3 Insanely Easy Soft Corals + Mangrove growing tips in a reef tank?

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It has been awhile since we talked about the 17g Mangrove / Soft Coral tank, formally the Macro Algae Tank. This is another super simple reef tank that does not have sump, skimmer, or any monitoring / controller device. While I keep more hardy coral species in this tank, this tank has been bullet proof and problem free. Here is an update on this awesome system, as well as the rapidly growing mangrove tree! We will focus on the Fuzzy Finger Leather coral, the Metallic Green Toadstool coral, and the Yellow Fiji Leather. Also including some tips and best practices I picked up along the way while growing out the Red Mangrove Tree in this reef tank!
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Timestamps:
0:00 Overview of the Mangrove Tank - Equipments
4:27 Updates!
4:53 PAR Reading!
6:29 Fuzzy Finger Leathers
7:58 Ad - Fishing Clash
9:50 Metallic Green Toadstool Leather
11:03 Yellow Fiji Leather
13:30 Other Corals
14:24 Updates on Clown Fish
16:39 Other Inverts in this tank
18:05 House Plants collection
19:00 Mangrove Update & Care
24:03 Upkeep of this tank
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[@InappropriateReefer]

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[@onebilliontacos3405]

I've never been one too much into most saltwater tanks, but there's just something about this one that I really love. Keep on reefing my friend, your tanks are peak!

[@InappropriateReefer]

Thank you my friend 🌮

[@matthewhayden6505]

“never been too much into saltwater tanks” wish I could say the same it would have saved me a shit ton of money😂

[@lightningfrom9396]

​@Matthew Hayden he's probly talking about how most people have the same rockscape and same corals and it all looks like a box of crayons from a meter away

[@archonthaaproducer]

@@lightningfrom9396 I always liked that box of crayons look. It's not like it is fake. We just take advantage of the natural flouresence. If it was fake or genetically modified like glofish then yeah I would be opposed to it.

[@matthewhayden6505]

@@lightningfrom9396 Yea I’m sure your right. I’m not not a fan of that look either

[@Waynerock77]

I was thinking in my mind that the part of the leather that was coming out of the water looked dirty and then your wife said some about it, and I about lost it. She is such a keeper. Nothing better than a woman with a dirty mind.

[@riccardodeclercqos7612]

You are one of the best aqua Scapers on KZbin. It's really amazing how beautiful your tanks are

[@InappropriateReefer]

Very far from the best, but thank you for your compliment!

[@cleanslatekate6367]

I really love the natural look of this tank! I need to find a happy medium with this and a regular reef blue light situation that my hubby likes.

[@InappropriateReefer]

if your light allows, perhaps different spectrum for different time periods?

[@lakeshiamills1454]

Gotta say this video has it all! As a fish keeper that loves fishing house plants and gaming this one was right up my alley!

[@BryznsReef]

Those clownfish are nice looks like they’ve been with each other for 8 years 😂 with the small fights

[@Garethaxz]

Love this little tank, hope to oneday find a pulsing pink sinularia like that for my own nano systems. Absolutely breathtaking. Also, I stick to budget everything lol

[@RyanWaite1790]

Absolutely awesome. I love the finger leather.

[@Hozay1]

When that SLACK message comes through 😂 6:45

[@davidnowparvar2209]

Great tank love it !! Thank you for inspiring me !!!

[@Reefspidey]

You inspired me to try mangroves. I'm starting one in freshwater to get it nice and big before I try transitioning it to salt

[@InappropriateReefer]

Smart move, especially if you could grow them in substrate of some sort and outdoor!

[@blackbeardAquatics]

Awesome new video man keep it up 💪💪👌

[@tonytan0]

Holy moly. I'm glad you are still making videos. I need to catch up from when you had that mini tank video.

[@InappropriateReefer]

That has been a minute! Glad to see you stopping by! 👍

[@terrariumchannel]

Just got a Shallow reef and Mangrove. Your simple softie/mangrove setup is a big inspiration for the future build. So this upload has perfect timing! Loved it.

[@InappropriateReefer]

Amazing channel and builds - following you for the future build! Thanks for stopping by!

[@terrariumchannel]

@@InappropriateReefer man thats so kind. Fangirling over here!

