I could never have a reef without sand. I think it makes it look more natural plus gives my favorite types of fish a place to sleep and hide. Wrasses. But these are definitely some great ideas. I dont really have any problems with my sand blowing around. Must be the size of sand I use.
Good points about the benefits of having no sand, and I went bare bottom for a while when I set up my tank again over a year ago for the same reasons, but I could never fully appreciate my tank without the sand, and a few months ago put sand in my tank. I like my tank to replicate the ocean, and for me a big part of the ocean is the sand, I have never been to a beach that had a glass floor. Sure bare bottom is easier and less work, but for me less appealing. For me a bottomless tank doesn't look like a display tank but rather a grow out tank or a quarantine tank. Everyone's tank is unique to how each person likes to have their own tank and the way they like to do it, and as such great diversity is achieved in this hobby which makes it so interesting to see how different things work for different people.
Just use Vibrant, per the instructions on the bottle. No special forum informed directions, just the directions on the bottle... and give it roughly 6-8 weeks minimum..
My tank is viewable from all four sides. I placed the powerheads on the internal overflows that are in the center of the tank in such a way as to create a gyre flow that circles the tank. Every hour the direction of the flow would reverse. Unfortunately I found that with this type of gyre circulation, the center of the tank does not get the flow it needs. The perimeter of the tank gets powerful flow, the inside gets very little. The best flow I ever had on a tank was with powerheads mounted on wavyseas. The back and forth action and chaotic flow left no dead spots. I plan to go back to this with my new build. It is however, a challenge to hide and I also hate to see equipment visable. As for sand, it seems contradictory to me to go to great lengths to hide your equipment as to make your tank look as natural as you can and then place your clams and corals on glass.
I run the return from my canister through a rain bar the length of the tank (72") aiming down the back wall. It keeps the back wall clean and pushes out any build up without unsettling the sand. I also drilled extra holes so some of the water would push out a few degrees under horizontal or 90 degrees to the water line. By installing it right on the water line, it pulls down the surface water creating a wave or shimmer effect and you don't even notice it under the lip of the tank. I tried it on a 36" rimless using glass instead of black plastic tubing and it was pretty cool coupled with glass lily pipes and clear connectors and mounts. However it was just over $200 and the glass would get dingy or dirty looking within a week.
Jake!!!! Need more videos for quarantine substinance!!! Oh man look at me being demanding, geeez jk man I know you are busy but I got to say I do enjoy watching your videos. Keep up the good work
this topic is exactly what I am looking at for my current tank build! Long story short, my build will be visible by only the front panel as it is built into the wall 5ft X 3ft X 2ft and I own 2 maxpect gyres and I was thinking of adding mp40s on the sides (going 100% SPS this tank! whoohoo!) so I want to maximize flow. But at the same time watching your video I wonder if or how I could get away with putting all my pumps on the back of the display???? (which is black acyclic). I also will not be doing sand for the first time so I can maximize flow.
I've got bare bottom and a sand bottom, just love my conch with boggly eyes, Wrasse and Goby paired with bullseye pistol shrimp. Bare bottom draws the eye to muck which I find off putting too.
I made a fake sandbed for my tank by covering ABS sheets in a thin layer of silicone and sprinkling sand into them. You get the look of sand that people love but all the benefits of bare bottom. (Can't have burrowing wrasses otherwise they may accidentally dive bomb themselves)
I have a bare bottom with sps along the top and LPS in the bottom 2/3rds. Would the SPS be ok with the powerheads moved to the back bottom like you have them? They're positioned top center right now, blowing across the SPS. I'd like to keep stuff kicked up off the bottom though and hide the powerheads.
Is there any video about the setting of the mangrove-reef tank ? Looks so appealing and exotic, my only clue is a custom tank with low level overflow and substrate box. 🤩
Hello dude. One of the best channels here on RUclips . Beautiful tanks and lot of useful information. Thanks. I have a question about your digital thermometers, what brand are they and where I could order one to try . Thanks in advance and keep doing well so we can learn new stuff.
Hı great inovative video thanks. İ have a question i have freshwater aquarium. Now i want to set up a reef aquarium too. İn my country every body tells that i must have sand because it helps some ph or other levels. İf this is true how do you banace it? Di you add special salt or additive? Thanks for answers have good days...
