Field trip to Nathan's Reef Tank

[@tidalgardens]

Thanks for watching. It was a lot of fun to put this video together of my friend's tank. Hope you enjoy!

[@maddawgzzzz]

Tidal Gardens I’m in Cleveland and want to drive up and buy a large stock of coral for my new 300. How can I go about doing this?

[@tidalgardens]

Hi Nicholas, you can send us an email at [e-mail] and we can set up an appointment for you to visit.

[@tomithy6047]

Hey Than, I wonder if repopulating reefs with aquaculture corals would be a help to conservation efforts, given that they are so much hardier...

[@popmon2468]

How come the fish are coming up for air

[@koikahuna9355]

GORGEOUS reef aquarium and a beautiful Achilles Tang!

[@chrish6659]

This is an absolutely fantastic video - a year old Or not. Makes no difference! Please keep These coming, amazing work!

[@Sassifrass7]

This tank is awesome! But the best part is seeing so many big fish look so happy and so calm. Than, you are right, mostly when you see Anthias in a big tank they look like they are fighting just to swim the currents are so strong,.....it's not a peaceful way to live! These Square Back Anthias look very chill and happy. They are one of my favorite anthias! Thank you for that lovely video. It's also very calming to hear you narrate! You have this amazing voice! I'd love more videos like this one.

[@grg20111]

I was literally calmed while watching this aquarium. Beautiful

[@skookumchuckreefer978]

Nathan has an impressive aquarium. Very good husbandry. Tanks for sharing

[@cameron6824]

Very nice. Thanks for the tour Than. 😎👍

[@josefishytv4237]

We need more videos like this hope to see more of theses

[@marlo9380]

Wow! This is so beautiful! I can't imagine how much time and money goes into this. Thank you for sharing this amazing tank! It's a work of art!

[@marcaustin]

Beautiful. Very inspirational. thank you

[@wheatstalkers]

I voted for this! My vote counts!! Wooyeah!! Thanks for posting these. I don't remember if I've fanned before but I've watch and like everything you post! Keep posting! Gogogo!

[@tidalgardens]

Thanks Scott, glad you liked the video.

[@RaleyWeGrind]

Tank still doing great Nathan. Thanks for the video Than

[@jestronixhanderson9898]

8 years under those SOLs goes to show you how much hype there is around lights. These were early days for LED and look at the results. My first tank was white and blue DIY led and it grew coral quiet well, but not like halide :) I still think the old skool in me would say halide would make a great tank an insane tank :)

[@MangoTangoJKU]

Great job on the video Than! The tank looks awesome Nathan!

[@tidalgardens]

ayyyy What's up Keith!

[@NathansReef]

Still got some of your fish and coral! Let me know when you would like them back :)

[@MangoTangoJKU]

@@NathansReef thanks, I appreciate it. :) I'm glad they went to a great home.

[@siggyincr7447]

Thanks for sharing this Than. Seeing these mature tanks and hearing how they are maintained is some of my favorite YT content.

[@beej1254]

Not only that, but Nathan is an all around great guy who doesn’t let his popularity to his head. Love seeing his tanks!

[@NathansReef]

Tread carefully putting my name in your mouth! Do you know who I am?!?!?

[@tidalgardens]

I was about to say who the heck was I hanging out with...

[@hayesch1]

Great tank! Thanks for the knowledge share. Perfectly done!

[@tidalgardens]

Thanks. It will be interesting to see what his next tank looks like.

[@ozziegarcia6262]

just love your videos.....its like school always something to learn.

[@tidalgardens]

Thanks! Glad you got something out of seeing Nathan's tank setup.

[@anthraxattack91]

Best tank tours on KZbin. Wish u did more of them

[@tidalgardens]

I wish I knew of more tanks like this within driving distance!

[@groteabbafan]

Beautiful

[@Meldium]

Nathan's Reef Tank is amazing and brings ambition to our hobby community. New or Vet it’s always great to see who has what and how it works for them overall. I love when Nathan can show up in the Live Shows and when randomly Than talks about Nathan’s Reef tank. They are “Experts” in their own way. Because what may work for me may not work for Than or Nathan, what works for Nathan may not work for Than or myself, and what works for Than may not work for Nathan and myself. Simple basics are approached differently and that’s what makes our Reef tanks ours. Simply put! Great Job Than and Nathan. Loved it! Can’t wait for the next Nathans reef Update! Stay Reefing and High 5! Mel

[@cartucho360]

Your great videos help me and others to continue to do more, learn more, do more and become better on the salt water tanks. Thanks

[@tidalgardens]

Thanks Miguel, I'm always looking to try and improve.

