How do you filter your aquarium?

That's actually a very nice setup. The combination of the removable pre-filter and chaeto reactor addresses 99% of the issues with a canister filter.

Your tank and set up is amazing. Great job and thank you for sharing. Cheers :)

I run a classic sump but love to see how others tackle problems. You are so right about the divisive nature of reefers. If it works for you then you should be happy but if it works for your reef then you have truly won. Great vid again Mike!

Thanks so much for sharing. It’s nice to see there are other methods of filtering a reef tank! Very nice aquarium, by the way! That wrasse that you got, they are difficult to keep. Glad that you’re successful with it!! Awesome!!

That reef is one of a kind.Im thinking on, using the canster filter on my new low boy.Thanks.

Your tank has the perfect aquascape and is the nicest I've ever seen!!!

Hi Mike, I have been running a 4 ft reef tank for about 15 years with 2 Eheim professional 4 with sponge pads on inlet pipes and a hang on skimmer with no problems 😊

Following your setup! Super fascinated by it and want to give it a go! Thanks for the video look forward to future ones!

You give me hope for what I'm about to embark on. I don't have room for a sump and just had a custom tank built before I decided I'm going to attempt a marine tank instead of making another freshwater tank as originally planned.

Very interresting, results speak for itself. You get a thumbs up.

Hey bro, came across your channel. I’m loving the concept of the clean and simple maintenance reef tank. I’ve been studying every video you had put out. Believe it or not I’m getting ready to set up my 45g cube which was a planted tank before. I had it sitting for a year. Came across your channel and I was hooked. Thanks for the inspiration brother keep reefing hope to see more of your reef.

Love the tank!! I was setting up a 90 gallon reef tank. I was talked out of Canisters. Sump is ok. I have used Canisters for freshwater for years! Definitely adding a Canister for my reef! Thanks for the video!

Amazing work and reef!

I have a smaller version of this filter on my fresh water aquarium and love it... in a few months I will convert it to a salt water tanks and decided to keep it for filtration instead of buying a sump. Thanks for this, the "stigma" of canister filters in the salt water part of the hobby could change thanks to amazing display tanks like yours.

I love this because of the concept that there are many paths to success. I love that. I was very against canister filters on saltwater for many years and found myself in a position where this would be best for a particular tank at this time. You have a new follower!

Great stuff. Ran a marine tank for years with a canister filter. Have to ensure the canister filter is marine specific over freshwater. Protein skimming off the surface oils of the water was always the biggest headache.

Very interesting thoughts to think about, great job breaking down the info for us! One thing I do have to say is that wow I love having a sump so I can put extra corals down there haha. Keep up the great work looking forward to the next one

Thanks. I was thinking about trying this.

Amazing stuff mike would love to see you start another tank where we can follow the bike series and learn from the scaping to the equipment

Great video buddy. I have a pre filter thingy similar to yours only it is outside the canister filter... 3 grades of sponge and i add a final layer of filter floss on top of those. I have both ends of the scale.... a 40 gallon budget system I learned the hobby with (now 5 years old and full of my mistakes) and a 1 year old ecotech run 125 gallon (minus many of the mistakes but still far from completion). Check em out when you get a spare 5 minutes.. Not in same ball park as you, but the fact I have to frag regularly is proof enough of its success. 😂😂🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🐠

I've ran canister filters since the beginning and that was 12 years ago. Never had an issue. Not quite sure why canister filters are hated in the salt water community. There's definitely not science involved with their claims. Currently running 2 FX4's on my 150 and loving it!! Great content!

Great video Mikey, the tank looks amazing 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Great video. Not sure if I have missed any videos however, would love to see how you have set up the media in the main filter body and how the reactor connects up through the filter and all works as one system?

I run a Nano Max with an Oase canister filter and since I turned it on my NO3 and PO4 has stabilized. I love it and am now starting a Shalow 120x50x30 centimeters with Oase. Is a great method. Greetings from Germany.

Subbed!!! I'm going for a saltwater set up just like yours Mikey!!! Thanks for the inspiration!

Very inspiring video. Thank you. Greetings from Russia. Running soft reef on canister filter. I don` use any prefilter. I believe that canister filter a nice home for beneficial bacteria and zooplankton, that decompose anу organic get there. And most big of my problem nowdays - zeroing out nutrients N/P.

