Blake's Epic "nothing special" Nano
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- čas přidán 4. 07. 2024
- In today's episode we are going to chat to Blake about his incredible nano reef tank. If the coral health, colour and growth isn't enough for you, or the awesome variety of nano fish still doesn't inspire you - wait till you see what runs this 3 year old reef.
A super simple approach to the hobby that doesn't break the bank, yet is still acheiving results that we all desire - this tank is a true testament to the reef keeper that Blake is.
He's too modest, done a great job with such a small system
Agreed! The tank is amazing!!
@@ParkersReefI love what hobbyist are turning these nanos into
An excellent example of a system. Good to see an actually obtainable reef tank. Proof you don’t need to drop tens of thousands. It’s beautiful.
That’s it, this system has been setup around very obtainable equipment and still kicks goals. Truly inspiring!
Blake is a funny guy with a great personality. Just to see what can be done in a glass box with not much filtration. Beautiful tank!
He’s a master at the reefing game!
A little jewel ❤, Blake is a special guest 👏👏👏.
Absolutely!
Fantastic video Sam, I loved this one. Blake is such a talented reefer. Well done mate. Such a beautiful mature nano system 🙌. Would love to follow your journey on the Cade. Blake, please get a CZcams channel. Top stuff gents 👍
I’ve been pushing him to start his own channel!!!
Blake kicking ass like a boss! Love people breaking the norm!
Always!!
I have a couple of XR15s and the PAR at 100% isn't anywhere near the PAR of my XR30s at 70%.
One of my tanks is a similar sized tank and this has inspired me to do a reboot on it. What a great little tank this is and I love that it doesn't have all the expensive gear on it. It makes Blake's efforts even more impressive.
Just the hype marketing made these the LED standard
Yeah that is interesting hey??? Glad it was able to inspire you to reboot though, this tank is super inspiring!
@@porboi1 The XR30s are definitely the gold standard. The XR15s would be lucky to take bronze.
yellow coral goby best character, love mine
They’re cool hey!
I really appreciate this video... simplistic and beautiful nano tank. It is always overwhelming to see big tank and the amount of $$ required to set it up (especially for beginner).
Greatness can be achieved with a lot less!!!
I just updated my 45cm cube nano that also run with Tidal 110 to a 200 litretank. No skimmer just one wavemaker. The good thing about Tidal 110 is besides high volume is the flow that you adjust a little, you can just use the surface intake, one can fit a sufficient heater inside it and you can have the cooler fan on top of the filter instead of the tank.
They’re brilliant bits of gear and are so affordable!!
Loved seeing Blakes set-up....I love the simplicity of these type of set ups....Blakes a cool guy aswel....I'll be in on Sunday...thanks for another great video Sam.
Thanks mate!!! Be sure to give Blake a pat on the back!!
@@ParkersReef definitely will do 👏👏
Wow . This is a nice reef tank without breaking the bank . Very well taken care . Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
What a great personality and a brilliant candid interview. Wishing you all the best with your new tank.
He’s a legend! Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment :)
Awesome Nano. Congratulations on your success !
Thanks so much for watching, glad you enjoyed it!
Purple pink and red glitters are my favorite corals of all time.
they're pretty gorgeous hey? Some of them are sooooo glittery it isn't funny :)
I turned my aqueon 30 gallon tank to a reef tank no sump , using a canister filter but after keeping it for over 3 years my next build I will definitely get a sump 😂 . All the gear would be hidden underneath instead of having all kind of equipment on top of the tank like his
Oh for sure, a sump is always a better option - but this is still an incredible result for a system that was never meant to produce results like this :)
Nice
It’s an amazing system!!
ive found if you dont want your nem to move increase your flow and stick it in the lowest flow location which sort of traps them there. until the power goes out or you do maintenance on your wave makers haha as for the gsp i hear of this alot. i.had my whole back wall covered in gsp then they closed up and melted. i have maybe a 50cent peice size remaining. it was thankfully given to me after it melted in store and only had 2 polyps left withinn 12 months it had spread across the whole back well besides the shaddows and it looked great..hoping that in a year from now it will be back to what it was but after 2 years without skipping a beat my tanks been over compensating and having back to back problems. probably due becoming complacent
Yeah that’s certainly one way to tackle it 👍🏻
Great job. Xr15’s are a weak light. Ecotech is pretty, works great but are way over priced for the power the have. When you look at horticulture lighting you learn quick about leds real cost and the real cost is way way cheaper than reef pricing.
For sure, but sadly horticulture lights are not suitable for our use case :)
It’s been proven time and time again you can grow any kind of coral with cheaper lighting. That narrative is just wrong. I love the simple unconventional equipment, you can run an amazing tank this way!
For sure you can! But it can be a bit of luck with cheaper lighting
I actually feel the opposite about lights. My first tank I ran g5 Radions and was a little annoyed at how little par I got from them. I don't see the hype with these lights.
What were you switching from though? Radions are a decent product, but they are certainly not the only viable option out there
Love a good old hang-on-the-back filter. Super basic concept but nothing more needed on something that size, well done!
Totally agree!