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Max Hruska - 6 years ago

Got an 15 galoon tank full set up and spend just about 40 - 50 dollars. Everything was new!! not like from second hand you know
And yea! by the way really like your videos big like and wish you will continue with this awesome videos

CoralFish12g - 6 years ago

That's what I'm talking about man! Good for you, and welcome to the hobby!

Vincent Falvo - 6 years ago

Hey George, you are such an inspiration. I have been in the hobby since I was five years old and now I’m going to college next year.

CoralFish12g - 6 years ago

Thank you Vincent! I'm sure you'll be a great college reefer!

dobbynfred072107 - 6 years ago

I always admired reef tanks but was way too intimidated to get involved until landing on your channel.

I have a 12.5G (20x12x12) glass tank in my basement my dad used to use for freshwater. We haven't used it in years but if it's still watertight, is that big enough for a true beginner or would you recommend something bigger?
Also, what would be completely necessary in terms of equipment and what are some good brands to look into?

Thanks so much!

Tyler Heroux - 6 years ago

i've always worried about having parties because my fish are my babies. No vodka in my fish tank please lol

Barbara Walker - 6 years ago

Hi lovely tank and clown fish corol also looks great.

TheLittleGemstone - 6 years ago

Which air pump do you use for the reef glass skimmer?

Robert Luebke - 7 years ago

That hair and stash, lol

Fat Headed Fish - 7 years ago

George you really need to sort your bodily hair out

ĘŇŽÖ V - 7 years ago

I will unsubscribe if you keep that moustache

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Cammcgrory 16 - 7 years ago

Your looking more like Luigi than Mario...
And tbh it could look a lot worse.

Joey Merrell - 7 years ago

George! No, just no....lose the pedostache PLEASE!

JLards - 7 years ago

No dose! Is that even reefing

pepenaker - 7 years ago

damm that mustache it's awful

Callme Daddy - 7 years ago

Razors are like 3 dollars for a pack of 10. Just gonna throw that out there

Shaila Bazaldua - 7 years ago

I really wish you would write a book for beginners :)

Freeyourmind - 7 years ago

I'm finding it seriously hard to hate on you, Zack Morris.

Danny - 7 years ago

Keep the moustache, looks nice on you.

sarma valluru - 7 years ago

What is the tank size

sarma valluru - 7 years ago

With sump are with out sump

sarma valluru - 7 years ago

CoralFish12g - 7 years ago

sarma valluru 10 gallons!

Anamika Nandy - 7 years ago

Mr. Moustachio ;)

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Jalen Hollins - 7 years ago

where do you get turbo start because I cant find it any where

patriot D - 7 years ago

interesting choice of haircut man lol

Wonderful Pleco - 7 years ago

If your tank is clean.... Keep it that way
That's what you should've said

Wonderful Pleco - 7 years ago

A beautiful reef!

DWickedVidz - 7 years ago

lmao wtf is on your lip

James Harrison - 7 years ago

Nice STASH...you look like a 80's porn star

greennavy2006 - 7 years ago

Bro!!! you need more Videos.......Your supply website stopped stocking on things .......

Liam But - 7 years ago

Beginner saltwater fish for a larger tank? 75 gallon or more?

Natalie Uglow - 7 years ago

Hi George! My hubby and I are obsessed with you since buying our 35G reef tank. We've had the tank for about 6 months and it's going great but the only issue we have is drops in PH, sometimes down to 7.2 ?! We shop buy our water. How do you maintain/fix your PH?
Nat and Adam from the UK X

carlos martinez - 7 years ago

Bro awesome mustache

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Blue Kiwi Films - 7 years ago

What are you going to college for?

The Mighty Wissassin - 7 years ago

Lawrence collage = silver spoon stuck up there ass students.

Squash Man!! - 7 years ago

It would be cool if you got captain America Palys

Luke Denton - 7 years ago

One problem with you YouTubers is you always say blah blah about 350 just for setup most on light I buy split and sell setups I've paid less then £300 for fully stocked tanks over 300 litres fish corals rock lights my advice to anyone would be buy a setup second hand off Facebook or similar then make it how you want it will save you 100s

Tokyo Viking - 7 years ago

Can you make a video about this stuff? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fStGScLjao

Youssef Yared - 7 years ago

Hi George, awesome video. I just wanna know sometimes your light looks a lot blue and sometimes it looks white and more natural can your tank survive on the white light all the time?

Youssef Yared - 7 years ago

CoralFish12g ok thanks

CoralFish12g - 7 years ago

All white light at a low intensity is honestly best for them. The blue light is just to make them look cool!

