Sanjay Joshi's Nano Reef Tank is 23 YRS OLD, No Skimmer, No Water Changes!

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Sanjay Joshi's Nano Reef Tank is 23 YRS OLD, No Skimmer, No Water Changes! sentiment_very_dissatisfied 53

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http://ReefBuilders.com is the source for all your reef aquarium news - the latest on exotic fish, rare corals and hot new aquarium gear. Sanjay's 500 Gallon Reef in 2008: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psoP8ZEMjO0 The foundation pair of Black Photon Clownfish in this tank back in 2008: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wW2VLyWmkvg

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for Sanjay Joshi's Nano Reef Tank is 23 YRS OLD, No Skimmer, No Water Changes!

Ineffable
Ineffable - 6 years ago
I might need to try this
Ronald Wang
Ronald Wang - 6 years ago
Hi Mr . sanjay, do you live in Denver? Beautiful!
MRVO2011
MRVO2011 - 6 years ago
Maybe the tank is 23 year old but not the coral
MRVO2011
MRVO2011 - 6 years ago
Yeah no water change and i think the owner doesnt take showers for 23 years and hes still cleans
json 216
json 216 - 6 years ago
And it has no rock...cmon
Robert Rainey
Robert Rainey - 6 years ago
I would like to know what all he doses to maintain it. That would most likely be the stuff to use.
TANK masters
TANK masters - 6 years ago
Lyre
Reef Builders
Reef Builders - 6 years ago
noun: a stringed instrument like a small U-shaped harp with strings fixed to a crossbar, used especially in ancient Greece.
JD Is awesome
JD Is awesome - 7 years ago
What are those starfish on the back ? Is that the asterina?
vivek gupta
vivek gupta - 7 years ago
Sanjay. joshi Ji waoo man humko accha lga apka fish tank

10. comment for Sanjay Joshi's Nano Reef Tank is 23 YRS OLD, No Skimmer, No Water Changes!

James Upton
James Upton - 7 years ago
what wine do you recommend looking at the tank?
James Upton
James Upton - 7 years ago
link please?
BURNING LION
BURNING LION - 7 years ago
Lol
TheRoyce4
TheRoyce4 - 7 years ago
Clare Valley Shiraz from Australia
James Upton
James Upton - 7 years ago
Thanks I will try :)
no andno
no andno - 7 years ago
This is an excellent question. When I look at mine I recommend a Cabernet. If you're look for something under the 30 dollar range I recommend this. http://www.totalwine.com/wine/red-wine/cabernet-sauvignon/justin-cabernet-paso-robles/p/12841750
FrancoTash
FrancoTash - 7 years ago
Im pretty sure a lot of tang police out there tryna start arguments. But youre not gon win with this guy with his experience
billshreeveable
billshreeveable - 7 years ago
No lie, I haven't done a water change on my 90 gallon in 11 months. I took the skimmer out 5 months ago for cleaning and never put it back in, I only have a filter sock for filtration and some cheato that just floats around in the 20 long home made sump. I feed once a day and everything is alive and well. Didn't do all this on purpose, life just got in the way and I didn't want to take it down so I just add the water that evaporates and don't mess with it.
billshreeveable
billshreeveable - 7 years ago
remi hindarta RODI water and I have had to add salt, i don't put the crusted salt on the edge of my sump back in the water I add new.
billshreeveable
billshreeveable - 7 years ago
Keegan Portter Seachem
billshreeveable
billshreeveable - 7 years ago
I dose seachem products, always have and earlier this year I got the chance to tour the Seachem plant here in Georgia with the Atlanta Reef Club.
remi hindarta
remi hindarta - 7 years ago
so just have to put fresh water to it?
Keegan Porter
Keegan Porter - 7 years ago
billshreeveable what products do you dose
billshreeveable
billshreeveable - 7 years ago
Jason hall I do dose Seachem products.
Jason hall
Jason hall - 7 years ago
billshreeveable I have a 90 gallon do you dose
starkiller 86
starkiller 86 - 7 years ago
Amazing channel just subscribed
Dante Hammons
Dante Hammons - 7 years ago
Yeah its coming along ill be posting it shortly..gotta make a few adjustments
david galarza
david galarza - 7 years ago
wow that is an amazing tank, very busy
Abner Sanchez
Abner Sanchez - 7 years ago
I want to have an organism in that tank
Keagan Wilson
Keagan Wilson - 7 years ago
Abner Sanchez like what?
Island Mike
Island Mike - 7 years ago
Orgasm maybe?
Swazi Hitler
Swazi Hitler - 7 years ago
C what?
C
C - 7 years ago
Would it be good for the tank?
Reid Smith
Reid Smith - 7 years ago
Damn that guy is a legend. A gem tang in a tank that has no filter and hasn't had a water change in 5 years
Matthew Meek
Matthew Meek - 6 years ago
I dont understand how this is possible, like where the fuck does the fish shit go then?
Abner Sanchez
Abner Sanchez - 7 years ago
Reid Smith stfu pusy
No filter David
No filter David - 7 years ago
He does top it off first off and all those corals are nothing special they can resist that.
Island Mike
Island Mike - 7 years ago
No filter David Whacha saying?.Lets see yours
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Joe R
Joe R - 7 years ago
Lay off the haterade bro
hewster1
hewster1 - 7 years ago
That haterade must be good to be sippin on it so hard
No filter David
No filter David - 7 years ago
Over time it has got used to the conditions.No drastic change has been made
Charles Degner
Charles Degner - 7 years ago
No filter David there's still a $4000 fish in there. I'd say that's pretty ballsy
REST IN TINY PIECES!!!
REST IN TINY PIECES!!! - 7 years ago
WTF!!!

