No money, no problem - REEF TANK BASICS - "how to start a saltwater aquarium" BEGINNER GUIDE 2021

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Now we start our beginner project with that beginner guide in 2021. Learn more about setup a reef tank without a lot of costs. A little aquascape, some technique and much fun. For some more videos about reef tanks and every kind of saltwater aquariums check out our Channel: / @seafriendlyreef
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This new channel offers you the opportunity to collect ideas around the topic of sea water aquariums. It shows the spatial and technical possibilities to set up your reef tank at home in the living room, bedroom or office.
For this we travel through Europe to capture the perfect pictures for you.
So please enjoy and best regards
Tobias Neyer
Video production from TANDES MEDIA: www.tandes-media.de

Пікірлер: 558

@thechuggs8997 3 жыл бұрын

When I was younger, I remember my family was very poor but I bought 2 clown fish with my savings, and didn’t know they live on seawater. Every week my father would take me to the beach and collect seawater, we would wait for the sand to settle down and scoop the seawater up. I miss my dad

@rainamsangnamsang5480 3 жыл бұрын

thnx for ur story

@trollop4866 3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a great dad

@jay.clxrkee8786 3 жыл бұрын

deep

@trunks62626 3 жыл бұрын

R.I.P. sounds like s wonderful father

@michelgros4869 2 жыл бұрын

Much love 💕 my man. Your father sounds like a wonderful human being

@ThaMaikel13 3 жыл бұрын

No idea why im watching this, i've been reefing for 10 years lol. But I like the video, very nice and well explained!

@seafriendlyreef 3 жыл бұрын

Haha great to hear thanks xD

@mbreef7202 3 жыл бұрын

Same thing happens to me 😂...

@huanhuynh1670 3 жыл бұрын

Hi buddy, so what filteration you used for the tank? It turned out amazing btw.

@seafriendlyreef 3 жыл бұрын

@@huanhuynh1670 thank you, there is no filtration in the tank :)

@hafsamanahil2641 3 жыл бұрын

@@seafriendlyreef hi 👋 nd which type of seawater fish for this nano aquarium? I am waiting for reply thanks for such a helpful vedio

@papo1994 Жыл бұрын

Experienced owner here ,this video cleared up a lot for me and other owners .thank you for posting

@josephposada1830 2 жыл бұрын

You are a great inspiration Tobias. You are one of reasons I have a quarantine tank and a main display that is cycling at the moment. The corals I have and the clean up crew is thriving

@seafriendlyreef 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome Joseph! Thank you so much for that feedback! :D

@justingalang2336 2 жыл бұрын

@@seafriendlyreef rrtttyt

@justingalang2336 2 жыл бұрын

@Noble_Isaac 3 жыл бұрын

The tank in the beginning looks awesome as hell. I like how it's scaped and it doesn't look supercolorful like other tanks, which I prefer.

@kellieclyde 2 жыл бұрын

I never knew you could do such a tiny salt water tank. Im definitely going to do one now!

@seafriendlyreef 2 жыл бұрын

I love to hear that! :D

@jeeperskreepers6292 Жыл бұрын

You don’t think the fish are sad that it’s so small do you?

@user-ke1gn3ql1g Жыл бұрын

@@jeeperskreepers6292 what fish? lol

@imoffendedthatyouareoffended Жыл бұрын

@@jeeperskreepers6292 it’s just a planted tank no fish.. did you watch the video lmao?

@mooganify Жыл бұрын

@@imoffendedthatyouareoffended Didnt he say you still could?

@mohammedfaizbelgami8780 3 жыл бұрын

I love the way you share your experience with the beginners. Lots of love ❤️

@carlosalvarez5086 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. I’m 7 Months in with a 40 gallon breeder and loving it

@TrystaTaylor Жыл бұрын

How’s it going now! I have a 40gb that I want to make a saltwater tank and need some tips

@EllaDoesMakeup Жыл бұрын

Watched this video in the morning and by lunchtime I had a 200L tank for £245 sterling. what an incredible deal!! Thanks for the Ebay tip!!

@DannysAquariums 3 жыл бұрын

One word, awesome! Keep it up man. ✌🏼

@seafriendlyreef 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you buddy!!

