i guess im asking the wrong place but does any of you know a tool to get back into an instagram account..? I was dumb forgot the account password. I would love any tricks you can offer me
I really appreciate this budget build that you are doing I have been wanting to do a saltwater for a long time you have broke it down to basics to the point I understand and I’m gonna give it a shot keep up the awesome work and thanks
First time watching ya on UA-cam.. glad I ran into this video. Very helpful I will be starting a budget build my self very soon . Just want to have everything prepared before I do. Thanks for the tips !!
So, if the water is within parameters you don't need to do a water change. Even if it may be weeks - I'm thinking about stability being better than change.
Big question I’m stressing as days come closer leaving to work over seas for a month I don’t have no one to do whatever change my uncle will only be feeding my fishes half cube for my 5 1 inch fishes in my 40 gallon cube any advice please lmk ?
I have some dechlorinate are thay all the same because I got some when I was setting up my tropical fish tank but I always do use shop bought waters can I use that in the marine tank or is it different
My tank 3 weeks old I use natural sea water and sea sand too I have 0 ammonia but 100 for nitrate 2 time water change but nitrate stil 100. I try to put brightwell macro Baxter 7 still not yet go down the nitrate. Can you help me how to low it down please ?
i got a question that i can't really find the answer too anywhere on youtube. Im thinking about buying a 120 gal tank, I'm gonna invest in a RO/DI unit and make my own water but to start and fill a tank do i throw the ro/di water straight into the tank? or get 4 brute barrels and mix it all together? only reason why i ask is because to do a 20/30 gallon change bi weekly or weekly i don't mind getting buckets for now and walk it upstairs from basement, but to do 4 brutes wouldn't i need to buy 4 pumps to mix the water and 4 heaters? - def could use your help on this! thank you
@@Saltwateraquariumdotcom thankyou soo much, i been watching your videos along with others for over a year now too get as much research and tips/tricks to help. Thank you again with the VERY quick response!
Evan Dckens I had one and I got rid of it, don’t get me wrong it does work but..... it brings a lot of micro bubbles into your tank, it won’t hurt your fish but looks like dirty, it takes two weeks plus to break in, and the air tube is loud, I try to put filter material for the bubbles but didn’t work, when I took it out there were micro bubles going into my tank but not that many, I didn’t like it, my tank is a 30 gallon, I went to my LFS and the guy gave me a coralife bio cube skimmer it works really good, I have a UA-cam video about the coralife filter with skimmer take a look and you will see what am talking about
I do not know what happened :-( I have done my first water change and the next day all the fish only were dead. Nothing a live except 2 shrimps, some snails, and some crabs. I have run some tests and everything were perfect. I do not know what happened at all :-(
my salinity is 1.017 and i just got the fish, 2 yellow tail damselfish and 1 purple fish with a yellow tail idk the name, my first fish my first aquarium
@@Saltwateraquariumdotcom this purple fish with yellow tail claimed my only rock and has these 2 damselfish tied to a corner near my pump and thermometer, should i get another rock or put the purple fish in a quarantine container or something
Put a ball valve on that hose. Makes it even easier. 15-25% water change periodically. Remember to turn OFF your auto-top off when you are removing water. Remember to turn it on, AFTER the tank is refilled with new fresh saltwater. Try to stick with same salts all the time.
even if i feel very comfortable now after 8months into the hobby with a mixed reef. i'll still watch these beginner level videos, no matter how many are made.
I'm a saltwater vet and i wish this video series was out when i started! i got so much miss information and had to do a lot of trial and error to get where i am today and to say it definitely coast me more than it should is and understatement. Iv made my 16 yr old Nephew follow this series so he could learn the best way of setting up a simple yet very successful saltwater tank for the first time and lets just say hes having a blast!! keep the vids coming mark
Steve Youknow I know what you mean I’ve been a freshwater guy for twenty years just never took the jump to salt mostly because many people like to talk over you with big words to make themselves feel smarter lol but that comes later stick to the basics and get the toes in the water be successful then start getting more technical
Hi Mark, Great refresher for those of us who have been away from reef tanks for a while. Things I'd like to hear you dig into: 1) What's available in protein skimmers and what you recommend 2) Kalkwasser dosing and reactors 3) Systems setup for monitoring level (minimum setup, standard setup and dream setup) 4) Lighting - anything better than LEDs or is that the only choice these days? 5) Circulation - how many pumps, wavemaking, gravity fed surges, etc 6) Thoughts about species (SPS, soft corals, reef fish) 7) Hidden systems room - setup of the hidden plumbing, best practices, etc 8) Plenum, live sand, bare bottom? (should be higher on this list) 9) Long term issues - salt creep, clogged pipes, hardware replacement 10) Thoughts on a larger setup - tank stands, aquarium types (glass/acrylic), size issues Off the top of my head so probably missing some things, but really looking forward to your insights!
