That yellow spotted round fish is adorable. Very quiet tank. Gorgeous
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Glad you liked it! Btw, that’s a yellow boxfish.
@lorenzospina3174
3 жыл бұрын
I love your aquarium looks so natural 😍.
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I shall keep up!
@LayneWilson
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing! That little puffer is epic such a neat little fish!
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you sir! Sorry that I missed your comments. The yellow box fish was such a cutie, but it couldn't handle flow so well especially during feeding hours. Consequently I gave it to my friend to put in his sea horse tank and they got along.
@rogerwalker3088
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing your experience. This is extremely helpful! Appreciate you taking the time to make the videos.
@zzyz
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! Glad it was helpful.
@ugurozturk5787
3 жыл бұрын
Hi Roger. I’m a beginner and learned a lot from your videos. Thank you very much. All are exceptional and provides great details.
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Ugur, my pleasure. I wish you all good luck and happy reefing.
@00Mass00
3 жыл бұрын
Those colors are amazing! Totally agree on how great algea reactors are!
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you 🙏
@mrobles1983
2 ай бұрын
Beautiful tank
@marypaigeflynn4512
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your words and your introduction that is the way I truly feel too with everything I do. Without the support of so many we would never be able to share and grow what we love in this hobby! Beautifully said!! What an absolutely beautiful aquarium and thank you for the information as I'm starting my journey to hopefully set up a saltwater tank in the near future! Right now I only have planted dirted fresh water tanks which I truly love and aquascaping! But there's just something so captivating about a beautiful saltwater tank with all the corals and the different fish! A work of art! Thank you for sharing 🙏♥️🌿🐟🌿🐠🐡
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your thoughtfulness and your words of encouragement. I would never be able to start up reef keeping without the support of so many in the online community. I once had a freshwater tank which I loved pretty much as well. I was simply running out of time as the plant grew so fast that I had to trim every other day. I saved a lot of time in reef keeping as corals grew relatively slowly. Thank you for sharing your stories and wish all your dreams come true!
@marypaigeflynn4512
3 жыл бұрын
🙏💚
@KikiMazet
3 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad that I youtube recommended this channel, I started a salt water tank in November and I want to make a mixed reef tank
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you and I wish you the best of luck with your endeavors! Happy reefing!
@carolannekleinschmidt4172
3 жыл бұрын
Started a 70 gal. REEF this past Dec. I too want a good blend of Janitors
@KikiMazet
3 жыл бұрын
I picked up a Halloween Orange Urchin, Lawnmower Blenny, a Cleaner Shrimp, and some sand snails to add to my tank. I am worried though that I might not have enough algae for them
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
@@carolannekleinschmidt4172 Wish you a great kick-start! It usually takes a bit of time for cycling.
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
@@KikiMazet Algae are constantly growing and some of them you cannot even see with the naked eye. So no worry, they will be fine.
@joseglafargue4746
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for all that information.
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! My pleasure.
@Montestuma
3 жыл бұрын
Some of the best reef footage I've seen.
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you 🙏
@amartinossi
2 жыл бұрын
Amazingly beautiful reef tank. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I’m happy to see that you have had a good experience with your sea cucumber. Based on what I read online, I was afraid to introduce one in my aquarium because of their potential toxicity.
@zzyz
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching! Black sea cucumbers and tiger tails are reef safe in my experience. Avoid toxic species, especially sea apples.
@navheer7199
3 жыл бұрын
Wow you have an amazing tank this is my dream tank well done p.s new subscriber
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Nav. I really appreciate that. Wish your dream come true in the new year!
@WillHain
3 жыл бұрын
Saying thank you for 1k, you're now on 1.6k! Great content dude
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you 🙏 I’ll keep up the effort!
@neilscott9707
2 жыл бұрын
Your tank is absolutely stunning, watching your videos gives me so much inspiration, would love to see a video on your sump and what filtration you used
@suchanjv
3 жыл бұрын
Great video! I love how you pronounced 24/7 as 7/24 hehehe. Please keep us updated.
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
Oh, thank you for pointing this out :)
@cevans7119
3 жыл бұрын
beautiful tank dude! makes me want to break mine down and start again! ;-)
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I think you shall keep up and it will eventually pay off. It just takes time.