@SlavikSpaz 10 ай бұрын

Tobias im currently running freshwater tank for 5 years and love it and feel like my second tank would be saltwater, but I’m green about it, so I’d be watching your channel for inspiration and guidance, much respect and greetings from Canada 🇨🇦

@jankhan3968 3 жыл бұрын

Great job 👏 so well explained. Its the first time I understood fully video of what you said ,since my English is so weak lovlig explained thanks man:)

@olgacirkunova2342 8 ай бұрын

All hobbies people very friendly.Ive got a lot of second hand staff for my cube 55g..Love salt water aquarium hobby.I I am spending a lots of time in front ot this cosmos ❤.Thank you for your video

@sulaimanbinadenaankherekar8063 3 жыл бұрын

Another awesome video! Videos like this makes it easy for new reefers to get into the hobby.

@seafriendlyreef 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for that! :)

@ismaelollite9904 2 жыл бұрын

Can you just make a video about how to keep fish without skimmer ?

@graphite2786 3 жыл бұрын

Happy new year! You are so full of positive energy, I hope 2021 mirrors your attitude ♥️

@seafriendlyreef 3 жыл бұрын

Happy new year to you too

@kingka3s 3 жыл бұрын

That cube was online for such a long time .... have seen it often when i scrolled ebay ;)

@seafriendlyreef 3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha nice

@jasminegonzalez5751 3 жыл бұрын

Null

@seafishlk9971 Жыл бұрын

realy apreciate your content.i build sea water tank from zero thanks to you.

@lafo1639 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this!!! Exactly what I needed

@jamesrecon14 3 жыл бұрын

Love the videos brotha! Keep up the great work. Thankyou!

@seafriendlyreef 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for that! :D

@ct2368 3 жыл бұрын

It really is just that simple. It helps to understand the nitrogen cycle though.

@krum81 Жыл бұрын

Looking at getting back into it . I haven’t had a tank in 12 years . I hope the technology has improved a lot.

@colebarth4366 10 ай бұрын

It has tenfold but so has the price

@nanoconcept9216 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Sea Friendly Reef! I have made something similar to this and it’s beautiful!

@seafriendlyreef Жыл бұрын

Great to hear! :D

@MomOfMany 3 жыл бұрын

Just bought my tank I can’t wait to get started! Thanks for sharing

@seafriendlyreef 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome!! Thank you so much for that feedback! :D

@kobragaiden7240 Жыл бұрын

How did it go?

@MomOfMany Жыл бұрын

@@kobragaiden7240 good! Already upgraded 😂 started with a 10 gallon now have a 55

@sobieski478 3 жыл бұрын

Great New Year Video, Tobias. You'll some people dip their toes into the hobby.

@seafriendlyreef 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for that! I wish you a great start into 2021 :)

@bopeep7806 3 жыл бұрын

Good to see you mate !!

@seafriendlyreef 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! :D

@skysurfer79 3 жыл бұрын

Finally, there's someone that really cares about this hobby and admits that tanks under 30cm are TOO SMALL to keep fishes !!!!! No matter who says that it's 1 fish every 5 gallons, those are only an excuse for shops to sell more!! ... these tanks can only host corals in my opinion and I'm really happy to see that isn't my thought only. Thank you Seafriendlyreef for the good content! It's very important to make ppl and new hobbies understand how to take care of their animals. Well done buddy :)

@seafriendlyreef 3 жыл бұрын

thank you for that awesome feedback! :D I love to hear your opinion about that topic! :)

@oliverforde1115 11 ай бұрын

@@seafriendlyreefI’m looking into keeping some shrimp what size do you think would be suitable?

@frooty8450 3 жыл бұрын

Just stumbled across your channel, really helpful video I will be hopefully setting up my first tank soon

@seafriendlyreef 3 жыл бұрын

Nice thank you so much:)

@ranggapribadi5168 3 жыл бұрын

I think we need an update of this tank because it's very inspired for me, thank you!

@seafriendlyreef 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your feedback! :D You will get some updates of it ;)

@EthnobotanikFAQ 2 жыл бұрын

When?😄

@adrianv.871 2 жыл бұрын

Still waiting

@cncnmore4505 3 жыл бұрын

the kid with the weights was an instant classic!!!!!!

@muffi1929 3 жыл бұрын

Nice work. Maybe I start when my computer science study ends. But I prefer bigger aquariums because I want to have some fishes in the aquarium.

@derlanplayer1909 Жыл бұрын

Sempre assisti o seu canal e você é uma grande referência para mim,muito obrigado por dedicar o seu tempo para passa o seu conhecimento pra nós, agora com as legendas em Português BRASIL Ficou mais fácil de entender tudo.

