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Discus BOL - 6 years ago

Unbelievable tank with tap water

Robert Kolsin - 6 years ago

My 75 gallon tank just finished cycling, ph 7.8, 0 across the board. I also have a fluval 404 and basic led lights. I wanna eventualy add coral, whats your advice for a good maintanance crew and frags to add. Im eaitung on live rock to be shipped

dD's Hobbies - 7 years ago

Would you update the video:)

LRanee - 7 years ago

i know hes lying due to the fact he never replies.

Seaside Geckos - 7 years ago

fake? I think so...

amar la vida - 7 years ago

It's just adorable. It's the best of the best congratulations

amar la vida - 7 years ago

Congratulations. The best tank

Music Mike - 7 years ago

Do you have a filter?

????? ??? - 7 years ago

what kind of protein skimmer do you use or would reccomend

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Seaside Geckos - 7 years ago

I don't think this is real

Partrick S - 7 years ago

love ur tank brah

galatas81 - 7 years ago

Tap water???????

Michael Holmgaard - 7 years ago

Fantastic! You just shitted all over the established expertise ;)

jr.turtle120701 - 7 years ago

your city must have clean tap water. i started out with tap, and i had algea issues like crazy. swithed to rodi, and algea problems almost compleetely vanished.

J-HOOK TV - 7 years ago

What

Christian Biggins - 7 years ago

Awesome. I love this. Good demonstration of keeping it really simple. People feeling overwhelmed by the contrasting information about keeping a reef tank should watch this.

blacironman1 - 7 years ago

nice

J'hon Music - 7 years ago

You just became my idol... i'm getting my saltwater tank started up and so many people tell you so much crap but I'm so glad to see you're proving them all wrong ...I'm doing my tank just like yours ...I just subscribe!!!

Ronsan1919 - 7 years ago

What kind of protein skimmer do you have on this guy, just got a 75 gallon tank and am looking for a skimmer that'll do the job!

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Ronsan1919 - 7 years ago

What kind of protein skimmer do you have on this guy, just got a 75 gallon tank and am looking for a skimmer that'll do the job!

Seo Specialist - 7 years ago

Something seems fishy (pun intended). How can you be using tap water for top off and water changes and not get any negative effects or even an algae bloom ?

e pon - 7 years ago

The tiny amount shown isnt controlling much if anything. Fishy indeed.

ClevelandReefer - 7 years ago

Algae is controlled by isolating algae growth in the skimmer. Same concept as a algae scrubber.

Tristan G - 7 years ago

nice tank. if you used RO water and dosed your tank and more frequent water changes would be a million bucks

ClevelandReefer - 7 years ago

Thanks. There's no doubt about that. I just don't have the time to manually dose everyday. I can use dosing pumps but I'm not home often enough to keep an eye on it in case the pumps get stuck on the "on" position. Also, dosing will require periodic water testing to ensure levels are stable/balanced. I haven't tested my water for more than six years and I don't plan to do again anytime soon.

Manny Gardner - 7 years ago

Wow Beautiful tank

Cuong Ly - 7 years ago

what kinda lighting system are you using ?

ClevelandReefer - 7 years ago

I'm using Reef Breeder Photon 48 LED fixture.

dennis stephenson - 7 years ago

Amazing, I appreciate the advice.

All About Reefing - 7 years ago

tap water???? no ro/di ??? u must have clean water :)

Avish Vohra - 7 years ago

looks great

L J C - 7 years ago

How do you keep your water so clear? Mine is always a bit cloudy.

David Wozniak - 7 years ago

Man that is a GORGEOUS Tank!

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TOM REEFMAN202 - 7 years ago

tap water??

Michael Piccirillo - 7 years ago

use Tap water?

Don't you need to first mix gallons of tap water then put in aquarium salt in a bin then use a pump to place into your large tank?

or once you first add the salt 2 years ago- that never leaves tank & just weekly water changes with non salt tap water is all thats needed into the future?

Young Tank - 8 years ago

Awesome video I'll be in the reef family soon!!!

bvaughn777 - 8 years ago

love it - simple and good!

pauls reef - 8 years ago

that's crazy. makes me wonder what I'm doing wrong with my corals barly growing. or dieing off.

TheFishTank Doc. - 7 years ago

Sadly it is not true. Experts say things for a reason.

Ralph Garcia - 8 years ago

Nice tank

lisa hall - 8 years ago

Very nice

CoreEdits 7 - 8 years ago

Do you have a hang on filter

mbdarecki - 8 years ago

what a crap, and if u people believe this guy then you are bunch of morans too

David Echols - 6 years ago

Moron, not Moran. Good day!

Nicholas Beattie - 8 years ago

Would love to see a video of your tank. Your the one making us laugh. We are looking at the facts.

MAD DOGZ TV - 8 years ago

you guys make me lough i have a 420 gl tank running for last 12 years was my grand fathers all it as is a filter and a heater nothing els and i too only do water change with tap water and we have only lost 4 fish in that 12 years

zacharin0 - 8 years ago

Well ur lucky having success with tap water lol

Joel perez - 8 years ago

no real nice color.but great job

chopers49 - 8 years ago

Sweet!

YunG AciDeX Ace - 8 years ago

beautiful.

teddy bears toy box - 8 years ago

nice tank! what conditioner do you use?

JoeNoodle - 8 years ago

+teddy bears toy box I believe he said Prime. That's what I have used in the past, it's the best.

Danny's Fish - 8 years ago

Do you know what your TDS reading is out of the tap?

Peter Gagnon - 8 years ago

Link for the skimmer you have?

P. Vargas - 8 years ago

Love your tank. Would really like to see the all around set up. I'm starting up a new tank and would like to keep it at a low budget.

2019freddie - 8 years ago

Nice tank buddy.

Tafseer Carabuena - 8 years ago

how do you feed your corals and tank

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Bronx House Kennels - 8 years ago

this is the best tank I've seen in awhile love you saying bro

Freddy Delgado - 9 years ago

Absolutely amazing !!!!!!

Mohanad Lateef - 9 years ago

where did you put the hair algae? and how?

Khanh Bui - 9 years ago

dude... you make it sounds so simple. i know why but im not getting good growth out of my corals. i do water change every three wks.

