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Ash - 6 years ago

This is by far the best reef tank on youtube...it truly is an inspiration for us trying to be reefers lol...Respect to you sir...

Raycar Acuarios - 6 years ago

Precioso expectacular

Brian Goldstein - 6 years ago

probably the nicest reef tank I've ever seen... just wow

baileyslip - 6 years ago

you don,t know what the hell your talking about this tank sucks every thing about it sucks..... the only thing good about this video is this song. LOL

TonyatDD - 6 years ago

Whilst everyone has their own point of view im a little confused as to your comments. i take it they are tongue in cheek as your not really expanding on your definition of 'suck' , or is its a case of 'haters gonna hate' lol.

ROY SHAW - 6 years ago

THINKING OF STARTING A SIX FOOT TANK VERY SOON, GOT ANY BASIC ADVICE FOR ME, LIKE DO I EXPAND THE STOCK TOGETHER OR GET ALL THE CORRAL IN FIRST ADVICE OF ANYONE ELSE WOULD BE USELESS AFTER SEEING YOUR TANK THANKS ROY

TonyatDD - 6 years ago

I think David's advise would be read as much as you can and try and befriend a local reef keeper with a really nice aquarium and take his or her lead. There are many hobbyists that can be found on the interwebs only too willing to give out advise but not all can walk the walk. A really good local retailer with a stunning in store display will also be invaluable to you to help you get set up with the right equipment and livestock first time without having to learn by too many of your own mistakes if your on a learning curve.

Mark Harp - 6 years ago

This is where I want my ashes spread

Wendy Djainudin - 6 years ago

all the fish look fat and happy, the corals so vibrant and full of life.....just perfect

alexander joseph - 6 years ago

I'm so jealous of you man

Peter marc - 6 years ago

IM JUST GETTIN HARD ...LOL

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Daniel Vázquez Guevara - 6 years ago

When you are millionaire everything is possible.

TonyatDD - 6 years ago

Not the whole story however, a millionaire can also buy a Bugatti but unless he knows how to drive it .......

Rick Miranda - 6 years ago

Is there a video behind the scene how its is maintained! Truly beautiful!!

SpaghettiKillah - 6 years ago

Was it this tank that had a failed sealing and the whole tank drained/crashed??

TonyatDD - 6 years ago

Hi, Nope not this tank, its still running.

Rafiq Hussain - 6 years ago

WOW WOW AMAZING TANK

Denier Betancourt - 6 years ago

I just wonder how much money it takes for such a magnificent tank like this. Alot of unique and expensive fish and corals. Definatley most beautiful tank in the world

James 577864 - 6 years ago

My god, that had to be one of the most beautiful mixed reef tanks i have ever seen. Living art. Bravo!

Mania28 - 6 years ago

If this was a piece of art (which I think it is) it would be a masterpiece. It's breathtakingly beautiful to look at and it looks so tranquil. I could look at it endlessly and still see something new each time. Even if you're not a fish person you wouldn't be to not appreciate the time, dedication and love this man has for these wondrous fish, creatures and corals. It's simply stunning.

AQUAGAMBIARRA OFICIAL - 6 years ago

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Joe Arnold - 6 years ago

What kind of fish is the yellow tang with the purple joker smile?

TonyatDD - 6 years ago

Hi, This is a Tri-Color tang

Blitzform - 6 years ago

so pretty i cried.

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Sven C - 6 years ago

Imagine how good that would look in 4K

M D - 6 years ago

The marine animals are wild catches and are protected they do not belong behind glass

TonyatDD - 6 years ago

Whilst i totally respect your point of view and its a fair point at that the arguments for and against are very convoluted and never as simple as they seem. Lets take the local fishing community sited in collection areas, i think we would probably agree that the majority of these people are not particularly well off and rely on the reef for income. Now lets take away that income by banning any collection for the hobby. Will these people then leave their only financial resource to its own devices, very doubtful. The truth is they will probably find another way to harness a living from it and turn from an industry that has started to invest in sustainability to something far more destructive such as dredging for building materials, over fishing for food fish etc etc. As the hobby moves on we all have to become more aware and push towards more sustainability and treat the reef's and areas off the reef as gardens that we actually plant and nurture and in that we actually help preserve the hobby and possibly certain areas of reef.

