A Super Simple and Very Basic Coral 'Showcase' Aquarium
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Jake, I find you very refreshing for the hobby. You don't buy in to what everyone seems to say in order to go along with the crowd, but instead you look at the science and then just do it...and you have repeated success over and over. I often hear that people say you need a quite established tank in order to grow acros successfully because only then is the chemistry stable. However, in theory a person could do 100% water changes on a daily basis and maintain the exact chemistry each water change and so the corals/fish/or whatever should be fine with that. I would certainly be curious to see you do a similar setup with "difficult" corals. I'd also be curious to see if it is likewise possible with anemones, as they are often cited as requiring a mature tank as well.
I'm a fresh water aquarium person. Doing research, because I fell in love with corals at my lfs. I really don't want to go all in salt water crazy, don't want salt water fish, I just want the beauty of the corals. I'm glad to have discovered your channel, glad to know that this part of the hobby can be simple, not stressful. I have a lot to learn, before setting up a coral tank. Thank you for all the information, and packaging it in a low-key way.
Great video not everyone's budget is the same and you open the door for people in this rewarding hobby keep them coming.
This makes me imagine an art gallery type fish room with small cube tanks on plinths, each tank kept pristine with a black background, and just one colony in each
Finally we mite be able to afford a coral mini ecosystem, Thankyou so much for this video, little and simple is more for our family that’s means a lot for us!
One of my best tanks was a 25 gallon lagoon with like three large corals. Great video
I like how jake explaines you don't need to make reefing complicated to enjoy the hobby
My favorite tank fresh or salt is also my simplest tank as well. Just put up a video on it not long ago. 10g Aqueon with a tidal 75 HOB. All thats in it is a Galaxia colony, One Superman shroom and a little frag of GSp with a Kessil A-80 light, also the most lush beautiful Caulerpa and some dragons breath. Live stock is a coral banded and a snail or two. I don't do anything more than top offs when it needs it (full lid) and dose a little all-for-reef and acropower when I remember. Yet this simple tank makes me smile every day.
I love this tank! I also love the canister filter because it all goes against the norm which is cool to see.
Just converted my 10 gallon fish observation qt to a nano reef about a month ago and insta stocked it with some lps and a mushroom. Had a fluval evo light and a tunze submersible light lying around. Experimenting with a double photo period of 6 on 6 off with 3 hours of peak lighting during both on periods. Will be interesting to see how fast I can get the tank to look grown out. So far the only money I have spent on it was a few corals amounting to probably $40 to add to the stuff I had lying around to stock it.
You are targeting my 9 year old son. Showing him a simple and beautiful system. Nothing wrong with a simple aquarium that provides simple beauty.
Jake - videos like this is what makes Reef Builders great. More videos like this. Also I reaaaaaallllllly think you should consider starting a parallel freshwater channel. Seriously. The fresh water game needs you just as much as the reef world. You could call the channel "Sweetwater Chronicles (by Reef Builders)" :)
Love it! I was a fan of your 'zero reef' many moons ago. Nobody seemed to share my enthusiasm and I never got down to trying one
I would love to see if this could work with one large acro or plating monti. I dare you 😁
best way for keeping corals is to just keep it simple. couldn’t agree more jake, nice video!
Thanks for this video Jake, different perspective are always good no matter how simplistic.
I love the hobby!
Thanks for the video.
I would do one like that with some rocks out of my reef tank and all the mushrooms and softies that don't like the powerheads and my attempts to keep my acros happy.
And would throw a hawkfish that lives in my sump.
You actually inspired me to do just that.
Always love your vids Jake!!
I like this video, very sensible way to enjoy a piece of ocean without breaking the bank. Few fungia plate corals specially the orange ones will be a game changer in this tank.
Jake I recently watched the clownfish video!!!! I'm thinking the long finned Clown would be awesome in this tank !!! What a perfect spot for him to chill by himself... maybe you could find a pair of small gobies.
