How To Setup a Reef Tank Step by Step

How To Setup a Reef Tank Step by Step | Padawans Tank Stage 1

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Today I'm going to show you how I setup a saltwater tank step by step. We will be closing down a Reef Aquarium that had become a little bit of a pain for the owner to run they also wanted a new look after renovating their home. #AaronsAquarium
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@AaronsAquarium 6 жыл бұрын

Today we go to Padawans house to shut down and restart his reef tank. He has never been fully happy with his aquarium as it's always given him little problems here and there. Follow along as we set up his new Reef Tank all in one day. #AaronsAquarium

@anthonyjohnson-ux6wy 5 жыл бұрын

Hi there did you use to drive artics for Howard Tenens for Toolsation on the Manchester 2 run ?? As I think I know you ?

@AaronsAquarium 5 жыл бұрын

I sure did.

@anthonyjohnson-ux6wy 5 жыл бұрын

Aarons Aquarium didn’t realise you was into fish tanks and it’s me Anthony Johnson I use to load your trailer

@marcelrodriguez2067 4 жыл бұрын

Quick question, when you mixed the salt in the tank is it only mixing with the wavemakers? Or is the whole filtration on?

@nickhatton7502 6 жыл бұрын

I’m surprised you could get a word in Aaron. Padawan never stopped talking!😂 I’m liking these new install videos. Keep them coming!

@AaronsAquarium 6 жыл бұрын

He knows his place lol

@leebrathwaite5473 6 жыл бұрын

Nick Hatton I hate the camera. I'm normally on the other side of my own.

@nickhatton7502 6 жыл бұрын

Padwan Lee brathwaite I’m the same. I made a couple of tank videos but didn’t talk over them. I’d just talk rubbish

@Fowlkescustoms 6 жыл бұрын

Seems like your buddy is just dogging me through the camera haha, keep up the vids Aaron! love em'

@lukemoss1747 6 жыл бұрын

Perfect timing for this video! Restarting my reef tank after a years break. Think this video proves it was meant to be

@Spider-Manology 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this video , I’ve been doing research on how to start my first saltwater aquarium and this video showing us has helped the most . You’re awesome man.

@DCALLUS23 6 жыл бұрын

Great vid mike. Must have seen hundreds of tanks being set up over the years but never gets boring. Your presentation and editing was also top notch 👌👍

@bluethumbaquaculture6370 6 жыл бұрын

love the new videos, keep up the solid content! thanks for sharing

@eddyortiz8110 6 жыл бұрын

I love these type of videos great job you guys worked hard and it will function much better now

@ReefDudes 6 жыл бұрын

the new simple scape looks good!

@BlueCarbonReefing 6 жыл бұрын

Great Video Michael! Love the break down of what you are doing step by step.

@LifeWithJosh 6 жыл бұрын

Loving these new videos! 👌👌

@tinabloomfield7228 6 жыл бұрын

Looks great Michael!!! Awsome work

@anjardjenggo 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video you made, this is very useful for my knowledge of how to set up a saltwater aquarium. In my acquaintance, I really admire the videos that you made about the saltwater aquarium. And I am also a marine aquarium hobbyist.

@ErnestAquatics 6 жыл бұрын

Really cool! Thanks for sharing!

@pondguru 6 жыл бұрын

Good one there, man - lots of work crammed into that video for sure.

@leebrathwaite5473 6 жыл бұрын

Pondguru and into 1 day haha

@pondguru 6 жыл бұрын

Best way to do a job - keep attacking it until it is done.

@toddtab3048 6 жыл бұрын

Really nice scape. Well done boys. Looks great under lights.

@iansoutdoorsrecovery7971 5 жыл бұрын

hi great video the tank looks amazing i have kept tropical fish for years i ve always wanted marine tank so now im just watching and reading everthing i can be for i start im glad found your channel thank you

@lillybain8799 6 жыл бұрын

Great video and liking the new scape keep up that hard work ✌️

@hediki 6 жыл бұрын

I love the hexagonal fuge !!!! 💡 thanks for the idea !

@user-rk3id2zf8c 4 жыл бұрын

Are you sure? To much volume wasted for me.

@mariosaquarienwelt5125 6 жыл бұрын

Very nice video and very nice setup. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻😊😊😊🐠🐠🐠

@alexaskew9445 6 жыл бұрын

Nice video Aaron

@ImranKhan-nn6fg 6 жыл бұрын

Hi sir as always fantastic job , you are the best , waiting to meet you one day

@cornbread5151 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Arron thank you for your videos... I’m just starting a tank from the ground up... I wanted to know do you use atm colony and fritz aquatics fritzzyme together? Or one or the other... because I notice in some of the vids you used either or to cycle the tank faster.

