Why I Don't Upgrade My Reef Tank

I currently have one of the oldest continuously running tanks on KZbin. Here's why I don't upgrade it and run vintage equipment.

[@MikeyColon]

Glad you didn't give up the hobby. Keep us posted from time to time. Hugs

[@Reefkpr1]

Merry Christmas. It's refreshing to see an older reef with older equipment that is still chugging along. My 30 year old 58 gallon finally sprung a leak in one of it's seams a year ago. That's the only reason I upgraded. Had to save my now 31 year old clownfish, starfish and some of my original corals. I understand your your thought process completely! Tank is looking amazing!

[@MileHighReefers]

Merry Christmas! 30 years on a tank and 31 on a clown, hell yeah! Great to hear from you 😊

[@DGGuaglianone]

You are an inspiration for me and many young reef keepers to maintain stability over such a long time, 11+ years.

[@Floridareefing]

Your system looks amazing. I wouldn’t change a thing personally.

[@DGGuaglianone]

I agree. I can’t imagine my tanks looking this good after 11 years.

[@MrSlickmind]

I remember the first video I watch from ur channel, I've watch your rise and fall. I fucking love u Scott..

[@jasonblevins8280]

Your thinking process is why I've always loved your channel. Your 100% right and have the proof behind yah. Your tank is beautiful and your vids are information packed. Thank you for the years of advice. I'll be watching for the next vid always👏🏻👍🏻

[@MileHighReefers]

Thank you 😊

[@GROCK619]

Let's get busy y'all !! Tank looks great !! Happy holidays !!

[@tanksupdates7210]

I am so sorry for your loss man I am praying for you & your family as well as your reef, 🙏🙏 take care brother I’ve spoke to you on fb before -Joseph Beardi hope he is talking reef with Jake…

[@shirtdirt1874]

Agreed. I setup my 550G a couple years ago and haven't changed a thing. All the corals and fishes are happy as is.

[@aeromission9333]

Your insights are on point! Merry Christmas!

[@jacquelinewood5023]

Don’t fix what isn’t broken! Love the tank. Love how you’ve aged the system and care so much about the animals and the ecosystem

[@oneilwiz]

Best video of the year, we tend to focus on the shiny bells and whistles. If it ain't broken why fix it. I have been there bought new equipment for the tank, thinking it will make me a better reefer. You said it well.

[@matmooNZ]

This is great, congrats on 11 years, buddy! All the best for 2024 also!

[@CarlosSalazar-wy6tw]

Thanks for the video I love your channel. Been watching you for years. Happy new year merry Christmas.

[@RogueAquariums]

The tank, fish and Corals look great and have stood the test of time. Your effort shows Scott. Merry Christmas to you & your family.

[@MileHighReefers]

Merry Christmas 🎁🎄

[@scottallan6770]

BEAUTIFUL TANK & EXCELLENT POINTS!!! Merry Christmas & Happy New Year. 👊

[@seancolinclark]

I always look forward to your uploads. Thank you.

[@im160bpmplus]

Hey man, Merry Christmas, thanks so much for the inspiration. Been a long time watcher and I love your down to earth approach. Be well.

[@dmphins8349]

Merry Christmas to you and your thanks for taking the time to make a video for us be safe enjoy the rest of the year

[@justinadams543]

Your videos are awesome! Thanks for your contributions in advancing the reefing community!

[@LesSummer]

This video was great. You and the tank, thank you.

[@DeeFromBrooklyn]

Great video. Our tanks are a testament to our dedication in the hobby. Money can't buy results or knowledge. Tank on

[@fennieyuen]

Merry Christmas Scott, great to see your video on Christmas.. you are an inspiration for the newbie reefers, and I hope my tabk can last as long as yours.

[@nicholashaworth4110]

So chuffed to see this on Christmas day. Have a good one. cheers Nick

[@michaelmyers5027]

Miss your videos Scott! You are one of the ressons i got i to reefing.

[@maureenposhweddingflowers5429]

Wow 11 years - your tank is so inspiring. Thank you for all the videos and inspiration. Trying to get up the nerve to add the first corals but scared I will kill them. Your tank is so beautiful!!

[@DGGuaglianone]

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Mile High Reefer!

