Shallow Reef Tank Update and Coral and Fish Unboxing (Month One)

[@DannysAquariums]

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[@c00p39]

What happened to the six line wrasse you had before?

[@dandyxo1]

Awesome! I would like to have a shallow tank too. Have you tried reef flux on any of your reef tank to get rid of hair algae?

[@markyakobchuk7452]

Just a suggestion...maybe consider getting a surface skimmer

[@lemonyskunkketts7781]

Came here for the tank, but stayed for the lofi.

[@gasser5001]

I've always wanted a salt water tank. Thanks for allowing me to live vicariously thru your videos.

[@DannysAquariums]

Glad you like them!

[@TehSharkX]

Careful! Those sixline wrasses are jumpers! Just found mine on the floor yesterday. Its sad Ive had him for 6 months too.

[@nikkbouchez7394]

Yea a six line was one of the first fish i got and had him for a year before he jumped out. They are pretty cool fish

[@Megan-zz2co]

That is one of the nicest tanks I have ever seen! Stunning! ❤️👌🏻

[@DannysAquariums]

Thank you!!

[@Inazuma68]

Agree

[@TheKoiPartner]

Hi buddy, I got so many questions after watching this 😂 why is there no filtration? Not needed? How do you maintain the water quality? Do you need to refresh? And what is the set up price of something like this. I really like it

[@DannysAquariums]

Hi man! Haha I hope I can answer them for you. There’s no filtration on this tank because I do weekly water changes of about 10%, I believe this little ecosystem can do a great job balancing everything by itself. I can’t give you exact numbers on the set up price but I believe it’s around € 1000,- excluding corals. You’re Dutch, right? Send me a DM on Instagram so I can send you some links of things I used for the tank. Thank you! 😁😉

[@paulskillman7595]

You could put under gravel filters in & suck them out with a hose from time to time.

[@pekinglad]

@@DannysAquariums you need a surface skimmer for sure, the oily surface is not good for everything.

[@jrpark22000]

This system will not live long term. In it's config it requires constant vigilance, any absence will doom the tank. Even small failures result in death for this system. Let's have a document of all the livestock that have died.

[@DannysAquariums]

@@jrpark22000 well, watch the videos and you’ll see if something dies. Lmao, this is perfectly fine and the tank is maturing very nicely. Nice try hahaha, such a know-it-all.

[@Biggles-gm6tm]

Love that shrimp: C'mon, fight like a man, I can take you!

[@so_so_reef]

I saw a neat trick recently for clams - get some reef putty, make a flat disc and then press the bottom of the clam into it. Then take the clam out and let the putty harden. Once dry, you can then use the putty as a "stand" that you bury in the sand for the clam, which will keep it steady and also prevent big bristle worms from eating it from underneath :)

[@DannysAquariums]

That sounds so neat! Thanks for letting me know, Christopher!

[@alenaxp]

wow so amazing! 🥰🧡

[@DannysAquariums]

Thank you! 🤗 Congrats on 400k!

[@sidney001]

Lord knows how I found this, but that's the beauty of KZbin, I have a couple of fresh water aquascapes but now having seen this gorgeous tank its very tempting to watch some more and then do some serious research. I'd love to see this tank in a years time

[@AaronHendu]

I had good luck with small wrasse eating pests like flatworms. I had a yellow wrasse that left my shrimp and coral alone, but ate most of the pests. It and my cleaner shrimp would both try to clean my hands when I was tending to the tank. I haven't kept an aquarium in a long time though...probably over a decade. Your tanks are so gorgeous, and motivated me to start a little pico that's been up and stable for a couple months now, just waiting to be stocked with, hopefully, some zoas, 2-3 sexy anemone shrimp, and possibly a green clown goby.

[@DannysAquariums]

Glad to hear you got back into it again! Keep me updated on your pico tank!

[@sonnysimon2242]

Really liking the tank everything is going to look great once it grows in

[@ashtonyochim7544]

This video was so relaxing to watch! Thank you

[@adamnorvell]

You need some sort of surface skimming. That film on the surface traps the nitrogen gasses and prevents good gas exchange between the water and air. The fact you also don’t have a skimmer means there’s no air getting into the water. That’s going to keep your pH low. There’s a bad LFS in my town that always has that film on the surface and that one tank crashes every summer when it gets warm. Sometimes multiple times a summer

[@phillipsilvias]

always waiting for an update it looks great keep it up also the music🔥 its a vibe

[@DannysAquariums]

Thank you! More to come!

