Absolutely one the nicest cichlid tank/sump setups on you tube! Thank you for sharing!

I have yet to decide if the fish, the custom background, or that “fantabulous” sump is the main attraction. Good Lord, you've certainly sewed a LOT of love into that bad boy. I'll have to watch this entire upload multiple times to take in all the highlights. You, sir, are an artist... precisely the kind I'm always inspired by🙏🏾.

@Jetblink619

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words, it is definitely one of my pride and joys!

The top best African Cichlid set up I have seen so for.....nice...

Awesome set up! Beautiful tank!

This is awesome one of the best I’ve seen thanks for sharing!!

I love this setup, especially the bar canopy and the sump display. Awesome job!

@Jetblink619

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

A beautiful collection. My son loves this tank

Looking really slick, loving those glass sump doors.

@Jetblink619

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I figured I might as well be able to view the sump as well since I put so much effort into it!

So beautiful to see thank you!

Sweet setup .

Awesome setup man!

your tank is my dream tank good job man 👍👍

my oh my bro !! awesome

Very nice I’ve loved watching this thank progress. I really think you should expand the aquapanics section The Paphos is going to look great going up over the wall but that whole aroid family of plants is huge and you really could do something spectacular with it and I think the two tight together fantastically I’m planning something myself because the plants and the fish are the two passions in my life keep up the good work can’t wait to see more👍

@Jetblink619

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thanks man for your support. I will most likely be expanding the plants with a lattice running up the wall but haven’t decided yet. There will be new videos to come here next week

Impressive

Still a stellar tank, your sump was one of the reasons for me going K2 media. To each his own I guess. You definitely have the best setup so far. keep it up bro!

@Jetblink619

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man I appreciate that! Every system is different of course and I think it’s worth me giving this marine pure shot. Should be good, we’ll see how it goes.

@sgtbehrens

3 жыл бұрын

@@Jetblink619 for sure, maybe mark a 6 month review on how its going??? be interesting to see

@Jetblink619

3 жыл бұрын

@@sgtbehrens yeah I will for sure. I certainly welcome the dead silence of the tank/sump now after removing the K1, and not having to run an extra pump/electricity is nice.

Bruh your tank and set up is fire...my KZread channel is coming soon I’ll keep you posted

Nice video friend 😊❤️

300 is looking better every video. Probably the cleanest sump set up I’ve seen. Can’t wait to see what’s next. Also when did you swap out the moving bed?

@winstonpratt604

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I'm like no k media huh....??? Lol

My favourite tank and set up on youtube. What is your water temperature and doesn't your constant drip going to cool the water. Also you mention in a previous video comment that you feed 2 tablespoons per day. Would you mind measuring that in grams? Thanks so much for this update and overview. I'm working on a very simple nitrate filter design. I hope you have a lock on that panel to prevent any accidental missile launch!

@Jetblink619

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. There is such a high volume of water that the constant drip system although colder than the 75° tank temperature has little effect really.. Tank temperature always remains steady within half a degree at all times

I have a 300g tank being built as we speak, and your video just set the bar for what I want in a tank system! What are the chances of me flying you out to help me re-create your setup???

Damn dude

Bro the tank looks awesome , can you pls suggest me the cichlids that you used in your 300g tank.planning to setup one.

New subscriber here!! The tanks are looking awesome. Are you currently making 3D backgrounds for customers?

@Jetblink619

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, I appreciate it! Unfortunately no I am not making 3-D backgrounds right now. They are just extremely time-consuming and labor-intensive and I just don’t have the extra time to do them right now between work and family.

Love your beautiful fish and tank? Are you planning to add more tanks to the room?

@Jetblink619

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I have another large tank (saltwater) in another room around the corner, and 15 tanks in the basement fish room.

inspirational setup! Do you think you could get away with no water changes if you didn't have the auto top off water? or what about if you didn't have the aquaponics? I'm wondering which of the 2 is more effective at keeping the nitrates down, aquaponics or autowater topoff

@Jetblink619

Жыл бұрын

I like to have both. My pothos are growing rapidly which leads me to believe they are yelling their fair share of nitrates out. The constant drip system (auto water change) is vital in my opinion. The pothos would never be able to keep up with the amount that I have, so it’s a symbiotic relationship.

just saw that you removed all the k1. are these blocks any good? was actually thinking of removing my k1 too as it was getting abit noisy

One of the most hightech freshwater setupsI have seen.How is the Jebao Wavemaker doing? Have you seen the newer Jebao Cross Flows MCP series that come with an LCD display?

