What Is Needed to Build Your Own Soft Coral Reef Tank?

What's Matthew putting into is Innovative Marine 40 NUVO this time? He's going soft coral CRAZY! So, come along as we go through the care and equipment requirements for this aquarium build, along with some of the awesome soft coral that World Wide Corals sent along to make this saltwater tank POP! Have a favorite soft coral? Let us know below!
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[CindyyyToon]

I started out on this hobby dead set on getting some LPS for my mix reef aquarium, but along the way I decided to add some softies to my tank to see if corals could handle my system and I ended up falling in love with them. I'll much rather have a zoa garden or tiny Kenya tree forests than most LPS, there's just something very nice about softies and I love how rewarding and fast growing they are, I hope that the believe of softies mostly being for "beginners" gets abolished, because they can be just as beautiful and rewarding :)

[littlebit]

Cleaning off the corals every now and then is an acceptable sacrifice for having a goby and pistol shrimp combo... they are awesome to watch.

[renmner]

I wanted to start my own coral reef. Matthew >>> I can see in your eyes what joy you have doing this video! I believe I will have to save up for my coral reef. It seems to be a rather expensive hobby. In the mean time >>> I'll watch more of Matthew's videos! :)

[shoja]

OMG!!! This is exactly what I need!!!!

[osmium]

"You don't need fancy gear for a softie tank, just buy this $200 wifi enabled smart light!"

Sorry for the sarcasm, but I just really want people to know that I've got a $30 kingbo aquarium light on my tank hooked up to a $5 light timer and it grows corals just fine. That equipment is cool, but you really don't need to spend that much money to be successful

[brianjeffries]

Great video!! Would love to see you do one on if you buy a tank and stand from BRS what additional equipment would you need to get going. Also how you would install the additional components and how much you could spend for the total build.

[njjeff]

Mathew!!!! Good to see you again. I’m glad to see you on BRS. You are a great asset & I know you will be SO successful

[surcalation]

Look forward to year ahead. My softie tank is a bit different in terms of set up. Lots of flow compared to a low flow and bare bottomed too. Good to see softies get exposure in the hobby!

[sampster]

I'm glad you made this video as I'm moving back towards a softy dominant tank from LPS dominant as life gets busy and stressful. I will say, I think your nitrate and phosphate can get much, much higher. But it's good to have goals, I get it. My goal has been nitrate 7-10 and phosphate 0.05-0.10, but I had a big nutrient spike and my nitrate jumped closer to 20 and phosphate 0.25 and the softies looked very, very happy. Especially the zoas and Kenyan tree.

[nicemarmot]

I like crushed coral for softy tank substrate. Mushrooms jump off all the time and with crushed coral they stick to a piece and you can remount easily. Nutrient sink is no big deal for softies, just keep it shallow.

[azhari]

My softy tank has 50ppm no3, wc 25% every 2-3 months. 55g with 9 fishes and no sump/skimmer.

[sergeybuzhin]

Have the lamp settings remained the same? No unwanted fouling from red green and white?

[kevinastudillo]

I’ve been in the hobby 12 years. Softies all the way much more enjoyable in my view

[rhombifer]

i just wash 🧼 my hands 🙌🏻 seems to work for me

[jjmccloud]

Xenia is the devil 😆 unless you want a overnight waving forest through out your tank 😆 They're very pretty and great for adding movement but they grow super quick and will cover everything if your not careful

[Lucid]

Do you have your lighting schedule for this tank available to download?

[Akai-Shade]

I have been very confused with how to set up for corals I finally got my first saltwater and it's almost ready for corals and I need some soon for my clownfish

[michaelbell]

Hi Mate, do you have the file i could download to use for the prime light im doing a soft coral tank as well

[CGKFPV]

Great video, as usual! Tropic Marin or Red Sea? I think in the Complete Beginners Series you mention using the Red Sea Coral Pro but now it seems all your tanks use TM? I'm just curious why the change :)

[Beetse]

Would you please be able to upload the aiprime preset of your schedule. Ive tried changing mine but it just making my current schedule messed up.