Thank you very much for the answer:)) also in one of your tank set up i saw mangrow . Does it also help anything in the water values. Does it help to fliter? That was a good idea and great scene . Thank you so much. Have a good day..
Great video. I have a Waterbox 60.2 which is basically a cube (24x20x20). In your opinion would putting a single MP40 on 1 side of the back wall in combination with a programmible return pump like the Ecotech Vectra pump be effective enough to keep corals or do you think 2 power heads is a requirement? Appreciate all the great content.
Hello! Thank you for sharing all the knowledge! I was wondering what the approach would be for your Red Sea Max Nano. Is a power head necessary or one can do with just the flow coming from the return nozzle? I am in the planning stages and a clean, efficient look is definitely one of the goals of the build.
I think I'm getting addicted to your videos. Q: On your SPS tanks are you putting your mp40s on back lower side panels? If yes, does it create enough flow at the surface?
Jake, This video got me thinking, but with sand and an aquascape I don't want to change, what can I do. 90 gallon tank with center internal overflow. Two sizeable rock structures on each side, middle of tank open.
Great video and ideas. I hate the look of vortech pumps on the side glass! Especially multiple pumps. There are ways to hide things with a bit of imagination and experiment. Love the new tank too!
What pump should i use to make a similar contraption? It'll need a seperate opening in the tank to recirculate water back in the tank, at the pump once i turn valve off.
Great idea for a video,but I still like sand bed,but when I started marine keeping 1960's that is all we had!What type of clowns are those in the Euphilliya tank?And are those Mollies or swords in the Mangrove bio tope,and what are they called exactly?
I actually prefer a blue background to my tanks but I usually paint the back black to help hide my circulation pumps. Also circulation pumps aren’t always necessary, I only add them as needed. Cutesy waves and things are more for viewing, I went for almost 15 years with pumps just hanging from their cords behind the rocks lol.. they kind of blow themselves around creating random flow lol..
@@ReefBuildersVideo nice. And for flow would a gyre be too ticky given the square. Maybe a more cone shape to bounce off the glass....not sure either would create turbulence...have you experience with that?
What placement of Mp40s do you recommend with a sand bed? I have a 120 2x2x4 mixed acros/torches and micro lords with a 2 island minimalist scape (would be happy to share photos). I currently have one in the left top front 1/3 and a second on the right top back. I run them at 50-60%, i get good growth on my acros but the bottom of the tank seems to build more detritus than i would like around the lords. If i crank them up i end up moving my sand around way too much. I also "need" the sand bed as I have 4 leopard wrasse. Thanks!
You're probably doing fine and some detritus around your lords is kind of where you want them - top third of the tank is one of the best places to have pump outlets and since you have Vortechs, your best bet is to experiment with the different modes.
Reef Builders Cool thanks for the advice, i have been using a mix of constant on one and reef crest on the other (switching every 6 hours). I have been using with a higher energy 75% NTM for an hour or so to help stir up the detritus without blasting coral too long. Do you find benefits from running pumps lower at night than day?
Hi Jake great video. You always inspire me. I currently don't have my tank anymore but the build will be coming soon, I hope (wife pending). I fell in love with the closed loop tank you built a while back how is that doing. Would love to see the update on that. Also if you can do a comparison on your tank with the closed loop vs traditional modern builds that you see. I would love to follow your lead if that closed loop is working as intended. Thanks for always sharing. Also do you sell tanks or have discounts for the equipment
Love the clam tank! May have to move my mangrove into my lowboy and allow the nutrient levels to rise more. What are your water parameters and nutrient levels in this tank?
Hey jake. Tanks r looking awesome. Quick question. I have an IM 75 Ext. I can't get my mp 10's to stay on firmly. They're barely hanging on with the glass thickness close to 1/2". Any tricks to make them work?
I have 2 Tunze 6095's Ina 48" x 24" x 16" deep blue frag tank. What would be the best placement for these pumps, both on one end or on opposite ends. This will primarily be a SPS grow out in the future. No rock in this tank.
Adam do you edit your video your self? Also who chooses the songs you put in. Most of them are dope, just flows nicely with the content especially Jason fox video love that!
