Abbas's Simple, Old School Acropora Tank: Metal Halides, Kalkwasser and LOTS of Food!

In this video I show you around Abbas Ghareeb's old school acropora reef tank. He keeps it simple and runs old school methods including metal halide lights, kalkwaser and a calcium reactor. It's a lovely tank and shows how simple SPS corals can be to keep.

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0:00 Intro
0:54 The tank: dimensions and age
2:14 Lighting
4:50 Flow
8:15 Filtration and water changes
10:51 Dosing and trace elements
14:01 Water parameters and testing
17:29 Control and monitoring
19:22 Fish
27:17 Corals
36:32 Homemade fish food
37:46 Problems and future plans
42:12 Secrets of success
44:54 Reef Dog