So the most exciting part of all for fish tank nerds like us.....choosing your fish. I'm starting the stocking low and will add as time goes by to let the bacteria colonies adjust accordingly. Tell me below what you think i should add next. As usual, be sure to subscribe if you haven't already and like/leave a comment. Would be great if you guys could share on your facebook page as well :) TOP LIKED COMMENT BELOW GETS A SHOUTOUT IN NEXT VIDEOS DESCRIPTIONS. I will start doing this now for every video...why not, support the FishTube lol You can find the lights here: Aqua Blue: www.amazon.com/Luxbird-PAR38-... Full Spectrum: www.amazon.com/Luxbird-Waterp... The opti white glass aquariums from All Pond Solutions are available for such good prices here: 60cm/90L www.allpondsolutions.co.uk/aq... 80cm/140L www.allpondsolutions.co.uk/aq... 120cm/220L www.allpondsolutions.co.uk/aq... Big thank you to Watermarque for supplying the quality live rock, sand and saltwater. Take a look at their site here: www.watermarque.co.uk/
Amazing as always my friend, I'm glad to see your boys involved, Our young folks need more of this in their lives to learn the balances of nature in all aspects. Keep it up, Godspeed.
Just teach them its a labor of love and they depend on what we do/ neglect means the end for those who depend on us who have no control over their environment as you know already. Peace my friend, looking forward to the next build or update.@@MDFishTanks
Great looking tank! Look into getting a Goby paired up with a pistol shrimp. They are really wonderful together and your boys will love them.👍🏻 Can’t wait to see what’s to come.
Man it's looking great! That Wyoming Clown is stellar. I am so jealous of your aquariums, and your money to afford them! Someone clearly has has made better life decisions than me along the way!! LOL. It's great to see your kids enjoying the aquarium. Kids have such an open nature about their excitement. I don't know enough about saltwater to recommend your next fish. Perhaps that first one you showed in the video!
Thanks. My tanks cost a lot less than most you see on youtube as a lot of it is DIY. I don't spend money on drinking or clothes or cars as well. It's just about choosing what you want.
I love how you set up the tank with your aquascaping knowledge. Awesome. But one thing though, slow down the flow. Your clownfishes are struggling with it. Also, you may want to secure some of the rocks near the top. Your snails may knock them over. Not gonna be funny when you stock your tank with corals. :)
Being a planted tank guy that you are I'm sure you'll keep on top of the macro algae you added to stop them taking over the whole tank. That hawk fish would most likely eat those cleaner shrimp you were looking at too. The one I use to own did.
Love the clownfish, they're so cute! But isn't the filter flow a bit too strong? Seem like they really struggle to keep up and swim against the current, but maybe it just the way they usually swim? 😂 Never kept them so I wouldn't know much.. Looking forward to the next part, I deeply relate with the boys' excitement for this tank 👍
They swam the same as this in the shop as well. There are like happy dogs wagging their tail haha. If you think of more reef tanks with huge powerheads in them, i think this is actually less than what most have.
That is a great looking tank with happy inhabitants. That is a great looking LFS the ones in Leicester are small and cramped unless there is the one I have missed.
Wow lovely video and tank, now a pair of common cleaner shrimps (saw them in the video) and later some corals and anemones and it will be a living room Gem.
I use purigen too! I think u seem to have a little too strong flow as I can see the clowns are swimming bit hard against it. Other than that i love the videos keep them coming!
Possibly although I didn’t think it was too bad considering what I have seen them go for elsewhere. Either way it’s a really nice fish. Some small wrasse would look really good in that tank 👍🏻
Nice choices made there. And it’s lovely seeing your two lads recasting like that to your tanks. I have a 12,10,9 and 7 year old and they all spend hours each week staring into my little collection of tanks. Shoot me your email if you can, I’d love to show and hear any tips you might have
Just a word of advice, grape caulerpa can go asexual and release all the nutrients back into the water. Usually used in refugiums with a light on 24/7 to prevent them from going asexual.
