This Fish Room is What Reefing Dreams Are Made Of

Doug Deurloo’s reef tank system is one of the most well-thought-out we’ve seen in awhile! He’s a pharmacist by day and a Coral Nerd by night so details are his specialty. After touring his setup, one of my favorite things about this system is all the forethought that went into it. The fish room isn’t the biggest we’ve ever seen but it runs his system like clockwork! As we all know, efficiency is KEY to having a successful reef tank in this hobby and Doug knocked it out of the park! You can read all about it in our latest article dropping on Reef Builders soon: reefbuilders.com/
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[@S2minute]

Jake was a really good guy. His passing was a great loss to the hobby. Gald to see he is being honored this way.

[@jjmccloud]

Absolutely, so sad he had to leave so soon 😢 and is missed by so many and I can't imagine all the knowledge he had left to share the hobby and world. But it is very nice to see people keeping his name and legacy alive!

[@user-fv8dd9lj7g]

Great video, I like the idea of display tank waste water from water changes going to the Quarantine system first before being waste water. Great way to keep the systems as similar as possible. I am going to consider that for the new buildout I am working on!

[@jordanm2984]

Dang, Doug seems like a super cool guy. What an awesome setup!

[@RogueAquariums]

Doug’s tanks are amazing. His equipment and the way he has it set is equally as nice. Very clean and easy to get to. Thanks Remy for the tour.

[@ChristopherKovacs]

Cool to see metal halides still being used.

[@bayarea_reef]

What a beautiful and well thought out setup. Excellent content as always. This got me inspired to redo some of my fishroom.

[@jeradadams8528]

I am fortunate to live close to Doug. Through reefing now a friend and reefing mentor. You are correct- no video will do his system justice. It’s gorgeous and amazingly designed. Careful though, you see his system in person and just open your wallet to mimic it. Great job Doug Deurloo @fishnerdcorals

[@helenchambers169]

Wow - this guys set up is insane! Thanks for the video Remy, so amazing that you’ve joined Reef Builders and continuing Jake’s legacy. I’m someone who’s always on KZbin watching reef videos - Jake has left a massive hole - really miss him!

[@joshroyce6114]

absolute inspiration

[@anthonyhernandez7582]

Mad props to the fish room downstairs 🤙

[@dje7335]

I have a good size fish room in my basement below the display tank too. I don't want anybody that saw this video to ever see mine! What an awesomely clean support system! And a bathroom right there too! Not that the constant sound of running water stresses the bladder...🙄

[@bluereef9530]

Great show..Awesome reef house...Jake the face of reef builder.. Every week I looked forward to see what Jake was going to bring to KZbin. Never be the same....

[@jjmccloud]

Awesome to hear the wavebox is still being used, I havnt been hearing much on them or sea swirls like I used to. Not sure why they're still genius ideas that forever changed the way water can flow enough for corals your larger tanks

[@tylerc8871]

Good job Remy! Love seeing you with reefbuilders!

[@dusk1947]

The tank is beautiful. But yes, that fish room and frag tank is stunning.

[@jjmccloud]

Yes!!! My hometown

[@bfritz7259]

Thanks for another great video

[@Mike__B]

What a wonderful setup, almost makes me want to setup a big system again... almost, I kind of enjoy not signing over a sizeable chunk of my paycheck to PG&E.

[@tobymilo8625]

Absolutely beautiful setup! I love to see how different reefers keep their aquariums. Very clean and neat

[@Hasans01]

Keep up the great legacy..❤

[@Vdeez]

LOL small world. I graduated pharmacy school with this guy.

[@ryanbosworth2782]

Amazing. Great work . The man has some ideas that's for sure .

[@FishOutOfWaterToronto]

Remi congratulations you are all over the reefing community now BRSTV and now Reef Builders, I always like your videos and usually learn or see something I never knew about. Keep it up and keep Jake's legacy alive. Though I did watch the video where they said reef builders has been sold?

[@waterlover]

Son of a thinking before the storm build!

[@BryznsReef]

Wow that is a reefing house setup

[@jooooooooi]

All halide. Love it

[@Scotty2Dope216]

Quanta bars! Love these lights!

[@AJ-bi6ns]

Impressively clean, very nice build

[@ArrickthaRed]

Awesome setup. There wellnthoughtnout and super clean

[@stank_fpv6760]

Well done.

[@estonianreefer2851]

Well thought through systems ❤

[@GamePumaAll]

13:15 even the pros got a stack of used buckets that you just know you’ll need one day 😂

[@Ellery-USA]

Phenomenal system to aspire to.