@ReefLife-fu8fn
Жыл бұрын
Roger all your videos are amazing I am leaning so much, thanks a lot !!
@swedge9883
3 жыл бұрын
youre so humble i love it
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you 🙏
@sseeaahhaawwkkssrule975
3 жыл бұрын
You have a beautiful tank.
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@dragonshadow3707
3 жыл бұрын
Can I just say ypur tank is gorgeous thanks very much for your video and knowledge
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! My pleasure!
@r1cky387
3 жыл бұрын
Perfect balance
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you 🙏
@carolannekleinschmidt4172
3 жыл бұрын
I see you have the easiest fish stock. I started with 2 Yellow-belly Damsels 7 1 clown. Thanx for the heads-up on the Diamond Blemmies
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Damsels are great fish, although sometimes turn a bit aggressive. They eventually get along with the rest of tank mates.
@cliffchan281
3 жыл бұрын
Very good video lesson to a junior reef tank keeper like me. Thanks for the knowledge sharing. Just subscribed.
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! Really appreciate that!
@moviefan4life166
2 ай бұрын
I’d love to know what you feel is the ideal depth for the sand bed. Your tank is gorgeous!
@carlosalvarez5086
3 жыл бұрын
Great video beautiful tank 🐟🐠
@zzyz
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@MK-bu3yl
3 жыл бұрын
One of the best tanks out there.. love your reef! Thanks for the update once again! Personally, I went with astrea snails (bad spelling) thus far - they are doing a great job on the rock and glass. You are correct in your observation that they rarely go to the sand. I think that they are good algae eaters that other beginners can try, and a very easy to keep clean up crew :)
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much and I'm grateful for your sharing!
@bevisprince4404
3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful Tank😎
@zzyz
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! 👍
@markkus1134
3 жыл бұрын
Nice tank!!!! my tank is 13 years old still Have my original clownfish a small Pygmy angel and a gold banded shrimp I have all LPS coral
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
Wow, that’s gorgeous! Time is everything in reef keeping.
@markkus1134
3 жыл бұрын
@@zzyz thanks here’s a video kzitem.infoDE8WoF1nWk4
@jorgesaldana93
3 жыл бұрын
This chanel will grow in no time. Grate material imoresive way of explaining and grate avises for success. Have a grate 2021. This chanel will be atleast 10k su s by 2022.
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Jorge, much obliged. I'll keep up the effort! And have a great year of 2021 too!
@ralphjustineestil4124
3 жыл бұрын
New subscriber here! Sending love from the Philippines!
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Ralph! Really appreciate that!
@ralphjustineestil4124
3 жыл бұрын
Can u do a budget reef tank in the future hehe
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
@@ralphjustineestil4124 As a rule of thumb, the larger the tank, the less maintenance effort is needed. I once had a quarantining tank which was 10 gallon large. I had to wash filter floss everyday to maintain the water level or the water top-up would not function. Meanwhile in addition to chemicals, I had to replenish salt everyday to keep salinity stable. Let alone trace elements, which were indeed very difficult to control for a 10 gallon. My observation is, budget tank comes with costly maintenance. There's no free lunch.
@rc2300s2r
3 жыл бұрын
Very helpful! Thank you!
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Ryan! My pleasure.
@rosedonnapur
3 жыл бұрын
I had a cucumber but dided 3 days after I got it. Your tank is amazing
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
I’m sorry to hear that. It’s sensitive to copper-based medications and it will not tolerate high nitrate levels.
@aussied723
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing, very informative 👍
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Glad you like it!
@andrew5762
3 жыл бұрын
Happy new Roger, change of strategy for me Po4 down to 0.00 -0.02 , and will feed corals daily 3 x avitro fuel & alternative 2x Phytoplankton , to my 75 gallon (fully stocked )mixed reef . Loosing 1 Sps ☹️ 🤷🏻♂️ and a blue clam after saying that it was only 2 inches long 😭and they do say there hard to keep🙄 Looking forward to the next videos 🤞😀🏴
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
Sorry to hear that you lost 1 SPS, but there's no guarantee. Sometimes it's not your fault. They just can't adapt to the captive environment, especially those in light colors. My observation is that SPS with relatively big polyps tend to survive and thrive better. Thank you and wish you good luck!
