135g Mixed Reef: ALL my FAVORITE Corals! (Full Walkthrough)

A lot has changed in the 135g mixed reef tank since the last time we really talked about it. Most interestingly, after swearing off soft corals in this tank, I found myself adding more and more softies into this system, I guess I do have a soft spot for soft corals!
Aside from the new softies, I also picked up some new LPS, and restarted my SPS collection after the SPS crash earlier in the year, thanks to generous local reefers.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Why we skipped a video
1:42 Tank's General Parameters
2:43 Keep adding Soft Corals...
9:18 Tough decisions with the Fish
13:39 More LPS than I thought I had
21:01 SPS bouncing back
31:53 What I dose in this system
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Instagram: @inappropriatereefer
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[@Bfamreef]

I lost one of my clowns out of the blue the same way. The pair was doing great in the morning got home in the afternoon could not find the female but as my leather closed up towards lights out she was there dead. Always sad but the male is still alive and kicking 5 years later. Great tank love the videos.

[@tijmenlemuel4338]

So sorry to hear about the passing of your male clown. I know you had that fish for a long time and it hurts to lose a fish like that. I hope you'll get a new friend for the female clown though!

[@ethangoulder9775]

been watching for years. from South Africa🇿🇦

[@jackmckee8491]

Buddy you have some beautiful tanks. I started watching you about 5 years ago. I got me 135 gallon tank and set it up I put about $5,000 into that and lost everything. I was so sickened by it that I completely gave up. It is a lot of work. I gave everything away tank lights my 55 gallon oh my goodness I forgotten what it's called the tank underneath. But anyway I just wanted to let you know where I've been. Every time I get back into watching your channel I want to try it again but I just can't do it so I'm just going to enjoy your tank. Thank you so much for sharing your videos I enjoy them very much. I love to hear you talk about them. Thanks again buddy.

[@Garethaxz]

You could always try a small nano tank with some lovely soft corals and lps, reefing can be easy and even somewhat inexpensive if you keep things low-tech and simple.

[@hoofhearted1102]

I know how you feel, my tanked crashed after 4yrs and lost most of mine 😭

[@InappropriateReefer]

Hey man, thank you for following along all these time! You probably already know that you could set up a very respectable nano tank for under $400 equipment-wise. The smaller tank volume would also limit how much you would spend on livestock... perhaps something to consider? ;-)

[@jackmckee8491]

Thank you guys very much that is very good idea I'll have to try that. I'll have to sneak it. My boss I mean loving wife was not very happy with the outcome of the last one lol.

[@livingroomaquatics590]

at 30:40 the little crash with the Wrasse and Blue Hippo cracked me up. Haha, Great video as always !!!!

[@atfinthehouse8631]

The tank has filled in quite nicely.

[@Hozay1]

I got a great deal on a jawbreaker mushroom yesterday! I can’t wait till mine grow and look like yours. Awesome tank

[@jamesmcfarlandiv3867]

Dude I used to not be able to stand your video's. You have gotten so much better.I just resubcribed today. Congrats on all your tanks

[@billhenry8567]

Lynn is my favorite coral seller. I've only been in the hobby for a year and a half. I first meet her at the Frag Swap in Lancaster and everything I've purchased from her has done well. Love her attention to detail, plus everything is very reasonably priced. Hope to meet you someday!!! I'm in South Central PA, near Carlisle.

[@tomg8187]

where is lynn located in canada?

[@billhenry8567]

@@tomg8187 She is in Maryland. Reef Nerd Aquatics.

[@bayarea_reef]

Awesome video! Thanks for the credit in the shroom cups ❤ catching up on your videos.

[@Cgraseck]

Tank looks fantastic! Thanks for posting. Cheers, Chris Teaching Kida about global warming and ocean acidification with corals in the classroom.

[@lasanta777]

If you’re looking to rehome the hippo tang soon, I have a 240 gallon sps dominated mixed reef and I’ve been looking for a large hippo. I’m in the dmv area too

[@StefGrayson]

I love your videos. This video specifically helped me. I have done so much research and watched a gazillion videos on corals and you have informed me more than anyone. I love how you zoom in and point out everything so clearly. As a newbie… i need to be shown. 🤣🤷🏻‍♀️. Thank you so much!

