How To Do Zero Water Changes In Your Reef Aquarium
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- Опубліковано 19 чер 2024
- In this video, we are going to go through the steps required to achieve a zero water change aquarium. #AaronsAquarium
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Hope you’re alright, Michael, the whole community of reefers and just fascinated onlookers like myself hope to see you back creating content and enjoying your passion again one day! In the meantime, your content will continue to educate and entertain as always.
WHAT happened? i cant find out any info, or his store on google maps?
@@dominicthomas1455 mental health from what i have heard
I was wondering the same thing- Instagram and everything is gone. I hope he’s ok
I think i know why hes gone
When he was opening up his shop he partnered with someone but i cant remember what he did exaclty but he basically dropped out and basically ran away because he couldnt afford to contiue with the shop and i think the person he was partnered with him retaliated leaving him bankrupt or in a bad state and hes to ashamed to show his face on the internet again i cant remeber the full details but there used to be loads of comments from people who knew exaclty what happened and i cant remeber the full details from them as they all got removed im pretty sure michael is in the wrong here and this comment to will also be removed aswell
I’m sorry but he died 2 years ago
Just let us know that you are still with us, even if you are done with the channel/hobby. Many of us are concerned.
Can’t believe it’s been 3 years miss you bud my Friday nights have never quite been the same without Friday night live! Had some great corals off you too whatever your doing now hope you and the family are safe and well. Happy New Year mate!
Man we miss ya bro! Hope all is well and thanks for all you’ve done to grow the community!!
Hope your alright, i used to watch your videos on repeat during the pandemic, your the only reason I have such a love for the hobby. Here I am 3 years later, 4 tanks deep, and a head full of knowledge. Thank you.
Just came across your channel and its been so helpful. Not sure why you stop uploading but you should come back. Just your positive attitude lightens us all up Aaron!
So sad that all the great reefers quited UA-cam :( Please come back
Please come back Aaron, me and many others loved your videos and easy explanations! ❤
I hope you are doing well and will come back in the future!! My notifications are still on🪸
Loved your content, thanks for everything you’ve done for educating people on a great hobby
Please come back! You're videos pretty much single handidly made me feel confident enough to give reefing a go, and keeping fish in general! Long story short I now have a succesful reef tank that i have had running for 8 months now. pretty sure I have you to thank for that! Alll the best what ever you are up to now.
You and your videos helped me so much . A giant thank you from Germany.
When you coming back fella. We need your content back in our lives
Wish you all the best man! You left behind some great information here.
Hope Aaron’s Aquarium makes a return soon. As a business owner I know all too well how much covid has had an impact on us all and I have everything crossed for you. Your videos are so informative and great for a beginner like me. I eagerly await the fluval flex 123 setup as it’s the same tank as mine. Hoping for more videos soon and hoping I can pay a visit to the shop some day 🤞🏼
Hope you’re well pal, really enjoyed your videos, expertise and enthusiasm for the hobby 👍🏻 thanks for the videos and knowledge
Hope you are okay bro! If you struggle, let us know, we can help. Stay safe!
@@queencityreefs no clue, trying to find out, seems like the hobby is dieing. i keep seeing channels making their last video without any mention of them leaving
I think i know why hes gone
When he was opening up his shop he partnered with someone but i cant remember what he did exaclty but he basically dropped out and basically ran away because he couldnt afford to contiue with the shop and i think the person he was partnered with him retaliated leaving him bankrupt or in a bad state and hes to ashamed to show his face on the internet again i cant remeber the full details but there used to be loads of comments from people who knew exaclty what happened and i cant remeber the full details from them as they all got removed im pretty sure michael is in the wrong here and this comment to will also be removed aswell
I enjoyed watching Aaron when he started his videos at home. Covid killed many lives and business. I hope all is well and he just took some time off. Aaron just wanted to say we miss you and hope you and your family are doing well.
Hope all is well Aaron, from one aaron to another!
hope to see you back making videos in the future 👍
Wow.. this is interesting.
Woww great advice brother really appreciated the simplicity of your advice whereas in this hobby most things are complex and tedious as u said. Well done and cheers 👌👌👌🙏🙏🙏
I am using that method but I still do a water change once a month just to be on the safe side it makes me feel more comfortable about it. Even though it may not be needed👍🏻
Miss you! Hope everything is ok and your doing well, I as well as other reefers miss you and hope to see you back when your ready!
just found your channel and binged a lot of ur vids was very enjoyable , thx for your vids and hope you are well
greetings frm Spore,starts learning.low budget thks
I'm planning on including a couple of bunches of macro algae inside the main display when I set up my reef tank. The red varieties in particular look really good and add even more colour in to the tank while absorbing some nitrate and phosphate.
I have sea lettuce growing on top of my rock work it looks like Irish Mt tops its awesome!
