"Overall attention to the stability of the parameters is very often the difference between good to great tanks and the truly epic dream tanks."
"Regular water changes dramatically increase success rates."
"With cyanobacteria, I get any of the big clumps I can and then use a rifampicin to fight it."
"Don't teach them how to keep aquariums like you keep them."
"The main reason we put something in the bottom rack is to give the fish something as a bottom."
"In a case where we have all three of those present, it does show signs of your aquarium is not adequately processing stuff from ammonia all the way into nitrates."
"Any tips on getting panda Cory's to limit their colony growth?"
"Frozen foods are the best food possible for the average hobbyist."
"These little sponge filters will, well you guessed it, filter the water and add oxygen to the tank."
"Tina Turner: the queen of rock and roll, the queen of survival."
"Giving them a lower pH is gonna be a lot more beneficial than it would be if you gave them in like harder PHS."
"The bigger fish tank you have, the easier it is to maintain."
"You can't cycle a tank in 48 hours, it just can't be done."
"Alkalinity is probably the single most important element to monitor, even more so than calcium."
"This is the shark adv internal canister filter."
"Keeping a healthy school of colorful tropical fish is easy with proper knowledge."
"Root tabs are your best friend for making things easier on yourself."
"There's quite a few reasons why you would actually want to do water changes."
"Everything is looking really tidy. The shrimp seem to be really, really active as well, which is just what you want. So, that's going to be one of my first signs if there's ever problems."
"It pulls more skimmate, and I would assume that it's more appropriately sized for the aquarium."
"I'm not seeing any major algae on the rock, you know, a little bit of algae in the sand bed but the tangs as well as the fox face are doing a good job of cleaning it."
"...a drip system can eliminate water changes depending on the system. If not, it could potentially prolong your water changes and the space in between them by a drastic amount."
"But the bonus from that is that we've cleared up a bunch of tank space."
"Big water changes are the best and quickest way of removing those high levels of nitrates."
"By doing big frequent water changes, you're also replenishing essential minerals back into the water."
"Test your alkalinity often, especially if you're just starting out or adjusting dosing."
"I think the Fluval FX filter does look one of the most sleek and modern canister filters out there on the market today."
"Nothing is more important than stability; if you're happy with your tank, give yourself a big pat on the back and leave it alone."
"Safety gear, I cannot stress this enough when you're working with zoanthids and pallies."
"Is a skimmer worth it? That's a system design question: what is the problem that I'm trying to address with the skimmer and is it the best tool for the job?"
"A protein skimmer may become necessary over time because what a protein skimmer does is it removes very, very small organics."
"I really like that auto top off system; it keeps the level really really well."
"Understanding these mechanisms are the reason why best practice filtration and maintenance like water changes or algae export produce much higher percentage results."
"Clean aquarium water is the fourth pillar of reef keeping."
"Even moderate flow can serve to keep the coral clean."
"Always check your water parameters."
"Stable parameters, a huge thing is trace elements that a lot of people overlook."
"I think it's the same goal we're both trying to achieve, the balance in all the elements."
"It's a myth that you need to gravel vac your aquarium as long as you have good circulation and a large deposit of beneficial bacteria."
"This is the real powerhouse of turning the toxic chemicals... into things that are safe within our aquarium and aren't going to cause issues for our fish."
"Yes, 100% yes, you do need to feed your corals."
"The flexibility here is valuable."
"Promoting coraline is the best way to outcompete many issues."
"Everything's solid, no bowing, no bending, lights are level and everything is just doing what it's supposed to do."
"The easiest way to maintain low nitrates of a healthy aquarium is to pay close attention to the type of food that we feed."
"I hope the video gives you guys a little more confidence in trying bigger water changes."
"If you can do it, the auto water change thing just totally changes the game."
"They're definitely a good cleanup crew."
"I am going to adopt his thought process on filtering water and getting a complete nitrogen cycle going."
"After 2 years, the corals have just been growing."
"Automatic water changes doesn't just drastically reduce the maintenance but the automatic regularity of them increases the stability."
"Sulfur reactors are a bit more forgiving and a little bit more set and forget."
"I highly recommend a waste collector to you guys, it makes your life so much easier."
"Would you want to know if your return pump broke? Would you want to know if your skimmer broke? Of course."
"Look after that biOrb, look after those fish, and take care."
"Water testing is the core of proper tank husbandry."
"The people that do consistent water changes share one unique trait: they're more successful than people that don't."
"If I can maintain closer to natural seawater, I can just kind of eliminate that conversation from my mind."
"Nothing really scares them, it's cool how comfortable they are even when you're working in the tank."