Video of that awesome Mangrove Lagoon tank will premiere this monday kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gpZkh6V5x6e8oYk.html

I could never have a reef without sand. I think it makes it look more natural plus gives my favorite types of fish a place to sleep and hide. Wrasses. But these are definitely some great ideas. I dont really have any problems with my sand blowing around. Must be the size of sand I use.

The only place on KZfaq I ever think “man I wish that intro was longer”

4:15 pro tip: remove the auto feeder before you take the aquarium lid off

Good points about the benefits of having no sand, and I went bare bottom for a while when I set up my tank again over a year ago for the same reasons, but I could never fully appreciate my tank without the sand, and a few months ago put sand in my tank. I like my tank to replicate the ocean, and for me a big part of the ocean is the sand, I have never been to a beach that had a glass floor. Sure bare bottom is easier and less work, but for me less appealing. For me a bottomless tank doesn't look like a display tank but rather a grow out tank or a quarantine tank. Everyone's tank is unique to how each person likes to have their own tank and the way they like to do it, and as such great diversity is achieved in this hobby which makes it so interesting to see how different things work for different people.

Great topic and perfectly executed ! Thank you for sharing Jake!

Fantastic vid Jake, your pump placement ideas are great and I absolutely love the lagoon tank with the awesome school of platys.

My tank is viewable from all four sides. I placed the powerheads on the internal overflows that are in the center of the tank in such a way as to create a gyre flow that circles the tank. Every hour the direction of the flow would reverse. Unfortunately I found that with this type of gyre circulation, the center of the tank does not get the flow it needs. The perimeter of the tank gets powerful flow, the inside gets very little. The best flow I ever had on a tank was with powerheads mounted on wavyseas. The back and forth action and chaotic flow left no dead spots. I plan to go back to this with my new build. It is however, a challenge to hide and I also hate to see equipment visable. As for sand, it seems contradictory to me to go to great lengths to hide your equipment as to make your tank look as natural as you can and then place your clams and corals on glass.

Would love to see a video of ur approach in removing Valonia / bubble algae from that LPS tank

Great video and very cool tanks, Jake!

Jake!!!! Need more videos for quarantine substinance!!! Oh man look at me being demanding, geeez jk man I know you are busy but I got to say I do enjoy watching your videos. Keep up the good work

I made a fake sandbed for my tank by covering ABS sheets in a thin layer of silicone and sprinkling sand into them. You get the look of sand that people love but all the benefits of bare bottom. (Can't have burrowing wrasses otherwise they may accidentally dive bomb themselves)

Thank you Jake for the tips you gave🤗🐠

i agree! pumps can be major eye sores!! im using a icecap 4k on my 80g rimless peninsula and i love it! great ideas as always!! thanks!

Would love if you did a video on mollies. I see you have them in most if not all tanks. Great video

Man Jake awesome educational video really enjoyed it and by the way awesome aquarium setups 👍👍

"We're not here to keep pet sand beds"..... classic!

Hey Jake, another awesome video.

I run the return from my canister through a rain bar the length of the tank (72") aiming down the back wall. It keeps the back wall clean and pushes out any build up without unsettling the sand. I also drilled extra holes so some of the water would push out a few degrees under horizontal or 90 degrees to the water line. By installing it right on the water line, it pulls down the surface water creating a wave or shimmer effect and you don't even notice it under the lip of the tank. I tried it on a 36" rimless using glass instead of black plastic tubing and it was pretty cool coupled with glass lily pipes and clear connectors and mounts. However it was just over $200 and the glass would get dingy or dirty looking within a week.

Merci pour cette vidéo mon AMI et bel été à toi et tes équipes !!! 👍👍👍

love the schooling fish in the euphyllia tank ... powerhead placement can be challenging especially if you're concern with concealing them.

Tanks are looking real nice.

I've got bare bottom and a sand bottom, just love my conch with boggly eyes, Wrasse and Goby paired with bullseye pistol shrimp. Bare bottom draws the eye to muck which I find off putting too.

Just what the Dr. ordered!!! Thanks for the tips Jake.

Hello! Thank you for sharing all the knowledge! I was wondering what the approach would be for your Red Sea Max Nano. Is a power head necessary or one can do with just the flow coming from the return nozzle? I am in the planning stages and a clean, efficient look is definitely one of the goals of the build.

Hello dude. One of the best channels here on KZfaq . Beautiful tanks and lot of useful information. Thanks. I have a question about your digital thermometers, what brand are they and where I could order one to try . Thanks in advance and keep doing well so we can learn new stuff.