@apunderwaterdistractions9865
3 жыл бұрын
New Subscriber love the channel
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! Really appreciate that!
@sammybulin
3 жыл бұрын
Really good videos.
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@sarthakpatange2630
3 жыл бұрын
Just make sure that you post regularly now! Just subbed you!
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, really appreciate that! Sure, I'll try my best!
@elianderson9883
3 жыл бұрын
Love your vids dude keep up the work!
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you 🙏 I shall keep up!
@dariuszjanek6007
Жыл бұрын
Could you please post your light schedule ?many thanks
@jaimesarmiento437
3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful ❤
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! 😊
@omgbee8563
3 жыл бұрын
Congratulations for 1k subs Your Tank is so Beautiful. Remember me? Btw I catch Banded Snake eel using my hands 😁 Happy New Year
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Yes, of course, you caught eels in tide pool with bare hands, impressive! Welcome back and happy new year too!
@Crash_Tv.
3 жыл бұрын
Subscribed great tank
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you 🙏
@CahnDalan310
3 жыл бұрын
Bagus
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@MrMittens1974
5 ай бұрын
Beautiful work Roger. What brand of algae reactor do you use?
@user-my7wg9st7t
3 жыл бұрын
Good
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@iheartmedia1712
3 жыл бұрын
Can you do a detailed video of your filtration system? I’m very curious as your tank looks super healthy and great!
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Sure, I will talk about filtration in my future episodes.
@iheartmedia1712
3 жыл бұрын
@@zzyz Thanks! What Algae Reactor are you using?
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
@@iheartmedia1712 I’m using an algae reactor from a small Chinese supplier simply because of its cheap price. I would recommend big brands such as Kraken if you want to add one.
How do you keep your bubble tip anemone still or not move around and look so good? Mine keep moving around after a few weeks and I have to move the other coral around. Thks Greg
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
Try to put their feet in rock crevices without flow directly hitting them and surround the caves with branching live rocks that they can lean on when opening up. They will not move around in places they feel comfy. Give it a try and let us know how it goes. Wish you good luck!
@joehtm8096
3 жыл бұрын
Great Video! I am definitely subscribing! If you read me, can you please tell the algae reactor you are using? Beautiful tank... hope someday mine looks like yours.
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Joeh. Really appreciate that. I'm using an algae reactor of a small Chinese brand, which I bought simply because its cheap price. Function wise, it's similar to other big names, such as Kraken, which I recommend. I believe patience is the key in reef keeping. Keep up and wish you good luck!
@carminecarlone2869
3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely stunning reef tank, I wish I could re do my entire tank and make it exactly like yours. Its excellent. What light do you use? Also....new subscriber and shoutout on Instagram🤙
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Carmine! Really appreciate that! I use Red Sea LED 90, which is good enough in my opinion. I wish you the best of luck with all your endeavors and happy reefing!
@sa7el
3 жыл бұрын
your videos are great!! why did you stop posting more videos!?
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for asking. I put off posting new clips as I had some family issues lately. I'll try to continue uploading soon. Thank you!
@thomaspascucci7282
Жыл бұрын
Your tank is outstanding. I have a question, I'm setting up a 50gal lagoon FOWLR with maybe some hearty branch corals but would like to add a couple anemones for two clownfish. Are clowns caught in the ocean more likely to 'friend' an anemone than breeder clowns? I want to give them and me the best chance at a trusting relationship. I just saw my answer in another of your videos.😂🐠 Thanks for all the info.
@slottejea
3 жыл бұрын
hello I love your videos are very inspiring. I have a question. The hermit crabs that you name in the video are those of the species Clibanarius Tricolor that are very small or the Calcinus elegans these are larger.
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much! I bought the smaller ones from LFS, and found bigger ones in tide pools at night. Both are reef safe as long as they are all blue legged.
@slottejea
3 жыл бұрын
thanks. another question when you clean the reactor, how do you do it? remove the algae or let it grow until green algae appear
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
@@slottejea I cleaned everything in the reactor at the very early stages of the tank. I kept doing so until green algae appear. I just took a portion out then, leaving the rest in there to maintain a healthy pod population.