Results speak for themselves. I prefer sumps personally but that is a beautiful display.

I'm using sump with roller filter and skimmer. It works well too.

Awesome man I love it

Great content

Would be great to see how you go about water changes, how to prepare and change, etc.

Thanks man really appreciate you had taken my suggestion into consideration! very helpful great job !!!!:)

When I first started reefing coming from freshwater 22 years ago I ran my reef with 2 Fluval canister filers and 1 Marineland canister. I still have a couple corals from that first system. It can be done. I don't think there is more maintenance needed just maybe more frequent. Great video.

Did you do a video of how the tunze unit is hooked up? I'm running a cannister with my tank and that's def something that's missing from my setup

I am a paranoid reefer and so have a sump as well as a canister filter! My canister filter has 3 layers of different foams from fine to course. It also has built in UV, 2 bags of sintered glass and ceramic tubes. The main downside is that I have to take the filter apart to get to the trays and rinse everything through which takes be about 20 minutes twice a week. In my sump I have a filter sock, a skimmer, live rock, my heaters and carbon in the return chamber. I don't mind the work as long as I see the benefits!

I adopted the same filtration method as you. It's so simple and easy to maintain.

You are absolutely right it is perfectly acceptable to use a canister filter on a reef aquarium. My first saltwater fish aquarium was in 1965 when I was 12 years old. Before the 1980s no one had any idea for the most part about sump filtration, we used under gravel filtration or hang on the back filter box, or canister filtration, I’ve used all of them and canister filters can be used in much of the same way as sumps, each have their advantages and disadvantages. One does not necessarily have to have a sump fitted with a mechanical protein skimmer to remove organic waste, there are other ways to get rid of organics, both mechanical removal and chemical media removal, in other words there is more than one way to skin a cat. It is completely bogus that the only way to a successful reef aquarium is a sump. I’ve had success since way before sumps caught on. A sump is highly desirable though and can even be made into a biological display itself, which is pretty cool. Nothing worse than narrow minded hobbyist in my opinion. GOOD VIDEO!👍

Hi Mike, Marvelous video/s. I run an Oase 850 with the heater, and I love it. And I run a twist 9 watt UV. Where and how would I hook up the Tunze Algae Reactor? And those wonderful clear glass pipes going into the tank. Maybe you could do a video just showing how all that is hooked up and installed? It looks super! Thanks

I don't run any filtration. Just a wave maker and twice a week I drop in a small surface skimmer to remove the surface film. Really enjoying your videos, look forward to seeing many more.

I’m curious if you’ve ever grounded your tank to rid stray voltage. If so, where would you put the grounding probe to keep the simple look?

Hey Mike awesome videos, I'm thinking about setting up a 60gallon breeder reef tank, love your tanks. What size filter would you recommend for a 60gal planned for fish and corals. Also about flow the canister style filters seem to have less flow than a traditional pump but being it's in the filter and not in a sump does it make up for it? I know most corals like alot of flow and obviously can add powerhead if needed but since my tank is smaller I was hoping I could possibly get away with using the innovative Marine rotating style nozzles on possibly two outflows one on either side of the tank with the intake possibly in the middle? I love the glass tubes you use it makes them almost invisible Thanks for your videos and suggestions.

Great set up just wondering do your canister out let go straight into tunze reactor and also what bio media do you use would like to see whats inside canister beautiful tank

would love to know the equipments you use: 1) 17mm lily pipes ? 2) 17mm flexible tubing (can't seem to find these anywhere) ? 3) what's that wavemaker/powerhead? 4) lights? I've just got the same waterbox (but 3ft), and looking to set it up very similar to this. and obsessively want that minimal/clean look you have too :)

Do you have a link where you purchased this canister from? Love your informational videos!

I'm sold on the Oase - Going to be transferring my tank to a 75 gallon soon. What size is your tank? Would the 600 filter be overkill on a 75? Also, loving the glass intakes! Where did you buy them? And do they fit in the tubing that comes with the Oase filter?

I have this same exact filter for a mixed reef tank, just the larger 850 with Lily Pipes. I have constant micro bubbles going in. Have you seen this on your setup? I’ve reseated things, checked and lubricated o rings, etc. Thx!