[@ethangoulder9775]

my favourite tank on you tube

[@mrcrawlingstv]

We appreciate you Inappropriate Reefer. Im dialing in my water chemistry and about to try kalk for the first time. I really want to provide enough and see a little fast growth from my sps.

[@Nifty_303]

Always Look forward to seeing updates on this amazing tank have been following since day 1!

[@InappropriateReefer]

Thank you for following along!

[@billhenry8567]

Jawbreakers galore! Holy smokes. One day I will own one.

[@seafriendlyreef]

Great video my friend! 💪

[@OfficialBritta]

My Blue Line Gobies are my favorite too… such personable fish! And my female also perched in my Derasa clam as well. Fun to know that could be a normal behavior for these little guys!

[@rhombifer566]

The size tank for the blue tank is more than sufficient but you're right they will eat some LPS squirrels for pick up them having three of them over about 30 years. Every one of them picked on Coral at least to a degree.

[@reelbocafishing5904]

always a good update!

[@Melvinthepufferfish]

stunning tank

[@sanpietroprogettista9887]

Looking great, thank you for sharing.

[@bayareareefs8616]

Looks Good bro

[@Sammy31Dee]

Feed more Nori if your hippos picking....mine also picks zoas when i get lazy on nori feeding...also been doing that method Vic at WWC recommended....seems to be helping

[@InappropriateReefer]

Good tip, thank you!

[@dazsboxofwater]

Great video , very informative, tanks looking good 👍🏻

[@teereefer1276]

I love all your videos. Keep up the good work.

[@nicholashaworth4110]

You are a great communicator.

[@InappropriateReefer]

My wife would beg to differ, but thank you 😂

[@Ellery-USA]

The Derasa seems to love the higher nutrient levels and doing awesome all these years. The only issue I have with soft corals is that they get so out of hand when they start budding. I can't give them away.

[@m.r.s.aquarium1429]

Your tank looks great. I hope my sps grow like yours. Mine are finally starting to grow.

[@tleekauai]

Looking great!

[@tuffy11111]

Took me a minute to realize you were saying "Neon Candy Cane," I originally thought you were saying "Leon Candy Cane" and got really excited that you'd named the coral after your kid.

[@InappropriateReefer]

HA! One day I would love to name a coral!

[@firebirdude2]

VERY nice looking tank, but your speech tells us you put *A LOT* of work almost daily into it. Miss my tank, but still happy I left the hobby. 😆

[@adamdavis307]

great vid as always. I am indeed part of the hardcore reefsquad! Do you dose any bacteria on a regular basis? like microbacter clean or 7? i noticed some cyano in your tank then and thought with nitrate of 20, bet if you added a bottle of microbacter clean that would go away in a less than a week. :)

[@InappropriateReefer]

Thanks for watching til the end my friend! I have not dosed MB7 recently and never tried the MB Clean (does it work well in your opinion?). Recently my Nitrate fell a lot, to around 3.5 ppm. My Phosphate is still hanging out at around the .12 range... I wonder if running some GFO would help remove the lingering cyano?

[@yammyboyz]

I LOVE YOU TANK BROTHER IT LOOKS SOOOO GOOOD!!!

[@rhombifer566]

The blue tang is fine

[@laurathompson3040]

I wish I knew about Lynn when I lived in Glen Burnie. But that was years ago!

[@jordanm2984]

Fim-bree-uh-fill-ee-uh. Took me a little while to adjust my vocab habit and mental record, but it's not too tricky to pronounce now.

[@monsteryoon5845]

I was hoping to see you at reefapozzla yesterday 😢

[@HCBCHEMISTRY]

3:36 yeah that toadstool is not going to extend the polyps all the way because... if Look at the flow output, it's hitting the center pretty strongly. If you just move the water flow slightly, it may open up more like the smaller one.