Joseph Lefebvre - 8 years ago

Dude one water change ever 3 weeks is not doing any justice on your tank you should be doing a 20% once every week or at least a 5 gallon water change every other day and good lighting plays a big role on it also and always use r/o water do not listen to this guy

Hassan Tariq - 9 years ago

Bro Loving your reef scape...I am Starting my 66 Gallon tank ..its under nitro cycling process..any tips for hardy and fast growing corals have high spectrum LED LIghts ..I have experienced for FOWLR only.

Steve Coons - 9 years ago

Beautiful tank bro. That's what reef keeping is all about...well done

eZ Nubs - 9 years ago

This is not the most simple you can go

Maxamillyan Badgett - 8 years ago

+eZ Nubs for the size of this tank and with no refugium and just tap water??? This is super simple and extremely successful. its just lights a powerhead a heater and a filter homie. no dosing or anything. I don't know what else you can ask for?

JoeNoodle - 8 years ago

+Michael Schmitt I have carried so much RO water from aquarium shops, this set-up gives me hope that using tap water is fine and dandy.

Michael Schmitt - 8 years ago

this is extremely simple by today's standards. he's got a skimmer and lights and uses tap water.....that's it

Jeff Degroff - 9 years ago

+eZ Nubs Smaller saltwater tanks are significantly harder to control levels and maintain a stable environment. The bigger you go the easier it is to control.

eZ Nubs - 9 years ago

For a first timer, 10 gallon tank 3 pounds of live rock, a filter set for a 30 gallon, heater some basic corals and some nice fish

jamie .fairman - 9 years ago

tap water lol

Wajahat Shahid - 9 years ago

What is that long fish swimming around???

dontcareboutname1 - 9 years ago

+Wajahat Shahid its a wrasse. either a lunar wrasse or a six line wrasse

Bommie - 9 years ago

Great video, I agree! the simpler the tank the better. Had my 40B with only a Fluval 306 and 5gal water change a week and it was perfect for a yr. Now that I got into the sump, fuge, skimmer, dosing and what not my 40B is a headache. Im seriously considering going back to a canister filter.

Zach Lear - 9 years ago

I would NOT recommend using tap water for top offs. I live in San Diego and if I did that my tank would CRASH!

Alice Chaffin - 9 years ago

can I move a piece of corral once it has attached to a rock

Susana Arroyo - 9 years ago

I want to start a saltwater reef aquarium could you please tell me how you started off, like EVERY detail please a thats an amazing tank!

Joshua Powell - 9 years ago

What size power heads is in this tank

Matthew Hart - 9 years ago

Most beautiful tank I've seen! And way to go not having a sump! I'm making a 30 gallon tank and am not using a sump (even though many people say you need one!) :-)

Bitter_Lemon - 8 years ago

+My Name Here he literally said he didn't

My Name Here - 9 years ago

he has a sump man

name1thing1 - 9 years ago

2 years with no addition of alk, sounds made up especially with huge birdsnest colonies, . I can see calcium because you have mostly softies love to see an update.. I have a feeling shit hit the fan on this one > water changes don't replace alk and calcium especially a 10% water change when ya got 5-6 mega colonies of sps

Eric Jenkins - 9 years ago

Buddy so r u telling me u don't add calcium or alk to your tank and it looks that good please reply I have too no

jesse garcia - 9 years ago

great job, want to achieve the same thing with a 90gallon

AnThOnYbAtS7 - 9 years ago

what kind of skimmer?

RayMondoART - 9 years ago

OMG OMG OMG this rocks!!!
so basically there's no mechanical filtration other than skimmer, and you keep water flowing so live rock and corals can do the biological filter? thats so cool yet simple...
worth two thumbs up!! :)

TheFishTank Doc. - 9 years ago

It is a fact that a tank like this,would have to be dosed some form of calcium and carbonate alkalinity. Large water changes could be putting back calcium and alkalinity, but a big swing and large water changes are no good for your tank.
Having watched the video again, I would be interested to know how much carbonate your tank is losing. My 100g loses about 1 D.K.H per day. And how much T.D.S is in your tap water.

TheFishTank Doc. - 7 years ago

Duane Smith This is true. I have a successful tank with just a skimmer hung on the back. You do however need to feed a tank like this, with calcium and carbonate. For 95% of us, using tap water is not possible.

Duane Smith - 7 years ago

TheFishTank Doc. Many, many of us that have kept successful reefs for over 30 years know that you don't need a bunch of equipment to keep a successful reef tank.

TheFishTank Doc. - 7 years ago

It is unlikely (unless you have very few hard corals) that a 5% water change will replace calcium carbonate or magnesium. That is why we need to dose the dig three. These three elements form the main coral skeleton. All the other minor trace elements (potassium, strontium, iodine rct...) are used in tiny amounts, and can normally be replaced by a 5% water change. A few reefers report the benefits of adding some form of supplements containing trace elements, but for many a 5% water change does the job. If your potassium levels in your tank are 360ppm and your salt mix was giving you 400ppm, that's a difference of 40ppm. A 5% water change would add 2ppm back to the tank. The average tank might lose 2ppm potassium per week. The average tank might lose 2-6ppm calcium per day, so any weekly water change would not keep up with calcium loss. Soft corals don't need calcium or carbonate. My phosphate levels are below 0.03ppm, and nitrate levels are 0.2ppm. These are very low, so I don't need to do large water changes to remove them. A 5% water change can also remove build ups of unwanted elements, or elements that are to high. Iodine often enters are tanks through feeding are fish. Most fish food contains iodine. Iodine is very important to life, but bad in large amounts. A 5% weekly water change will help remove excess iodine and other unwanted build ups