[@eat_guava]

Tank looks great. Love your videos, they're the reason I got into reef keeping 3 years ago. I took down my tank a couple of weeks ago but watching this gives me the itch to start a new one XD

[@sandrayanni5487]

Love this guy

[@StorMacce]

FINALY! i love this tank, this and the budget build is what got me intrested in reefing years ago simpel yet so cool. got a tank of my own running for about 10 month now 26 gallon keep em coming def one of the top entertaining reef tubers out there. HEY FROM SWEDEN!!

[@InappropriateReefer]

Budget nano tanks have a special place in my heart, reminds me of the “good ol days” when things are simpler and a lot of things are a new experience. I miss it, may have to set up a small simple cube tank at some point. 😊

[@davidroberts9037]

Wow ! That mangrove has really grown

[@InappropriateReefer]

It took off after I started inserting root tabs into the sand

[@Jodoropanzer]

4:31 lol the Tenga anahole hahaha nice 😂

[@InappropriateReefer]

😂 full disclosure, that's just a party popper!

[@discusaddiction]

Two weeks in a row! I hope this is a trend forward!😊

[@InappropriateReefer]

Sadly an outlier 😢 will strive for a video every 3 weeks at least!

[@ryan.maccallum8213]

Great video , I just set up a 3 gallon tank with just one red mangrove in it with a fresh water planted light to see what happens , going to add more once I find some!!!

[@InappropriateReefer]

That’d be a very cool system once the mangrove roots start developing, curious what you’d keep in a 3g pico

[@ryan.maccallum8213]

@@InappropriateReefer clean up crew , maybe a tiny fish not to shore!!! Maybe a neon goby

[@spicyreef]

I think some fragging is in order 🙂

[@InappropriateReefer]

I'd say! Only down side to soft coral is how much of a pain it is to attach the frags to plugs. Otherwise I probably would have been chopping them up already, lol.

[@tanggang9645]

@@InappropriateReefer tie them to a rock or zip tie or put them in a breeder box with rocks they'll settle in pretty quickly.

[@Lopolin]

Love from Germany!

[@queencityreefs]

One of a kind 😍👌🏻🙌🏼👏🏻

[@milkspotscausemetospazzout6813]

Maybe cut small pieces of acrylic into triangles and place them on the top of the corners in case they try and swim out of the tank..

[@lakeshiamills1454]

Outside of auto top off and the mp40 is there no other filtration at all? Wow what a masterpiece 😊 I have a rimless Landen 23 gallon (?) And I want to try this. Hope I can make it work as beautifully as yours is working out! I'm obsessed with mangroves and currently have 6 growing in a few of my freshwater planted tanks, I appreciate the tip on slowly transitioning them into saltwater and not breaking their roots.

[@isabelhicks7313]

Definitely getting myself some root taps. My mangrove just reached the sand

[@InappropriateReefer]

Your mangrove will appreciate it!

[@calo-reef3928]

Everything looks 🤩🔥 and have you ever added bio media straight to the tank? Or how come you don’t do any water change?

[@whiskeybarone]

id love to do a nem tank that size

[@LonnieGoldman]

Great video. Beautiful tank. With the corals so close to the glass, how do you keep the glass so clean? I don't see any Coraline or film algae.

[@InappropriateReefer]

I use the Flipper magnetic scraper which has a very low profile, I'm able to gently slip in-between the coral (mainly the Yellow Fiji Leather) and glass and do a few passes without distressing the coral too much. I wouldn't dare to try this if it's a coral with hard skeleton. I do have some intense coraline algae growth in the back & back corners.. they have gotten too thick for a magnetic scraper to handle.

[@alfredtolentino8614]

Wonder if the roots would eventually compromise the tank seal?

[@LucasVezzani]

You dose something except the fertilizer? Your tank is very simple in equipment and has a huge beautiful result! Is hard to believe that you do not have a skimmer or filtration lol congrats from Brazil!!

[@robertleffler4286]

You should up grade this tank to a 40 breeder so you could keep using the same equipment and spread out those beautiful coral , love your videos I hated when you slowed down on releases

[@areyouarobotz]

Do you have to spray the leaves daily to get the salt off?

