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Aditya kumar - 7 years ago

What you feed to your fish

Tom Ashton - 8 years ago

Nicely done! More interesting than stacked walls of coral and rock, lots of channels for fish to swim through. also allows for future growth of corals. When you go diving or snorkeling this resembles more of what it looks like in the ocean. Great job!

Nick Ward - 8 years ago

I take it u lost your powder blue? ?

Nick Ward - 8 years ago

That's good news then

shardinio - 8 years ago

No mate, it started going nuts on my regal so he had to go! its in a later/earlier video

Abhijeet Dutta - 8 years ago

thats indeed an awesome tank to enjoy :) great job :) loved it

TheSUMKINDAGUY - 9 years ago

Hey shardino are you using Marine Pure?

Grady Bamill - 9 years ago

Thank you for making it look and function more naturally. Fish seem to be swimming more relaxed. Better water flow. wonder if you added a phosphate reactor. Look at that Golden angel swim in and out, so nice.
I I guess the Moorish Idol didn't make it.

Mike Goodhart - 10 years ago

nice tank man. Im starting a tank and wanting the same lighting structure. what kind of lighting are you using for yours?

Brandon nikel - 10 years ago

What size tank is this?

Jutta Maier - 10 years ago

Would have been nice to see the tank before the change.

shardinio - 10 years ago

simple, look at all my old videos on my channel. Ive shown it evolve from no tank, through the entire build to now ;)

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Victoria Campbell - 10 years ago

Can I use this video in a documentary its for class so there will be no gain of money and you will be credited for the video?

shardinio - 10 years ago

of course!

matthew mansfield - 10 years ago

Love the new aquascape, looks so much better and more natural.

steven hilton - 10 years ago

Alright mate love the tank, great aquascaping, one question were did you get them fake rocks from?, im from Mcr myself keep up the great work also love the series.

Blackbookproduct10ns - 10 years ago

What are the dimensions of this tank?

shardinio - 10 years ago

cant remember but it is posted on a previous video. Its around 6 foot wide

shardinio - 11 years ago

I bought it in sheets from my lfs and cant remember the brand, its getting coralline on it but doubt it will ever get completely covered. as far as fixing goes it was a little tricky as the damn stuff floats! I had to use a quick setting underwater glue (which wasn't cheap! and cant remember the brand) I then had to wedge it in place with some magnets that fitted perfectly but it set in about 20 mins I think. was good stuff ;)

richwong888 - 11 years ago

Shardy, what fake rockwork did you use to cover your overflows? Will that get covered in coralline algae? Was it easy to fix?

Luke Hanley - 11 years ago

Ino mate I have a 500 litre reef tank no wer as gd as urs lol cost me around 2000 so far

shardinio - 11 years ago

cheers bud! uploaded one and more on the way ;)

shardinio - 11 years ago

no probs! I actually do so many things that I am amazed I get time myself! I have to be doing something all the time to keep my mind active and doing these videos helps me learn and reinforces my knowledge of this hobby

shardinio - 11 years ago

thanks, I am just being myself and telling it how it is from my point of view. Glad you enjoy watching them. Many more to come ;)

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shardinio - 11 years ago

about 10k mate! not a cheap hobby ;)

shardinio - 11 years ago

done!

shardinio - 11 years ago

Thanks so much! I am starting a series off now to help beginners so appreciate you comments and hope my up and coming videos help people out :) good luck with your tank

shardinio - 11 years ago

funny but true! ;)

pskcatlet - 11 years ago

Amazing tank!! I hope to one day have a tank this size. I also live in the Manchester area. :) keep up the great work & look forward to seeing your next post

Luke Hanley - 11 years ago

How much would u say this setup has cost u altogether ? If u dnt mind me asking love ur lighting to Wud love leds but cnt afford a decent set lol sticking to t5s ho

Luke Hanley - 11 years ago

Yes shardi bin following ur videos for a while now scape all I can say is woow lol I would love a tank the size of urs I have a 48x28x18 and I just want bigger ahha

ROBBIE WILLIAMS - 11 years ago

Scape is a million times better mate

peteninja24 - 11 years ago

more vids soon please

Graham Pither - 11 years ago

Hi, love this look of your tank so much better than your previous aquascape you can hear it in your voice that you're much happier too. I've been watching your videos over the past 6/7 months and loved all of them. I've kept fish for years and last year decided after having a lovely Cichlid tank that marine was really what I've wanted all along. So i'm a month on now and just added clean up crew who have done a great job. Your tank is an inspiration to people in the hobby so keep the vids coming

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shardinio - 11 years ago

Hi and yes you are right, I forgot to mention that i put algae rings on my glass a few times a week also. I meant that i dont feed any frozen foods like brine or misis which are very annoying to prepare.