New to salt water fish keeping. Reviewed tons of videos to answer a stupid question on when I should do a water change. This is by far the best video. Thanks man
I'm a little confused. Most other people say not to put more salt in when doing a water change because the salt stays in your tank. You say to mix salt water to put back in? could you explain this please? thanks Love the videos by the way!
Sure. When doing a water change, you take saltwater out, put saltwater in. When you are topping off because of evaporation you only use fresh RODI water, not saltwater. If you replace evaporated water with salt water your salinity will climb because the salt in your water do not evaporate.
Thank you for your video! This video helped me to get idea when to change water. I’m just wondering, I’m currently going through cloudy water (probably diatom) to my 6 weeks old tank, would you do water change to fix the water change? Or I also heard too much water change isn’t good especially for the new tank?
If I buy premixed saltwater in a gallon could i just add lil by little from gallon, or do you recommend I por into a big bucket and heatt. The have it on sale premixed on tuesday so much easier to buy mixed. Also I have watched youtubes of 10 gallons no skimmer and they thoroughly clean. Every week. Since thats what i have do I clean walls with a magnet and vacuum sand? or does this get rid of my beneficial bacteria. They also blows rocks and corals with a turkey baster. My lfs said salinty can rage for from 10.24 , 25 and 26 and on hydrometer it shows a greater range of 1020 to even 1028 I believe. Mine is at 10.20 I accidentally got it that way and someone said he always aclimates his fish at that level that they do better then gradually ups it. I am going to gradually bring it up to maybe 1.024 I s that okay? I just finished cycling and have one clown, doing well at .20 salinity but just set up last night.
Is there a skimmer on budget build, or just filter? I have a 10 gallon tank. I have an aqua clear 30 gallon filter. I also have a 50 gallon, unopened, I was either going to keep as a spare or should i use the 30 gallon as the spare, and use 50? I dont know how much you should over size. I like the smaller size but I can fit more media in the 50, the 20 pumps 150 gpm and the 50 is 200 gpm. Is it necessary to have phosguard in it? I stared cycling with what came with it. a thick sponge and porous bio balls and carbon pack. I should have started with the purigan, and chemi pure elite and a poly filter. The expesive brand one people use. I did put a mix of matrix with my bioballs. I read purigan could slow cycling time. Should I just gradually switch pieces as to not loose my benficial bateria, if thats the case I should definitely use the 50 since it fits more media. But do u think it is necessary to oversize so much? How long should I wait to add a few corals? I have one fish now plan to get another soon the later a cleaner shrimp, can I add a few corals b4 the shrimp since there is a frag fest we are attending in a week from now, would that be to soon?
Hi sir i already watch all your video and im from phillippines my question sir i have a 75 gallon tank and i have already the tools and filter that shown on you video i asking is it better to used mineral water than to tap water bcoz here in phillippines we have here a water mineral station 5stage mineral water?? and im confused if i need to used a anti clorine for that ? thank for the video i learn a lot things before i start my 75gallon fowler type acquarium
and sir i already have a freshwater tank since i used a tap water to water change my freshwater i have a big drum and i stack a tap water there for atleast a week do you think sir is it safe to used to salt water tank using a salt from my local fish store and i add anti clorine like on your video ?? sorry my english is not really good but i try ✌✌😁😁
Mark, First, thanks so much for the videos and the responses! I have started my 20 gal kit as of April 27 and stocked it with 2 clownfish on April 29. So far everything is going well. I have fed them (ocean nutrition formula one small pellets) and tested the water on April 30 and May 1 with the following results: Ammonia: 0 Nitrite: 0 Nitrate:
Dale..the oily film is expected with a tank that doesn't have surface skimming. Surface skimming is usually handled via an overflow. It's not bad, just unsightly.