Carlos Pina - 7 years ago

If someone puked in my tank, oh man that would be the last thing they ever do.lol

Starving Reefer - 7 years ago

Dude, love your channel but i cant take you serious with the mustache .

Kevin oscar - 7 years ago

Whats your favourite coral in the 10 g ?

CoralFish12g - 7 years ago

my elegance coral forsure!

Dhru Dave - 7 years ago

Would it be ethical to keep a Mandarin in a 14 gallon (3.4 gallons of it is overflow) if it is dosed with copepods? I saw algae barn sells captive bred Mandarins that eat pellets. Is 10.6 gallons of tank space enough for a Mandarin to be comfortable? Can any other fish go in there with it in a tank that small? Thanks George!

Shekina Shalom - 7 years ago

thats a bad idea please dont do this.

Ortcelo - 7 years ago

5:59-6:28 I wanted to die because of how relatable that is. Particularly the part about calling clownfish nemos.

L.Miguel Hernandez Sanchez - 7 years ago

Hi love your vídeos. I have a question, how can I raise muy ph I have a 44lt nano tank and the ph is around 7.6?
Thanks

mark richland - 7 years ago

loose the stash

Vincent Taylor - 7 years ago

I got unsubscribed from your channel???

Delgado - 7 years ago

why are all the guys commenting about his mustache,

I say keep it ❤️!!!

Dans Reef - 7 years ago

Tash

Ross fishy - 7 years ago

Excellent work

Kaitlyn Whilden - 7 years ago

Im in the process of finishing up my 125g now c: I just need better lighting and a better filter so i don't have to do so many water changes. My parents give me shit for having such a big tank in college cx

CoralFish12g - 7 years ago

"They hate us cuz they ain't us" -Dave Skylark

James Harden - 7 years ago

I bet I can cross yo ass up

Patrick Leal - 7 years ago

mo money mo problems

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Mighty Nano Tank - 7 years ago

Great job as always George. Keep it up.Good luck in b-ball.

aby f - 7 years ago

Ayee Chicago!

Lars Damen - 7 years ago

Hi!

Shave........

A Mckenzie - 7 years ago

There’s a caterpillar on your upper lip

J K - 7 years ago

Lose the mustache

Luciana Santos - 7 years ago

Hey George, I´m from Brazil and just started to follow your channel. I´m about to have a nano reef as yours and your tips are being really helpful to me. Thanks to share, and congratulations for the videos.

Tokyo Viking - 7 years ago

Can you overload a tank with too many corals?

CoralFish12g - 7 years ago

Not exactly, but you will start to have problems when corals get too close and fight for the space/flow/nutrients. So technically yes, you can have too many...

Don Pablo - 7 years ago

George looking like a frenchman

Xtreme Pro Exotics - 7 years ago

Oh HELL NAWWWWWAUAUAUA shave that

swh1385 - 7 years ago

Nice tank. I am currently setting a 10g tank up and was wondering how you run your MP10? I noticed you have it set to SPM but how much power do you use? Do you use night mode? Thanks.

The Dx Gamer Show - 7 years ago

Who won the Algae Barn giveaway?

Chris Roth - 7 years ago

Does your Miami whites bite you when you put your hands in the tank? My Wyoming white bites the crap out of me if I just put a finger in the tank. Thanks for all your help. I didn’t know there where trace elements in my salt mix. Makes sense. I’m not dosing either. I’m about to do a water change right now! Good luck with school man

jurgen Boes - 7 years ago

Moovember?

aa aa - 7 years ago

Please shave that

Damon Allen - 7 years ago

Gold Aquariums - 7 years ago

Our tank at school got spiked by lead and everything died

Ivan - 7 years ago

Gold Aquariums lol in my school we have freshwater aquarium and it is big but there isnt space for the fish

fondoo - 7 years ago

80’s pornstar mustache. Awesome!

somthing exotic pets and aquatics - 7 years ago

Hi George
Brandon here I jave a 7 gallon nano tank and I cant deside what rocks to use or coral to buy. Do you have any suggestions?

phenompiano88 - 7 years ago

lose the pornstache, lol

Narcosis corals - 7 years ago

Please check out my new video it has u in it lol

Robert Kenyon - 7 years ago

Dude the hair and the stash come on it’s not the 90s anymore

Canada Arrow - 7 years ago

Mustache

Angus Samson - 7 years ago

What are you studying in college right now?

Angus Samson - 7 years ago

CoralFish12g cool! Thanks for the reply.

CoralFish12g - 7 years ago

Economics and a minor in Entrepreneurship!

Michael Cantwell - 7 years ago

Enjoy your videos. I left my tank back home when I was in college. Sighs. Good luck with the basketball team.