Ben Brannigan - 11 years ago

Stunning tank shardi, we're setting up an upgrade of just a bit larger in size. You say you only feed flake, and although the flake does contain some derivative of plant matter, for tangs and angels, the mainstay of their diet needs to be algae, algae sheets, it's cheap enough, and for the fish to be as healthy as possible and thus live as long a life as possible, then you want to be feeding algae sheets to them, on a regular basis, 5 or so times a week, we personally, feed algae sheets daily.

shardinio - 11 years ago

good luck with it man! ;)

shardinio - 11 years ago

Thanks, i feed my tank fish flake only and occasionally put some coral foods in.

shardinio - 11 years ago

thanks and agreed! ;)

Isaiah Furrow - 11 years ago

Needs more Zoanthids...LOL Nice tank!

Henry Ly - 11 years ago

What do you feed them? And amazing tank

frostbcc - 11 years ago

Great work!! I really like this version of your tank. The rock work is much better than before. Awesome job!! I plan on starting up my tank build very soon and I want to setup the auto water change like what you have. Nuff said..keep up the great work.

shardinio - 11 years ago

thanks man! really sorry but i cant remember the brand name and have thrown the box away

shardinio - 11 years ago

Hi I am not as familiar with this method but there is a local aquarium near me which does this on their reef tank very well. They are called the Abyss and based in stockport in manchester uk. You can look them up and email or call them and they will advise you on the proper set up. sorry i cant be of more help

ReefDVMs - 11 years ago

Great to see you back, glad the tank is doing well.....LOVE the new rock used on the overflow, you did a great job on those, which product did you use to cover them?

random fun times - 11 years ago

Looks super. Thanks for showing this

Johny vinoth xavier - 11 years ago

I already use a Sun Sun canister filter and hang on top filter in my existing freshwater. would i be able to use the same if i convert it to marine tank. wherever i ready they say canister filter is Nitrate factory, thats why i was skeptical about using it. I will be having fish only or with some anemone's. its illegal to have corals here. Incase i am using a canister filter and a protien skimmer 4 a fish only tank with say the number of fishes you have. what should be the maintenance schedule.

shardinio - 11 years ago

cheers bud!

shardinio - 11 years ago

I dont think a sump is needed but you will still need room under the tank or somewhere to accomodate some sort of canister filter and you could need a chiller depending on the temperature where you live. A really good canister filter should do it as i have seen succesfull reef tanks using this method without a protien skimmer. You will need some good powerheads to keep the flow up in the tank

Johny vinoth xavier - 11 years ago

Hi one question. I would like to convert my fresh water to a marine aquarium, but I would not be able to accommodate a sump as there is no space beneath my aquarium. Could you please let me know what other best option I have for filtration.

Johny vinoth xavier - 11 years ago

Hi one question

starfish4220 - 11 years ago

Wow that looks great fella, covering the weirs has gave the tank so much more depth. New scape looks great as do your corals but for for me its your fish selection I love and I'll be adding some of them to my tank in the future. You have a beautiful reef there fella well done.

Chris Tomkinson - 11 years ago

Sorry mate-Thought you wanted more fake comments from mates-like the ones below. Good to see that big Phil finally got a PC- I Rememeber you bullying him at school and forcing him off to Canada

shardinio - 11 years ago

you haven't got a tank you dick! ;) stop kissing my arse hahaha

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Chris Tomkinson - 11 years ago

Great tank! Very informative video- has given me loads of inspiration and ideas for my tank design

shardinio - 11 years ago

yeah they were tiny when i put them in there, thanks mate

inthesump - 11 years ago

Beauty tank bro. Love the scape. Man those chromis are huge.

shardinio - 11 years ago

thanks man, I shot all my old videos with a nikon d7000 which i just sold and the last video and the one that i am just uploading is shot on my new canon 5d mark iii. The video that i am uploading used a 100mm macro lens and a 24-70mm zoom for all the wider non detailed shots. Its not cheap though but photography/ videography is one of my other many hobbies so i dont mind paying for something that I get alot of use out of.