I have found using a Prazi based deworming medication in quarantine to be highly effective but it is time consuming. Also as Jake pointed out having plenty to graze on is probably the key even if you have removed any parasitic issues.
What are your thoughts on back pane mounted pumps? I feel my tank still lacks flow with a gyre, koralia, mp40, and a small jebao on the rear pane. I think it may be due to my rock work but what advice do you have for this configuration. I love the look but currently lacking in movement.
I'd rather have the pump on the end of a longer rectangular tank than on the back wall, I personally feel like it's the LEAST efficient way to drive flow around the tank, and I really dislike it
Hello, i have 2 dual gyres 330 opposition horizontally my programme is ltc mode but the flow is very low i try work just one evry 6 hours but is tow much and i try placement vertical position in back in my tank same result to much my 60 gallon cubic tank is very hardly for the pompe placement. Thank you 🙏
I highly recommend that you put the gyres at the surface of the water, and program them in anti-synch mode on long intervals, that should get the water moving.
Jake i just 💘 love your softy tank I wish my mushrooms looked that great .you do such a exclent job at placing your corals .how much water flow do mushrooms need? wish I had some one to talk with in my area to know how to..
Would love to talk to someone about getting better flow. I have a 75 with 2 MP40 on each side. No matter what I do there is always detritus in the tank and usually in a place hard to vacuum. I have never understood how people do auto water changes. A huge part of water changes to me is getting the muck out as best as I can. Edit: I really mean it. I have no one to talk to. My LFS suck *** the people in my area that do this suck just as bad. I have been at this a long long time and still have a lot to learn.
You should try to experiment with alternating the flow from your pumps - Vortech MP40 are more than enough power to sufficiently mix all the water in your tank, try the nutrient transport mode with your pumps in anti-synch
Reef Builders will give that a shot. Don’t have a coast to coast overflow. Have a older corner overflow style tank. Have always found it difficult to get dirt over it and into the sump.
Actually no - sand zones are sand zones and 'reefs' are limestone rock built from ancient corals. There's 50X more coral on rocky reefs than in sand zones
Maintaining it is a pain but I just cannot have sand. I do not need a deep sanded but without it tanks look unfinished to me. I do understand all the positives though not gonna lie.
I disagree. I went from deep sand bed, to (after years of syphoning) no sand bed, back to sand bed. Something about that white sand bed contrasting with the colors of the livestock that really makes everything pop.
Now that you have finished saling ecotech pumps and pushing bare bottom setups. Show how you can apply similar principles to sand and cabled pumps. Not trying to be smart but there still those of us who prefer sand and don't want ecotech.
Video of that awesome Mangrove Lagoon tank will premiere this monday ruclips.net/video/L04TBHbAXqU/видео.html
"...fun trees....fun clams..."
I'm like: "that looks like a fun tank!"
Should I call you Jane now?
Hello jake
2024 and still watching your old videos Jake RIP champ
I could never have a reef without sand. I think it makes it look more natural plus gives my favorite types of fish a place to sleep and hide. Wrasses. But these are definitely some great ideas. I dont really have any problems with my sand blowing around. Must be the size of sand I use.
Bare bottom tanks are ugly, unless you're WWC.
Good points about the benefits of having no sand, and I went bare bottom for a while when I set up my tank again over a year ago for the same reasons, but I could never fully appreciate my tank without the sand, and a few months ago put sand in my tank. I like my tank to replicate the ocean, and for me a big part of the ocean is the sand, I have never been to a beach that had a glass floor. Sure bare bottom is easier and less work, but for me less appealing. For me a bottomless tank doesn't look like a display tank but rather a grow out tank or a quarantine tank. Everyone's tank is unique to how each person likes to have their own tank and the way they like to do it, and as such great diversity is achieved in this hobby which makes it so interesting to see how different things work for different people.
See the reply above
The only place on RUclips I ever think “man I wish that intro was longer”
4:15 pro tip: remove the auto feeder before you take the aquarium lid off
Would love to see a video of ur approach in removing Valonia / bubble algae from that LPS tank
Just use Vibrant, per the instructions on the bottle. No special forum informed directions, just the directions on the bottle... and give it roughly 6-8 weeks minimum..