@yeezusair1472 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the great ideas. I’m wanting to buy my first one! But it’s going to be a big Reef tank

@eoghainlebioda1396 3 жыл бұрын

Not a bad idea, bigger is often easier to keep :)

@akshayvetrivelkumar6088 3 жыл бұрын

just cool vid man just loved it .

@seafriendlyreef 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! :D

@JfrostOCE 2 жыл бұрын

Just watching to learn how to get started with salt tanks as over the last 6-8years I’ve really got into the fish hobby and I’ve only got freshwater tanks and ponds at the moment, but hoping after some beginner videos I’ll be able to setup my first salt water tank, thanks for the info was super helpful video 💪🏾❤️🇦🇺 I love how attractive and eye catching salt water tank are compared to freshwater can’t wait 😝

@seafriendlyreef 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much my friend! I wish you all the best for your salty project ;) Much love from Germany

@JfrostOCE 2 жыл бұрын

@@seafriendlyreef haha thanks a lot! Send love to Germany 🇩🇪 from Australia 🇦🇺

@freya7084 Жыл бұрын

That’s really sweet

@ChefSai 5 ай бұрын

How is ur saltwater hobby going?

@JfrostOCE 5 ай бұрын

@@ChefSai it’s going well man got a nano tank setup and running currently have clown fish , some other small fish my friend gave to me and some coral 🪸 it’s super fun to up keep and it a definite upgrade from the freshwater scene. Wish I could share a picture

@glenbuyer8738 3 жыл бұрын

Video was really good, I feel like your presenting style is more animated and polished.

@seafriendlyreef 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for that! ;)

@jaysrealreefuk 3 жыл бұрын

Just subscribed 👍. You got such a good deal there. I've just setup a little nano on my tank and loving the hobby. Great video, look forward to the next.

@seafriendlyreef 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for that! Wish you all the best for your project ;)

@XscotsmanX 2 жыл бұрын

I had a nano tank to start with and had lots more but also had an external skimmer from deltec.

@lotrdennis Жыл бұрын

this is great, i always thought you needed thousands of dollars of equipment to run a saltwater aquarium. think i might give saltwater a shot soon.

@pedromonteiro5057 3 жыл бұрын

I liked the idea of having a marine aquarium with only corals, without fish, it was beautiful.

@seafriendlyreef 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for that awesome feedback! :)

@luiscarvalho1469 Жыл бұрын

Simple and beautiful 😍👏

@jbreefer148 3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad I found your channel 👍

@almirmarquiorejunior8367 3 жыл бұрын

I would like q video about how keep the aquarium, like how to feed the corals, how often do water chances and things like that

@ExopMan 2 жыл бұрын

Every tank is different. Depends on bioload and what filtration you're using BUT I'd say for tanks

@lorenzospina3174 3 жыл бұрын

Nice job mate 😉. I have only freshwater aquariums , maybe in this year I could scape a saltwater aquarium 😉.

@seafriendlyreef 3 жыл бұрын

This is your year Lorenzo! I would appreciate that :D

@d3115uxor 3 жыл бұрын

besides the fish, this guy never misses arm day!

@PlantingMemories 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, thanks!

@AmazonPuffers Жыл бұрын

I like that you translated euros to American dollars just little stuff like that is great definitely hitting that subscribe button

@die_neya3932 3 жыл бұрын

Good job! Macht Spaß zuzuschauen. (Ich will trotzdem keins 😄)😘

@jenniferguthrie5588 9 ай бұрын

“It looks like this” (cuts to water on the floor). LOL I laughed so hard! So true!

@ronnyo974 2 жыл бұрын

Realy big rispect from kurdiye i like video and learn fast

@da-madmodler4692 2 жыл бұрын

Man I had a 60 gal. With live rock a couple of corrals and a couple of fish. By far the best inhabitant I had was an arrow crab. I spent more time watching the tank than I did watching t.v. The arrow crab would come out and go over the rocks looking for Bristol worms. I miss my tank.

@ianscoralreef8265 3 жыл бұрын

Love it !

@deadeye4047 9 ай бұрын

My advice is that if your unsure about your water quality, do more water changes and use an aditive or two. My local shop suggested Fuel from AquaVitro, I also use Reef Energy Plus Coral Nutrition from Red Sea. Together, they cost me less than $40 American. PH (water purity) and Kh (Alkalinity) can also heavily impact coral health, so a good reef buffer wouldn't be a bad idea, I saw one at my local pet shop for another $15 American. Buying rocks from your local shop is going to be the cheapest and most convenient option, too. 1lb per gallon (.45kg per 4 liters) same with sand. This will also help buffer your system to keep that preferred PH and Kh.

