29 Gallon Reef Tank

[UltimateKeylogger]

NICE!

[MrKnifeguy25]

I am having trouble deciding on going with a Biocube kit or starting from scratch with a standard 29 gallon. Any recomendations? I want to be able to grow soft coral

[greenaquarium]

stary blenny is the best fish



[packersfan1100]

what are the dimension of the tank?

[TheDeltaFlight]

what are the types and GPH of the power heads you have. I have a 425GPH powerhead in my 20 gallon tall tank and I think it's overkill. But am I wrong?

[ReneFBaby]

cool tank! can you watch mine and give me comments and suggestions?

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[FastEngine]

I'm guessing he spent 500$. I got everything at a discount, tank 29 gal, skimmer, 2 lbs live rock, 15 lb live sand (just enough to cover bottom), filter bio wheel, light and a stand for 350$ but I still need more rock and fish and power head

[TWhite2345]

I LOVE this tank

[UrTech1]

how much did you spend on total?

[TWhite2345]

I hope my 29 gallon reef tank is this beautiful

[toxeyfrench]

do you have your glass supported underneath. I have a 29 gallon and im worried about adding to much rock and breaking the glass on bottom with the weight. thank you

[sphistak]

I got a man crush on this tank!

[aquariumaddict14]

hey can you help me with my african clownfish because when i get home last night they were breathing so fast and are carried by the water flow im afraid that they will be gone. my temp is 76f and no ammonia

[ExopMan]

what lights?

do u have sump?

filter?

[TheLiddleFishKeeper]

Very nice

[TheLone14neer]

what kind of lighting are you using? Looks phenomanal!

[raulgocubs]

wow, that is bad ass man, that is beautiful, I'm just starting a 36 gallon FOWLR. Very nice tank dude, awesomeness.

[filmsbymitch]

hey im just starting off my 29 gallon reef tank. all i have right now is live rock and a clown fish. what kind of lighting are you using? and what corals do you recomend?

[XxGamerFreakxX1]

Nice Reef Tank !!!!!!!!!! And Nice Fishes

[pbchris752]

how much filtratin per hour are you getting on your filter? is it a bio wheel and how much was it ?

[MadCat58]

It's amazing how people fight and bitch on youtube, its quite comical to read the comments. Just take care of the tangs, people act like the fish is going to jump out of the tank and slap you for being an asshole. As long as they are well kept they will live as long as any other fish. If a newly born Regal tang is put into a 29 gallon Biocube for example over time it will adapt to its environment and become dwarfed, thus making its size stunted.

[seanberad34]

I am starting a saltwater 29 gallon aquarium and was wondering how much your electric bill is a month because of it, that is if you feel comfortable saying?

[seanberad34]

I am starting a saltwater 29 gallon aquarium and was wondering how much your electric bill is a month because of it, that is if you feel comfortable saying?

[seanberad34]

I am starting a saltwater 29 gallon aquarium and was wondering how much your electric bill is a month because of it, that is if you feel comfortable saying?

[DomBogey]

amazing tank man, im getting a 29 gallon soon and i hope it turns out as good a yours keep up the awesome job!

[soniacoolio19]

*Votes down on sharpiesreef's comments* LoL nice tank and set up chazde3 :]

[soniacoolio19]

God some people just use the comments to try and prove that they know an ounce of knowledge & don't know when to shut the hell up its for viewing & appreciating or asking about the person's tank not being a douche who tries to prove that they know some knowledge about one thing in life that anybody can do then to go as far to say the guys dad is an idiot wow way too far man or keep arguing wit everybody get a life....

[sharpiesreef]

for the amount of times I have commented on this video, I never noticed he had three clowns. Impressive.

[edg1942]

Great tank. I didn't see an answer to the 'light' question. What is your lighting source (type and total wattage)? Thanks

Post an update when you can, please.

[RenagadeFishy]

What kind of light do you use?