20. comment for Sanjay Joshi's Nano Reef Tank is 23 YRS OLD, No Skimmer, No Water Changes!

David Sitompul
David Sitompul - 7 years ago
I'm skeptical abt the no water change thingy, but thats just because his sump is very small.

It's actually possible to maintain a reef tank without water change. In fact, most of marine aquarium shops here in indonesia (where most of your beautiful fishes came from) very rarely, if not never, do water change for their tanks.

To maintain their aquarium, they use a huge sump (>>10m) filled with live rocks and dead corals (but not finely crushed like what you often see in branded aquarium media). To keep the salinity stable, they only add ground water every few weeks

Granted their tanks are not as pristine as this one. Their tanks tend to have algae problem (most likely because of the high phos from the ground water), and the corals dont bloom as beautiful as this man's tank (they only use cheap lighting). But hey.. no water change is no water change
Jonas Bispo
Jonas Bispo - 7 years ago
Ele só precisa passar mais os conhecimentos dele para nós
muffemod
muffemod - 7 years ago
1:10 carbon dosing that wine in there baby!
Reef Builders
Reef Builders - 7 years ago
Maybe that's the secret to no water changes ;-)
Abigail Idle
Abigail Idle - 7 years ago
muffemod
muffemod - 7 years ago
nice one faggot
Ryan Duong
Ryan Duong - 7 years ago
Wow
Darren Thomas
Darren Thomas - 7 years ago
Wow, some of the comments really show the ignorance of people. I'm not sure if it is because they are newbies or just have not heard of Sanjay. I wonder if people realize that people like him, and long time friends like Mike Palletta and Julian Sprung are the reason we even really have a "Reef" hobby and not just a "fish only" hobby. These are the guys (legends) that started it all.
alan .strickland
alan .strickland - 7 years ago
Agreed Darren, i find it hugely disrespectful of some of the commenters on this video to post their uneducated new to the hobby opinions on one of the guys who`s work and passion is the reason they are able to keep anything other than goldfish.
Michelle Quiles
Michelle Quiles - 7 years ago
Darren Thomas let these amateur's know what it is...
bluebastion
bluebastion - 7 years ago
Ditto
Garnett Miller
Garnett Miller - 7 years ago
I smell bullshit, there no way in earth that the tank is up and running for that many year and no water change in 1/4 of the time you've had it.
Dani Wornath
Dani Wornath - 6 years ago
he had that tank for 23 years , but at the ˇˇ beginning ˇˇ he did water changes , and there was a normal sump with a skimmer , his system has matured over the years , there are only 4 little fish in there so i dont see the reason why not to run that tank without water changes .... corals soak up the nutrients especially the softies , so i dont see an issue there ...
Jeremy Non
Jeremy Non - 7 years ago
Garnett Miller. Triton method
Tyler's Reef
Tyler's Reef - 7 years ago
I'm not sure about that :)
I hear after a few years most tanks will have completely settled as long as you stop changing the bioload and it can support itself. Soft corals will absorb some nitrates and phosphates so I wouldn't be surprised if it actually was running just fine if he feeds lightly
Julia Rizzi
Julia Rizzi - 7 years ago
Garnett Miller there are many people who don't do water changes on their tanks - or even run protein skinmers. Some people have just mastered the way of a tank that maintains itself. In the end you have created a mini ecosystem. Hopefully one day I can get to that! For now I'll stick with water changes
Alex Kingcole
Alex Kingcole - 7 years ago
nice job!
Angela Johnson
Angela Johnson - 7 years ago
sorry the video answered the age of the gem
Angela Johnson
Angela Johnson - 7 years ago
nice gem tang how old is he and whats your oldest coral in your 23 yr old tank is anything original from day one

30. comment for Sanjay Joshi's Nano Reef Tank is 23 YRS OLD, No Skimmer, No Water Changes!