@bradmarcus6608
2 жыл бұрын
can you post a link where you discuss your lights and schedule? Are you filming with a filter??
@zzyz
2 жыл бұрын
Will do in the next post. But FYI, the lights are Red Sea LED 90, and are on at 8am and off at 7pm, with blue peaking at 80% and white at 55%. Moonlight is set at 10%. Yes, I'm filming with a physical filter. Hope that helps.
@crogersdev
3 жыл бұрын
"i want to thank all of you who subscribe to my channel and i'd like to let you know that i value every person behind each digit; where there's always a human being with feelings, emotions, and struggles. i'll never forget that." I'M NOT CRYING YOU'RE CRYING
@zzyz
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Chris. I appreciate your words, so touching!
@life8065
3 жыл бұрын
看来下次翻缸。我也要铺沙了
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
:)
@stinkydinkyblinkytheclownf4493
3 жыл бұрын
👍😁👍
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you 🙏
@rusherzgaming3204
3 жыл бұрын
Sir how much time you give to setup this tank
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
It took roughly 2 hours per day for the first 6 months as I was learning and experimenting. But now I just spend10-15 minutes per day for maintenance.
@mxr248
Жыл бұрын
It’s weird that you say don’t go with a sand sifting Golby.. I had one and after having it for a bit I went to clean underneath the sand like I would do every so often. To my surprise there wasn’t hardly anything there since the golby was put in the tank.
@arintel
3 жыл бұрын
Hi Roger, Your tank water is crystal clear. Do you use a lot of activated carbon and change water often? Thanks.
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Ari. I do use activated carbon to absorb chemicals that corals emit. But I won't attribute the water clarity to activated carbon. I think clean-up crew decomposing detritus into smaller particles that are brought into the overflow and captured by filter floss is the major reason. I haven't changed water in the past 6 months as I see no difference of coral response in water changing. Having said that, I do dose regularly to replenish sea salt and a variety of chemicals to the water column that are essential to coral growth.
@michaelbalsley6041
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for doing this video!!!! Just right in music and info with great video!! Very helpful I’m getting a sea cucumber very soon with some blue leg hermit crabs. I have a GHA scrubber that needs help with GFO and NoPox to keep levels low. Thinking of a Cheato reactor might help to be able to back off of the GFO & NoPox. What are your thoughts??. Running UV as well and having Dinos. Your help is greatly appreciate.
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Michael! GHA is nightmare. Tuxedo urchin will eat some, but if you have a lot, it takes tremendous time to eliminate them. Cheato reactor is a must and a great deal of patience is also needed. If you stop NOPOX dosing, dinos will be gone automatically. UV is not needed.
@michaelbalsley6041
3 жыл бұрын
@@zzyz thank you. I have a Clear Water algae scrubber now and very little Algae in main display. Using GFO for PO4 and want to add a cheato reactor to help and get rid of GFO and NoPox. Would this work you think?
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
@@michaelbalsley6041 Great to hear that! This should definitely work. You can get rid of GFO and NoPox once the algae in the reactor start to proliferate.
@meakin2424
3 жыл бұрын
Great looking tank! Sand looks really amazing. What do you keep your main parameters at? KH, Calcium, Magnesium, Nitrates, phosphates, PH level?
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I'll talk about chemicals in my future episodes. But simply put, I've maintained parameters at a very stable level as below: - KH: 9.3 - Ca: 440 - Mg: 1320 - NO3: 5 - PO4: ~0 - Salinity: 1.024 - PH: 8.3
@meakin2424
3 жыл бұрын
@@zzyz Would like to see a video about your nutrient control & how you maintain 8.3 PH if possible?
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
@@meakin2424 I control nutrients simply by using the algae reactor. No NOPOX dosing. I maintain PH by keeping KH stable any time at 9.3. Of course you can adjust KH anywhere between 8-12 as most reefers agree, but I find KH below 10 achieves the best polyp extension, and above 9 for fast growing. You won't have any issue with PH should you keep KH stable in range.