[WheresWaldoTV]

what filter do you use? i have a aquaclear power filter. will that work. i used to have a freshwater... brother dumb bird food in it and fish thought it was food.... gonna start over this week, thx

[Atheisthateme]

Nice 29 reef tank I have a 29 salt but not reef I got a hippo tang, yellow tang , maroon clown, blue damsiel and another type of damsiel.

[GuitarHeroGod4532]

the hippo and yellow tang are going to die

[Atheisthateme]

@GuitarHeroGod4532 Why?

[GuitarHeroGod4532]

well people say the minimum size for tangs is 75 gal ( tho it will live well in a 50).

[sharpiesreef]

@Atheisthateme never do this to your fish people.

[Atheisthateme]

@sharpiesreef what are you talking about

[sharpiesreef]

@Atheisthateme having a hippo yellow and a maroon in a 29.

no tang should be in anything under 75 and maroons are pushing it. Do your research before you kill fish.

[Atheisthateme]

Before my dad gave me this fish it lived in a 15 gallon for 3 months. my dad also owned a aquarium store before so i think he knows a little about aquariums. what you a peta officer?

[sharpiesreef]

@Atheisthateme then your father is a very stupid man, tangs are notorious for getting ill and the inevitable parameter swings of a 15G nano should have killed it.

Aside from the fact that tangs like to dart and need adequate room to swim (no less then 4') I'm sure you have pissed off fish. Read any literature abotu properly housing tangs or maroon clowns and you will see the recommended minimum tank sizes.

KTHXBAI

[Atheisthateme]

@sharpiesreef well I haven't heard them complain yet. If you want to play that game you should feed your fish several times a day if you read the fish food and when you buy a betta fish you should buy him extra oxygenated water even though they breath air.

[sharpiesreef]

@Atheisthateme I don't know what food your buying but my formula 1 pellets say feed as needed, and so does the frozen. All other food is made and dosed by myself.

Where did you pull that factoid about a betta from? I'm sure pulling things out of your ass works sometimes, but in the Marine hobby it's simply not the case.

google: Minimum blue tang tank.

also any fish that can get to a foot in length is not suitable for a 15 let alone a 29.

[Atheisthateme]

@sharpiesreef maybe in the wild never seen a hippo yellow purple naso blond naso or any othe tang get 12 inches in a tank and my dads purple tang is 5 years old in his ninety gallon tank and lucky if it's 5 1/2 maybe 6 inches. I'm not pulling things out go to petco and go by the betta fish they have water super oxygenated in a bottle.

[sharpiesreef]

@Atheisthateme maybe not a yellow but I have first hand seen a blue hippo tang at 12 inches many in the 6-10" range. I never said all of those fish would get to 12" but a BHTang certainly will, yellow, purple, etc. are all shorter surgeonfish.

also, taking info from Petcos (a penny pinching company) attempt at scamming customers is just plain stupid.

face the facts, keeping a tang in a 29 is careless, and cruel.

[Atheisthateme]

@sharpiesreef lol ok you should see it looks nice fire goby royal gramma cleaner shrimp maroon goldstripe clown yellow and hippo tang. Search Mikes 29 gallon saltwater fish tank that's mine I didn't have the maroon at the time of the video. I'll make a new one soon.

[siglover321]

dude......chill its not ur fish....i had a yellow tang in my 29 for 5 years!! no problems bro...and you can put a dory tang in a 20g you no right

[sharpiesreef]

@siglover321 I highly doubt you kept any saltwater tank, you would know what a blue, hippo, or regal tang were. Second, a juvenile tang is so susceptible to disease that most even in large systems don't last.

I won't "chill" because housing an animal improperly is just wrong, know your limits and stick within them.

