A UNIQUE Jam Packed Invertebrate Reef Tank!

[@dilbert9812]

I started a dedicated invert tank about 8 months ago and have a difficult time finding cool inverts. Seahorse Savvy is now going to take this tank to the next level!

[@motowizardsteve5906]

Consider the sexy shrimp. They are cute, and easy to care for. I have 4 in my 40g mixed reef, and thinking of getting three more. Whatever you do, make sure you have at least a small group of 3 to 4 and make sure you don't have fish that will eat them!

[@Fred-eg9sx]

It takes a whole new level for bravery to put sea apples in a reef tank.

[@AlsFishBarn]

Definitely need a 6 month update on this tank.

[@BRStv]

Well usually Matthew has to break these tanks down to make room for new ones, but I think he's going to leave this one up for a while... so stay tuned!

[@colemartinez6334]

They shouldn’t release this video until he has had at least 6 months of some type of success with this tank. Most of these inverts are not captive bred. BRS should not be encouraging people to set up tanks full of wild species most likely doomed to die.

[@AydenLincoln]

@@colemartinez6334 That’s a great point. Especially with some of these more sensitive species like the starfish.😢

[@ManiacalMangoes]

Not allowed, we need to fund a bigger house so he can keep all the tanks up! Need to understand what practices make these tanks viable long term!

[@willfarrell6083]

This whole video felt like a huge ad.

[@DefundPoliticians]

Love the idea of this tank! I find the inverts to be the most fascinating in this hobby.

[@BRStv]

You and me both!

[@DustySmalls]

This was like a commercial

[@CoralMan24]

love it would love links to some of the great items you use to read about them more

[@Botzz28]

Sea horse savvy is incredible

[@BRStv]

Agreed!

[@malcolmsteward8801]

Super great video champ as well as the knowledge on why in when in how lol this helps newbys such as myself understand so much more on how to get started

[@spencerlivermore2933]

My favorite part of my tank is all my inverts, so I was really looking forward to this video. I was a bit disappointed when the entire first half of the video was an ad, though.

[@josephposada1830]

Sell sell sell equipment Guru 😂😂😂

[@digitalwojtya3669]

Definitelly keep us updated on this tank, I personally dont own one but if I ever did it would be one like this

[@BRStv]

Yeah, it's pretty cool for sure!

[@RogueAquariums]

A very nice diverse array of softies and LPS corals. I like the different CUC you used as each one plays an important part in the eco system. Alyssa has a very nice collection of fish, inverts and softie corals. Thanks for the shout out my friend. Very well done edited video Matthew.

[@BRStv]

Thanks for the comment Darren, and Alyssa is awesome! -Matthew

[@sunnygoold9449]

This is a VERY interesting concept - can't wait to see how it goes - very interested to see how these animals fare as there is never enough info about them. Surprised you didn't get a shrimp goby

[@BRStv]

Matthew actually did... it just didn't survive shipping unfortunately.

[@sunnygoold9449]

@@BRStv oh that's a shame. I'm sure he will get another goby - can't wait to see what it is. More of this please BRSTV - this is not just for beginners - loving it!

[@ManiacalMangoes]

Haha for sure, this definitely seemed more like “here’s detailed instructions on how to have a expert-level high maintenance invert system”

[@sunnygoold9449]

@@ManiacalMangoes Oh I think it's just that you got so many moderate to hard things in one. I think that is very smart. I would get one of those autofeeders like the Rondomatic (we have them here in Europe but you can get the Chinese copies). I was thinking of such a tank - one for NPS - that you feed a lot in a smaller tank and then doing daily 20% water swaps with a bigger system (on dosing pumps) - thus handling the nutrients better. I would NOT use filter socks and I would carbon dose - feeding bacteria that those animals filter out. The advantage you have is you can get Bacteria from Hydrospace and he has kept things like Carnation corals with that stuff - man I really need to get a house with more room and grow that stuff - but I am sure you will have success if you just buy it and dose it.

[@fantasyskeep]

Just love a $500 powerhead, it's a great solution for the beginners this video is targeted at...

[@WatermelonJiki]

Beginner doesn’t mean you’re broke lol

[@fantasyskeep]

@@WatermelonJiki No, it means you're starting out. The majority of beginners are on a budget. Matthew even mentioned budget builds in this video, just before he mentioned the MP powerheads. How many "Beginners" do you think are dropping $4k on their first tank?

[@GarlicNoji]

@@fantasyskeep This whole thing reminds me of an experience I had a few years ago at my LFS I knew this guy known as “Watermelon-jiki” he was friends with Kalichi. He was a cousin of Kinoji, who studied at Django Kiyoji. He moved to a place called Crustiji, where he met Mrs Kanishki. There they had a kid name Gobi, who grew up to become a Blazing Pillpoji

[@fantasyskeep]

@@GarlicNoji Thanks for the contribution to the conversation... I guess.