Dudley Brown - 6 years ago

Am I the only one who tires of these greenies?

M D - 6 years ago

I was a long time seawater aquarist but then come to the conclusion that it is not right, night-time breeding covers only a very small part, most are wild caught and the loss of import is very high which is ethically unreasonable.

TonyatDD - 6 years ago

Hi , Whilst you have a point this is not always the case, many reef fishes and corals are available as captive bred or propagated . In fact one could set up a reef tank using man made alternatives to live rock, coral fragments grown out from other captive corals and many different species of captive bred fishes. The hobby is much much more sustainable these days compared to 5-10 years ago. Even those corals that are imported are often maricultured meaning they are grown out from small fragments on non reef parts of island shores rather than taken from the reef itself as larger colonies. Hobbyists are also choosing to utilise lower power technology such as LED based lighting to futher reduce environmental impact of running high power lighting required for coral growth , the future is quite bright for the marine hobby as a whole and hobbyists are much more environmentally aware these days.

Ikky plays - 6 years ago

woaaah so beautiful seriously I wonder how thy keep it all clean the glass etc

Victor Gomez - 6 years ago

One of the best reef tanks on YouTube. I love all the fish and corals...keep it up.

Matthew Fraser - 6 years ago

Amazing tank! What kind of fish are at 5:03? Purple coloring shows great in the lighting.

TonyatDD - 6 years ago

Hi , Ghost or other wise known as threadfin cardinals , Zoramia leptacantha

Ben Paulík - 6 years ago

9:25 What kind of fish is that?

TonyatDD - 6 years ago

Hi, Red spot cardinals , Apogon parvulus i believe

Dirty SPRITE - 6 years ago

I'm jealous of this reef

dangappa - 6 years ago

David told me at MACNA there is a video of his build with design specifics. Technical 3d drawings of the tank and filtration. He told me it would be uploaded to this channel soon. Any insights?

MerfolkMTG - 6 years ago

any update to this project?

dangappa - 6 years ago

TonyatDD
Thanks.

TonyatDD - 6 years ago

Hi, Still a work in progress im afraid due to time contraints within the D-D team. We have all the imagery its just finding time to piece it all together. Hopefully wont be long now.

reconquista98 - 6 years ago

no comment...too perfect to say smth...

Andres Paredes Redondo - 6 years ago

Very nice

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Olivierdub - 6 years ago

Your zebrasoma are amazing

VP Reef - 6 years ago

Best home reef in the world, stunning!

Stacey And Kayla - 6 years ago

my tank looks like crap compared to this 1 beautiful tank

Murtaza Sajan - 6 years ago

Whats going on with the yellow tang at 2:20?

TonyatDD - 6 years ago

Thats a Tri-colour tang , a rare colour morph.The tangs can be either a variant of Scopas or Yellow tang ( Z. scopas and Z. flavescens) and as the tangs age the markings and colours can change , even to the point that the individual fish can be mistaken for a totally different specimen due to the dramatic change in colour and patterns.

Homme Fatale - 6 years ago

How does he deal with that one fish that died and got stuck under a rock

TonyatDD - 6 years ago

Also just to add that David has a few ways of catching fish within the system should he have to including bespoke fish traps.

TonyatDD - 6 years ago

If there was a fish that was visibly in distress or had died of natural causes David would find a way with large tongs or similar if it were in view and accessible, its a large system of course and a lost fish would be quickly taken care of by clean up crew as it would in the wild for the most part however before a recovery attempt would be possible.

Puia Hmar - 6 years ago

Homme Fatale lol..simple yet genuine question

Carlene Pool - 6 years ago

absolutely stunning! i look over at my ten gallon tank with black skirt tetra's and i sigh :)

Puia Hmar - 6 years ago

Carlene Pool lol

Casey Lee - 6 years ago

Those old fishes are gorgeous ❤

Houston Bigfooter - 6 years ago

It's a work of art.thank you for sharing it with us.

Roger Brooks - 6 years ago

Just phenomenal! Wow.