Great video. I have a Waterbox 60.2 which is basically a cube (24x20x20). In your opinion would putting a single MP40 on 1 side of the back wall in combination with a programmible return pump like the Ecotech Vectra pump be effective enough to keep corals or do you think 2 power heads is a requirement? Appreciate all the great content.

this topic is exactly what I am looking at for my current tank build! Long story short, my build will be visible by only the front panel as it is built into the wall 5ft X 3ft X 2ft and I own 2 maxpect gyres and I was thinking of adding mp40s on the sides (going 100% SPS this tank! whoohoo!) so I want to maximize flow. But at the same time watching your video I wonder if or how I could get away with putting all my pumps on the back of the display???? (which is black acyclic). I also will not be doing sand for the first time so I can maximize flow.

Love the clam tank! May have to move my mangrove into my lowboy and allow the nutrient levels to rise more. What are your water parameters and nutrient levels in this tank?

Hi Jake great video. You always inspire me. I currently don't have my tank anymore but the build will be coming soon, I hope (wife pending). I fell in love with the closed loop tank you built a while back how is that doing. Would love to see the update on that. Also if you can do a comparison on your tank with the closed loop vs traditional modern builds that you see. I would love to follow your lead if that closed loop is working as intended. Thanks for always sharing. Also do you sell tanks or have discounts for the equipment

I actually prefer a blue background to my tanks but I usually paint the back black to help hide my circulation pumps. Also circulation pumps aren’t always necessary, I only add them as needed. Cutesy waves and things are more for viewing, I went for almost 15 years with pumps just hanging from their cords behind the rocks lol.. they kind of blow themselves around creating random flow lol..

Enjoyed this

Sweet mangrove/clam lagoon tank!

I have a bare bottom with sps along the top and LPS in the bottom 2/3rds. Would the SPS be ok with the powerheads moved to the back bottom like you have them? They're positioned top center right now, blowing across the SPS. I'd like to keep stuff kicked up off the bottom though and hide the powerheads.

I think I'm getting addicted to your videos. Q: On your SPS tanks are you putting your mp40s on back lower side panels? If yes, does it create enough flow at the surface?

I feel you on the sand bed dude! I hate my sandbed!! How's the 60 cube and can we get an update??

Great video and ideas. I hate the look of vortech pumps on the side glass! Especially multiple pumps. There are ways to hide things with a bit of imagination and experiment. Love the new tank too!

Is there any video about the setting of the mangrove-reef tank ? Looks so appealing and exotic, my only clue is a custom tank with low level overflow and substrate box. 🤩

Intros always 💧 drip!

Hey Jake what a beautiful school of Red mollies, how you treat them to fully be on salt water ? Great video

Maybe I missed it in the video, but do you still have the A. kingi?

I believe this concept was awesomely used in the Beverly Hills custom reef

amazing setup jake! wow it didn't take long to get those coraline algae to grow!

What pump should i use to make a similar contraption? It'll need a seperate opening in the tank to recirculate water back in the tank, at the pump once i turn valve off.

What type of filter do you have on the peninsula tank? Thank you

Adam do you edit your video your self? Also who chooses the songs you put in. Most of them are dope, just flows nicely with the content especially Jason fox video love that!

Leave my sand alone! 😡 My bacteria love it 😝. Mostly for esthetic reasons, now 'll excuse, gotta pet them.

I always look forward to your videos,, awesome like always, are you going to be at reefapoolza Chicago this year?

I have a 32gallon biocube led and I'm interested in getting a crocea clam is it possible?

hahaha "Pet Sandbed" love it.

I am curious, the LPS tank, why do you put an anti-jump net on it. I enjoy your channel by the way.

Hey jake. Tanks r looking awesome. Quick question. I have an IM 75 Ext. I can't get my mp 10's to stay on firmly. They're barely hanging on with the glass thickness close to 1/2". Any tricks to make them work?

Jake, This video got me thinking, but with sand and an aquascape I don't want to change, what can I do. 90 gallon tank with center internal overflow. Two sizeable rock structures on each side, middle of tank open.

hello brother do you turn off your light and wavemaker in the night

Can I know?Where is the best placement for corner overflow.l’m now struggle with where to place wave maker.

Im struggling with the thought of going sandless. I want to, but i also want a few fish that need the sand. what should i do?

Jake i just 💘 love your softy tank I wish my mushrooms looked that great .you do such a exclent job at placing your corals .how much water flow do mushrooms need? wish I had some one to talk with in my area to know how to..