[@andreaross1156]

I really want to do something similar! I would love to see an update here- what is the feeding and cleaning schedule like? How much and how often are you feeding per day ? Kind of obsessed with the messy mayhem of this tank

[@atfinthehouse8631]

Many of these invertebrates have very specific food and ecosystems requirements.

[@dylanneff]

Very excited to follow this tank!

[@BRStv]

:-)

[@scugknight437]

What the scallop? Watching that scallop waddle made my day

[@ericmelendez578]

I found a blueish and yellow sponge just like the orange one you have in your video I was wondering what kind it could be

[@ArachnoJoozt]

Interesting concept, very curious how this turns out! :) I believe the 'Acro' with red polyps is actually a Montipora.

[@BRStv]

Well, I'll be! Matthew has never been the best at coral names!

[@queencityreefs]

This is a very cool rank! Great video and thanks for sharing!

[@BRStv]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@charlesgilliland532]

I plan on doing a tank with cool inverts but plan on utilizing mangroves and lots of macro as a method of reducing the nutrients. Then hopefully the macro in the display will take off before I buy my tangs

[@Puffar]

I don’t even have a saltwater fish tank I’m doing research to build one but just looking a this is So cool!

[@BRStv]

Agreed!

[@kfigeroid]

I have been looking around for that sweatshirt/hoodie and i can't find it. Do you know if they still have any in stock?

[@ssWinni]

Am I just blind to all the links in the "description below" he keeps talking about? I see no links to videos.

[@tedblack2163]

Links for their social media only.

[@BRStv]

Whoops, looks like we forgot to add those! Standby...

[@uploadsbytom3720]

Looks great! Would love to be able to get sponges easily in the UK. My only hesitation is, wouldn't the hermit crabs kill the snails (especially the conches) for their shells?

[@BRStv]

There will definitely be some infighting in the tank, especially if it's not well fed.

[@mikeswehla2709]

Oh this is a cool build, cant wait to see it evolve. I like the Gorgonians, anyone know if they shed and irritate neighboring LPS/SPS like traditional leathers do?

[@BRStv]

Good question, and yes to both. Sometimes different species of gorgonians don't get along, so place different species away from each other. And high flow is definitely great, as they do shed.

[@dopeameanreef4437]

Great video

[@BRStv]

:-)

[@RyanFelt]

Congrats on becoming a guru!

[@AydenLincoln]

I have a nano invert only tank with sponges, macroalgae, and purple reef lobster! I love it more than my reef tank lol! And are you telling me I can possibly add a flame scallop to my reef tank with my star starfish or the reef lobster tank? I always thought this was a bad idea…but I guess you never know until you try.

[@smorc65]

Clams make a tasty meal for starfish and lobsters, be careful

[@stevengarland895]

So are those little tiny bags of ROX sold on site or is that just a super small media bag with ROX ?

[@opethmike]

This tank is f'ing cool

[@BRStv]

:-)

[@g-reef]

This is so amazing

[@BRStv]

:-)

[@Botzz28]

What’s the smallest conch best suited for a nano ?

[@ManiacalMangoes]

Great video with a nearly endless list of inverts and food! 🤣 My 25 gallon has been going steady, but I always seem to have some ugly phase going on even though I’m a year in and all my levels (salinity, nitrate, phosphate, calcium and alkalinity) have been normal and stable! I see lots of pods and they’re shedding their shells in the hair algae, but as soon as that’s gone, something else pops up. Curious if you have any tips besides manual removal. I haven’t added any new corals or livestock in months. Separately, my 10 gallon bare bottom QT has been upfor like a year now, with just a clown for the past 6 months. I might need to get some new livestock or do something unique with this tank. Not sure what yet…

[@BRStv]

Aside from manual removal (which is super effective!), herbivores are your next best option. We like to use urchins in smaller systems. Specifically blue tuxedo urchins, but pincushions will work as well. Their shorter spines allow them to get into the rockwork better than their long spine counterparts.

[@tedvoskuil2827]

Is there a risk for the pistol shrimp to damage the glass? I've heard that somewhere.

[@ryanrus4903]

They should add the prices of every build they do, obviously they make these videos to sell products but it would help beginners in the end

[@DrewZaun]

No not the Inkbird! I ordered 4, then 1 more as a replacement. The temp readings go wonky, leading to alarms and either not heating the tank or over heating it. One of my tanks got up to the mid 90’s before I caught it, luckily it was a discus tank and everyone is fine. I’ve had 3 out of 5 controllers with problems in 9 months.

[@BRStv]

Oh no, that's terrible. Matthew has had one for years without any problems! I wonder what went wrong?

