A Year Ago I Set Up a Shallow Reef Tank and This happened
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It's been one year since I set up my shallow reef tank. Let's see what happened during the first year. Did we lose fish and coral? And how are they doing now? Let's see some coral growth!
Shallow reef tank no skimmer update. This reef aquarium holds soft corals, lps corals and sps corals and was set up without a skimmer or any other reef aquarium filtration. It's been twelve months since setting up the aquarium.
I had to deal with Green Hair Algae issues, Red Cyanobacteria, Flatworms and so much more.
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🔲 40 Gallon Shallow Reef Tank
Reef Tank Setup: Optic White Rimless Aquarium by ILA
Reef Tank Filtration System: None - No Sump - No Skimmer
Reef Tank Lighting: Red Sea Reef LED 90
Reef Tank Maintenance: Once a week
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⏰ Video Chapters
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0:00 - Shallow Reef Tank: Then vs. Now
0:22 - Placing a Foam Mat
0:37 - Placing the Aquarium
0:55 - Building an Aquascape
1:41 - Adding Sand to the Aquarium
1:59 - Filling the Aquarium with Natural Sea Water
2:31 - The First Coral Frags
2:57 - Live Coral Unboxing
3:17 - Gluing Coral to Reef Rock
3:44 - Making a Zoanthid Garden
4:45 - Flatworm Outbreak in Reef Tank
5:05 - Hermit Crabs
5:45 - Tridacna Clam
6:12 - Coral Growth in Reef Tank
7:05 - Christmas Tree Worm Rock
7:54 - Euphyllia Garden in Reef Aquarium
8:54 - Euphyllias Start Dying: Bacterial Infection
9:20 - Green Hair Algae Fase in Reef Tank
9:38 - Feeding Corals and Aquarium Fish
10:00 - Reef LED Light Stopped Working
11:17 - Today we Celebrate One Year
#Reeftank #Aquarium #Coral
Пікірлер: 187
*What are some challenges you've faced with your reef tank? 🤔*
@aquaticworlds8243
2 жыл бұрын
Non I only have freshwater🤣
@JA45too
2 жыл бұрын
Bristleworms, Cyanobacteria, lighting when I first started and aiptasia 😮💨 it’s all good now so phew 😅
@mruuu3230
2 жыл бұрын
Cyanoooo
@JA45too
2 жыл бұрын
@@mruuu3230 i know, it’s so annoying. Takes a lot to get rid of when it starts
@bubblenugget7770
2 жыл бұрын
marine velvet. wiped out all my fish as i couldn’t find proper medication where i live.
So beautiful! I can tell you really love it all, because I can barely guess the time and effort that it must take to maintain and deal with any issues. A few years ago we got a regular fish tank with fish for our boys and even that was so much work! I never realized how much work even a simple tank takes to maintain.
Happy one year dude. The tank looks amazing. Im in love with this whole shallow reef movement in the hobby.
@anythingunderthesun9536
Жыл бұрын
yea same here... wanted to start one also but i would like to know the latest update as of 2023
Thank you for being who you are.
Wow, what a beautiful reef you've created! Very interesting to see the progression-thank you for sharing.
@DannysAquariums
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
A beautiful and well executed video of a reef tank. Definitely an inspiration, that's for sure 😊👌
sooo stunning! i cant believe that shrimp murdered the clam it was so pretty!
@DannysAquariums
2 жыл бұрын
I know right!! I should get rid of the shrimp and get a new clam. They look so nice!
This is so cool 😎 🤩. I remember when you set this up. Didn’t expect anything like this at all. 🤩 Keep up the amazing work
@DannysAquariums
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much 😁
@JA45too
2 жыл бұрын
You deserve it 😃
Holy moley Danny... this popped up in my YT reccomended list and all i can say is WOW! You're going to grow in subs enormously I imagine over the next few months. Good luck...
always impresses me to see simple setups thriving... heater and dosing and lights and that's it. just maintain water quality and clarity through water changes and a decent clean up crew. no need for massively complex sump setups. Admittedly it helps with a low bio load, but I love a focus on corals. I'm so tempted to replicate this.
@davidmurphy4672
2 жыл бұрын
I am running a smaller system and never ending algae issues haha. Cyano is a pain.
You did an awesome job on all your tanks.