It's a very pretty set up. Unique, but pretty.
It's a very fun way of showing these. And it is important to show where and how this hobby can be done easier, were and when appropriate.
This is a perfect example.
It also reminds me a lot of an ikebana aquascape. Though notably without the bowl.
I love the idea of keeping things simple. I would like to see more about Fish Only tanks.
A very inspiring video! This coral display tank really has an special vibe to it due to its minimalistic nature. Allowing the corals really stand out as something special and kind of mesmerize the viewer.
I agree, there is always a way to think and approach things. Mother nature does. Great advice and also introducing a minimalist approach to reefs. You're point about overkill which you subtly slipped in there, was brilliant.
An LFS near me has a 20g long filled with soft coral and it looks better than most reef tanks I’ve ever seen. We seem to overcomplicate reefing way too much. Thanks for reminding us how simple this hobby can be.
Nice to see simple reef set up. Thank you.
yeah! I would like to see more showcase tanks with different care level corals. That should be fantastically didactic.
By the way . . . Still looking forward to put hands and eyes into that promised book :)
I ❤️ 😍 💖 fox coral. You have one fluffy giant there. Respect!!!
When you talked about making an aquarium with monti caps on the floor and acros coming out of it I was drooling. Please use the kessil spotlights and blast that tank with flow.. like a washing machine lol.
I think a tank with one small rock and a birdsnest coral would look great.
I keep a bare bottom 6g UNS tank using this same philosophy! Love to see other coral dominant rimless builds.
It's has a cool ambiance to it. I would love a tank like this on my desk.
I have had a 10 gallon coral qt tank for about 1.5 years and it uses a aquaclear 20 hob filter. I have had no issues. It does have a Hydra 32 light and a nero 3, but no skimmer, and I dose and top off by hand.
It has no fish, just corals and some snails, mostly lps, but it has housed a few easier sps.
Love it!!! 🤩🙌🙌🙌
Honestly this should be THE mainstream way to keep corals, with reef aquariums being the more advanced part of the hobby. Anyone can keep corals this way so new hobbyists should be introduced to this first IMO. We would also get the added benefits of seeing real coral ART take place.
Great simple advice spot on thanks Jake
Awesome tank! My first reef tank is a UNS 60A.
Love it, simple and stunning 🇬🇧
I have that light, but smaller version on my Pico and it works well. I have it hanging instead of sitting it on the tank. I just wish there was more power allocated to the blues as the white channel is intense.
Simple but aesthetic
Keep it simple Jake.
You gotta WALK before you can RUN!
There is also the ‘ecosystem’ aquarium concept in freshwater tanks.. I wonder if something similar is possible in saltwater. I also love the macro algae and softie tanks that have become popular recently. Thanks for the video, I love the concept of low maintenance coral display aquariums.
I think I’m a geek, because I made it to the end! Hahahaha! Interesting…for sure!
Thanks for this video Jake. I have a 20 Gallon Long with a hang on Tidal 35 and 2 small jebao powerheads and love my tank. 20% water change p wk. easy peasy
What you're not lighting it with a Radion?! ha but really, I like it when you use different equipment. That light alone shows you don't need anything fancy to keep some corals and enjoy the hobby.
I’ve always wanted to do this.
Great video, thanks 👍👍
Put in 2 clown fish and you have a really nice show tank
Alright hear me out. An sps showcase tank but start with frags and growing on coral skeletons to display the rebuilding of a reef. Kinda like a hopeful future of reefs around the world
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A reef tank that could work at a school would be interesting. A mature freshwater tank with lots of plants and light stocking can often easily coast for a month (without any maintenance at all) when the school is out for the summer. Would it be possible to do something similar with a reef tank that would still be engaging for kids to look at?
I would be concerned leaving a tank at school for the summer recess. Remember this is when the majority of the "Maintenance" work is done. I have seen them spraying for insects in classes and outside them. Spraying for weeds and this is also when they do deep "Chemical Cleans" in the class-rooms. Plus you never know who might unplug something to "save the district money." But by far the one that is most troublesome is many schools turn the AC up during the summer to 88 to save money.