My tank is viewable from all four sides. I placed the powerheads on the internal overflows that are in the center of the tank in such a way as to create a gyre flow that circles the tank. Every hour the direction of the flow would reverse. Unfortunately I found that with this type of gyre circulation, the center of the tank does not get the flow it needs. The perimeter of the tank gets powerful flow, the inside gets very little. The best flow I ever had on a tank was with powerheads mounted on wavyseas. The back and forth action and chaotic flow left no dead spots. I plan to go back to this with my new build. It is however, a challenge to hide and I also hate to see equipment visable. As for sand, it seems contradictory to me to go to great lengths to hide your equipment as to make your tank look as natural as you can and then place your clams and corals on glass.
Great topic and perfectly executed ! Thank you for sharing Jake!
I run the return from my canister through a rain bar the length of the tank (72") aiming down the back wall. It keeps the back wall clean and pushes out any build up without unsettling the sand. I also drilled extra holes so some of the water would push out a few degrees under horizontal or 90 degrees to the water line. By installing it right on the water line, it pulls down the surface water creating a wave or shimmer effect and you don't even notice it under the lip of the tank.
I tried it on a 36" rimless using glass instead of black plastic tubing and it was pretty cool coupled with glass lily pipes and clear connectors and mounts. However it was just over $200 and the glass would get dingy or dirty looking within a week.
i agree! pumps can be major eye sores!! im using a icecap 4k on my 80g rimless peninsula and i love it! great ideas as always!! thanks!
Great video and very cool tanks, Jake!
Jake!!!! Need more videos for quarantine substinance!!! Oh man look at me being demanding, geeez jk man I know you are busy but I got to say I do enjoy watching your videos. Keep up the good work
Would love if you did a video on mollies. I see you have them in most if not all tanks. Great video
this topic is exactly what I am looking at for my current tank build! Long story short, my build will be visible by only the front panel as it is built into the wall 5ft X 3ft X 2ft and I own 2 maxpect gyres and I was thinking of adding mp40s on the sides (going 100% SPS this tank! whoohoo!) so I want to maximize flow. But at the same time watching your video I wonder if or how I could get away with putting all my pumps on the back of the display???? (which is black acyclic). I also will not be doing sand for the first time so I can maximize flow.
Thank you Jake for the tips you gave🤗🐠
I've got bare bottom and a sand bottom, just love my conch with boggly eyes, Wrasse and Goby paired with bullseye pistol shrimp.
Bare bottom draws the eye to muck which I find off putting too.
I made a fake sandbed for my tank by covering ABS sheets in a thin layer of silicone and sprinkling sand into them. You get the look of sand that people love but all the benefits of bare bottom. (Can't have burrowing wrasses otherwise they may accidentally dive bomb themselves)
I did it in a similar way but the "glued Sand" wont stay White. It will get the same color as the Rocks in the Tank and coralline algea
Just what the Dr. ordered!!! Thanks for the tips Jake.
Also, peeping that mangrove tank!
Bahama llama yayyyyyyy
What type of filter do you have on the peninsula tank? Thank you
Tanks are looking real nice.
Merci pour cette vidéo mon AMI et bel été à toi et tes équipes !!! 👍👍👍
I have a bare bottom with sps along the top and LPS in the bottom 2/3rds. Would the SPS be ok with the powerheads moved to the back bottom like you have them? They're positioned top center right now, blowing across the SPS. I'd like to keep stuff kicked up off the bottom though and hide the powerheads.
Is there any video about the setting of the mangrove-reef tank ? Looks so appealing and exotic, my only clue is a custom tank with low level overflow and substrate box. 🤩
I were so excited I didn't wait till the end to comment , next comming up video is about...😄
Hello dude. One of the best channels here on RUclips . Beautiful tanks and lot of useful information. Thanks. I have a question about your digital thermometers, what brand are they and where I could order one to try . Thanks in advance and keep doing well so we can learn new stuff.
Love that mangrove display. wow. can't wait for it to develop and grow out.
do you have a detailed video about it?
Editing the mangrove lagoon video right now
@@ReefBuildersVideo Thanks. Cant wait. My kids love your videos as well.
Hı great inovative video thanks. İ have a question i have freshwater aquarium. Now i want to set up a reef aquarium too. İn my country every body tells that i must have sand because it helps some ph or other levels. İf this is true how do you banace it? Di you add special salt or additive?