@Jetblink619

3 жыл бұрын

The Jebao pumps have been great! I have a few of those style on a few tanks and all are excellent. Yes I am very familiar with the MCP pumps, and their new Smart DC pump as well. You will see them on a new large tank project I am working on that will be coming to the channel.

@coolermaster

3 жыл бұрын

@@Jetblink619 Bro I can't wait for you to give a review on the Jebao Cross Flow MCP pump. I am geeking over the lcd screen of that Jebao wave maker 😂

I think i like the sump/setup more than the tank and fishes 😅

How does the water goes to the tank from the uv 🤔

Probably in the top 5 pea and hap setups in the whole US 🇺🇸🤣😂

What is the biggest factor to get such crystal clear water, mine is a bit hazy but i have 36w UV sterilizer and i suspect my return pump isnt flowing enough for my 300 gallon tank, would you guess it could be due to too slow turnover of the water?

@Jetblink619

3 жыл бұрын

Hazy water can be caused by a handful of things. If it is hazy….like cloudy looking and not particles floating around, could bean issue with not enough beneficial bacteria, often seen on newer set up tanks. Can be caused by insufficient biological filter media, or too many water changes. I wouldn’t worry about flow too much, I believe quality filtration is better than quantity (flow). As long as your tank is turning over around 3 times an hours it’s fine.

Am going to do same as you and take out substrate and not add any buffer etc have nothing but trouble with flashing

@Jetblink619

3 жыл бұрын

I have substrate in the tank, black sand. That said, I do not add any buffers whatsoever. My pH is only around 7.3/ 7.4 at best. I do not ever chase water parameters or try to make them what most think they should be. I just keep my water stable, been doing it this way for 25 years now with African cichlids and it has proved to be flawless with phenomenal results for me. 👍👍

@andrewgetty9478

3 жыл бұрын

@@Jetblink619 yea well my ph is the same out of tap will it be a shock to the coming for 8.0 to 7.2 ??

@Jetblink619

3 жыл бұрын

@@andrewgetty9478 If you are planning to go that route… Like I did, I would suggest lowering it over a two-week period of time. That’s just what I would do. Lower it slowly to not cause added stress. I’m sure I could easily be done over the time span of one week but I would baby it and do it over two

@andrewgetty9478

3 жыл бұрын

@@Jetblink619 ok will do al start with doing water change and not adding buffers then next week al suck all crushed coral out I have black background so not sure about black sand to dark ??

@Jetblink619

3 жыл бұрын

@@andrewgetty9478 All of my tanks that do not have 3-D backgrounds have black backgrounds with black sand. Really makes the colors of the fish pop and in my opinion just looks plain awesome. All of the tanks in my fish room have black sand and I love the look

Does the power head help circulate water in marine pure block chamber? I converted reef sump to fresh but I just got brand new sump (trigger 39), I don’t want to make any battle, does it still work for fresh? ( I understand that fresh sump water flow should go up and down) thank u

@Jetblink619

3 жыл бұрын

Yes absolutely works

@QuangNguyen-uc1om

3 жыл бұрын

@@Jetblink619 thank u so much. ur set up looks amazing. Please keep update more video.

Have you ever tried not dripping water into the sump 24/7 for a week or two and test out the Nitrate and Phosphate to see the readings? Might be able to save on water bills if the readings are very low or zero.

@Jetblink619

3 жыл бұрын

Our water is so cheap here that I just run it all the time. I should do that just to see what the difference is in Nitrate levels though, I’d be curious.

