How to Setup a Reef Tank - Part 3 - Making saltwater and getting the tank Started!

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@mikeachenbach5519 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent! A salinity pen?!? See, this is why I wanted to watch this series, new stuff I didn't know about.

@OnTheReef 4 жыл бұрын

Nice little series, Jake. You mention that you're going to put corals in next video? Will you be using some bacteria in a bottle to seed the aquarium? Will you be going over cycling an aquarium? I think this is an important step a lot of new hobbyists do not take enough time with, which sets many up for failure.

@mathewvanklaveren4994 4 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed both the aquascape, and this video very much. Great information, I can tell your passionate about the hobby. Look forward to checking out more of your videos!

@dougaldawson5083 4 жыл бұрын

Love these new videos,I'm at the wet stage of my first tank so its perfect timing for me

@AJBAdventures 3 жыл бұрын

Making it nice and simple bud, great for a newby to marine like myself! have listened to most of your podcast episodes ad has been great getting to know all aspects of the hobby! 👍 cheers aaron

@thereefinrican 4 жыл бұрын

I like the easy use bags. Works great if you have a small tank.

@volteface69 4 жыл бұрын

Merci Jake pour cette 3ème partie !!! 👍👍👍

@sherluthien 4 жыл бұрын

Really enjoying this! Thank you!

@HCBCHEMISTRY 4 жыл бұрын

That's really cool. I know I will grow big too. Can't wait to share my project with everyone.

@alsfishbarn1589 4 жыл бұрын

Looks great!

@jonandlisa2000 4 жыл бұрын

The Hannah Salinity pen is a real game changer and definitely worth the money 👍

@damiendeveux5071 4 жыл бұрын

Merci pour cette vidéo 😊

@plootsa 4 жыл бұрын

I use a small pond pump to fill my tank and do water changes instead of lifting heavy buckets

@ReefBuildersVideo 4 жыл бұрын

Trust me, same here, but have to demonstrate how a typical reefer might do it.

@simplelife703 2 жыл бұрын

Sorry you mention purified water? Is it RODI water? Thanks

@byronwaite2824 4 жыл бұрын

Jake looking for a good drop off or lagoon tank around 75-100g I'm having a hard time finding manufacturers that make then and or complete setups

@gabesreef 4 жыл бұрын

Wonderful 👍🏽

@dthomas865 4 жыл бұрын

What heater are you using in the tank and where in the sump did you put it? I am having trouble finding a heater that works.

@seanfilderar2377 3 жыл бұрын

Where did you put the heater?

@Anthony-sv8ln 3 жыл бұрын

What did you put in your media basket for filtration?

@markzick9236 4 жыл бұрын

I really like the shorter length video format.

@manuelmaldonadojr2526 4 жыл бұрын

oh thanks your video.

@3rdstoneinteractive 4 жыл бұрын

What size is the tank you mixed the water in and where is iy availablr?

@vichillebrand9990 3 жыл бұрын

Where can I get a Red Sea Nano Max kit? In Canada? 🇨🇦 And can one use actual sea water from the ocean?

@NickM92 4 жыл бұрын

Lol on the emphasis of 5 - 4 1/2 gallon bag.

@tobiaskuhl7237 4 жыл бұрын

I want to like this video but it has the perfect amount of likes already! Thank you for very good insight on reefing!

@y.a.d1737 4 жыл бұрын

Well im keeping an eye 👁

@eddiediederich7244 4 жыл бұрын

I keep my salt pre-measured for 5 gallon buckets in air tight food containers. images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/81y9YUousKL._SL1500_.jpg When I need to add 5 gallons to the holding tank in the garage, I just grab one of the air tight containers and dump it in. I also have a heater and chiller on the brute can in the garage as temperature swings. And of course a pump to mix. Then when I'm ready for a water change its already, ready to go. The brute can is plumbed and raised enough to stick a 5 gallon bucket underneath, then I just turn the ball valve to fill the bucket.

@gunnykido7213 4 жыл бұрын

isnt this the 3rd episode?

@matthewhewitt6886 3 жыл бұрын

Why are you running the salinity so low for??

@oo-fn2yu 4 жыл бұрын

Awsome

@stylze5767 4 жыл бұрын

Isnt it bad yo mix your salt in the tank first. Amd isnt it bad to have rocks against glass/wall because flow

@mrkleinreef 4 жыл бұрын

I’d be more inclined to use those pre measured bags if it wasn’t wrapped in single used plastic. That’s a shame. A bucket of salt is more environmentally friendly.

@3rdstoneinteractive 4 жыл бұрын

There is a lot more plastic in that bucket than in the 5-gallon bag. Besides, the bag is easier to recycle.

