Selecting Corals for Your Reef Tank - EP 3: Fish and Corals

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Antoine Fuqua - 6 years ago

Ryan, do a video on your at home reef!

BulkReefSupplyCom - 6 years ago

If/when he gets another tank setup at home I don't doubt we'll have it covered! ;-)

Emmanuel Thomachan - 6 years ago

I LIKE THE VIDEO IVE LEARNT SOMETHING NEW

VitoTron 417 - 6 years ago

Can I grow a frogspawn and a torch in a 40 gallon tank without dosing but with 10% water change weekly

BulkReefSupplyCom - 6 years ago

Awesome!

Cherub - 6 years ago

going from recent brs videos to these old ones is a wow factor lol. you really livened up later on Ryan lol. xoxoxo

Chris R. - 6 years ago

What's the best pump for my 20 gal? I plan on keeping all types of corals. Thanks

BulkReefSupplyCom - 6 years ago

I really like the controllable Tunze Nanostream 6040! :-)

EnVision - 7 years ago

What are the zoas at :35 called?

David Wilson - 7 years ago

Hi m8, Pretty good videos. i've a 20 gallon tank without anything. wanna know how to start with. 1. FreshWater or saltwater. 2. accessories. 3. any other. Thanks.

BulkReefSupplyCom - 7 years ago

We're pretty partial to saltwater. Have you seen our 52 weeks of reefing series?

Mj Sanchez - 7 years ago

Just got a candy cane and just noticed a white tube thing on side of it and a web like thing goes in and out ?help

BulkReefSupplyCom - 7 years ago

Sounds like a feather duster, they're totally harmless :)

Courtney Brown - 7 years ago

I like big fat fish and hard corals make me wet!

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Daniel C Fishing - 7 years ago

So what's the best coral to have clown fish?

BulkReefSupplyCom - 7 years ago

I would probably say anemones are best for clownfish, but some clowns will host corals like euphyllia as well.

Dennis Younger - 7 years ago

Ryan I have seen many of your videos and your voice was irritating to no end. Projected too much. This video you have a pleasing voice. Much better dude.

Dennis Younger - 7 years ago

Yes, he knows a lot but the way of talking is painful to me. He needs a new director/producer.

a1 fishing - 7 years ago

Hi I just got a new coral and I'm wondering if you are supposed to take off that circular white thing that it's attached to and if you do how do you do it?

BulkReefSupplyCom - 7 years ago

I usually like to since it can look a bit bulky in the tank, but a lot of folks leave them on it and glue them direct to the rocks.

Robin Mounter - 8 years ago

do you need rodi water for a saltwater fishtank, I'm not investing in that much money for a unit, How much would it cost to get water from a local fishstore

BulkReefSupplyCom - 8 years ago

+Robin Mounter I would recommend using RO/DI water since it gives you the best possible starting point towards success with your reef. Our local fish store charges around .39 cents a gallon for RO/DI. Just keep in mind that's a lot of jugs to haul around. ;)

Aspen Wicce - 8 years ago

what lighting would you recommend for a 20 gal mixed corals tank? would like to include softies, LPS, SPS and branching algae

BulkReefSupplyCom - 8 years ago

+Aspen Wicce Honestly it depends on quite a few different factors, but T5 or LEDs would be a great option. Do you know what you are leaning towards?

Koaleigh Aquaria - 8 years ago

All your videos are so good to watch, they are so informative and a good place to learn how to do things the right way. Thanks for all the great tips and advice which should hopefully soon help have our aquarium looking beautiful with a fantastic assortment of corals.

BulkReefSupplyCom - 8 years ago

+Koaleigh Aquaria Thanks, glad you liked them :D

Grimm Day - 8 years ago

Great video...now let me go to your site and gladly spend some more $$$ on the things I love to buy! Lol

BulkReefSupplyCom - 8 years ago

+PearlofRocketland Thanks. Honestly these are a blast to produce and we love helping out fellow hobbyists!

PearlofRocketland - 8 years ago

+BulkReefSupplyCom For real, you guys do a great job of selling products without pressuring viewers into a sale. If you have to pressure folks into buying a product, I'd say it's hardly worth selling in the first place!