Lisa DiMercurio - 6 years ago

Absolutely stunning

Jakub Rogala - 6 years ago

amazing

Daemiex - 6 years ago

xenia will be the death of this tank, the stuffs pure plague, f--kin stunning till i saw that filth :p dont know what made you wanna put that stuff in there

TonyatDD - 6 years ago

David has been keeping Xenia for years and has ways of controlling it so fear not, this species isnt the long type that tends to infest either so its growth is reasonably subdued.

Richard Kerr - 6 years ago

This tank and it's contents would cost maybe 200.000 pounds to set up in the UK. I think the maintenance would be crazy and the upkeep would cost too much for most humans.

Marcelo Aeroso - 6 years ago

What's light is that? Hqi ?Wonderful aquarium!

TonyatDD - 6 years ago

Hi, The lights are Aqua Illumination LED lights, 28 in total and a mix of Hydra 26 HD and Hydra 52 HD. David has been running LED exclusively over the aquarium as of Nov 2015, he uses D-D H2Ocean Pro reef salt to which he does 10% water changes monthly . The only elements he finds that he needs to dose on an ongoing basis are Iodine and Strontium as these tend to deplete due to coral uptake and biological process. All other elements including Magnesium are kept in check by the water change schedule and monitored via ICP testing. David runs a large Calcium reactor to take care of Calcium and Alk uptake of the corals.

Ben Paulík - 6 years ago

Amazing. How many fish do you have?

TonyatDD - 6 years ago

Hi , To be honest David has lost count as there have been so many small shoaling fishes added to the aquarium, he would make a ballpark estimate of at least 200, possibly 400.

EnVision - 6 years ago

watching this my facial expression is literally =O. God bless this beautiful tank, i love square/cube reefs.

Reef Tank ITALY - 6 years ago

best private reef tank ever

Nils Vestergren - 6 years ago

breathe taking

Liam White - 6 years ago

How big is the tank

TonyatDD - 6 years ago

the display aquarium is 3 x 2 x 1.5m/10 x 6.6 x 5’ (L-shaped) 1.2 m/4’ deep, the whole system is around 12'000 or so litres

Dani Wornath - 6 years ago

that powder blue is about to explode :D

TonyatDD - 6 years ago

He is rather porky , nice to see a fish in such good condition.

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shoz ney - 6 years ago

I lost my 33yr old wife to cancer last year.. I meditate to help with my healing.. your beautiful tank helps me with that. Thankyou it leaves me inspired.

TonyatDD - 6 years ago

Our condolences, we wish you all the best. Tony on behalf of D-D and David Saxby.

Life Blu - 6 years ago

maravilhoso.

Sebat caballero - 6 years ago

wao!

Kendra Taylor - 6 years ago

made me cry

Kendra Taylor - 6 years ago

wow,wonderful,best i have laid my eyes on,you are the man

Yudhistira Brahmantyo - 6 years ago

can't get enough of this... absolutely love it...

Mx Junky - 6 years ago

Amazing what David has achieved over the years. Just soo impressive and beautiful beyond words!!!!

Michael Balsley - 6 years ago

Excellent job on the video thank you for sharing your wonderful achievement it is simply gorgeous!!!!!

tonybodagh1979 - 6 years ago

all what i can say wow wow love it i hop i can have one like this beautiful reef tank

pjshooter6 - 6 years ago

what was that bright blue with blood red tail?

pjshooter6 - 6 years ago

TonyatDD I've been out of the hobby for 20 yrs, just setting up a new system now.

TonyatDD - 6 years ago

Maybe Chrysiptera cyanea

TonyatDD - 6 years ago

Believe it or not thats a blue damselfish family, im not sure which species it is however

pjshooter6 - 6 years ago

TonyatDD 130ish left side

TonyatDD - 6 years ago

What time stamp in the video?

龍建霖 - 6 years ago

Butterfly fish eat corals,don't they?

TonyatDD - 6 years ago

Depends on the on the sub species /species, why do you ask?

andre - 6 years ago

Ooo so Nice

Matt Green - 6 years ago

This is amazing!

刘志刚 - 6 years ago

這是什麼魚？受傷了嗎？

wilberthg2006 - 6 years ago

Thats a gorgeous reef aquarium,thanks for sharing...

