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3 SPS Coral Tips * I wish I knew last year 🤓

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What's up Reefers! I kept waiting for the "right time" to do a SPS corals update, but the longer I wait, the further that "right time" seems to be, so I figure let's just drop a video on the topic. Specifically, I want to share what I learned in terms of keeping SPS corals this time around. A lot of these information are likely considered beginner level for the more seasoned reef keepers, but I would love to share them with fellow hobbyists who are just getting their feet wet with SPS corals like myself. I thought the easiest way to present the information would be in the form of me telling myself in the past what I would have done differently, as I knew what was going through my head at those struggling times and I could reflect on how I could have done things differently!
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Timestamps:
0:00 Hey what's up Reefers!
0:26 SPS Coral - Survival tip
2:47 SPS Coral - Growth tip
6:12 SPS Coral - Coloration
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Email: inappropriatereefer@gmail.com

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17 авг 2024

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@13gallonreefinging55 2 года назад

I’ve waited so long I’m super excited for another video man

@eraserajm 2 года назад

5 years and I'm still learning !!

@happychappy27 2 года назад

You never stop learning in this hobby. Ever.

@RogueAquariums 2 года назад

You hit some key points my friend. Setting your lights & dialing them into where you want them as well as having stability are probably two of the most important aspects. Your tank is looking very nice and your SPS are thriving really well.

@Waynerock77 2 года назад

Biggest thing that I have learned is when you buy a acro’s and you put in your tank don’t expect it to do anything for upwards of six months. And don’t freak out during that time changing a bunch of things to get it to start growing. Acros are a little pain in the ass divas they will grow when they want to grow and once they start growing after sitting dormant they will explode and you will have to trim it monthly to keep it from getting too big. That has been my experience anyway.

@twinn82 2 года назад

Great content, experience is our best teacher!!

@Jaguarboy11 2 года назад

This is a good video! I like the informative style to break up the vlog style once in awhile.

@lear31awalker48 2 года назад

Having a tank full of high end thriving SPS, you hit the nail on the head. Set you lights, and flow up, AND KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF. People that have to tinker with tank every day will always have problems. I have my CR dialed in, and the tank is on cruise control. Your tank is looking great keep it up.

@Montestuma 2 года назад

CR?

@InappropriateReefer 2 года назад

I think now that my Mother-in-Law is living in the basement limiting my time in front of the tank, really helped with the "hands-off" part of this. 😂

@InappropriateReefer 2 года назад

@@Montestuma Perhaps Calcium Reactor?

@pauldeacon8764 2 года назад

Great vid Moki!😀👍

@TehSharkX 2 года назад

I think a lot of us can agree that Acropora should be in its own care level. Cause stylophora, pocilopora, or monti pora grow like weeds then you add acropora and it’s in a whole different difficulty

@MyFirstFishTank 2 года назад

Really enjoyed this one. Love the relaxed vibe, great microphone, and storytelling. Plus the tank is looking great, and loved all the shots of your corals. One of my favorites for sure Mochi! Glad to see your tank and family are thriving!

@Ak.Fishing_ 2 года назад

Love watching your videos! Can't wait for my tank to look like yours!

@queenofno6055 2 года назад

so glad I found this channel.. the best thing about social media is being able to share advice about animals.. I would absolutely love to be an exotic fish and ocean life breeder including nudis and stuff

@brantlitwiler8612 2 года назад

This was good one my favorites.We learn a lot over the years, but patience u can not teach.

@SWATMM 2 года назад

Those acros look amazing!

@RyanWaite1790 2 года назад

Tank looks amazing!

@Reefer_NYC 2 года назад

Awesome video!

@adon512 2 года назад

Great video 👍🏾

@kevinkane1405 2 года назад

I love this style of video. I learned a lot and the camera work was great!

@InappropriateReefer 2 года назад

Thank you Kevin! It's a bit more work and I felt like I'm preaching (which I'm not too comfortable doing), vlog is still my jam but I'll try to do this once in awhile. 😝

@kevinkane1405 2 года назад

@@InappropriateReefer yes I can imagine it’s much more work. I enjoy either style of video both are always informative

@KreefAquariumhobby 2 года назад

This are great tips!!