[@MiguelBBasas]

@@DannysAquariums what's the name of the song? im feeling it

[@633959]

Made me realize, humans won't destroy the earth, only ourselves. Life will find a way to continue...

[@maxhall3147]

Nah we’re gonna destroy it for sure

[@Quentino808]

They have before, they will again. We're only guests here

[@maxfalore1794]

What a fun idea! I’ll be tuning in!

[@DannysAquariums]

Awesome, thanks!

[@ultramaximusreviews]

I think when I start my nano reef shelves I'm going to set up a little frag tank to help grow some of the corals and isolate them before I add them to tanks.

[@tude17]

💚👌 what a gorgeous aquarium 🥰 I did have to mute the video halfway through, as I came to find the music irritated me, but wanted to keep watching.

[@robodeath]

Looks awesome! I did see a few "webs" which could be vermatid snails, just watch out for them and pull them out if you see them. They can overrun a tank quickly

[@DannysAquariums]

Thanks for the tip! I'll keep an eye out!

[@ColeTrain_0]

careful with the pulsing xinia. that can take over that whole rock and your corals

[@ricardobiliatto7866]

coral prophylaxis. will prevent pests in your tank. this cleaning is very important. Nice video

[@felipefernandes9846]

Sou brasileiro e curto demais seus vídeos!! Muito bom! Parabéns, pela evolução 😍👏🏻

[@debragibson3489]

Nice, very nice!

[@BuzzKora]

what a beautiful system, i love it! i really love fresh water but everytime I see a saltwater I'm so amazed by its colors and the life it exhales, its truly marvelous, maybe one day ill have one aquarium for each type of water ahah

[@Shaden0040]

Get some brittle stars and basket stars they love tohang out in coral and seem to be beneficial in keeping them clean and healthy.

[@JustMyFish]

Very Beautiful buddy excellent presentation fantastic pick ups😀👍🏻💞

[@Gud2B_Blessed]

All I can say is...You really have to know what you are doing, to keep such a beautiful, work of art😍😍 STUNNING ...this is not for the novice. 💯💯

[@GNRLTEC]

Yay!!! When everything starts growing, this tank is going to be even better! I just got my new Tank setup yesterday! Come on cycle and hurry up! :)

[@DannysAquariums]

Can't wait for the corals to start growing! That's awesome to hear, tell me more about your setup! (and keep me updated 😉 )

[@GNRLTEC]

@@DannysAquariums Sure! I just moved so I'm starting over again! My first tank I'm settling up is a Fluval Sea Evo 13.5 with the following: - Fluval M50 Heater - Hydor Koralia Nano 240GPH wave maker - Aquaticlife 115 Mini protein Skimmer - Hydor Automatic Top off with a Hygger mini water pump - Chemipure Elite filtration media - Sand bed with some rocks and a cave I'd post a picture of it, but KZbin won't let me lol. My next project is a 75 Gallon Reef! I already have the tank, but I have nothing else for it! I'm thinking about trying it without a skimmer and sump!

[@quakekill2824]

that shrimp is one noisy guy xD

[@Dazhimself]

Beautiful, I want one

[@solssun]

what do you do in your free time? “hoover flatworms”

[@zarbdog6296]

Keep up the good work your tanks are looking amazing thank you for teaching me all about the saltwater hobbie

[@DannysAquariums]

Glad you like them!

[@zarbdog6296]

Also just wondering how many fish,corals and invertebrates do you have

[@DannysAquariums]

I have no idea haha, I'd have to make a list. (I'm doing that soon.)