Hi great video were did you get the glass return and inlet with the skimmer as setting up a new reef tank with the same filter

I started off with AIO tanks and it felt like a must to have a sump, so on my tank upgrade that’s what i went for but although there’s some good features of having one….. I’m not fully sold that it’s worth it and I’m seriously thinking of going canister in then future. The only thing I would miss is a skimmer but not having gurgling noises, limited space, a tank with a black/blue backing and having it drilled, harder to fix leaks, less plugs, and it’s easier for anyone looking after your tank whilst your away because it’s contained in one unit and a lot of people have had a tropical tank before and use to working with one.

Just came hear to say its good to see you applying the minimalism perfected by Amano in nature aquariums to reef tanks. Im glad some people get it! Your tank looks amazing. So many reef tanks look like crap. Filled with hardwear, no form or flow in their aquascape. Probably why I’ve never really been interested in reef tanks. But I’ve seen a couple lately, like yours. With nothing but a set of glass lilly pipes and its made me want to start a reef tank!

Absolutely love your videos. I have an eheim Ecco pro 300 canister filter on my 125 litre reef tank. The filter has a pre filter which is great but then in the bottom filter basket I put a course sponge and some floss. Mechanical filtration, then in the middle basket I have aquaforest life bio, biological filtration and then in the top basket I have aquaforest phosphate minus layered between two pieces of floss, chemical filtration. The problem is after a few days the floss starts to get blocked and the filter keeps releasing bubbles into the aquarium. I then have to change all the pieces of floss after a few days, which means removing all the filter baskets to change the floss and because I’m taking the filter baskets out of the filter every few days I’m constantly disturbing the aquaforest life bio so the biological filtration is being disturbed and can’t do it’s job properly.

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Hi I’m setting up my aquarium as we speak. I just have a couple of questions. I have a tank exactly the same size as yours but have 2 fluvsl 307’s. I was wandering where you suggest I place the intake and out pipes if I have 2 filters.

I did this 15 years ago, but we didn't have chaeto reactors back then, just had to rely on GFO in the cannister. What's in your cannister by the way? I don't think chaeto really removes nitrate, far more likely your rock is doing that, but great for silicate and phosphate removal.

So if i have some red and green macroalgaes at the back of the display tank will your lights grow the macroalgae? The intend is to follow your system but with the algae in display reducing the need for the reactor.

Could u show us how you hooked up your algea reactor to a cannister and what was the name of the tubing?

What hoses and valves did you use to have the mar work with the oase? I went with your same setup in filtration and noticed the hoses are hugely different. Also interested in the valves you used. I know this video is from a long time ago so hopefully you’re active. Thanks in advance!

I need info on how to plumb canister filter to reactor. Don’t they also pump water? I’m brand new. No set up yet, just a tank and a can filter

do u have tap connector on both or just on the skimmer side? Does it matter how high or low on the hose the taps are? And what is the brand of the tap connectors? Thanks a lot, love your videos!!!

It would be great if you left a link to the products you show even though you aren’t sponsored. Those clip on and clip off pipes to the lily pipes, what are they? I’ve used lily pipes but found it impossible to take them away from the aquarium to clean them so now I’ve discontinued using them. This looks brilliant but don’t know what they are. Great looking tank by the way and great to see you managing keeping it all even without a skimmer.👏🏻

Hi ! Would you let me know what you put in your canister filter ? Any other things then only filter sponge’s?

Did you put the outflow through the reactor then the reactor outflow to the aquarium? And is that lily glass? Looking to do the same thing!

Hello sir. I have an Oase 600 as well. Can you make a video showing how you attached the tunze 3181 to the Oase 600?

I run a 150 mixed LPS, SPS ans softies on 3 canisters no skimmer

There is a shop in Germany who promotes the same. It is called Fish and More. They are doing only this kind of filtration with marine tanks. And it works easily. You can see their videos on youtube.

Personal develompent and aquarism... nice baby.

How do you input/output into tank from your Tunze reactor please? What else do you have in your Oase? Interesting video thanks! I have a AIO tank, sumps always come across to me as a bit messy. I like the idea of the extra water volume from the OASE/algae reactor combination. Finally does your OASE filter out all the micro fauna?

