New To Saltwater Aquariums? My Advice To You...

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0:00 Intro
0:22 1. Get source water right
3:04 2. Test your water
4:16 3. Do water changes
6:43 Watch next

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@ReefDorkXtra Жыл бұрын

Hands up who's in the top 10%!

@11NinjaFish11 Жыл бұрын

At least 70% of us will say we're in the top 10%!

@JakeDogg-RIP Жыл бұрын

I’m in the top 100% 😉👌😂

@DragonNinjaGaming Жыл бұрын

I took the plunge and got myself my first aquarium. Got the confidence to get into the hobby because of you. Thankyou for the effort you put into all the videos you make. Doubt I would of got into it without your advise

@ReefDork Жыл бұрын

Great to hear - well done for taking the plunge!

@enzomontini758 Жыл бұрын

👋 could you do a video on each water parameter,, alk , cal nitrate etc and explain what to do and how to maintain,, and how to test ,, might help the noobs

@power21100 Жыл бұрын

I loved making the foam background for my reef tank, that's what I missed the most

@benmolloy3269 Жыл бұрын

Already a great start to making a video every 2nd week. A great video for someone beginning their journey into the world of reefing. #salty

@englishfishkeeper2007 Жыл бұрын

Make a video of coldwater marine tanks? Would love to see that

@cherellzandell6139 Жыл бұрын

Excellent video, informative, direct and concise. Bravo!

@donheinsohn824 Жыл бұрын

Hey Alex, Just a quick thanks for the info. Lots of people doing reef info but you are my favorite. Easy to understand, clear, transparent. I love your British sense of humor, even if you folks over there don't know how to property speak English. I just started with an Evo13.5. Lots of upgrading and trying to kill as few things as possible in it.

@ReefDork Жыл бұрын

😅

@sunnygoold9449 Жыл бұрын

Great advice - not in the top 10% (don't test enough lately)

@alaskacosplay 8 ай бұрын

Not gonna lie, the only time I do water changes is when I remove 10% to clean my filter media but I dont bother scrubbing the side walls since I want to provide more than enough algae for my grazers to nibble on. I clean my tank fully every…..3 months roughly since I want to grow more and more algae.

@TheCoralReefTalk Жыл бұрын

Great video and great advice! Keep up the great work!

@shabbir78 Жыл бұрын

@4:49 reminds me of Coral Euphoria

@tompage8674 Жыл бұрын

I do a 30% water change everyweek. Some old school reefers get triggered when I tell them, but I'm running a mixed reef with softies, LPS and even some easy SPS and everything is thriving!

@katforscience Жыл бұрын

i just subbed specifically cause you called them "wet pets"... lol i love it

@raygiambuzzi2340 Жыл бұрын

Check out BRS and their training vids. Lots to know if you want to have a balanced tank from live rock to substrate and water changes are just the begging.

@hakmanp.8702 Жыл бұрын

Even the thumbnail ... came is premium now ... 👌

@trevor19qhshe Жыл бұрын

Iv now started up a reef tank 3 times now. I guess 3rd times the charm!

@supermotoxcw7695 Жыл бұрын

Good work Alex keep it up

@Richs_reef Жыл бұрын

Great video Alex!

@RobHollanderMusic Жыл бұрын

Run. Run like the wind!

@Mlh1978 Жыл бұрын

Great video as always

@bencobb3433 Жыл бұрын

Great video Alex, have you ever thoughabout giving the zeovit system a go?

@ReefDork Жыл бұрын

Thought about it but it's too much hassle for me

@tubefeetmackay3693 Жыл бұрын

dont know if im a bit paranoid but i test KH every day if not twice and then mag and calcium also had a odd situation with mag its dropping each day, the tank was not looking quite right and i tested for salinity etc everything fine. maybe my test kit was out for some reason so using a new one now. mag still just in the correct range but i like to have it higher than 1350 as a rule any ideas on whats using all the mag as i dont realy have that many corals in my 2by2 nano. thanx

@karatechick1408 Жыл бұрын

Where did you get those holders for the Hanna kits? They seem great!

