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Darryl J - 6 years ago

Great Video super cool guy has good knowledge to share with new customers like myself.

Oscar1467 - 6 years ago

Awesome intro!!

Quarta's Reef - 6 years ago

Wow... Where to start. Super, super impressive. Wish I had an LFS like that near me!... Great job showcasing it Jake. The highlight of this video (as amazing as everything was) is Alf sitting next to Ali at the end.... and the fact that it was never addressed in the video. Hilarious.

ali atapour - 6 years ago

Thanks. I love my Alf. He's my little buddy. He was kidnapped once however Jeremy brought him back.

FADETOBLACK - 6 years ago

Goes to show you don't have to break the bank on filtration to have a beautiful looking Reef. Something I've been telling people for years.

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Prestige Reef - 6 years ago

This store is more of an art gallery!

Miami Reefer - 6 years ago

Great video

BigBirdErnTHC - 6 years ago

What size are those Moorish Idols? They appear to be fairly small. Thanks for your videos!!

ali atapour - 6 years ago

They are baby Heniochus diphreutus. They come out of Hawaii and are much more "reef safe" than the other variants and species. I however did have to remove them because they started to nip.

Rogue Aquariums - 6 years ago

Great tour & awesome store. Your friend Ali has a great approach to this hobby..

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Aaron Osborn - 6 years ago

Aliiii ...the most awesome man with the most awesome tanks!

Bryan Bonilla - 6 years ago

I'm going soon..just an hour drive :)...but you truly do have to appreciate this kind of dedication. This is what it's all about and I'm just glad the hobby is staying strong. I hope to learn alot and make my living room the same:).

jake walsh - 6 years ago

in the heavy staghorn tank. what t5 bulbs were being used?

ali atapour - 6 years ago

Two 250watt Radium metal halides and four Blue Plus 54w ATI bulbs along with a XHO Blue Reef Brite LED strip

EAST COAST REEFER - 6 years ago

Thanks Jake.. (MIC. DROP)

gil - 6 years ago

Good to see a fellow hobbyist adopting the idea that you don't need a ton of gadgets and a plethora of dosing products to be successful. I would've like to know if that idea extended to water changes on his tanks..in other words does he just occasionally do them or is that a weekly approach.

ali atapour - 6 years ago

I do them very occasionally. One week I'll do 5 gallons, then a month or two can pass and I'll do another 5 or 10 gallon. It's honestly pretty random. However it probably works out to a small water change every 4 to 8 weeks.

Reef Builders - 6 years ago

He talks about it in the Next video ;-)

John Smith - 6 years ago

Just amazing!
I love simple and clean reefing!

Pachote - 6 years ago

wow What coral was that at 18:51 ???? ANYONE HELP!

Pachote - 6 years ago

Amazing! I def. would love a frag WOW.

Reef Builders - 6 years ago

That's Ali's pet 'sparkling Goniopora' flowerpot coral.

Mr - 6 years ago

Great business philosophy. I hope Ali does well in business.

NY Jay - 6 years ago

Very nice

mitian - 6 years ago

My Next Trip to Cali- I am visiting this store!!!

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DeMishMIsh - 6 years ago

Come home to the flavor of true completion,Come home,to Simple Reef!

Rural Reefer - 6 years ago

Thank you for this awsome video! Absolutely stunning, very big fan of your work.

EN Reefs - 6 years ago

that dollar sign clown omg!

Life With The Berry's - 6 years ago

love the mangrove! what a differenciator

Life With The Berry's - 6 years ago

great video!!!

Poisonous Python - 6 years ago

Gasp! Tanks still being lit with Metal Halides and T5HO in 2018 - I'm surprised you didn't lose your lunch Jake...

Poisonous Python - 6 years ago

Hahha I know, just giving you a hard time. MH + T5 is still king for me, but I do enjoy the blue pop from a nice 450nm led strip on occasion. Props to Ali for keeping his setups simple and elegant

Reef Builders - 6 years ago

LOL, I don't care if someone uses incandescents as long as they get the results, I still absolutely love the look of metal halides, especially when supplemented with blue LEDs

Jordan Heaton - 6 years ago

My favorite aquarium is still that 2 gallon on the desk with the rock flower anemones and the domino damsel.

Mo's Soft Coral Reef Tank - 6 years ago

as usual Jake good video, quality always getting better and better , you are easy the best channel not just in reef world in youtube but in the whole entire tv world, Someone should just give you a change and go for tv shows , you well deserve it buddy.

Reef Builders - 6 years ago

Thanks mo, I strive to make increasingly better content but I like the YT community better than the mainstream TV.