I started w/a 24 gal mitered AIO tank (salt, lifeguard aquatics from Fish Den which I know you know... yes that big old clown died), and also started w/FW tanks. I think I have the same NICREW FW lights on my 2 FW planted tanks. I really dont understand why these aren't more popular. Much better look and is more resilient to algae scrapers.
Dendronepthya NPS nano system!
How are you adding phosphate to the tank? Just by ghost feeding?
My simple 10 gallon QT with a HOB, which is now home to a clown, has been going as long as my DT (7 months) and has been spotless, no algae, no diatoms after an initial bloom, no Dino’s etc. and it gets way more sunlight than my DT.
My DT with the same rock and water, less sunlight and lots of biomedia, sponges, carbon etc. is loaded with GHA, some Dinos and cyano! It all started after I got a hammer frag from a LFS…I haven’t bought anything in 2-3 months now in fear that it could die, but I also don’t see how I’m magically going to get a strong biome, pods, coraline etc. without adding some coral? What do you think?
incredible. what size of this tank
20 gallons
ive run a 40 leter neglect clown fish tank very happily for years...just change the water and understock it.
RIP
Jake I have that UNS tank! You got me thinking about ideas from the planted tank side. I utitilize the pps pro dosing regime. I know you and Mark disagree with many ideas that people try adopting into the reefing side.
However when it comes to dosing elements in a reef tank, what dosing regime parallels the main planted tank methods (EI and pps pro)? Is there formulations that focus solely on animal health in a reef like plants in a planted tank?
What are your thoughts?
How’s that mini micro tank going ??
Could do a zoa garden tank. Zoas only.
borders need to be broken so new things can grow !!!
Do a mud skipper Brackish water
But you have a perfect water for other tanks
only three corals for the next coral showcase tank. Green slimer, Milka Stylo and an orange cap.
I have 7 aquariums of various sizes, my corals are as healthy and colorful as possible they really are….. but I barely have ANY coraline algae in any of my tanks.
I want more coraline algae idk why, but what would be limiting it’s growth. Iodine 🤔, overfiltration possibly like you just mentioned.
over filtration doesn't help your coralline situation but you might consider adding some concentrated CCA spores reefbuilders.com/2018/10/29/coralline-algae-in-a-bottle/
Where art thou original video please?
Jake good video would like to see a higher end build!!
What do you do to avoid getting a dinoflagellates outbreak in your tanks? You seem to keep everything really simple and I really like your approach but other people make it seem like you need 3 UV lights and a PHD in marine microbiology to get a grip on beating dinos.
there hasn't been a lick of hardly any algaes in this tank, we give it the most basic wipe down when we change all the water.
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What is the light on that tank?
Luxcare 25 watt
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If he only knew he was going to die a year later...life is short.
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i think there's a certain pretentiousness in the reef hobby that makes it about equipment and display more than the animals and i'm sure some people forget that these are genuinely pets and not decoration. people get caught up in the fancy stuff and forget that just because it has a label doesn't mean it works any better, and i see so many people trying to push a certain look with the most expensive equipment like radions and a trident on even a softie tank and i think it pushes new people away from the hobby thinking it's too elite to even consider a possibility. it really can be as easy as a canister filter and a light that gives just enough intensity to satisfy coral needs.
You're right, I see some tanks which are little more than FOWLRs with a couple soft corals and zoanthids but it'll have a calcium reactor and dosers and a Trident and it just makes me scratch my head
I love the simplicity of this, I’m the biggest fan of less is more/ enough I feel like we get lost in you have to have this in order for it to work when like u have shown n I will show again you don’t need thousands for something amazing it’s living art and some of the best art is super basic !! Huge fan n see where ur coming from n got a lot out of this as I always do. No I’m not brown nosing!! 🤣~❤️✌️🪸~