[siglover321]

you cann....ive done it...my friend has sone it.....as long as its a juvi...but you will have probelms with ich....and and i no what every....lil.....tang ....in the world is dumass

[sharpiesreef]

@siglover321 So you are agreeing with me then? You can't meet a tang's needs in a tank smaller then a 75, as even a juvenile is HIGHLY susceptible to disease and infection that can easily be avoided. Don't bother kidding yourself, anyone who has even done a substantial amount of research will know exactly what common tangs are, I don't expect you to know what a gem tang, or even a powder blue is.

[siglover321]

lol ino what both of those tangs are lol.... i had a gem the first 2 years i had a reef...i have a powder blue and a powder brown now

[sharpiesreef]

@siglover321 now that we have established that indeed I was correct earlier, and you have more money then brains, HOW in god's name did you not know the name of a hippo tang.

How much did you pay for your Gem tang, and how have you been keeping fish for more then 5 years when you type like you are twelve? I have yet to meat a 7 year old reefer.

[siglover321]

i do lol....i always say dory tang...becuase when my friends come over or a newbie reefer they ask me if i have a dory tang and i say yes but like i say hippo tang or whatever when i m talking to someone else

[siglover321]

im 19 dude...i started out when i was 14 dont worry that i type bad...and who gives a shit dude........and i got the gemmatum at a warehouse for pretty good deal...2000 bucks...and i no what a hippo tang is dude its like the most common tang besides yellow tangs

[sharpiesreef]

@siglover321 yet you still refer to it as a dory. I'm done talking to someone who thinks they know their stuff.

[Jdbrine]

nice clean tank!! looks great

[outdoorsman2009]

Beautiful clean tank you have. keep up the good work.

[postopia1992]

do your rocks lean up against the back glass

[CheapHorror]

That is amazing.

Truly beautiful.

[BAFC14]

is it true that power filters are harmful in saltwater aquariums?

[chazde3]

Normally they aren't used in saltwater aquariums because they really are impractical. I used one mainly for surface agitation which helps with gas exchange between air and the water. I also had a bag of carbon in there to help with water clarity, but most people would suggest chemipure for that.

[Bobbyspa]

Hi..Your aquarium is something amazing..Can you tell me how much kg.of live rock you have in it and what kind of lighting..I hope everything is ok till now...Tnx a lot..

[lukiemanmaggie]

how many fish can go in a 29 gallon saltwater tank????

[chazde3]

That question is really hard to answer. It all depends on the size of the potential fish you are looking at and the temperment of the species. Check out a site called nano-reef, you can find a lot of helpful information there.

[beachn07]

nice looking tank - I have a 29g too with a 10g refugium. How much flow do you have? Are those koralia 1's? I have 2 nanos but think i need to upgrade... thanks

[chazde3]

I actually had a koralia 1 and a koralia 2 in there for flow and it still seemed a little low. I like lots of flow in my tanks though.

[morton319]

Good looking tank I have a 29 also on youtube.

[stutteral]

Nice! I like it allot :) I also have the same set up.. Although whaT kind of filter are you using??

[m12x13adass]

Hey, Nice setup! What's your lighting fixture is that? How many watts? What bulb is on the hqi? Is there a Journal for the 29g?

[chazde3]

There's a retrofit 175w Single End MH light along with 72w of pc actinic lighting. I have a journal for it on nano-reef . com. Look under the same username (chazde3).

[1234SASQUATCH]

Beautiful 29 gallon Reef Tank probally one of the best ones on here in my opinion for that size! Keep it more videos coming!

[chazde3]

Thanks. This tank has actually been moved over into a 30g breeder tank. I like the 30g because of the shallow look to it. I'll have to get a video taken of it sometime.

[rtrally]

nice tank, can you give me some advice about my 29 gallon

[twille8395]

i really like the setup you have. i have a biocube29 and its been cycling for 5 days now. i am new to this hobby and if you have any tips or suggestions on anything it would be appreciated.

[chazde3]

I've replied twice to this and neith have showed.

Do plenty of research and check out a site called nano-reef. There are many users with your tank and they can provide plenty of help.