Thanks for answers have good days...
the notion that you have to have sand is very much outdated. Not a single coral farmer uses sand as it is almost purely ornamental.
Thank you very much for the answer:)) also in one of your tank set up i saw mangrow . Does it also help anything in the water values. Does it help to fliter? That was a good idea and great scene .
Thank you so much. Have a good day..
Man Jake awesome educational video really enjoyed it and by the way awesome aquarium setups 👍👍
hello brother do you turn off your light and wavemaker in the night
I always look forward to your videos,, awesome like always, are you going to be at reefapoolza Chicago this year?
thanks for the kind words, and I'll definitely be doing my best to make it to SOME reef shows this year
love the schooling fish in the euphyllia tank ... powerhead placement can be challenging especially if you're concern with concealing them.
Great video.
I have a Waterbox 60.2 which is basically a cube (24x20x20). In your opinion would putting a single MP40 on 1 side of the back wall in combination with a programmible return pump like the Ecotech Vectra pump be effective enough to keep corals or do you think 2 power heads is a requirement?
Appreciate all the great content.
Do you have a video on the acclimation of your mollies?
I am going to do one the next time I get another batch of mollies
@@ReefBuildersVideo awesome, looking forward to it.
Hello! Thank you for sharing all the knowledge! I was wondering what the approach would be for your Red Sea Max Nano. Is a power head necessary or one can do with just the flow coming from the return nozzle? I am in the planning stages and a clean, efficient look is definitely one of the goals of the build.
I think I'm getting addicted to your videos.
Q: On your SPS tanks are you putting your mp40s on back lower side panels? If yes, does it create enough flow at the surface?
Jake,
This video got me thinking, but with sand and an aquascape I don't want to change, what can I do. 90 gallon tank with center internal overflow.
Two sizeable rock structures on each side, middle of tank open.
Great video and ideas. I hate the look of vortech pumps on the side glass! Especially multiple pumps. There are ways to hide things with a bit of imagination and experiment. Love the new tank too!
What pump should i use to make a similar contraption? It'll need a seperate opening in the tank to recirculate water back in the tank, at the pump once i turn valve off.
Hey Jake, another awesome video.
Great idea for a video,but I still like sand bed,but when I started marine keeping 1960's that is all we had!What type of clowns are those in the Euphilliya tank?And are those Mollies or swords in the Mangrove bio tope,and what are they called exactly?
the cownfish in the Euphyllia tank is a pair of spotcinctus, and lots of mollies in the mangrove tank
@@ReefBuildersVideo thank you jake stay well
What's up with the pony tail now?
I actually prefer a blue background to my tanks but I usually paint the back black to help hide my circulation pumps. Also circulation pumps aren’t always necessary, I only add them as needed. Cutesy waves and things are more for viewing, I went for almost 15 years with pumps just hanging from their cords behind the rocks lol.. they kind of blow themselves around creating random flow lol..
I've got a 25 gallon cubish tank I moved my powerheads at the back wall. Is this ok or should I have them on the sides.
That sounds perfect
@@ReefBuildersVideo sweet thanks 😁🤘
I have a 32gallon biocube led and I'm interested in getting a crocea clam is it possible?
I feel you on the sand bed dude! I hate my sandbed!! How's the 60 cube and can we get an update??
Thanks Jake, what would you suggest for a cube?
really depends on your local market, pretty much any brand name tank is very good deal these days
@@ReefBuildersVideo nice. And for flow would a gyre be too ticky given the square. Maybe a more cone shape to bounce off the glass....not sure either would create turbulence...have you experience with that?
What placement of Mp40s do you recommend with a sand bed? I have a 120 2x2x4 mixed acros/torches and micro lords with a 2 island minimalist scape (would be happy to share photos). I currently have one in the left top front 1/3 and a second on the right top back. I run them at 50-60%, i get good growth on my acros but the bottom of the tank seems to build more detritus than i would like around the lords. If i crank them up i end up moving my sand around way too much. I also "need"
the sand bed as I have 4 leopard wrasse.
Thanks!
You're probably doing fine and some detritus around your lords is kind of where you want them - top third of the tank is one of the best places to have pump outlets and since you have Vortechs, your best bet is to experiment with the different modes.