[@tcmarineaddiction6609]

Freaking awesome thank you for sharing RB

[@GamePumaAll]

Amazing setup

[@malzzone9374]

Estrutura maior e melhor que muitas lojas do Brasil!! Brabo!!

[@scubaguy5389]

he sells corals. i was trying to figure out why he has all this setup for a 300 gallon. i noticed the sign in the room.

[@kernalbert4939]

Yeah. Anyone who has a dialed in mature tank will soon have enough growth that they'll need to control. Salt gets pricey. Might as well sell frags to offset costs.

[@ralphgugar1430]

Now that's a very well thought out setup!.. 🐠💨. . .

[@lucamartino3007]

Really good stuff here!!!!! Nice work on the video and Doug is a stud!

[@reefermark5298]

exellent we ll done

[@carlosaquaticexhibits9492]

Real deal!

[@ESREEF]

Thank you for sharing with us,you are doing a great job 🤠

[@dustingerminaro3700]

Remy needs a 300 gallon tank at home!!

[@born2beashooterjosh397]

What os that neon red coral with the blue tips on the tentacles at about the 2:30 mark?!!!! I need thag in my life!!! Thats one of the coolest corals ive seen in a long time wow!!!

[@born2beashooterjosh397]

No one!?

[@ajiisss]

20 to 30K minimum to set that up if not more!! But very clean setup

[@ebigford34]

this is a post retirement goal.

[@born2beashooterjosh397]

What kind of torch is that towards the end in tbe last tank thats got tentacles that one side is green and the other yellow?? Thats a wicked lookin torch i dnt k ow all the torch names uet im earning but thats why im askin so i know later n also so i can look for one to buy lol

[@douglasdeurloo2361]

That is a Cali kid holy grail torch.

[@born2beashooterjosh397]

@@douglasdeurloo2361 alright thanks for the heads up man!! Sounds like prolly gonna be out of my price range tho lol im a poors compared to most of the reefing community but who knows might get licky and come across a good deal on one!

[@steveallen3845]

Real deal boy!!!

[@EugeneRu777]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@nmarq005]

How far are the versa pumps pumping? I’m wanting one for an ATO system.

[@douglasdeurloo2361]

They are pumping 6 feet vertical and 60 feet horizontal.

[@nmarq005]

@@douglasdeurloo2361 this is great info. I’m needing to go 10’ vertical and about the same horizontal for my ato.

[@mryes413]

I am getting a 32-gallon biocube, and it gave me a good thought process, and I am thinking, should I go with brackish water or saltwater? If I go saltwater, I am only doing a FOWLR and only have mollies, but if I do brackish, I am going to do brackish plants and a green spotted puffer. Any ideas?

[@BahamaLlamaCoral]

Sounds like brackish would give you more options on livestock. A molly only saltwater tank is an interesting concept though!

[@mryes413]

@BahamaLlamaCoral thanks for the input

[@322sheffield]

What metal halide bulb is running?

[@douglasdeurloo2361]

I am running 250 watt 20k Hamilton bulbs

[@LeReefpapi]

I'd like to know what douge does for a living? such a nice set up!!

[@TrevorHiller]

At the beginning it said he is a Pharmacist

[@rolisreefranch]

What kind of an engineer is Doug?

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

You'd think right!? He's a pharmacist. VERY detail oriented. ~Remy

[@jamesparrott2073]

I thought you were part of the BRS team already?....

[@mryes413]

He was

[@BahamaLlamaCoral]

@@mryes413 Yes, he was.

[@MAR1N3GUY]

🥱

[@smokeandkippers]

“You can’t buy happiness but you can marry a redhead and that’s kind of the same thing.” 😂😂

[@GrnBltSniper]

lmfao accidentally unliked the video because I went to like it again

[@nicholasnewland9797]

Doug DOES NOT fuck around

[@bovice1766]

Bro.. who the hell still uses metal halide lol

[@BahamaLlamaCoral]

Lots of hobbyists do.

[@bovice1766]

@@BahamaLlamaCoral That's insane to me. I guess if you have a super tall tank. But the heat they produce, lack of CT adjustment, along with the ever quickly advancements of LED choking out any manufacturers continuing to produce them you'd have to be nuts to buy them for a new tank.

[@kernalbert4939]

@@bovice1766 The guys who run Halides on their big tanks know that you can't match the growth they produce. It is what it is.

[@cegentry]

Lol. So hilarious to always see people talking about how they have had issues with Neptune products yet this company does nothing to improve their products.