@ReefDork Жыл бұрын

They're 3D printed - loads of companies make them but I bought mine from reefparts.co.uk

@TimChump Жыл бұрын

Nicely put not doing water changes is neither big or clever

@dusk1947 Жыл бұрын

Good advice Sir

@LordBonesaw Жыл бұрын

Been running a canister filter for 8 years now and not had a single issue

@Cruzeoc101 Жыл бұрын

Alex can we just use the good old British black bin to mix saltwater in for water changes or does it have to be a food grade bin? I can't see it leeching chemicals at that temperature

@ReefDork Жыл бұрын

Has to be food safe - hdpe or ldpe are OK

@martynflack6901 Жыл бұрын

Do you not mention NSW because you have no experience with it or do you not like it as an option?

@emblake7750 Жыл бұрын

Hello mate, when to do first water changes during cycling period and how much would be enough,I just start the first tank?

@ReefDork Жыл бұрын

There's no fixed rule as such, but as a rough guide, i'd probably do it when you have a nitrate reading and just do 10% every week from then on.

@emblake7750 Жыл бұрын

@@ReefDork thank you mate for your always quick respond,legend

@Fishgeek1979 Жыл бұрын

Reef dork have you used the triton method yourself?

@ReefDork Жыл бұрын

No, not my thing

@elchappo1320 Жыл бұрын

Im bout to start a new tank

@danielgjorgjieski783 Жыл бұрын

What should I do i added a mushroom coral in my new tank after three weeks of cycling the parameters were stable and the fish were happy but my coral is leaning to the ground. It has also a little bit of some kind of film on it.. is it bad? What should I do?

@ReefDork Жыл бұрын

Post a photo on a forum but corals often don't do well that early on

@josephposada1830 Жыл бұрын

Alex, let's not forget that we also grow algae

@ReefDork Жыл бұрын

😅

@My-Reef-At-Home Жыл бұрын

Did you get rid of the AquaOne minireef 120?

@ReefDork Жыл бұрын

Yep, I only set it up for the video. I'm running a Fluval Evo 13.5 instead

@emblake7750 Жыл бұрын

While cycling new aquarium do you have to keep lights on or off,thanks

@ReefDork Жыл бұрын

On is fine, just at low intensity - 10% ish

@emblake7750 Жыл бұрын

@@ReefDork thank you very much :-)

@pyramo3170 Жыл бұрын

Aside from the obvious price gap and extra parameters, what would you say in comparison to freshwater. I've had freshwater experience but not salt.

@ReefDork Жыл бұрын

They take more maintenance but a basic saltwater tank isn't much harder than a freshwater tank.

@javiergamez3343 Жыл бұрын

I'm just start to the fish aquarium hobby and im been running the tank for like 2 months and I can't control the ammonia and the ph. I do the water changez sometimes it gets very clear and sometimes the water its so cloudy, any advice would be very helpful, thanks man

@ReefDork Жыл бұрын

Don't worry about pH - it's the last thing you need to worry about early doors. Get yourself on a forum where you can have a back and forth discussion and post photos. But a few big water changes is where i'd start, assuming you have the basics like the right rock in your tank.

@javiergamez3343 Жыл бұрын

@@ReefDork thanks man, I appreciate it, im gonna do that and yes I have the right rocks, but man, its been like almost 3 months and i can't control it, sometimes I want to just throw all the water and switch to freshwater lol

@beatlesean9625 Жыл бұрын

Pain in the 🐓 Very good

@MW-ut3dk 4 ай бұрын

Hmmm… Waterbox frag 6 footer🤔?

@johnmanley2168 Жыл бұрын

Can anyone tell me if it's normal for a cleaner shrimp to attack a royal dottyback? (The fish is innocent)

@ReefDork Жыл бұрын

It's probably just trying to clean it

@johnmanley2168 Жыл бұрын

@Reef Dork thank you. I'm not so sure though. He dives at him fast as he can go. The fish panics lol. I'll keep my eye on them. I love tank watching anyway. Awesome content btw.