How to Listen to Your Reef Tank

Mad Hatter's Reef

In this video, we are going to look at How to listen to your reef tank. I started out making a video about reducing phosphates in your reef tank but found something more important to talk about, How to test and respond to what your reef tank needs to be successful. ►Subscribe: https://goo.gl/hKGFWL ►Premium Aquatics: https://youtu.be/KZFZB7OUrTw Test Kits in this video: Hanna Checker (Phosphate): http://amzn.to/2E0ezwg ELOS Test Kit (Phosphate): http://amzn.to/2FH4jta Phosphate RX: http://amzn.to/2GNwFmY ----Support MHR---- ►My Patreon Page: https://goo.gl/mKDFRc ►My Book: https://goo.gl/0kuGOh ----Products I recommend and use---- ► Neptune Systems Apex: http://amzn.to/2CgE6Vo ► Brightwell Aquatics Marine Salt: http://amzn.to/2DCTBTF ► Brightwell Xport Brick: http://amzn.to/2DFtPyf ► Brightwell Microbacter 7: http://amzn.to/2Ent8uG ► Aquamaxx BioMaxx Biopellet Reactor: http://amzn.to/2EnD7Qk ► Aquamaxx ConeS CO-1 Protein Skimmer http://amzn.to/2DFK9Pr ► ESV 2 Part: http://amzn.to/2Cj9TEQ ► Kessil A360WE LED: http://amzn.to/2DC09C3 ► Chemi-Pure Blue: http://amzn.to/2CsRMtd ► Salifert test kits: http://amzn.to/2ColRwk ► Fluval 13 gallon Nano Tank: http://amzn.to/2Ci4kqw ► Aqamai KPS Powerhead: http://amzn.to/2CtglGh ► Aqamai LRM LED Light: http://amzn.to/2CgvduF ► Coral RX: http://amzn.to/2zUu3z3 ► Tunze ATO: http://amzn.to/2DFNk9P ► Tunez Glass Cleaner: http://amzn.to/2zSIR1f -----Let's Be friends----- Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/madhattersreef/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/madhatterreef Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/madhattersr... Website - http://www.madhattersreef.com Podcast - http://saltwateraquariumradio.com Intro Music by: DJ Quads Subscribers: 14,809 Some of the links above are to products I use or have used at some point and feel they are good enough to share with you. Some of these links may be affiliate links where I would receive compensation if you were to purchase them. I only recommend products that I’ve used and I believe will help others be successful with keeping a saltwater aquarium. Happy Reefing!

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jaime vargas - 6 years ago

nice.

pattack7 - 6 years ago

Now I got the bug to pull out my Hanna’s to do some testing!

Lotez Finch - 6 years ago

Good tip...test before you act. Thanks brotha!

oarrom - 6 years ago

Great video, thanks for all the info!

Brad Tanksley - 6 years ago

Great video. Love the videos for beginners

Mike P - 6 years ago

aptasia removals would be a good video possibly

ReefDudes - 6 years ago

Congrats Chris!

Vito Pompilio - 6 years ago

Is the aqueon pro flex sump model 3. Is it good for tank size 75 gallons to 100 gallon tank?

Todd resek - 6 years ago

Best cheap lighting for coral?

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Paul Luikens - 6 years ago

I'd like to know more about dosing amino acids for corals.

Anne Falen - 6 years ago

Awesome video! I would like to know more about feeding options for corals. Thanks!

hammys reef - 6 years ago

You should have got the phosphorous Hanna checker

Mad Hatter's Reef - 6 years ago

Yes. Its on my to do list.

justin meyer - 6 years ago

Lighting! It’s so confusing

Tina Bloomfield - 6 years ago

Loved the video!! Congrats to the winners of the 25 dollar gift cert, and the Wave puck! I am just plugging along getting the things I need for my next set up. Having to think....should I get a canopy? or NOT? Definitely getting a sump/refugium. Keeping my eyes peeled for more helpful videos.

Derek Contreras - 6 years ago

Hey Jeff I appreciate all the videos. Coming back to the hobby after 10 years. A lot has changed, your videos are very helpful! Keep making them and I’ll keep watching them!

