Kens 4+ Meter Reef Tank Tour (with Dreambox sump!)
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- Ever since I shared the video of Ken coming to pick out some huge colonies out of my main display to go into his newly setup 4+ meter long reef, I have been inundated with requests to do a video touring his tank. So here it is!
Ken is one of the best characters in this hobby and seeing him showcase the project that he is super passionate about is something to behold.
There has been little expensive spared in this build and it shows, but like all reefers - Ken still has some hurdles to overcome. See what you think about his dilemma and what you'd suggest to fix it
We need an update!!! love your videos
Indeed we do, will have to see how old mate Ken and his tank are doing soon!
What a beautiful tank & love his room where he has all his equipment. Neat & tidy! His Royal exclusive sump is A+ thanks for the tour Sam 👍
Thanks for watching!
Ken seems to be nice bloke. Great build, looking forward to seeing how turns out in a year or two.
Agreed!
Super sweet tank, will look sic when it’s had a chance to fill out - Ken seems cool !!
Ken is a legend!
Awesome size tank and sump and equipment 👍👌👍👌
Sure is
Great set-up. I'd worry about some of those fish splashing near the light power outlets, though.
Good call!
yes i was thinking the same , those power bricks and power bar above the tank make me nervous , i have my Kessils about 10 inches off my tank and they get covered in small droplets just from the water movement alone, so if a fish splashed it could be trouble, also the moisture up there can slowly corrode the outlets causing them to short circuit possibly causing fires. Other than that OMG what on amazing new system! he must be so excited!
the gold belly damsels movement is actually quite nice to watch.
There are worse fish out there for sure!
This is your most entertaining clip you have done and that sump is next level
Glad you enjoyed it 👍🏻
What an awesome tank, cant wait to see it grow out. For more flow what about running a couple of big gyres on the back wall vertically and having the flow crash into each other. They could be hidden behind the rock piers at either end and that would make them easy to service
Vertical gyres are a good idea....
Kens tank is bigger than my pond lol. Look forward to see a revisit.
It’s a ripper!!!
Great interesting video of an amazing tank, look forward to updates on this over the next few years. Ken has invested some serious $$$ in that setup, I looked up the dreambox royal exclusiv sump, I buy my cars around that price :)
Yeah they are not a cheap piece of kit that’s for sure!!!
Thats the coolest sump
its pretty crazy hey?
He seems like a really nice guy and has awesome tank. I think he needs to relax and let the tank settle down bit more. Let the tank find its grove etc. Could he add few MP60's on the sides of the wall?
I have 4 MP60’s on my 600g display & my tank is 8ft long so Ken could easily add a 3-4 of them for more flow. Beautiful tank & set up
yeah mp60's would be great, they are just fixed in their angle of flow. But could still work a treat
Merci PARKER pour cette vidéo et bon été !!! 👍👍👍
Merci mec! J'espère que vous allez bien en France?
@@ParkersReef oui ça va merci, les choses se sont calmées et la vie reprend son cours doucement ...
@@volteface69 nouvelles fantastiques, restez en sécurité
@@ParkersReef toi aussi prends soin de toi et de tes proches !!!
subscribed incredible, more cover on the equipment and how he built it would be great
Will do in a future catchup on the tank :)
HOLY SH!T!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Incredible - look forward to a future update on this beauty.
#bunningssponserken
Hahah bunnings should sponsor Ken!!
beautiful setup, looking forward to seeing how he works out the flow situation! can he upgrade his current circulation pump to increase the flow to existing areas then maybe add some additional wave makers for extra movement? looking forward to a future update video on this one 6-12 months down the track! fantastic content as usual Sam
Thanks mate! The recirc pump cannot be increased as it’s restricted by the pipe sizing.
Seems like wave makers are the only option, but we’ll see
Love your tank obi one
Haha thanks mate
That is mental!! Not jealous at all. 🙄 personal taste though the aquascape is too close to the surface not much room for corals to grow out. Awesome set up. Definitely wanna see it in a years time!
yeah the scape is a bit different, so is hard to tell until it grows out a bit more. Scapes are funny things too, the ones that work really well usually look crap at first and vice versa :P
You gotta go check this tank out again!
Yeah keen to go see how my old mate Ken is travelling!
Consider rewiring the powerheads with flat cabling might be easier to hide.
Now that is clever thinking...
Keen to see a update has it been a year lol. Would look really kwl if u glue sum rocks on the pvc return pumps on top of water surface , would look unique few corals hanging from the surface of water
Hahaha not quite yet, plus legally I’m not allowed to visit with out COVID restrictions just yet.
Once they lift, I’ll do a follow up :)
@@ParkersReef look foward to it and ur monster build aswell m8 .
@@corey6269 hanging mate, absolutely hanging!
to get the damsels out i have found best method use a small barbless hook on a bit of fishing line with some bait and get them out no problem
Full on!!
Old-ish video now but maybe a gyre pump could be mounted at one/both ends high enough to be pretty well hidden by the skirt/hood/wall that covers the very top of the tank?
Appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment! Gyre at each end would work pretty well!
Hi I'm from Brazil. Congratulations on the reef I thought it was wonderful, I also have a reef the videos are on my channel 👏👏👏👏👏👏
I will check it out
Ken isn't messing about
He’s gone all in!