[@ldballoon4]

Excellent as always!

[@SirJeppy]

Man that tank looks sick! I hope one day I'll get the experience to make a masterpiece like this💙

[@thereefinrican]

Awesome video. Thanks for the tour.

[@callmenemo491]

Cheers Than. Superb visuals and commentary about the tank.

[@lamontr.9266]

Amazing video, thank you!

[@---nw9qu]

Very nice. I really enjoy your visits and the time you take to explain the filtration and lighting. I always learn new things.

[@tidalgardens]

I have a suspicion that people that have been in the hobby a long time are much more interested in seeing the equipment layout even more than the display tank itself.

[@TankTested]

This is amazing. I feel like I've found my sister channel in the saltwater space!

[@LayneWilson]

Its always so gratifying to watch an established reef tank thats moved past the ornery teenage phase to the wise and revealing phase! Lol

[@keneaster5055]

Beautiful tank! Thank you!

[@gregorymills252]

Wow that's a beautiful tank

[@gabesreef]

Soooo this tank is amazing, thanks for sharing

[@SimplyReefing]

👍👏 nice update

[@ryanodneal7001]

Just amazing tanks and love your narration!!! Learning so much from this video and inspired for my next steps thank you thank you thank you

[@tidalgardens]

Glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks!

[@NationalReefing]

Beautiful setup and love tank tours!

[@JFTB-i8y]

never sick of tank tours.

[@ricosaquariums7992]

🔥👊👍

[@Ok-551]

Amazing.

[@einsteindrieu]

COOOOOOOOL !!!

[@jeffsreeftank]

Now this is a matured well stocked reef tank. Looks good 👍🏾👍🏾

[@gardenextra7415]

I was watching for the enjoyment of a well-done tank. As I listened I realized I hadn't checked my calcium since I got back from vacation. 420 that's okay but the fact that I forgot, just got unpacked.

[@miltonenglish1679]

That is a beautiful tank

[@eddyortiz8110]

I'm new to your channel and we are 2 for 2 wow this reef is amazing also it looks like a more mature tank ,but still stunning!🤗👍💜🌱

[@lamontr.9266]

Amazing video!

[@RipVanWinkle_Nature_Discovery]

Thanks for bringing the vid. I enjoyed it.

[@gordiefrench5342]

stunning

[@luisherediaphoto]

Dope video

[@915Mang]

GREAT LOOKING REEF NATHAN! Watched the whole video, thought i saw an AI light in the sump too. I forgot the name of it.

[@NathansReef]

Thanks! The light you saw is the AI Nano

[@TheDajohns]

I kept a OSF fish for 4 years. It fed on mysis and destroyed hammer corals for fun, no clue why. Left my acros alone. Loved it though. Great vid thanks!

[@NathansReef]

The OSFF in the video is just about 6 years old!

[@HerbysReef]

The alkatronic is so perfect and consistent. I bet if you try it, you will trust it in a matter of weeks!

[@tidalgardens]

Down the road I would like to try it, even if I mainly use it just for consistent testing. Just knowing what the levels are is a big help.

[@anwargorji5718]

Great Tank thanks for sharing, can you give some more info on nutrient export as you mentioned he removed bio pellets and GFO.

[@NathansReef]

Thanks! I have filter socks that I change out about once a week. I have a very large skimmer (AquaMaxx ConeS CO-6) and the auto water change of 7 gallons a day. And that is all I do now. My nitrates are usually between 8 to 20ppm and my phosphates are usually around 0.18 and that is the sweet spot for my tank.

[@jestronixhanderson9898]

Hands down aquacultured coral are far superior in every way, I'd say one in 5 or less of wild colonies turn out to be worthy of keeping. Moving something from the Wild to captivity and having it keep the same colours and growth under different conditions is asking a lot. Most long term reefers have one or two Wild colonies that are show stoppers. These are the future aquacultured frags. I'd love to get my hands on frags from this tank :)

[@hediki]

Than consider your plane ticket bought for when I’m ready for my cameo . Another smashing video !