[@Garethaxz]

Yeah, IDK, it's an odd debate to be having. Will antibiotics help sometimes, probably --depends on what's actually going on Will antibiotics hurt sometimes, absolutely --depends on what's actually going on Dips are better than systemic from a perspective of breeding resistant and dangerous bacteria and contributing to a serious oncoming global catastrophe by dumping those meds into the environment afterwards. Should people sometimes use them as a last resort? Probably not but it can and does help in some cases. Though things like DETTOL seem to work just as well, if not better, against most of the infections hobbyists encounter. Should people start dipping in antibiotics frequently or as a normal QT regimen? Absolutely not, it's unjustifiable from a public health standpoint as well as a biologic.

[@InappropriateReefer]

Thank you for taking the time to dive in on this, I won't comment on the anti-biotic use yet because I think I need to learn more first before really trying to advocate for one side or another; but err-ing on the side of caution is always appreciated. I have read of people recommending DETTOL here and there but have not tried it yet, I am curious how it compares to diluted 3% Hydrogen Peroxide as an antiseptic? If it also kills the bad bacteria (goal), I would be interested in giving it a try in the future, thank you for the recommendation as well as the cautionary heads-up.

[@AlicksSmith]

Would love to see a video focused on your goniopora. What helps/hurts with them specifically?

[@Kern.Martin]

#hardcorereefsquad

[@bryanbonilla6858]

I can't grow rainbow clove polyps at all 😢..but I love your tank... looks awesome.

[@fishstix1988]

At 1:20 I'm curious where you got your pipette holder from! I have the same kind, but I like like how yours is being held instead of laying down.

[@SupaSkitz]

Plastic plant pot is the best budget product ❤

[@InappropriateReefer]

Absolutely, how did it take me so long to come across it 😆

[@harisqureshi9897]

What's the secret for those gonis man Absolutely love seeing them this happy

[@InappropriateReefer]

I truly believe dosing Manganese (as per part of the Reef Moonshiners' adjustment) helped my Gonis; they were retracted prior for months.

[@atfinthehouse8631]

Different length of tentacles, due to flow and light.

[@CodysAnimals]

Do you think you would ever get a bigger tank in the future or are you going to keep this one for the long haul?

[@solomonsisland2018]

Hey much love from Solomon’s Island here in Cali, where did you get the AI blade Radion rail mounts from ?

[@hoofhearted1102]

Tank is awesome as always! What's your parameters these days buddy?

[@InappropriateReefer]

Thanks! typically: Alk 9.5, Ca 440, Mg 1400, pH 8.15 - 8.3; Trace elements-wise I follow the Reef Moonshiners' levels

[@hengzhao6971]

Really like your 3 radion xr 15, are you using the AB+ template from the Mobius app, and may I ask how much schedule intensity do you set up?

[@InappropriateReefer]

I started out w/ AB+ but tweaked it to have more white, I believe I am at around 46% intensity at the moment and very slowly walking it back up. (I dialed it way down after the SPS crashed)

[@dereks3207]

my coris loved my EEFW, but melenarus wouldn't touch them.

[@SharbucklesReef]

Get those fiji yellow up high and in flow, they will be much happier.

[@InappropriateReefer]

You are right, I kept thinking they are the every day leather and kept them down low. 👍

[@dissumshit]

Love your videos!!! I was wondering do you sell your jawbreakers?

[@InappropriateReefer]

Once in awhile I do! Although I sold/traded/gave-away most of the easy to move ones already, so it probably will be awhile until the next round!

[@custard8816]

What about a vid of the journey of the clowns, they must have been in so many tanks

[@christiandutton2407]

Hi. What happened to the torch head what wasn’t fully extending ? Did it go back to normal?

[@albertmaya6882]

Hey, dealing with cyano currently, would you recommend dosing MicrōBacter7 to assist?

[@daviddejesus1565]

Love the tank.. any pointers for Gonipora. I can't get them to open all the way I did a par reading. Feeding and flow and still the sane .. and if you have a chance I my be interested in a few frags. Space invader, goldenrod and the Bahamalama whipping wilow leather

[@InappropriateReefer]

Manganese was the silver bullet in this tank. I honestly believe that was the missing element (literally) in my system. If you're local in the DMV area, I should have some frags in a few months, esp the Goldenrod and SI! (Willow may take awhile)

[@marlonholland3655]

Let me know when you frag the Bahama Lama weeping willow, I would love a frag.