adam miller
adam miller - 7 years ago
I think the wine is talking. Zero maintenance.
bluebastion
bluebastion - 7 years ago
You don't say.... Why does it even matter?
adam miller
adam miller - 7 years ago
lol maybe I should try this method in a year or so.
abhilash rathod
abhilash rathod - 7 years ago
Reef Builders That man is an indian ❤️❤️❤️
MAD DOGZ TV
MAD DOGZ TV - 7 years ago
i run my tank same as this tank i do nothing i dont even test my tank lol i just let it be and i dont drink wine lol
Reef Builders
Reef Builders - 7 years ago
Nature takes care of things in the wild and you'd be surprised how much reef tanks can go on cruise control. with or without wine ;-)
Ralph Van Hee
Ralph Van Hee - 7 years ago
This isn't even a nano.
Ralph Van Hee
Ralph Van Hee - 7 years ago
Tt might have been a nano then but it simply just isnt anymore now. The longer he kept it the easier it got, technologies and equipment advance.
bluebastion
bluebastion - 7 years ago
26 years ago... and even 10 years ago.. this was considered a nano. If you don't think this is a nano now... then you just started this hobby in the last 10 years. Prior to the mid 2000's it was still experimental to even try a salt water aquarium in something less than a 50 gallon aquarium.
Julia Rizzi
Julia Rizzi - 7 years ago
Ralph Van Hee it's is technically a nano
MerfolkMTG
MerfolkMTG - 7 years ago
Dude, Where is his main tank video? I've been waiting for like 3 weeks.
Reef Builders
Reef Builders - 7 years ago
I'm ramping up the video production with MACNA around the corner and I PROMISE it's in the queue, and will be totally worth it.
ha yo
ha yo - 7 years ago
no detritus animal... it is a fake...
Thanh Tran
Thanh Tran - 7 years ago
Beautiful simple tank. Just got into the saltwater game. Minimal or no water change is totally possible. Read up Triton method and DSR. Research, research, research. Get in tune with your tank because very tank is different. Test your water regular is biggest thing I've learn so far.
teknik sogutma
teknik sogutma - 7 years ago
Fakee...
Don Gray
Don Gray - 7 years ago
While this is a beautiful tank setup I dont believe his claims. His I just dont do any maintenance claims are complete bull. Also he talks about having different setups and corals and fish and that he uses this tank as a quarantine tank. Yeah right and that he just doesnt try to keep things that arent going to live there. I think he's had lots of fish and coral die there. And the visible areas look brand new with no stains or anything while his sump looks like a dirty toilet. Just dont buy what hes saying as fact.
Justin Mary
Justin Mary - 7 years ago
He said he doesn't do water changes doesn't mean he doesn't dose. His BB is is established enough to deal with the amount of nitrates that are produced by the inhabitants.
Aaron Coenen
Aaron Coenen - 7 years ago
Do you see any sps corals? These leather corals can take a hell of a beating when it comes to fluctuating water values....you could do it too
Jaskaran Singh
Jaskaran Singh - 7 years ago
its all fake it it so fake than that means they havent changed its place since so many years
but sorroundings seem to be so clear and newly painted
stop tryibg to fool otgers
Wael Binali
Wael Binali - 7 years ago
LOL, just because it's been in that spot for 20 years, doesn't mean they don't move it when they repaint the walls for a couple of hours. Just means this is where it has lived, not in any other part of the house....
Jai Lee
Jai Lee - 7 years ago
A wise Chinese man once said to me, "You wan yo feesh to die? Fuk wit yo feesh!"
nederlands100
nederlands100 - 7 years ago
how is that even possible.
M.
M. - 7 years ago
I THINK i started understanding how these people are able to have maintenance free tanks. the idea is leave the tank to take its time and stabilize, dont rush on throwing things. put one thing at a time (patience) and wait for your system to stabilize again. within time your system will have a life of things u can and cant see and will develop its own eco system. sorry for using system alot, I work with computers ;)
John Burgess
John Burgess - 7 years ago
M. still doesn't chance the fact the salinity goes off due to evaporation or that corals need nutrients, tones of minerals and nutrients to thrive. no damn way he's not doing water changes regularly.
Daemiex
Daemiex - 7 years ago
gem tang in a soft tank lol wtf polar opposites lol i love it
Oopsydaisy07 ᅳᄃ
Oopsydaisy07 ᅳᄃ - 7 years ago
I don't understand how he can have such a stock tank and not have to do water changes, can anybody explain this?
John Burgess
John Burgess - 7 years ago
I gets it. I gets it.
Stable stand
Sta´ble stand` (stănd`)
1. (O.Eng. Law) The position of a man who is found at his standing in the forest, with a crossbow or a longbow bent, ready to shoot at a deer, or close by a tree with greyhounds in a leash ready to slip; - one of the four presumptions that a man intends stealing the king's deer.

See, I'm well versed.
John Burgess
John Burgess - 7 years ago
What I mean is if you lose a half a gallon or a gallon of 20 gallons due to evaporation, it's huge to the change in salinity, the salinity increases much faster, when compared to lets say a 100 gallon reef tank. Yes, you top off with freshwater and the salinity goes down, but this fluctuation in salinity is detrimental in small marine environments, where it would be less affecting in larger aquariums where the evaporation is a smaller percentage of the total water volume.
I'm not saying he's going nuts to maintain it, but he's lying if he says he doesn't maintain it and check parameters on a regular basis, and top off, hell he doesn't even have the salty crust on the glass at the water line.
Wesley42079
Wesley42079 - 7 years ago
John Burgess, Maybe if you had the tank on a stable stand, then you'd be able to keep it "balanced." LOL.