Mad Hatter's Reef - 6 years ago

Thanks for watching and your kindness!

Davis Mcmoney - 6 years ago

Hanna has an ultra low resoulution phosphorous checker that’s results can be converted into total phosphates with some simple math. Much more accurate at low levels

Mad Hatter's Reef - 6 years ago

Yes, I need to pick one up... kick myself for it now. To be honest I didn’t think my phosphates that low. You live, you learn.

BreeAnn Schriner - 6 years ago

I'm looking to start my first coral tank. What are some good corals for a beginner, and where would be the best place to get them.

Mad Hatter's Reef - 6 years ago

Here’s a video I put together on that very subject: https://youtu.be/JR_Q2-503Us

DARRELL MARSHALL - 6 years ago

Great video

Danny Diggs - 6 years ago

I need to get some Hanna checkers easier the testing the more you'll do it

Danny Diggs - 6 years ago

Mad Hatter's Reef ain't that the truth

Mad Hatter's Reef - 6 years ago

Just like anything in this hobby, well said.

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p huang - 6 years ago

Great info

Alexandra Janota Gaines - 6 years ago

Great video! I want to know how much water I should be changing when my nitrates creep up. I am having a hard time getting them down despite multiple water changes.

Mad Hatter's Reef - 6 years ago

Find the source nitrates and how the are getting into your water.

Ryan R - 6 years ago

Richie Bag - 6 years ago

Great video. Well done. I’d like to know more facts on why you need to dose calcium and alk equally and why dosing one during the day and one at night works because it’s not receiving it equally.

HedgeReef - 6 years ago

I need these things

CUBAN REEFER - 6 years ago

What I want to know more is this :
I use all RedSea products the A and B reef nutrition and the abcd Coral program and the regular calcium, akh and Magnesium and I don’t see much Coral growth in my system corals , is actually mix with some across, hammers and frawgspums, leathers elegance and acans?

CUBAN REEFER - 6 years ago

I have a GFO and a carbon reactor and the phosphate is at 0.17 and the phosphorus is at 176 what am I doing wrong here?

Shawn Lee - 6 years ago

I would like to know more about a proper fuge for my reef and the benefits why. Thank you and love u Channel

Manuel Lopez - 6 years ago

I need to get a Hanna checker for phosphate good video thanks.

Ethan52 - 6 years ago

I want to learn how to make my tank profitable enough to sustain my addiction haha

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Lunar Mike - 6 years ago

I would like to try the magnesium checker by Hanna but haven't found a single review about it. Have you use one before?

Mad Hatter's Reef - 6 years ago

Not yet. Thinking about doing a whole video series on Hana checkers.

Christopher’s Aquariums - 6 years ago

I want to know more about cyano!!! Why do we get it? How do we get rid of it? How do we prevent it? What eats it?

LIam Stewart - 6 years ago

I want to know more about skimmers

william wulffleff - 6 years ago

Love your approach to your videos

Mad Hatter's Reef - 6 years ago

Thank you.

Duane Clark - 6 years ago

great video.

collin cooper - 6 years ago

I want to know more about mariculture

Mad Hatter's Reef - 6 years ago

Here’s a good video on that subject: https://youtu.be/EDJi2fNCc_g

Tim's Tank - 6 years ago

Good info

D G - 6 years ago

I’m surprised you didn’t get the phosphorus checker...

how beneficial is it to remove the coralline algae off the back of your display tank?

Mad Hatter's Reef - 6 years ago

I need to get one. Kicking myself for it. I’m not big on cleaning the back wall of the tank as you can tell.

TexasReeferUSA - 6 years ago

Great video!!

Andrew Lemoine - 6 years ago

Hey, Jeff, I use the PHOSPHORUS ULTRA LOW RANGE COLORIMETER HI736 HANNA CHECKER - MARINE WATER I understand its better for marine tanks. I have had both and the one you use always showed 0 0 0 the Phosphorus ulr shows 5

Mad Hatter's Reef - 6 years ago

I’m going to pick one up. Thanks for the tip.