[@bearded-flipflop]

Fantastic looking tank. Do you know what levels he runs his alk,cal and mag at please.

[@NathansReef]

Thanks! I run my Alk about 9dkh, calcium 420, Mag 1350 to 1400.

[@bearded-flipflop]

@@NathansReef thanks. You put alot of work into that tank 👍 and it certainly shows.

[@trureef2319]

Very nice tank. Aiming for my tank to look like this one day. No calcium reactor that was interesting to see

[@tidalgardens]

Lots of ways to be successful. Nathan has never used a calcium reactor before.

[@candykanefpv]

The pvc pipe through both sumps could be just coated in silicone caulk like they use to connect the panels of a tank. If it's done when it's dry and it's completely coated, then it won't really need to be worried about.

[@NathansReef]

Good tip!!

[@rickb7242]

That would be a awesome size . I wise i had the room to go with a longer tank . Looks so cool to have a huge viewing panel . Do you have a ton of chaeto in the fuge ? I have roughly have a 40 gallon fuge . I cant seem to raise nitrate though . I want it to be around 5 but even with heavy feeding i cant get any trace of nitrate.

[@NathansReef]

I don't have any chaeto. I have in the past but it would die off when I added bio pellets (which i dont use anymore). I know for a fact that chaeto can out compete corals for nitrates if you have too much of it. So, if you have tons of chaeto that can certainly limit your nitrates.

[@rickb7242]

Im going to have to reduce the amount i have then. Thanks for the info. I also took one of my 2 skimmers off line in hopes nitrate can go up slowly. Thanks for replies Nathan .I guess i should get to work now lol. Have a great day !

[@FelipeAraujo-dv8xy]

Hello! So besides the trick part shooting with the Orphek Atlantik, what is your detailed opinion on this light system? Thank you!

[@NathansReef]

I can't speak for Than, but my experience with the Atlantik over the past few years has been great. I have a wide variety of corals (as seen in the video) under the light and they all do well, from favias, chalices, mushrooms to acros. I am even able to get great colors on the more demanding acros.

[@tidalgardens]

I'm glad Nathan chimed in because I don't have first hand experience with this particular fixture. I once demo'd an early stage unit 10 years ago, but I'm sure everything is different in these newer fixtures. I can say that Nathan has a "Homewrecker" Acropora in the frag tank that actually has nice colors. Every other one I've seen in person looks pretty bad (nothing like you see in pictures online), but his under the Orphek looks ok.

[@FelipeAraujo-dv8xy]

​@@NathansReef Hello guys! I'm about to start my first reef tank which will be bare bottom and dedicated to sps corals and I will love to keep in touch with you guys. I'm from Brazil and I have been investing good on this project. I'll be great to share some base aspects of this project with you guys and hear your toughs. By the way, you can check out my professional IG profile and text me from there if you like. I'll show you some images from the system that I projected and build :) Thank you! instagram.com/felipearaujo.online/

[@FelipeAraujo-dv8xy]

@@tidalgardens Hey, thank you for sharing your views about it and please, follow the comment I left to both of you on Nathan's reply. Thank you!

[@robertscott667]

Great tank. No mention of the deep sand bed. Love to here Nathan's thoughts regarding. Would he repeat it on a larger tank?

[@NathansReef]

Well, currently the deep sand bed is really only in a couple of corners on the left side of the tank and perhaps in the back. I started with more sand but removed some a few years ago because I increased the flow. So, on a new build I will certainly still have sand and would probably seek to have a few areas with deeper sand but the majority of the tank will only have an inch or two of sand.

[@ikke1970100]

@@NathansReef No sand is a lot better and easier to keep corals , do you see any sand in the coral shops ?

[@NathansReef]

@@ikke1970100 I will have sand in a display tank because I find it aesthetically pleasing, I prefer that look......and it has worked out pretty well for me over the past 10 years. I do not have sand in my frag tank, but the purpose and style of that tank is completely different then the display tanks.

[@ikke1970100]

@@NathansReef its a factory for nitriet

[@ironman20725]

Than you always make great videos. Hopefully one day you can come do my tank.

[@arileandro]

That will be a lot of 2 part to keep the tank demand! Why didn’t he choose ca Rx? And kalk supplementation?