You're pros, but out of Curiosity I want to know. It seemed to be flow of the water is a bit more (as plants are constantly wiggling), will this cause stress to Meno and his GF. YOUR TANK IS BEAUTIFUL and you're little kids were really njoying by imitating fishes. ☺ And I don't know anything about Aqua world.
Have you considered pairing them with anenomes? Im not an exoert but i heard ckownfish really like having that symbiotic relationship, though they dont always pair
Are those hermits coral safe? Do you plan on getting any corals? Also I think you should get a anemone next for the clowns to house and not to be to standard but you can never go wrong with some yellow and blue tangs and a cleaner shrimp.
Halloween hermits are reef safe 100%. Please do not get Tangs for this tank. It is way too small. You need at least a 4 ft tank for 1 yellow or hippo tang.
Why are you putting caulerpa in your display? 😱 I had this as a hitchhiker with the live rock in my previous tank and I had to break down the tank because it overgrew my tank after having a nutrient issue. It is impossible to remove from the tank and it took 2/3 days to take over the entire tank.
I will have to keep an eye on it then. I got it from my lfs which has been in their tanks for a long time and not taken over. Been in mine a few weeks now and not gone crazy. Less growth than my stem plants in other tanks to be honest.
Oh wow, totally different experience then I’ve had. Just wondering, are you putting it in as a nutrient export method (in tank Refugium) or purely aesthetics? Love your style of videos by the way. Happy reefing!
I mis corrals for the fish. Nice tank but by far not finished. Anomon fish need anamons if i look at this tank and my neighbors tank i see a big diffrents. I hope you add corals anomooms and other living plants. To creat a real peace of a real reef.
Kathy L the most dominant clown in the tank will be Female and the rest will be male Captive mean they are breed in a tank and lived in aquariums their whole lives. Wild caught means caught from the wild
@@MDFishTanks Look up caulerpa racemosa. It's almost impossible to pick it completely off the rocks because it breaks easily and it can cover everything. For me it's one of the worst pests you can have in a tank. Please check if yours is this species and if it is, I would remove it. There are some species that have larger "grapes" and stronger stems that are easier to control.
You make reef tanks look easy. Beautiful setup. Not only will the larger clownfish be the dominant one, but it will also be female. Clownfish are all born male. The largest, more dominant of the group changes sex and becomes female. This is called sequential hermaphroditism amongst teleost fishes. They should be just fine together.
Here in my place you can't just go ahead and make your own reef tank. You need some paperworks from the government first. And if that ain't enough to discourage you there's no local fish store that sells anything saltwater related. Ordering isn't smart either for it could get intercepted.
@@MDFishTanks I'm from a small city in the Philippines. Having a reef tank consists a lot of work, literally. It's all about the Aquamarine Life Preservation that makes them strict about it. Freshwater is fine and I have a couple of tanks already. Right now I'm ready to dive into the saltwater experience but man, I just can't.
You're allowed to keep fish and anemones. It's illegal to keep corals. If you live in a remote area, you can have your goods (even fish) shipped from shops in Manila. Your fish and equipment won't be intercepted.
Ak47 52 From what I’ve been told the water has to be a lot warmer for that to happen . But if you have corals the water can’t be to warm or something like that 🤷🏻♀️
DON'T get the Hawkfish, I have one. They will kill any shrimp you put in the tank smaller than them, pick at your snails and are very aggressive to newly added fish if not added last. If not for my lid my Falco hawkfish would have killed my Wrasse by chasing him out the tank.
Just do regular water changes and it would be fine. I ve kept marines for over 25 years without a sump, a skimmer and expensive lighting. I posted a video about 8 years ago on here. Boring video compare to others nowadays 😁 lol. My bad..... Just saw this vid was a year ago 🤣
Really? I dont believe you know what To do. It Looks like you dont have any idea about saltwater Tanks. Fish before corals and no suitable Anemone for the Clown fishes... Not everyone should be allowed to have pets 96 Liter for Clown Fisches? OMG Poor fishes
I hope this comment is a joke. They don’t need anemones. These are both captive raised clownfish and have seen nothing but a glass tank until this point.