[@Jdolo45]

This was so recent I’d assume you’d know frogspawn, octospawn, and hammers are no longer euphyllia

[@jessevanmullekom5571]

what is the conroller he is talking about, does anyone have a name for me?

[@david7384]

I love the concept of the video, but I quit halfway through after 15 minutes straight of nonstop advertising products. I get that's part of your goal with the videos, but please tone it down holy cow

[@TilmanBaumann]

I love it, looks super beautiful. But will probably be a real challenge to keep successful long term.

[@BRStv]

Understood. Matthew may actually keep this tank up for a long while, so stay tuned to see how it goes.

[@AydenLincoln]

I agree with this!

[@ManiacalMangoes]

I hope he does! We’d all learn a lot!

[@BlueEyedJeepGirl]

Way to make me rush over to the seahorse site and spend crazy amounts of money in two seconds. Wait.. that’s what watching your videos always make me do 😑😂

[@Ashleycb97]

What is your water change schedule ? :)

[@Reefspidey]

Don't serpent stars eat feather duster worms?

[@BRStv]

They definitely can. If possible, might be best to place the feather duster in a rocky outcrop off of the sandbed floor.

[@Reefspidey]

@@BRStv Cool, I've been nervous about adding a feather duster because I've seen a big serpent star in my tank. I'm excited to see the progression of this tank, I love inverts

[@TheDesertraptor]

Does she sell sea shells

[@seancolinclark]

Yes, by the sea shore.

[@BRStv]

:-)

[@Smokkedandslammed]

It's so funny how everyone who ever makes it on a BRS video, they all sound like Ryan in one form or another hahaha

[@ManiacalMangoes]

He’s probably a mentor to all of them and/or they’re trying to emulate his expertise and delivery style. I’m all for it!

[@Smokkedandslammed]

@@ManiacalMangoes That's what I always figured, imitation is the purest form of flattery. But it's been that way since like 2009 lol Ryan's first "stunt reefer" was a audible copy of him. And then the next guy and so forth lol It must be the area/industry or something lmao Not knocking it all, just always found it hilarious they were always so similar 🤣

[@AL-tn7fn]

That wasn’t brs carbon or gfo. Those were the little crappy bags that come with the IM systems

[@HerrWade]

I prefer long spine urchins, they dont pick stuff up or knock things over.

[@BRStv]

Understood. This tuxedo in Matthew's tank is covered with his macroalgae all the time!

[@HerrWade]

@@BRStv Challenge: Acquire an Astropyga Radiata.

[@bigbowlowrong4694]

That HOB skimmer looks appalling. Would rather do without in a tank of that size.

[@BRStv]

Totally understand, it is big and bulky... but it really works!

[@dmc3489]

Agreed - ruins the entire look. I'd almost think that the system may do better without it, given the inhabitants.

[@woodzy9063]

Why can literally no tutorial ever look back and say how far away it is

[@keirab5191]

oh my did you miss a company that you did not get stuff from..

[@kgnorman]

Next company to be absorbed by BRS, you watch. I’m surprised algae barn hasn’t already been bought out by BRS. I’m not saying it’s a bad thing, I’m just stating there’s a trend here. How many videos of Neptune products didn’t we see before BRS announced their acquisition? Just saying…

[@TheAtHamptonDotCom]

"i dont know how thay do it, but they have the widest selection" is like the LAST thing you want to hear in the aquarium trade. that said, i expect he knows enough to know that they have ethical sources.

[@andreas9181]

What do you mean ?

[@TheAtHamptonDotCom]

@@andreas9181 the aquarium trade is rife with unethical collection practices such as the use of cyanide, and just wild collection in general. So if a fish store has an unusually wide selection and you don't know how they got it it could be that they acquired it unethically. But I've been following brstv long enough that I don't assume that they would do business with someone who collects unethically.

[@david7384]

What a useless comment

[@TheAtHamptonDotCom]

@@david7384 thus, the cycle of useless comments is perpetuated.

[@Wildlifebio]

This guy teaching has a channel that’s literally called “my first fish tank” or something along the lines. Quality has really dropped ever since they hired an experienced person to teach others.

[@jkjkok7754]

Very cool tank!!!! BUTTTT your gunna be spending more on feeding and cleaning annually then it would cost to feed and hygiene a grown man!! BUTTT if you can sustain this awesome set up then rock on man😂!!

[@BRStv]

Haha, point well taken! Matthew has been feeding and cleaning this tank way more than any other tank he's ever setup, so you are definitely right on the money!

[@facepIant527]

Seahorse savvy is terrible.

[@Botzz28]

I don’t like how Carib sea lables their rock as life rock to confuse newbies into thinking it’s live rock lol

[@inception727]

What kind clowns fish is that ?