[@juanpz07]

I've heard that the pigmy wrasse is really good for pest

[@InappropriateReefer]

Good heads up, thank you!

[@Pearlmussin]

How do you mix your kalkwasser? Do you have a reactor or a stirer?

[@Reefkeepers_Archive]

Sorry you lost your clownfish, I know the feeling of loosing a fish you grew attached to. Though beautiful tank, everything's growing in nicely, especially the torches. Also have you tried feeding masstick by easy reefs to your tank, heard its one of the better foods out there. Also if you ever want to get a new fish, a reef Safe butterfly would be amazing, though alittle heavy on the bio-load. Anyway great job, beautiful tank, sorry again about your male clown.

[@queencityreefs]

#hardcorereefsquad 💯👏🏻🙌🏼✌🏻

[@kennethallen3452]

Can you share your lighting schedule? Pretty please

[@SuperRell83]

That’s the first thing I noticed on your instagram post that calm has gotten huge, have you noticed a big difference in your calcium up take?

[@devon6610]

the palau nepthea you said looks alot more like green sinularia in my opinion

[@InappropriateReefer]

Let's see how it looks once acclimated!

[@BryznsReef]

Hey @InappropriateReefer loving the gonis and the tank, had a question about the rocks you have mounted to the back glass could you give a link? I also lost some clowns recently hopefully the female will pull through

[@InappropriateReefer]

AquaRocks single magnetic frag holder: aquarocksdesigns.com/store/magnetic-frag-rocks/set-of-three-single-plug-mounts/ A bit pricey but I love them. Alternatively you could also just superglue / epoxy the frag onto the back glass, but I do like the ability to move the frags around as needed. Sorry about your loss, btw

[@BryznsReef]

@@InappropriateReefer thanks for the reply I might grab that pack of 3 appreciate it

[@mohamadosman9236]

Are you able to transport corals between Canada & USA?

[@JakeDogg-RIP]

Mr Inappropriate! 🔥👊🍻🥰 I have a yellow clown(coral) goby in my nano, it’s an amazing fish, always curious, recognises the food pipette, and loves hiding amount the new acro coral I got last week 👌🥰 u could easy get 2 in ur tank, may even get to see spawning if u do (they will change sex’s to make pairs in the right setting)

[@InappropriateReefer]

Those would be super cool, thanks for the recommendation! Have you noticed any coral distress with the Yellow Clown Goby? I had one in the past in the 45g and gave it away because it was stressing some corals out. Granted that was a small tank with less coral selection. A pair of these would be super cool.

[@JakeDogg-RIP]

@@InappropriateReefer I only have a 12g so its only small too and my coral selection in it is pretty small atm too, the only coral it stays in is the acro, the acro hasn’t had polyps fully extended at all in the past week I’ve had it, but it has the yellow clown goby and an (good type) acro crab in it so I’m hoping it will be ok anyway, but because it’s still a fairly new tank the acro was bought with the idea it may not survive but will at the very least leave behind some nice branches for the goby to live in if it doesn’t survive 🤷‍♂️ so I can’t really say for sure, if u just got 1 then I’m sure ur acros would be fine coz u. Have some bigger pieces and I’m sure if it was constantly bothering 1 u could prob scare it to a different acro once a week or something maybe 🤷‍♂️ having 2 might make it more difficult if the try to nest on one particular acro, but again coz it’s are fairly big I think they should be ok, I picked a fairly big acro small colony so even if it bothered it it should be big enough to survive, I only found the acro crab after I’d had it at home for a couple days too 😅

[@JakeDogg-RIP]

@@InappropriateReefer I’ll send u some pics on Instagram 😉🍻👊

[@oscarsantana9834]

Any chance you can let me know what mounts you are using with the radio a. I’m looking to get some ai blades and just looking into ways to mount them.

[@InappropriateReefer]

AI actually sent me those mounts along with the lights, I believe it's one of their prototypes. I _think_ those same ones are being released very soon if not already.. they go right onto the existing Radion screw holes.