@noeldavis618 6 жыл бұрын

Great video as always! The volume seems a little weird, though. I had to turn it up really loud to hear the narration, but then the music is so loud! I'm watching at work over lunch and my whole office was jamming out to the music, haha!

@sylvesterreef2637 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Michael looking great mate 👍

@jonandlisa2000 6 жыл бұрын

I really like the scape 😍

@danielslaats5817 6 жыл бұрын

Cool vid mate. Im gonna start my first reef tank in februari 2019.

@ivandimov6900 5 жыл бұрын

Daniel slaats hows your reef goin?

@adolphgarcia5412 2 жыл бұрын

He be staring into my soul

@regentsaquariums5692 6 жыл бұрын

I know its hard work for sure. But keep up the great work!

@AstroLaVista 4 жыл бұрын

Newb question, did Padawan initially setup with live coral/sand, and is that why he had a mantis shrimp? Did the eggs/lava hitch hike in? on live substrate?

@jamescollins6783 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Aaron just a quick question I love your programme please keep it up. I want to talk lighting I have a reefer 200xl witch is coming with reefer 90hd light but thinking the radion xr15 or xr30 gen lights are better I want to grow more coral than fish and would like a descent light so I have the chance to grow some sps corals and be successful can you help please I can’t decide Many thanks James

@jinxedgaming4398 3 жыл бұрын

the way the guy on right is staring into my soul damb dude judging all my life choices hahaha

@Carlos23reef 6 жыл бұрын

Nice 👍

@stevethompson304 6 жыл бұрын

Great video. I'm going to be setting up my reefer 250 in a couple of weeks and will be going minimalist. It looks far cleaner, more natural and is much easier to look after than a wall of rock. What are you using to hold the rock together?

@AaronsAquarium 6 жыл бұрын

I used an Epoxy from TMC it's purple like the rocks.

@AquaSplendor 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome scape, always been a fan of minimalist approach, great video overall

@Jack-cn8im 5 жыл бұрын

How you keeping the fish happy while they were out of the tank for so long ?

@ozmud 5 жыл бұрын

Where in the uk can i get this rock ?

@Tetrastuctural_Intelligence 5 жыл бұрын

How did you clean everything? Did you use any soap?

@alfst5546 6 жыл бұрын

Yet another interesting video ! How did the vote go as to whether or not keeping the fish a few weeks ago ?

@AaronsAquarium 6 жыл бұрын

Find out this Sunday 😉

@DJ_LittlePea 6 жыл бұрын

What a transformation ..... I love the new scape it’s give the tank a whole new look and it’s amazing .... wish I could pay someone to come and do something with my tank :( I want to change the scape and the substrate bit I’m too scared to do it myself incase I do it all wrong and lose everything :( great job Michael and looking forward to seeing who you visit next 🤗🤗

@AaronsAquarium 6 жыл бұрын

I'm for hire if you want it done.

@DJ_LittlePea 6 жыл бұрын

Aarons Aquarium do I get ‘mates rates’ 😂

@AaronsAquarium 6 жыл бұрын

Of course.

@DJ_LittlePea 6 жыл бұрын

Aarons Aquarium okay I think we need to chat at some point .... I’ll text you 🤗🤗☝️

@jimmyoh1982 4 жыл бұрын

Any Stage 2 available???

@stianandreassen7568 6 жыл бұрын

Nice scape, I really like that rock. Love how the fish congregate around it, makes it look natural. Big question though: did you get the mantis shrimp?

@AaronsAquarium 6 жыл бұрын

Nope it's probably in the back garden with the rocks lol.

@beaudeanbest 5 жыл бұрын

1:26 old mate is staring into my soul

@hestermcarthur7176 6 жыл бұрын

Looks great you done a really good job but what did he do with his corals? , i miss my tank 😕

@AaronsAquarium 6 жыл бұрын

They are in a separate tank while the tank cycles. I've done this so he can keep the lights off this will help the bacteria established and stop the Growth of any unsightly algae. When are you getting a new tank?

@hestermcarthur7176 6 жыл бұрын

Aarons Aquarium not sure yet just trying to get ourselves sorted out but as soon as i am i will be ringin u hahahaha thats why havnt been about for ages x

@fazujii 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Aaron! Nice video, and a beautiful scape. What did u guys do with the old rock? Gave it away or just threw it in the bin? I want to start my new tank with dry rock and dont know what to do with my old liferock..

@AaronsAquarium 6 жыл бұрын

It was cleaned and sold pal

@leebrathwaite5473 6 жыл бұрын

Fabian Hazeu it hasn't sold yet. I want 200 for the lot.