@dru312vids 4 жыл бұрын

You can store more bullshit in a 5gal bucket

@mrkleinreef 4 жыл бұрын

Kourtney Young depends on the plastic not all single use plastic is recyclable and a bucket is. Plus you generally don’t see buckets wrapped around fences and trees and around animal life.

@kenshinhimura9387 4 жыл бұрын

@@3rdstoneinteractive you're forgetting the plastic bucket is infinitely reusable. Plastic bag becomes garbage once it's used.

@firshady Жыл бұрын

How many gallons of water you use for this setup?

@thantowihuang813 4 жыл бұрын

did you use any bacteria starter? or any recommendation for that

@ReefBuildersVideo 4 жыл бұрын

it will be revealed in following videos

@trureef2319 4 жыл бұрын

This is going to be so weird lol but what is the Vaseline for on the shelf in the back to the left of us right of u?? Lol yea I am scoping things.

@ReefBuildersVideo 4 жыл бұрын

I was wondering if someone was going to mention it - Vaseline is a good analog to grease and it's waterproof, nontoxic so I've had to 'grease' up a few external motors with them before.

@ZachShannon 4 жыл бұрын

Why don’t you mix it to 35 ppt?

@MikeLemming 4 жыл бұрын

How often should you calibrate the Hanna salinity pen?

@JCTReefer 4 жыл бұрын

Mike Lemming They recommend once a month with regular use per manufacturers instructions

@MikeLemming 4 жыл бұрын

Good to know. I should probably calibrate mine then! Thanks JCT!

@ReefBuildersVideo 4 жыл бұрын

@@JCTReefer Thanks for chiming in, I guess I should do that too then!

@colinklimowski7582 4 жыл бұрын

can you post a link to where we can buy this salt?

@ReefBuildersVideo 4 жыл бұрын

www.twolittlefishies.com/tlf_prod_seawater.php?lang_id=1

@kenthoang2202 4 жыл бұрын

I searched for accuracy one salt on google but can't find it. Do you have a link?

@ReefBuildersVideo 4 жыл бұрын

www.twolittlefishies.com/tlf_prod_seawater.php?

@dunmadun351 4 жыл бұрын

Part 3**

@commandocarebear 4 жыл бұрын

30.5 PPT is pretty low, why not shoot for natural sea levels at 35PPT?

@Sativa098 4 жыл бұрын

prob the same reason he suggests to use your hands for mixing salt.

@ReefBuildersVideo 4 жыл бұрын

This video is for new reefers who probably don't have any pumps lying around, of COURSE you should use a pump to mix if you have one.

@ReefBuildersVideo 4 жыл бұрын

Great question; due to evaporation and two-part dosing, the usual trend is for salinity to creep upwards, almost never downwards. I specifically aim for 33ppt to give some wiggle room when evaporation creeps the salinity up to 35ppt. It's much better to undershoot salinity a little bit than to overshoot it. As this is a beginner series, I'm trying to keep it as succinct and to the point as possible.

@naturelover1013 4 жыл бұрын

How many water volume in this tank from pakistan

@ReefBuildersVideo 4 жыл бұрын

75 liters

@GlassfilmWeddings 4 жыл бұрын

so short!

@ivoatadaine1665 4 жыл бұрын

🔝👍👍👍👏

@zamb0di 3 жыл бұрын

Why can't I just get some buckets of water from the actual sea instead of mixing it?

@johnVidBozo 4 жыл бұрын

I usually like your videos. Were you extremely rushed when you made this one? Several times you make the point to measure salinity accurately but then don't talk about the correct values. "Double and triple check" the values and then you totally skip the way low value of 30.5 ppt. Even your desired value of 33 ppt is way low. For all the new reefers out there, the value should be 35 ppt or a specific gravity of 1.026. Jake's "a few points one way or the other" is NOT correct.

@commandocarebear 4 жыл бұрын

This whole series just seems like it's for his sponsorship with Red Sea. Couldn't imagine giving misinformation to new reefers and calling it good enough.

@ReefBuildersVideo 4 жыл бұрын

Due to evaporation and two-part dosing, the usual trend is for salinity to creep upwards, almost never downwards. I specifically aim for 33ppt to give some wiggle room when evaporation creeps the salinity up to 35ppt. It's much better to undershoot salinity a little bit than to overshoot it. As this is a beginner series, I'm trying to keep it as succinct and to the point as possible.

@johnVidBozo 4 жыл бұрын

@@ReefBuildersVideo I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree. Maintaining the correct salinity is maintaining the correct salinity. It would take quite some time to raise salinity 4.5 ppt by adding two part. Much easier to start correctly and test and adjust as needed over a much smaller range. A very slight adjustment to W/C salinity would take care of two part creep. I guess my biggest issue is the disingenuous statements about making sure you test accurately, calibrate tools and then just shoot from the hip for the final value. This works for experienced aquarists but is a real shaky way to start for a rookie.