55 Gallon Saltwater Reef Tank And Sump Tour! Update!(Video # 2). 4 weeks old! (Narrated)

[tomstav]

Get rid of the bio balls, maybe then your nitrates will drop and all that algae will clear up

[RiceKiller191]

@fishtanksandkoiponds How did you make the drain for your protien skimmer skimmate? Or does the Coralife 125 come like that?

[walsallcrew]

Hi

I'm new to the salty world. I must agree not to keen on the black substrate. Also doesn't all the bio media. Hold in nitrates?

[1chomps]

with the CPR hang on the back refugium how far is your tank from the wall???

[pjo17]

so do those snails eat alge

[vanhalenman60]

im glad i didnt buy black sand

[Indianapolis57]

Does the moon light come with the tank because I kno some do

[vanhalenman60]

get a refugium

[citygreenclothing]

tanks alright man, I know you just started but we did too on a fish only you should check are vid out, our reef tank has been together for a while but the fish only tank is a month old and killing it! We dint have half the shit you have and it's bomb!

[djzombie11]

hi there, u have an awesome looking tank...if you have any tips or suggestions for me check out my tanks i recently started on my channel! hope to hear from you soon...:)

[davelippy]

I was wondering why your using bio balls and ceramic media as these by there nature produce nitrate, yet your using liverock in your tank and rock rubble in your fuge which do the job of the bio medias but without producing nitrate, so there is no reason to have the bio media in your setup! personally I would remove the biomedia slowly over a few weeks bit by bit as it will just make more work for your rock, trying to convert your nitrates into nitrogen gas.

[cOdGd7]

hey man i got a question how do you get that skimmer to skimmer right i got a 125 supper skimmer on a 30 gallon and it over flows or it stays so low that it dont skim at all any help would appricate it o and when i move the down pipe for the difuser the level of the skimmer with change please help thanks...

[philup2k]

@cOdGd7 Hey I saw your question wasn't answered yet so i thought I'd help ya out. check out LAFISHGUYS youtube channel, he builds reef tanks professionally even for some of the stars. Check out episode 88 of his little cheesy shows, he has some good info on skimmers... From what I saw there, if your skimmer isn't producing foamate than its probably just "idle" meaning its doesn't have any garbage to remove from the water... hope i helped...

[elocuente3000]

hi i want to know where you get the light for 80 bucks? im trying to get one .

[Freedom41andAll]

wondering how the black sand is doin ya? I am setting up a tank and was thinking of using black sand. Does it look faded and would you do black again if you had it all to do over again?

[pp15961]

Can anyone tell me what kind of fish are the yellow and black striped fish? Thanks!

[fishtanksandkoiponds]

@pp15961 Sergeant major damsels :)

[pro194757]

im lovin' it

[postopia1992]

are the lights anygood im gunna buy some tonight

[KingNeptune151]

Very nice tank!

[BullockDesignConcept]

how much did everything cost minus the tank. im thinking about converting my 55 gallon to a saltwater reef and im going to make my own rock and i was just wondering how much is all the filters and how much upkeep is involved?

thanks in advance. :)

[eswainz]

im designing a sump for my own 55 gal tank, what kind of return pump are you using, and why?

thanks

[John8785]

How much GPH does your overflow box have? Do you have to match your overflow with your return pump with the same GPH?

[cod0mw2]

why not use a canister fliter?? sumps look very confusing...i dont know anything bout sumps...im trying but its confusing

[DANNYCOULSTON]

your sump sucks its a nitrite maker will never stay at 0 like that

[fishtanksandkoiponds]

@DANNYCOULSTON wher's your videos? this tank had 0 nitrates for a year... look at the other videos... and now its a 90 gallon everything DIY with a berlin style sump and refugium. if your gonna talk you might as well have something to back it up with ;)

[oFallenDemono]

@DANNYCOULSTON

Hey let's not flame people. However you are right. I would ditch the bioballs and rings and filter pad. Your live rock is your bio filter. Run carbon and NEVER run mechanical filtration in a reef. Unless you plan to change the filter pad out every other day or even every day then don't use it.

[samubabe101]

@DANNYCOULSTON TRUE wet dry's are nitrite factory's get rid of the hang on fuge and convert the sump to one.

[samubabe101]

@DANNYCOULSTON TRUE wet dry's are nitrite factory's get rid of the hang on fuge and convert the sump to one. but if you keep em clean they are Good.

[ZR3FR1K]

Can I ask, Why the H*** do you need 200 snails?

[fishtanksandkoiponds]

@ZR3FR1K to clean algae, plus some die, some get eaten by hermit crabs for their shells, etc... when you get a large reef tank you'll see.

[ZR3FR1K]

@fishtanksandkoiponds I have a fifty five gallonfreshwater with a fluval filter and I have live plants so I can't use algea killer. I use a UV sterilizer to keep floating algea low and then scrape the glass. I have been told that snails produce in very large numbers. Is this different than saltwater?

[fishtanksandkoiponds]

@ZR3FR1K saltwater and freshwater is like day and night. two completely different ecosystems.