@johnbunion5169 2 года назад

Knowledge is king, thank you so much for always pushing good content you've helped me and im sure many other people in countless ways by sharing your experiences, if you enjoy it then keep er goin bud 💪

@Nifilheimur 2 года назад

Been a kalkwasser guy from the start and so many people frown on it calling it old school and then chace their tails trying to boost PH and balance alk/cal

@yurizinenko7189 Год назад

Thank you!

@alecthenice8115 2 года назад

Tell your girl you need to drill through the wall for thoes new kitchen lights or ring cam she wants lol

@Evan-mh7it 2 года назад

Im on the reef moonshiner as well, corals are happy and growing well

@CoralEuphoria 2 года назад

It's hard to resist the sticks 🤣

@InappropriateReefer 2 года назад

That almost sounded... #inappropriatereefer

@adon512 2 года назад

Abe I agree with you on that!!!

@lisafoster4468 Год назад

That's part of why I'm getting an Apex - it can shut the doser off if the levels get past a set point (or, I believe, turn it on if it gets below a set point.)

@strat1960s 2 года назад

I took a 2x4 and cut it a little short of the width of one of the windows in my office/mancave. I drilled a hole matching the same size of hose I connected to my skimmer. I also wrapped the 2x4 in insulation foam. The foam seals the 2x4 where it makes contact with the window and window frame. So the 2x4 is sealed against the weather and I am able to draw fresh air from outside the house to my skimmer. Now I cannot lock my window, but my security system of 2 german shepherds, a weimaraner and coon hound mix, and living out in the sticks of Texas greatly reduce the risk of break-ins.

@InappropriateReefer 2 года назад

LOL at the last part. I thought about doing something like this, or just jam a hose out under a slightly opened window; but not able to close & lock the window completely worries me a little, decided to not mess with it at all. I may be singing a different tune if I had the same security personnels that you do...

@strat1960s 2 года назад

@@InappropriateReefer you could cut a piece of wood to put between the top of the window and frame that would block the window.

@pjshooter6 2 года назад

How do you seal the gap between the two pieces of glass where the frames overlap and seal when the windows closed completely

@strat1960s 2 года назад

@@pjshooter6 I pressed a piece of foam insulation between them.

@sseeaahhaawwkkssrule975 2 года назад

You have a beautiful tank. Everything you said in this video is "calculus" to me. But thank you for sharing your experience and information with me.

@clintparsons3989 2 года назад

Gosh…. I wish I could afford a reef lol. I live vicariously through the reefs of others haha

@InappropriateReefer 2 года назад

Use me, my friend.

@Capper69 2 года назад

You’ll get there man I’ have a 90gal reef tank at my parents while I’m living in a apartment waiting to get a house in a year or so then I’ll get her back but I remember working hard back in high school to get my reef tank and getting everything set up from equipment to live stock just be prepared to spend more than you expect!

@Reel-Jimbo 2 года назад

Bout to start lets go

@MikeLemming 2 года назад

Nice info IR!

@HeyItsThattGuy 2 года назад

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="111">1:51</a> I was scratching my back as you walked into frame looking at the camera (making eye contact) then you started scratching your back... I gotta put the bong donw

@learningtofishkeep665 2 года назад

So cool to see a video!! I have watched you for years. Sadly I still haven’t set up a reef tank but new year so maybe this will be the year! I really want to soon and need to get back into my fish tanks hardcore! Maybe start RU-vid back again too 😅

@InappropriateReefer 2 года назад

Maybe this is the year. ;-) (and definitely Yes to starting RU-vid back up)

@learningtofishkeep665 2 года назад

@@InappropriateReefer it might just be! Will have to start over watching your videos again to see what size I want to do. And I’ll try and get back into RU-vid as well now! Thank you!