Porpoise Hork - 6 years ago

I'm utterly speechless. I could only hope that one day my reef tank will be 1/2 of the stunning beauty of his one.

Reefahholic - 6 years ago

Stuart, do you know where David is keeping his NO3 and PO4 on this tank? I'm very curious as to what his tank normally runs at.? What's his nutrient export method and filtration like on this tank?

Reefahholic - 6 years ago

TonyatDD - Nice. Thanks for the reply! Very amazing system!

TonyatDD - 6 years ago

Dear Reefahholic David exports his nutrients in a number of ways, there are 3 large Deltec skimmers on the system , a large Deltec Nitrate reactor, fluidised reactors runnig Rowaphos, two large power roll water filters and of course regular water changes using D-D H2Ocean Pro Reef Salt. From memory hes Nitrate sits at between 2ppm and Phosphate around 0.018 mg/l

Reefahholic - 6 years ago

Speechless. Saxby must be having secret meetings with God. :-) Well done sir. That one tang is sick! Awesome coloration!

Raees Usman - 6 years ago

What kind of wrasse is at 10:22?

Raees Usman - 6 years ago

TonyatDD Thanks.

TonyatDD - 6 years ago

Hi, Cirrhilabrus rubrisquamis

Hayley f - 6 years ago

I'm in absolute awe of this tank, quite simply, breathtaking...beautiful!

420skidrow - 6 years ago

the end game for reefing! all those years how beautiful every moment!

Onzlo260 - 6 years ago

Absolutely amazing. Well done and thank you for sharing

Rotter Tube Reef - 6 years ago

beautiful beautiful beautiful !! LOVE IT! how many gallons? nice camera work as well.

Fit Riders - 6 years ago

awesome !!
Song please ?

Random Stuff - 6 years ago

Holly molly This tank make feel like my tank is some crapy qt tank. Truly amazing.

Random Stuff - 6 years ago

Christian Biggins It is. Thank you.

Christian Biggins - 6 years ago

Everybody has their own tank with their own opportunity to make it something great (and great isn't necessarily a crap load of SPS.) This tank is incredible, use it as inspiration.

Wissam Youssef - 6 years ago

@2:31, is that a "Yellow 'Joker' Tang" ? :P

Wissam Youssef - 6 years ago

it looks cool :)

TonyatDD - 6 years ago

Hi, Its a tri-color tang

Arie Did That - 6 years ago

This is the greatest tank I have ever seen. Amazing

Deise Beserra - 6 years ago

Lindo! Adorei, transmite uma paz....A natureza é perfeita!!

nicegums - 6 years ago

whats the species of tang at 4:01?

acorral - 6 years ago

Great reef tank and also great video production !!!

Michael Sabbath - 6 years ago

this tank brings tears to my eyes I replay his tank videos over and over and over

shane lemeur - 6 years ago

greatest tank ever period

Tony Black - 6 years ago

Thank you for giving me your time and advise.

habavonc - 6 years ago

So much money

Gb J - 6 years ago

Holy cow this is absolutly amazing!!! mind blowing...

CUBAN REEFER - 6 years ago

Well now that I read about it I can tell this is by far the best tank I ever seen all around. OMG one full solid tank full of beauty

Mmc Pane - 6 years ago

Truly a masterpiece!

Андрей Неский - 6 years ago

AWESOME!!

Sonoran Reef - 6 years ago

Awesome !

Ndesquise - 6 years ago

SNAP!!!!!!!!

Amateur Reefer88 - 6 years ago

wow what an amazing tank has made my day seeing this

Will C - 6 years ago

This guy must have a large freezer full of fish food for this tank, but man just beautiful!

Oregonic 503 - 6 years ago

Best reef tank ive ever seen, wonder what it's worth.

mariano proietti - 6 years ago

Amazing tank. I have had the pleasure of viewing it in person. David and I go back more than twenty years we were both on the programme 'for the love of fish' aired on channel 4 many wonks ago

Tony Black - 6 years ago

"STANDING OVATION"
what's your secret to the flower pots?
i have the green one for 3 months now and its not thriving

TonyatDD - 6 years ago

Goniopora are quiet sensitive to water chemistry swings and nutreint levels in my experience, however i do know that David feeds the tank well whilst keeping the chemistry and nutrient levels on a very tight rein.Diffused flow and the correct lighting will also help a great deal. I have found that Goni's actually do very well under the Aqua Illumination Hydra HD led's personally.

taja tates - 6 years ago

What an orgasmic experience i just had man you tank is outstanding

FL SHarkvictim - 6 years ago

Truly amazing dedication comes with this tank!

hamid rasouli - 6 years ago

Awesome men's engineering...