CreepyMonkey HeadGame - 7 years ago

I'm not in college but when I was in high school I had a reef tank I was in Auto class so much that there was so many batteries that people were throwing away that I use the hot to run it LOL it was less than 3 gallons the only problem was once the principal found it kind of had to shut it down apparently 3 gallons of water wasn't supposed to on the top shelf of my locker with two car batteries powering Lighting in flow

Boiler 1999 - 7 years ago

Nooooo! Not a pornstache!!!

Sam Williams - 7 years ago

Yeah get rid of it

DIY Pets !! - 7 years ago

Finally a new video

My Opinion - 7 years ago

Cool tank..but the mustache...not seein it lol

Harris Tan - 7 years ago

Your roommates though....... hahaha

EZreefin - 7 years ago

Dude...your AWESOME!!! Great video!

Jan Ryan - 7 years ago

Do you still play basketball?

Mogazor - 7 years ago

Wowzers! What are you studying which requires 6 years of college?

Mogazor - 7 years ago

Oh of course! That makes sense, thank you. For that moment I was thinking of a kind of doctorate degree.

Sydney Heim - 7 years ago

Mogazor I think he's only there for 4 years. He finished 2, is starting his third, and is half way done.

Jovi Cueto - 7 years ago

Are you using a ATO unit and what kind?
How do you set it? Which camber?
Do you have a video on it already?
Sorry for all the questions I have a nano tank also 14 biocube and wanted to put an ATO in it.

CoralFish12g - 7 years ago

Yes, I still have this in the last chamber: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSn15EOUOaA

Jellybot 19 - 7 years ago

Shave plz

Mega Barlian - 7 years ago

Mustache must have

Rico's Reeftank - 7 years ago

LMAO

Zarek Goeken - 7 years ago

12g, you should check out Blue Line Corals in Chicago they where based in Houston but after Harvey they decided to move to Chicago. They have amazing stuff any very experienced reefers.

john phet - 7 years ago

Want to scedule a time to get deep dish pizzas?

CoralFish12g - 7 years ago

Let's do it!

Joshua Vermeulen (Student) - 7 years ago

@coralfish12g love your videos your the best

QuarterBach - 7 years ago

you followed no shave November

john phet - 7 years ago

Hey did you know the crazyrussianhacker has a biocube and you can teach him how to keep a reef tank

Jesse Anak Kuri - 7 years ago

Are you studying a major related to corals/saltwater?

Though its kinda unlikely, since WI is land locked.

Jesse Anak Kuri - 7 years ago

That's what I studied too. Though in 1st year, I did physics and chemistry, but no bio.

CoralFish12g - 7 years ago

No :/ Economics & Entrepreneurship

Adventures In Aquariums - 7 years ago

Also video idea. How to camouflage a tank when your college doesn’t allow tanks.

Adventures In Aquariums - 7 years ago

Love the stash.

Christian Moranchel - 7 years ago

You need to post more often, and mustache or no mustache you cute lol

Jesse Anak Kuri - 7 years ago

Winter break is a month long?

CoralFish12g - 7 years ago

For the regualr students, yes. 6 weeks!

Jonathan Collins - 7 years ago

Legit Q&A.... #keepthestache

Bradfaz Fasshauer - 7 years ago

Slome my brooos

Shekina Shalom - 7 years ago

EW NOOO NONONONOO PLEASE SHAVE!!!

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Zachary Holmes - 7 years ago

MY QUESTION WAS ANSWERED

Challenge the Wild - 7 years ago

Oooooooo

Jellybot 19 - 7 years ago

ZoutAlors ya

ZoutAlors - 7 years ago

Don't get a mustache like George. JUST SAY NO

DIY Pets !! - 7 years ago

Challenge the Wild wow you watch coralfish12g it’s funny because I watch you

Jellybot 19 - 7 years ago

Hay james

Joseph Jones - 7 years ago

Challenge the Wild same

Omar Gutierrez - 7 years ago

But respect for what he does

Omar Gutierrez - 7 years ago

He looks so retarded with the mustache

Zachary Holmes - 7 years ago

SHAVE

Bobby J's Reef Tank - 7 years ago

Great editing George plus you go to college play ball and still manage to maintain your reef tank in the dorm much respect to you man oh yea killer dorm reef tank

Rae Delmontagne - 7 years ago

Do you keep a quarantine tank at college? I've only a 10g display tank and it's been pretty limiting... Thanks!

CoralFish12g - 7 years ago

No, I don't. If you can squeeze one in, do it! I wish I could too, it would make things so much easier!

Jasmine Morales - 7 years ago

I live in Chicago

Djoo Djoo - 7 years ago

no shave november hasn’t treated you right

JBT Cajun - 7 years ago

Wait , wait you call that sweet stach stupid while sporting that hair style. FOFL u so funny.

