I’ve watched this about 4 times all the way through. See something new each time. Jake was so proud to show off his studio to his good friend. It gives a great perspective of the whole studio and how it worked. Jake’s passion is missed. He had so much more to tell and give. We all ALSO miss Mark too (and that couch & guitar). Hope you are doing well brother. Your talks re-invigorated my passion to be a reef keeper. Loved to listen to the chemistry you both had to debate and pick apart different real-life scenarios
Looking forward to part 2! The goni/worm tank is absolutely amazing. I really like the layout too, it's all about enjoying the animals rather than making everything into a display where we probably sacrifice that for the sake of a "natural" looking tank.
Yay!! Loved this tour. Was so satisfying starting out my Sunday morning together with you both, really felt like we are there walking around with you soaking up all the best Reefing vibes . What an inspiring space.
The different parts of history that you have from the hobby on your shelf are really cool. I have an old book about marine fish that’s targeted towards earlier hobbyist probably in the 80’s and it’s more fascinating to me to read that than to look at fish online because of the history aspect. It’s like a time capsule for the hobby. That is quite a collection and people who have a real passion for the hobby will always appreciate that side. Favorite thing at the studio is definitely the 15 year old tang ;)
I just love the grow out lagoon tank of full size acropora. All my acros are huge but just not enough room to allow them to grow out to their full potential without touching one another. Also love the goniopora collection. Maybe because I'm just a collector of all things.
Great video! Love how you can point at any coral and Jake can tell you exactly what it is, when and where he collected it from and everything about it since hes had it! 🙌
Awesome vid! It’s great to see some classic pieces. That tutuilensis is super cool. Tubipora musica are great, do new reefers even know about them? Sarcophyton elegans was the coral to have in the 90’s and they loved halides. Mark, turn your Kessil’s to more white during peak hours and yours might turn back to yellow? Love all the clams and I can’t wait for the second half.
38:24 talking about the neon green sinularia! I run a maintenance company and I have many tanks with that coral . Some are ultra green some go purple and pinkish and others blue green. I also have no idea and all are from same colony.
I'd pick a combination of corals from coralflat #3. Perhaps a piece of pink A. hyazinthus (table) , some of that blue A. tortuosa (Stag) and some of that neon green pocilopora (bushy). Both color and shape makes for the wombo combo! Especially under the ice-blue light shown in the video
Had to poke the hydrometer needle with a toothpick to release micro bubbles.. :) My fav.1st pink stylophora, 2nd a.aculeus (is a classic) , 3rd any of the torts. A.humilis were cool and the snake polyps. The stupidest corals are any of the zoas! Btw you need a bubble tip anemone tank. A normal (you need the flow bro) splitting of a bta is under 48 hrs. You are starving it, just cut it and feed it. 100% joyful video, thank you 🍻
just wondering how you go about collecting your own corals. would love to hear more about that. I've been locing the podcast and channel. I just recently started my first reek tank so this has been an awesome help!
Yes I do, I've always said that the more tanks you have, the less you can enjoy each one. However over time my heart grows to love each of them but not nearly as much as if I only had two or three
Thanks for the video Jake! Great info. Do you have a link for those frag tanks? Or where can I get one? If you ever need to sell one let me know!! Thanks again!!
Hello Jake! Could you tell me where I can find this flow meter? I have tried a couple on my DI/RO system but booth didn't really work well once it has been made for industrial use which only works well on heavy flow systems. Thank you! ;)
Great video! But I like how you are willing to admit things that you’ve struggled with and lost due to various issues. Unlike some other you tubers that hide their faults and put it out like they are the best having no problems at all when we all know it’s not true.
awesome video :) was really realxing and i felt like i was there at the roomtour too :D - do you have a personal opinion about bubbletip anemones and their tentacle form?
there's a clownfish that sometimes sneaks into the basket with the bubbletip and the nem loses its bubbles almost as soon as the clownfish starts hosting in it. But if its without the clownfish for a couple days the bubbles return.
@@senegalus this has been observed in BTAs before but it's not a hard and fast rule - sometimes they are bubbly sometimes they are stringy, with or without clownfish, and they certainly remain bubble tipped in the nature with clownfish hosting them
Awesome video part one and two. Jake where do you purchase your accurasea salt from. I would you purchase in bulk if I can find it that way for my 400 gallon setup. Thanks in advance.
How do you acclimatise your mollies to salt water? is there a guide online somewhere? I guess you just change salinity ever so slowly (weeks/months?) from fresh water to salt water35ppm?
Your Anemone is not splitting due to constricted space. It is not your anemone's fault, in a larger area it would have split within less than a day. I've had that happen to me until I realized that I'm keeping it in too small of a space for it to stretch out enough. I am sure it either split by now. However, in the future, it's better to let them roam a bit when they're splitting in a frag tank. they don't go too far after a split so easy to catch.
@@briantorres492 nope. Must be a super top secret big dogs only swap. Maybe some day, we’ll have our names on the guest list and not get stopped by the guy with the velvet rope!
To be totally honest... You said you only feed the clown every three days or less when describing the low maintenance tank 3:07 "Yeah they are just really aggressive and they will just keep biting and biting!" maybe... Just maybe... There's a reason for that lawl.
@@ReefBuildersVideo I was wondering where you got those grow out tanks there probably 12” to 16” tall by 4’ wide 6’ long . I also noticed you don’t have any neptune products