I did not know about the teflon tape lol
yeah I should have got Ken to explain where the tape needed to go as it shouldn't have to go on the regulator???
@@ParkersReef I was wondering the same myself. My Reg (Tunze) has a gasket which seals against the CO2 bottle outlet. However, when I first attempted to attach the regulator, I noticed there was a small fitting (basically a brass grub screw) inside the CO2 bottle outlet which had an inhex socket (for allen key) and a tiny orifice in the centre to restrict gas outflow. This orifice fitting was not screwed in far enough and did not allow the regulator fitting to go far enough in to squash the gasket. I screwed the grub screw in further which allowed the gasket to be squashed to effectively seal. Might not be the problem Ken had but would be interested to know. I didn't use any Teflon on mine, and no leaks. I tested for leaks by opening the main cylinder valve to let pressure into the reg, sealed off all reg outlets then closed the main cylinder valve trapping pressure in the regulator, then left overnight and looked for any change on the gauges (change = leak).
we need some of those type switches at 15:15 for aquariums in Canada
Surely you have something similar over there?
Love the organization! Great setup! What's the model # on that awesome sump?
yeah good question - I am not sure. As far as I know, it was a custom build dreambox
Really great setup, Can you please tell me what kind of led stripes are used, is in the video really hard to understand.
Absolutely! Ken uses Orphek OR3 strips :)
Thank you
Hi Sam, been following your channel for a while now and excitedly wait for your new build to complete. Just noticed neither the tattoo tank or this one has a refugium. What do you think is the best method for nitrate control? Refugium or Chemical? Asking as I have seen you run both algae and Sulphur reactor on your system
I prefer sulphur for nitrate removal, but if you have room for a large refugium - that is ideal for both nitrate in phosphate (in my opinion) anyway.
New tank will run a large fuge
Just watched tattoo tank video👍👍👌👌
thats a ripper of a tank, cant wait to see it grow!
An MP60 on each of the side walls and three MP 40's on the back wall in lagoon mode would give you tons of random flow. Hopefully there would be room for the dry side. That wasn't really evident from the fish room tour. Amazing tank though. I really like the overhang rock work. Looks like it is defying gravity.
yeah the dry side space is going to be an issue, if you could fit a dry side in, I think it would have to go on the back wall only. Those MP60's certainly provide some flow though :D
Awsome tank it’s gonna look stunning once it grows out. Do you know the width and height I know you said it was 4m long?
I don't actually, but it did seem about 2.5 feet tall and about 2.3-3 feet deep
Parkers Reef thanks for the estimation :)
How many gallons is his hole set up?
I believe it is around 500 gallons :)
Nice tank! I do feel like the rock work is too tall and the sticks will end up growing out of the water. Otherwise very nice.
scapes are hard - especially in tanks this big!
Parkers Reef It is! So much goes into tank this size it’s almost impossible to get everything perfect.
ahhh the struggles with the khlab are all too familiar >.
Yeah they seem a little tricky!!!
been a year, any update? :)
Haha yes, soon :)
What are the height and width of the tank? Thx!
Great question, I cannot recall. Surely time for me to visit and do an update???
@@ParkersReef 100%!
Should run 2 mp 60 in this tank possibly gyre?
Yeah a couple 60s and a pair of gyres would work well
Do you know what power strips those are? I have been looking everywhere for ones like it.
I’m fairly sure they are outdoor power outlets that an electrician can fit for you
I have looked everywhere online and in stores. I have never seen ones like that. Can you possibly find out the brand or where to buy them? I would really appreciate it. Im doing a very similar setup
Here you go:
www.bunnings.com.au/deta-white-double-weatherproof-power-point_p4330977?gclid=CjwKCAjwydP5BRBREiwA-qrCGon11m1sKggQM06eDICGbUTG66Rd-xQsWP3WLLp8pTOf21FSy5GOvhoCClUQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
Thankyou very much.
You would be talking close to a $20k setup there?
And some I’d suggest
@@ParkersReef Damn that is going ot come up nice, can wait to see yours coming up
Slowly slowly :)
Feel like that pipe is leaching something into the water cause that algae
it's artificial rock and not very old - they all leach silicates which just spur algae on
What media does he run in the resin reactor?
Blue life resins
@@ParkersReef was just curious to see whether he was using an alternative media like you did.
Did you end up continuing to use yours?
I believe Ken uses the blue life resin, which I must admit even I agree works a treat. I just don’t get the same results after recharging the media.
That could be just me, or you could replace the resin after 1 or 2 recharges and it would work a treat
it’s odd listening to cross accents of mandarin/cantonese and australian 😂. that’s a yuuuuge tank!
Hahahaha Parker’s reef, the home of multiculturalism! 😅
Hi to everybody
G'Day Tony!
Love the kit, the scape is a bit bland.
Scapes usually look bland at the start
Shattered man, no starfire aquatics shout out 😞
Ah serious?! I was sure it was mentioned somewhere? Sorry dude :(
Tunze on SeaSwirls?
that's a pretty good idea.....
that one fish looks to be too big
It’s a 4m long tank!!
@@ParkersReef but way too narrow.
Yeah fair call