Phil Maznyk - 11 years ago

Your new aquascape looks 'wicked' you guys did a bang on job! Your fish and coral will surely love it. What camera are you shooting your video's with Shardi?

bobbonecrusher - 11 years ago

like the new look

shardinio - 11 years ago

big shout to the Canada Crew! and thanks so much for watching

Phil Maznyk - 11 years ago

Absolutely fantastic Shardi. Me and my buds at the office here in Canada love watching your videos! Keep up the great work.

shardinio - 11 years ago

the moorish idol died for some unexplained reason. He was eating and seemed fine then we awoke to find him dead

Tom Ramsell - 11 years ago

Yeah I'm already a subscriber to that :) very nice tanks

shardinio - 11 years ago

very kind mate but there is about 4 or 5 tanks ive seen where the corals are just jam packed with so much growth. thats what i want. check out vivid aqauriums as they have some amazing tanks

shardinio - 11 years ago

thanks. will be doing many more updates soon but you can look at all my other videos for a detailed look at my filtration

sbazain - 11 years ago

love it great aqua scape if you can give us a vid on your filter system interested and how many gallons are you running

Tom Ramsell - 11 years ago

I would love to keep sps, I just don't have the ££££ to uprate my gear at the moment so I'm sticking with an anemone see how it gets on, looks healthy so far though :) ill try and get a video for you, yeah some tanks I've seen on YouTube might have the size but don't look as nice as yours mate

shardinio - 11 years ago

thanks man. I hope in years to come it will be the tank i truly want as some of the tanks ive seen on youtube make mine look like a complete infant! i dream of sps covering every inch!

shardinio - 11 years ago

im still undecided about water changes really. still have the awc but have gone as much as 3 months without one and the tank has been fine. I mainly have done them to try and correct the tank when it is unbalanced with alkalinity and have still not got the perfect regime for dosing calc and alk. The tank has pretty high flow which is why i cant keep lps very well. i got the rock cover from my lfs and cant remember the brand name sorry.

Tom Ramsell - 11 years ago

Shardi your tank rocks mate

Fabrizio Bortoletto - 11 years ago

Hi shardi, very nice set up! Couple of question if you can help me, are you still doing automatic water change and how much per week? How much is the flow in the tank? And where did you get from the nice rock to come the overflow?

shardinio - 11 years ago

he was a git and started beating my regal badly! never seen fish move so fast and my regal is now scarred! needless to say he had to go!

shardinio - 11 years ago

nevr had a flame angel but still have my flame hawk fish. My powder blue was basically going nuts on my regal so had to go! got a video on it i will upload soon

PowderTangJon - 11 years ago

What happened to the powder blue and flame angel?

TheMarkenzo007 - 11 years ago

Whey what happened to your powder blue tang

ArcAngel9008 - 11 years ago

Awesome Aquascape! good work

shardinio - 11 years ago

good to be back ;)

shardinio - 11 years ago

will do mate

shardinio - 11 years ago

cheers

shardinio - 11 years ago

yeah the largest one is a real bugger but i like him as he makes my chromis stay in a shoal and is too small to bother any of my other fish. He is like the sheep dog of the tank!

shardinio - 11 years ago

I clean my glass every day as a matter of course. It only takes 2 mins with the magnets and is part and parcel of having a tank. It also keeps the clean up crew on the rocks and not the glass

shardinio - 11 years ago

agreed and thanks!

MrPninja - 11 years ago

Awesome to see you back

915Mang - 11 years ago

Welcome back Shardino, keep those videos coming.

psuhurdler - 11 years ago

looking good man congrats with the success

Dirtbike Hooligan - 11 years ago

looks great! love the new scape! :D

JImbo0662 - 11 years ago

you mentioned that you have no algae in the tank. are you getting anything growing on the glass? that's the only thing i'm getting and i've got to clean the glass every two to three days.

tennyson988 - 11 years ago

Well I cant believe its been a year already!!! Really like the new look. To be honest the last layout didn't work for me personally, I felt there was tons of wasted space.. But NOW it is looking amazing. Really filled the tank up and the fake rocks in the corner really help keep your eyes on the good stuff. Again great work and keep the updates coming.

dm002a8686 - 11 years ago

Looks Awesome buddy... Keep videos coming

Master Williams - 11 years ago

Love the new look man.

shardinio - 11 years ago

coming soon ;)

shardinio - 11 years ago

thanks man

shardinio - 11 years ago

cheers

shardinio - 11 years ago

will do mate and thanks for watching

shardinio - 11 years ago

You always leave me great comments Frank and its much appreciated!