Krishna Karkera - 6 years ago

Hanna checker not available in India.
I want to know about miracle mud in refugium

Mad Hatter's Reef - 6 years ago

Me too. I think reefergil is using it on his new build, it may find its way into my tank at some point.

Mad Hatter's Reef - 6 years ago

I’d be interested in seeing you pond...

Mike Merrill - 6 years ago

Love your videos! Keep up the good work!

Reef Noob - 6 years ago

I have the same problem as you, but with green hair algae. Phosphate are at 0, Nitrates are at 10ppm everything else are good. The only thing is a nutrient problem, so I am cutting back on the feeding. I am running GFO and Carbon reactors. I have deployed extra Margarita and Astrea snails which love green hair algae. So right now I have a snail tank.. hehe

Mad Hatter's Reef - 6 years ago

I need to reup my cleaning crew but it’s been too cold to put an order in, oh winter.

Rage Banana - 6 years ago

Keeping coral

Pamela Goodman - 6 years ago

Another awesome video Jeff. I would like to know how to create a chart on the perfect mix of food for the livestock you have in your tank.

Douglas Campbell - 6 years ago

Are the expensive lights really the best do you really get what you pay for I want the maxspect recurve but is it really worth 999.99

Douglas Campbell - 6 years ago

I have a 65 gallon tank it's a deep one and I want the proper lighting all the way down to the bottom that's why I'm looking at the maxspect lights plus they look cool

Mad Hatter's Reef - 6 years ago

I was a black box guy for a long time... that being said I recently installed Radion gen 4 pros and I’m in love.

plootsa - 6 years ago

As always great video you have taken number one spot next to Mr saltwater tank on my list

Nadi Mian - 6 years ago

Are those fancy controllable wave makers have some value for a beginner , I mean one who even have fowlr

David Barata - 6 years ago

What is a rough time frame for correction when testing your water and finding something out of range, which are more of a worry and which can slide more in your oppinion.

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BALD8BIL - 6 years ago

How about how much of a water changes do you have to do and when to do a water changes and how to know how much water to take out of your aquarium something like a step by step video for the new comers to saltwater. That's can be your next video

BALD8BIL - 6 years ago

And thanks for this video it helps a lot. I check my 38 gallon aquarium every weekend and everything said it's good so I do a 10 gallon water changes about 1 a month but I'm going to a 55 gallon aquarium soon and it scares me because I would like to have corals in my news aquarium and to thank it might be more maintenance and changes how often I need to do water changes

gaz2 - 6 years ago

#1 thing I would like to know is how to determine when to react with not over reacting to normal problems in a tank

George Villasenor - 6 years ago

I'm glad you're assisting and listening to the community, since the comments in your last video people mostly said they don't test as often as they should. Thanks for being observant and assisting the community/hobby!

Mad Hatter's Reef - 6 years ago

Thanks for watching and your thoughtfulness.

David G - 6 years ago

Great video sometimes removing gfo too quickly can also cause havoc be careful

Troy Prosser - 6 years ago

Love to see the algae solver!

Secundino Adrian - 6 years ago

Why are phosphates a necessary thing and I've heard magnesium is also in the hobby

oscar Anchundia - 6 years ago

Hope that you get the hair algae problem solved

Blue Carbon Reefing - 6 years ago

Great video! I would definitely get the ULR hanna checker. I would also use the same vile for both your c1 and c2 readings. Glass is tinted and even a small difference can be picked up by the checker. May not be a difference maker for you but it is what Hanna recommends. Keep the great content coming!

Curtis Bridgen - 6 years ago

I would like to know more about coral placement for different types and flow requirements. Thanks for all you do.

John Kawczak - 6 years ago

Starting my first Saltwater Aquarium and love your info. Would like to know more about feeding different kinds of fish and how much?

AJS - 6 years ago

Thanks for the great information.

Bluegrass Reef - 6 years ago

good information as always. I would like to hear more about Nitrate removal other than massive water changes.

Jamen Spencley - 6 years ago

Love the videos super helpful for just starting off !