@rrrreefer9721
3 жыл бұрын
I couldn't understand what you said with dosing nopox. Could you clarify what you meant with the risk or downsides to dosing.
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
NoPox if overdosed will cause dino bloom and occasionally also cause yellow tang to develop red streaks over the body.
@rrrreefer9721
3 жыл бұрын
@@zzyz gotcha. I heard the dino part but couldn't make out the yellow tang detail. I never had that experience but will note to keep an eye out for that. Thanks and love the channel!
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
@@rrrreefer9721 Thank you for sharing your experience with the yellow tang exposed to nopox. Maybe it was just my tang failing to get accustomed to the chemical. But I did have multiple confirmations that the red streaks disappeared as soon as I stopped dosing nopox.
@jessicaperez6534
3 жыл бұрын
Your tank is beautiful 🥰 what size is your tank? Also what filtration system do you have? Over hang, sump or refugium? Can you place the link to the algae reaction you recommend?
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Mine is a Red Sea 250 70g tank. I use the default filtration that comes with the tank. There is a sump underneath, where I have filter floss, protein skimmer and biopellets. I'm going to talk about filtration specifically in my future episodes. The algae reactor I've been using is from a small Chinese manufacturer, which is only selling domestically. I would recommend bigger brands such as Kraken if you're interested to add one.
@joshuaturner2394
3 жыл бұрын
How long has this tank had coral? I’m subscribing.
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Joshua! Really appreciate that! The tank is about two-year old. I started to add corals 18 months ago.
@oflores1920
3 жыл бұрын
I just sub to your channel, loving your tank!! can you share your light color parameters and sch. thanks!
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Really appreciate that! I’ll talk about lighting in the next few episodes but in a nutshell, 50% white and 70% blue to peak at noon for roughly 10 hours a day.
@LukeUtigard
3 жыл бұрын
Tank looks great, whats your secret to keeping bta bubbled tips...
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Although BTAs are sensitive to nitrates (especially above 20), they are otherwise pretty robust creatures that are easy to take care of. If you don't want them to grow too fast, just stop target feeding them. To place them where you want, simply remove them at night when they contract into a bud, put them in an intended rock crevice, they will fix in there and blossom the next day. To help them extend from the rock crevice, you can place some branch rocks around the crevice and I bet they'll make good use of them.
@Ruiserpapinto
2 жыл бұрын
I like very much the mamals anemona
@aydinerusul1362
3 жыл бұрын
Hey roger I wn ask questions Can you build a new tank from scratch and make videos like a guide for beginners? Ex : how long should there be a cycle? How can we choose corals? How long after we can add coral and fish? Which one add to aquarium first (fish?, coral? cleaning crew?)
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
Hi Aydiner, it's a pity I cannot build a new tank due to space limitation at home, but I'll talk about system build and maintenance in my future updates. To answer your questions, a cycle is typically 6 months when microorganisms start to reach a relative balance. You can introduce clean up crew to the tank in the first week and start to add fish in about 3 months as some live rocks carry ich / velvet that infect fish if you put in too early. And it's better to add in LPS corals and nems after the cycle is done as they are more sensitive to water quality. Finally in with SPS coral if chemicals are kept extremely stable at very narrow ranges. I have another episode on species selection. Feel free to check it out: kzitem.info/news/bejne/xKxsnoWMpXd9gY4
@aydinerusul1362
3 жыл бұрын
@@zzyz roger i will make new setup 40 gallon reef tank , can you tell me how many clean up crew inverts i need to add Blue leg , what kind snail , cucumber , shrimps ? Please if you have time can you write me ? Think like you setup new 40gallon tank
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
@@aydinerusul1362 Aydiner, that sounds exciting! 10 blue leg hermits, 5 turbo snails (other snails are subject to crab predation), 1 black cucumber, 1 peppermint shrimp (to kill aiptasia), 2 marble shrimps, will probably do the job for you.
@MrUainy1226
3 жыл бұрын
So beautiful Just want to ask how many hrs of water flow ? You keep it on!!
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! My main pump is set to nearly 10 times the volume of the tank, at roughly 2500L/h, if this is what you've asked for. And sure, I'll keep it on!