[@jules2545]

Your tank looks fantastic, Merry Christmas!

[@bridgeportfishkeeper7845]

I love the tank and your outlook on the livestock. Most people don’t look at the longevity of the fish or coral but instead at what is the new animal to have. I think too many people look at aquatic life as disposable when in comparison to another type of pet. Fish can and do have distinct personalities and individual traits. That community fish that is supposed to get along with everything else ends up terrorizing the tank while that predator fish who is supposed to eat everything is the most chill fish in the tank. Keep doing what you do and Happy Holidays to all. 🎉

[@rolisreefranch]

Good to see ya, brother! Merry Christmas!

[@kevinastudillo84]

That’s so amazing. Nemo is a very lucky fish !!!

[@juanpz07]

I think a lot of people needed this video. I've been seeing a lot of people leave the hobby. I believe from not buying new coral or equipment. It gets pretty boring not having anything new

[@diyreef]

Great to see all the old gear still kicking, not to mention the livestock. Well done sir! Gear these days is out of control with respect to price. Merry Christmas from Pennsylvania!

[@sostoudt]

Love the insights you provided, it's quite the juxtaposition between some other content creators. Long term Results speak for themselves

[@DGGuaglianone]

“The key is long term effort and not changing too much”

[@atfinthehouse8631]

You can do a detailed KZbin for each choice you made, how you DIY things, and as you go through cleaning up and doing general maintenance. That’s a year worth of great KZbins. I’ve got some nice softies and leathers, but I’ve never shipped. Maybe we will try and work something out in springtime.

[@MileHighReefers]

Sounds like a great idea. I’ll see what I can do

[@DGGuaglianone]

That pineapple brain is a major centerpiece coral.

[@ROTTERtube]

Tank looks great!

[@RobBoryckiGolf]

Good to see you scott

[@thomasthecat951]

You are so right. So many reefers jump on the latest and greatest equipment coming. But will that equipment make anything better if you’re not putting in the work nope. This hobby in my opinion has been turned into what can you afford and not to take care of everything and test stay on your maintenance and just stay with what you got. Patience is the key to reefing you can’t get a fully grown out tank in 6 months

[@DGGuaglianone]

My tank is approaching one year old and I can’t imagine five, ten, twenty years of coral and fish growth. The only thing I can imagine for my tank in that time is the thousand plus water changes and counting.

[@DGGuaglianone]

No need to upgrade, your tank is incredible.

[@DGGuaglianone]

That hole I hope I’m wrong, but those peppermint shrimp will probably get eaten 😂😂😂

[@TonysCorals]

Great video! hope your doing better you seem better!

[@jonathanreich9694]

As “Dr. Ian Malcom” said in Jurassic Park, “Life finds a way.” I bought some mushrooms about 3 years ago. For some unknown reason they just melted away and disappeared. About a month ago I looked in the far back corner of my tank and there were four of these mushrooms. I don’t have any idea why it took them 3 years to reappear. But it was a pleasant surprise!!

[@queencityreefs]

Merry Christmas my friend 🎅🎄✌️

[@DGGuaglianone]

Your corals look so healthy.

[@jimmyrecard5761]

you could try a aussie stripey for the aiptasia! I added a stripey to my tank when I was having a outbreak and he took care of it minus the hard to reach ones! so far hasn't been any impact to my corals from him but that could be luck but I'm happy with my choice, they have tones of character, super friendly and I dont think they would be too hard to catch as this thing would just swim into the net or your hands. Loves people! I wish he would eat some of my zoas though there growing like weeds lol Tank looks amazing! keep up the good work simple is best! I love that Vlamingii Tang! Merry Christmas, thank you for sharing I think long term is a good way to think and not replacing equipment for the sake of it

[@MileHighReefers]

Stripy sounds fun I’ll have to look more into it

[@airbats801]

Love seeing those mh lights. I'm seriously thinking about going back with some blue and white led strips for evening supplement. The one question I have is. When do you think you need to change the tank itself due to age? I have no idea how well silicone ages with the constant blasting from light. The old glass tanks do seem to just go forever though.

[@SantaMonicaFiltration]

Keepin' the sprit...

[@DGGuaglianone]

If you’re feeling up for it a maintenance video and/or feeding schedule video would be kool.