Did you see what I did there? A play on one of your words.
Julia Rizzi
Julia Rizzi - 7 years ago
Oopsydaisy07 ᅳᄃ the man never said he doesn't dose. It is a low maintenance tank. It has few fish which means small bioload, probably doesn't do excessive feeding, and contains easy to take of corals that can take one hell of a beating when it comes to fluctuations in water parameters. Not to mention these types of corals enjoy dirtier water. And no, salinity does not evaporate - hence why you have to top off with fresh water to keep your salinity in check
Oopsydaisy07 ᅳᄃ
Oopsydaisy07 ᅳᄃ - 7 years ago
John Burgess what do you mean the salinity is affected by evaporation, the water evaporates you put fresh water in it not more salt water, the water evaporates not the salt. The only time you should put salt water back into your tank is when you're doing a water change. But I do think you're right about him lying not having to do any maintenance on the tank.
John Burgess
John Burgess - 7 years ago
Oopsydaisy07 ᅳᄃ I can explain it. he's lying. no way those corals aren't sucking up all the minerals and nutrients in the water or that a 29 gallons salinity isn't effected by evaporation.
I've tried a 20 gallon salt and it was a nightmare to try to keep balanced.
Joe C.
Joe C. - 7 years ago
I have a 90gal. and I haven't done a water change in over year. Reason being its a pain in the ass to keep setting up my ro/di unit in my bathroom..so being lazy I have just been using tap water to top off water as my tank evaporates...and let me tell you...it looks terrible..lol..its full of algae...red slime...green hair. I wonder if its due to my cheap led lighting.
Panagiotis F
Panagiotis F - 7 years ago
u suck.
•LUNATICFIREARMS• aka •LUNATICRIDER209•
•LUNATICFIREARMS• aka •LUNATICRIDER209• - 7 years ago
Joe C. I kinda like that look better then a clean tank....
basedbird
basedbird - 7 years ago
Joe C. Ouch
Haoko
Haoko - 7 years ago
Very nice!
i wish i could afford this.
Other hobbies comes first.
zoeith6
zoeith6 - 7 years ago
$8000 tang in a 29 gallon tank. SMH
Wael Binali
Wael Binali - 7 years ago
Yes but as he said, he uses that tank sort of like a semi holding/quarantine/conditioning tank for a few months, then they go to the big tank.
bigta1982
bigta1982 - 7 years ago
It's a temp home.
MerfolkMTG
MerfolkMTG - 7 years ago
How does the price of the fish affect the size of tank needed. This fish looks like it is better care than you or I could do.
Craig Smart
Craig Smart - 7 years ago
Reef Builders only lol
Reef Builders
Reef Builders - 7 years ago
They're only about $1500 to $2000 in the states, but still, I get your point.
Dante Hammons
Dante Hammons - 7 years ago
I need help starting my 180gallon reef
Something Fishy Juno
Something Fishy Juno - 7 years ago
Dante Hammons I am not a reef guy but I bet it'll be awesome.
Bobby Boy
Bobby Boy - 7 years ago
schizobipolarjoe add some atm colony you can have fish and coral day one mate. .then just do regular water changes
schizobipolarjoe
schizobipolarjoe - 7 years ago
why would some one not want to add said for a few months? what about corals once tank cycles. I'm re getting in to saltwater, and kind of lost as to what I use to know.
Reef Builders
Reef Builders - 7 years ago
Don't add sand or fish for the first few months and you can sidestep 80% of common problems of new reef tanks.
N.A.S Aquairium'S
N.A.S Aquairium'S - 7 years ago
I'm thinking on getting into making or creating a reef tank any thoughts. I'm getting money together to do so. I want to do my research fist.
Fishman
Fishman - 7 years ago
An excellent example of ballance
#Rossy's Reeftank
#Rossy's Reeftank - 7 years ago
What about all the detritus? where does it go?
Hawra Dhanerawala
Hawra Dhanerawala - 7 years ago
#35 Rossy's Reef did you see his sump?
Full O detritus...

50. comment for Sanjay Joshi's Nano Reef Tank is 23 YRS OLD, No Skimmer, No Water Changes!

Roger Dedham
Roger Dedham - 7 years ago
I've always had reefs without skimmers. Skimmers are good for SPS and fish only.
Lawrence
Lawrence - 7 years ago
nice softie tank!
Powerslayer
Powerslayer - 7 years ago
What is the name of the gorgonian at 7:00? Thanks
Reef Builders
Reef Builders - 7 years ago
Gruße's Gorgonian
ABRAHAM BETESH
ABRAHAM BETESH - 7 years ago
how many gallons
WolfEatsCakes
WolfEatsCakes - 7 years ago
29
Discus BOL
Discus BOL - 7 years ago
No water change .... Nonsense !
patrick couch
patrick couch - 7 years ago
Discus BOL No I don't do water changes on mine either It's not nonsense My reef aquarium only gets Top off water
BURNING LION
BURNING LION - 7 years ago
No water change in 5 years , that's really hard to believe dude...I think u drink too many
Frederik Vandevelde
Frederik Vandevelde - 7 years ago
In europe many reef systems are based on no waterchange system. look up DSR reefing
#Rossy's Reeftank
#Rossy's Reeftank - 7 years ago
what is the light? can it be purchased?
n1sm0
n1sm0 - 7 years ago
#35 Rossy's Reef it's a standard UV bulb that you buy from a petstore and then put into a standard fluroscent light fixture that you put tube lights in from the hardware store. Different sizes of bulb, different sizes of fixtures.

Be sure to check what length of bulb is best suited for your tank, find a compatible light fixture from the pet store or hardware store.

This guy used flexible metal wire to hold it up. Just bend some wire and you have this guy's light setup.