TheFishTank Doc. - 7 years ago

The answer is quite long and complicated, but I will keep it simple. I have over 40 videos on my channel, on how to set up and maintain a reef tank. I have a video showing how a 5% water change can replace some of the trace elements in seawater, like potassium and strontium. What we are trying to do in a reef tank is, trying keep levels of all the elements in sea water, as stable as possible, as well as P.H, temperature and many other things. These elements do not just include calcium, carbonate and magnesium, but all of the 70+elements found in sea water. The standard recommended water change on a reef tank is 5% per week. The sea is vast, and has very stable water parameters. This is what we are trying to create in a reef tank. A river with flowing water can constantly change water parameters, and the life in fresh water is far more adapt to changes in water parameters. Corals, clams, shrimps ect..., require very stable water parameters. Doing large water changes on a reef tank (20% or bigger) can cause a big swing of so many different water parameters. The corals we keep in our tanks are quite hardy, and could probably stand a few large water changes, but corals can easily get stressed out and die, so we stick to 5%. In the sea the P.H level has fallen from 8.3 to 8.2. This is due to man burning fossil fuels, and creating more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The carbon dioxide the dissolves in the sea water forming week carbonic acid. This lowers the P.H. A drop of 0.1 P.H, might not sound much, but it is enough to kill some corals in the wild. The corals we keep in our tank can handle P.H swings. This lucky for us as, the P.H on our tanks rarely match natural sea water. This example shows how delicate some sea life can be. If I air lifted you to the top of mount Everest, you would die with in 7 seconds. The air on top of mount Everest has the equivalent of just 17% oxygen. At sea level Oxygen makes up 20 of the air. This 3% drop is enough to kill you. Life is a delicate thing. A correctly set up tank should only need a 5% weekly water change. Trying to match calcium, carbonate and magnesium in new tank water is very time consuming!!!. Matching every thing else is impossible.

TheFishTank Doc. - 7 years ago

I wouldn't be chilling if I took your advice, and crashed my reef tank!!!.

All About Reefing - 7 years ago

u need to chill

TheFishTank Doc. - 7 years ago

The reason why some of us look like we are preaching, and hating on reefers like you, is to stop bad advice being given out, and stop fellow reefers from potentially trashing their tank. I was a newbee once, and soon realised to my cost, there was some very bad advice out there. You have to remember, what works for you could be dangerous for a fellow reefer. Yes your well water contains trace elements. Are they the right trace elements. Does your water contain large amount of silicate, phosphate, iodine, copper, carbonate, and many other bad things . All very bad for a reef tank in a high dose. Your water might be O.K now, but will it be O.K next week. If you are able to use well water and get away with it, you are very lucky. You are probably one of the very few reefers who is able to use well water. 99% of reefers will not be as lucky as you, when using well water, or tap water. A reefer on reef central was using tap water. He did not see the point of R.O.D.I water. Unknown to him his tap water contained high levels of carbonate. Add this to carbonate in his salt mix, he had a D.K.H (carbonate harness) of 14. after a few normal water changes. He crashed his tank and lost everything. Another reefer had used tap water for 10 years. The make up of his tap water changed one week, and he crashed his S.P.S tank in minutes. What are you keeping in your tank. If your are able to keep S.P.S corals, then consider your self lucky. If you only have 2 clown fish and a few zoas, than that is not a true test of whether your well water is any good for a reef tank. And please note my brother Nicholas Beattie, has a degree in Geology, and oceanography!!. We are only looking at the facts.

All About Reefing - 7 years ago

Nicholas Beattie preach to the haters

TheFishTank Doc. - 7 years ago

Would love to see a video of your tank.

TheFishTank Doc. - 7 years ago

In some ways you are right. I don't have a sump or fancy L.E.D lighting, but I do have a skimmer. If your tank only has a small number of fish in it, then you don't need a skimmer. If you have a lot of fish, then a skimmer means you don't need to do large water changes. Large water changes can be bad for a reef tank. I have automatic dosing pumps, to dose calcium and carbonate. 20/30 years ago these things did not exist. Back then the average reefers success in hobby was not so good as it is to day. Having dosing pumps just means my tank is more likely to thrive, and I can keep my levels more stable. I have an automatic top off unit. This again means my water parameters are more stable. I can go away for the week end, and not have to worry about my tank. I use an R.O.D.I water filter. My tank wouldn't work with out one. My tap water contains high levels of phosphate. Very bad for a reef tank. A reefer on reef central had been using tap water for 10 years. He did a weekly water change and crashed his tank. $$$ down the drain. He had to stat again. The make up of his tap water had changed. It was no longer good for reefing. Another reefer crashed his new tank, because is tap water was high in carbonate. Carbonate is good for a reef tank, but to much will kill every thing. His tap water had a D.K.H of 7. Add that to the 9 D.K.H in his salt mix, and you get 16 D.K.H. The same thing would happen to me, because I have 7 D.K.H in my tap water. R.O.D.I units are not expensive to buy or run. If you fail to use one, you run a big risk. Some reefers have automatic battery back up. A tank with out power can crash with in 6 hours. When you have invested $$$$ in your tank, battery backup is wise. Yes there are a lot of supplements out there, and products like miracle mud, and ecotech L.E.D radions, and vortex computer controlled power heads that are not needed. Looks like you have a lot to learn about the long term success of a reef tank. So many reefers say they have a successful tank, when they only have a few zoas and 2 clown fish in there tank. I have a video on setting up a low cost reef tank (1 year old video). If you can get away with using tap water you are very lucky. Hope your luck does not run out. Sorry to be so brutally honest.

Raj Bal Videos - 7 years ago

I loved your comment, and this is the Truth............ I have also started a reef tank with no skimmer, no sump, & tap water, and so far it's all good......... All these bells and whistles are useless and just like Dietary supplement market, these things are wrongly propagated to create a Market for these un necessary things...

TheFishTank Doc. - 8 years ago

I can't spell, so we are both in the same club when it comes to spelling. A reefer on reef central was using tap water. He didn't realize that R.O.D.I water was that important. His tank was doing fine, till the D.K.H shot up in his tap water one week, with out the reefer realizing. After a few water changes his D.K.H was 18. Everything started dying, and he crashed his tank. Another reefer had been using tap water for 10 years, and then crushed his tank, because the make up of his tap water suddenly changed. It was fine for humans, but not for corals. Tap water can suddenly increase in aluminum, copper, chlorine and carbonate alkalinity, with out any warning. My tap water contains 1ppm phosphate, and so is no good for a reef tank. Most tap water around the world contains phosphate, and is no good for a reef tank. I would guess that less than 5% of tap water is safe for a reef tank. Yes you can add a product to make tap water safe, and removes copper, aluminum, and chlorine, but they don't always work 100%, and can still leave tap water unsafe. O.K for a fresh water tank, but not a reef tank. The internet is full of reef tanks failing through the use of tap water. There is no point making a video for the 1% of new reefer who can get away with using tap water. You will never know if your tap water is safe. once you have used bad tap water, it is often to late to do anything about it. How do you know it will be safe every week.
I have 14 fish in my 160g (600litre). I could easily remove the skimmer, and remove 7 fish. My tank would be just fine. There are a few tanks on the net with our a skimmer, but they never have many fish in, or they do not have any difficult to keep corals. If you think you can maintain alkalinity with a 15% weekly water change, and have as many hard corals as there are in this tank, then you clearly don't, understand the hobby. I look forward to seeing your vids, and vids of any previous tanks. I make vids using methods that work every time. When you have a tank is full of live stock, you want to reduce the risk of failure as much as possible. Good luck with your vids.