[@Timsautosolutions]

No filter or protein skimmer?😊

[@ade6164]

Hey :) so i think you should somehow cover up most of the tank (better then nothing) even though you clownies arent jumping and aint getting scared that easely. It will always happen sooner or later, and it would be such a shame if one of these animals painfully dies in such a preventable death. So no need to 100 percent cover the top but at least most of it up to the mangrove. I really hope that u prevent the death of them :( (sorry if some of the sentences aint right im from Germany) Love u Content :)

[@InappropriateReefer]

No worries, your English is better than mine. 😉 Suggestion understood, I’ll think about adding a half lid on there. I may actually have a glass lid that may work, if I could scorch and break off part of the glass.

[@ade6164]

@@InappropriateReefer Thanks :) and great Idea :D u could also use thick plexiglass/acrylic glass, still aint easy to cut but a bit better 🐟

[@johncase6291]

So is there a filter or anything on this tank or just the power head to circulate the water? Also could you grow sea weeds and macro algae and other marine plants or is this only good for soft corals? Interested in doing a mangrove/seashore tank with those green and red plants and tentacle like soft corals I’ve seen on KZbin and Instagram

[@MrRandallDish]

What is your maintenance routine?

[@porboi1]

What happened to the Colorado sunburst that you added to the tank?

[@InappropriateReefer]

I moved it back to the 135g since it couldn't quite find a good spot in this tank and kept wandering. It is pretty big now, ~5" across but took on a standard RBTA coloration.

[@phish5213]

are you dosing anything in this tank?

[@stanleystanley1317]

How much watts on Ur mangrove tree lighting ?

[@vvltures]

Will the mangrove roots break the fish tank

[@Squide-il1bu]

What type tank is that?

[@jameswithers3066]

Do you think the Xenia pulse more when they have a much more stronger light?

[@InappropriateReefer]

"supposedly" Xenia pulses to help move water through it's tentacles to help capture/absorb nutrients from the water. So folks are guessing the lower the flow, the more the Xenia pulses in order to move the water. But it is all speculation.. I did notice that the stronger the light, the lighter the Xenia appears. Have not noticed too much difference in terms of pulse rate so far. I will pay more attention and see if I could spot a trend in my tank!

[@user-kw9kc4my3o]

呢个缸D水位，两条鱼唔会跳缸咩？

[@S2minute]

Get a screen top?

[@jason5584]

Any chance you could share your mp10 flow schedule with us in detail?

[@InappropriateReefer]

Not at home at the moment but if my memory serves, it’s Reef Crest mode ~70% 10am - 5pm, Lagoon mode ~50% 5pm - 10am; basically just more gentle flow at night to let the fish & corals rest.

[@InappropriateReefer]

Actual settings: 76% reef crest 7am - 7pm, 67% lagoon 7pm - 7am

[@InappropriateReefer]

I do have one of those wide flow wet side cage (I think it's called Urchin) that modifies the flow a bit, so it's wider and not as focused.

[@jason5584]

@@InappropriateReefer thank you very much! I appreciate it

[@jonathanlee97]

My new mangrove “pods” are not leafing out even after 1 month. My previous ones leafed out really fast. Im using the same substrate too. Im stressing myself out just waiting for the first leaf. Some old stuff did peel of the tip but thats all urghh

[@sergtv6907]

Are you spraying? Had a nub for like 4-5 mo that just grew roots until I started daily spraying of rodi. First leading coming now after about 3 weeks of spraying a leafless twig

[@InappropriateReefer]

Also make sure the trunk is not already soft, if it is it may be a goner..

[@JonesJones-np2kq]

How old is this tank? Maybe time for new tank…think about the silicone edges, how are they holding up?

[@InappropriateReefer]

This tank is around 4 years old, silicone edges still seems OK! Though I am nervous about the Mangrove roots once it gets larger.

[@georgemattoon7323]

What % do u run ur mp10 at

[@InappropriateReefer]

76% reef crest 7am - 7pm, 67% lagoon 7pm - 7am

[@JordanWisdomTHEONE]

Misting is for dust !

[@JordanWisdomTHEONE]

Or dry like you said very nice I love your channel , I’ve bin watching for a very long time

[@MrMushroomish]

When does your clowns start breeding?! XD

[@heres_the_sauce]

What kind of clown fish?

[@dillansimpson1456]

It must be so cool to have a wife that is loyal and don't cheat

[@sergtv6907]

Im uncomfortable with the energy we created in the studio today

[@InappropriateReefer]

sorry man... 😬

[@filipinoreefer]

Very fishy