Cheers ;)
andre
andre - 7 years ago
Nice
Dale Whitmore
Dale Whitmore - 7 years ago
No water changes. He said he done one 5 years ago.
Reid Productions
Reid Productions - 7 years ago
He has some drip system to do the water changes anyway the glass silicone would have went by now it usually only lasts 10 years before a reseal
Bj bros
Bj bros - 7 years ago
AlphaWolf- Gaming I would go with glass because you can use razor blades to clean the glass acrylic scratches real easy so definitely glass
Reid Productions
Reid Productions - 7 years ago
AlphaWolf- Gaming the reply from The BJ Bros is my other account
AlphaWolf- Gaming
AlphaWolf- Gaming - 7 years ago
thx. What would you go with personally. I am having trouble deciding now.
Bj bros
Bj bros - 7 years ago
it depends most tanks need a reseal every 10 years or when the seams start to leak most average people just get a new aquarium most reefers use acrylic tanks because the acrylic is melted together by a special glue but acrylic scratches real easy and can have a yellow tint after years of sun and light
AlphaWolf- Gaming
AlphaWolf- Gaming - 7 years ago
Reid Productions wait... are you supposed to replace the glass silicon. Is that not a pain in the back?
EnVision
EnVision - 7 years ago
Those lights are making all the coral explode with color.
Briar Fox
Briar Fox - 7 years ago
I have a hard time believing that tank is actually been running for over 20yrs because it doesn't even look like its been there for a year. It would be in rougher shape.
Watt Pad
Watt Pad - 7 years ago
this reef is older than me!!
Franklin Michael
Franklin Michael - 7 years ago
So how does this tank work?
Redemptioner1
Redemptioner1 - 7 years ago
He does it via complete bs..... he is constantly water changing without a doubt!
scott Hipkiss
scott Hipkiss - 7 years ago
EnVision probably more then it looks because it's covered in coral he will also have beneficial bacteria in the sand
EnVision
EnVision - 7 years ago
but he hardly has any.
scott Hipkiss
scott Hipkiss - 7 years ago
Franklin Michael have flow going through the live rock, in regards to no water changes I don't know how he does it.
Franklin Michael
Franklin Michael - 7 years ago
And how does he do it? People with larger tanks and more live rock still need to do water changes and add filtration.
scott Hipkiss
scott Hipkiss - 7 years ago
Franklin Michael all the filtration is done by the live rock
Gb J
Gb J - 7 years ago
DUDE, did you say sanjay "Yoshi"!!
I seriously hope not as that was so disrespectful!
InViKTus
InViKTus - 7 years ago
unlike american liberals, we indians are not triggered at such pathetic things
The Crypto Jihadist
The Crypto Jihadist - 7 years ago
Thank you Virtue Police!
Dominique Griffin
Dominique Griffin - 7 years ago
This tank is older than me
Daniel H Jeffery
Daniel H Jeffery - 7 years ago
It's only a few months older than me! crazy...
andy2798100
andy2798100 - 7 years ago
what is he using for flow?
Gabriela Otero
Gabriela Otero - 7 years ago
Ronnie Santo oh you really made me laugh
Ronnie Santo
Ronnie Santo - 7 years ago
andy2798100 a force beyond human knowledge
Austin Living Reefs
Austin Living Reefs - 7 years ago
Nice tank and great to see a system running for so long!
Some research that helps explain how corals are proactively creating a favorable environments was done a couple years ago by Dr Andreas Hass, here's a link for those interested and a couple additional links of similar research:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3719129/
http://www.nature.com/ismej/journal/v7/n5/full/ismej2012161a.html?message=remove&foxtrotcallback=true
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3719127/
Couple this with the research Sanjey participated in showing skimmers skew microbial populations it seems easy to surmise his approach optimizes the microbial processes beneficial for corals.

While my understanding of DOC is very, very limited it seems to me the issue of refractory DOCs building up in his system are going to cause issues at some point if no water changes done. It would be interesting to see yearly follow up videos.

Couple questions:
Considering how much faster sponges are at pulling stuff out of the water than bacteria, one question is what kind of cryptic sponge coverage is in the sump and behind the rocks?
Sanjey comments about pulling out a large mat of P. Grandes, how much and how often does he remove corals?

Beautiful tank and quite an accomplishment keeping it so long!
Dale F
Dale F - 7 years ago
Corals and Gem Tang are fabulous.
Dee From Brooklyn
Dee From Brooklyn - 7 years ago
He said it all when he said don't fight it. Trying to grow what you know you aren't prepared for. Great update.
MASS Aquariums
MASS Aquariums - 7 years ago
Dee From Brooklyn I want my 40 to be a no maintenance tank. I'm almost there
Mohammad Shaheen
Mohammad Shaheen - 7 years ago
don't like white nemo
LeeROBD
LeeROBD - 7 years ago
Mohammad Shaheen dont a be fish racist! just kidding lol
me either i just like natural/normal looking clowns myself.
urbanrat84
urbanrat84 - 7 years ago
Interesting. I can see organics floating around and algae on the glass but the colours of the corals and clarity of the water surprises me. I'd expect a brown soup by now. Wish you'd tested the water while you were there!
Anthony Novello
Anthony Novello - 7 years ago
OK so no water changes no skimmer ... how is CA and Alk kept ? any trace elements added ?
Brett Schneider
Brett Schneider - 7 years ago
Anthony Novello it’s a soft tank so cal and alk isn’t being used really
kevin helfrich
kevin helfrich - 7 years ago
No water changes and no skimmer? That's crazy. I don't see any method for nutrient export . Where do they go? I'd be curious to know what his levels of nitrate and phosphate are at.
Arie Did That
Arie Did That - 7 years ago
He prob doesn't overfeed his system, there for his beneficial bacteria and corals soak up enough nutrients to keep his tank stable.
Greego
Greego - 7 years ago
Man, Sanjay is just mystical like Cesar Millan. He makes this stuff looks so easy but you know 99% of us out there will never be able to run tanks like he does because he was somehow born with "the juice." Sanjay will be like "I just threw some water in this bucket and added some coral along with this dolphin and a light from Home Depot and now I got this museum-like aquarium." Do you even feed any of the animals in the bucket Sanjay? Sanjay: "Nope. I just pour some of this red wine in the bucket every other month and that's it."
Daniel Bolf
Daniel Bolf - 7 years ago
He has forgotten more about reef tanks than most of us will ever even know...
Frankie Daddy 89
Frankie Daddy 89 - 7 years ago
"This" is Great
John2891
John2891 - 7 years ago
thats hilarious.
Sean
Sean - 7 years ago
Take a look at what those gems are going for https://www.aquariumwarehouse.com.au/Buy/Gem-Tang/244

No thanks
raja lal
raja lal - 7 years ago
proud of u uncle im also indian and ihave a 5yrs old tank with same thinks in india .... #sanjay
YOUR DAD
YOUR DAD - 7 years ago
What happened to the chasing coral review???
420skidrow
420skidrow - 7 years ago
that big green zoa is called a protopalythia! i think. did he nip one for you? just curious
vikinglord13
vikinglord13 - 7 years ago
I'm amazed he doesn't do water changes.