The euphyllias died because your tank was too early in its microbiome development. I think there is a point in the tank's microbiome development cycle where there is an abundance of bacteria that is harmful to euphyllia, and/or a lack of beneficial bacteria to out-compete the harmful bacteria. We don't know enough about reef microbiomes to understand what exactly is happening here, but the advice to wait 3-6 months before adding LPS and SPS isn't without merit.
@Meilingsueyoung
10 ай бұрын
Cap
Really is awesome and the music compliments the video so well.....Nice job 👌
Really like this tank. I have been following. I don't remember seeing how you finally beat the bacteria infections.
absolutely stunning
This is the nicest and simplest no sump no skimmer shallow reef tank I see on KZread. Awesome job! I will have mine set up exactly like what you have. LoL
@DannysAquariums
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome, thank you!
@sportsallday4453
2 жыл бұрын
@@DannysAquariums are you going to add ato to your system?
Starting allready now with saltwater.. Great inspiration u are 🙌💪
Amaazing. I am mesmerised.
What a rollercoaster ride.. I'm both inspired to start a tank and reminded why I don't have one lol. :D Your tanks look great though. Thanks for the vids.
Thanks danny for yours videos! I’m watching you from France! 😀 and i’m a big fan form your work! Congratulation! Watching your video it’s a real pleasur and morte helpful when i’m insomniac! Dam’ it’s so realaxing! 😄
Absolutely beautiful …. inspirational.
@DannysAquariums
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
well, this is stunning! congratz, Danny. Living by the sea helps indeed for the water change. I'm just wondering..since u had a lot of algae issues and bacterial infections to your corals, isn't cause maybe the bacteria are coming from the seawater?
So beautiful
I really like the colors it has almost like a neon lighting
I had a few saltwater tanks back in the early 90’s. Technology has changed so much since then. I would really like to give it a try again but I just can’t make myself invest the money needed knowing there is a risk of one little issue causing a catastrophic and expensive loss.
He deserves a thumbs up not a thumbs down
Great video dude.
Can u do a video or something of all the supply’s that are needed and what you used to start an aquarium like this, I think a lot of us would very much like that
Cool!
Never thought this could be possible without filter and skimmer.
@DannysAquariums
Жыл бұрын
The tank is currently 2.5 years old, check out some recent videos. 😉
Prachtig ❤️
Thanks, I never did know what happened with the clam. He just sort of disappeared from your videos one day, and it was never really explained what happened to him.
@DannysAquariums
2 жыл бұрын
Yup, it was so sad to see it happen. It was doing great, and then while I was observing the tank they started attacking it out of nowhere.
@pocobull
2 жыл бұрын
@@DannysAquariums good reminder that the animal kingdom isn't a Disney film.
@l.mcmanus3983
2 жыл бұрын
I never knew shrimp could be a danger to a clam!!
About to start a 150cm long tank just like this. Love the simplicity. Where did you get your stands? They are quite nice.
Wow, great :)
Do you filter the tank or just flow and live rock. Stunning
awesome
Half-wondering which shop it was where you bought those high-end Euphyllias as I hope this will not happen to me too....Beautiful tank and I know there are some people in the Netherlands guessing your sand can't look this neatly white;)
OK, now I want one of these. Time to start the research...
@DannysAquariums
2 жыл бұрын
Research is key! 🔑
@rapid13
2 жыл бұрын
@@DannysAquariums Where should I start?
bellissimo video , sei il migliore , anche io 10% ogni settimana con acqua di mare
Looking great! Question: I've wondered several times why you wouldn't just flip the foam mat, easier to deal with the roll curve; are the sides perhaps different?
@DannysAquariums
2 жыл бұрын
Because I'm stubborn haha! :D
Really love it! Could you please tell me how deep is your shallow tank? 50cm? Thanks!
It's cool bro.
Hey Danny, Think I read somewhere that you use natural seawater in your tanks. Do you treat it with something before you use it? I'm living close to the sea and am thinking of setting up a reef tank and that would make things a bit easier if I could use water from the sea..
Love the shallow tank! I have flat worms now in my tank. What did you do to get rid of them? Do the hermit crabs eat flat worms?
Would you provide a cost breakdown on this tank? It's beautiful.
@TheKruxed
2 жыл бұрын
About £1000
@slavicboy6796
2 жыл бұрын
@@TheKruxed yeah maybe less but with good filtration about 1000
@DannysAquariums
2 жыл бұрын
@@TheKruxed LOL! I wish. Just the tank and equipment… ready to be cycled cost about 2-2.5K. There’s about 600 worth of fish and inverts in there and a few grand worth of coral.