@Luisperezzz Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@tyronemanzaleke 3 жыл бұрын

Nice tank, beautiful professor... hahaha 😁

@seafriendlyreef 3 жыл бұрын

Hahah thank you so much! ;)

@passenger-rider 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! Thinking to covert a fresh water aquarium to a saltwater. It's a Nano tank 60L, I want a couple of fishes and some corals. What internal skimmer would you recommend?

@AssadHamid 2 жыл бұрын

After watching your videos i decide to have reef tank.

@saschawiegand7454 3 жыл бұрын

Nice Video, mach weiter so😜

@seafriendlyreef 3 жыл бұрын

Danke dir! :)

@AquariumfishStorevaranasi 2 жыл бұрын

Bro you make use understand awesomely

@seafriendlyreef 2 жыл бұрын

Haha nice thank you brother!

@nirakpanyata9892 Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@Justintheinsane 5 ай бұрын

Should check out the Penn-Plax 360 aquascape bowl. It comes with a filter and protein skimmer so you can use it for salt water.

@reefholic 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video brother. I need it

@DS-qy3qv 3 жыл бұрын

Tbh I've recently bought a 1.2m frag tank for £100 off of eBay from a breeder, my only problem now is getting a filter for it and making a stand. Thought about doing an 8cm thick mattenfilter to start with then my current and filtration is combined in one unit.

@dhanijouandasetiawan326 Жыл бұрын

Terimakasih salam reef tank🙏💙🐟🐠🇲🇨

@saikesh2510 3 жыл бұрын

I think we need to wait for about a month or so before adding a corals into the newly setup tank. Am i wrong?

@mbreef7202 3 жыл бұрын

Nice job 👍🏿...

@seafriendlyreef 3 жыл бұрын

thank you!

@Nxcturnxlx 7 ай бұрын

i love fb groups! ive gotten so many almost free corals, including LPS/SPS and softies that are rare/hard to find or expensive, even got a huge BTA for 20 usd + a bunch of free discosomas and SPS

@Newlolz989 3 жыл бұрын

Cheap zoa's, kenya trees, zinnias, star polyps! 2 or 3 live rocks and you are good to go!

@ehsanhoseini5641 3 жыл бұрын

thats great which kind of nutrients or reef food you use?

@alkatraz706 2 жыл бұрын

I don't care about reef tanks.. I just wanna watch this handsome dude explain things to me 🤣

@haymatr 2 жыл бұрын

I just wondered how you found tang aggression overall? But also more specifically the Achilles and the hybrid and the two Naso? I’ve heard the aggression between Tangs of the same Genis can be really bad? Where all the tangs introduced to the tank at the same time?

@BuZo3 2 жыл бұрын

gran video!!!, qué producto usas para limpiar esos cristales?

@seafriendlyreef 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@pomboagiota8936 3 жыл бұрын

Nice video bro, it still quite expensive, but its a lot cheaper than i have seen .I live in Brazil, here, all those things have a extremely higher price, and i live in an especific locations where its even more expensive, those 350 bucks would turn in 400 or more

@nataljaivanova8713 7 ай бұрын

Great video. ❣️ Thank you. I have a question about water. Should I use reverse osmosis water or can I use tap water?

@lucasszymanski114 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video! Can you keep invertebrates and snails in this tank without a skimmer?

@seafriendlyreef 2 жыл бұрын

Yess that is no problem in my opinion :)

@mikelowrey9359 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the information man. I'm looking to start up again. I honestly think you would be just fine with a pistol shrimp and a goby. Their symbiotic relationship is awesome. Edit: this dude only replies to subscribers so dont waste your time people.

@Neit54 3 жыл бұрын

Guten Tag! Hello Tobias, i have some questions about reef tank.. i have zero experiance and im a begginer, i want to build a 40x40x40, how thick must be the glass? and can i put 2 small fishes in 40 litres?

@bmills9821 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video I am switching from fresh water to salt water and I want reefs and corals I have a 32 bio cube how many corals do you recommend? And how many pounds of rock?

@Quisite 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome video, very inspiring! Would you recommend any type of clean up crew? If so, when would you introduce them? Finally, would you be (safely) able to keep a spider crab in a setup like this?