[@NathansReef]

I am dosing around 270ml of alk solution per day broken down into once an hour doses, but demand has been steadily increasing and I am trying to play catch up every day. My tank has a little less calcium demand for whatever reason. I may go calcium reactor some day, but I really like being able to tweak dosing by adjusting my APEX settings any time

[@fostee1]

Awesome video and tank!! I’m interested to hear you’re using 2 part. Which brand are you using or is it a DIY formula? Any info appreciated!

[@tidalgardens]

I am pretty sure he is using the BRS two-part

[@flashpan272]

Very nice video! The flow looks really good. How much flow does he have (tank turnover and from the power heads)?

[@jasepoag8930]

Holy crap that is a chonky leopard wrasse. Mine is about half that length, and already terminal.

[@tidalgardens]

None of my leopard wrasses are anywhere near that large, even in my largest aquariums which are in the 240-gallon range.

[@fredmyers8366]

Love your videos so well shot and look beautiful. I just wondering do you have a guide or video about photographing tanks? I just started my aquarium and am noticing that my pictures do not come out very well. I have a tank view able from 3 sides and the background distracts and the lighting is hard. I use the Ecotech Radian pro XR15's do you have a light setting you use just for photography? And for the background do you reccomend a screen? And if so should it be black or white, and backlite?

[@tidalgardens]

This is a photography playlist I put together years ago that can get you started. I plan to do an updated video in the next few months, but that is going to be a longer term project. kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5TRln2seLygnJo

[@fredmyers8366]

@@tidalgardens Thanks great can't wait for the new one. I will go through this list you gave me!

[@anthonymurphy3101]

Does he have astrena starfish? Saw some in the back a few minutes in I thought?

[@NathansReef]

oh yes, I have many many astrenas, no issues with them.

[@anthonymurphy3101]

@@NathansReef good to know I just kept them from getting in from snails i bought but was scared i may have missed some. Tank is awsome

[@rogeliozunigachavez161]

I really like the video, its not just that he has this amazing tank but they way you film and talk, I dont know much about video making but you do know how to do it, I always wonder how do u get such images. I tried filming my tank once, it looks Blue... but completely Blue, I cant see anthing, and u get every pixel of color. Could you please tell me what do u use for recording. Also ... is There a posibility u know how much Nathan expends in eléctricity? I have a very small tank (120Lt) and it drains quite amount of energy.

[@tidalgardens]

It can be challenging to shoot fish tanks especially tanks lit by LEDs. Most camera sensors handle the blue light poorly but the newer ones are getting a little better. In the mean time some people use an orange filter which has its own problems, but at least it cuts out that blue look.

[@NathansReef]

Thanks! Glad you like the tank! I don't have the exact figure for the cost of electricity alone. However, a few months ago I estimated the cost of the essentials (electricity, water, filters, salt, food) and I estimated it costs about $3,000 a year total to keep the tank running. While that is a big expense, I now am able to cover all of those costs by propagating and selling corals from the tanks!

[@rogeliozunigachavez161]

@@NathansReef wow. It's amazing how you can maintain the tank with itself by selling corals. I ask about electricity bc in my case being such a small tank its the bigger never-ending expense so I'm putting solar panels to solve that issue, which I find it as very good inversion, anyways good luck with your tank. God knows how many hours I would spend just admiring it, as someone who is been in the great barrier I can say your tank seems like a piece you extracted for your own amusement, I hope one day I can have something like that.

[@rogeliozunigachavez161]

Tidal Gardens thanks, here in Mexico they sell special lens for cellphones, they work fine... bit not like your shoots, I've seen nothing like it.

[@tidalgardens]

Unfortunately, it takes quite an investment to get really good camera performance. I am shooting with a Canon C200 which is a professional cinema camera. Consumers often get caught up with certain camera specs like 4k resolution, but the real professional productions worry about completely different things, one of which is color science of the sensor. Consumer-grade cameras are getting better, but for right now it is very challenging and very expensive to get these results.

[@rickb7242]

Such a Amazing tank! So no calcium reactor ? Just 2 part ? How much 2 part does he go through for all that growth ?

[@NathansReef]

Thanks! I am dosing around 270ml of alk solution per day broken down into once an hour doses, but demand has been steadily increasing and I am trying to play catch up every day. My tank has a little less calcium demand for whatever reason.