Scuba Guy - 6 years ago

unreal

David Crockett - 6 years ago

the fish are begging to get out of this thing. just kidding, the best tank I've ever seen, simply beautiful

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Greg's Aquariums - 6 years ago

This reef tank is the pinnacle of reef tanks. A truly wonderful achievement.

Ashish Patel - 6 years ago

This one is by far the best one thus far!!!

megatron - 6 years ago

WOW This blowed my mind

something to do about nothing - 6 years ago

what type of lighting do you have on there?

TonyatDD - 6 years ago

As per rednet 19 52 HD's and 9 26 HD's

rednet - 6 years ago

28x AI hydra HD

Krishna Karkera - 6 years ago

AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME AND AWESOME

Ravz Gupta - 6 years ago

glimse of great barrier reef

Ravz Gupta - 6 years ago

beautiful piece of art
Epic

CRAZY FREDDY'S REEFS - 6 years ago

WOW WOW WHAT A TANK absolutely beautiful color...WOW

Brothergas Brothergas - 6 years ago

Fattest tangs on the planet!

Yang Gao - 6 years ago

Is there a 4k version of this somewhere?

Danielle Pay - 6 years ago

+TonyatDD

TonyatDD - 6 years ago

Not at the moment im afraid.

Rad Perez - 6 years ago

Thanks for sharing this amazing reef tank....

Jim - 6 years ago

AWESOME tank.. DROOOOOOOL

twinturbo111 - 6 years ago

What's the name of this song ?

coralman77 - 6 years ago

Thanks for sharing this amazing tank.

DOES MY NUT IN - 6 years ago

watching this gave me goosebumps absolutely amazing reef

MAD DOGZ TV - 6 years ago

wow,, just wow,, this is stunning..... big thumps up and sub from me ...

Enda Permana - 6 years ago

beautifulllll...................

Jason Cruz - 6 years ago

What are the dimensions on that beast !

TonyatDD - 6 years ago

Hi , the actual aquarium is 3 x 2 x 1.5m/10 x 6.6 x 5’ (L-shaped) 1.2 m/4’ deep

Cesca's Reef - 6 years ago

Stunning :)

Daily Reefing - 6 years ago

Looks like a dive video from the Barrier Reef!! Absolutely stunning

linh giao - 6 years ago

Thank you for sharing.

Nerds Logic - 6 years ago

what is your lighting program or schedule? can you send it to me?

TonyatDD - 6 years ago

It can be found on our website http://www.theaquariumsolution.com/ai-hydra-fiftytwo%E2%84%A2-hd

Milton English - 6 years ago

That is a gorgeous tank. How big and how long has it been running

TonyatDD - 6 years ago

Also just to add that the Tank was rebuilt in 2013 with a new glass aquarium as the glass was starting to show its age..The new tank was also a slightly larger footprint. In 2015 the tank was stripped and a new live rock aquascape installed ,a new remote sump room was also aquired and refurbished, new sump tanks installed together with many new features and equipment . The rescape in 2015 was due to a copper reading that David couldnt account for that kept showing up on his ICP tests. His corals were also flagging so the decision was made to strip the tank and look for the cause.

The root cause was found to originate from a large bespoke chiller coil that David had asked a company build for him, the specification requested by David included the use of Titanium cooling coils. Once David cut the coil housing open he found that the company had actually used copper pipe that had been coated, the coating had breached liberating copper into the tank!! As the housing was sealed there was no way to know what was going on in there but David decided to leave no stone unturned and to cut it open even if it meant destroying it and its just as well he did.

TonyatDD - 6 years ago

3 x 2 x 1.5m/10 x 6.6 x 5’ (L-shaped) 1.2 m/4’ deep