MAD DOGZ TV - 8 years ago

SORRY ABOUT SPELLING ITS AFTER 5 AM LOL JUST CURING MY PUKANI ROCKS

MAD DOGZ TV - 8 years ago

I THINK ITS THE BEST WAY THAT WAY YOU CAN HELP ME AND I CAN HELP YOU THERES ALOT I KNOW ABOUT REEF KEEPING AND I KNOW THERES ALOT YOU ALSO KNOW AND THERE ARE NEVER ANY WRONG OR RIGH TWAY

MAD DOGZ TV - 8 years ago

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Nicholas Beattie - 8 years ago

Not sure you really understand the hobby. 35 years ago there were no skimmers. You had to decide whether you wanted to keep a lot of fish, and no corals, or a few fish and corals. A skimmer removes organic waste, so wee can keep more fish, without upsetting the corals, and do smaller water changes. Yes you can run a tank with out a skimmer, if you have a low amount of fish. A skimmer just makes life easier, and will give you a grater chance of success. Is that not what your granddad wants for his customers. If his customers are successful then they will buy more corals, and fish, and more equipment when they upgrade. 15% water change = 63 g, on a 420g tank. That's a lot of salt. I do a 5% on my 450g. If I had no skimmer, I could just do a bigger water change, but lifes to short. Looks like your corals are not growing. If your dkh was 7, and you did a 15% water change using red sea pro (12 dkh) salt, then you would raise your dkh by 0.75. That would = a los of 0.107 per day. That would indicate your corals are not growing. What salt are you using. 100 years ago there were no cars. So you could argue we don't need them!!.

TheFishTank Doc. - 8 years ago

can you explain why most tanks that use tap water fail. Most experts in the hobby tell you to use ro water. Even if they don't own a local fish store, and so nothing to gain. My tap water has 1 ppm phosphate, and would probably kill hard corals. It is against international law to have more than 500 t.d.s in tap water. Sorry to be right all the time. Can't wait to see your tank.

TheFishTank Doc. - 8 years ago

yes it is possible to run a tank with out a skimmer, depending on the number of fish you keep. I have 14 fish in my 160g. If I only had 7 fish then I could get away without a skimmer. It is a fact that most reef tanks work better with a skimmer. I only do a 5% weekly water change. This is better for the corals, and saves on buying salt. If I had no skimmer, I would need to do a larger water change like you. Not easy doing a 15% water change on a 6 foot 160g tank. That would be 25g (100 liters) every water change. By not having a skimmer you're making more unnecessary work for yourself. Your grandad should tell his customers not to have skimmers. This would mean higher water changes for his customers, and therefore sell more salt. The cost per year of the exsta salt sold, would be more than the skimmer cost. I don't dose any trace elements except cal, alk, and mag. I am losing 2.5 d.k.h per week. I would need to do a 50% weekly water change to keep up. Dosing cal, alk, and mag, with dosing pumps, is just easier and alot cheaper. If you're 15% water change is keeping up with cal, alk, and mag, then you can't have that many corals, or maybe they aren't growing. lt's a fact, you need to dose cal and alk, if you have a lot of hard corals. 35 years ago, there may not have been dosing pumps and calcium reactors, but you still had to dose by hand.

MAD DOGZ TV - 8 years ago

i have mix corals most hard and i do a 15% water change every Sunday and that's it i will do a video soon as i can and send a link to video my grand dad as a fish store for over 35 years he tells his customers they need a skimmer for tank and they must does if they wanna keep hard corals but he as a 120 gallon tank at home with no skimmer and he say he would never does his tank as he as no idea whats in bottle lol and hes a pro he said when he started there was no such thing as dosing and skimmers and sumps and rodi water system but he will always tell people they need it because hes got bills to pay lol so am just doing what he does and its working..

TheFishTank Doc. - 8 years ago

Can we see a video of your tank. Do you have hard corals. If so, then you need to dose, calcium, and carbonate. That is just a fact, unless you are doing large water changes, which is making more unnecessary work for yourself. Yes it is possible to.use tap water, in a very few cases, but for most reefers their tank will fail with tap water. My tap water has 1ppm phosphate. Just a 10% water. change with tap water, could kill all my hard corals. If you can uses tap water then you are very lucky. Many of the facts he is saying about his tank, in this video are 100% not true. Where does the calcium and carbonate come from. Don't tell me you magic it out of thin air.

MAD DOGZ TV - 8 years ago

i have never dosed myself and i have been going for over 13 years and my tank looks better than his lol and i have no sump and no skimmer and i use tap water also

Andrew Lucfr - 9 years ago

nice tank! Great advice.

Jim Kyle - 9 years ago

Can you add an algae scrubber to any skimmer or only box skimmers?

MaryLeila2245 - 9 years ago

What light do you use?

KYfishguy - 9 years ago

Some people have high tds tapwater and wont get the same results. Without knowing your taps tds this does nothing but push ppl to do bad things.

stealthballer - 8 years ago

Not pretending to know it all isn't the same thing.

KYfishguy - 8 years ago

seems you are the master of it

stealthballer - 8 years ago

I wouldn't know.

KYfishguy - 8 years ago

ignorance is bliss

stealthballer - 8 years ago

Has to do with it being possible, none of that other stuff is relevant

KYfishguy - 8 years ago

+stealthballer Everyones tap water has a different tds. Has nothing to do with what he did, you did or your momma did.

stealthballer - 9 years ago

for crying outloud my my mom was keeping some corals in the 70s and all she used was tap water, filter floss and water changes.

stealthballer - 9 years ago

+KYfishguy Stop using words like "does nothing" I run 3 reefs and I use tap water. I can do it, this guy can do it. Therefore it would stand to reason that a lot of people can probably do it. There are no absolutes in fish and reef keeping, it's so much more art than people give it credit.