Aha, one more specialist. Very ignorant. Have you ever seen clown fishes in nature. In more than 30 years of diving i have never seen a clown fish without. Thats, like with every animal, in their genes. Humans like you deceided for them not have what they need. Thats one of the reasons why earth is like it is.
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So the most exciting part of all for fish tank nerds like us.....choosing your fish. I'm starting the stocking low and will add as time goes by to let the bacteria colonies adjust accordingly.
Tell me below what you think i should add next. As usual, be sure to subscribe if you haven't already and like/leave a comment. Would be great if you guys could share on your facebook page as well :) TOP LIKED COMMENT BELOW GETS A SHOUTOUT IN NEXT VIDEOS DESCRIPTIONS. I will start doing this now for every video...why not, support the FishTube lol
You can find the lights here:
Aqua Blue:
www.amazon.com/Luxbird-PAR38-...
Full Spectrum:
www.amazon.com/Luxbird-Waterp...
The opti white glass aquariums from All Pond Solutions are available for such good prices here:
60cm/90L
www.allpondsolutions.co.uk/aq...
80cm/140L
www.allpondsolutions.co.uk/aq...
120cm/220L
www.allpondsolutions.co.uk/aq...
Big thank you to Watermarque for supplying the quality live rock, sand and saltwater. Take a look at their site here:
www.watermarque.co.uk/
Get some corals/frags in there and a anemone first then maybe some shrimps
Tank on !!! it looks awesome so far
@@gtpowergeorgetennent3786 some people have told me I need to wait months before adding coral and anemone??
@@MDFishTanks first tru duncan corals they are pretty hardy you can feed them also they grow quickly.
Do not try anemone before six months
How is this tank going?
Amazing as always my friend, I'm glad to see your boys involved, Our young folks need more of this in their lives to learn the balances of nature in all aspects. Keep it up, Godspeed.
Few more years and i will have my 4 year old scaping tanks and doing maintenance with (for lol ) me
Just teach them its a labor of love and they depend on what we do/ neglect means the end for those who depend on us who have no control over their environment as you know already. Peace my friend, looking forward to the next build or update.@@MDFishTanks
I would recommend getting a refractometer to measure salinity more accurately. you can get them for cheap online :) plus it's a fun tool to use
Yeah I will do. They only had this in the shop at the time so thought it was better than nothing.
Great looking tank! Look into getting a Goby paired up with a pistol shrimp. They are really wonderful together and your boys will love them.👍🏻 Can’t wait to see what’s to come.
thank you. I'll look into the gobys.
Man it's looking great! That Wyoming Clown is stellar. I am so jealous of your aquariums, and your money to afford them! Someone clearly has has made better life decisions than me along the way!! LOL. It's great to see your kids enjoying the aquarium. Kids have such an open nature about their excitement. I don't know enough about saltwater to recommend your next fish. Perhaps that first one you showed in the video!
Thanks. My tanks cost a lot less than most you see on youtube as a lot of it is DIY. I don't spend money on drinking or clothes or cars as well. It's just about choosing what you want.
@@MDFishTanks I was mostly making a joke about the money part. :) id like to try a DIY aquarium some day But id have to invest in the tools :(
@@mitchellbrian2585 just borrow where you can. It helps a lot.
I love you advertise this small business. It's cool. They seemed to have done you a solid on that rock.
Yes very good...they sent really a small business though as they have many stores and provide wholesale as well.
So far so good....sometimes it’s hard to choose....you just want to get them all....hahaha👍
Oh yeah, i've been back several times and had to talk myself out of buying more haha.
I love how you set up the tank with your aquascaping knowledge. Awesome. But one thing though, slow down the flow. Your clownfishes are struggling with it. Also, you may want to secure some of the rocks near the top. Your snails may knock them over. Not gonna be funny when you stock your tank with corals. :)
Ok, will do.
This is one of the best vidios ever uploaed on TH-cam!
So cool to see this coming together step by step. I like Elsa. I've never seen that variety of clownfish before. Looking forward to more updates.