Reef Cloud - 6 years ago

Still interesting on how every tank is different. The one think I’d like to know more about is probably on what corals can coexist next to each other and what are big no nos other than torch and frogspawn next to each other

mario garcia - 6 years ago

Removing aiptasia

Fishhands - 6 years ago

I would like to know more about controlling a tank with apex or ghl

Stephen Dunn - 6 years ago

Trace elements!!! They have always been a mystery to most reefers. Give us some useful info on them

Holden Hohman - 6 years ago

Great vid man, your my favorite channel. You also have great information that has guided me.

Jr Flores - 6 years ago

How I can make my corals grow faster

Gary Disher - 6 years ago

Great vid I would like to know the best way to plumb in a manifold to get the best use out of the extra equipment

gtank171 - 6 years ago

Using a high flow pump in a all in one tank better for flow and circulation? Why are we doing more of this?

Mike Nielsen - 6 years ago

Tanks for the Vid!

Jonny Escobar - 6 years ago

Nice vid!

Matthew Shermoen - 6 years ago

I do 20% water change every week and test params weekly as well and always show 0ppm for phos. How do I allow for my tank to gain some phosphates? Skip a weekly water change or maybe feed more? BTW I use no filtration, my tank is a cube14 mixed reef.

Lunar Mike - 6 years ago

Matthew Shermoen I have a NUVO 16, everyother week is probably better for smaller tanks and what I do. Test your water in between water changes the first few times so you get an idea how the water is. 2-3 gallons on a 14 should be fine fine. I noticed my corals don't like a 5 gallon water change

Channel Chupathingee - 6 years ago

I would like to learn how to better take care of hammer corals. Haven't been doing that great at taking care if them

Nuclear Walnut - 6 years ago

DAT beard tho

beth98362 R - 6 years ago

Excellent as always!

V Terron - 6 years ago

Awesome videos! I want to know what are the basic par levels for sps, lps, and softies. Also how to use a seneye for coral placement? Maybe that can be a video?

Sven Hoeppermanns - 6 years ago

How to keep algae away, it's always been my problem. I think i have done everything.

jassimps - 6 years ago

Good Video Mad Hatter's Reef! Definitely worst things to fear in reefing than green hair algae. Love to see a product comparison follow-up with the Ultra Low Range HANNA Phosphate checker?

Michael Eaddy - 6 years ago

You need to get Hanna phosphorus URL checker it measures PPB

Henry Noma - 6 years ago

I would always want to know more about livestock

Passionate Reef - 6 years ago

Good information!

diomedes suero - 6 years ago

picking out corals

Anthony Murphy - 6 years ago

Man thanks I just did the same stupid stuff and added phosgaurd. Funny how small the world is. I want to know when I should start adding kalkwasser or 2 part? Is thier an amount of coral or some part of the test that I should look at?

Pete Mancuso - 6 years ago

Fragging

Chris Johnson - 6 years ago

As always enjoy the time you take to help reef keeping fun. I would like to see some lighting suggestions. I've been seriously considering upgrading my lighting.

B's Reef - 6 years ago

Great video! Way to roll with the punches!

Carolina Shore Fishing - 6 years ago

I'd like to see more videos on dealing with temperature shifts and hitchhikers effectively.

Carolina Shore Fishing - 6 years ago

Hello fellow aquarists! With YTs new partnership policy we're trying hit 1000 subs by the 20th. We showcase not only fishing but aquariums and I've got a nano reef build series. I'll be subbing back any aquarium or fishing channels. Thanks for your help!

Brandon Neice - 6 years ago

Awesome vid! I’m considering getting the Hanna Checker set. But I like the idea of multiple test kits. Some ideas I’d like to see in future vids are coverage of some rare fish & inverts. I really love inverts and enjoyed your vid on inverts but it seems I’ve watched every vid about inverts on YT. So I’d love to see more vids on inverts!! Can’t wait for your next vid!

Otto Reese - 6 years ago

Nice video. How about some more info on running a refugium? I want to run a remote 20 long with dsb.

RC Breaker - 6 years ago

New subscriber and love all the info! Thanks for the help, i will always look forward to new uploads. Also hope I win the giveaway!!!

American Reefing - 6 years ago

Awesome video! A ton of great info as always.

SC Reefer - 6 years ago

Nice Update Mad Hatter!!!

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