My Sunday Saltwater Reef Tank Maintenance Routine

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My Sunday Saltwater Reef Tank Maintenance Routine | Blue Reef Tank
This week, I'm sharing what I do on a typical Sunday as part of my fish tank maintenance routine, including glass cleaning, water change, dosing and feeding the fish. Sundays are usually quite busy, but the rewards are worth it - I love to relax and enjoy the tanks on Sunday nights!
I'm also showing how I set up my RODI unit. One trick that I've learned is to use a long airline tubing to connect the output directly to your water bucket. This way, you don't have to lift the heavy water buckets around anymore :)
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0:00 - Intro
0:08 - 11:00AM Getting Ready
1:01 - 1:00PM Cleaning Routine
1:48 - Water Change
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3:32 - Mixing Salt With RODI Water
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@Baynstyy 2 жыл бұрын

as a freshwater scrub i bow down

@rrespatio8620 2 жыл бұрын

Seriously, i really enjoyed see the video with introvet, calm, classes and no naration

@jaysons7581 2 жыл бұрын

Everything is so clean and OCD-level organized; I LOVE IT!

@BlueReefTank 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jayson, glad you enjoyed it!

@noohmohd4205 2 жыл бұрын

Nice and relaxing to watch and nice song.

@BlueReefTank 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, glad you enjoyed it!

@xhaarli Жыл бұрын

I love the photography , music and pace of your vids!

@JAB24100 2 жыл бұрын

I really like this video because it shows all of the mundane tasks to keep a reef tank running. That and it looks so cool in this video.

@BlueReefTank 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the video Jason. All the maintenance tasks that we do for our reef tanks are worthwhile in the end :)

@uygartanyeri 2 жыл бұрын

best reefer on youtube!

@BlueReefTank 2 жыл бұрын

I am nowhere near there but thank you so much for the kind words 😁

@itsyoujunior 2 жыл бұрын

the best aquarium video ever so satisfy and relieve thanks for the video

@seangriffiths9163 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely love your content. Please dont stop.

@BlueReefTank 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! :D

@dymone4894 2 жыл бұрын

I have 4 freshwater tanks and always considered trying saltwater. Watching your videos got me excited enough to order a waterbox last week. Time to give saltwater a try. Thanks for the amazing videos!

@BlueReefTank 2 жыл бұрын

Good luck with the tank Dymone! If you have any questions, feel free to ask :)

@snchez515 2 жыл бұрын

I got 125 gallon salt water tank and i love it !

@brasileirosshelton 2 жыл бұрын

I've been watching many of your videos of your beautiful reef tank today. I apologize because I haven't been clicking the 'thumbs up' on the videos I've since watched. I've been watching using the playlist feature youtube has. I'll be going back to do just that beause I've been really enjoying them. It is really a beautiful beautiful reef tank! And the music? Uuh. Just a beautiful, relaxing, and enjoyable experience I'm having enjoying your upkeep and your beautiful reef tank. Thank you for sharing with us. New subscriber here...

@lorenzospina3174 2 жыл бұрын

This is an important part of this passion 👍.

@BlueReefTank 2 жыл бұрын

Totally agree! 🙌

@Blockoidcube 2 жыл бұрын

So peaceful ❤️

@BlueReefTank 2 жыл бұрын

😇

@abhisankaradhikary1067 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful ..............

@PittsburghReefJunkie 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. Everything looks spotless. Great Job.

@BlueReefTank 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@youronlycow 2 жыл бұрын

Good vid as always! Nice and relaxing to watch

@BlueReefTank 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate! 😁

@coolbeans8424 2 жыл бұрын

YAYYYY A NEW UPLOAD

@BlueReefTank 2 жыл бұрын

🥳🥳🥳

@karljoseph4766 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful Small tank well maintained bravo 👏

@BlueReefTank 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Karl!

@BriansAquariums 2 жыл бұрын

Great video as always bud.

@BlueReefTank 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Brian! 👍

@settsreef4164 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing vid as always.