Another awesome video!! Well done Mikey!! You’re killin it! 👏👏🙌🙌🙌

maybe 1 stage is the canister which has all the mechanical filter, secons stage is the kaldness filter then the algea reactor.....should it get the job done?

How is the setup from the algea reactor.Do you use the pump that comes with the reactor.Because when you buy the tunze reactor there is a pump with controler inside

How loud is that filter compared to others?? *Beautiful* tank!

I'm thinking of getting a 60x24x24 565 litres with 2 oase biomaster 850's. Would that be okay?

I like the idea with the canister filter. What still keeps me away now is the Auto Top Off Unit. I've seen your video "The Best Aquarium Auto Top Off Unit" but I'm not sure if I can do it safely with a dosing pump. My apartment is not air conditioned. The weather here changes often. In other words, the water evaporates differently. If I come home from work every day, that's probably safe, but what if I'm on vacation? How do you do that? Or what else could I install for a protection against water overflow?

Have you ever thought of a shadow box behind the tank? I’d be curious to see how you’d use it visually.

do you connect the outflow to the tunze algae reactor and the outflow of the reactor back to the tank?

amazing setup..as now i am using canister too..can you share what kind of mechanical and bio filtration you put inside the canister..

Genius

Complete product list pump reactor pipes tank etc, I would be very appreciative thanks

Hi Mike, how you start or switch tunze if you run it on an opposite light cycle?

Can you make a video of replacing the media in each of the baskets?

Nice video, Mike. Do you have video showing how the plumbing works (Connecting the whole system)? is the canister filter able to pump water into the reactor then all the way back to your tank? Or the reactor has its own pump inside? Also, where to buy the soft tube you used on your inflow and outflow? I find the tubes coming with the canister filter are really hard to put on and remove from the glass inflow and outflow, which makes the cleaning really difficult. Again, thanks for sharing your setup, it is amazing.

hehe just did my canister maintenance 2 days ago. this was the first time in 4 months since setup i didn't find that much sludge my freshwater hob has thick sludge every month but i have more fish in there and bigger fish. i rinsed the sponges in tank water and bio media cleaned the propeller screw it all back up and setup again. this was also the first "water change" for the setup but all went well. i say "water change" because i had to throw all of my first 120g of saltwater so i ran out of salt and my tank had about 95g of water for a month before i added water to the top. i didn't want to do this water change as I have my ATS so i wanted to compare the results arriving but i needed to replace carbon so figured why not while i'm at it.

Where did you get the glass inlet and outlet for inside the tank?

What is that quick release valve you are using for the lily skimmer?

Could you show us the inside of your cannister? A cannister tour if you'd like haha and how you should set up all the media you use ? Thanks so much , love the channel

Where do you have the quick release tabs for your hoses made?

Very good video and beautiful tank!! How do you put in the tank Ca-Mg-kh??

Where did you buy the glass lily pipes and what size Oase sir?

Hi Mike I see you have the tunze cheto in line with your return outlet ,do you have a valve on it to turn the flow rate down 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿.👍😄

I notice the floating skimming portion of your inlet pipe seems fixed in place? I'm curious how you achieve good surface skimming with all the surface movement of a reef tank

Hello Mike , great video again. Question : What mode do you use your wave pump ? I don't have the same one so instead of a short code , could you explain the type ? ( Sinus or classic wave or random or something totally different? I noticed in your earlier videos you were using it on classic wave mode but i think you switched. Keep up the videos . Greetings from Turkey

What do u run inside the canister filter its self far a media thanks

Where did you get the inlet and outlet glass pipes?

Hey mate I’m in Melbourne would you be able to send me the web link to the soft tubing you use? Would help me out heaps

Great video, but Can you show us exactly how you set up the tunze macro algae with your canister filter?

Hi Mike Mike! I really enjoyed your video, & I really like your filtration methods!can u tell me please, with running your cannister filter & chaeto reacter & also your tank, does it use a lot of electricity please?? 😀👍

What overflow do you use to reach the filters?

Ok, so what about water chemistry? Youre running SPS so you need to have aome pretty stable parameters going on unless youre changing water weekly also... do you have an ATO? Are you dosing? Are you testing your water? Theres a ton more to keeping an SPS tank outside of the filter system.

Great job man , just one question : what is your light schedule and i saw them too high of the tank !!

Where did you get the glass filter tubes?