Love how you make beginners like me feel able to have a saltwater tank...
J Bob how’s your tank doing now?
i guess im asking the wrong place but does any of you know a tool to get back into an instagram account..?
I was dumb forgot the account password. I would love any tricks you can offer me
@Gerardo Izaiah Instablaster =)
I haven't kept a salt tank in about 20 years. I remember a few things, but this series was a great refresher. Thanks!
I really appreciate this budget build that you are doing I have been wanting to do a saltwater for a long time you have broke it down to basics to the point I understand and I’m gonna give it a shot keep up the awesome work and thanks
Scott Gleason Awesome! Thank You for the comment! It’s great to see our content is making a difference!
It's quite easy just do your home work and take your time don't rush
Thanks Mark,this easy to understand great information should help many people👍
Don't have a salt water aquarium yet but really appreciate you making the kit and adding the link
Thanks for the great video Mark!
Glad you liked it!
Very informative thank you much.
First time watching ya on UA-cam.. glad I ran into this video. Very helpful I will be starting a budget build my self very soon . Just want to have everything prepared before I do. Thanks for the tips !!
This helped me out so much thanks subscribed!
So, if the water is within parameters you don't need to do a water change. Even if it may be weeks - I'm thinking about stability being better than change.
If your tank parameter are within range than not doing a water change will be more stable than introducing new water.
Hello sir, if we will remove 25% of water to change then how can we remove the dirts down there like fish poops and all?
Is fish store water premixed by the store or do they buy it as well? And what is the salinty they usually mix or should I test it after buying? Thanks
What about alkalinity and calcium levels being off?
Are there any other parameters could be out of whack to justify a large water change, and if so what are those measurements (alkalinity, etc)?
Big question I’m stressing as days come closer leaving to work over seas for a month I don’t have no one to do whatever change my uncle will only be feeding my fishes half cube for my 5 1 inch fishes in my 40 gallon cube any advice please lmk ?
I have some dechlorinate are thay all the same because I got some when I was setting up my tropical fish tank but I always do use shop bought waters can I use that in the marine tank or is it different
Are we supposed to check water parameters after a water change?
what about well water?
As a beginner can you use distilled water
My tank 3 weeks old I use natural sea water and sea sand too I have 0 ammonia but 100 for nitrate 2 time water change but nitrate stil 100. I try to put brightwell macro Baxter 7 still not yet go down the nitrate. Can you help me how to low it down please ?
do i need a power head for a 20g long?
How to identify amounts of Nitrate and Sulfate ?
No need to remove the fish? THanks
I have had saltwater tanks off and on since 2000 and Ive never had anyone tell me about phosphates.
I was under the impression only RODI water should be used?? Is it possible to use dechlorinated tap water instead?
It it possible to use tap, but we strongly urge against it. There are so many potential issues it can create depending on your water source.
i got a question that i can't really find the answer too anywhere on youtube. Im thinking about buying a 120 gal tank, I'm gonna invest in a RO/DI unit and make my own water but to start and fill a tank do i throw the ro/di water straight into the tank? or get 4 brute barrels and mix it all together? only reason why i ask is because to do a 20/30 gallon change bi weekly or weekly i don't mind getting buckets for now and walk it upstairs from basement, but to do 4 brutes wouldn't i need to buy 4 pumps to mix the water and 4 heaters? - def could use your help on this! thank you
Joe M if the tank is completely void of life you can run RO water directly into it and when it’s full add salt slowly & mix
@@Saltwateraquariumdotcom thankyou soo much, i been watching your videos along with others for over a year now too get as much research and tips/tricks to help. Thank you again with the VERY quick response!
Watch our next video in the mega matrix 120 series an we will cover this topic specifically for you
@@Saltwateraquariumdotcom i will! i try to learn from every video you post! thank you
What's your opinion on the coral life filter with skimmer
Evan Dckens I had one and I got rid of it, don’t get me wrong it does work but..... it brings a lot of micro bubbles into your tank, it won’t hurt your fish but looks like dirty, it takes two weeks plus to break in, and the air tube is loud, I try to put filter material for the bubbles but didn’t work, when I took it out there were micro bubles going into my tank but not that many, I didn’t like it, my tank is a 30 gallon, I went to my LFS and the guy gave me a coralife bio cube skimmer it works really good, I have a UA-cam video about the coralife filter with skimmer take a look and you will see what am talking about
How do you calculate the SG adjustments? If my SG is 1.022 and I want it to be 1.025
Do you mean how much salt to mix it your water volume to get to 1.025? I just go slowly and raise it a little at a time.
