Checkin' out Paul's 240-gallon Custom Reef Tank Build Part II

[@jmdf7274]

Paul ROCKS . Beautiful craftsmanship.

[@tidalgardens]

I am a big fan of black backgrounds. Blue backgrounds used to be very popular several years ago. The nice thing about backgrounds is they hide a lot of the wires that may be hanging in the back and also set a nice contrast to the fish and coral in your tank.

[@AdvancedReefing]

I agree totally. I usually only run the filter socks for a short period after doing maintenance in an attempt to catch any free floating detritus.

[@Ice_Diver_Ed]

Hey I just wanted to say hello from a fresh water guy. I have a 265 fully planted tank with 3 canister filters backing up my sump, I love what some of the reef people do with their tanks to get inspiration from. And as for stocking it, well it's a community tank that is in the 500 fish range but they are all small breeds and quite compatible. Ed

[@JVS_Tarnished]

Tank looks awesome, can't wait to see an update

[@Fragtank]

beautiful tank and system, i only can find one flaw, its that the refugium flows into the filter socks and skimmer chamber... which will remove a large portion, if not all, of the beneficial copepods and other micro organisms that thrive in a refugium.

[@peteninja24]

That tank is extremely thought through and well done and very expensive no Doubt

[@24SaltyDog]

Great videos, keep up the good work. This is going to be an awsome tank. What detail. Put as many fish as it can handle. Love coral but fish are great!

[@915Mang]

Thats a bad ass tank. Very clean!

[@bfisk89]

Definitely h.264. Best compression to quality ratio currently. The thing to play with is your GOP (group of pictures) and key frame.

[@richardjue1803]

Spray paint the outside of the bottom of the tank with textured sand, looks natural without sandstorms

[@tidalgardens]

We do it a lot. As much as possible.

[@eskridge611]

Put about 12 - 16 fish in there, that is a very awesome tank! , cant wait for the update.

[@Beetlesgonefishin]

I hate seeing tanks like this , it makes me want to tear down my tank and do it again like this one! AAAARRGGH ! .As for fish numbers I would only have fish to compliment the reef like a tang or two for algea control ,a few blennys , a few clowns (everyone loves clowns)and maybe one or two WOW fish like an emperor angle (not too reef safe I know) but spectacular to look at. Keep the videos coming guys ,wicked tank already and theres nothing it !

[@ethanrussell3163]

I like to keep fish numbers low, but he has some room. Just the look of having an appropriate amount of fish which doesn't fall too far from fish concentrations in the wild is what I'd aim for. So he definitely has room for fish, I just wouldn't go full ham :)

[@tidalgardens]

We sell them on Advanced Reef's site. You can find a link in the description. I think they are a shade under $30.

[@JDReef]

Looking very nice already :)

[@benjamindimakulangan6315]

Awesome setup. Is there an update of this tank?

[@bearclawws]

I looked but didn't see. Was it mentioned what time of dry rock was used in this tank? Thank you for sharing. It amazing. Wish could know more about what not having sand at the bottom effects the system, positively and negatively. That would make another good video.

[@mrpmj00]

You can have up to 30 because I have a 100 gallons fowlr and I have 15 fish which includes a 3yr old 6 inch emperor and a 3 inch queen and a 4 inch blue tang and a 3 inch yellow tang. I haven't changed my water in 10 months nor clean my canisters. My nitrate is 5-10 and I use tap water with nitrate=10 to start with. Tomorrow, my 240 gallons acrylic tank is delivered 8x2x2. I'm using existing 2 hangon refugiums, a hangon skimmer, and 2 canisters with current 15 fish. We'll see if it works.

[@tidalgardens]

Yes, he is going bare bottom. In his last tank he had a substrate and he didn't like it.

[@tidalgardens]

No plans for a sand bed. I personally like sand beds, but in a tank with super high flow, it can be a nightmare sandstorm.

[@icetek0713]

Hey Than, do you have any updates on Pauls 240-gallon tank build? Its a great tank.