I have only heard of this with people who have skimmers/ or filtration systems
Touli Loup
Touli Loup - 7 years ago
vikinglord13 with the jaubert method you don't need skimmer, however I doubt he is using that method here
Rosco's Reef with Scott
Rosco's Reef with Scott - 7 years ago
He does have gorgeous tanks. I met him at one of the swaps and it was so interesting just talking wth him. Great video.
jassimps
jassimps - 7 years ago
nice low maintenance softie tank and love that "don't fight your reef"
keanu r
keanu r - 7 years ago
Awesome tank!!!! I'm just starting a low to no maintenance saltwater invertebrates aquarium using sand, rock, water, and inverts from one of my favorite beaches on Hawaii island. Thanks for this amazing inspiration
T Surro
T Surro - 7 years ago
He's the man!!
Reeferdude DK
Reeferdude DK - 7 years ago
Love the softies
Reeferdude DK
Reeferdude DK - 7 years ago
FOWLR4NOW Maybe you're right. Just looked like the blackcap basslet :)
FOWLR4NOW
FOWLR4NOW - 7 years ago
Reeferdude DK That looks to me to just be an exceptionally colored (probably wild caught) orchid dottyback (P. fridmani)
Jairo Arguijo
Jairo Arguijo - 7 years ago
Sanjay is thuglife! need some of that wine!
Greego
Greego - 7 years ago
Lol.
Mohtashim Mobin
Mohtashim Mobin - 7 years ago
Whats are the led's, anyone know?
Reef Builders
Reef Builders - 7 years ago
EcoLamps
Essie S
Essie S - 7 years ago
Your videos always have the best music. Would you ever consider making a Spotify playlist?
Reef Builders
Reef Builders - 7 years ago
Not a bad idea, I'll look into it, I'm a Spotify power user!
MileHighReefers
MileHighReefers - 7 years ago
I love a softy reef!
Cube 29 Reef
Cube 29 Reef - 7 years ago
Would be nice to know what are the parameters of the tank, and if he adds any supplements.
Jashan Swaich
Jashan Swaich - 7 years ago
Sanjay rarely tests his water
SurvivalHorrorTV
SurvivalHorrorTV - 7 years ago
Ok, now put some sps in this tank and tell me they will survive without water changes or a skimmer. F'n lazy softie tank.
You mad Bro
You mad Bro - 7 years ago
SurvivalHorrorTV naw you mad bro. Honestly who gives a fuck why waste your time complaining and go get some work done mate. Cheers
ericr530
ericr530 - 7 years ago
Dinesh Raj Methuku If you're referring to me as one who needs "pity" , save your breath. I've heard of Joshi, his good friend Mike Pilleta and Julian Sprung many times over,watched many videos on them and read more than a few articles published by them. Like I said , I've been reefing for over 10 years and I kept freshwater aquariums 20 years before that. So I am hardly some "neophyte " in the hobby.