@TheKruxed
2 жыл бұрын
@@DannysAquariums Jesus where are you getting that? that exact tank and light is £700
@davidmurphy4672
2 жыл бұрын
@@TheKruxed My nano 20 gallon cost about 1000$ to get running. 20 gallon novo tank 300$ for the tank, 1 ai prime light ( light and mount 300$ with taxes), 125 watt heater because of temperature swings (25$). Heater controller to keep temperature more accurate 25$. Four dosing pumps 125$. 20lb bag of live sand special grade, 15lbs of rock, 150$ for a skimmer to help keep the tank clean, 75$ for UV sterilizer to prevent fish diseases. If you want to make your own salt water you need RODI unit 125$. Fish store sell over priced water. Need frozen fish food, and coral food 15$ a month. Electricity costs an extra 20$ a month. 50$ worth of salt a year for cheapest brand. Test kits a huge thing you need expect to spend about 100$ a year on that the first year. Also need back up heater, and pump or they will die an extra 150$. Heaters do break and than everything will die. If your powerhead is not connected to a backup battery expect everything to die. No water movement will kill coral and fish. They run out of oxygen without it. Test kits are mandatory because too much of any element they will die and too little they will all die as well except the fish. Well Nitrates over 50 can kill fish. I run a backup battery for my tank costs 300$ and it lasts 3 days. Also need power heads to move the water around to create currents 50$. Than you got a tank with a 20$ Nemo.
I got a single head green tip torch, it’s fully opened up but the tentacles are only like 2cm long, really want them to look like any of yours, do you think they will get longer as it gets more heads. Only had it for a month so far
how do you only have 77k you have amazing content
@DannysAquariums
Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! :D
i want that exact tank i looked everywhere for it and cant find it i fr need that tank and how much was it i love this vid its so beautiful seeing sea life
Great Effort Man, Congrats
when i first saw this i was like" seems pretty normal" then I looked at the description an realized this is a no filter tank
are you putting foam in thtankj under the rocks. what i the glue are you glueing live coral
beautiful~ how to remove surface flim?
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What kind of filtration u use on this tank...?? This tank is beautifull...
nice
Danny! for the last 2 weeks i have been absorbing forums, google and youtube on the topic of saltwater aquariums, and i soo much want one. i have a freshwater cube for a year, and want to graduate to saltwater... love your videos and all... but please indulge my curiosity and tell us how this works: Reef Tank Filtration System: None - No Sump - No Skimmer i.... how...i understand no skimmer... but no sumpfiltration... no filtration at all? please tell us more on that approach!
@JT7POV
2 жыл бұрын
it would be nice to have more information or a video dedicated only to this .. for example the water is directly taken from the sea? I didn't know it was okay .. sure it could make sense .. but I never thought about it .. I thought it was normal water with added salt
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Danny these are some treuly wonderful videos and they are really relaxing. i do wonder though why gleu the coral though isnt that something i naturely could do?
@l.mcmanus3983
2 жыл бұрын
I am not an expert but here is what I think. Coral do attach on their own, but only at the very beginning of their lives. After they settle down, that is it. They stay where they are. That is why they are growing on a small base. Glueing the base allows for exact and artistic placement. They the coral can grow and spread. .
@ayla7318
2 жыл бұрын
@@l.mcmanus3983 now that you mention it fair point i had not thought off that thanks
What lights u had before you bought the red sea ones?
Hey, do you use any sort of chiller to keep your waters cool? I noticed there's a heater, so I was just wondering if your room temperature is cool enough to keep the corals in good shape.
@RoroNYQ
2 жыл бұрын
Hey, I've been looking into it as well. Most reef youtubers dont because they dont have to. I live in Malaysia as humid and as hot we have it here, chillers are the only way to go unless you have a 24hour cool room.
how did you stop the bacterial infection going through the tank please?
A reef tank is like keeping up with a garden
Subbed and liked. Great reef tank. How is your filtration and parameters, water change…your secret of success? Thanks
@DannysAquariums
2 жыл бұрын
There is no filtration or water testing (so I don’t know my parameters), bi-weekly water change of about 10%! 😉
What intensity do you have the ReefLED 90s set at? I have 50s over my 30 long and i’m trying to dial it in
@DannysAquariums
2 жыл бұрын
70% white and 55% blue!
