I Turned My Saltwater Paludarium Into a CORAL Paradise!

It’s time for the biggest transformation on my saltwater paludarium to date. After 55 days, it is time to introduce the first big batch of live coral to the aquarium. It’s been quite an adventure so far and with these new creatures, things will only get more exciting. We’re adding a ton of filter feeding species, that will help keep my aquarium water crystal clear and break down nutrients. They will act as the natural filtration for my saltwater ecosystem.
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[@DannysAquariums]

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[@toridylo3268]

i think this is my favourite saltwater tank ive ever seen, coming from a freshwater keeper. the blend of plants and corals is dreamy. absolutely gorgeous

[@DannysAquariums]

Glad you like it! Appreciate it!

[@AGalahcalledSammi]

@toridylo3268 The one and only correct response. 👍😊

[@sebaseven]

Absolutely the most interesting marine aquarium of 2024 on KZbin. A project perfected in every aspect.

[@DIPDAILY]

@@sebaseven I AGREE

[@barbatanas7679]

This tank is a masterpiece! It for sure drifts away from the monotone all rock sps blue lighted reefs. It really embraces the diversity of reefs. Great job!

[@GrahamStephan]

Such a great setup! I love the tube anemones!

[@DannysAquariums]

Thanks Graham! Hope your tank is doing great as well! 💪🙌

[@Jakub_hej9]

i love that you post a lot!!!!❤

[@DannysAquariums]

Hearing this really motivates me! There’s a lot to post about now 💪🙌

[@Jakub_hej9]

@@DannysAquariums yippeeee!!

[@evannewsome1726]

I have been learning some good stuff. As I have been reefing for ten years, and there's things that haven't occurred to me that you I have brought to my attention, great channel

[@casima]

It's looking really beautiful!! 😍 thanks for sharing it with us

[@DannysAquariums]

Thank you for watching! I appreciate the support 🤩

[@raysville7256]

Absolutely magnificent, beautifully installed within the architecture.

[@howardbarnet4272]

This is system is beautiful! Just incredible!

[@shawnrourke6156]

So beautiful ❤️ Amazing job! Well done!

[@janu4380]

Beautiful tank! All the additional corals and fish seem very thoughtful and well planned. I never liked the blue leds, glad to see more 'natural' looking tank, can't wait to see how this setup grows :-)

[@devachapman6315]

another epic video my man. glad it's thriving.

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

I'm jealous! I need this!

[@DannysAquariums]

Yes yes yes!

[@Sanuka_Nisalitha]

Hello BOB!!

[@shep9231]

me too...

[@LD-Schmidt]

Amazing set up!

[@Kat-K-2]

Found this channel today and binged the series. I love how frequently you keep us updated, can’t wait for the next one!

[@DannysAquariums]

Thank you so much! Welcome to the channel! :)

[@pattykake7195]

That is just soooo beautiful …must be great being able to admire it every day….👍🏽

[@scottallan6770]

absolutely amazing!!!

[@jameshill8731]

Fantastic!

[@jenskarlsson4744]

Amazing !! will just get better and better ! mangroves grown in cant wait !

[@DoYouEvenFishTank]

Its starting to come along real nice, keep up the good work

[@evannewsome1726]

Noticing that green algae and second cycle coming. I'd highly recommend reducing lights so the beneficial bacteria can catch up and I personally love dosing vibrant. When done right no algae anywhere

[@jaysrealreefuk]

Love your beautiful shallow reef, your content uploads make my day. Keep the fantastic content coming.

[@DannysAquariums]

Man, this comment puts a smile on my face :D

[@alfaarisy]

very cool palidarium ❤

[@DannysAquariums]

Thank you! 🙂

[@basicallybonsai2532]

Such a unique tank system, absolutely love it

[@candioverhuls1003]

Great additions! This is such a gorgeous build! I love it.

[@aqualabcreations]

Awesome update. Good luck with those tough critters!

[@queencityreefs]

Great job putting this masterpiece together 🔥👍🙌💪💯

[@DannysAquariums]

Thanks 💯

[@aquaracer65]

Super tank, love it.

[@DannysAquariums]

I appreciate it!!

[@lakeshiamills1454]

This tank is absolutely gorgeous and almost exactly the way I saw it coming together in my head it far exceeds what my expectations were!