@BlueReefTank 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@johammond400 2 жыл бұрын

Just found your channel, your videos are great! :)

@BlueReefTank 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Jo! Glad you enjoyed them

@renesfoodpassion 2 жыл бұрын

beautiful tank and very nice estup around them

@BlueReefTank 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@prdmoviesworld3622 2 жыл бұрын

Love to see your vidro.❤️❤️love from bangladesh.❣️❣️❣️

@BlueReefTank 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and hello from Australia 😎

@reefholic 2 жыл бұрын

Nice tank

@michaelgonzales9436 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful set up! Please make sure to keep an eye on any chips or cracks in the glass especially by the rounded glass corners. That series of tank has been known to fail at the corners, and unfortunately I know from a traumatic experience with the same exact tank! Best to have a backup/ qt tank ready to go in an emergency. Keep up the beautiful work and happy reefing!

@BlueReefTank 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the heads up Michael! I hope you didn't lose anything (apart from the tank)

@michaelgonzales9436 2 жыл бұрын

@@BlueReefTank Luckily with some fast acting and spare buckets all the livestock was saved! It's really too bad about those IM Nuvo series tanks because they are beautiful tanks but the rounded glass corners create weak points in the glass which is why their newer lines done have the curved corners anymore ;) My Nuvo 16 broke at the front right corner without any cracks or warnings besides rupturing out of nowhere. Keep those buckets handy!

@melaniesimpson6322 2 жыл бұрын

Fabulous video! So relaxing with my coffee ;-)

@BlueReefTank 2 жыл бұрын

Perfect combination! :)

@melaniesimpson6322 2 жыл бұрын

@@BlueReefTank :-)

@Mr18Guy18 2 жыл бұрын

Great video!

@BlueReefTank 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@jaysrealreefuk 2 жыл бұрын

Incredible videos 🙌✨ Loving your content, with practical advice on running and maintaining a successful reef tank.

@BlueReefTank 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them! :)

@milkspotscausemetospazzout6813 Жыл бұрын

Nice vid

@brunch_reefer 2 жыл бұрын

Same body cleanser😅

@michaelmosko6220 2 жыл бұрын

This video is great! Beautiful simple setup. I'm currently battling low alk in my 25 gallon lagoon. I don't do water changes unless I'm dosing chemiclean for a cyanobloom, or dose and I'm starting to see the effects of it with my zoas. It's mainly softies, euphillias, mushrooms, and zoas. The mineral content has diminished over time and by doing water top offs with distilled water I buy from the store, the alkalinity levels have dropped off. The guy at my store says topping off with RO spring water would put the tank in a better mineral balance for the corals, so I'm going to give it a try when I run out of distilled and until then I'm going to do light water changes to slowly restore the balance. The only thing I dose is Kent Purple Tech, and occasionally chemiclean (when I do a water change). I've always been on edge about getting an RO system for sometime now, I think this video did an excellent job of demonstrating how easy they are to use.

@BlueReefTank 2 жыл бұрын

RODI unit is one of the best investment in this reefing hobby :) It will save you a lot of headache in the long run. You can try to bring the alk up by dosing Sodium bicarb but definitely get a test kit before you do that haha

@michaelgonzales9436 2 жыл бұрын

Having 0 tds rodi water is a huge factor in not having cyanobacteria build up. High tds can mean that other elements such as silicates might be entering the water column, and cyanobacteria feeds off phosphates and silicates. Simply making rodi water can in essence remove your cyano problem all together :)

@ttspeedster8930 2 жыл бұрын

😎💯👍🏾🔥….nice set up…new sub

@BlueReefTank 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the sub!

@mrskinnyman675 Жыл бұрын

What wave maker are you running in there? I'm looking for somthing small for a waterbox 10 or 20. It looks perfect.

@nesabarrkumarakulasinghe8512 2 жыл бұрын

Great tank! Thanks for sharing with us. May I ask what light set you use for the mangrove plants?

@BlueReefTank 2 жыл бұрын

I got that light from a brand called AquaVivo 🙂

@boyinc13 2 жыл бұрын

which is the background song that is beautiful !!!

@BlueReefTank 2 жыл бұрын

I listed the music in the description 😁

@konstantintzurikov1949 2 жыл бұрын

Красота!

@uuncebret 2 жыл бұрын

I'm suggesting to start dosing MG, CA (BIG 2) buying a tester and this for one time only, that you'll know how much it needs for your tank. Try pellets than frozen food, it will maintain your nitrient level, btw nice video.. love watching that mandarins 👍

@BlueReefTank 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion mate!

