Mr. Saltwater Tank TV Friday AM Quick Tip #125: After 124 Quick Tips, These Top My List
After years of creating Friday AM quick tips, there are a few that I use frequently on my tank as well as a few that I get asked about a lot. To refresh your memory on ones you’ve likely forgotten about, or didn’t know I’ve done, here’s my compilation of my top tips.
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Great stuff some of them I forgot about
Thanks Mark, keep up the good work.
love the introduction repeating every time lol
Mark, did I see Peppermint Shrimp in one of your tanks with a Nigerian Trigger? The video that mentions cutting little strips in the algae sheets. My Nigerian (his name is Nigell, he’s 9 yrs old now, eats all my shrimp. Love the quick tips always. —–Maurice
A different take on the drip acclamation.
I took a gallon milk/water jug and cut the front quarter out of it so the bottom 1/2 and the back with the handle are still in tact.
Then I drilled or poked a hole in the front part about 2-3 inches below the cut line, so water can flow out of that.
I take airline tubing with an air control valve on one end of it.
Start a drip from my tank.
Adjust the flow that I want and run the end of the tubing through the handle of the jug on what would be the inside of the jug through to where it comes out right below the cut line I made earlier.
Pour the fish and water into the jug and let it drip form 20-30 min.
If too much water enters the jug then it flows out the hole that was drilled in the front and back into the sump.
I forgot to mention I sit this on lid of my sump with the hole positioned over the opening of the sump.
Hard to explain, but maybe I can do a still or video someday.
Do filter socks get lost in the laundry like regular socks?
Awesome!
Mark, pretty sweet. Can’t wait until the new tank update… 🙂
Thanks Mark, keep up the great work!!
Great stuff Mark, can’t wait until the new tank update… 🙂
You always have great advice. Lot of it sinks in and lot of it I do forget 🙁 like I had a little cut on my hand put live rock in my tank, ah guess I shouldn’t have did that lol.. Any way love every thing you put out to us all..
Nice video. Where do you get all of your funny t-shirts? Some of those are absolutely hilarious.
I have green hair like alge on my live rock. When I do a water change, about every two weeks, I try and remove as much as possible. It’s a 30 gal tank with 2 damsiles, 2 oscilaris clowns, a gold head goby, and a chocolate chip star fish. Is there something I can introduce that will enjoy this alge as a food sorce? Or will I just have to continue pulling it from the rock as I have been?
Thank you in advance,
Chip K
hey mark love your show i have been fowlling you sence the very start i have been in the hobby for about 7 yeaars i have had a bunch of reef tanks when i live in cali but i have recently moved to costa rica and im wanting to set up another tank here soon and im wondering if you know anyonline store that will ship to costa rica.. thanks more up dates on the 8ft please..
Steve – Yes…but they’re much easier to pair later on 😉
Nice recap Mark … 🙂
Tron…I get my shirts here
Brings back memories.. My wife thought that filter sock was a strange womens bra in the washer.. Lol
Awesome! I’ve recently started watching your vids so this was a great recap! thanx
Hi Mark,
What do you think of running a clip on raising your own live brine shrimp ? Is it worth the fuss for those without access to live brine shrimp? Is frozen just as good?
Are filter socks really necessary? If some reefers are running tanks without them with clear water, why bother with that extra step in aquarium maintenance?