[@rickb7242]

My last tank was same dimensions . i miss it because its a little easier to work on since it was 3inches shorter and 6 inches less width . I went up to a 300dd . The look is nice though . What size are you looking at going up to ? Also are you thinking abiut a calcium reactor in future? I just added mine 2 months ago and am super happy with it.

[@NathansReef]

@@rickb7242 I am thinking of going 108" x 36" x 24" tall . Those 300dd are awesome but I always thought it would be a pain in the butt to get down in there and work on anything near the sand bed. I may go calcium reactor some day, but I really like being able to tweak dosing by adjusting my APEX settings any time.

[@stevemunn367]

Hi Than, Nathan has an absolutely amazing aquarium, I know this is an old video but I just wanted to ask you your thoughts on recycling the water from a water change, ie is there a way of reusing this water without throwing it down the drain, just a thought Great video as always 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@candykanefpv]

With automated systems, they should absolutely have upper and lower bounds as to what’s abnormal and if the sensor starts reading something that’s way too high or way too low then you know it’s either malfunctioning or your tank is going haywire. An alert at that point and then for it to just shut down might be better than dosing all the buffer solution and then corals and fish die

[@florianbantel6028]

Great Video! Which camera settings did you used?

[@7birdies221]

Is Nathan keeping his Ai Sols for the upgrade

[@s.a.m.simplified4598]

That one spot of face from the frag tank, should have been in the display instead of the fox face lo. And that Blonde Naso tang looks better than the blue hippo in my opinion.

[@duckslinger999]

3 YEARS!!! Ive been a Than Fan for a long time.

[@osprey104]

Great video. Did you get tornadoes?

[@tidalgardens]

I really didn't notice the weather at all despite all the warnings of severity.

[@Peckerwood420]

Mother of God

[@mrclean8049]

No one cares about his reef tank, says no one ever

[@popmon2468]

Why are the fish coming up for air? @Tidalgardens

[@antarcticmonarch9365]

Stan the man

[@thespaz2084]

so pushing your pvc tube though the gaskets isnt that hard just wet the they slip right on haah

[@andrewhardy1344]

Than is the best

[@ryanwakebradtelle8682]

Yeah it's probably been 50 years since the average Coral in his aquarium has been in the ocean, I mean I want to see tractors sources source it be hard to tell past 50 years. But think it's the individual polyps age, those dying reproduce multiple times every year, and aging a coral five times the amount of time it takes for every single polip from the ocean to be dead and reproduce. that should be part of the normal aquamation process.

[@2010frankieg]

after moving to Hawaii and becoming dive master and doing over 100 tours and visiting other reefs like rajat ampat I will say my views on the hobby have changed. I do still want tp enjoy it but ill say I think every business should have a percent of its proceed go to the ocean some way. and I will say that we aren't giving our fish enough space to swim PERIOD!. too many dives ive had fish follow me around the area of a football field too many dives ive seen fish hop from reef slope to slope too many dives ive seen them swim and dart around inbetween picking the reef. never again will I crowd them again. corals on other hand they are crowed I get that and I see it. but the fish need to stretch their fins bro. swimming space is a very very I say again very under rated trait of fish live stock care and stress treatment. granted there are some fish that don't move more than 3 feet the whole dive but we have over the years made all our fish live this way and its wrong. one other thing !!! fish do not hang out in front of the reef like we force them to do in our over piled tanks they actually hangout just above it doing laps. as aquarists we need to take it in our own hands and give them their upper water column back. this is another guy who loves the hobby turned pro diver sharing some info .

[@tidalgardens]

I am all for much larger tanks and much fewer fish.

[@myrealnamewontfi7289]

I don’t have a tank and know almost none of the aquarium terminology being used... Idk what I’m doing with my life.

[@louisgenin2775]

Great video! It's a shame there are so many adverts though...

[@maddawgzzzz]

That plumbing needs cleaned. Nothing compliments a tank like good plumbing and organization.

[@NathansReef]

Ha! You should see behind the tank! When I have time I do try and wipe down the plumbing and wire management, but that time gets precious and scarce as my kids get older. I prioritize any time I get with the tank to ensure the health of the corals and fish.

[@tidalgardens]

Under the stand installations are also more challenging to keep clean and organized especially as equipment changes over the years. Setting up a new aquarium and having everything neatly tucked away is one thing, but having a tank over 10 years leads to equipment swap-outs and an ever growing snake pit of wires.

[@mrclean8049]

More sps than live rock lol