@seafriendlyreef 3 жыл бұрын

Yes in my opinion no problem. If you do it the way I did, you can add them about a week later :)

@Quisite 3 жыл бұрын

@@seafriendlyreef thanks for the reply!

@yosscohen2543 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome video... What about skimmer? I want to do a cheap project with 40 litter aquarium the filtration is inside the aquarium i want to use sand from the sea and water as well...my big question is do i need skimmer what he is going to do that water changes and filter won't?.... Thank you very much for your time.

@seafriendlyreef 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, so in my opinion if you are not keeping fish it is okay to run a 40 l system without a skimmer :) But then it is important to do water changes wish you all the best for your project

@gregoryrunningelk865 Жыл бұрын

I would like to know what the light is that you used for this tank.

@procuroru012010 2 жыл бұрын

hy,for keeping corals its a must only Ro water?

@juanllano8672 3 жыл бұрын

Hello Brother!! That's word ,,,, excellent work 👍 greetings 🇲🇽👊

@seafriendlyreef 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Juan! :)

@jasonsylvander3089 3 жыл бұрын

How long do you wait for the corals you added ?

@tdoll521 3 жыл бұрын

Just picked up a 30 gallon aquarium with a stand. I will be cleaning it out and then filling it to see if it has ANY leaks. Can’t wait to start a reef tank but I am in no rush at all. I know there are certain procedures that need to be taken care of first before corals or fish are added. Any recommendations on live rock/additives to help start my nitrogen cycle?

@tdoll521 3 жыл бұрын

Also, did you say citric acid to clean the tank?

@scottengost 2 жыл бұрын

Hi. Brauche ich sobald ich Tiere im Nano aquarium habe (30l) einen abschäumer oder nicht? Und kann ich auch eine chihiros c2 rgb verwenden als Lampe? Man kann die Farben per App ja selber steuern. Würde mich über eine Antwort sehr freuen :)

@ellisbarton2261 3 жыл бұрын

heyy since you dont have any other fish in this tank i think you should put one catalina goby in there, bearing in mind the water must be kept at around 22 degrees c, this would be fine because there are no other fish in there :)

@seafriendlyreef 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome Idea Ellis, they have a beautiful color

@escapefromlife2402 Жыл бұрын

I’ve been thinking about getting into salt water aquariums I have a 55 gallon freshwater tank but I always stray because I don’t know much about keeping salt water fish like how to clean the tanks and what fish are good for beginners etc.

@alondragarcia6533 2 жыл бұрын

If i set up this tank maybe a little bigger could i keep oysters in it?

@mairinlopez7649 Жыл бұрын

is the super glue bad? and which glue should i use?

@marinelifewithshiv 2 жыл бұрын

Cool bro as always 👍keep it up #marinelifewithshiv

@seafriendlyreef 2 жыл бұрын

Nice, thank you! :D

@craighelsby4783 2 жыл бұрын

good video

@seafriendlyreef 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@MrVibriocholerae 2 жыл бұрын

i want to make a temperate sea water tank for sea snails only, im going to collect them personally from the sea. are there guides for this specific type of aquarium?

@melvingroot3185 6 ай бұрын

is this tank big enough to keep hermit crabs? or is it mainly for corals with this size tanks? couse if its to small for crabs or fish is it big enough for more corals then in the video?

@fishfan2 3 жыл бұрын

I want to get into reefs but A know nothing about them and B don't want to go bankrupt 😂

@jonathanpelser8218 3 жыл бұрын

Lol im from south africa and here €350 is about R1000 (our currency is Rands (R)) so it is very expensive

@aliensnakegaming642 2 жыл бұрын

I'm in the same boat.

@lillydilly8840 Жыл бұрын

how long should you cycle the tank before putting corals in? does the cycle time differ if you buy “pre done” saltwater ?

@enderman-minecraftmonsters8249 Жыл бұрын

ive heard that the rocks and water need to settle for a month, but im no expert so im not sure

@river_boyzzz5735 3 жыл бұрын

Now i want to get one

@seafriendlyreef 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice! :D

@m.oudekerk63 2 жыл бұрын

-pours kitchen salt into a bucket of water- -adds one crab- perfection

@joshualawrence7473 3 жыл бұрын

I wonder why my GSP is not open up and my mushroom is also not opening up and running away.. wondering if any issue on the water.. NO2, NO3, PO4, KH test all in best results..