With that said, although I dont claim to be an expert and certainly don't have the breadth of experience as these individuals, I don't agree with some current "trends" in te hobby such as "no water changes" or " you need some "nitrates and phosphates in your system"-no you do not! These are pollutants, not coral foods. They also fuel problem algae growth. I also don't believe you need every additive under the sun either.
ericr530
ericr530 - 7 years ago
LAking-1 Ok no prob. The OP comment kinda irratated me. Thanks for the clarification.
LAking-1
LAking-1 - 7 years ago
ericr530 I'm talking to the guy trying to tell people to spend money on unnecessary, expensive equipment just because everyone else is? Everyone has a different way of doing things and a different opinion of what nice is. Like me I prefer soft corals and LPS over sps and also run a tank with no sump or skimmer and agree with you keeping up on water changes is a must.
ericr530
ericr530 - 7 years ago
LAking-1 Who are you talking to?... Reread my post above. BTW, I'm currently keeping a soft coral tank with no skimmer.
LAking-1
LAking-1 - 7 years ago
BTW he DID mention in the video he only puts in corals in the tank he knows would do well and survive ie soft easy to care for corals ie no sps.
LAking-1
LAking-1 - 7 years ago
How bow he does whatever the hell setup he wants to do and enjoys the hobby the way HE wants, how bow dah? How does the way someone sets up their reef for them to enjoy affect you?
ericr530
ericr530 - 7 years ago
Nah beautiful. As long as you can maintain proper Alk and Ca, SPS corals to me are easier than softies, at least in my experience.  I find easier to keep a clean tank than dirty one. Every dickhead is growing Acros these days, it's getting more rare to see a really pretty dedicated softies tank.  Softies are fairly forgiving of water quality but they are very finicky with lighting and flow and they grow notoriously slow under leds.  With all due respect, I'm gonna have to depart with Sanjay on the no water changes thing.  In my 10+ years of reefing experience,  except when cycling a tank, I have yet to see any good from prolonging a water change, even for less demanding soft coral tanks.
SurvivalHorrorTV
SurvivalHorrorTV - 7 years ago
nope, I just see all these "no skimmer, no water change" claims, and every time it's a tank full of soft junk corals. how bow, not be a lazy bastard and do some water changes, and spend some money on equipment, like everyone else in the hobby does.
You mad Bro
You mad Bro - 7 years ago
SurvivalHorrorTV salty bro?
Reefer 525XL
Reefer 525XL - 7 years ago
When can we expect to see the JUMBO REEF :)
Reefer 525XL
Reefer 525XL - 7 years ago
Can you be more specific!!! lol
Reef Builders
Reef Builders - 7 years ago
Soon ;-)
Antony Marshall
Antony Marshall - 7 years ago
any idea what his nitrates were.
Mike D
Mike D - 7 years ago
Wow .. 5 years without a water change and no poly filter or anything? Guess you need to do the basic water change/filter system for at least 18 years then it can go maintenance free haha. Nice
Mike B
Mike B - 7 years ago
one of the nicest tanks I had was a 120g soft coral (and RBTA) tank, it did have a skimmer (but a very cheap one) but yeah it was one of those water change every other year if I could be bothered to get to it type of things. Had dwarf angels in it, all the mean fish (not predator ones just mean), and it ran great. Unfortunately dumbass me did a live experiment on how torque works and snapped the back pane of glass. But it did manage to get into a UK aquarium magazine so I'm happy about that :D
Rico's Reeftank
Rico's Reeftank - 7 years ago
Another great video! keep up the good work.
roy van dalfsen
roy van dalfsen - 7 years ago
gotta love cespitularia!
E Stepz
E Stepz - 7 years ago
Amazing how simple it is set up and thriving! My hero!
MASS Aquariums
MASS Aquariums - 7 years ago
Kurt Scoville
Kurt Scoville - 7 years ago
So no dosing of anything?
Luke Denton
Luke Denton - 7 years ago
Kurt Scoville with this you would still need to dose as fish and inverts still require calcium mg kh and so on the best thing I'd say to use is reef complete by seachem I think it is
Kurt Scoville
Kurt Scoville - 7 years ago
iANN Hooo right I understand about the big 3 not being needed but what about major and minor trace elements.
iANN Hooo
iANN Hooo - 7 years ago
those are soft corals, so dosing ca mg..etc. not required. i think this tank is running nature system.