SaltwaterAquarium Right I was just wondering how you calculated mixing 1.030 and adding it to 1.020 i got confused
I do not know what happened :-( I have done my first water change and the next day all the fish only were dead. Nothing a live except 2 shrimps, some snails, and some crabs. I have run some tests and everything were perfect. I do not know what happened at all :-(
Super fantastic video sir Thanks again sir....
thank you
Shouldn't you stir up the sand alittle to get all shit out of the bed?
my salinity is 1.017 and i just got the fish, 2 yellow tail damselfish and 1 purple fish with a yellow tail idk the name, my first fish my first aquarium
Welcome to the hobby!
@@Saltwateraquariumdotcom this purple fish with yellow tail claimed my only rock and has these 2 damselfish tied to a corner near my pump and thermometer, should i get another rock or put the purple fish in a quarantine container or something
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Put a ball valve on that hose. Makes it even easier. 15-25% water change periodically. Remember to turn OFF your auto-top off when you are removing water. Remember to turn it on, AFTER the tank is refilled with new fresh saltwater. Try to stick with same salts all the time.
ATF intheHouse those are some great tips for sure!
even if i feel very comfortable now after 8months into the hobby with a mixed reef. i'll still watch these beginner level videos, no matter how many are made.
I'm a saltwater vet and i wish this video series was out when i started! i got so much miss information and had to do a lot of trial and error to get where i am today and to say it definitely coast me more than it should is and understatement. Iv made my 16 yr old Nephew follow this series so he could learn the best way of setting up a simple yet very successful saltwater tank for the first time and lets just say hes having a blast!! keep the vids coming mark
Steve Youknow Awesome! Thank you for the comment and following along!
Steve Youknow I know what you mean I’ve been a freshwater guy for twenty years just never took the jump to salt mostly because many people like to talk over you with big words to make themselves feel smarter lol but that comes later stick to the basics and get the toes in the water be successful then start getting more technical
Scott Gleason it took me year to get comfortable in the saltwater community I started it in the freshwater planted community now in enjoy both
Hi Mark,
Great refresher for those of us who have been away from reef tanks for a while.
Things I'd like to hear you dig into:
1) What's available in protein skimmers and what you recommend
2) Kalkwasser dosing and reactors
3) Systems setup for monitoring level (minimum setup, standard setup and dream setup)
4) Lighting - anything better than LEDs or is that the only choice these days?
5) Circulation - how many pumps, wavemaking, gravity fed surges, etc
6) Thoughts about species (SPS, soft corals, reef fish)
7) Hidden systems room - setup of the hidden plumbing, best practices, etc
8) Plenum, live sand, bare bottom? (should be higher on this list)
9) Long term issues - salt creep, clogged pipes, hardware replacement
10) Thoughts on a larger setup - tank stands, aquarium types (glass/acrylic), size issues
Off the top of my head so probably missing some things, but really looking forward to your insights!
It's quite easy do your home work and find out what works for you most of all don't rush into thing... Good luck
New to salt water fish keeping. Reviewed tons of videos to answer a stupid question on when I should do a water change. This is by far the best video. Thanks man
If you live buy the sea could you not use the water from the ocean ?
Ammonia nitrite, and nitrate are 0,0and 5ppm. After water change 2 days later water turned cloudy. Why ? What happened?
Do you put the decloranator in the water first before the salt ???? In other words do you treat the water before adding the salt
I add the dechlorinator before adding salt
Thats a fuckton of work.. lol ill stick to freshwater
What about distilled water?
I'm a little confused. Most other people say not to put more salt in when doing a water change because the salt stays in your tank. You say to mix salt water to put back in? could you explain this please? thanks Love the videos by the way!
Sure. When doing a water change, you take saltwater out, put saltwater in. When you are topping off because of evaporation you only use fresh RODI water, not saltwater. If you replace evaporated water with salt water your salinity will climb because the salt in your water do not evaporate.
@@Saltwateraquariumdotcom Makes perfect sense now thank you
fix your hair dude lol
Thank you, easy to understand
Do you turn off any pumps when doing water changes?
