Dinner. Wine. And no water changes. Life is good. :)

I had the opportunity to meet Sanjay and saw all of his tanks. He is such a pleasant and humble guy. His 500 gallon tank in his basement is stunning. I didn’t know as much about reefing then as I do now, but he is truly a wizard when it comes to fish. He also breeds clowns. It was really cool to talk with him about this as well as clowns are some of my favorite fish. Keep stewarding these beautiful creatures Sanjay!

At my old job I took care of a 30g in my office (softies/lps) and my boss 40g reef tank with basic Marineland Emperor hang on filter, heater and EcoTech LED's. Both tanks thrived well with no fancy equipment, skimmer etc. Did water change maybe once a month with tap water and instant ocean reef crystals. After boss retired, he donated his tank to me and then after I left the company I merged all into my home 135g tank. Duncan, Torch and other corals donated are still thriving 5 years later. Once you get that harmony in your tank and as an aquarist you are in tune with that....the magic happens and get a tank like above. Happy Reefing people!

Man, Sanjay is just mystical like Cesar Millan. He makes this stuff looks so easy but you know 99% of us out there will never be able to run tanks like he does because he was somehow born with "the juice." Sanjay will be like "I just threw some water in this bucket and added some coral along with this dolphin and a light from Home Depot and now I got this museum-like aquarium." Do you even feed any of the animals in the bucket Sanjay? Sanjay: "Nope. I just pour some of this red wine in the bucket every other month and that's it."

to address some comments regarding this tank, he has been running this tank for 23 years . As a result, his tank has matured a hell lot compared to usual reefers. Thus, his tank system is able to run by itself without any water changes or skimmer. The more your tank matures, the more "auto pilot" your tank allows itself to be. And yes, he did mention he does top up evaporated water saying" carrying a 5 gallon bucket of water up." Topping up evaporated water does not count as a water change as phosphates, nitrates, and parameters remain the same except salinity. Thus, only topping up with RODI water.

i have a 10 gal that has been running for 20 years. i quite doing water change years ago i just top off and no skimmer. it dose great not a prob with it. all i have in it is leathers and a few mushrooms 3 fish . i use hang on the back filters 2 of them aqua clear . the 1st 5 years with a small tank is hard lots of crashing and a few outbreaks of hair algae. i got it down to the tank run itself clean the filter's every 2 weeks change out the chemi-pure every 4 months. I do test every 6 weeks to make sure all is good . He is right it takes years to get there

You guys have no clue that this man is one of the most respected man in the Reefing community...his tanks are the real deal

We miss you Jake

classic Indian guy, " youre doing this as a personal challenge?' no Im just trying to reduce my work" love Sanjay lol

He's created his little ocean.I can't believe how healthy and beautiful this tank is.The large reef at the end is mind blowing.Can't wait to see.

I THINK i started understanding how these people are able to have maintenance free tanks. the idea is leave the tank to take its time and stabilize, dont rush on throwing things. put one thing at a time (patience) and wait for your system to stabilize again. within time your system will have a life of things u can and cant see and will develop its own eco system. sorry for using system alot, I work with computers ;)

I spy a Scarlett Johansson & Shaun White!

Ok, so this is possibly the best looking nano reef tank on the planet. Awesome job Sanjay. Very cool!

These kinds of tanks is a testament that we still have a lot of things to discover in this hobby (even in freshwater tanks).

The crazy part about this is I have a brand new empty 29 gallon with everything Already This tank is really inspiring thanks for sharing

Wow, some of the comments really show the ignorance of people. I'm not sure if it is because they are newbies or just have not heard of Sanjay. I wonder if people realize that people like him, and long time friends like Mike Palletta and Julian Sprung are the reason we even really have a "Reef" hobby and not just a "fish only" hobby. These are the guys (legends) that started it all.

amazing setup, looking at corals and drinking wine would be positively therapeutic. very inspiring work Mr. Joshi sir!

I keep coming back to this video. So inspired by this tank 😍. Hope mine looks like this some day!

He does have gorgeous tanks. I met him at one of the swaps and it was so interesting just talking wth him. Great video.

