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It’s Mick Taylor eating the hammers. Just listen for that laugh of his

Always love the videos! And the transparency showing the up’s and downs of the hobby

Give Prius his own tank and have a separate fish only system for any others that may cause issues in the future.

The large blue tang is a bit skinny sir.

You could set up a Wyze camera and keep an eye on that fish when it thinks no one is watching. Thanks for another informative video Sam

What are those little stripped fish?

You probably also have AEFW in a tank like that

Do the kamoer's lose calibration over time? I run 2 versa's to transfer water back and forth from my nano frag tank to my DT, but over time one ends up pumping more than the other pulls out causing my DT sump water level to rise and my ATO in my nano to kick on. Ive only been running these for a month but i have to recalibrate weekly. I know at a higher ml per minute they stated it may not be as accurate but i dropped to 20ml a minute and it would still over time end up different. So deciding if i should just switch over to the pro t2's.

That hammer garden, I'd probably cry if I was you, yet you smile and charge on! Respect!

Cyano clean bacteria :) korallen zucht

So many practical methodologies to tackle everyday reefing challenges. Love that you are keeping it real and sharing the good and the bad. Loved this one. Thanks Sam.

Could you do a longtime review of the smart tester? I d be very interested.

Great update and tank still looking 🔥 despite some of the issues you are facing. Are you planning on doing an update on the reef factory smart tester ? Not seen anyone do a longer term review - wanting to purchase but still waiting for updates. Is there an option to do test once per week yet ie for mag id really only do once / twice per week not daily.

You're going to think I'm making this up - but I assure you I'm not.... I swear that your Dream tank and my (First) reef tank are somehow connected... I think I started my tank at pretty much exactly the same time as yours - max a couple of days difference... And between your last video and this one I've had (a) Significant issues with my favourite Hammer receding.... (b) Loss of one of my clowns - first fish in the system and (c) STN on one of my - up until this point - most successful SPS pieces... If you could arrange for some amazingly good things happening in your tank in the coming weeks I'd more than appreciate it 😀

Looking forward to the review on the Qijian, currently what I'm looking at for my upcoming tank

Sam, greetings from Phoenix, AZ! As you know, angels (depending on the type), will pick at your corals. Fish deserve the same respect that we give cats and dogs. With that being said for now you have him and he's a fish you love. Just know, he likes hammers, try to distract him with something else. If that dosent work you may have to move your hammers to another system. Great video as always. Thank you for your time and keep up the amazing work. We all are very lucky to be able to learn from you

The angel is not going to stop nipping at your hammers. Make a aquarium that is dedicated to your angel along with a couple wrasses maybe and other small fish

Thanks for keeping it real Parker. I definitely get extra lazy when the reef problems won't stop. You made me step it up a bit. I was skimming through reef hobbyist magazine and was like what a sump! Had to go back and read the article after realizing it was yours in this video. Great job.

The tank is looking awesome mate. So much growth.

I say mate, that was quite the update. I really appreciate the amount of information, knowledge, insight and time that you put into these videos which potentially help fellow reefers throughout the world. Showing the good and bad in this beautiful reef tank is an testament to the respect you have for your viewers and clearly demonstrates the character and integrity that you possess. Finally, what we plan and envision our reef tanks will look like, will evolve and take on a life and shape of its choosing, and then we realize we are simply along for the ride as nature has her on plans, all taking place in the comfort of our homes. Pretty cool hobby. Cheers, and reef on brother.

never seen such yellow stripeys

Beautiful tank!!!!! Have you tried any tenuis. Its super hard to keep

Nice update Sam

Dude,,, Clown died,, time to get a test by aquabiomics. How did she die, what were the symptoms? Sorry for your loss.