@jknows170 Год назад

Great video. Definitely gave me some great ideas( protein overflow)👌. Of course its takes throwing some more money🤑🤑🤑 at that reef money hole 😂😂

@thirstyjay305 2 года назад

For my main display, I mainly rely on kalkwasser, I have a calcium reactor too but that runs minimally 😍

@jacklawer6389 5 месяцев назад

Nice video Doesn't kalkwasser cake up on all your pumps and stuff ?

@spicyreef 2 года назад

The saltmix we use makes the biggest difference in level of PH and other trace elements.

@federicomanglavite9897 2 года назад

Why does your salmix choice impact your pH level? Genuinely curious. You mean just by keeping higher Alkalinity?

@spicyreef 2 года назад

@@federicomanglavite9897 Hi, yep. Not all salt mixes have the same levels of ph or alk, or trace elements for that matter 🙂.

@federicomanglavite9897 2 года назад

@@spicyreef Alk or trace element sure, but pH?

@spicyreef 2 года назад

@@federicomanglavite9897 ur just messing with me now right? my ph rises when my alk rises, not 1:1 and there are diminishing returns, but it does... don't trust me look it up 🙂 or better yet to a 5 gallon bucket test urself.

@federicomanglavite9897 2 года назад

@@spicyreef lol not messing with you, just it's a direct result of the higher alk, not of anything else specific to a given salt mix.

@jasonclements9290 2 года назад

Awesome to see another vid mate, love your work. At the moment i am struggling with vermitid snails, just noticed you appear to have them in your system, have you ever noticed them bothering your corals? I have lost a few hammer and frog spawn heads lately and have noticed verimitid snails within a few centimeters from each of the heads.

@Juju-ch5it 2 года назад

Incredible tank 😍

@gotriceb248 Год назад

As far as dosing trace elements I'm considering dosing the chaeto growth since my main nutrient export is via chaeto refugium

@rudra7615 2 года назад

That felt like a tidal garden video ..the after credits is when it became an inappropriate reefer video 😁 I think it was the stable shots and voice over with no background music but silence. Great shots and editing though. It was different style but still a great video. Thanks!

@InappropriateReefer 2 года назад

Thank you, that's quite a compliment. 😎

@EastSideAquatics 2 года назад

A little late to the party here haha. However, I would like to emphasize on trace elements. Went through a few interesting battles where I saw browning on montis and sps frags. To compensate for lack of water changes I tried a few different trace elements by red sea and saw some tremendous results. My issue was testing each extra element on its own. For example, potassium which I'm under the impression was my leading variable. Helped bring color back in purple and green pigmentation specifically but can also cause browning if over used. There's has to be a sweet spot some where lol

@ReefDork 2 года назад

Really nice vid 👌

@InappropriateReefer 2 года назад

Thanks man!

@Harolddespui 2 года назад

Have you tried diffusers yet on your G5 Pro's? The shimmer will be much nicer (no more pixelization/interfering shimmerlines).

@InappropriateReefer 2 года назад

I have not tried diffuser over the G5s since I did not notice any disco-ball problem like I did with the G3s (may be due to mounting height and water surface agitation). I'll take a closer look in the AM to see if I notice any of the color breaking up or acting funny... if I do, I hate you.

@eraserajm 2 года назад

Get a hrv like I told reef dude it brings fresh air into the house which is healthier for the whole family and great for the tank

@DJGoozer 2 года назад

Thanks chinese homie:) love the colours in your system wow

@calisky7342 2 года назад

I learned a hard way to keep alk on the lower site (no higher than 9) when carbon dosing.

@InappropriateReefer 2 года назад

I have not done carbon dosing so I am unfamiliar with the interaction with higher Alk, I'll read up, sounds interesting.

@tinkeringtyler8892 2 года назад

I’m loving the videos bro, keep up the hard work. How do you get your RBTA’s to grow so big? I have 4 small rainbow bubble tip anemones and I’m trying to grow them bigger

@InappropriateReefer 2 года назад

Thanks Tyler! I don't really do anything special for them, I think maybe my clownfish feed these nems well. (sometimes they grab chunks of food and dash back to the anemones to feed them)

@tinkeringtyler8892 2 года назад

@@InappropriateReefer no worries thank you for replying. I will keep feeding them twice a week and see what happens.