[@snakeminder13]

In my opinion you could probably get away with 2-4medium/big fish like angels, triggers and perhaps even a lion fish.Personally I'm more about the small-medium sized fish such as a must of 2 clowns(you just gotta love em

[@TurtleTankVideos]

When's the next video on this tank going to be made?

[@wesleyforbes]

Love it, I am going to try bare bottom this time also.

[@AweSomo84]

thats good , what do you think of vacuuming your living room ? Its not needed but makes your house neat and clean ;)

[@m4a1JAY]

Is he going bare bottom with this setup? Clean tank!

[@middleinfield4thewin]

I would put all the fish the system can handle. The filtration should easily be enough for a substantial bioload.

[@TheFiSHDocToR]

question please, if you have a refugium breeding ground intended to supply micro invertebrates back to the system as you mentioned wouldn't filter socks not allow them to return.

[@StudioReef]

Hey Dan. I have been watching your videos since you started this channel. One thing I have noticed is the clear look of your videos. I allready know what camera you have, but can you please tell me what format you upload to youtube? meaning the format you export from your video editing software. Thanks

[@sebuzzzz]

hey there ! i would like to know what are your thoughts on vaccuuming gravel in a reef tank. thanks

[@Fishkeeper96]

I would probably put about 15 fish in that tank including a few tangs, but I would load it up with coral.

[@killroy255]

is there gonna be a deep sand bed, shallow sand bed, or no sand bed? also, what will you/he be having in the way of corals? personally, i would have about 48" of fish, depending on what kind they are

[@aquaticnut86]

Really depends on what size fish ..... 8 to 10 small ones and 3 or 4 larger ones

[@MASTERSURGEON04]

I HAVE A 15 FISH IN A 90 GALLONS AND THEY ALL DOING FINE ALL DEPENTS ON IF THEY COMPAREBLE

[@saul7885]

What kind of rock did he used Than? I want to use the same rock on my new build! Thanks!

[@AdvancedReefing]

Marco Rocks

[@steogorman]

The more fish the better!!!!

[@ethanrussell3163]

Hey Than, I see most aquariums have black backgrounds these days. What are your thoughts? I personally prefer blue/no background. Give me some insight :)

[@dannyloskipapi]

I like what I see! :)

[@decarli4280]

I just found this video so sorry but. what do you power with the battery back up? I have the apex pro 2x mp40'S etc. TANK'S a lot. dave

[@JVS_Tarnished]

Where do you get those polypropylene tanks containers?

[@lrmcatspaw1]

total cost? Id do something like that for my own home, since I want to have fail safes, but need to know how many of my organs I need to sell :D.

[@williamcowley2153]

7500 to 10k

[@Peter_M89]

lights alone are 3k

[@salted_mangoes]

U have to sell all of them. No questions asked.

[@mafaka819]

That custom starfire 3/4" thick tank is most likely more than that.

[@baileyslip7279]

I'm with seth!!

[@maddawgzzzz]

May I ask, where did you get those pipe hangers?

[@hamzarazak1]

Which rock was used? And how much?

[@theunbrokenaquarist]

Where can I get a plug control system like that one? I live in the UK

[@jamesludwig437]

16-20 fish, depending on size of fish or schooling fish.

[@shih87]

Where is the update of this tank I can find? It is interested to know effort a owner spend is match to the performance after a few years.

[@tidalgardens]

Unfortunately this tank is no more. Owner quit the hobby.

[@shih87]

sadly hear that. This hobby really need owner's passion like you always said

[@sanderkanters1407]

Awsome tank:-):-):-):-)

[@stevengeorge951]

What kind of rocks are these?

[@jtisle506]

7-10 anthias, 3 tangs, a pair of clowns, some gobys, my favorite fish which is a blue throat trigger and if i had this size i would go with a pair, mabye a foxface, a blenny, mabye a 3 school of fairy wrasse and finally a pair of mandarins. Im a big fish person as well but if ypu can keep up with the bioload and make sure the fishes are compatible and dont bother each other you should be good.