TheSUMKINDAGUY - 9 years ago

+Buddy Sheroka I agree with you both 100% A tank like this would have to be dosed/water changes every other day minimum to maintain that much live stock. Besides that they would constantly be attacking each other. This tank like many others we see in pictures or videos are stocked in most cases. Look at the number of hits this video has and you'll have the answer why people do things like this.

Buddy Sheroka - 9 years ago

You're a hundred percent right and there's absolutely no way to grow SPS corals of that size without dosing calcium alkalinity and magnesium is water change schedule alone would not be enough to replenish those ions to keep those corals happy I'm studying to be a marine biologist I know exactly what I'm talking about when it comes to this particular topic all he's doing is misleading people

KYfishguy - 9 years ago

wow

Ryan K - 9 years ago

This is an awesome tank! you running a protein skimmer? What filtration are you using?

wanting to start up a 75 reef looking for some tips

k lee - 9 years ago

wow this with tap water. every other video always suggest ro water. this is amazing.

EnVision - 9 years ago

I have a reef setup minus the ro unit. My water isnt bad but it isnt great either. Which is my only dilema. I have had salt water before on tap water but never a reef. But i guess the only to see is to try it out. This is a great example of a reef tank on tap water though looks awsome

dan817s - 9 years ago

No freaken way! 1) You use tap water and 2) you don't have a sump - yet your corals are doing that well!!!??? That is absolutely mind blowing. Congrats buddy.

TheUofAfan - 8 years ago

And he claims he doesn't feed his corals.

Joshua Powell - 9 years ago

I have well water can I use that and mix my salt once it's filled and do I need any other chemicals for the water . And how long did you cycle it with the live sand and rock before you added the coral and fish

Joshua Powell - 9 years ago

I want your set up bud I'm building the exact tank can you message me with the names of what you have please that runs the this tank going this weekend to buy it

Isaiah Furrow - 9 years ago

So far I've not been doing a reef really, but I am using a mix of crushed coral and coral sand as substrate, lots of live rock, some of the rock is DIY aragocrete, that is now hard to tell from the other "real" live rock. I have powerheads for circulation, HOB filters and do water changes and swap/clean one cartridge at a time. I don't use the carbon often. Our mountain well water is good water, and it's filtered with a sediment filter. So far no problems. Would you recommend going ahead with some "beginner" stuff, or should I get RO setup first? Stuff I'm wanting in the tank are, lots of zoanthids, mushrooms, xenia, gsp, and other easy to keep stuff. Possibly soft corals if things go well. The tank is a 50G(36x18 footprint). I have another 25G that is kinda like my quarantine setup, it has only one clown and a sizeable mound of rock. This is where new fish will be for a few weeks before making it into the into the big tank. The big tank has 2 clownfish, and a chalk bass. Others I'm hoping to add are Royal Gramma, Coral Beauty, and Sapphire Blue Damsel. After the other fish cycle through the 25, I'm thinking of adding a couple fish to that tank, such as firefish and a goby or second clown... or it may end up with any of the fish from the big tank that have compatibility issues. Lighting is T5HO, the big tank has a 4 bulb light, the 25G just 2 bulbs. Let me know what you think of the fish list, and if you have any tips for low-tech SW reefing. Also, which non-fish additions do you think will be hearty enough to try first? Thanks for the video, it's great inspiration. Happy Holidays.....

Isaiah Furrow - 9 years ago

Oh, I meant to ask what salt mix you use?

Buddy Sheroka - 9 years ago

Very nice tank in just a reef tank can be as simple or as complex as you want it to be but I do strongly recommend against using tap water now you may just be lucky and not have a lot of phosphates and low TDS in your tape water but one thing that I do find hard to believe is that you ha e SPS corals that big and u do not dos calcium alkalinity or magnesium water changes every 3 to 4 weeks there's no way that you would have any calcium in your system or any alkalinity the or magnesium left with corals of that size in your system which would cause the calls to bleach out and not thrive and not grow but hey you have a beautiful aquarium man congratulations happy reefing

Buddy Sheroka - 9 years ago

+Michael Klein so you think his water I'm sorry his tap water would naturally be high in calcium alkalinity and magnesium well then it would be poisonous to drink and if it was high in calcium and he was lacking alkalinity his corals would bleach out and if it was high in calcium and alkalinity and his aquarium was low in magnesium the calcium and alkalinity would precipitate out of the water it's the presence of magnesium that allows you to maintain high levels of calcium and alkalinity all I'm saying is to have an aquarium like that with those size SPS corals it is impossible to have without dosing those ions and I can assure you what he's telling you is a lie if you know anything about salt water chemistry then you would understand what I'm saying and with SPS corals of that size they would need continuously replacement on a daily basis of calcium and alkalinity and he's not doing water changes daily he's doing them almost once a month there's no way those corals would thrive I'm going to school to be a marine biologist I know quite a bit about what I'm talking about on this particular topic now it's very possible that he's using tap water and getting away with it but he's definitely dose and calcium alkalinity and magnesium or he is using a really good salt mix and doing weekly water changes that is the only way it could even be possible and they would have to be large water changes around 15 to 20% of weekly to maintain the proper chemistry for those corals to thrive do not believe everything you hear now there is no argument he has a beautiful aquarium but I can assure you that he is not being truthful

Michael Klein - 9 years ago

Unless his tap water is naturally high in calcium, etc., but yes, it's generally agreed on that using RODI water is the way to go; I kind of cringed when he mentioned using tap water for water changes, but hey, apparently this tank has been doing well for 2 years.

MrBAchompBAchomp - 9 years ago

Glad to see another amazing reef tank not running RO water.

Michael Klein - 9 years ago

Yes, that rather astonished me as well!

Eric Jenkins - 9 years ago

But then again I just looked at more of your videos and noticed u actually did purchase a sump what sparked that move

Eric Jenkins - 9 years ago

Dude r u serious that's what I'm talking about u just put all the liars to shame saying I need this and that I'm about to start a 65 gallon with lots of live rock with a hangon reef octopus and hangon filter but I do plan on using filter water with a deep sand bed. Bro u just really motivated me thanks dude

FishTankArmy - 9 years ago

This is an amazing example of a tank without any expensive bullshit. I have a 63g that's running a Fluval 406, no skimmers, sumps or reactors on my system.