What are your thoughts on back pane mounted pumps? I feel my tank still lacks flow with a gyre, koralia, mp40, and a small jebao on the rear pane. I think it may be due to my rock work but what advice do you have for this configuration. I love the look but currently lacking in movement.

What’s with all the mollies in the tanks. Is there a reason or is it just cheaper?

Love that mangrove display. wow. can't wait for it to develop and grow out. do you have a detailed video about it?

thanks

What placement of Mp40s do you recommend with a sand bed? I have a 120 2x2x4 mixed acros/torches and micro lords with a 2 island minimalist scape (would be happy to share photos). I currently have one in the left top front 1/3 and a second on the right top back. I run them at 50-60%, i get good growth on my acros but the bottom of the tank seems to build more detritus than i would like around the lords. If i crank them up i end up moving my sand around way too much. I also "need" the sand bed as I have 4 leopard wrasse. Thanks!

Are you worried about coral growth patterns with this method of flow?

that mangrove tank is killer

Wow Jake! That Mangrove lagoon is dope! How many gallons of actual water volume are in there? Also love all the Mollies lol

What's up with the pony tail now?

Where would you place pumps if the overflow was inside? obstructing the back from being flat.

I have 2 Tunze 6095's Ina 48" x 24" x 16" deep blue frag tank. What would be the best placement for these pumps, both on one end or on opposite ends. This will primarily be a SPS grow out in the future. No rock in this tank.

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Hı great inovative video thanks. İ have a question i have freshwater aquarium. Now i want to set up a reef aquarium too. İn my country every body tells that i must have sand because it helps some ph or other levels. İf this is true how do you banace it? Di you add special salt or additive? Thanks for answers have good days...

Nice tanks! What happened with your angelfishes from Poma Labs?

Great idea for a video,but I still like sand bed,but when I started marine keeping 1960's that is all we had!What type of clowns are those in the Euphilliya tank?And are those Mollies or swords in the Mangrove bio tope,and what are they called exactly?

Hello, i have 2 dual gyres 330 opposition horizontally my programme is ltc mode but the flow is very low i try work just one evry 6 hours but is tow much and i try placement vertical position in back in my tank same result to much my 60 gallon cubic tank is very hardly for the pompe placement. Thank you 🙏

Love all those mollies!

Ive seen convict tang on almost all of your tank! my all time favorite tang. How do you keep them healthy and fat???

Might be a good time to show us how the tanks are doing individually. Im seeing a lot of growth👍🏻

Thanks Jake, what would you suggest for a cube?

I've got a 25 gallon cubish tank I moved my powerheads at the back wall. Is this ok or should I have them on the sides.

Nice. Why do you have (looks like to me) Mollies in your tanks?

are you compensating for the lower amount of sand/rock with more water changes? more aggressive cleaning? or both?

Miss you Jake

What kind of tank is the mangrove lagoon aquarium?

This video is like 6 months too late, I already have sand, rocks against the glass and too much equipment 🥺

Do you have a video on the acclimation of your mollies?

Have you heard of/tried DSR method. What are your thoughts on it?

Rip jake

Here's another option for placing gyre pumps: if you have an eurobrace and your water level is high enough, you can place them on the eurobrace.

So many cool creatures that live in the sand/need sand to live. It’s just so hard to pass on all of those!

I got a 30x30x30 and dont know where to start

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Maintaining it is a pain but I just cannot have sand. I do not need a deep sanded but without it tanks look unfinished to me. I do understand all the positives though not gonna lie.

Would love to talk to someone about getting better flow. I have a 75 with 2 MP40 on each side. No matter what I do there is always detritus in the tank and usually in a place hard to vacuum. I have never understood how people do auto water changes. A huge part of water changes to me is getting the muck out as best as I can. Edit: I really mean it. I have no one to talk to. My LFS suck *** the people in my area that do this suck just as bad. I have been at this a long long time and still have a lot to learn.

is your studio open for the public?

Greetings from Russia

Where the best placement for an mp10 in an 18” cube?

Biocube 16 gallon? Best nano wave makers?

Where in the world are the sandless reefs? If we are keeping “reef” tanks, sand should be in them.

I disagree. I went from deep sand bed, to (after years of syphoning) no sand bed, back to sand bed. Something about that white sand bed contrasting with the colors of the livestock that really makes everything pop.

Wait, what are those orange fishes??? They look like fresh water fishes but, wth? are they?

#NOSANDGANG