[camarosam]

Hey, i just got a tank that came with a 15w bulb. But Im reading you need more in order to keep the coral living healthy. What lights do you have?

[chazde3]

For coral you're gonna need at bare minimum power compact lighting. I prefer metal halide o th shimmer effect of the light through the water. I'm actually in the planing stages of upgrading the lighting to high power LEDs. I think that project will run in the range of $400.

[camarosam]

Thanks.

[TAPintofrog21]

how many clowns are in there?

[chazde3]

There were 3 at the time of the video because of a bullying issue in my other tank. The third is now gone.

[jadenboy48]

how did u make it so clean dude?

[chazde3]

My clean up crew takes care of most of the maintenance. Snails are the big cleaners. I also scrape any algae that builds up on the glass every few days with an algae magnet, like the kind called mag-float, and with an old credit card. The credit card is good for scraping all the thick algae and any coralline algae that builds up.

[clickity333]

WOW thats really cool could you plz watch my video called help with saltwater aquarium just click on my useer name above this comment and it will bring you to my vids

[jadenboy48]

does ocellaris clownfish are tank raised or wild cought?

[chazde3]

The majority of the occelaris clowns in the trade are now tank raised. I'm a firm believer in captive breeding and propagation. I'd hate to think that the fish or coral in my tank was pulled off the reefs. Most of my corals are from local hobbyists that have been growing them for years.

[jadenboy48]

make another video of your tank please by showing your equipment thanks?

[chazde3]

Okay, I'll take one but it may be a few days because of my school and work schedule.

[jadenboy48]

is your filter on from this video? do I need carbon for my boiwheel 200 filter in a 20 gallon reef right? what do u have inside in your biowheel 200 dude? so u said I have to remove the wheel right because the anemones doesn't like it?

[chazde3]

Yes all my filtration and power heads are on in this video. Inside the hang on filter is a bag of activated carbon. This is the only form of chemical filtration I use.

Yes, remove the biowheel, they can cause nitrates to build up in your tank which can stress all on the livestock.

[jadenboy48]

aqua clear 20 power head and biowheel 200 filter is fine for bubble anemones in a 20 gallon reef right?

[chazde3]

Should be, make sure your tznk is pretty mature, like 6+ months old. All parameters need to be stable. Just make sure that the intakes to both are on the other side of the tank to reduce the risk to the anemone. Also, don't use the wheel from the biowheel filter, from what I have read it can cause nitrates to spike.

[jadenboy48]

can u tell what kind of hang on filter u have please? hang on filters are fine for bubble anemones?

[chazde3]

Its a penguin biowheel filter, but I can't remember what size. I wouldn't recommend using a filter with an anemone because of the risk of it getting sucked into the flter. On my tank the filter intake is on the opposite side of the tank and the anemone has never moved from the original place I put it. If it did wander I would turn the filter off to prevent it from getting sucked in.

[jadenboy48]

one of your ocellaris clownfish host anemones?

[chazde3]

Actually they have both started to host the anemone. Quite an awesome sight to watch. But they are also occasionally hosting the green star polyps. Clowns aren't the brightest fish in the world, lol.

[jadenboy48]

What kind of equipment are u using dude?

[chazde3]

A 10 gallon fuge off to the left, a fairly efficient homemade skimmer, and a hang on filter for surface agitation that also holds a bag of activated carbon to polish the water.

[akopley]

DT's is also a good supplement to help the dusters.

[jillianmarquett]

Very nice! How long have you had your feather duster? I have not been able to keep them alive for longer then a few months. They are very difficult to feed.

[chazde3]

Probably 8-9 months, I'm not entirely sure, but I know that I had it in my 16 gallon before I started this tank in June. I just feed the tank phytofeast every 1-2 days.

[TKP316]

they're very easy to maintain. If they are dying, usually predators get to them. even some reef safe inverts sometimes go after them. if you think is a lack of nutrient, try marine snow.