Rotter Tube Reef - 9 years ago

+FishTankArmy fluvial can be a nitrate factory. i wouldn't call a protein skimmer BS

Mr JackBurton - 9 years ago

Very nice tank.. im starting a similar set uo with a 55 gallon. Great job.

Gloday81 - 10 years ago

Can you do a how to video on your protein skimmer and algae scruber

Reefer Nanoman - 10 years ago

Amazing simple tank! That is the secret! Some people go crazy dosing, using huge skimmers, etc.

Kevin McFarland - 10 years ago

Love your tank i am going same way with my tank right now :)

e90Bimmer - 10 years ago

This tank goes against almost everything I know about keeping a reef tank! I'm amazed that it looks the way it does.

Norm G - 10 years ago

That tank is sick man!

I have a 500$ budget, I already have an 80 gallon tank with stand. I have heaters and 2 power heads. What are your recommendation s as far as other things I need to start a nice reef setup? Thanks in advance.

Maxamillyan Badgett - 8 years ago

+Norm G Lights Lights Lights! Thats what makes the corals look like corals bro.

Josh McCloud - 8 years ago

Then when u can get a bigger budget go for your rock

Josh McCloud - 8 years ago

$300 in lighting and $200 on a skimmer

joe pettit - 9 years ago

+Norm G how it go? you could always get some descent led lights from amazon for a good deal. look on craigslist or local club for used equipment

ClevelandReefer - 10 years ago

The only other things you really need now is a skimmer and live rocks. You don't need any fancy lights for now.

Pasquale Ranalli - 10 years ago

Great video to have around for those out there that feel overwhelmed with all of the technology out there for reef tanks. I've been in the aquarium keeping hobby for 20 years now from reef to planted tank, and I've always agreed with the "KISS" (Keep It Simple, Stupid) approach to tanks. Often, I've had my most success when I just kept it simple.

Though, I will say, I'm glad you are having success with tap water in your tank but that takes guts to do a reef with tap water. You must be fortunate enough to live somewhere with high quality tap water that doesn't introduce to much garbage to your tank. Let this be an example to everyone out there that it might be worth testing your tap water before automatically assuming that RO/DI is necessary.

Out of curiosity, do you circulate/age the water or anything of that nature before adding it to the tank? Or do you just take it straight from tap to tank?

Poderoso77 - 10 years ago

Do you have perfect reef man

RedPandaOfficialYoutubeChannel - 10 years ago

im geting a 30 gallion fish tank with gold fish could you give me some tips on how to keep it clean and what i can and cannot have in the tank or what fish would be best to put in a 30 gallion

Eric Chum - 10 years ago

Is that a live coral?

ClevelandReefer - 10 years ago

Yes, they are all live corals.

mary arroyo - 10 years ago

Peace.

Ole video but great looking tank. How did you convert your HOB Skimmer into a Algae Scrubber? Did you just add a bulb and let the algae just grow inside the skimmer, or did you add a grate so that the algae would grow on the grate and it's easier to harvest?

Blessings.

100. comment for Most Simple Reef Tank (75 Gallon)

WHY70122 - 10 years ago

Many "experienced" reefers will get jealous comparing theirs and yours. I'm running tap water in my tank too. Fresh tap water reads ~30-40 Trates, but non-detectable only after 2 days added to the tank for top-off and water changes.

YouWrasse IsMine - 10 years ago

Well there's yet another way to skin this cat!

JediTreki - 10 years ago

How much Live Rock do you have in there?

Miguel Floriano - 10 years ago

Nice looking tank just tap water jeez thats simple

Johanan Micaiah - 10 years ago

So, do u think that a coral would grow in a tank that uses only dechlorinated tap water, no filter or protein skimmer, one led light half the lenght of the tank, and with macroalgae to clean the water?

Johanan Micaiah - 10 years ago

+ktz216 Oh ok

ClevelandReefer - 10 years ago

Whether you can use dechlorinated tap water or not depend on the TDS level of the water in your area. The TDS in my area is around 170 ppm, and I just use sachem prime to dechlorinate the tap water. The filter is not necessary but I think you should have a skimmer. As for the light, you can have one light over a large tank but it will limit the amount of area you have to place corals. Some macro algae will consumer nutrients more than others -- you have to do some research on that.

Jean Barreau - 10 years ago

Can you do a step by step video from beginning to now for me. Please it would help me so much

Jean Barreau - 10 years ago

OK thanks I'll be waiting.

ClevelandReefer - 10 years ago

I've been extremely busy and haven't been able to make any videos. I should be free in about a week and I'll do video on how to get a tank to be like this. I'll probably show my newly setup 40 breeder reef that is set up with the same concept. Subscribe and stay tune.

Jean Barreau - 10 years ago

Can you do a step by step video from beginning to now for me. Please it would help me so much

Jean Barreau - 10 years ago

I been thinking of starting a saltwater tank. After seeing your tank I have no doubt I would like to get one. How can I get in touch with you so u could get me started step by step.

slowngreen - 10 years ago

Seeing setups like this is annoying! lol, looks so good and running the opposite of what everyone else says to run. Very nice tank, great job.

Mohammed Cherri - 10 years ago

A phenomenal tank!

ClevelandReefer - 10 years ago

Thanks.

Manny Freshh - 10 years ago

What state do you live in? I ask because I am curious to know what state must have super good tap water.

ClevelandReefer - 10 years ago

I live in Cleveland, OH. The water is not too bad but it's not great either. I live near the polluted Lake Erie.

Tess G - 10 years ago

Wow, nice tank

ClevelandReefer - 10 years ago

Thanks.

Jack .Stravinsky - 10 years ago

Do you spot feed your corals or put in food to scatter all over specifically for the corals? If you do, what do you feed & how many times a week?

ClevelandReefer - 10 years ago

I do not feed my corals, clam, or anemone. I only feed the fishes.