@cannondale97

3 жыл бұрын

@@Jetblink619 You're very lucky to have cheap water supplies. Here in my country, the water supply is quite expensive and because of climate change and pollution, water is getting more and more of a precious resource around the world. It would be great if you can do an experiment to see how much of the nitrates and phosphates is being pulled out by the plants

How do you negate ammonia levels on incoming water via drip system? Does the three stage sediment filter take care of it with the stock sediment and carbon filters, or do you use something specific?

@Jetblink619

3 жыл бұрын

There is no ammonia coming in on the tap water. Chlorine is taken care of by two fine micron carbon filters 👍

@Ray-br1qh

3 жыл бұрын

@@Jetblink619 Can you share the chamber dimensions on your 75g sump? I assume you used glass throughout the build.

@Ray-br1qh

3 жыл бұрын

@@Jetblink619 Also, is the sump 18x21x48 75g tank or a different size? Thanks again!

Can I ask, how do you re-mineralise the water if your using a constant drip through the RO and haven't done a water change in over a year?

@Jetblink619

3 жыл бұрын

It is not RO water, the system does not have a reverse osmosis membrane on it therefore it is not stripping minerals. It simply has one sediment filter and two different micron carbon blocks. Correct, no water changes in a year now and perfect water parameters. 👍

@EBSELPROAUDIO

3 жыл бұрын

@@Jetblink619 OK Thanks

Looks to me that the sump is too full. Isn't it gonna overflow if u lose power ?

@Jetblink619

3 жыл бұрын

We have a whole house automatic Gas generator that kicks on if we lose power so power loss is never a concern. Water would simply drain via the the constant drip drain and never overflow the sump. On top of that, the check valve on the return immediately stops water from the return pipes, and the drain pipes have a quick symphony break if I were to turn the main pump off manually. I built this system with a minimum of triple redundancy on all areas

what's the name of the blue and pink peacock?

@Jetblink619

3 жыл бұрын

Not sure which one you are referring to exactly.

👍🇸🇪😎💕

What does it cost you in a year to maintain your tank I'm thinking about getting a 300g as my next tank

@Jetblink619

3 жыл бұрын

With the way I have this tank setup there is very little to no maintenance. That said, just the cost of electricity to run the system and water with the constant drip system. A very minimal addition to my utility bills.

@bryanking953

3 жыл бұрын

@@Jetblink619 ok thanks alot keep the great videos coming

Still using the 12k leds?

@Jetblink619

2 жыл бұрын

Yes indeed. May be switching substrate over to white aragonite and possibly trying out 20K LEDs to see what it looks like. More blue in color, but the 12k are amazing.

How many fish is in there ?

@Jetblink619

3 жыл бұрын

Not enough....

What brand of food do you use?

@Jetblink619

2 жыл бұрын

New Life Spectrum, Northfin (3 different types), and Xtreme

@CurieBohr

2 жыл бұрын

@@Jetblink619 Those are the three I keep hearing about. Maybe best to buy all three brands and mix it up. Thanks for the reply. Your tank is an inspiration.

How much is the whole set up cost

@Jetblink619

3 жыл бұрын

Great question, since the majority of this set up I built from scratch and DIY, it’s hard to put a price on it. I’d say easily $10k after the stuff I see at my LFS.

@29957fred

3 жыл бұрын

@@Jetblink619 10k OMGGGGG

Boy all I see when I look at that sump is $$$$$ lol

@Jetblink619

3 жыл бұрын

Gotta pay to play 😝

@winstonpratt604

3 жыл бұрын

@@Jetblink619 specifically the clarisea rolls 👌😎😋😌

@winstonpratt604

3 жыл бұрын

@@Jetblink619 why did you ditch the moving bed k setup....???

@Jetblink619

3 жыл бұрын

@@winstonpratt604 yes indeed

@Jetblink619

3 жыл бұрын

@@winstonpratt604 Long story short, come to find out it doesn’t hold nearly the beneficial bacteria that simply one marine pure block holds. Not even close. Not only that but by getting rid of the K1 media I cut down on a pump and noise of the media hitting the glass. I changed over my 120 gallon tank and the fish room as well

Not a fuull time job eith some decent canisters

@Jetblink619

2 жыл бұрын

No maintenance required on this tank. With the auto water change system this tank has been running itself flawlessly for over a year now.. thanks for watching!