Since so many people are asking, here is how to have a REAL LONG TERM SUCCESS with a 0 water change/filtration tank... Go back in time 24 years and start a tank. Care for it using water changes, mechanical filtration and chemical filtration. Over the next 14 years continue to care for the tank using common methodologies. Nothing special, you’re setting yourself up for success after all. Now, you have have 10 years left until the present day. Slowly start to toy with using less or zero chemical filtration. With this, do smaller or more spaces apart water changes. Don’t make any major changes to live stock and try to keep your hands out of the tank. You’ll have to play around with feeding amounts and you’ll probably have to watch corals slowly wither away. Here is the important and unfortunate part... it cant be forced. Life will get inspired the way of taking care of the tank and you and the tank will mature together. You and the tank will slowly reach a symbiotic understanding. You’ll unknowingly, yet naturally cultivate this symbiosis for the next 4 years. 6 years until present day and you should have a decent balance of “nutrients in=nutrients out” You might have to cut your photo period to under 8 hours per day but who knows. So now you have 1 year until you can say “I haven’t done a water change in 5 years” During this year you’ll likely pull the skimmer that you have neglected to the point that it doesn’t work anyway. You’ll pull a bag of carbon that’s been in the sump for 4 months and is well beyond its capacity. The handle in your special water change bucket will break and you won’t stop doing water changes after your 4th big water change in 11 months. Then BAM! just like that you’ve got a chance at having a tank that will sustain on 0 maintenance! @reefbuilders do you want me to come give this talk at ReefStock

LOL people making it seem impossible, I mean he was doing water changes and running a skimmer for a decade plus... it's not like he just set it up a year ago and now it's zero maintenance.

He knows what he is doing. He said it takes years to get there. Years to establish the tank and the biodiversity. He is patient and he had some very expensive fish to prove it.

Tanks a million.😊

Sanjay sent me a few pieces of that gorg 3 yrs ago. I love it! Great video as always Jake😎

Glass of red and beautiful reef. This man is my idol.

5 years wow, looks great this guy is a legend.

Damn that guy is a legend. A gem tang in a tank that has no filter and hasn't had a water change in 5 years

I had a 50 gallon like that..all soft corals. 150 watt coralife Metal Halide, and 40 watt grow bulbs. Undergravel filter. Was the best I ever did. I think the key is the same as a freshwater plant tank...rethink your idea of how many fish to put in as least amount is the best amount for corals or plants.

I never owned a reef but I assume that once you establish and condition your tank in a certain way, it just works that way. Its like the freshwater discus fish, in germany breeders cultivated them in tap water so the discus over there are more acclimated to higher ph than those found locally. Wouldn't doubt corals can adapt to an environment over many years especially if its controlled in a certain way, like topping off every so many days at the same time keeping a strict schedule. I'm surprised this man never upgraded his tank size after so many years

For someone that doesn't like maintenance that tank was polished inside n out.

Good video Jake thank you for all the info keep it up!

Beautiful tank everything look so healthy and well maintained bravo 👌👌👌

Unbelievably beautiful aquarium. The fact that it’s a 29gal tank is really inspiring too. Way ahead of my current skill level right now, but maybe someday.

I put a video up on my 135 gallon fish only saltwater tank. I haven’t done water changes in over five years. I just add supplements and top off ro. I use a oversized sump and skimmer to help with the cleaning. Cheers from California!

I have a 55 gallon i bought used and established 6 years ago. I change the water 15 gallons once a year, feed heavy and have many soft corals, anemone. The corals grew faster when I stopped changing the water 2 years ago. I do run a dyi algae scrubber., deep sand bed, live rock in sump. My secret is prime tap water condition in my top off just as a precaution.

Awesome tank!!!! I'm just starting a low to no maintenance saltwater invertebrates aquarium using sand, rock, water, and inverts from one of my favorite beaches on Hawaii island. Thanks for this amazing inspiration 🤙🏾. Aloha again from Hawaii

Yea i habe 27g hexagon reef.. and same thing.. no skimmer and bot even a sump... just a hob for a filter polishing pad and some pumps and a little canister with denitrate in it and it works just fine.. Ppl go to too many extremes and say it isnt possible.. but it is

wow and its so clean without skimmer and water changes

Beautiful tank so natural looking.

Omg this is my dream tank!

Lesson... patience! 20 years it’s established, no filter etc... Incredible!!! RO water additions, no doubt. Soft corals are easiest and certainly rewarding. Looked like Ich on that tangs fin however.

I wish I could learn more about this I’ve been trying to start my tank my 120g I have it running for 1 month and half now and I got nothing inside but live rocks and sand I also don’t have a sump wish I’m thinking about buying one but this has inspired me a lot it’s a game changer

Hardly any live rock, that is suprising. Beautiful tank!