BulkReefSupplyCom - 8 years ago

+Grimm Day :P

John John - 8 years ago

What is the name of that beautiful, transparent shrimp at 0:58? Spectacular!!! Since I don't like fish, It's the only moving, living creature I would ever consider adding to my tank besides the cleaning crew and a blenny. Do they come in any other colours?

BulkReefSupplyCom - 8 years ago

+John John That is most likely a Bubble Coral Shrimp (Vir philippinensis). Unfortunately they aren't commonly collected in the aquarium trade. That being said, I would look into the Pederson Cleaning Shrimp, Scarlet cleaning shrimp, and fire shrimp. :)

Nick Marchese - 8 years ago

does water coming back from the sump count a flow through the tank?

BulkReefSupplyCom - 8 years ago

+Nick Marchese It can, but generally we recommend basing your flow requirements off of powerheads only.

The Flaming Slime - 8 years ago

He's just staring at the camera and speaking at the same time

BulkReefSupplyCom - 8 years ago

+gareth evans Thanks Gareth!

gareth evans - 8 years ago

+BulkReefSupplyCom watching this vid now after being a sub for 2 or 3 years you can see how far you have come on the youtube side keep them coming :)

BulkReefSupplyCom - 8 years ago

+Kevin Nguyen Checkout some of our newer vids, I think you'll be pretty pleased.

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Nick Ward - 8 years ago

very informative

BulkReefSupplyCom - 8 years ago

+Nick Ward Thanks Nick!

Brian Cormier - 8 years ago

What is the name of the coral in the thumbnail?

BulkReefSupplyCom - 8 years ago

+Brian Cormier No problem Brian!

Brian Cormier - 8 years ago

+BulkReefSupplyCom thnx so much 4 helping me out

BulkReefSupplyCom - 8 years ago

+Brian Cormier No problem! A tank that large would likely need to be custom built. I would check out Reef Savvy, they do amazing work!

Brian Cormier - 8 years ago

Btw thnx 4 taking the time to reply

Brian Cormier - 8 years ago

Do you sell 500 gallon aquariums?

BulkReefSupplyCom - 8 years ago

+Brian Cormier That's an Acanthastrea lordhowensis aka an Acan lord.

Nick Richardson - 8 years ago

These guys are the best!! :D

BulkReefSupplyCom - 8 years ago

+Nick Richardson Thank, and thank you for watching, Nick! :)

????? ??? - 8 years ago

Where do you buy your corals from because I am looking into the hobby and have know clue where I should buy my corals from

BulkReefSupplyCom - 8 years ago

+Troy Kontos In the Twin Cities, we go to North Star Aquatics (wholesale) and Saltwater Empire (retail).

????? ??? - 8 years ago

Like your stores and what are they called

BulkReefSupplyCom - 8 years ago

+Troy Kontos We find some of the nicest pieces at our local fish stores.

Abhijeet Dutta - 8 years ago

this guy really makes every video superb.... great job dude.... :)

BulkReefSupplyCom - 8 years ago

+Abhijeet Dutta Thanks! Happy to hear you are enjoying the channel.

David Carrera - 8 years ago

+Bulk Reef Supply Would a montipora capricournus be a good sps for my first sps. Or a birds nest. Or even both ? Please help i cant decide on wich is better.

BulkReefSupplyCom - 8 years ago

+David Carrera My choice would be the Monti cap. They are really hardy and grow fast. Once you do well with that, the my next recommendation would be the bird's nest.

Draco Storm - 8 years ago

If I had zoanthids covering all of my rock/sand, would I loose the filtration provided from them.? Also, would they take over my other corals on the rock or would they just go around without fighting?

BulkReefSupplyCom - 8 years ago

+Draco Storm No problem!

Draco Storm - 8 years ago

Okay, thank you. I guess I will have to research how to frag corals now.

BulkReefSupplyCom - 8 years ago

+Draco Storm Yup! You can frag them and sell the frags, or you can mount them on a rock that is distanced away from your main rock work.

Draco Storm - 8 years ago

Okay. So is there away to easily control where they spread?

BulkReefSupplyCom - 8 years ago

+Draco Storm Zoanthids are awesome, but they can be a little aggressive. They won't affect your biological filtration, but they can definitely grow to the point where the brush up against other more passive corals and sting them.