@zantrex4 2 жыл бұрын

Wish only instrumental music was used, because I love the bg sounds but don't much care for the vocals haha. Great video anyways, LOVE the tank (and your floors lmao).

@BlueReefTank 2 жыл бұрын

I will make one with no instrumental music next time :)

@zantrex4 2 жыл бұрын

@@BlueReefTank cheers for the reply! Unless you're trolling me (which lol, fair enough), the ask was for only instrumental music haha. Again just a minor ask/note. The production and everything else is top notch! Keep up the great work.

@BlueReefTank 2 жыл бұрын

@@zantrex4 Sorry I read it wrong! Haha I find that most people prefer instrumental music and hence why my latest video is all instrumental 😁 Some people even prefer to have no music because they wanted to listen to the background sounds

@zantrex4 2 жыл бұрын

@@BlueReefTank you're the man! I hope to one day have an aquarium setup like yours. Thanks again and keep the videos coming!

@TDMILESKI 2 жыл бұрын

Love your setup and the style of video! What is the name of opening song?

@BlueReefTank 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊 It's called Crush by Liam Maye. All the songs are listed in the video description.

@TDMILESKI 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I checked the description and didn’t see it, must have overlooked it, haha.

@maryjuanarasta9220 Жыл бұрын

Can you give me a link to where you purchased your RO/DI unit?

@julienpardonnet7377 2 жыл бұрын

Bonjour c’est quoi votre raclette pour nettoyer les vitres ? Vos aquarium sont magnifiques !!!

@BlueReefTank 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Julien! It's called Flipper Cleaner Float Nano :)

@jacobek6535 2 жыл бұрын

👍🏼

@hanthi9463 2 жыл бұрын

Hey, very nice reef tank! where do you get those phyto containers? I would love to see a video how you setup your phyto collection.

@WilliamJohnson-me4sh 2 жыл бұрын

He already has a video on how he cultures phyto

@BlueReefTank 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Han - As William said before, here's the video on how I setup my phytoplankton culture kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oJZ1icp5nNKUl5c.html 😁 Hope you enjoy it!

@frankling6394 11 ай бұрын

Hello, congratulations for your channel,,, and for your beautiful aquariums,,, I have a question for you,,,, what osmosis equipment do you use,,,, greetings

@BlueReefTank 11 ай бұрын

You can find all the equipments list in the video description 🙂

@frankling6394 11 ай бұрын

Hi, I'm looking at the list in the description of your video but I don't see the name of the osmosis equipment, sorry

@atfinthehouse8631 2 жыл бұрын

Nice tank. Well organized and maintained. What size tank?

@BlueReefTank 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! It's a 16 gallon tank :)

@aussied723 2 жыл бұрын

👍

@Botzz28 2 жыл бұрын

what percentage do you run the kessil 360 on in that nan0 tank ?

@BlueReefTank 2 жыл бұрын

I've shared my Kessil A360X light schedule, you can check it out here: kzfaq.info/love/dggrloP2N08UIsRpb6Kfwwcommunity?lb=UgkxINSyuLGb03q5dEJHGv3aO2L7Hgj0g66u

@jackcohen7617 2 жыл бұрын

How old are your tanks? What are your other main methods of nutrient export outside of water changes? How do you avoid algae when dosing so much aminos/reef energy and daily feeding? Very well made videos! Just subbed.

@BlueReefTank 2 жыл бұрын

This tank has been running for 6 years. It's my first ever reef tank. Water changes is the only nutrient export method that I used. I have a lot of worms, sponges and feather dusters in the back chamber that keeps the nutrients low 🙂 I like to keep things simple. Haha thanks for the sub!

@jackcohen7617 2 жыл бұрын

@@BlueReefTank Thanks for the response!

@leonelsarmiento7 2 жыл бұрын

super videos, they are so calm and relaxing. I just watched all your videos now. Haha... I would kindly like to ask you something, so the RODI water that you mixed with the salt on that bucket, is that the water you will use for the water change for next week? just wondering because you mixed it after you did the water change in your tank and is it ok to let the water sit inside of the bucket for a week? thanks a lot :)

@BlueReefTank 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Leonel - Glad that you enjoyed the video! That's correct, but I sometimes use that water to do a bit of water changes during the week in my quarantine tank as well. :) I always like to have some new saltwater ready just in case something happen.

