerhead that allow for good tank flow to keep it clean and turning the surface over for good oxygen but still buffer the flow enough to where a betta isn't getting beat up all day.
@Theworldaroundme1434 жыл бұрын
Subscribed. Love rock sculptures.
@aquaterraexoticpets4 жыл бұрын
Wow!! Those lenses really work!! New subscriber here!! 👊 the tank looks great!! Learned a lot!! Am learning about corals now.
@tatooz529674 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the great information. I needed to know this and how to deal with it.
@pauldeacon87644 жыл бұрын
Hi! your tank looks really, really good! can I ask u please? since u have been running your marine tank, have your electric bills been a lot higher? because I absolutely loved my marine tank but I have had to close it down because my last bill was £180.00 over what it normally is & as I say I absolutely love marine!! 😀👍
@tylerfronek39264 жыл бұрын
Ole fashions a favorite here too, Wisco Disco! Refresher for me but prolly great for beginners. Well said about more challenging with smaller tanks. Thanks for the videos and I agree with Tom! No reefing buddies in my life so I def appreciate your guys videos for help and info, only one salty LFS 30 min from me and well...end of the day he's still a salesman lol
@EcoScapeAquatics4 жыл бұрын
Love nano tanks. Great update!
@tylerfronek39264 жыл бұрын
woot woot, I got a transfer pump from tractor supply thats more like a bike bump and not the squeeze ball. How many times a day you get a Diesel Dave confusion holy shit lol
@reefbasics4144 жыл бұрын
I'm about to take a return pump and use it for water changes, the refill is always a mess. Tractor supply for the win.
@Lazarusthefishboy4 жыл бұрын
Wow! That is a really small tank! You have some really cool setups there! Nice video! I loved it! Keep up the amazing work!!!👍
@reefbasics4144 жыл бұрын
You can do some cool nano's for cheap if you plan right
@brianmcguirt24324 жыл бұрын
Tank isn't properly setup at all. Skimping kills tanks get a sump and proper equipment
@reefbasics4144 жыл бұрын
Yeah man I know, this video was done over two years ago. Watch any of my videos and you will see that i have changed a lot of stuff that's why my content now is aimed at helping people avoid rookie mistakes like i did.
@matthewsullivan35814 жыл бұрын
Hey man, I just started my first reef tank. I have a 20 gallon long tank. When I started I used live sand and live rock. I did my cycle which took me about 3 to 4 weeks to get correct. I added inverts a week ago. Today I added my first fish and a couple frags of zoas and GSP. I bought a basic osc. clownfish. I went to feed it with some frozen cube food and I got these spider silk lines coming up out of my rocks. I obviously have these snails in my tank. Since my tank is so new and I only have a couple frags of coral I’m almost wondering if I should just pull the infected rock and boil them? No rock I have is larger than a softball. It wouldn’t be that difficult to do. I am just worried about killing beneficial bacteria. I can’t even see the snails to pop them with tweezers. All I see is their slime line. I guess this is my first pest in the hobby.... so should I pull and boil or just hold off and pop them when I see them? When ever they get big enough to see....
@reefbasics4144 жыл бұрын
the only problem is your rock and sand make up a large portion of your bio filtration so pulling it without backup may swing your parameters high. i would feed lightly and break them off as they grow unless you can find or make sterlie live rock.
@oralrohon87934 жыл бұрын
thanks for the info.....
@dahlia_12034 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the info. I'm new to the hobby and have been trying to figure out why some of my corals looked sad and then I saw the vermetid snails. Pretty sure they came in on some coral frags. Will dipping kill them?
@reefbasics4144 жыл бұрын
most times after the coral has been in the tank no, a dip for a new piece never hurts but vermintids are tough and usually can survive being out of the water which in turn will hurt the coral, if its live rock just throw it in a 5 gallon for a few weeks scrub and boil and no problem. Unfortunately once they get a foothold its manual removal and reducing tank feedings/nutrients in the tank to slowly kill them off. i have been told bumble snails will kill them but have not tried yet myself.
@chichigames45894 жыл бұрын
@@reefbasics414 Boiling live rock can produce fatal fumes. This is dangerous advice.
@reefbasics4144 жыл бұрын
@@chichigames4589 I'm not in a place to listen to the video, did I say boil the rock?
@chichigames45894 жыл бұрын
@@reefbasics414 In your reply to Jill. Not trying to be a shit-stirrer. I would just hate for someone to actually do that and hurt themselves.
@reefbasics4144 жыл бұрын
@@chichigames4589 no I see the comment I should have clarified I meant after it's been in a bucket for several weeks and has died off. But I see what you mean sometimes I respond to these at work and type out a response without proof reading. And no worries on the comments I do this to give people advice and show them some of the things I've done. Dont want people getting hurt.
@septemberplaid28324 жыл бұрын
Are you related to Donut Operator? Coulda sworn you were him just hearing your voice before looking at the video.
@paulmason68474 жыл бұрын
Hi nice video, I used black tape around the top next to the lid to stop the light showing, it blends in with the honey comb pattern, also I use sponge coarse then medium in the first chamber before the slits to the second chamber.