[@m.r.s.aquarium1429]

The dolabella sea hare will eat all the algae in more than 1 tank. Bubble algae too. I have it in 2 tanks.

[@RespectTheReef]

I’d love to get a frag of that red Goni if you frag it. I’ll obviously pay for it and shipping

[@davidromancalero8373]

De cuantos litros es??

[@rubenespinosa1685]

How would you introduce a anemone to a established reef full of coral, in other words if I establish a anemone in my tank would it float away and sting all my coral how can I avoid that

[@workermeeofficial3665]

Update on antibiotics treatment: are you still dosing or when did you stop?

[@InappropriateReefer]

I stopped; for the Wall Hammer and Yellow Fiji Leather, I did 3 rounds of dips for the KFC dips. I did also try full tank treatment for the 135g when the SPS was dying (just Cipro, also 3 rounds), as well as the Mangrove tank when the Finger Leather reacted very badly to fragging (also just Cipro, 3 rounds). Each time the dying stopped by the second round.

[@gabesreef]

✌🏾

[@calebbeal675]

I have a 3" blue hippo. Maybe we could trade? I have a 220 so he would be happy in my tank. I could also use a couple more lyrtail anthias. I have 1 male and 2 females right now. Let me know?

[@InappropriateReefer]

Thank you, will contact you esp if I want to offload some Lyretails -- would you happen to be in the DMV area? I most likely will go for a tiny Hippo, or a different type of fish.

[@allenluminarias5334]

What happen to the purple tang?

[@InappropriateReefer]

It unfortunately died last year. The tangs all played well together for a few months and I did notice the aggression started up again and the Purple Tang looked a bit beat up one day, it disappeared within a day or two before I got around to catching it.

[@rhombifer566]

Coral 🪸 not squirrel 🐿️ lol 😂

[@billssaltwaterheaven]

Hey Remember me. Lama weeping willow? Any frags yet?

[@InappropriateReefer]

Hey man, I actually gave / traded all the frags off the first round of fragging, sorry! I will probably be able to pull frags again in 2 months or so, please shoot me a DM on Instagram so I could flag it, or email [e-mail]?

[@atfinthehouse8631]

Who is Lynn?

[@Dariusdoesreefing]

Those stalks on the torch are taking away from the viewing angles from every direction. I bet if you remove some of the skeleton growth it will make better views 😅

[@born2beashooterjosh397]

I do t mean to be a a hole bjt imo you could get alot better color out of those torches mainly and some of the other euphyllia seem awfull pale and light, do u dose aminos and traces? What about your a erage ph level?? Might be ways to pick up some richness and brightness in those torches in particular i have jus a regular indo gold and it looks much brighter than that ny knocks torch so does my true orange frogspawn and i jus run a cheap t5 fixture and cheap strip light swotchjng to leds and gonna also add a twin t5 for some betternoverall coverage bjt ive already tested the leds i got and wow it makes my corals look much better i e ran leds jus forgot how much they ca. make things pop even with a overall daylight spectrum they still look significantly better hus hopin i dont lose a bunch of growth.. Great videoam keep it up!

[@abdulsultan3224]

Bro that is not sunburst nem. got 75g nem tank and I got 12 different BTA. This is sherman anemone or what people call back widow. Sunbursts are yellow. chicago yellow green and purple, Colorado yellow green and red.

[@custard8816]

da vinci clownfish?

[@InappropriateReefer]

Yes sir, Mocha DaVinci

[@maridh10]

looks a bit overcrowded with corals.

[@321reef3]

First

[@austinweber5642]

*Promosm*

[@DoYouEvenFishTank]

Bahaha, sounds like Tidal Gardens negligence has burned the entire industry..... Also don't have the fire extinguisher bomb around with kids champ, super bad to breath in especially for young ones and it will spread through the whole house if it goes off. Just put a decent smoke/fire alarm in there with a high quality RCD on the mains supply power cord.

[@atfinthehouse8631]

My neon green Japanese deep water ww is much brighter.

[@motocrosser784]

firework clove.

[@youtubeisownedbytiktok7813]

You cannot say choker corals its Joker corals cringe