In this video the CADE reef tank build gets cycled with beneficial bacteria. How to cycle a reef tank in 1-2 weeks using Nitrocycle, Turbostart 900 and PNS Substrate Sauce. Live nitrifying bacteria
Product links in the description of the video on YouTube:
And 2 years later the tank is doing...
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For my 6’ CADE Aquarium mixed reef I went with DALUA’s Illumagic Blaze X and 2 Vitamini Super Blue Actinic LED strips. The lights have proven to grow anything.
Here’s the install video along with details about this light combo:
2 years later and the corals are pumping strong! I’ve grown...
One of my favorite parts of reef keeping is building the scape. I like to use as much negative space as possible when I create reefs. Branching rock helps attain that look much easier. Creating an NSA (negative space aquascape) is easy using fast setting glue such as Glue Master’s cyanoacrylate...
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I regularly receive messages on how I got light behind my reef tank. Here’s my YouTube video documenting the process along with links to products in the description of the video.
The background light is one of my favorite features of this build. It’s also the sole reason that I went with a...
In reefing you sometimes need to act fast! I moved this Miami Orchid SPS coral colony higher on the reef the other day and unfortunately it did not like that move at all!
By the morning it was turning white (dying) from the base up. ☠️ I believe it to be RTN (rapid tissue necrosis). As soon...
We had a shipment of more captive bred fish from Biota come in. Here’s a quick view of the ones that came in that we added to the reef tank:
Link’s Goby:
List that just came in:
- Palau Mandarin fish (PAIR)
- Marine Betta (PAIR)
- Blue Streak Cleaner Wrasse x1
- Yellow Watchman Goby x1
-...
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Here’s what the room and reef tank look like after the main lights over the reef turn off. This is just before all of the lights in the room turn off for the night…
New ORA corals from @AlgaeBarn acclimating to my lights in the sand bed front and center.
AlgaeBarn Coupon codes:
10% OFF Captive livestock: reefstache10
15% OFF AB livestock: reefstache
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#ORAcorals #orasps #reefstash #algaebarncoupon...
3 things on this reef tank that get the most comments.
1) The LED lit background
2) The scape
3) The yellow tangs
See them all in this livestream video and drop me any questions you might have about the build.
Hello Reef2Reefers! :D
Mixed reef build… planning to only do captive bred fish in this system. Let’s see if I can stick to the plan. lol
For this build:
Tank: CADE 1800 Reef S2/P
Lights: Illumagic Blaze X 180 + Vitamini x2
Skimmer: DALUA GW17
Controller: Felix Smart Pro Plus V2
Rock...