I’m in the middle of that downward spiral now, been a rough couple months reefing here 🤦🏽‍♂️

Is it only the front section of your hammer garden that hasn't done well? They might be getting too much flow. I found with my garden they were in abit of flow they stayed happy for abit of time but eventually got over it. I've shifted all my hammers to much lower flow and never had a problem since. Uncle Lam at Fish are friends runs little to no flow on his hammers and they are the most puffiest hammers i've seen ( he gave me the low flow advice ). Try that, i think you will succeed with the hammers. Also, once my hammers did retract and not be so happy is when my pyramid angels would go to town on them. If they were fully extended they would never go at them. Might be the same issue with your angel, although i got rid of my pyramids because of this, but seems like you wouldn't do the same haha.

Despite all those problems, the tank is looking good and if anyone can pass this hurdle, its you buddy! Great content, it helps all us to understand some of our problems.

Did you get the stripeys from that shop in Canberra? Love the tank - even while not at its best. Still one of the absolute best on RUclips. Love that its getting better again and bubble and aiptasia are improving vastly. Is it possible, that if you take out 25% of the fish, the corals might be perfect again. It does seem like a lot of fish, especially if adding more fish to distract Prius. My local fish shop once had a 50 litre tank, no equipment associated with reef tank was required (no skimmer, UV or sump) because there were zero fish and the corals were perfect, never seen any die off. Had the tank for years. Maybe they added organics as well as feeding corals lightly. But very little nutrients, nitrates. Will a gigantic UV affect aiptasia populations ? The aiptasia cells need to get in the water column to spread right? What am I saying, you probably already have one. Might also be possible that some coral are being lost to coral warfare. The larger the spread of corals, the greater the chance of coral warfare. Not trying to sound like I know much Tom, your reef knowledge far and away exceeds mine by a country mile. But sometimes it helps to brain storm with others.

I think it’s a good idea to add those Nero 7

Anyone that’s new should go back and watch the build series of this tank. Best ever on RUclips.

Bro please please save your self hell and go to t5 lighting with LED strips for pop. If you are gonna keep LEDs I would drop all the whites to less then10% Intensity and run your blues as high as you want. Run light only 8 hours a day including a ramp up if you really need one. I would Fing give you t5s just to prove it to you if I could hahaha

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That is an absolutely unreal coral to water ratio. Holy S word !! 😍

Gotta sua every time i see that beautiful tank i get more inspired and jealous than ever

Hi Tom everyone 👋

"Absolutely" stunning space

Watch this video like 10 times. Still cannot decide between Cove and Seatorch. 😢

Do you still feel good with this beast?

Which model is this? Cpt-5 ?

Thanks for the video Sam. Hard to accurately judge the results however if you don’t follow the instructions to the word however. I have no issues with Hanna Mg or Ca but am very careful with the procedures/cleanliness.

Hey Sam. Looking at this old video on flow sensors. I am thinking about purchase a digiten flow sensor for my UV sterilisers. Did you find the Digitens worked well with salt water? Any issues with leaking etc over time? Thanks

Can’t wait for this! RGA was my old LFS, so I’m super excited to see what Jack and the team can do with this new store!

Cant wait to check this place out, looks insane already,,,,,

Looks great. What aluminium profile you use? 45mm?

Excellent video! Can’t wait for the dream reef update

Where is the new store going to be?

First time since joining the hobby 2 years ago that I have significant color pop. I always thought it was the light, to be honest. I started with red sea, which barely even maintains. I then went to marinfauna, but it made my tank color and everythign real bad. So one day, about two weeks ago, I came across aquaforest, and told myself that i would start first with ricco food and zoa food. And unbelievably, the heads have multiplied and the color pop is unreal. I never really thought I needed actual food for my zoas, but even my gonipora is unbelievably healthy, after 3-4 weeks, without losing ANY HEADS. So I gotta say AF is by far, THE BEST OUT THERE!

Always popped in the South Melbourne store as it was walking distance from work. Can’t wait to pop by Apex 👌🏽👍🏼 I’ll have my big upgraded tank by the time it’s open.

No address to share yet but what side of Melbourne? Been a hole to fill since we lost Ben’s shop 😢

Those lights probably cost more than my car 😅