[@zarbdog6296]

Cool cant wait

[@zarbdog6296]

Also I’ve got a 13 gallon tank and can you recommend a coral distributor

[@Ryknex]

nice fishes

[@dolphinleary3777]

I bought one for my ecosystem on my acreage now I hope for some tropical fish like GROUPER, SNAPPER, TILAPIA because it is a mineral veggie ecosystem it be awesome i got mini Christmas lights as the seasons change and I must pop a window open to exit out the greenhouse effect with my k9 gold is his name but good job & THANKS

[@jeepsblackpowderandlights4305]

Next time dip dip dip your corals and shake then really good in the dip. You shouldnt be having flat worms this early unless you made mistakes. You also need way more surface agitation. You have too much surface film. I recomend getting a koralia pump or something so you can aim it up at the surface. Those mp40s or other pumps people use are good for flow.. but they cant be aimed at the top of the tank

[@DannysAquariums]

I dipped all the corals in this tank before I added them to the tank. So either some survived the dip or something else caused this. I use natural seawater, maybe there were some in the water already? I'm working on the surface film.

[@liox9758]

Very nice Aquarium man ! :)

[@TallmanMike]

Absolutely stunning tank, you make it look so effortless. Do you think saltwater tanks are achievable for a beginner or should I stick to fresh for now? Also how do you rate the difficulty of a tank like this vs a planted freshwater? Keep it up, dude!

[@j_will7305]

This will be much harder then a planted tank. I would start with freshwater for a bit and see how you like it. Plus it’s much cheaper

[@closetocreamy]

This man has super eyes i wouldnt have noticed anything

[@DannysAquariums]

Haha, thanks I guess!

[@danny.sbill.05]

Love this tank man! Can't wait for updates

[@fatheadedfish]

Watch out for the sand! My flipper picked up pieces scratched new tank, gone for the tunze instead now! Just a heads up!

[@damongulick3497]

Ill bet those crabs and hermits wreak havock.

[@klovisbray]

I juste saw the prices of corals on google, i'm too poor for these type of tanks🥺

[@LooneyBalls]

Aqua sd my friend!

[@DannysAquariums]

There are some budget corals. Some cost under $10.

[@Matthew-dt6bd]

join a local Saltwater group. you can get these exact corals way under half price. the saltwater community is a very giving group of people usually and they will frag most times for free to thin their own tanks

[@johniangenovana5036]

I'm lucky I live in the Philippines. I get corals for as low as 2 dollars.

[@paulsharkey4911]

@@ilin76bb the Philippines is a beautiful place, your ignorance and combative demeanour is disgusting.

[@ou812reefing]

Great video 👍

[@MW-ut3dk]

Looks great! Maybe add a surface skimmer (Eheim skimmer like they use on planted tanks) if you’re not going to filter to get rid of that protein scum on the water surface? Keep these vids coming!

[@DannysAquariums]

Thanks! Yeah, I've been looking into a surface skimmer or something else to get rid of the protein film. It doesn't look appealing. ;)

[@Goryalight]

I’d definitely want this for my living room, until I knock that thing down.

[@ryansreef2037]

I noticed many hydroid jellies in my tank and they have been there for weeks. What do you think I should do? Love ur vids btw 🐠

Wow!!! 🥰🥰

[@flanexism0165]

I wonder if the people who do this stuff daily like this guy occasionally go “eeeeeuughh” and get the heebie jeebies when they have to touch one of the animals 😂

[@DannysAquariums]

😂😂😂

[@seaquaticindonesia4669]

So perfect

[@justinhoward6755]

Which company makes these tanks? I've always wanted a shallow, long reef!

[@robinvlasveld3594]

hey, where did u buy the corals and fish?

[@pemajgyaltsen]

Have you ever put together a monthly maintenance budget for a tank like this? I have a few nano freshwater tanks that are a few years old now and I'd love to try my hand at a 15 gallon shallow salt/reef tank, but the cost factor is intimidating.

[@jawwadkhan8960]

Great tank. An overflow box would really help keep the surface free of that layer of skim.

[@willianmatias4782]

Show, parabéns pelos seus trabalhos

[@MountainFisher]