Draco Storm - 8 years ago

Also, what is the coral at 3:41. It looks amazing!

BulkReefSupplyCom - 8 years ago

+Draco Storm Very cool corals in my opinion. :)

Draco Storm - 8 years ago

Cool

BulkReefSupplyCom - 8 years ago

+Draco Storm That is an Acanthastrea lordhowensis, or "Acan lord" for short. :P

Draco Storm - 8 years ago

Hi, I am getting a standard 10 gallon tank setup right now and am using a Hydor Koralia Nano 240 circulation pump along with two of the Innovative Marine single light strips- a 14,000K and an actinic bulb. I am also going to use the Instant Ocean salt mix. What corals would you recommend as I am a beginner but am committed to taking good care of the corals like target feeding and stuff?

BulkReefSupplyCom - 8 years ago

+Draco Storm Usually water changes are enough to keep up with the demands of soft corals, but I would still recommend the usually test kits; calcium, alkalinity, magnesium, phosphate, nitrate, and salinity.

Draco Storm - 8 years ago

Thank you. If I was to do a soft coral only tank, them would I need to dose anything and/or would I need to get test kits for anything?

BulkReefSupplyCom - 8 years ago

+Draco Storm No problem. A lot of LPS corals do pack a powerful sting. As long as they are not touching other corals (especially at night when they expand) then you should be just fine. Lighting, dosing, and water flow will be your biggest difference from FOWLR to a reef.

Draco Storm - 8 years ago

Thanks for the input. I assume those corals would be fine with the equipment I currently have. I have heard that LPS corals tend to be very aggressive though. Is there any type of caution I need to have when keeping both groups together? Also, what extra things might I need from these corals as supposed to a FOWLR?

BulkReefSupplyCom - 8 years ago

+Draco Storm For beginners corals I would defintely recommend soft corals and some of the easier LPS to start. Things like zoanthids, mushrooms, and leather corals make good and colorful starters. Beginner LPS could be things like hammer, frogspawn, duncan, and torch corals.

Shahin Ruyani - 8 years ago

I like the video. Basic, informative, clear.

Donnie Dickerson - 7 years ago

BulkReefSupplyCom
I really do appreciate your videos. Answers to my questions before I ask!!!

Shahin Ruyani - 8 years ago

Ofcourse man. Thanks for the vid.

BulkReefSupplyCom - 8 years ago

+Shahin Ruyani Thanks!

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Anomaly - 8 years ago

Are there corals that would be suitable for a 20 gallon reef tank? Or do most of them require larger tanks?

BulkReefSupplyCom - 8 years ago

+AstroDwarf Definitely! Zoanthids, mushrooms, and some LPS corals would be a great choice!

Amanda Looi - 9 years ago

Fish belong in the ocean!

BulkReefSupplyCom - 9 years ago

+Amanda Looi Thankfully there have been some great strides in providing aquacultured specimens to aquarists, universities, public aquariums, and zoos. :)

JAZJessMusic - 9 years ago

Hi! Quick question. I just bought someone an acan as a gift but now I'm reading that it's semi-aggressive... do I have to be worried about it eating any fish? Or small crabs? I know he has the small ones with blue striped legs... He also has a small mandarin and goby. Also, if food usually makes its way to the floor, does he have to feed the acan manually? Thanks!

BulkReefSupplyCom - 9 years ago

+JAZJessMusic Normally the aggressiveness in corals is related to the potency of their sting. Corals in the wild are always fighting for space on the reef. In the aquarium, an aggressive coral like an Acanthastrea when placed too close to another coral could sting it and kill it. I don't think you'll need to worry about fish with them. We have a few fish here that think our Acans make nice Lay-Z-Boys. Target feeding them will increase their growth, but it's not necessary.

Ali Farzinrad - 9 years ago

Hi
Thank you for your really useful videos.
I don't know if I can ask you about my coral problem here or not but please help me if you can.
I have a Oval Flower Pot Coral, a few days age it felt on the sands, I took it and changed it's place, but from last night it began to exude something white from some part of it, what is it? Is my coral dieing? What should I do to save it?