Jack .Stravinsky - 10 years ago

Haha. I am finding out the same thing you are and I can't believe it myself. I setup an experimental tank to test out some Chinese LED's. In this 29g tank I use a $130 LED light fixture & a $20 power head (MaxiJet 900) & heater THAT IS IT!!! No skimming, no carbon, no additives. I do 6-8 gal water changes once every 3-5 weeks & when time is allotted. On my 75g tank I have all the bells & whistles & the corals don't appear as healthy & carefree as they do in this little crappy tank. BTW, all the corals came as frags from this main tank & I am still adding.

Ocean Revive Chinese LED's (Evergrow D120 Dimmable Full Spectrum )

TheFishTank Doc. - 10 years ago

If I were you, I would waste my money and get a sump, because at the moment your tank, looks better than most tanks a with sump, and that can't be right LOL!!.
So many people say you need a sump, why!!. You and I are living proof you don't.

Buddy Sheroka - 9 years ago

and it is not always possible for people to get their fish out of their aquarium destroying thousand dollars worth of corals and tearing the rock work down to get the fish out is not an option for everybody so we have to come up with other ways to treat the parasite

Buddy Sheroka - 9 years ago

in vivid aquariums maintenance video they will tell you the same thing these are other professionals telling you the importance of stirring the sanded

TheFishTank Doc. - 9 years ago

+Buddy Sheroka I have been growing S.P.s for 4 years, that hardly makes me a newbe. Yes I would have pointed out the tap water had I known, but it is very hard to knock something that works.You took 2 videos down because in both cases there was never any chance of either working!!!. All I am trying to do, is stop newbee's from crashing there tanks by stirring up the sand bed, or treating ich with out a Q.T tank. The trubble is some reefers think they understand the chemistry enough to teach the hobby, and don't realize why there video is off and often very dammaging!!.

Buddy Sheroka - 9 years ago

what he's telling people is extremely misleading innaccurate and he's not running a calcium reactor he stated I'm not dosing calcium or anything and I am still staring at an empty 20 gallon aquarium I'm at week 4 and I still have ammonia in the system the dead decaying matters breaking down and stirring up the sand bed would help to remove nitrates even with adequate flow you still will get detritus to build up at the base of the rocks and overtime that can be a heck of a detritus trap stirring up the sand is extremely important but if you only had an aquarium setup for a year maybe two years you will soon see you're still new in the hobby anybody that's been in a hobby for a long time will tell you starting your sand and blowing jets of water into the crevices and holes in your live rock to remove all that detritus that has settled or got trapped even with strong flow this still happens and it's extremely important and should be part of your regular maintenance routine and vivid aquariums cycle be there 800 gallon aquarium the same way I'm doing mine except they waited 8 weeks when you're using dead rock you have to let that dead matter breakdown let the beneficial bacteria stabilizer around that decaying matter and then when the aquarium is cycled I will do a hundred percent water change let it go for another week test for ammonia if I have 0 ammonia and nitrates in the system then and only then will I add my first fish

TheFishTank Doc. - 9 years ago

+Buddy Sheroka Well firstly I did not realize he was using tap water. He is just lucky that his tap water contains little T.D.S. I have never recommended to any one that they use tap water but it is possible.I did not realize he was not dosing calcium and carbonate. I probably never got that far in the video. You are right a reef tank like that would need dosing. I never said it wouldn't. My comment was about the fact you don't need a sump and nothing else. If you want to know how he is able not to dose cal and alk, then I suggest you ask him yourself. You are putting words into my mouth that I never said.Maybe he got kalkwasser in the auto top, of and does not realize what it is doing, maybe he's using a calcium reactor. It is possible that in some cases you could use tap water, but in no cases would stirring up the sand bed remove nitrates. How's your 20g going. Are you still looking at an empty tank for 6 weeks, that has already cycled. At least this reefer is not trying to teach the hobby, just showing you what he doing.

dustin mcdonald - 10 years ago

i have a 90 gallon with a 125 gallon coralife super skimmer. and a freshwater hang on nitrate filter emptied of all innerds and put balls on the bottom and roa-phos in a sock and there you go. other than that i do the same as him. 10% water change ever 2 or 3 weeks and your tank stays awesome, because truthfully is the ocean 100% clean. NO! it needs that small trace of bacteria to thrive better. i make sure my water is near pristene but still has low levels of hair algae and bacteria. my corals and fish are really happy

ClevelandReefer - 10 years ago

Good to hear your tank is doing awesome, Dustin.

Blackbookproduct10ns - 10 years ago

Hey man. How do you run the carbon reactor without a sump. Do you have a brs carbon reactor?

ClevelandReefer - 10 years ago

Yes, it's a BRS carbon & GFO reactor. You can run both at once, but I only run carbon. The reactor is hooked up to a MJ600 that's inside the tank. It's not very noticeable with all the corals in front of it.

David Womacks - 10 years ago

Where u get the coral.

ClevelandReefer - 10 years ago

When I first started the hobby, I bought from LFS and online (live aquaria, divers den, etc). I rarely buy corals now. I just trade with LFS and local reefers.

Micah Morton - 11 years ago

Tap water. :) Nice..

json 216 - 11 years ago

Ken its jason email or call..

ClevelandReefer - 11 years ago

I used a tek elite light fixture (6 bulbs), reef octopus HOB bh-100 skimmer, koralia nano, vortech mp40w, and a carbon reactor. That's it. The vortech pump is really not necessary for tanks larger than 75 gallon. It's great for smaller tanks because it save space. How big is your tank? and do you have a sump/refugium?

Ingadee71 - 11 years ago

Wow you have inspired me, i am just starting my tank and i have been overwhelmed with all the equipment people say u must buy, but ur tank is AMAZING. could you tell me how to set up a low tech tank and what equipment u used. so far all i bought is 2 wave maker power heads, i am confused as to what protein skimmer to buy

jakeandjames1000 - 11 years ago

Great looking tank

GFormica1 - 11 years ago

What kind of salt do use? What kind of skimmer is that?

GFormica1 - 11 years ago

What kind of lights do you use? I cant make out the name. Amazing results with such a simple setup.

Ron K - 11 years ago

That tank is sweet its all sugar no salt...

JD L - 11 years ago

Hey nice tank .. what salt do you use?

ClevelandReefer - 11 years ago

Thanks.

ClevelandReefer - 11 years ago

Thanks. The tank is still up and running. I'll try to make a new vid of it when I have time.