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CoralFish12g
CoralFish12g - 7 years ago
I spy a Scarlett Johansson & Shaun White!
nodrules2
nodrules2 - 7 years ago
CoralFish12g So Sanjay stole your fish and your current clowns are fakes. God level deception, well done.
gord oland
gord oland - 7 years ago
Sanjay causally sipping wine. I love it. Next time he should wear one of those burgundy velvet smoking jackets while puffing on a pipe. :D
Karthik Krishnamurthy
Karthik Krishnamurthy - 7 years ago
that's perfect........
pelphrey
pelphrey - 7 years ago
Great video! Very interesting to have a sump and nothing in it! haha How is it possible to sustain a viable reef without adding elements to the reef since there are no water changed being performed?
Ed Stack
Ed Stack - 7 years ago
I follow these guys on Twitter. Awesome
Ed Stack
Ed Stack - 7 years ago
(I love this hobby)
mh94
mh94 - 7 years ago
Very cool. How does the tank get by with no nutrient export? Bacteria breaks detritus down to nitrate, but what then? I think I have read that DSB may harbour anaerobic bacteria which completes the nutrient cycle but I don't know too much about this and it doesn't look like he has that much sand in there anyway. Could anyone explain this to me? Not like a planted tank where the plants use the waste and can't see any algae in there. And aren't there some parameters that soft corals would still deplete and therefore need replaced, e.g calcium (although slowly but surely not 5 years slowly)? Wonder what his parameters would be. Awesome tank.
alan .strickland
alan .strickland - 7 years ago
mh94 a softy tank like Sanjays has a lot in common with a planted tank, the soft corals take up nitrates and phosphates and it is why softy tanks are sometimes referred to wrongly as dirty tanks , If you changed the parameters to what is more common in an sps tank a lot of those beautiful corals would either melt away or at best stop growing through lack of nutrients .
Ive used soft corals in the same way macro algae is used and it can be very successful it just takes time to find a balance of nutrients in to coral growth and i just used very small amounts of kalk in the top off occasionally to keep up with minimal depletion of calcium/alk/magnesium.
I think its time people took a fresh look at softy tanks as the movement and flow in them is really quite beautiful and a change from the static colourful stick approach ;)
dfaik
dfaik - 7 years ago
Nitrogen should just cycle out (live rock, sand etc). That part makes sense to me (very low fish stock).
Don't get how he gets the phosphate out. My suspicion is he doses something and is using GFO for phosphate removal. Also suspect if he leaves a tang in there for long he'll need to do something more than that, as they eat and poo a lot!
Java02
Java02 - 7 years ago
mh94 23 years he has solid bacteria. Tops off with pure water and tests for Alk.
Joe Stotz
Joe Stotz - 7 years ago
Good video Jake thank you for all the info keep it up!
relax u u
relax u u - 7 years ago
no skimmer, no whater changes and no acroporas
Reef Builders
Reef Builders - 7 years ago
Touché!
FeedThatReefAddiction
FeedThatReefAddiction - 7 years ago
Some nice softies in there
OG`s Fishroom
OG`s Fishroom - 7 years ago
nice
samuel lee
samuel lee - 7 years ago
shit, how is this a nano. LOL . THought this is an average guy's reef tank size.
Reef Builders
Reef Builders - 7 years ago
When this tank was setup, back in the 90s, this was a full-on "Mini Reef" - I consider 29 gallon the cutoff for nano, and you'll notice I did call this a large nano in the video.
Rae's Aquaria
Rae's Aquaria - 7 years ago
UGH. I'm just a freshwater scrub who's meticulously planning their first reef tank and all of these beautiful tanks have me foaming at the mouth to get started!
Rae's Aquaria
Rae's Aquaria - 7 years ago
It's funny that you mention the 170 because I'm probably grabbing the MAX E-170. Thanks for all the help, everyone!
AusReef Guy
AusReef Guy - 7 years ago
reefer 170 would be an even better starting point :)
more water + sump = more stability & more possibilities to make your tank easier to care for and maintain such as in sump refugium, algae scrubber, marine pure, GFO etc etc .. whatever decision you make good luck !, ive subbed your channel make sure to put a few videos up of it once its up and running !
Carlos Pina
Carlos Pina - 7 years ago
Nice!You should check out Nano-Reef.com there's some really awesome IM Nuvo 10&20 on the site.Goodluck btw you've got a cool channel, seeing your tanks makes me want to start a bunch of freshwater tanks.
Rae's Aquaria
Rae's Aquaria - 7 years ago
That's exactly what I'm looking at! I'll probably go with a IM Nuvo Fusion once BRS restocks their starter kits. Either that or a Red Sea MAX Nano.
Mike Enns
Mike Enns - 7 years ago
Rae's Aquaria sameeee haha good luck
Carlos Pina
Carlos Pina - 7 years ago
Remember +rae's aquaria the simple the better.I would high recommend going with an AIO in the beginning and once you find your mojo move on to tanks with sumps.
Rae's Aquaria
Rae's Aquaria - 7 years ago
mitchee OG Thanks for the advice! I will definitely check out your build! And I think you're right: a smaller tank would be absurd. I'm a glutton for punishment but I don't think I'd enjoy my tank as much if it was smaller and could crash at any minute. I never planned on having fish but, now that so many great species are being aquacultured, I feel like it'd be a missed opportunity not to. Happy reefing!
AusReef Guy
AusReef Guy - 7 years ago
also a 30g would open up more options for fish, as anything smaller and youd be quite limited really lol
this might come in handy;
http://www.thereeftank.com/forums/f181/tank-sized-fish-list-fish-stock-guide-212071.html
AusReef Guy
AusReef Guy - 7 years ago
haha yeah i know what you mean, been there done that lol, and if i were you id go with atleast a 30 gallon, smaller tanks a lot of things can go wrong fairly quickly, little things you wouldnt even think would go wrong for example on my tank since the skimmer has been going nuts it has been having minor splashing in my sump which caused the salinity to drop to 1.020 which is no big deal easily fixed and all .. but imagine if it was a 13.5g tank stocked with coral etc ? it'd be alot of uneccessary stress and possibly game over .. so yeah bit of food for thought, and yeah i have been documenting my build on The Reef Tank, have a look here if your interested: http://www.thereeftank.com/forums/f6/minireef-120-build-thread-getting-there-slowly-265074-4.html

wil be updating tomorrow and again in a week or two after that, you should consider doing a build thread once yours is coming together !, PEACE and good luck !
Rae's Aquaria
Rae's Aquaria - 7 years ago
Thanks for the encouragement! I've got a spreadsheet list of equipment that is constantly evolving
AusReef Guy
AusReef Guy - 7 years ago
awesome good luck with it !!, just dont rush into it and do lots and lots of research beforehand and im sure youll do fine, im one week off my cycle completing on my first reef tank .. ticking the days off lol .. good luck
nodrules2
nodrules2 - 7 years ago
This nigga is puttin yall in your proper place.
dwpetty3723
dwpetty3723 - 7 years ago
No tank is zero maintenance!
Essie S
Essie S - 7 years ago
dwpetty3723 I think we all understand that. It's hyperbole.
Tetrapod
Tetrapod - 7 years ago
so cool, nice video!
NW Marine62
NW Marine62 - 7 years ago
Nice preview Jake of a pretty spectacular low maintenance Reef.
JJ Aquariums
JJ Aquariums - 7 years ago
5 years my dude
DC Reefer
DC Reefer - 7 years ago
I want that Gem Tang
Ahmed Rasoul
Ahmed Rasoul - 7 years ago
Am very excited to see the big one
Eddy Ortiz
Eddy Ortiz - 7 years ago
He's created his little ocean.I can't believe how healthy and beautiful this tank is.The large reef at the end is mind blowing.Can't wait to see.
megatron
megatron - 7 years ago
tang police where yall at?
NaturalQueen11
NaturalQueen11 - 7 years ago
Ngọt TV lol
Wael Binali
Wael Binali - 7 years ago
It's a baby and only being conditioned in there before he puts it in the big tank.
Eber Orellana
Eber Orellana - 7 years ago
Ngọt TV I think it's still a baby tang and he did say he just puts fish in there to get them situated. he will probably move it to the main tank when it gets bigger.
lumbeejerk
lumbeejerk - 7 years ago
my hero

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