Ali Farzinrad - 9 years ago

+BulkReefSupplyCom
Thanks for your attention, I've searched a lot and found that it's Brown Jelly disease, it's spreading in my tank, my hammer torch has infected too, don't know what to do, please help me if you can.
And something else, do you have any movie about curring diseases???

BulkReefSupplyCom - 9 years ago

+Ali Farzinrad Thank you for watching! :) It's tough to say exactly what is happening to the coral without photos. It is possible it is receding some of it's tissue from damage caused by the sand, or it could be something as simple (and cool) as the coral spawning. I would recommend monitoring its health over the next few weeks and see if it progresses any worse or if you notice a loss of tissue.

Scott Machuga - 10 years ago

awesome video I am thinking of starting a coral tank I have a fish only tank now if you want to see my small blog its saltwaterct.wordpress.com I would love your thoughts and comments on the tank.

BulkReefSupplyCom - 10 years ago

+Scott Machuga Coral can be very addicting ;) lol - Great pics, too. Thanks for sharing!

dj36029 - 10 years ago

I just started my salt water fish tank today I need some better lights to get coral and I still need my live rock any tips

BulkReefSupplyCom - 10 years ago

+dj36029 Especially for a new tank we would suggest dry rock (in particular the reef saver is really easy to work with) and 100% pest free. http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/brs-reef-saver-dry-aquarium-live-rock.html

Lights really depend on what corals you plan to keep, but assuming your tank has at least something you can hold off on that until your tanks established enough to add some corals and you have an idea of what you want.

Alejandro Hurtado - 10 years ago

What would a dual T5 set of bulbs be considered as? I have a 10,000k bulb and one actinic bulb in a 75 gallon tank. Would it be considered low, medium or high?

BulkReefSupplyCom - 10 years ago

I'm not sure what you mean by "considered low, medium. high" but if you're referring to the amount of light output then 2 bulbs over a 75g tank would generally be considered low. +Alejandro Hurtado

OhmannOcean - 10 years ago

low, if they are High-Outputs then MAYBE Medium but probably not. I would say 4 T5HO bulbs would be good for just about everything though.

BulkReefSupplyCom - 10 years ago

No problem, glad to help! Hope it gets better!

Tom Hannaby - 10 years ago

Thanks for the advice, I will try moving it

BulkReefSupplyCom - 10 years ago

It may just be a placement issue then. Might not like its location, too much flow, not enough, to much/little light etc. Usually they like pretty high lighting with a moderate amount of flow. Might not hurt to do an extra water change or two either!

Tom Hannaby - 10 years ago

It is new, it was in my tank and doing well for about 2 weeks then closed after this....?

BulkReefSupplyCom - 10 years ago

Is the leather coral a new coral or is it something that had been in your tank and happy before?

Tom Hannaby - 10 years ago

Hi, could you help please... I have only 3 corals. 1 large gionopora colony of mushrooms both doing great and a toadstool leather which hasn't come out for 3 weeks! It shed a skin of dark yellow the other day but it seems another skin is starting...is it dead!? Thanks Tom

BulkReefSupplyCom - 10 years ago

thanks, we put out videos every week : )

Jack Maleski - 10 years ago

Really great video I will look to you guys for saltwater tips

BulkReefSupplyCom - 10 years ago

thanks, we will try and keep it up!

kimdachi - 10 years ago

Excellent quality vids. Always a. Pleasure to watch

kimdachi - 10 years ago

Excellent quality vids. Always a. Pleasure to watch

Marine Biologist - 10 years ago

Great Great , i now have a visual reference . thanks BRS TV.

10GalReef - 11 years ago

I just read that since LPS corals are at the botttom of the reefs, 130 down, they get maybe 30 par of light hitting them. Has anyone tried LPS or soft corals with a low lit tank with lights that aren't reef lights? It almost, ALMOST makes me want to go out and buy one small LPS and see if it will live under LED lights that aren't reef lights.

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Boywithafishtank - 11 years ago

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Irosh Bandara - 11 years ago

Best clip ever for me, very informative. what i was looking for. now i can lay mushrooms at lower level, LPS next up and SPS on to of live rocks. Cool

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