Wow! Aarons I like your vlog... Super amazing to me. I am one of your subscribers now.
I recently started the BRS Tropic Marin hybrid method. Two part dosing with TM “A” in the alk and TM “K” in the cal. The a third dosing part “C.” I still do water changes but it was getting to were they weren’t getting the elements up enough. Nitrates and Phosphates are always 10ppm and .03 and never been an issue, refugium. I’ll be sending in another ICP in a few months to see where I’m at.
Hope all is well Aarons Aquarium
yer thanks mate im sure your gonna be a better sales man
just came across this channel about the fluval evo, great video, dont know why you never updated, hope your doing great
Keep up your work fam, loved your video! SUBBED!
Just want to say a massive thanks to your videos and advise, really has made a massive help cheers Aaron's aquatics
Hi Aaron. Hoping to start an aquarium in my home. Do you still offer your services? Any info much appreciated.
The first 12 months of setting up my 250 gallon tank, I do water changes every 2 weeks the first 6 months, then finally once a month for the other 6 months. Since then, I haven't done a water change in 2 years! I dose Ca, Mg, KH and No3Po4. I test weekly and adjust accordingly. I also have a sump with chaeto growing and an algae scrubber running 24/7 (which I have to clean out weekly as the algae grows fairly quickly). Weekly I test for KH, No3, Po4 and salinity (all on weekends) and adjust accordingly. On one of the weekdays, I clean my skimmer, algae scrubber as mentioned, suck out detritus from the sump into a filter sock (while the water goes right back into tank), dust off detritus from the live rock and finally clean the glass with a magnet scrapper. I don't really get too hands on in the display tank. That's all there is to it. Still sounds like a lot of work but it can be done fairly quickly & I spend approx. 2 hours a week on tank maintenance. While water changes is the "quickest" way to get parameters in check, I decided early on to find a regime that involves no water changes as I've seen others doing it. I guess tank size also matters as the smaller the tank is, the more likely parameters are to swing and thus water changes becomes more important. The larger the tank, the more likely you are to 'get away' with water changes in my opinion. The only thing to me that costs "a bit more than expected" is the use of RedSea No3Po4 (I use about 1x 1000ml a month) but it keeps my nitrates 0-5 (worst case 5-10 ppm) and phosphates close to zero fairly consistently even with heavy feeding. I keep mostly LPS and softies, and they're doing really well. To me, the key is to start out with water changes then slowly once the tank has matured, decrease the number of water changes and finally (hopefully) get to a point where no water changes are required anymore.
Try removing your socks and having no prefiltration, works for me along with an Oxydator
What do you do when salinity drops? Dump salt in main tank?
@@davidmurphy4672 Yes but gradually of course. I had it figured out, if SG (1.025 is my target) drops by 0.001, I just add 2 cups of my salt, if the salinity increases beyond 1.026 SG, I add a quarter of RODI water from my bucket. Now I'm down to around 1 hour of maintenance per week. Long holidays I take the time to clean out my pumps and do a more thorough maintenance.
@@kenlu7261 Wouldn't it be easier to add to auto top off water? I was thinking about how to do it.
@@davidmurphy4672 The thing is you can't control how much gets evaporated and how frequent the auto top off (assuming it's automatic) turns on/off. For me, it's a simple weekly check and I figured out how much salt to add. Salinity usually drops for me and I have to add bi-weekly. In some ways, I think this is how trace elements are kept in check (though I don't do any trace element testing).
Do u need a skimmer when using bacto energy?
10% water change Every 3 months and Refusem working great My local shop kazmi 30 pound every time I take it in it pays for all sorts Spot on Mike
I've just found you and am loving seeing these videos. I'm planning to set up a reef aquarium and was thinking of coming to Cheadle to see you but trying to get on your website the link doesn't work. Investigation with companies House says the company is dissolved . Can you please tell me if this is the case I don't want to travel to Stoke on Trent to find that you're not there any more. Cheers for the info via these videos. But I can't find any since October 2020. Help what happened.
Aaron are you still using scaffolding i watched your video back in 016 i live on first floor flat got a 5.5ft 600litre coming wondering if i can still use that method will it be safe ?
Dude come back already Aron!!!!
I think for a new tank your going want to do water changes at least for the 1st year. However your schedule allows . You do want to manually remove the detritus build up. Once you got that under your belt you can start extending the time with no water changes.
I’ve been looking in your shop I sent an email but never got a reply I’m looking for a blue white tape branching hammer coral. Do you have any or can you get them.
I wouldn’t have gotten into the hobby had I not came across the “super simple” video series. Today I have a beautiful reef tank. Hope to see you again, definitely my favorite Reefing Chanel.
What happened to him?