@masonmclean1573
3 жыл бұрын
Are green Nems usually that colorful or is the one you have more of a unique specimen? I can’t get over how bright it is
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
It’s a common specimen but looked entirely different when I bought it from LFS. I would say a healthy green nem should have looked the way it was in the video.
@sachinbhagat9928
3 жыл бұрын
Hi Roger, Very beautiful tank. What do you feed sexy shrimps?? Also hermits are okay with snaiks?? Mine are killing snails for shells. Also what type if care needed for goniopora? Mine closed after two months Thank you.
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Sachin. I don't feed sexy shrimps specifically, but I do broadcast feed coral food twice a day, frozen food twice, brine shrimp nauplii and shrimp powder daily. Unlike crabs or red leg hermits, blue leg hermits are okay with snails. I have an episode on goniopora care. Feel free to check it out: kzitem.info/news/bejne/2KKa0newroerhnY
@xisotopex
9 ай бұрын
do you think cerith snails are any value for the sand bed?
@angelogrisafi6121
3 жыл бұрын
What kind of Algae Reactor are you using? Love your channel!
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I'm using a small brand from a Chinese manufacturer due to its cheap price. I'll recommend big names such as Kraken for better qualities.
@jakedeane3003
3 жыл бұрын
Is this video color enhanced at all? Looks amazing
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Jake. The colour of the video is enhanced to look more real. The raw colour is more blueish, which is actually distorted.
@stephaniepoore7298
Жыл бұрын
What Algae reactor do you use
@jimelliott33
Жыл бұрын
Hi Roger could you tell me what salt you use out of interest?
@TomM-hv6ui
3 жыл бұрын
What is that yellow fish called?
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
That's a yellow boxfish.
@karennation3580
3 жыл бұрын
How about nassarius snails? I know they are good at stirring up the sand bed. I cant seem to get any snails that are worth having. They basically just stay in one spot for days and none are active on sand bed beside nassirus. Cerith seem to do a good job on rock and glass. Astrea dont move and even my turbos dont do much except the glass and I figure whats the point because its not like they will keep the whole glass clean! Hermits are great for detritus. I just wonder how you feel about nassarius for sand beds?
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for mentioning nassarius snails. I don't personally have experience with these snails. Despite moving on sand, these are carnivores. They will probably not help with algae issues such as cyanos on sand.
@Musicvideosboy
3 жыл бұрын
What lights are you using ? And what are the settings?
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
I use two Red Sea LED 90s, with blue peaking at 70% and white at 50%.
@mauriciogaleana4469
3 жыл бұрын
What a nice tank, I have a question I hope you can help me. I have an algae reactor similar like yours, but my chaeto gets covered for other kind of algaes and it dies, what do I do, let that other algae grow? Thank you!
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Chaeto may not be able to outcompete the other micro algae. Just let the other algae grow. The types of algae in the reactor will change from time to time due to shifts in nutrient balance. They will eventually stabilize in about 6 months time when you'll see greenish algae proliferate. If you have other algae you prefer to culture, you can put them in the breeder box instead of in the reactor. I have cultured in three boxes bunches of sea lettuce which I harvested for soup or salad.
@mauriciogaleana4469
3 жыл бұрын
@@zzyz thank you so much!
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
@@mauriciogaleana4469 My pleasure.
@jasonwalters5143
2 жыл бұрын
what type of reactor and chato
@joematties7557
3 жыл бұрын
What is this fish at 9:38 min? And where do you get a garden eel like that?
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
As there are four fish at the frame specified, I'm uncertain which one you are talking about, but they are green chromis, six line wrasse, damsel and anthias. I bought the garden eel from a local fish store. Yellow ones are less commonly seen than the spotted ones.
@joematties7557
3 жыл бұрын
@@zzyz I'm sorry. At :32 seconds.
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
@@joematties7557 Oh, that's the yellow boxfish, fed with frozen brine shrimp. Very cute and smart personality.
@innerpeacefindings671
3 жыл бұрын
Hey may i know what is your setting for this redsea light?
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
The lights are on at 8am and off at 7pm, with blue peaking at 80% and white at 55%. I'll talk about lighting and flow in the next episode.