👍💕👍
Love every bit of your works, hope one day i could have some tank like this.
just go for it!
Elsa is soooo cute ! Love the pair, I hope so too that they getting along 🥰. And those crabs 😍
There are great. All over the tank. The crabs are interesting. Every morning it's "find the crabs" with the boys :D
Congrats!! Amazing tank!!
It's so cool!!
Grettings from Spain... 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Welcome Elsa and Meno to this beautiful reef tank
Being a planted tank guy that you are I'm sure you'll keep on top of the macro algae you added to stop them taking over the whole tank. That hawk fish would most likely eat those cleaner shrimp you were looking at too. The one I use to own did.
Ok thank you. He does look super aggressive lol
Love the clownfish, they're so cute! But isn't the filter flow a bit too strong? Seem like they really struggle to keep up and swim against the current, but maybe it just the way they usually swim? 😂 Never kept them so I wouldn't know much.. Looking forward to the next part, I deeply relate with the boys' excitement for this tank 👍
They swam the same as this in the shop as well. There are like happy dogs wagging their tail haha. If you think of more reef tanks with huge powerheads in them, i think this is actually less than what most have.
@@MDFishTanks I guess they're really just derpy fishes lol, makes them even cuter!
That is a great looking tank with happy inhabitants. That is a great looking LFS the ones in Leicester are small and cramped unless there is the one I have missed.
I can't say as never been but I love this LFS. I go there at least once a week. Sometimes not even to buy
Im suprised ive never seen this series on your channel until now! Is this aquarium still up and running today? It looks great!
Love Elsa! Queen of the tank
haha. yup! :D
Wow! Elsa is a beautiful fish🐠🐋🐟
Isnt she just :D
Wow lovely video and tank, now a pair of common cleaner shrimps (saw them in the video) and later some corals and anemones and it will be a living room Gem.
Yeah i think cleaner shrimp next
I use purigen too! I think u seem to have a little too strong flow as I can see the clowns are swimming bit hard against it. Other than that i love the videos keep them coming!
Yeah I've adjusted it all now
Yeeeeer!!!! Here for that content baby!
welcome back :)
They look great in there.
Dont they!! :)
Knew I recognised that clownfish. Has been down there for over a year now. Amazed it was there as long as it was.
Yes, sam who works there said the same. Maybe it was the price that was putting people off?
Possibly although I didn’t think it was too bad considering what I have seen them go for elsewhere. Either way it’s a really nice fish. Some small wrasse would look really good in that tank 👍🏻
Beautiful tank. How much maintenance time do you use on it?
Nice choices made there. And it’s lovely seeing your two lads recasting like that to your tanks. I have a 12,10,9 and 7 year old and they all spend hours each week staring into my little collection of tanks. Shoot me your email if you can, I’d love to show and hear any tips you might have
I can't really put my email on here mate for obvious reasons, my inbox would be full in a day lol
I hope next videos are corals I'm excited for next videos
We will see :)
@@MDFishTanks 😁
Beautiful and awesome creation....you r best
thank you :)
Just a word of advice, grape caulerpa can go asexual and release all the nutrients back into the water. Usually used in refugiums with a light on 24/7 to prevent them from going asexual.
SO BEAUTIFUL!!!
Cool! Wyoming white were my first clowns as well... mine ravaged my hand when I put it in the tank though lol : /
Haha, yes I found this out yesterday when scrubbing a rock lol
Love the new tank.
thank you
Its looking great 👍🏼
You're pros, but out of Curiosity I want to know. It seemed to be flow of the water is a bit more (as plants are constantly wiggling), will this cause stress to Meno and his GF. YOUR TANK IS BEAUTIFUL and you're little kids were really njoying by imitating fishes. ☺
And I don't know anything about Aqua world.
Any reason as to why you put the micro algae between the rocks? Never seen that before. Coming along nicely. Can’t wait to see the next video.
Just want to see if it wraps its way around...i guess im still seeing it as a planted tank which is what im used to lol.
MD Fish Tanks I get you. Just curious. Maybe in your research or experience (with other tanks) it work. Always looking for new ideas to improve.