[@leoL3383]

Nice way to keep a reef tank. Ive diy'd lots of things for my reef including live rock, hardly do any water changes, run it with tap water that i condition, and my fish and corals are doing great

[@MileHighReefers]

Thank you! When I first saw Jake Adams reef before he started the studio he was running tap water. I was blown away. He explained he lived in Golden Colorado and had some amazing water right out of the tap no need for an RO.

[@leoL3383]

Loved the visit he had out to your place a while back. Although he tried to make fun of the " no water change game", I've done it successfully also. Good to see some updates. Love what you bring to the table. Including this episode as we all are told that you need this and that to keep a reef successfully . We can definitely keep a decent tank without all the smoke. I made a video of my tank (nothing like your tank, definitely not the best speaker 😂 but I have to start somewhere) and although that tank is young, I've done it for two years in a smaller tank with great success. Looking forward to watching it grow and looking forward to more of your videos

[@Chris58369]

Merry Christmas 🎄🎁 Have you thought about berghia’s for aiptasia? They seem to do a good job getting rid of them… The sad part is they die off if you can’t capture them and rehome them… I just got some for my tank to get rid of aiptasia I hope…

[@josephfriedrich9792]

Merry Christmas Scott Anderson

[@MileHighReefers]

Merry Christmas 🎄

[@htmlwerty]

I am same mentality with everything old but working 😂

[@atfinthehouse8631]

Great tank! Don’t change anything. Except, maybe put in a bunch of really small fish, you might see here and there not and again. Carefully quarantine the bunch for two months. Carefully pick them for color, personality, how they’d like the environment you have created as an ecosystem.

[@tertiuspienaar5609]

I agree with you but I'm sure LEDs will save you some money in the long term

[@CoralReefkid]

Hi Scott! How many peppermints would you add to your size tank?

[@MileHighReefers]

I’ll probably get 10-12

[@christiansigl1]

Honestly in my opinion people are changing up their tank way to often. I think the best way is to get what you want an leave it alone. Its really unhealthy to the tank to have your hand in the it 50 times a day. So you doin it right

[@MileHighReefers]

I totally agree with you

[@t.regnerus301]

You can buy good lighting and not spend thousands nowadays. I would seriously look at upgrading to something that's more reliable than your central lighting overheating and shutting off. Long term success also means keeping up on the maintenance and replacement of equipment as it ages. Personally I just upgraded my generator so when the power goes out I can keep my system running.

[@rhombifer566]

Looks good to me

[@shirtdirt1874]

But get another clam though!

[@birbalvidyasanjay6151]

Hey there, just a quick question.. Do peppermint aka camel shrimps eat aptesia? Don't they hurt corals? Coz I'm about to give mine away coz I read they aren't reef safe.

[@MileHighReefers]

There supposed to but they’re kind of hit or miss

[@DGGuaglianone]

28 year old fish is insane.

[@DGGuaglianone]

Don’t forget to subscribe and ring the bell 😉

[@rhombifer566]

Cool

[@O.sewell]

Hey popular demand where are you need update wee miss you 😢😢

[@lunes-1]

👍

[@sbazain]

I love your tank is that a finger leather behind yo, am like you simple is better if you make the tank run by it self whats the sense of having a tank the nice thing is for you to put your hands in there

[@michaelfallen1564]

Your tank was the inspiration for my current 125 build, a mature mixed reef is a sight to behold and it's getting rarer and rarer to see. You could buy the most expensive LED lights, DC controllable skimmer, tank monitor with an automatic doser, WIFI controllable powerheads, etc, and none of it would make up for basic routine maintenance and simple, reliable equipment

[@MrGagan989]

More tangs.

[@MileHighReefers]

Maybe some day

[@GROCK619]

Let's get busy brother !! Tank looks great !! Happy holidays !!!!!

[@chevygirl8275]

I'm all for not spending money on new equipment... however, are you worried at all about the silicone giving out on a decade old tank?!?? 😳

[@MileHighReefers]

Definitely a concern, I keep my eye on

[@vimallayil4422]

May I know how your X wife try to kill the corals

[@scottycannon6043]

'Promosm' 🤪

[@Kawwwman]

merry christmas scott.

[@MileHighReefers]

Merry Christmas 🎄