I made a reef tank out of a 20 gallon "Show" tank 16.5 tall x 12 wide x 24 long. I actually put an under gravel filter on it run by two pumps that I aimed one across the back of the rock and the other at the front of the tank creating a vortex effect along with the 2 gallon filter I had hanging on the back with a protein skimmer and mechanical filtration, then chemical filtration if needed. I used 1/2 inch coral rock about 1 inch thick with a coral rock layer then after it ran for a month and cycled with four fish in it I put in a layer of live rock once I finished building my light hood with 3 ultralume 5000s and one actinic bulb. It was 1989 and no LEDs yet. I put a red light on for night observations, well worth it. I caught a big spiky worm at night almost as big as a centipede eating my corals. I would put baited with mashed shrimp in pantyhose pieces and the fire worms would get caught in it and I'd remove them in the morning, little beggars sting pretty bad if you handle them without gloves. I soon got rid of all of them judging from I stopped catching or seeing any. I had more Halimeda calcareous algae that I trimmed it back with the caulerpa grape algae. My tap water had a PH of almost 9 and was loaded with calcium and I used it to top my tank for evaporation. I had no nitrates and one turbo snail is all I needed for algae control. I changed 5 gallons a month just cause although I don't know if it needed it, except for micronutrients it probably didn't. I had a mandarin goby in there that got all its food from the rock and I fed the corals with pureed shrimp, clams. I had two clownfish who lived in my big coral that lasted forever. I had to move cross country and sold the tank with everything Luckily it is a lot easier moving twenty gallons in buckets, but the guy essentially got a finished and cycled tank for $200. We only took two hours to move it as he showed up with two buckets to go with my two buckets.

[@MrStonedSpartan]

That sucks that you can’t skim the surface of the tank because you have no filtration and also next time try cutting the plugs away from the tank so that prices don’t fall in

[@Curiouslycurious008]

Nostalgic and sir where did you get the small pump thingy to get the Flatworms out. BTW new subscriber

[@Swizzenator]

I love clams . . . so I moved to Thailand.

[@JayCo0o]

This tank ist not normal. So crazy

[@DannysAquariums]

Is that a compliment haha? ;)

[@JayCo0o]

@@DannysAquariums haha yes of course :)

[@tomrockholm-timeless_morph6691]

What watch are you wearing in this, looked nice but I couldn’t make out what it was?

[@antonrustenhoven5501]

I think it's a Seiko Prospex SSC675P1

[@kaelynluvsya]

Beautiful tank Are hydroid jellyfish a bad thing to have in a tank? (Know very little info on aquariums here, just like the views)

[@RohitSingh-pq8ss]

Hey big brother....can you suggest us..a good source like books for the salt water fish and coral knowledge....i am still hobbiest of freash water aquarium 😅😅

[@simoneottolini8289]

Curve Glass!!!I same :)

[@bigbowlowrong4694]

I’m not saying it’s not a gorgeous tank - it’s definitely beautiful. The only criticism I can offer (and I hope you think it’s constructive) is that surface film on top of the water, maybe you’re fine with it but it would drive me CRAZY (not to mention it interferes with gas exchange and light penetration). You can buy really cheap, small surface skimmers on eBay for like $10. They’re mostly used in freshwater but I don’t think there’s any reason not to try it in a saltwater tank if you don’t have an overflow/sump.

[@DannysAquariums]

Thanks for the comment! Yeah, it drives me crazy as well haha. It looks gross. ;) I sometimes place an EHEIM surface skimmer in the tank and that gets rid of the film in minutes. The only thing is, I can’t stand the “slurping” sound the surface skimmer makes. Especially at night. I’ve been thinking about installing one in each of my tanks and put them on a timer, so it skims a few times a day and stays off during the night.

[@dru312vids]

Great video. I lost a 6 line a few months ago. I found it on the floor one morning and was devastated. I know you don't want a cover - but I would think about it.

[@DannysAquariums]

Sorry to hear that! I have a DIY cover for this tank to reduce evaporation. While filming I take it off.

[@Reefkpr1]

Great Video. I'm so copying using my flipper to hold my drip tube. AWSOME tip. 👍

[@SaltFishTV]

A chip clip works just as good too 😊 If you have one.

[@Kriswixx]

reefkeeping and lofi. more please.

[@TheJoePiper]

💯👌

[@fishgeek90]

Hey nice video! Just some notes: be careful with the blue-black striped hermit, they are known for nipping on certain corals. And maybe exchange the wrasse, because they do not always eat flatworms and they tend to become pretty territorial and aggressive and attack new tankmates

[@casterlake4639]

This was too adorable, glad I stumbled upon your channel!

[@DannysAquariums]

Thanks, Jody! I appreciate the kind words!

[@wattikornc]

What is the size of this fish tank?

[@SAYEDTAYYAB_]

So underrated channel

[@willsimmons7526]

What the brand of glue you use for your corals?