[@falcolf]

I love this tank so much, it's so diverse and cool! Thank you for sharing its process - and the bonus cute fluffy brown moth!❤

[@DannysAquariums]

I really appreciate it!! 🙌

[@AndrewLaney]

AMAZING....brilliant marine aquarium

[@DannysAquariums]

Thank you!

[@tribbittyt]

It's possible to light the tank and plants separately: A spotlight-style slightly bluer light aimed just at the water feature, and either a bar-style light across the back, or a white light mounted higher up. This would allow you to add things like clams, which would be amazing to see Even then I think a whiter spectrum would look more natural. I've followed your setups for a while and they've always leaned more beautifully naturalistic than solid windex actinic, which is refreshing If you don't have blue photosynthetic plating sponge, it's a cool addition. It grows in whorling scrolls/plates, almost like plating Montipora, and has great color

[@novemharrison4524]

Wow, this is honestly the coolest setup you have made yet. it's a worthy contender of being featured by other KZbinrs like reef builders.

[@DannysAquariums]

Thank YOU!

[@TillieWoods]

This tank is absolutely stunning, I can just image a poison dart frog on the top of the hill, or a sea horse in it !!

[@DannysAquariums]

That would be so awesome!

[@TillieWoods]

@@DannysAquariums OMG u actually responded !! I'm a big fan !!

[@DannysAquariums]

I really appreciate it 💪🙌

[@jimattolino4777]

Dart frogs do not go well with water and as they absorb a lot of things through their skin the salt would kill them. Let alone they would also need to be contained as there would be nothing to keep them from hopping away. Seahorses are a much better option for this setup

[@Mebeknob]

Love this!! Been wanting something similar. Some ideas…. Use the black wall as a living wall and extend the plants up the wall It’d be interesting if you could somehow hide the aquarium lights under more plants/hardscape. Would love to see a setup where absolutely no equipment is easily seen on a rimless setup …. Including lights.

[@DannysAquariums]

That's a great idea!

[@gavinryan699]

Awesome work looks great

[@JVDGAMING14]

Wow great video again🇳🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱

[@WistyFish]

Every update to this gets me so hype.

[@DannysAquariums]

Thank you 💪 A lot more to come!

[@harrier1231]

Well crap. I was just about to buy my normal reef aquarium and this is the first time I've seen something like this and I have to start all over! This is absolutely stunning!

[@Richs_reef]

Fantastic video! I learnt a lot about Apollo from the book A Man On the Moon, thoroughly recommend to anyone interested in the subject

[@Nathalieenzoo]

Ongelofelijk mooi 👌👌prachtig gemaakt en mooie dieren❤

[@geckogo7328]

Beautiful!

[@jleenl]

Fantastisch man! Echt schitterend. Ive bin in in aquaria ever since i was 6, over 30 years ago, also now i have 2 nice tanks in my house always Sweetwater too scared for saltwater. But seeing your setup, i really want to get one more small tank to start learning how to do it and maybe in the future have a similair setup!

[@lyndsayhammond6884]

The tide pool is so cool

[@Hellspijker]

you might want to look in what kind of cut paste for tree's you might want to get for the mangrove trees when you need to cut them back to seal the cut wound and not get obvious cut scars. and make the cuts sloping backwards so all cut scars are at the back.

[@DannysAquariums]

Great tips! Yeah, once the mangroves grow a little bigger we’ll have to start pruning them.

[@JuliaaaSy]

I love it! 😍

[@ReefUnderTheRoof]

Stunning tank! Great job man! ❤

[@DannysAquariums]

Thanks!

[@lorenzospina3174]

A really good job 👏.

[@frowner_and_co]

Fun fact about sea squirts:they have a notochord as larvae, which is a spine-like structure seen in animals like tadpoles! This classifies them as chordata, but they are not vertebrates!

[@12qwa2BannanaDoggo]

I have a small 10 gallon fresh water tank but I’ve always wanted a bigger setup like this. Probably not that big a scale, but this is inspiring!

[@That-No-Moon]

Wow. That is amazing. Wish I could go that size, but happy to have my 30 gallon rainbowfish aquarium. Even got a mangrove that produced the longest roots to reach the bottom of my aquarium. Just wish my fish didn't turn into monsters and eat all their babies.