I love softy tanks they always look like some really cool childrens fantasy story.

I need this very same set up

I'm new to this kind of hobby and started out with a freshwater tank through the help of some friends. I originally wanted a saltwater tank but I had absolutely no idea of how to build it from scratch, let alone maintain it.

Beautiful reef 🪸tank and a nice selection off fish 🐠 inside the perfect combination bravo 👏

... Like Grandma’s Skillet. Never washed, “the time is the seasoning”, it ages and gets better. Like This Tank! 😆

nice low maintenance softie tank and love that "don't fight your reef"

I have a 65 cube i would like to make into a little to maintenance free system. Is that difficult to acheive?

This is brilliant. He is a boss.

Those lights are making all the coral explode with color.

He said it all when he said don't fight it. Trying to grow what you know you aren't prepared for. Great update.

I know this is a older thread, but I was just curious about supplements. Do you dose the tank at all with anything? That’s a beautiful tank regardless if it was set up yesterday or 23 years ago.

what kind of lighting is that?

and it's not even a Jaubert method.Extraordinary accomplishment.

woooooooow bellisimo acuario, felicidades

An excellent example of ballance

sanjay you are a legend

Interesting. I can see organics floating around and algae on the glass but the colours of the corals and clarity of the water surprises me. I'd expect a brown soup by now. Wish you'd tested the water while you were there!

I have a hard time believing that tank is actually been running for over 20yrs because it doesn't even look like its been there for a year. It would be in rougher shape.

Never see Sanjay or Mike in recent vids. I'd watch a whole channel of just them.

Im speechless amazing video

Nice preview Jake of a pretty spectacular low maintenance Reef.

wow that is an amazing tank, very busy

Tank is amazing!

His tank is surviving because of corals ...his corals consume a lot of nirates

Wow you are still checking the comments on a year old video, props. I really like your videos but i find that sometimes you cut people off and fail to let them explain things at their own pace. I want to hear the owner of the tank tell me what they think is important, rather than the more guided approach you seem to take. Just a bit of my opinions, hope you dont take it the wrong way. Keep up with the great content, cant wait to see you build up the new warehouse space!

Very natural tank 💯💯💯

proud of u uncle im also indian and ihave a 5yrs old tank with same thinks in india .... #sanjay

Do you have to dose anything to keep these soft corals thriving?

What type of light is that

So where is the link to his 2008 tank?

Anybody know the name of the song or artist from the song at the very beginning?

I would like to know what all he doses to maintain it. That would most likely be the stuff to use.

1:10 carbon dosing that wine in there baby!

I'm amazed he doesn't do water changes. I have only heard of this with people who have skimmers/ or filtration systems

Love this video

RIP Jake your legacy will live on.

Amazing channel just subscribed 👍

No water changes. He said he done one 5 years ago.

How the heck does he do it? WTH? This tank is amazing.

So it did have a skimmer and he has been doing water changes up until the last 5 years, misleading title but what an amazing tank, this guy knows his shit.

What is the name of the pink coral he calls a pest??

Your videos always have the best music. Would you ever consider making a Spotify playlist?

one of the nicest tanks I had was a 120g soft coral (and RBTA) tank, it did have a skimmer (but a very cheap one) but yeah it was one of those water change every other year if I could be bothered to get to it type of things. Had dwarf angels in it, all the mean fish (not predator ones just mean), and it ran great. Unfortunately dumbass me did a live experiment on how torque works and snapped the back pane of glass. But it did manage to get into a UK aquarium magazine so I'm happy about that :D

I might need to try this

nice job!

wow that aquarium is amazing I want one so bad.

Salut Jake, j'ai déjà vu cette vidéo mais il est en méthode JAUBERT ??? Merci pour ton retour. Guy

can we please get an update on the tank ??!?!?!?!!?

That’s my (kinda) tank. No skimmer no water changes. I run a sump and I keep my skimmer off because of noise. But mine is fish only with base rock. Just top off and baking soda.

Love this man.. So against the grain of making this a snake oil business with these 100000 million products..

why have i watched this video 3 times today. idk!

That’s so cool

What kind of light is it? I couldn’t hear it even when I replayed the video

no skimmer, no whater changes and no acroporas

He's the man!!

I love a softy reef!

This man knows how to relax, haha!