(WATER FLOW) more important than lighting? IN A REEF TANK

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Allen D - 7 years ago

I would just like to know what do you feed your fish and what do you maintenance the tank with it looks really nice beautiful and healthy it looks better than mine and I have the aquaillumination lighting and I also have the four Tech punch but still yours is better than mine I'm resetting the tank because I just bought a house and I had to sell some of the calls that I had for my previous home so I'm starting over again but I never seen water so clear in the fish look so healthy

Allen D - 7 years ago

Reefing 4 Dummies okay I pretty much see what you did there that is such an easy thing to do thanks for the advice

Joe's Reef - 7 years ago

Allen D thanks filter so k gets rid of particles in water makes it ear also my skimmer is rated for 150 gal and mine is 75 gal all I was dosing was kalkwasser to raise pH and alk

Allen D - 7 years ago

I'm just curious how do you get the fish with that nice color in the tank water is so clear it's beautiful

Allen D - 7 years ago

Reefing 4 Dummies I am aware of that I've been in the hobby for over 10 years I just want to find out what products are you using to keep them healthy and colorful what is the name of the products that you use

Joe's Reef - 7 years ago

Allen D it's all about the health of the fish clean water at the right pH and feeding good food

Allen D - 7 years ago

I have to admit the tank is looking great very beautiful I have to also admit that I am jealous it is really beautiful and I'm just resetting up my tank because I just bought a house but I'm going to make it bigger and better than what it was last time I'm just cycling up the tank and I plan on adding livestock within the next month or three

Allen D - 7 years ago

Reefing 4 Dummies that would be awesome looking forward to it on the other hand I love my 150 gallon and besides I just purchased me a home 5 months ago and now I'm broke so I have to stick with it for at least a couple of years more

Joe's Reef - 7 years ago

Allen D thanks man I'll be coming back soon with a new tank

Michael Sinclair - 7 years ago

I agree there is some merit behind this argument. This has been backed up by sound scientific research. Have a look at this article by Advanced Aquarist : http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2017/2/aafeature

Thanks for the video!

Jon Pickhaver - 7 years ago

Pardon? its so quiet

Damien Brafford - 7 years ago

I say it’s all measured at the same importance

muffemod - 7 years ago

corals look good tho

Coralust Reef Solutions - 8 years ago

Cool video, the lights look great on your tank.

Jesse Sides - 8 years ago

that monti tho...

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Jimmy Van - 8 years ago

I recently upgraded my wave makers to use pulsing and turbulent. Definitely noticed a difference in the health of the tank and coral growth after a year of using old wave makers with same lights. +1 on moving detritus, my laminar flow pumps before didn't do a good job of moving water through my rock work and getting waste out. Thanks for the vid!

Troll Doll - 8 years ago

only a dummy would listen to this garbage....

Allen D - 7 years ago

I want to know how did you or what did you use to for the maintenance of the tank and what did you feed your fish

David McMahon - 8 years ago

Hey , what light are you running?

james parrott - 8 years ago

David McMahon garbage Chinese boxes

All About Reefing - 8 years ago

what would u reccomend for a 29g currently i have 2 original pumps just straight flow on either side of the tank but it doesnt seem to be enough. I am thinking of getting a pump with the pre made setting and keeping one of my old ones or should i use all 3?

Joe's Reef - 8 years ago

I have a video on it

Joe's Reef - 8 years ago

TheFishChannel yes I belive the one I have is wave maker 2 by hydorkoralia you can program how you want the flow

All About Reefing - 8 years ago

Reefing 4 Dummies So you can buy a wave maker and hook them directly to it and it will change the frequencies?

Joe's Reef - 8 years ago

depends on how much you want to spend I think the vortex are the best but I also like the hydor koralia ones they work good i havw two on the wavemaker onea on my tank on 15 sec feom side to side

kelsie taylor - 8 years ago

dimentions are 30"x12"x17 1/2

kelsie taylor - 8 years ago

how many of those lights should I use for a 29 gallon tank with an anemone lps and some softies

chip turd - 7 years ago

kelsie taylor - 8 years ago

ok thank you because I was gonna get a green evo light but im afraid it wasnt going to be enough for an anemone

Joe's Reef - 8 years ago

one should be fine

Edson costa - 8 years ago

Which brand of your light?

Steve Buchanan - 8 years ago

Reefing 4 Dummies

Edson costa - 8 years ago

thank you!! congratulations tank!!!

Joe's Reef - 8 years ago

aquamana led 165wat full spec

Matt Harrell - 8 years ago

one of the biggest false statements in the hobby... "high flow prevents nuisance algae." then why does powerheads and overflows grow hair algae and red cyno better than any other area on the tank? They are the 2 highest flow areas in the entire tank.

Joe's Reef - 8 years ago

thanks for the input, I'm my opinion every tank is going to be different just like some people never do water changes and others so them every two weeks. waterflow is only part of it you must also have low nitrates and phosphates along with good waterflow. I think we can all agree that low waterflow will lead to a detritus buildup in the tank witch will increase phosphates and create a algae outbreak.

TheFishTank Doc. - 8 years ago

It's a myth that corals need high flow. There is a lot more flow in are tanks, compered to the ocean. This is simply to remove the higher levels of waste in are tanks, compered to the sea. Flow is important, but not for the corals. Corals live in the ocean with low flow. If you put an S.P.S coral in your sump it won't survive lomg. If corals did't need that much lighting, then why do we always put high power lighting over our tanks. Flow is just as impotant as lighting you are right, but it is just one element of many, you need to get right.

baseballhunter42 - 7 years ago

Umut That some logic doesn't apply to your example.

Umut - 8 years ago

"If corals did't need that much lighting, then why do we always put high power lighting over our tanks" if humans are animals,why don't we fuck in public freely?You just don't because that's what you have been taught.Same logic to answer your question.

eric olsen - 8 years ago

Have you had any experience with the Gyre power head? I was hoping that one on the top of 60 gal. 36 wide tank would do the trick for a reef tank. What do you think? do you think second power head on other end be needed?

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Andrew Hales - 9 years ago

sounds like information from 2009.

Damien Brafford - 7 years ago

Andrew Hales right lol

katchupoy01 - 9 years ago

what kind of lights are you using?

Joe's Reef - 9 years ago

I'll do a video about them!

Joe's Reef - 9 years ago

thanks man I used to have a cichlid tank

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