[ZR3FR1K]

@fishtanksandkoiponds Yeah I know they are very diff. But its funny to hear I bought 200 snails for 15 bucks

[pigurile010]

@ZR3FR1K thats the best comment ive ever seen

[Saltwateraquarium994]

how can u tell male clowns from female

[fishtanksandkoiponds]

@Saltwateraquarium994 all clowns are born male... one will turn into a female and will become the larger one. large clowns are females

[mckricks1]

awesome tank yo you sound so experienced

[casino007007]

Use the white sand look better than the black sand !

[ZR3FR1K]

@casino007007 That is what I have always thought but it gets so dirty and discolored after a while. Black doesn't.

[mofoglenn333]

good job

[weareallwet]

Yo dude, its ipittsburgh here. Sub me on this channel too! I got this for all aquarium videos.

[cookiemobster3]

cool dude

[Photongreen7]

i just ordered this light fixture looks like im gonna have to swap out the bulbs.looks like it has a greenish tint O_o

[fishtanksandkoiponds]

@Photongreen7 check out the update... it has all coralife bulbs in it now

[fishtanksandkoiponds]

UPDATE IS CURRENTLY DOWLOADING!!! after all the requests i had some time so i got it done... downloading now check it out :)

[geedunk13]

Can you please do a update video

[fishtanksandkoiponds]

@geedunk13 ill try to do one tonight. subscribe and you;; get the notification.

[geedunk13]

@fishtanksandkoiponds

I subbed. Love your tank to.

I am about to start the cycle on my new 75g, hope to get it like yours.

[ryjack26]

@fishtanksandkoiponds yea i really what an update

[fishtanksandkoiponds]

@ryjack26 comin tonight :) currently dowloading

[fishtanksandkoiponds]

@geedunk13 update is currently dowloading :) will be up soon!

[ryjack26]

how many gph is ur return pump/?

[fishtanksandkoiponds]

@ryjack26 sorry i just saw ur comment so you can move the convo onto the update... its a mag 700 so 700 gph but id say im only usind like 400 of it...

[Snickoys]

nice i got 50 nasarius snails from ebay for 7 bucks

[fishtanksandkoiponds]

@Snickoys really? do they have any more? haha

[Snickoys]

@fishtanksandkoiponds yea dude they sell it all the time. this one seller just sells nassarius and periwinkles.

[Snickoys]

@fishtanksandkoiponds. yea this guy sells them all the time.he sells nasarius and periwinkles.

[ryjack26]

How muxh are thoes fish?

[Kruz96sliverado]

good job man

[fishtanksandkoiponds]

@Kruz96sliverado thanks... check out the update...

[co0lkid98]

Nice tank. how many pounds of live rock do you have? and what type of substrate do you have?

[fishtanksandkoiponds]

@co0lkid98 about 90 lbs and aragalive black live sand :)

[BowHunt1229]

how big is your sump?

[fishtanksandkoiponds]

@BowHunt1229 10 gallon

[BowHunt1229]

@fishtanksandkoiponds im planning on building a sump maybe this weekend...right now i just have a pwer filter (HOB) and it just isnt cutting it...i always have nitrate problems and i now also realize that i overfeed my fish (basically fertilizing the algae)

i may try to build a fuge too not sure yet

[GenerationDown]

too much work for not that much entertainment

[rocklord423]

nice set up ! looks like you r off 2 a good start! i hav a couple of questions .. your tank has a lot going on 4 a 4 week old tank.1. how did u establish your live rock ,your 2 refugiums,n your wet dry n 4 weeks and,then add a significant amount of livestock? Did u use some type of bacteria additive ? thanx

[fishtanksandkoiponds]

thanks! oh yes i used supplements, i did 2 weeks with stress zyme shich completely cycled the tank and then i added a product that belive or not was made by my friend and completely innoculated my live rock with everything from bacteria to pods...

[kc999999999]

I heard it is better to use live rocks than bio balls is that true?

[fishtanksandkoiponds]

@kc999999999 what you heard is partially true. but, if you keep your bio balls clean then both the live rock and the bio balls keep your parameters perfect! if you don;t keep them clean then they will produce extra nitrate (but so will live rock...) lemme know if you need anything else...

[Darkice1291]

mine setup looks the same alomost and what is a refugium ,i had my reef tank for 6 months now

[fishtanksandkoiponds]

@Darkice1291 sorry for the late responce your comment never showed up...that is one of the most debated topics in reef keeping.... i like to have both but you need to make sure that they are both clean!

[davethehorrorexpert]

i have a yellow tang in my 20 gal, hes fine, looks happy, just have to keep up on water changes

[fishtanksandkoiponds]

sounds great. but in a 20? isnt that pushin it a lil? how big is he? haha

[XxMasterReefxX]

i actually have a yellow and blue tang too in my 55g many people say they need to be in a bigger tank but i think their fine in a 55

[fishtanksandkoiponds]

for a while they are great in a 55 but i won't push a 10" blue tang in one haha... but they grow VERY slow..