Reef Builders Cool thanks for the advice, i have been using a mix of constant on one and reef crest on the other (switching every 6 hours). I have been using with a higher energy 75% NTM for an hour or so to help stir up the detritus without blasting coral too long. Do you find benefits from running pumps lower at night than day?
Hi Jake great video. You always inspire me. I currently don't have my tank anymore but the build will be coming soon, I hope (wife pending). I fell in love with the closed loop tank you built a while back how is that doing. Would love to see the update on that. Also if you can do a comparison on your tank with the closed loop vs traditional modern builds that you see. I would love to follow your lead if that closed loop is working as intended. Thanks for always sharing. Also do you sell tanks or have discounts for the equipment
What kind of tank is the mangrove lagoon aquarium?
It’s an old custom build we got from a friend years ago!
Nice. Why do you have (looks like to me) Mollies in your tanks?
Why DON'T you?
Where would you place pumps if the overflow was inside? obstructing the back from being flat.
amazing setup jake! wow it didn't take long to get those coraline algae to grow!
lol I've been trying to STOP coralline algae growth and have killed it and scraped it back a few times already.
Maybe I missed it in the video, but do you still have the A. kingi?
What’s with all the mollies in the tanks. Is there a reason or is it just cheaper?
"We're not here to keep pet sand beds"..... classic!
Definitly pet rocks though! ;)
Love the clam tank! May have to move my mangrove into my lowboy and allow the nutrient levels to rise more. What are your water parameters and nutrient levels in this tank?
Hey jake. Tanks r looking awesome. Quick question. I have an IM 75 Ext. I can't get my mp 10's to stay on firmly. They're barely hanging on with the glass thickness close to 1/2". Any tricks to make them work?
Double sided tip can definitely help
I have 2 Tunze 6095's Ina 48" x 24" x 16" deep blue frag tank. What would be the best placement for these pumps, both on one end or on opposite ends. This will primarily be a SPS grow out in the future. No rock in this tank.
Definitely place them on opposite ends
Adam do you edit your video your self? Also who chooses the songs you put in. Most of them are dope, just flows nicely with the content especially Jason fox video love that!
Nice tanks! What happened with your angelfishes from Poma Labs?
In the Mode fish system growing up a little bit until it's big enough for the fish display tank
Sweet mangrove/clam lagoon tank!
Are you worried about coral growth patterns with this method of flow?
Im struggling with the thought of going sandless. I want to, but i also want a few fish that need the sand. what should i do?
Ive seen convict tang on almost all of your tank! my all time favorite tang. How do you keep them healthy and fat???
Nothing special, I feed flake lightly, mostly I think they have plenty to graze
I have found using a Prazi based deworming medication in quarantine to be highly effective but it is time consuming. Also as Jake pointed out having plenty to graze on is probably the key even if you have removed any parasitic issues.
Hey Jake what a beautiful school of Red mollies, how you treat them to fully be on salt water ? Great video
What are your thoughts on back pane mounted pumps? I feel my tank still lacks flow with a gyre, koralia, mp40, and a small jebao on the rear pane. I think it may be due to my rock work but what advice do you have for this configuration. I love the look but currently lacking in movement.
I'd rather have the pump on the end of a longer rectangular tank than on the back wall, I personally feel like it's the LEAST efficient way to drive flow around the tank, and I really dislike it
Hello, i have 2 dual gyres 330 opposition horizontally my programme is ltc mode but the flow is very low i try work just one evry 6 hours but is tow much and i try placement vertical position in back in my tank same result to much my 60 gallon cubic tank is very hardly for the pompe placement. Thank you 🙏
I highly recommend that you put the gyres at the surface of the water, and program them in anti-synch mode on long intervals, that should get the water moving.
I am curious, the LPS tank, why do you put an anti-jump net on it. I enjoy your channel by the way.
Jake i just 💘 love your softy tank I wish my mushrooms looked that great .you do such a exclent job at placing your corals .how much water flow do mushrooms need? wish I had some one to talk with in my area to know how to..
Mushroom anemones do well in very little to medium flow
I believe this concept was awesomely used in the Beverly Hills custom reef
Have you heard of/tried DSR method. What are your thoughts on it?
