A few years ago I had to drill some holes in a 40g breeder aquaarium, and filmed / photographed the process. A couple of computer upgrades occurred and I lost track of those files. Last month I was happy to stumble across them finally, so this week's video provides a decent tutorial of how it's done.
Early last year, I built a huge sump for a customer in the Dallas area. In January I reached out for an update, and was sent a few pictures showing a beautiful reef that resulted in a trip out there to capture this on camera for everyone to enjoy. Tammy's reef is a massive undertaking, and she loves it daily. Here's a brief tour, including a few seconds of that sump if you watch closely.
You end up with some loose frags. Here's how to secure them to frag plugs. If you haven't heard of pegging, you'll find this interesting.
What can you do to assure a BTA in your aquarium will live for years? Here are my thoughts, based on person experience. My original BTA is over 12 years old, and my original Sherman RBTA is 8 years old.
This week's video is about the new laser I purchased to kill aiptasia and majanos in my reef tanks.
Each day, my reef gets food several times. My livestock seems to love it. Here are my thoughts.
How long is too long? Is there a peak of the day, and how do you program that? MH vs LEDs... moonlighting... refugium photo period. It's all explained in this week's video:
A lot of hobbyists own RO/DI systems but they don't seem to have a method to making water, and often run into issues. This video shows how I use it each week, and explains my reasoning. A few helpful tips are included, just for you.
Every Thursday a new video releases on the melevsreef youtube channel. This week is the "Tools I Use" overview that discusses my favorites.
For about 3.5 years, I've run a small frag tank tied into the main reef to hold small coral fragments, interesting NPS corals and other recent acquisitions. It's badly in need of being replaced. Not only is it full with corals from end to end that have grown into serious colonies, but there's an onging algae issue that I'm attributing to the aged light fixture hanging above. A new one will replace it, and it will be stand alone with all the filtration that entails. Each day I see this mess and I can't wait to replace it, but I need the time to build...