[@CHINESEdemocracy101]

possibly about 12, a group of 7 chromis or anthias, 1 goby, 1 blenny and a couple of tangs

[@badlt.5189]

Putting 10 clowns in a tank is a lot different than putting 10 tangs.

[@15290calvo]

I love fish in a reef it completes it I have 8 fish in my 55

[@guyincognito210]

i have 2 fish in my 130 total volume system, (40 breeder display), so i'd say maybe 12.

[@coralfriendly]

I do agree with Than least amount of fish and concentrate more on the corals, fish could be destructive and hard to control.

[@ronk1644]

45 fish and a lot of corals

[@dungly8311]

Please give me update on this please, thank you

[@SHMIBLY]

Where can I get eductors?

[@ConspiracySundays]

In my 46 gallon i have: 1 lawnmower blenny 2 captive bred true perc clownfish 1 canary wrasse 1 sixline wrasse 1 flame angel 1 purple firefish 0 problems

[@tidalgardens]

h264 I think

[@moneymarkj]

I would put up to 30 fish in the tank

[@emmaalmanza0609]

Twelve fish, at least fifteen to twenty invertebrates. Tons of soft coral.

[@JoshA7fold]

Maybe 2 or 3 medium sized fish and several small fish

[@mattnielsen7639]

Honestly....how much did this cost?!?!

[@micmike0123]

I am getting a 230 deep tank and going to fill it with gobies, anthias, and a bunch of chomis.

[@AweSomo84]

its impossible with a saltwater aquarium , minimal of 40x water movement a hour. go crushed coral . Or get a milky aquarium

[@timlukasiewicz1825]

2 bangi's 1 Fiji bicolored foxface 1 yellow tang 1 lawnmower blenney. 1 African cleaner wrass 1 diamond head sand shifting goby. 1 goat fish. 1 ocelaris clown. 1 marron clown 1six line wrass 1 copperhead butterfly. 1 flame angel

[@timlukasiewicz1825]

With corals

[@dsegundo]

Why no sand?

[@chrismoniz5898]

dsegundo to much work sand give u old tank sin

[@sarahallen8739]

I'd have a lot of small fish (less than five inches) but no big fish

[@radsdad1]

Around 15 fish max

[@HylomantisLemur]

I'm a less fish is more type. A school of Anthias would look great.

[@robertscannell4670]

at least 12 fish. if they where all small, 20. all large 10.

[@mrcovert011]

I'm with you than fish are overrated the beauty is in the reef

[@sebuzzzz]

i would put about 20 fish.

[@TooManyPotions]

15 to 20 fish. too bad there isnt any sand, i would have put a shrimp and goby in there for sure

[@Clurebooted1980]

15-20 fish

[@timlukasiewicz1825]

In my 100g I have

[@magicstix0r]

Filtering post refugium makes no sense to me... It seems like you'd be skimming/filtering out all the microfauna you're trying to grow in the refugium in the first place, and that none of it would make it back to the display tank.

[@fishtankarmy1394]

If possible, 6 Yellow Tangs.

[@TheBrummieReefer]

15 fish

[@GUYANAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA]

Yesss bare bottom

[@zackjohnson6005]

20 fish

[@cwill78295]

25 fish

[@remylovepokemon]

Giant sump = more fish

[@josegutierrez2473]

at least 100

[@rust_1133]

Holy fuck!

[@m4a1JAY]

30 chromis. and some big tangs.

[@brianduplessis1204]

5 tangs

[@jacques624]

atleast 40

[@Cycnoches2012]

less fish more invertebrates !

[@mickey30248]

one Minnow

[@kekamaehu]

a fish per grain of sand in the ocean.......... Nah maybe like 3 tangs 2 wrasses and like a clownfish pair. And maybe some gobies and chromis.

[@coralsaquarium4570]

5 to 10 fish & corals 5 to 10...

[@reddevilcichlid]

40 fish all anthias

[@Vaul_The_Merchant]

50

[@kashitey1302]

imagine the fucking electricity bill for this shit.