@Magroth 2 года назад

Do you have a video on you diy moisture trap?

@InappropriateReefer 2 года назад

Not yet, I can share it in the next vid 👍

@hjoore 2 года назад

Very interested in your CO2 scrubber setup. I noticed that when I activated the recirculating scrubber on the skimmer, the Alk spikes immediately. Makes sense when the pH increases suddenly. How to deal with this alk increase? Use a valve and Tsplitter on the air intake and gradually increase recirculation?

@InappropriateReefer 2 года назад

I actually haven't run into this Alk increase, Alk consumption slowly ramps up for me over a few days, but I have not noticed a spike in Alk from the recirculating scrubber.. 🤔 If I were to encounter this and want to only scrub part of the day, I would use my controller to run solenoid to control whether the skimmer pulls in the recirculating air, or fresh air. Alternatively I may put a T with an air pump pushing fresh air into the line, and use a timer to control when the air pump turns on. These are just ideas though that I have seen/heard people do, I have not actually tried these yet.

@hjoore 2 года назад

@@InappropriateReefer Thanks for the great ideas, I have an extra air pump lying around, will install it on a T splitter and a timer. I would really like to raise my pH from 8.0 where it sits most of the time, especially in winter.

@DeeFromBrooklyn 2 года назад

So you finally stopped adjusting the lights 😉👌

@InappropriateReefer 2 года назад

You got it. 😂

@richs9633 2 года назад

Welcome to the Sps realm, took you long enough lol

@InappropriateReefer 2 года назад

Happy to finally have arrived. 😝 Now what is this Angry Bird that I keep hearing about...

@richs9633 2 года назад

@@InappropriateReefer come to B.C. Canada and we can go visit Devin reefdudes together. I’ll hook you up with one, just gotta sneak it back across the border lol

@tommycristaldi9037 2 года назад

Can I see your C02 scrubber setup?

@__K__B__ 2 года назад

Tank is look great! What is that coral in the front left? It looks like a giant Duncan. I absolutely agree PH is huge. I doubled 2 part consumption with a recirculating CO2 scrubber setup. There is no going back and I have not noticed any adverse reactions (besides $ for 2 part of course).

@InappropriateReefer 2 года назад

Hey K B, that's a baby Elegance coral that I got from Telegraham, it's a natural split/drop in his tank, which is super cool. I agree, the recirculating CO2 scrubber has been fantastic for me!

@coldlogic800 2 года назад

SPS frags will almost always go through and adjustment period. That's pretty normal. Once in a blue moon you might end up dropping a frag into a system that is so similar it takes off right away but that's super rare.

@garysurquin6944 Год назад

I’m also not a fan of recirculating. For my logic, there is no way you can keep O2 levels high if recirculating, as O2 will be taken up into the water column, and no replenished. I get easy and stable 8.4-8.5 pH drawing external air through a CO2 scrubber. Cheap, manageable, and extremely effective. You do need a high air volume skimmer though.

@kevinstuart6110 2 года назад

Do you have a link to a good “skimmer cup float switch” that you recommend? I have had the problem when my skimmer decided to go nuts, and remove a lot of water causing way to much lime water to be added by the auto top off. Thanks for the video.

@marinefalcon8996 2 года назад

Do you have a quarantine aquarium?

@InappropriateReefer 2 года назад

I do not at the moment

@Botzz28 2 года назад

Not for nothing we should be much more advanced on dosing these days. We should have cheaper auto testers that dose according to the test results to make corrections and keep stability

@richarddesimone960 2 года назад

Everyone talks about ph. But whenever I test after lights out I'm always at 8.2...strange.

@user-mv9wl9cq4m 2 года назад

Hello! from Japan. Your tank is beautiful! What are you using as an additive? I also want to know the recommendations.

@atfinthehouse8631 2 года назад

Thought this started at 630pm? And over in 11-12 minutes?