shardinio - 11 years ago

agreed but it is a damn site better than those blue weirs i had before. i dont really want a frag rack as i think they look ugly but i may well mount some corals on those walls

Aggy Vega - 11 years ago

Mate your tank still looks the nuts!! Looking foward to a proper update. Lol

vulcan rider - 11 years ago

looks awesome

Cichphreak - 11 years ago

Beautiful tank! Just love it!

subarusti1768 - 11 years ago

I like the new aquascape but the fake rock wall covering the overflows is kind of plain imo, i would make some kind of frag stand or frag plug holder for the rock wall and have corals coming out from it. But the tank looks amazing cant wait to see more videos!!! cheers

Frank Vadala - 11 years ago

Hey!! Great to see an update. Bro, your tank looks amazing!! I love the rocks covering the overflows and the "center" island with the caves. I am jealous!! "Duncan can grow in a toilet" LMAO!! Love the SPS and the way you have the tank set up. Congratz on the 1000 subs. That's because your vids are awesome! look forward to seeing more of the tank and system. Huge Thumbs Up!!

Ron Marsh - 11 years ago

You have come along way, I think we started up are tanks around the same time, Your tank is looking just great!!! Love the idea how you can see both sides. And ya don't wait so long to make a video for us :) Keep up the great work on your reef.

epicnas12342 - 11 years ago

Looking great :)

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rbwaller - 11 years ago

Great video man. Bummer about your LPS issues = / but, your tank looks brilliant and I'm glad you still enjoy the hobby.

Reef Channel UK - 11 years ago

Looks great mate I look forward to seeing more update

Neptunes Marine Aquaria - 11 years ago

Looks great!

Wesley Forbes II - 11 years ago

Freakin bad ass man! I love it! I will be looking forward to more videos, just not 4 months in between please :-)

Dee From Brooklyn - 11 years ago

I have to say the tank looks splendid. Circulation is much better too.

Kertis Alleyne - 11 years ago

Love the tank man but missing the powder blue what happen. also wonted to know the dimensions of your tank I'm looking to upgrade from my 45gallon so I can get the bigger tangs but keep up the good work the tank is looking better than ever

Carter Russell - 11 years ago

What size tank?

shardinio - 11 years ago

ill show you on my next update, It went psycho on my regal! Ive never seen fish move so fast and my regal was getting battle scars and wasn't able to leave the corner of my tank with out getting battered! I said enough was enough and returned him to the shop. Took me over an hour trying to catch the bugger!

DevinsAquatics - 11 years ago

i have been subbed for quite a while lol

Betta Gene - 11 years ago

like 3 months now and still my glass gets gren and my sand its killing me lol

Josh Stepka - 11 years ago

Were's your powder blue, he was beautiful.

shardinio - 11 years ago

yeah and was surprised how fast we got it all done really. Thanks for watching ;)

shardinio - 11 years ago

nice one!

shardinio - 11 years ago

thanks for subbing!

shardinio - 11 years ago

me too! ;)

shardinio - 11 years ago

cheers

shardinio - 11 years ago

their in the post mate ;)

786TAPOUT - 11 years ago

Nice one mate that looks amazing good job pal.

shardinio - 11 years ago

thats weird! how long have you been running a phosphate reactor?

DiscusMagic - 11 years ago

Quality

DevinsAquatics - 11 years ago

Tank looks great Congrats on 1000 subs

Pulherst - 11 years ago

Can't wait to see more SPS!

Matt Allen - 11 years ago

OK ... the Jazz player look ... yeah you can pull that off :D Tanks looking great chap ... looking forward to a full update and what you've found has and hasn't worked etc ;)

Betta Gene - 11 years ago

how do you keep you water so clear i have the dam algae bloom and cant get rid of it n im using RO water plus gfo n u name it im using it n still have the dam algae bloom lol

shardinio - 11 years ago

thanks mate

Betta Gene - 11 years ago

looking good budy its being a long time since your last video lol the tank looks awesome my friend

shardinio - 11 years ago

hahaha quality! and yeah it is a bit evil ;) gonna do that right now!

Matt Allen - 11 years ago

Good to see you back fella ... but change your picture ... the misses says you look like a serial killer... ;)

shardinio - 11 years ago

appreciated ;)

rktman56 - 11 years ago

Very nice update, tank is looking awesome!

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