[@leonelreo]

Hey, I saw the phytoplankton dosing. It's great. I used to dose it at night, when lights were off. You can also add more copepods and microcreatures to keep those gorgeous animals alive. Keep on, the tank (I don't know if it's a tank anymore) is looking GREAT.

[@smokinjoe2122]

One of the coolest tanks Ive seen. Thanks for also preaching safe reefing by using gloves. I see so many people handle corals with bare hands

[@DannysAquariums]

💪💪

[@bokasurr]

Add snake type fishes and small sting ray,, that will be osm 🖤🍻

[@Reefluo]

🚀 loving it man 🎉

[@DannysAquariums]

Thanks mate!! 🙌💪

[@therealtheo4928]

Best "series" that i've ever seen

[@DannysAquariums]

Thank YOU!

[@MB1BUMPER]

Looks beautiful sir

[@asfhakjfstry73i2h17]

This is a dream! I have one like this but freshwater, with vampire crabs and more

[@FishandPeace]

Clearly the most perfect tank I've ever seen. You are mastering thé hobby. You could add a ghoby and an alpheus shrimp. Also sexy shrimps

[@Vroomy1986]

One of the best setups on youtube atm buddy. Such an inspiration. The rock pool is my favourite part of the tank, ❤❤. Just wondering are you going to bonsai the mangroves on the right to keep them short? Thanks for the update.

[@DannysAquariums]

Thank you! Yes, that’s the plan, I’d like to create short bushy plants! Like Bonsais! :)

[@Dr-DIF]

Nice video

[@jasonclements9290]

Keep your eye on those fish, that cracking sound could well be a Mantis Shrimp...

[@rossturlington9579]

I miss your old tanks! I love the new one too! Just out of curiosity, I know your mangroves will be okay, but won't the saltwater eventually kill the ferns?!

[@StalwartWartyard]

I wasn't expecting the sea squirts

[@daniel-saltyinvestments984]

Hi Danny, great video. Where did you get the flower anemones from? Been looking for a long time.

[@DannysAquariums]

Thank you! I bought these from a store called Dream Corals.

[@shlomodana]

Wow

[@cristianpiccinno3241]

A list of the plants would be great😊

[@DannysAquariums]

Will make one!

[@timjohnson3913]

Hopefully it’s a pistol shrimp and not a mantis shrimp. If it’s mostly snapping when the lights turn off that’s a good sign it’s a pistol as mine rarely snaps during the day (been in my tank almost 3 years). I’ve never noticed remains of my pistol killing inverts but YMMV.

[@DannysAquariums]

Yeah, I’ve only noticed it during the night luckily. It’s very active :)

[@miraculousmedia]

LES GO

[@DannysAquariums]

😎✌️

[@Carlo62et]

Beautiful paludarium! Could you tell me what plants you put in the emerged area? Anyway I think you could put some semi-aquatic marine animals 😊

[@DannysAquariums]

Thank you! We put a lot of moss, bromeliads, asparagus, air plants, an orchid, some ferns and a few other plants on there.

[@Carlo62et]

Thanks!

[@MegaLuc1998]

Great tank, I had a question from when you constructed it. Where did you get the egg crate in the Netherlands? I have not been able to find it

[@DannysAquariums]

My local fish store Franc’s Dierenshop XL can order that for you :)

[@rolandmuncie]

Probably not a pistol shrimp, but a wennerae mantis- mine murder the occasional crab too but leave fish alone. And they click all day.

[@DannysAquariums]

Hmm maybe, this one only clicks at night as far as I can tell. Haven’t heard it during the day yet.

[@LesterPaul58]

Pistol shrimp or a mantis.

[@meridiem83]

Hey Danny, do you get many bugs on the plants above the paludarium? If so, how do you control them?

[@kimks1619]

A big tridacna could be sick in this, also works great with white lightning

[@DannysAquariums]

Definitely! 🤩

[@JVDGAMING14]

BTW you can add more fish in a 20 gallon lang than in a cube

[@DannysAquariums]

We're adding more animals to this aquarium soon, but the biggest focus now is to create a nice environment for them with live coral and macro algae. :)

[@JVDGAMING14]

@@DannysAquariums iokay just a tip

[@o_oo_o1812]

do you have a sun lamp for the plants? i feel like you must have. did you pick a coastal orchid? there are a lot of plants that thrive by the sea. you never introduced us to your dragonet....