@innerpeacefindings671
3 жыл бұрын
@@zzyz thanks
@JahrTurchan
3 жыл бұрын
What do you use for your photography / video capture? The quality is great!
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Jahr. I used iPhone 12 pro + an optical filter to shoot this episode.
@JahrTurchan
3 жыл бұрын
@@zzyz what kind of filter? I'd love to be able to get shots of my tank half as decent as yours
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
@@JahrTurchan I use Deep-Sea, a small brand of optical filter. I believe you can do better. Keep up your effort and wish you good luck!
@tgimario
3 жыл бұрын
why not use a skimmer?
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
I use a skimmer as always.
@ledem84
3 жыл бұрын
What kind was that cute little puffer (yellow with spots)?
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
That's the yellow boxfish. It is smart and has a fun personality.
Sea cucumbers have a bad reputation for poisoning tanks. You haven’t found this? Do wrasses leave them alone?
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
Yes, I noted. Based on my personal experience, sea cucumbers are not afraid of corals or anemones with stinging capabilities, nor do they dread crustaceans. They are able to protect themselves pretty well and never poison the tank. But that depends on species. Some originating from Indonesia are deadly poisonous. As I don't have many wrasses, I am not in a position to comment on wrasses at large. But my six line wrasse doesn't seem to be interested in sea cucumbers at all.
@brandong530
2 жыл бұрын
What type of sand do you use
@zzyz
2 жыл бұрын
I use Red Sea live sand.
@wanhudsons5606
3 жыл бұрын
what size your aquarium in cm ?
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
It's a 90cm tank.
@aussietesla7821
3 жыл бұрын
great tips! interested that you run your algae reactor 24/7 ?
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Yes, I run 24/7 and let the algae of different species compete and balance by themselves. But if you prefer to culture certain macro algae of your preference, such as grape algae, then you have to stay alert and prevent them from going sexual.
@edpeters9425
3 жыл бұрын
@@zzyz what types of algae did you start your reactor with?
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
@@edpeters9425 I started with no algae at all. Different algae will flourish at different stages of the tank. But generally you will expect to start with brownish algae towards greenish in the end.
@life8065
3 жыл бұрын
大佬 你用的什么盐?
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
我用Red Sea Coral Pro Salt,因为希望KH偏高些
@ibewbro5614
3 жыл бұрын
I wish my bubble tip would stay bulbed up like that any tips?
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
Keep your nitrate low and they will stay bubbled up. If you want them to grow fast, feed them with shrimps. Wish you good luck!
@Validatority
3 жыл бұрын
Do all species of sea cucumbers clean the sand?
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
Black cucumbers and tiger tails do. I haven't personally owned other species but guess they will.
@davidgvgyvfgvgbnbh
3 жыл бұрын
Could you use a refugium instead of an algae reactor?
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
Yes of course. But an algae reactor has a nice feature that the light is contained within so that other chambers of the refugium would not be contaminated by algae.
@bigmountain9077
3 жыл бұрын
What's that fish at 0:41
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
That's the yellow boxfish.
@bigmountain9077
3 жыл бұрын
@@zzyz thank you
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
@@bigmountain9077 My pleasure.
@arvindprabu
3 жыл бұрын
What camera u use? Video colour looks very good
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! This video was taken by iPhone 12 pro with an optical filter.
@arvindprabu
3 жыл бұрын
May i know what type? Brand? Model? Of optical filter
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
@@arvindprabu I'm using Deep-sea filter. That's a pretty small and economic brand but comes handy. There's only one model if I remember correctly.
@vinaychauhan2293
3 жыл бұрын
Hi which WAWAMAKER you r using and what settings and nob frequency settings
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
I'm using Jiebao OW-25 at lowest speed and lowest knob frequency. But their newer model SOW-8 is an awesome upgrade if you need complete silence. I'm going to talk about flow in my next episode.
@vinaychauhan2293
3 жыл бұрын
@@zzyz I have same ow 25 but which waw settings you r using w1,w2,else, h,c and spend 1 to 8.
@zzyz
3 жыл бұрын
@@vinaychauhan2293 I'm using w1 and speed 1. w2 is a sine wave that keeps blowing without a letup.
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