@leonelsarmiento7 2 жыл бұрын

@@BlueReefTank thank you so much for the reply! Very kind :) is it safe then to keep it in the bucket for a week or so? No issue with the water? I think I need to start doing that. Cheers

@BlueReefTank 2 жыл бұрын

It should be fine for a week 🙂 I normally keep a pump and a heater running all the time so the water stay heated and aerated

@leonelsarmiento7 2 жыл бұрын

@@BlueReefTank Thank you so much for the reply and help! very kind :)

@BlueReefTank 2 жыл бұрын

Most welcome 😁

@ryanwagner6273 Жыл бұрын

How many gallons is that?

@areyouarobotz 2 жыл бұрын

Relaxing, thanks! Do you also scuba dive?

@BlueReefTank 2 жыл бұрын

No I don't but if I do I will take some videos :D Why is that?

@areyouarobotz 2 жыл бұрын

@@BlueReefTank you gotta certified esp if you're in AU, see the coral IRL ( I'm an Advanced diver). Promise you will not regret it and you'll wonder why you haven't done it yet!!

@BlueReefTank 2 жыл бұрын

@@areyouarobotz That definitely sounds cool! I'll check it out, thanks mate😎

@Jesterofthecourt 2 жыл бұрын

Can i ask why you add salt to the new RODI water? Just curious - when you lose water to evaporation you would just top up with regular RODI without salt right? are you topping with salt water becasue youre doing water changes on top?

@BlueReefTank 2 жыл бұрын

That's actually me making new saltwater for water changes and not my auto top off water :) and yes you are correct. You'd top up any lost water from evaporation with regular RODI water and not saltwater as the salt doesn't evaporate

@chorebunny8080 2 жыл бұрын

Hello can you please tell me where you get the sodium bicarb ? How much would I add to a 25 gal tank? Thank you 😊

@BlueReefTank 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Chore, You can get it from any supermarkets. It's basically called baking soda :) In terms of how much to dose, it varies from tank to tank. If you have a lot of "skeletal" corals like LPS, and SPS, you might need to dose more than someone that just have soft corals. It's best to get a test kit and measure your current alkalinity level, and then add the sodium bicarb to the level that you desire :) Check out Bulk Reef Supply videos. They explained alkalinity really well

@chorebunny8080 2 жыл бұрын

@@BlueReefTank Thank you!

@costinroane3535 2 жыл бұрын

This tank is pretty what tank brand is this? And what sizes do they come in?

@BlueReefTank 2 жыл бұрын

This tank is from Innovative Marine and it's the Nuvo 16 version. I think they've discontinued this tank due to some issues but they still have other tanks 😁

@sandorkarcza7124 2 жыл бұрын

Hi! How you can stop the fishes jump out from the tank ?

@BlueReefTank 2 жыл бұрын

Having a lid on top of the tank is the best from to keep them from jumping out of the tank

@Anli.dong1207 2 жыл бұрын

How often do you do water changes? I want to start up a saltwater tank and don’t know how often I should do it?

@BlueReefTank 2 жыл бұрын

I do 10-20% water change every week or two 😁

@Anli.dong1207 2 жыл бұрын

@@BlueReefTank thank you so much for replying this helps a lot 😄

@youronlycow Жыл бұрын

Hi. Did this flipper scraper scratch your tank?

@BlueReefTank Жыл бұрын

Not at all 🙂

@GTxJakobix 2 жыл бұрын

What camera do you use? It’s very nice

@BlueReefTank 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate! You can check out the description. I list the camera and lens I use there 😁

@emmanueljoseph820 2 жыл бұрын

How did you have an established colony of copepods in your tank?? I really want a mandarin fish :(

@BlueReefTank 2 жыл бұрын

I usually dose phytoplankton everyday to maintain the copepods population :)

@subscribe2me904 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful tank but… lol too much time to take care of it. Took you half the day to do it. I keep a freshwater aquarium and my maintenance is 45-60 min tops.