[@DannysAquariums]

I don’t have it yet, but I am definitely looking at some other additional lights for the plants. Especially the plants on the left could use some more light on top.

[@NICKHARRIS16]

probably a mantis shrimp

[@rovad55]

It might be too big for the rest of aquariums wildlife

[@KolyaSchneider-w3b]

Get some crabs for the land part

[@mrhenk007]

free pistol shrimp? nice

[@lucaaqua8521]

maybe try some tubadtrea on the wood?

[@DannysAquariums]

Definitely going to get some of those! I also want to place them underneath the arch we have in the middle :)

[@lucaaqua8521]

@@DannysAquariums do it! 😃

[@lalat8552]

Hello! Just wondering how do you get rid of cyano bacteria ?

[@MathisTop-o8c]

You may add an effel tower crab, they are reef safe and very strange looking

[@DannysAquariums]

I'll check it out!

[@MathisTop-o8c]

The scientifique name is Stenorhynchus seticornis

[@DannysAquariums]

Oh the arrow crab, yes those are awesome!

[@blackseaandothers]

How long is it now, that you have the plants on the rocks so close to the saltwater? They might be affected by the salt that after some time is 'crawling' onto the rocks...

[@DannysAquariums]

Since August this year.

[@blackseaandothers]

@@DannysAquariums Anyways, it's gorgeous! Success!

[@jbide7178]

are you sure it's dead, and not an exoskeleton? btw Is it usually that easy to look down into this aquarium? If so, add some tridacna clams! Tank is awesome!

[@DannysAquariums]

Could also be the case!

[@smokinjoe2122]

Agree. Cold be a molt

[@chris89dd39]

Hey 👋🏻 wo kaufst du die tollen Tiere? Schwämme, Seescheiden, Algen

[@JXZ-JAM]

Needs moar C R A B S. 🦀

[@cochisestar3120]

That's knocking is no pistol shrimp...that's a mantis shrimp! Get him out he will kill everything and possibly break your glass on your tank. I've had this experience and lost clowns and a coral beauty.

[@nietrelevant3338]

How do you deal with hot summers, the aquarium being directly underneath a roof?

[@DannysAquariums]

I have air conditioning! I sleep here as well, I have traumas from when we didn’t have AC in there yet… like an OVEN! 🤣

[@TheLiamMurphy]

When suppliers remove live rock & coral from the sea to furnish your aquarium, how is the live rock & coral in the wild replaced? Is this practice sustainable?

[@DannysAquariums]

More and more corals, fish and live rock are grown indoors on farms or at special farms in the ocean. A lot of it is highly regulated but there is always room to improve!

[@leolldankology]

I think you may have a mantis shrimp not a pistol shrimp.

[@cheifkeifkeif]

any way we could get a crab in there if there okay for the system i got no clue but i would love to see a mister. crabs in the tank

[@eddiesaquarium5606]

🇬🇾🇨🇦👍👍🇬🇾

[@anipanim4310]

the bangais clicking, that what you hear, not a shrimp

[@DannysAquariums]

It’s a shrimp, not the bangais. I heard it before there were bangais in the tank 🙃😝

[@anipanim4310]

@@DannysAquariums oh wow, hope u can catch with the camera lovely setup, following the progress

[@TheSandwhichman108]

Wait…Mothra is that you?

[@Peepaw_Afton_Art]

Oh no……

[@cameronjones8641]

Those sand sifting starfish require far more food in the sand than will be present in this system. Fish waste is important and with a system like this which requires low stocking,those starfish will starve over time. The gorgonians will also slowly starve to death. They require constant feeding, at least two targeted feedings a day. We are now far better equipped to keep NPC's but they require a dedicated system with targeted nutrition. I love this tank, i really do and it is a thing of beauty but 40 years experience in this hobby tells me the animals I have mentioned will not survive long term.

[@DannysAquariums]

We will see! Like I said, I am committed to feeding them a lot! Thanks for your concern

[@cameronjones8641]

@@DannysAquariums I wish you the best of luck because it really is a lovely tank.

[@DannysAquariums]

I appreciate it man 💪🙌

[@ashlibabbitt8609]

Did you say this is a 100 gallon tank?

[@DannysAquariums]

Correct!

[@BleachMr873]

First

[@oofskzy]

are you sure its not a molt