Hey man just asking. Do you aclimate your corals?
man i love euphyllia
@DannysAquariums
2 жыл бұрын
Me too, but I doubt I'll buy new ones now. It's soooo frustrating to see them dying out of nowhere.
What is the glue you are using at 3:23?
How you get the natural sea water? Do you live next to the coast?
Hey, are you happy with your Red Sea Lighting or woud you go a different route today?
Great tank. Maybe it's a stupid question, but nevertheless. How do you make the sand so clean?
@DannysAquariums
2 жыл бұрын
When I do a water change, I gravel vac the sand. There's also a sandsifting starfish in there.
what were the other fish you added? I couldn't see any.
Bro I'm also using sea water do i want to add any chemicals or nothing
Just out of curiosity, how much did the full set-up cost you? Love the colors!
Do you have filters aside from the corals?
@DannysAquariums
2 жыл бұрын
No filters, not necessary.
what's your filtration setup? I didn't see any
nc tank. but can u show us how's the filyrt system ??? im so curious
@DannysAquariums
2 жыл бұрын
There’s no filter system haha. 😛
What are the dimensions of the tank?
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What kind of glue are you using? I mean it looks like super glue to me but I am sure its not. It seems like that would hurt the coral.
@DjNotNicesNucka
2 жыл бұрын
No, plain superglue, like gorilla glue, is completely safe in aquariums, even on corals. It actually instantly hardens when it comes in contact with water. Very commonly used in aquascapes.
How often and how much do you exchange water?
@selfwater4863
2 жыл бұрын
And curious about Dosing.
@DannysAquariums
2 жыл бұрын
10% weekly or every other week. I started dosing Calcium, Magnesium, kH and minerals to meet the corals mineral requirements for optimal growth and health.
What tank are you using I’m looking to get that same tank but I can’t find it
@DannysAquariums
10 ай бұрын
ILA Europe 120 x 45 x 30cm
Love this tank , no filter???? How
@JA45too
2 жыл бұрын
I think he got a bunch of natural filters. Like sponges, tube worms and stuff like that.
@JA45too
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah well water changes are necessary in every tank filter or no filter. But your right
@DannysAquariums
2 жыл бұрын
Correct, I have no mechanical filtration. The rocks and sand are full of beneficial bacteria. I do a 10% water change weekly or sometimes every other week.
Is this a no filter tank? I can't see anything but the skimmer and power heads.
@DannysAquariums
2 жыл бұрын
Correct no filter, also no skimmer.
no filter at all?
No filter ?
u use sea water from the north sea ?
Where do u get the natural saltwater from
@DannysAquariums
Жыл бұрын
A guy gets it from a specific depth in the ocean (to avoid any pollutants, that usually float near the surface, from getting sucked up too) and sells it to local hobbyists and stores.
Is reef tank no need any filter?
@petaaaa5831
2 жыл бұрын
Live rock provides enough biological filtration for low bio load, plus the heavy coral load deals with nitrates.
i am your fan from indonesia i am very happy to see your content please give me a reef tank which is not found in indonesia maybe i am a very lucky person whatever the size 🙏
no filter?
so you don't use any sump or media bacteria?
@DannysAquariums
2 жыл бұрын
Correct!
Saltmix or natural sea water?
@DannysAquariums
2 жыл бұрын
As said in the video, natural sea water!
@brammaekelbergh7741
2 жыл бұрын
@@DannysAquariums do you add extra salt? what values do you use?
Do you use a canister filter?
@DannysAquariums
2 жыл бұрын
No filtration on this aquarium.
@bbbbbbbbbbbb9586
2 жыл бұрын
@@DannysAquariums just wavemakers?
@DannysAquariums
2 жыл бұрын
Correct!
@bbbbbbbbbbbb9586
2 жыл бұрын
@@DannysAquariums thats cool, thanks for letting me know
Isn't coral Rick Grimes' son's name?
what are the dimensions of the aquarium
@DannysAquariums
2 жыл бұрын
120 x 45 x 30 cm
How many gallon
Skimerless?
Thats a german description😋
Is it normal to keep buying new stock like that?
@DannysAquariums
2 жыл бұрын
Uh, yeah? What’s wrong?
No skimmer?