@@DoubleCFit From research, i've seen that it doesnt always need to be planted, and i think it will look cool all over the rocks.
Looking good!!
it's fine and it's just the beginning👍
Very Nice MD!
subscribed :D
thank you :)
looking good
thank you :)
Have you considered pairing them with anenomes? Im not an exoert but i heard ckownfish really like having that symbiotic relationship, though they dont always pair
Do you consider to add some soft corals? Like anemones
yes i will once the tank is established.
Anemone isn't a coral my friend. :)
@@HbbH38 they're animal, right?
How do set up your canister filter? Do the filter floss go in at the bottom section
Yes that's right. And then the water passes up through into media when clean of debris
Thanks for the confirmation I was worried I was doing it wrongly
How many gallons is this Beautiful tank keep up the great videos on it 🤙 Cheers!!!!
I'm in the UK and have a local marine centre, and hope to start my first Marine tank.
Hey! What lights are you using?
Perfection!
thank you
Great choices!
Thanks Pickle (great name...using that for a feature fish!)
@@MDFishTanks Awesome! I can't wait to see what the fish is :D
@@coldsouparchives2149 I dont even know yet. I'll wait until it fits...
Muito bonito,seu peixe palhaço !!
Whats the dimensions of this tank...love it
nice work
cheers
You should start making vivs and stuff then get like fire belly’s toads ......anoles..........with those 2 you could do nano vivs lol
Something i'm looking into.
MD Fish Tanks 👀👀👀👀
@@sirwiggles7574 check my "stories" to see latest paludarium
What do you have in your canister I want to do this but I dont want a sump
Are those hermits coral safe? Do you plan on getting any corals? Also I think you should get a anemone next for the clowns to house and not to be to standard but you can never go wrong with some yellow and blue tangs and a cleaner shrimp.
Also the tank is looking amazing! I know what ever you end up doing will have lots of thought put into it and will end up being beautiful!
@@nicholasbaxley1693 I will get an anemone when the tank has matured a bit more. Tangs sound good. I have a great fish in mind already...
Halloween hermits are reef safe 100%. Please do not get Tangs for this tank. It is way too small. You need at least a 4 ft tank for 1 yellow or hippo tang.
@@HbbH38 no tangs 👍🏻. Can you recommend me some options :)
@@HbbH38 good to know, saltwater is not my strong suit.
Does your wife realize you need a second shed out back to house the coral frag tanks and anything salt water related? Haha
Love it 😍😍 what a beaut 💗💗
Thanks Marsha my beaut!
How do you get that nice of coralline algae?
I brought it.
Do you dose anything ?
No.
How much was the cost of this tank roughly?
Advice Purigen, in all aquariums?
Awasome work
thank you
Beautiful
😥 no anemone for Meno? Please buy one. Nice Tank LG Mona 👍❤
Awesome
Ru going to get into coral?
yep.
Why are you putting caulerpa in your display? 😱 I had this as a hitchhiker with the live rock in my previous tank and I had to break down the tank because it overgrew my tank after having a nutrient issue. It is impossible to remove from the tank and it took 2/3 days to take over the entire tank.
I will have to keep an eye on it then. I got it from my lfs which has been in their tanks for a long time and not taken over. Been in mine a few weeks now and not gone crazy. Less growth than my stem plants in other tanks to be honest.
Oh wow, totally different experience then I’ve had. Just wondering, are you putting it in as a nutrient export method (in tank Refugium) or purely aesthetics? Love your style of videos by the way. Happy reefing!
I mis corrals for the fish. Nice tank but by far not finished. Anomon fish need anamons if i look at this tank and my neighbors tank i see a big diffrents. I hope you add corals anomooms and other living plants. To creat a real peace of a real reef.
Of course. It's only 3 weeks old. No even close to finished.
So, if clownfish are male if they are stressed, then what does it mean for captive clownfish?
Kathy L the most dominant clown in the tank will be Female and the rest will be male
Captive mean they are breed in a tank and lived in aquariums their whole lives. Wild caught means caught from the wild
I hope that wasn't grape caulerpa that you put last.