@huntersmall6162 2 года назад

What kind of fish are the Orange ones

@ismackherbiehind 2 года назад

I have been battling Alkalinity in my 15 gallon it’s extremely difficult to keep it stable it always creeps up on me and my tank is jam packed with coral. My salt mixes at 8 and I literally do 20 percent water change every weeks. I don’t get it!!!

@BonesSaw1979 2 года назад

I was able to keep it dialed in using a pump with all for reef.

@garrycole9187 2 года назад

Honestly get a bigger tank, I went from the 13.5 evo to a 25 gallon lagoon and it made such a difference. Having such low volume but heavy stock, it is impossible without a trident to keep things stable. I did the same thing too, 20% water change but if you go above a certain threshold of bio-load, that can only help so much. I only wished they made nano skimmers better.

@InappropriateReefer 2 года назад

When you say your Alk creeps up on you, are you saying that your Alk is actually increasing from the 8dKH that your tank should sits at, due to the salt mix & weekly water change?

@juliustyrrell5117 2 года назад

I have been dosing kalk and ph getting better and I am taking it slow. I don’t do water changes so am am going to look into trace elements 👍

@saltaquatic Год назад

How many foot long is your tank?

@ScottyR951 2 года назад

What happened to all the Corals in your tank

@Ellery-USA 2 года назад

Many of us have gone through all the same learning through the years. But other than the nutrients, amino acids, minor trace elements, the micro-biome bacterial content is the latest. Oh BTW I've been having good luck with DIY KHG Reagent, 3Part, Trace Elements, Amino Acids, and many other for years. It does save me more $ vs buying off the shelf.

@InappropriateReefer 2 года назад

Curious which trace elements you DIY? I'm also trying to learn more about bacteria, waiting to learn from the trail blazers whom experiment and share info. What I'd give to have answers to what causes brown jelly disease and random corals receding... etc.

@patterdalezipsuzilil 3 месяца назад

Tropic marin a- and k+ for sps lps

@kennethwong8346 2 года назад

Does your PH stay at 8.4 constantly? what is the PH level when night out. THX

@InappropriateReefer 2 года назад

It swings between 8.3 (night) - 8.45 (day) these days

@christopherstaricha8620 2 года назад

Have you tried Red Sea's trace element tests? Not sure if what you are dosing would be what Red Sea tests for.

@InappropriateReefer 2 года назад

I have not tried it, mostly ATI ICP (which tests most of the trace that I dose)

@Botzz28 2 года назад

Man I can’t get my 15 g to settle. It’s a year old and the nutrients are either bottomed out with Dino or higher with GHA 😩

@jameswithers3066 2 года назад

How often are you feeding your fish currently?

@InappropriateReefer 2 года назад

3x a day via auto-feeder, and I hand feed once or twice a day as well

@jameswithers3066 2 года назад

@@InappropriateReefer thanks, tank is looking good

@billssaltwaterheaven Год назад

What is the name of the gold looking sps?

@InappropriateReefer Год назад

Goldenrod Anacropora 👍

@TheDarthloki 2 года назад

Man i Love You US Guys. Just Not giving a single F about Tank Volume and fish Selektion Just stuff it all in there what Looks nice. Must be great ...

@LordFarquaad007 2 года назад

Bitcoin and diamonds hands brotha hahaha ❤️❤️❤️👊👊👊👊 -kamehousecoral

@patterdalezipsuzilil 3 месяца назад

Is that a anacropora green goblin

@queenofno6055 2 года назад

are you in America? jw because I'm sure what can be owned varies from country to country

@greetingsearthlingspluto6666 2 года назад

I'll bet getting started in this hobby today would be costly with inflation and all.

@InappropriateReefer 2 года назад

Unfortunately yes. 😅

@strat1960s 2 года назад

It wasn't cheap to begin with, however, if a newcomer does a fair amount of price research the hobby becomes much more affordable.

@idanshaked 2 года назад

Come on, no budget no worry.

@sunnygoold9449 2 года назад

Buy Bitcoin and Diamond hands ;) Yeah I would have bought more Bitcoin and what I would have spent on coral spend 50% of the profits 12months later - I'd have more high end corals that's for sure ;)