Depends if you’re pumps are going to run dry or your tank is particularly funky. It is optional I would say otherwise
Thank you for your video! This video helped me to get idea when to change water. I’m just wondering, I’m currently going through cloudy water (probably diatom) to my 6 weeks old tank, would you do water change to fix the water change? Or I also heard too much water change isn’t good especially for the new tank?
If I buy premixed saltwater in a gallon could i just add lil by little from gallon, or do you recommend I por into a big bucket and heatt. The have it on sale premixed on tuesday so much easier to buy mixed. Also I have watched youtubes of 10 gallons no skimmer and they thoroughly clean. Every week. Since thats what i have do I clean walls with a magnet and vacuum sand? or does this get rid of my beneficial bacteria. They also blows rocks and corals with a turkey baster. My lfs said salinty can rage for from 10.24 , 25 and 26 and on hydrometer it shows a greater range of 1020 to even 1028 I believe. Mine is at 10.20 I accidentally got it that way and someone said he always aclimates his fish at that level that they do better then gradually ups it. I am going to gradually bring it up to maybe 1.024 I s that okay? I just finished cycling and have one clown, doing well at .20 salinity but just set up last night.
Is there a skimmer on budget build, or just filter? I have a 10 gallon tank. I have an aqua clear 30 gallon filter. I also have a 50 gallon, unopened, I was either going to keep as a spare or should i use the 30 gallon as the spare, and use 50? I dont know how much you should over size. I like the smaller size but I can fit more media in the 50, the 20 pumps 150 gpm and the 50 is 200 gpm. Is it necessary to have phosguard in it? I stared cycling with what came with it. a thick sponge and porous bio balls and carbon pack. I should have started with the purigan, and chemi pure elite and a poly filter. The expesive brand one people use. I did put a mix of matrix with my bioballs. I read purigan could slow cycling time. Should I just gradually switch pieces as to not loose my benficial bateria, if thats the case I should definitely use the 50 since it fits more media. But do u think it is necessary to oversize so much? How long should I wait to add a few corals? I have one fish now plan to get another soon the later a cleaner shrimp, can I add a few corals b4 the shrimp since there is a frag fest we are attending in a week from now, would that be to soon?
I've got 4 tangs one foxface 5 engineer goby 2 clownfish one damsel and I change my 5 foot tank 567 litres every week costing me a fortune in salt
What’s the brand of that square heater you put in the bucket?
Thanks
I have a question, when you put the new water to the tank does it make it more salty?
Class, simple as. I have found a You Tuber to love NO1 👌 10 out of 10
phosphates 1.0 ppm, that’s way too high. I run mine at 0.03
Thoughts on NSW? Being a budget build and not wanting to buy salt ,
Is it safe to use well water?
Hi sir i already watch all your video and im from phillippines my question sir i have a 75 gallon tank and i have already the tools and filter that shown on you video i asking is it better to used mineral water than to tap water bcoz here in phillippines we have here a water mineral station 5stage mineral water?? and im confused if i need to used a anti clorine for that ? thank for the video i learn a lot things before i start my 75gallon fowler type acquarium
and sir i already have a freshwater tank since i used a tap water to water change my freshwater i have a big drum and i stack a tap water there for atleast a week do you think sir is it safe to used to salt water tank using a salt from my local fish store and i add anti clorine like on your video ?? sorry my english is not really good but i try ✌✌😁😁
What do you recomend if i have nitrates 20 and phosphate 0? Many thanks
Water change
Thanks for the great video Mark!
Glad you liked it!
That's not true there is evaporation.
Ken Cress topping off your tank’s water handles evaporations
Who painted the pictures behind you? Karen Talbot?
Brett Abbott Nori Vossen
Mark,
First, thanks so much for the videos and the responses!
I have started my 20 gal kit as of April 27 and stocked it with 2 clownfish on April 29.
So far everything is going well.
I have fed them (ocean nutrition formula one small pellets) and tested the water on April 30 and May 1 with the following results:
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate:
Dale..the oily film is expected with a tank that doesn't have surface skimming. Surface skimming is usually handled via an overflow. It's not bad, just unsightly.
@@Saltwateraquariumdotcom Would a filter like the Seachem Tidal 35 help in that aspect?
This is to much for a beginner 🥲🥲🥲