Alex B. - 6 years ago

My favorite local store. Ali is awesome.

MySaltwaterJourney - 6 years ago

wow it looks amazing

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CUBAN REEFER - 6 years ago

Very nice store,
Very family oriented

Ames Allmond - 6 years ago

Jake, I didn’t see any macro fuge’s nor did he mention it, but how does Ali control nitrate? Thanks

Reef Builders - 6 years ago

MOST reef and saltwater tanks have no kind of algae filter - just keep the tanks 'balanced', have a small bioload and don't feed too much or too often and you won't have excess nutrients.

James Lim - 6 years ago

Your display inspired me to consider rescaping my tank to few simple big corals n fish.

Reef Builders - 6 years ago

Inspiring reefers is the ultimate goal of this channel

eroggero - 6 years ago

Beautiful place could move in their,lol he is a minimalist ,old school nice and his tanks are all so clean, does he do water changes? Man my sand bed and glass gets brown in 2 days always seem to be cleaning it. Great video look forward to more...

TOM REEFMAN202 - 6 years ago

Swear ur videos are the best.. I must visit this place

Joey Bekius - 6 years ago

I like the new intro

akhilennium - 6 years ago

Awesome video Jake. Whats the name of the music that was playing in the start....and then through out the video

Hamodo Almatrafi - 6 years ago

Dude, I love your videos

Nick Mcc - 6 years ago

I love coming here. Ali gave me a nice size frag of the green slimer for $20. Just shows he not just in it for the money. Too bad you didn’t show off the awesome paintings on the wall. Those are phenomenal.

tonyy33055 - 6 years ago

Would like to see more of that tank with the mangroves.. always wanted to do a tank like that. But not sure if the roots with impact the tank..

Gb J - 6 years ago

What are those two striped fish at 4.24. They are in the tank with the deformed blue hippo tang.
Awsome store thanks for sharing.

Reef Builders - 6 years ago

They are small Heniochus butterflyfish

Nick Mcc - 6 years ago

Gb J moorish idol

Jordan Wills - 6 years ago

Epic! I have been looking forward to this video for a long time. Ali is the man, has the best store in Southern California, and he is beyond helpful. What more could you ask for!

420skidrow - 6 years ago

that blue hippo tang is crazy!lol

Krishna Karkera - 6 years ago

Wow.... so beautiful n colourful

Sunil Matthew - 6 years ago

Love from India

JekCynical - 6 years ago

that intro was sick

Alex Correa - 6 years ago

Please keep the halides! They are great!!! Radiums and ATI Blue Plus are the very best you can offer to your systems! Great video!

Frank Pohl - 6 years ago

Great vid. We need more lfs like this everywhere. What was the last coral with purple tips?

Tony Vu - 6 years ago

Frank Pohl goniopora

luis galvan - 6 years ago

wish i could seat in that white coach and just admire those beautiful setups

Oneil's Reef - 6 years ago

such sweet and awesome store, really good pieces of advice given too keep it simple, less live rock etc

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MileHighReefers - 6 years ago

Such a cool store!

Felix Moosbrunner - 6 years ago

I really like his style!

Chathura Indika - 6 years ago

This man's Aquascaping skills are top notch .. Thakashi amano of reef world

oscar Anchundia - 6 years ago

Really nice shop and inspiring

DC Reefer - 6 years ago

Wow amazing LFS eye candy overload

gord oland - 6 years ago

Nice place. I recognized his "style" right away. Great aquariums to feature!

carlos alberto henriquez garay - 6 years ago

Nice store

Aero Mission - 6 years ago

The tank at 8:10 is gorgeous!

Andrew Bismire - 6 years ago

i love those big colonies but ive gone with the frags and patience method

PASQUALE PAPPALARDI - 6 years ago

Jake, you keep bringing great stores. Especially ones that are not close to lot of people. So we see how other LFS set up they stores. Keep them coming....

MASS Aquariums - 6 years ago

Absolutely gorgeous place

Ash - 6 years ago

Thanks Jake for bringing such a beautiful store...what i like about Ali’s approach is he has his displays to prove his art of reefing...awesome displays man...and a great work in photography....touch of the video is at the very end he appreciated you being there for him 10 yrs ago and how you hugged him...may the friendship prevails and if you talk to him again Jake please pass on my SALAAM O ALAIQUM....meaning my good wishes with peace...

Eddy Ortiz - 6 years ago

What a cool guy and his tanks are stunningly beautiful,great advice keep it simple and don't pack your tank with corals love the green branch corals in the big tank,he's Old school fish keeper...