ClevelandReefer - 11 years ago

The tank is almost 3 years old.

Zalad Fingers - 11 years ago

If this tank is still up and running, would you mind making a vid on how you managed to successfully have a "low-tech" tank? You have an amazingly beautiful tank for just a skimmer and couple of powerheads.

Ron K - 11 years ago

How old is your tank I just started mine few months back some red hair alge is growing u can watch my video tell me how to get rid of it thanks

sprinkle_dinkle_charms - 11 years ago

Nice tank!

ClevelandReefer - 11 years ago

Skimmer is a Reef Octopus BH100SS. There's no filtration system on this tank.

ClevelandReefer - 11 years ago

I only use a hang on tank protein skimmer. There's no filtration system.

ClevelandReefer - 11 years ago

Too much to count. I stopped keeping track of how much I spent a long time ago lol.

ClevelandReefer - 11 years ago

Thanks!

Ron K - 11 years ago

Nice reef setup

Austin Walker - 11 years ago

I am wanting to set up a 55 gallon tank similar to this. What skimmer and filter are you using?

Salvatore Brinker - 11 years ago

what is your filteration

ClevelandReefer - 11 years ago

Thanks!

ClevelandReefer - 11 years ago

Lighting is a tek elite 6 bulbs fixture, with all ATI bulbs.

ClevelandReefer - 11 years ago

I use city water. Cleveland water have a TDS level of about 170 ppm according to a local reefer in area (TDS level will vary throughout the area though). It seems like your using too many types of media at once. Chemipure is a multi-purpose media and should help with the phosphate also. So you really don't need the gfo. Also, instead of running no3 media, let the live rocks and macro algae take care of the no3. Good luck with your tank!

ClevelandReefer - 11 years ago

I've never tested the water for TDS. Out of curiosity, I might get a TDS meter to get some readings.

Robert Layland - 11 years ago

wow very sweet tank

Amrita Sandhu - 11 years ago

you must have well water i was using tap when i 1st started about a year ago used prime, even running gfo, chem pure bags, sachem no3 media, sump/refugium, leds, lps was still not thriving actually dying, bubbles, frog spawn, and torches my tds straight from the tap is 34 ppm which is low i have no idea how you grew that sps with tap water i mean unless your tap water is zero tds i guess you saved money on an ro/di unit

MrReef73 - 11 years ago

impressive tank.. tap water?? do you know how much TDS in your area??

ClevelandReefer - 11 years ago

I might do a sump/refugium setup in the future just to give the tank a clean look, not necessarily because everyone is doing it. As you can see, some of the things I do are opposite of what most reefers are doing.

ClevelandReefer - 11 years ago

I use Seachem Prime water conditioner.

Noel Duncan - 11 years ago

what do you treat tap water with again,thanks for your help.

montydesijokes - 11 years ago

Even if everything is working fine sooner or later you going to end up getting the sum not because you needed but because everyone else has it that's what everybody does in dis hobby

Noel Duncan - 11 years ago

thanks for reply

ClevelandReefer - 11 years ago

Stability of water parameters is the key to keeping a successful reef tank (any tanks really, saltwater or freshwater).

ClevelandReefer - 11 years ago

Thanks.

ClevelandReefer - 11 years ago

I use Seachem Prime water conditioner when I mix new saltwater.

Noel Duncan - 11 years ago

what is additive you use in tap water please.

Sam Nunez - 11 years ago

what lights do you have?

ClevelandReefer - 11 years ago

I use reef crystal salt mix.

ClevelandReefer - 11 years ago

Thank you.

ClevelandReefer - 11 years ago

I have no idea what the water parameters are from the faucet. I've never tested it before.

ronghoward - 11 years ago

What salt mix do you use?

Rm Husch - 11 years ago

Wow your tank is really beautiful....

lollerpoop - 11 years ago

Whats your water parameter from the faucet? Im guessing you have pretty high KH?

ClevelandReefer - 11 years ago

Thanks! It's a tek elite 6 bulbs T-5 fixture with 3 ATI blue plus, 2 ATI aquablue special, and 1 KZ fiji purple.

Jacques Tetreault - 11 years ago

Awesome great job looks beautiful I'm surprised you don't have a refuge

Mohamed .Hassan - 11 years ago

Amazing .What kinda light you have?

ClevelandReefer - 11 years ago

I do not feed my corals or anemones. I only feed my fish.

ryan white - 11 years ago

this an amazing tank my friend any updates i can atch?

Thiagu Sankranti - 11 years ago

Great tank ! did you feed your corals anything, if so what and how often? I am also waiting for idea used for skimmer algae scrubber, please explain.

Al Gaming - 12 years ago

Incredible, I have a bare bottom aquarium and I have to vacuum the pup of the fish once a month.

ClevelandReefer - 12 years ago

Judging by the growth of the algae in my skimmer, there are some trace of nitrates and phosphate in my tank, but not a whole lot. I know that because the algae is still growing in the skimmer, which mean it's feeding on nitrates and phosphate. However, the growth is slow. That suggests that there are not a lot of nitrates and phosphate for it to feed on. That's a good sign.

ClevelandReefer - 12 years ago

To be honest, I have no idea what my water parameters are. The last time I tested my water was almost 2 years ago when I upgraded from a 55 gallon to this 75 gallon. I gauge the water condition by observing my corals. If my corals are happy, then I know my water is good. I don't vacuum my tank because I have very fine sand. I just siphon the water (10 gallon) from the tank, and replace with with new salt mix water.

ClevelandReefer - 12 years ago

A lot of people have asked me about my skimmer algae scrubber. I'll try to do a video about that soon. I'm just really busy with school and exams at the moment.

Al Gaming - 12 years ago

WOW On comments!! How is your Nitrates and PO4? Do you vacuum your aquarium ? and can you explain more in your skimmer Thanks

json 216 - 12 years ago

Seen it in person tank is amazing better than most aquariums..and too top it off hes a good guy..good luck..so simple its nuts..

ClevelandReefer - 12 years ago

Thanks. Good luck with the upgrade!

10GalReef - 12 years ago

This is an amazing tank! I'm like you in the fact, keep it simple! Your tank, WOW! I just got my 75 tank on Saturday. I hope it looks as good as yours!