Vlad B - 7 years ago

hey do you clean the filter ,if yes how often and how?

CoralFish12g - 7 years ago

I very rarely clean the filter, because I don't want to disrupt all the beneficial bacteria.

Inappropriate Reefer - 7 years ago

Hey George, I think you got a bit of a hair algae issue going on... lol, just teasing, college is the best time to experiment and go crazy. I think it's cool how all your frat brothers are chill with the tank and even help with filming. Good people.

ROBERT WARD - 7 years ago

Oh god a tash and yellow hair.
George this needs to stop

rygrun1 - 7 years ago

Stash got to go bro!

Ben Jay - 7 years ago

joke's on you i live off campus

musiclives43v3r - 7 years ago

This video was super informative. Just setup my first saltwater in my dorm room and am getting my fish tomorrow. Plan to transport and keep the fish in a five gallon bucket over breaks. What do you think about this?

CoralFish12g - 7 years ago

That's what I do! As long as they aren't in there too long!

Paul Lopez - 7 years ago

Get rid of the peach fuzz.

Squash Man!! - 7 years ago

Do care vid about elegance coral

PouprScoopr - 7 years ago

Hey george, your first college reef video was what inspired me to start my own college reef. Thanks for all the inspiration!

Chris Viscønti - 7 years ago

Pedo stash

Lane Gandy - 7 years ago

Let's shave that lol

johnatan cruz - 7 years ago

Lane Gandy I like it lol

AutoBatterij - 7 years ago

Nooo

Marissa G - 7 years ago

Lane Gandy I thought it was fake in the thumbnail but nope

Leonardo Felin - 7 years ago

Definitely.

Johnny Carreiro - 7 years ago

Yup

Russell The Fish Guy - 7 years ago

I never thought about dosing copepods. What’s the reasoning for this?

Tyler's Reef - 7 years ago

Usually done for picky eaters in small tanks. It’s impossible to keep up the pod population for a mandarin in a smaller tank.

Matyas Castro - 7 years ago

Haha the 50 feet from school thing was hillarious! Once again great video, and your almost a all out grown up! or NBA player :-)

Aqua King - 7 years ago

MY BIGGEST PET PEVE EVER IS WHEN SOMONE CALLS A CLOWNFISH NEMO OR A BLUE TANG DORY

Bendytendy The Conservative - 7 years ago

Aqua King I call them nemo or nemers but I don't call blue hippo tangs

Christian Hunter - 7 years ago

Omg right

sum potato - 7 years ago

Aqua King I was at reefapalooza and my mom was like NEMOS and I just...

Waq - 7 years ago

check out my channel

Chad Irvin - 7 years ago

Lol “you can’t guard me”

Jay Martinez - 7 years ago

0:58 "Better grades means hotter wife".

Good to keep in mind at all times!

Mark Ruddy - 7 years ago

What is your advice for one clown fish constantly bullying the other one?

Mark Ruddy - 7 years ago

Hey, thanks George. One still kinda bullies the other here and there. I don't really have another tank to separate them though. I did recently add a firefish and the clown completely leaves him alone :) Great vids!!

CoralFish12g - 7 years ago

If it goes on for too long, seperate them, and try another.

Bettaxfish 1 - 7 years ago

EARLYYYY

Bettaxfish 1 - 7 years ago

10TH COMMENT

Julian Landin - 7 years ago

Where do you get your supplies for your tank? Is a local aquarium store close to your college?

DH Aquatics - 7 years ago

While I only keep freshwater, I have tanks both at home and in my dorm (I am from Wisconsin too, haha.) and I just move the fish between the dorm and my house instead of the whole set up! My freshman year was a nightmare trying to transport two 20-gallons, two 10-gallons, and a bunch of nano tanks! But, I suppose we all get smarter as we get older (I'm almost done with my third year) haha.

Puff Daddy Reef - 7 years ago

Good post.

DS - 7 years ago

1st commet

Brett Schneider - 7 years ago

DS no I was. I was replying to his comment 2 minutes before you

CoralFish12g - 7 years ago

* Winners of the Algae Barn Giveaway, will be announced in next week's video! * Any other student reefers in da houseee?!?!

peter buffolino - 7 years ago

Currently a college student with a 72 mixed reef! Engineering and free time don't go together at all

Puff Daddy Reef - 7 years ago

I was a student reefer for 4 years

Brett Schneider - 7 years ago

CoralFish12g right here but I am a freshman in highschool. Love your channel. I currently have a 10g but now I’m setting up a 40b with a 20l sump and turning the 10g into a display fuge. also first like!