@@dkmusic8868 dont know if its true but read the pandemic and lockdown was really tough for his business. Hope we see him back soon
When starting, my own personal opinion is people should start off doing water changes and ensure that they test regularly. Without testing you have no idea what the tank is doing, what it is consuming and what it building up which you need to get rid of. Although you recommend occasional water change regardless I would also highlight/stress that people keep enough marine salt around for a major water change even if they do not do water changes. You may have an emergency where you need to do one and do not want to scramble around trying to locate some. An option not mentioned for nitrate/phosphate removal is an algae scrubber where you deliberately grow algae instead of chaeto. Some people swear by them.
Hi love the videos will there be more to come and plus i noticed that you have a shop but cant find it on the internet 👍
Its closed down
Anybody know what’s happened at Aaron’s Aquarium ? Assuming business has struggled due to lockdown ?
The shop closed before Christmas due to COVID, I believe Michael was taking a break from content creation for personal reasons, but his profiles have all disappeared. Hope he's doing ok!
Rest in Piece Aaron, you're building reefs in heaven 🙏🏼🙏🏼
He past away?
He passed away??
I think i know why hes gone
When he was opening up his shop he partnered with someone but i cant remember what he did exaclty but he basically dropped out and basically ran away because he couldnt afford to contiue with the shop and i think the person he was partnered with him retaliated leaving him bankrupt or in a bad state and hes to ashamed to show his face on the internet again i cant remeber the full details but there used to be loads of comments from people who knew exaclty what happened and i cant remeber the full details from them as they all got removed im pretty sure michael is in the wrong here and this comment to will also be removed aswell
@@abdullahmakkimohammed2887 spam much
Was it COVID-19
nice video bra. high nitrite do you have something for it ?
Love this guy - Videos not frequent enough always solid knowledge and content... We observe all... We do not forget...
All ok no vids for while mate hope to see 1 soon
Aaron, new to the hobby and love your videos. Question. If one were to decide to go this route, will the water remain crystal clear?
if you have very very thick and corse sponges yes, else no :D
ofcoz you still want to do the algae cleaning and hope your filter can suck it in without stressing our the fish too much.
maybe turn on the filter to max speed for a few hours so the algae can be removed that you just scraped off the glass
@S Dob i'm guessing you don't have an adjustable filter on your tank?
one where you can ADJST the speed of the fan pulling in air.
sounds familiar?
hi aaron!!!
Cheers again Michael,,, always preferred doing a small water change every week or so,,,,, another cracking vid.,, thanks for what you do,, stay safe everyone,,,,
I hope he's OK hopefully he will be back doing videos again someday soon
Apparwntly his business went bust
@@ozcxr6444 yeah it did
@@ozcxr6444 Unlucky time to start a business with a pandemic kicking around.
@@steveconnolly8078 is that why he’s gone missing? Was his business an aquarium?
@@danield6433 he did have an aquarium shop that had financial difficulties but he left social media because of mental health problems
Wee want updates of recent life for you in the aquarium hobby…. ; )
Love the vids new to the hobby come back to youtube
How’s it going big dog? Haven’t heard from you in a while.. hope all is well!
Do I still have to do a water change if I don’t use air fresheners or smoke?
Where did you gooooo??? I really enjoy your videos.. 😞
Hope you and your family are ok...give us a lil update pal...lots of us wondering how you are 🏴🌟🏴
How long should I let my salt water tank cycle for before I add fish I'm new to the salt water hobby and I've watched the series on the fluval evo and thought it would be great to start out with I'm redy to order everything I need but unsure of how to know when the tank is redy to add fish
Buy test kit for ammonia, nitrite and nitrate and then also dr tims one & only + ammonia oxide to start the cycle. After you see the them all spike you have to wait till they go down to safe levels again. Took mine a few weeks.
I'm getting back into the hobby. I miss my boy, Michael. I hope all is well.
Just tried to see if I can message you or visit your shop, cant seem to find any links to email or message or find shop, sorry rubbish on computer s lol
Hi aaron
What happened to aarons aquarium? I don’t see him on live steams and stuff
Please start doing your videos again.👍
Miss you man, I hope all is well with you!
Anyone know why Michael stopped posting? Loved his content.
Hope your well bud miss your videos
Dude come back, it's been quite a break now.
Where has Aaron gone? Also has he gone out of business? I can't find his shop on Google maps
What about tropic marin all for reef? In stead of triton?
That’s what I use. Bulk Reef Supply has a recipe to make your own. Save a TON over buying it pre mixed.
@@tylerjaax4917 All for reef also comes in a powder not that makes it much much cheaper than buying bottles of it for bigger systems
I just got some looks legit
Been using on mine, got the powder one and makes 5 litres not done a water change in nearly 2 months and everything looks perfect so looks good. Just wondering if others have similar
Would love an update, hope everything is okay.
Yeah, where are you? Instagram deleted too?