@jacktompkins7664 6 жыл бұрын

What bio media was you going to top the sump up with ?

@AaronsAquarium 6 жыл бұрын

Nano-Tech Bio-Spheres from Maxspect

@pauldeacon5615 6 жыл бұрын

hi Arron! u know that stuff u added at the end, is it like that ATM colony?? 😁

@AaronsAquarium 6 жыл бұрын

Yes it's a very similar pal.

@BillyPipes 6 жыл бұрын

Did I miss the part where you said what the shrimp was?

@AaronsAquarium 6 жыл бұрын

We never found it. It must of hid in the rocks that we tossed outside.

@RookieReefer 6 жыл бұрын

Great work Mike 👌 did you end up finding the culprit? Or just nitrates hiding?

@AaronsAquarium 6 жыл бұрын

Mass crap build in the tank pal.

@RookieReefer 6 жыл бұрын

Aarons Aquarium, no rogue mantis to blame.. padawan should be ashamed 😅

@AaronsAquarium 6 жыл бұрын

Lol

@spoonz1065 5 жыл бұрын

Music at 8:00? Great video as usual mate

@brocklowe118 5 жыл бұрын

Please give us a update on Palawan tank please sir

@AaronsAquarium 5 жыл бұрын

I will be doing in the next few weeks.👍🏽

@rc2300s2r 5 жыл бұрын

Holy hell!!! I just looked up bobbit worm. What a nightmare!

@AaronsAquarium 5 жыл бұрын

🤮

@Rroossccoo 6 жыл бұрын

What shrimp was it 👍

@AaronsAquarium 6 жыл бұрын

We never saw it again. It's probably out in the garden now.

@COOPERSCICHILDS 6 жыл бұрын

Great job can u come help me with my tank

@AaronsAquarium 6 жыл бұрын

I'm for hire if you need help

@rightwingreefer1449 5 жыл бұрын

Did you find a mantis ?

@AaronsAquarium 5 жыл бұрын

No it must have ended up in the garden with the rocks.

@richardsboi 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Aaron. Is that Caribsea life rock?

@AaronsAquarium 6 жыл бұрын

No it's Walt Smith Reef Rock 2.1

@richardsboi 6 жыл бұрын

Aarons Aquarium thank you. Not sure which rock is best to go for 👍🏻

@AaronsAquarium 6 жыл бұрын

Just choose what you like the most.

@richardsboi 6 жыл бұрын

Aarons Aquarium good answer! Going from 20gal setup to 75 and want it to be right from the start 👍🏻

@beverleybutland9413 6 жыл бұрын

Did you figure out if it was a pistol or a mantis?

@AaronsAquarium 6 жыл бұрын

Nope we never saw it again. It will be in the garden now with the old rocks.

@beverleybutland9413 6 жыл бұрын

Aarons Aquarium shame you couldn't of put that piece of rock in water to see. Would of been worth abit if it was a peacock mantis. We had a hitchhiker one years ago, ended up taking it to a sealife centre after it killed everything in our tank 😫

@Javalino76 6 жыл бұрын

Aren’t you concerned about NO2 or pH issues when adding fresh saltwater and fresh sand?

@AaronsAquarium 6 жыл бұрын

No not at all. We have been collecting data to show you guys in the next update on this tank. The results should answer your question. Keep an eye out for an update on Padawans tank.

@noeldavis618 6 жыл бұрын

Also...don't add a second island. It looks soooooooo good like this! I love how asymmetrical it is!

@jazzer1960 5 жыл бұрын

SPS/LPS wtf does that mean?

@AaronsAquarium 5 жыл бұрын

Lol. LPS is Large Polyp Stoney. SPS is Small Polyp Stoney coral

@rick5078 5 жыл бұрын

would be nice if you could equalize the volume of the music in your videos to that of your voice. gets kinda tedious raising and lowering the volume every so often during the video.

@drcarlsjr5646 4 жыл бұрын

Padawan looks pissed off

@SpaghettiKillah 4 жыл бұрын

That thing is really really dirty...the whole system looks like it never had regular maintenance/cleaning.

@anthonymurphy3101 6 жыл бұрын

Doesn't this hurt the fact that he doesn't have enough rock for bacteria to grow? I was told I need a pound of rock for each gallon of water.

@anthonymurphy3101 6 жыл бұрын

Just saw you used bio home. Is bio home media better than the blocks like brightwells???

@AaronsAquarium 6 жыл бұрын

I personally think so yes. I personally feel filtration should happen in our filtration area using medias like Bio Home helps make that happen. This then gives us the ability to be creative with our display area.