[XxMasterReefxX]

ya keep the vids coming your tank cycled fast ya?

[fishtanksandkoiponds]

yup :) the ammonia and nitrite levels hit 0 in the first couple days... then in about a week nitrates hit 0 so i started slowly adding livestock... this tank will be heavily stocked ass i am going to turn this into a full blown reef later on and put alll the fish into a 330 gallon fowlr... i already have a yellow and a hippo tang... haha

[XxMasterReefxX]

nice tank im sure it will look sick when your done i also have a 55g good tanks

[fishtanksandkoiponds]

thanks! imma try to make an update tomorrow,,, its no where near finished but it looks a little better, lol

[imagonashootya]

Nice Setup and good job narrating. Im about a week into my 55g, I may use some of your ideas in my setup. Thanks

[fishtanksandkoiponds]

no problem! so glad i could help, lemme know fi you need anything...

[Benno828282]

looks good mate, but you might want to piss those bio balls off.

[fishtanksandkoiponds]

i was planning to get rid of them in about 6 months when my tank matures... what do you think?

[Benno828282]

All you need is live rock and the macro algae as far as bio filtration goes. Bioballs are generlaly not used anymore as they can increase nitrates, also get rid of the ceramic noodles and sponges. Your skimmer should take care of anything else. BTW your stocking very fast, too fast for 4 weeks, take it slow. Don't add anything and slowly remove those materials i mentioned one at a time over a few weeks/months. If your water parameters are ok now, you should be right. HTH

[fishtanksandkoiponds]

how am i stocking to fast? my tank cycled in 3 days...

[Benno828282]

In three days? in takes on average a month at least to cycle a tank. What makes it cycled? You have nirtate and no amonia/nitrite? Remember it takes around 6 months to a year for the tank to settle 100%.

[fishtanksandkoiponds]

i know that... i have plenty of tanks and work with aquariums... when you have an ammonia and nitrite SPIKE and then all the levels go down and nitrate goes up it is initially cycled. it takes a year for a tank to MATURE not to cycle!

[MrRomeo1982]

Great tank and narration:)

[fishtanksandkoiponds]

thanks man!although i don;t think that my narration is all to great haha

[showtime302]

how is the oddysea lighting working out. i'm thinking about buying one but i hear the ballast is a fire hazard

[fishtanksandkoiponds]

what your hearing about is their metal halide ballasts, they are not to well circulated and most people replace them with ice cap ballasts. this light is workin fine for me now... these ballasts are so small that there is no way that they are a big fire hazard plus, i do feel cold air coming in and out of the housing due to the fans so that also lets me sleep...

[adriennenl]

awesome dude!

[fishtanksandkoiponds]

lol thanks you :)

[saltwaterfishguy427]

may i make some suggestions i think you should get rid of your black gravel it makes your tank look kinda dull and maybe less liver rock it looks kinda cluttetered i like and try to avoid having rock touck the in sides sides of your glass also this can be fix by gettting rid of some of your rock

[fishtanksandkoiponds]

i love the black gravel and it will not look good until it matures with all the coral... and i enjoy the LR but i will end up having to take some out when i start adding coral and fish... but thanks!

[aquariumguy2010]

Amazing

[fishtanksandkoiponds]

Thanks man.

[wereallwet]

Whats up dude! It's Ryan from ipittsburgh, I got a new channel. Check out my aquarium plant video. Thanks

[fishtanksandkoiponds]

haha, aight

[LordoftheReef]

Nice job. If I may make some recommendations...

I would replace your metal clamps with plastic snap clamps. The metal has a tendency to rust out under your sump due to the humidity down there. I would also drill anti-siphon holes on the return rather than bet on the check valve working. They have a decently high fail rate and then tend to fail right when you don't want it to.

[fishtanksandkoiponds]

thanks a lot and i also have a anti siphon hole :) and about the clamps, theyv worked for now but for the future ill keep that in mind, or if i see rust ill replace them... THANKS!

[skaterdrummer215]

I Love It! Thanks!

[ONEOFAKINDVC]

Looks Great! Thanks For The Explanation!

[ipittsburgh]

Yeah man nuts is good, hahah I could never build a sump that well. nice job

[fishtanksandkoiponds]

thanks a lot! although i definitely can't take all the credit! a friend of mine built most of it for me...

[fishtanksandkoiponds]

@ipittsburgh yo, long time no talk! check out the update to this vid...

[poisonXvenom]

Yo, video was great. Now I have a rough idea for my sump build... Thanks bro!

[fishtanksandkoiponds]

no problem! im here for any q's

[ipittsburgh]

siiiiick tank! Your sump is nuts. Makes me want to start a saltwater tank.

[fishtanksandkoiponds]

ipit- thanks bro0 and when u say nuts... is that good? haha i love it...

[datlilrssnboy]

no WILL YOU FAIL lol jk well done

[fishtanksandkoiponds]

haha. i was asked to.. so whatever. dont i sound spanish? lmao. yo rate 5 stars haha

[datlilrssnboy]

rofl

[fishtanksandkoiponds]

zack, u fail.