[@650sFinnest]

Are the little unwanted creatures that showed up because you used live rock? Or how did they make it into the tank?

[@DannysAquariums]

I didn’t use live rock! :) They hitchhiked into the tank on corals most likely. Dip doesn’t kill everything.

[@650sFinnest]

@@DannysAquariums Ah understood. So I guess it’s a possibility no matter how careful you are? I’m doing my research before I start a saltwater aquarium in the future.

[@DannysAquariums]

Yeah, it's very difficult to get them completely pest free. Definitely not impossible tho. :D

[@chuntsy176]

not counting the price of the corals and animals, how much did a setup like this run you? cause this is pretty much what I want to do.

[@lukeclarke8054]

KZbin is on for with its recommendations today.

[@Reef.Scape.belgium]

Hi Danny, loved the video! Where did you place your order? Coralaxy? Whitecorals?...

[@caseywalker8043]

Great tank any way I could get some insight on my 300gal with light settings to get better growth

[@turbocpt1]

T5's

[@Dylan1906]

Big finger up ! 👍 Can’t wait for next one ! So nice work 🙃

[@DannysAquariums]

Thank you so much 😀

[@gordanamaznejkova7027]

This is so beautiful good job i love it ♡♡♡

[@intestines1521]

What kind of food do you feed them? Just curious

[@arielbalangue6489]

What kind of water do u use for crystal clear tank

[@TurboM]

Looks nice, but I would install a servicescimmer if I ware you. This will make the water more clear and will help the light to get to the corals.

[@DannysAquariums]

Yeah, I have a little surface skimmer to get rid of the film.

[@beckins1234]

What is the syphon your using for the sand? I end up with so much sand in my bath from accidentally sucking up my sand in my tropical tank...how are you sucking at the sand so much without it siphoning out? :D beautiful tank..

[@jordywedding7354]

Tie a pantyhose on the outlet of the hose with a rubber band

[@beckins1234]

@@jordywedding7354 but then doesn't that stop the crap being sucked up too?

[@rct6518]

Goodluck with the clam! I had terrible luck with them in all my setups. I'm pretty sure it had something to do with the tanks being "new" setups.

[@phil9760]

Why are you not adding more fishes? The tank looks so empty without them and doesnt the one fish get lonely over time?

[@DannysAquariums]

I will be adding more fish, but I want to have a nice coral reef for them to live in first. :)

[@thundernargundkar9618]

DIP UR CORALS! if u do that then u won't get pests. Except for aptasia, those get everywhere

[@mitchellwinters6198]

When drip acclimating, how do you know all the inverts came from the same batch of water? Seems odd to me to dump them all into the same cooler instead of drip acclimating seperately?

[@coldlogic800]

So you've dropped large colonies into an uncycled tank. This proves what? You care more about videos than the animals you keep?

[@peterbalaj8855]

Hey i just setup a tank like yours after watching this. Still need a little help all i have in is liverock live sand water wave powerhead and a heater. Just wondering if you had a large nitrite spike and if so how you got rid of it.

[@DannysAquariums]

I never test my water, so I don't know when and how large the spike was.

[@femboy_fishing]

So pretty amazing job!!! :D

[@CreatorHouseVlogs]

How did flatworms get in

[@UNIX_XINU]

Is there no filter on the tank?

[@tylerjaax4917]

Best of luck putting other fish in there with that six line. Better go with aggressive species like damsels, dottybacks, and hawkfish that can hold their own against it!

[@Supernova120807]

What filter are you using on that shallow? Planning to make similar to that, thank you nice contents.

[@DannysAquariums]

I'm not using a filter.

[@Supernova120807]

@@DannysAquariums wow!so you regularly do just water change very nice. Thanks bro

[@animallover-yn4uz]

Which rock you use in this aquarium

[@mvs]

Tank dimention please.

[@kovidsingh1976]

hey im thinking of starting one too. Are there certain things you did to make the aquarium balanced?

[@kovidsingh1976]

i meant water chemistry wise

[@sporcu1175]

what kind of hermit crab is the blue and neon orange one, and where did u get that awesome algae scraper?

[@БорисБасенков-л8б]

Лучший аквариум для нашего дома!Благодарю за советы и видео1