@JasonFolk075 жыл бұрын
10+ years now and I'm still buying.mpre tanks lol nice setup I'm thinking of getting either flex or vista with the panameric edge
@reefbasics4145 жыл бұрын
the new 32 flex came out and it has me drooling much longer layout with the same depth and height as the 15 flex
@JasonFolk075 жыл бұрын
@@reefbasics414 yeah I seen that its killer looking I checked out the price dont seem to bad lol
@reefbasics4145 жыл бұрын
fluval makes a good product but after seeing some stuff waterbox and innovative does im leaning more towards them, thinking of doing a big waterbox or red sea
@PinkMagicWoman5 жыл бұрын
Your Powder is gorgeous! It's got that nice "patty" to it's body. Fat and healthy looking 👍
@reefbasics4145 жыл бұрын
hopefully it will get to where my old pb was he made this guy look shrimpy
@LukeTys5 жыл бұрын
Nice video, it was hard to see what you were doing because of the camera positioning though
@reefbasics4145 жыл бұрын
yea those early videos were not the best quality thats why i went back and redid a few of them
@kewincolon62905 жыл бұрын
I saw that you have the same oily film on the surface, I put the eheim surface skimmer
@reefbasics4145 жыл бұрын
yea it does it periodically, its usually worse after a tank clean. i tend to scrub out the back very good so it releases alot of detritis back into the water.
@pauldeacon87645 жыл бұрын
Hi! could u tell me please if possible, how to stop the tap underneath the Fluval m90 from dripping please?? 😀👍
@reefbasics4145 жыл бұрын
i used teflon tape on the threads to help. The valve from Fluval is not very solid you could swap it for a better valve or plug it. I put a small drip pan underneath mine but it hasnt dripped in a long time which i account to the valve just swelling up a bit but i never use it during water changes so you can always plug it up if its annoying.
@egbertsaquatics70045 жыл бұрын
You’re great dude😂
@pyromaniac40735 жыл бұрын
Do you use a lid for the m90 .I see you have fire fish and heard they jump out? I just started a m90 first saltwater tank.love your tanks btw
@reefbasics4145 жыл бұрын
do not have a lid currently, going to make a mesh screen with a wood frame for it so it will keep the diamomd back gobies from jumping. havent had issues with firefish jumping
@chunt02125 жыл бұрын
That is REFRESHING!
@jacksonm60925 жыл бұрын
Thats so sad... Very informative video though, just setting up one of those myself and so far so good:)
@reefbasics4145 жыл бұрын
they are awesome little tanks i may do another one stuffed with gsp and shrimp and small dragonets
@tjshow78885 жыл бұрын
Nice set up buddy I still haven't set up that 54 I got from you I just haven't had time but I'm thinking about making that my only freshwater tank It's hard though because I love my saltwater But I'm thinking that it would look nice as a planted tank
@reefbasics4145 жыл бұрын
the 54 corners do look awesome planted they have a real depth thats cool for aquascaping
@jamesmacdonald50295 жыл бұрын
Makes sense. Thanks. So use established tank water and then water change from there or even water change using more established tank water if needed and watch the levels. Sorry - I’m new. Bought a used M90 and it’s just finishing cycling. Learning as much as I can.
@reefbasics4145 жыл бұрын
man thats why i do these videos, help people new to the hobby out with some fun videos. i would say use fresh salt water mix once using established tank water so you do not introduce any new parasites. the m90 is a really nice tank and a great starter reef tank with a classy look they are definitely awesome you could even run a sump in one
@jamesmacdonald50295 жыл бұрын
cool.. thanks for sharing.. do you need to work about biological filtration in the quarantine? I know you will put in cycled water but is that all you need for the few weeks to control it?
@reefbasics4145 жыл бұрын
i used established tank water but did keep an eye on levels, depending on how much you feed or how many/size of fish the water can get dirty quick you will have to do water changes, but you will also have to monitor your copper levels. the problems with dosing medicines in quarentine tanks is that the medicine will absorb into the sand,rocks and media so if you ever reuse that in a system with certain fishes, almost all inverts and alot of coral species can not tolerate any copper. so if you reuse it will leech back into the system possibly causing problems.
@thecameronteam5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing. I never realized there was a fish store right down the road.
@reefbasics4145 жыл бұрын
they really are the best in town, between the knowledge and friendly staff plus getting custom orders its a nice shop
@reefcloud30895 жыл бұрын
Hey bud mind sharing your lighting schedule?
@reefbasics4145 жыл бұрын
its changed as the reef has changed. i can do a video on my lighting schedule if people want to know it bit much to type.
@reefcloud30895 жыл бұрын
What bracket did you did to mount it
@reefbasics4145 жыл бұрын
the metal l bracket kit from hydra, they have a l bracket kit with hangers for the 26 or 54 or a over tank rail, the smaller primes can come with those options plus a flex gooseneck
@reefcloud30895 жыл бұрын
One last question. The mounts are meant to be for rimless. How did you compensate for the gap
@reefbasics4145 жыл бұрын
well i have the small plastic rim on the inside meant to hold the canopy so i set the mounts on there as snugly as possible then i clamped them down while keepi g the mount straight and in place i ended up indenting the rim a bit but they are secure