I am starting my first ever saltwater 29g aquarium. Know absolutely nothing about them. It was my grandson's idea to buy it for me. So I'm setting it up now, but as I watch these videos I realize there's so much I do not know about it, like equipment and maintenance. I also realized the dealer lied to my grandson about what would be needed to set up and sold him saltwater, which I've since learned I could have made myself. Now he's nearly spent all of the ($700) funds he'd saved for it and it looks like I need a lot more to get this thing going before I can put any live stock in it. And the store has a no refund policy. I'm finding this very frustrating. He has $160 left to work with. Personally, as much as I love saltwater tanks, I never bought one for myself because I cannot afford it. Is there a cheaper and easier way to do this?
We need a update on your reef tank it been a year now
take a try use from Nyos product made in Germany
mmm last video 6 months ago and no facebook page listed either. Enjoyed watching these vids. :(
He might have fallen on hard times and trying to repay back/probably working to pay them back... that's my likely explanation. All of his social media is gone. He might return (might..) in the future once things are better. I'm sure his tanks at home are still running.
I miss you so much , I feel hurt at this point because you completely vanished and I’ve come connected to this channel I sometimes think ab you when watching coral videos and it gets me sad , we could have helped you we could have been there for you but you disappeared
I first heard of this channel from the simple basic nano setup video. thought it was super pro and detailed he even made a playlist of the series pined at the top right corner, it has almost 1,000,000 views but then the next episode was low light and he was struggling to keep in frame bc he wasn't sitting. Then I checked the channel but it was only product reviews. Bro make coral reviews, and show some fish and aquarium lifestyle vlogs. The nano tank setup video shows your potential.
Bro i have the opposite problem i cant keep my nitrates and phosphates up, no algae yet my tank consumes about 0.06 phosphate every 24 hours lol i stopped doing water changes months ago.
Ken lu sounds like you should have a channel 😀👍
Does anyone know what happened to Michael ? Following him from the Estates and he had not uploaded a video in quite some time.
By looks of your ring were you a firefighter?
what happen to arrons i seen web page for sale
what happened to the store? There are no more new video's and his facebook and instagram is offline now.
What happened to you my friend?
Didn’t realise your shop was in Stoke, will come visit you when things become a bit more normal.
too late
@@MrZino92 what happened?
@@mahfudmahmuddin3161 The shop closed down just before Christmas I think it had something to do with coronavirus
@@dylanashdown947 but they all got furloughed right?
I think i know why hes gone
When he was opening up his shop he partnered with someone but i cant remember what he did exaclty but he basically dropped out and basically ran away because he couldnt afford to contiue with the shop and i think the person he was partnered with him retaliated leaving him bankrupt or in a bad state and hes to ashamed to show his face on the internet again i cant remeber the full details but there used to be loads of comments from people who knew exaclty what happened and i cant remeber the full details from them as they all got removed im pretty sure michael is in the wrong here and this comment to will also be removed aswell
dude I have been watching ur channel for years and now it's 2021 and that tank is always still dead empty lol
pls, turn on the camera and talk to us. you got me into the hobby and its upsetting to find out this is your last video. we all miss you and are wondering how you are. a 5 min video would be amazing. hope your ok
Hey my brother haven't seen any videos from you or are you still in the reef business making videos
Please share with us what has happened so we can support you
Someone must know how Michael is doing , a little update would be great.
Does anyone know what happened to him?
Anyone know what’s going on with Aaron? I used to love his channel!
I've been thinking about this, why anyone with a tank doesn't just do a cannister filter and then a hang on the back refugium. You get the benefit of a refugium, and an easy to clean filter. No need for a big sump, cleaning this sump, smell of the sump etc... 🤔
IMO having stuff hanging off the back of the tank/in the tank takes away aesthetics. Also you are very limited if want to upgrade equipment down the line, and equipment that can be used in a sump is always more effective than HOB.
You can make anything work however
@@joshavila1176 wait, I guess this idea works for a nano tank and not a huge one with a massive skimmer etc. As for the aesthetic, I don't think having a hang on the back refugium is an issue as it is hidden and can be sleak.
But your points are valid if the tank is huge. I can definitely see someone who wants to start a nano tank trying this route and benefiting from a refugium without a sump.
Hope you ok
Yo... Gary D'Souza... ... one simple question... reef tank mixed corals.. 20 fish... 10 months old.. ready to balance now.. what nitrate level would you say... good clean Yorkshire tape water / RO-DI. TDS of 2.. ready to balance my phosphate and nitrate ...
i not done a water change for 5 years and guess what no skimmer all so tank has been A1 no deaths corals growing rapid water is crystal clear
Much prefer the idea of automatic water changes than these methods , either daily awc or continuous drip change
No videos? Where is he?
Aron I hope you’re okay?
I miss you I hope everything is okay
So it's not like the title suggests as still have to do a water change every now and then lol so isn't a Zero water change reef setup?
Where is Aaron?