I have - there's a bunch of methods which people have 'invented' but all of them are essentially barely modified Berlin method from the 1980s
@@ReefBuildersVideo What are your thoughts about it?
Biocube 16 gallon? Best nano wave makers?
Probably none, better to get slightly beefier controllable pump for the filter system and that'll do you plenty fine
@@ReefBuildersVideo i upgraded to a sicce 1.0 but it still have too many dead spots to rely just on that
@@kaptinKuba A pair of RFGs would help on your dc controlled return pump as well
Enjoyed this
Wow Jake! That Mangrove lagoon is dope! How many gallons of actual water volume are in there? Also love all the Mollies lol
about 55 gallons including water in the flooded overflow
that mangrove tank is killer
Leave my sand alone! 😡 My bacteria love it 😝. Mostly for esthetic reasons, now 'll excuse, gotta pet them.
Intros always 💧 drip!
Where the best placement for an mp10 in an 18” cube?
Back top corner, plenty of power to drive every corner of an 18 inch cube.
Reef Builders thank you 🙏
is your studio open for the public?
unfortunately it's not, we have so much to do everyday and we're very busy creating original content
I got a 30x30x30 and dont know where to start
hahaha "Pet Sandbed" love it.
Hihihihi sir... fantastic video... Also you have a wonderful July /4 with family too sir..🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍹🍹🍹🍹🍔🍔🥨🥨🎆🎆🧨🎉
This video is like 6 months too late, I already have sand, rocks against the glass and too much equipment 🥺
Would love to talk to someone about getting better flow. I have a 75 with 2 MP40 on each side. No matter what I do there is always detritus in the tank and usually in a place hard to vacuum. I have never understood how people do auto water changes. A huge part of water changes to me is getting the muck out as best as I can. Edit: I really mean it. I have no one to talk to. My LFS suck *** the people in my area that do this suck just as bad. I have been at this a long long time and still have a lot to learn.
You should try to experiment with alternating the flow from your pumps - Vortech MP40 are more than enough power to sufficiently mix all the water in your tank, try the nutrient transport mode with your pumps in anti-synch
Reef Builders will give that a shot. Don’t have a coast to coast overflow. Have a older corner overflow style tank. Have always found it difficult to get dirt over it and into the sump.
Miss you Jake
Where in the world are the sandless reefs? If we are keeping “reef” tanks, sand should be in them.
Actually no - sand zones are sand zones and 'reefs' are limestone rock built from ancient corals. There's 50X more coral on rocky reefs than in sand zones
“Settle.Down” jk reef on
Might be a good time to show us how the tanks are doing individually. Im seeing a lot of growth👍🏻
they're in the pipeline
are you compensating for the lower amount of sand/rock with more water changes? more aggressive cleaning? or both?
Please explain - having LESS rock and sand REDUCES the need to clean more aggressively or do more water changes, rocks and sand are a burden
Here's another option for placing gyre pumps: if you have an eurobrace and your water level is high enough, you can place them on the eurobrace.
That's a great suggestion, I haven't mounted a pump to the overhead bracing in a really long time but it's definitely viable.
thanks
So many cool creatures that live in the sand/need sand to live. It’s just so hard to pass on all of those!
Maintaining it is a pain but I just cannot have sand. I do not need a deep sanded but without it tanks look unfinished to me. I do understand all the positives though not gonna lie.
Man, how many Mollys do you have in your studio? kk
I don't even know . . .
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I disagree. I went from deep sand bed, to (after years of syphoning) no sand bed, back to sand bed. Something about that white sand bed contrasting with the colors of the livestock that really makes everything pop.
It brightens up the tank but nothing makes BRIGHT colors pop like a DARK background.
WHY YOU DON'T USED SAND ON UR REEF TANKS?
Why all the mollies ??
cheap, colorful, hardy, diverse, live bearing, algae eaters that are too dumb to hide - need I say more?
Now that you have finished saling ecotech pumps and pushing bare bottom setups. Show how you can apply similar principles to sand and cabled pumps.
Not trying to be smart but there still those of us who prefer sand and don't want ecotech.
I should have featured more wired pumps but the principles and ideas are still the same, with or without sand
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Wait, what are those orange fishes???
They look like fresh water fishes but, wth? are they?