I think it is. Is this a problem?
@@MDFishTanks Look up caulerpa racemosa. It's almost impossible to pick it completely off the rocks because it breaks easily and it can cover everything. For me it's one of the worst pests you can have in a tank. Please check if yours is this species and if it is, I would remove it. There are some species that have larger "grapes" and stronger stems that are easier to control.
Too good Man. Name of the background music??
Nemo boiiz.... What are you gonna do corals?
No idea yet. Thats a whole other ball game lol
@@MDFishTanks with ya on that
i guess my niece would have call her elsa aswell 😁
Haha. Snow Queen
What size your tank?
i have the same clownfish you do for my 20 gallon long nano
perfect :)
Where r u from..?
You make reef tanks look easy. Beautiful setup. Not only will the larger clownfish be the dominant one, but it will also be female. Clownfish are all born male. The largest, more dominant of the group changes sex and becomes female. This is called sequential hermaphroditism amongst teleost fishes. They should be just fine together.
Yep....hence Elsa ;)
the flow seems to be really high
Yes, it is.
Liters?
Here in my place you can't just go ahead and make your own reef tank. You need some paperworks from the government first. And if that ain't enough to discourage you there's no local fish store that sells anything saltwater related. Ordering isn't smart either for it could get intercepted.
Sounds terrible. Where are you from?
@@MDFishTanks I'm from a small city in the Philippines. Having a reef tank consists a lot of work, literally. It's all about the Aquamarine Life Preservation that makes them strict about it. Freshwater is fine and I have a couple of tanks already. Right now I'm ready to dive into the saltwater experience but man, I just can't.
@@kiefline3785 sounds tough!
You're allowed to keep fish and anemones. It's illegal to keep corals. If you live in a remote area, you can have your goods (even fish) shipped from shops in Manila. Your fish and equipment won't be intercepted.
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Where do you live and do you know aquaowner
I live in the southwest of England....i dont think so.
The 2 clown fish r diffrent types they won't mate!
Ak47 52
From what I’ve been told the water has to be a lot warmer for that to happen . But if you have corals the water can’t be to warm or something like that 🤷🏻♀️
Build a sump would be better
Maybe something to look into at a later date :) if the canister doesnt work.
DON'T get the Hawkfish, I have one. They will kill any shrimp you put in the tank smaller than them, pick at your snails and are very aggressive to newly added fish if not added last. If not for my lid my Falco hawkfish would have killed my Wrasse by chasing him out the tank.
A talk through of these vids would be a lot more useful than the music.
Just do regular water changes and it would be fine.
I ve kept marines for over 25 years without a sump, a skimmer and expensive lighting.
I posted a video about 8 years ago on here.
Boring video compare to others nowadays 😁 lol.
My bad..... Just saw this vid was a year ago 🤣
I accidentally read meno as Nemo.
Thanks for the Correction 😂
haha. Yeah, my children named the fish. He says Meno for Nemo lol
Love that tank Sir 😊
@@greenskull9455 Thank you :D
Ya bin trop courant mon dieu. Tes poisson vont être fatiquer
Wie geschrieben wird das so nichts auf Dauer.
Really? I dont believe you know what To do. It Looks like you dont have any idea about saltwater Tanks. Fish before corals and no suitable Anemone for the Clown fishes... Not everyone should be allowed to have pets
96 Liter for Clown Fisches? OMG
Poor fishes
Thank you for your comment :)
I hope this comment is a joke. They don’t need anemones. These are both captive raised clownfish and have seen nothing but a glass tank until this point.
Aha, one more specialist. Very ignorant. Have you ever seen clown fishes in nature. In more than 30 years of diving i have never seen a clown fish without. Thats, like with every animal, in their genes. Humans like you deceided for them not have what they need.
Thats one of the reasons why earth is like it is.
It’s not like it’s my job looking after these. I even brang them in! Most never do host.
@@kummer-racefield I'm sorry you feel this way. I do feel that I'm providing a better environment for the fish than most captive raised fish though.