8 Things You Didn't Know About Setting Up A Saltwater Aquarium

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4 жыл бұрын

#SettingUpASaltwaterAquarium #BeginnerTips
There will be many things you didn't know about setting up a saltwater aquarium. In this video, I tell you 8 things you won't hear elsewhere that beginners usually only find out months or years after setting up their first saltwater aquarium!
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@lindasreef 4 жыл бұрын

I have a pair of pink skunk clowns and they kind of try frogspawn corals as hosts but "He" prefers a different one than "She" They are still in disagreement over 2 years later! Great video!

@ReefDork 4 жыл бұрын

🤣 I love stuff like that in the tank!

@opethmike 4 жыл бұрын

Jokes aside, this is a great, straight to the point and honest expectation setter. Wish I'd known some of these things when I started 1 1/2 years ago. Thanks for your continuing contributions to the hobby!

@rob431 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic even had a couple giggles in there, keep up the good work,

@rob431 4 жыл бұрын

I’m also hoping the fuzz will smash my front door down expecting a farm, I really could do with a new door

@ReefDork 4 жыл бұрын

🤣

@sobieski478 4 жыл бұрын

Great video, Alex. Funny & informative. Well done, Mate.

@nibrashamdan9921 4 жыл бұрын

You sir do this hobby a great service, well done.I like the presentation and informations in your videos very much, thanks mate

@bongosreef9406 4 жыл бұрын

My neighbours have commented on the light radiating from my kitchen window at night :D - i have just upgraded to a larger tank which means more lights :)

@el_guapo1318 4 жыл бұрын

The sad thing is, after owning a reef tank, I think now if I were to see bright blue, purple, or red lights showing from my neighbor's windows, I would probably assume they got a fish tank, and then once I never see it again for at least a few months question what happened to it, when in reality they were probably having a bachelor party lol

@thomaspascucci7282 Жыл бұрын

Much appreciate the knowledge and fun your videos provide.

@phsanchez100 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Alex love your video have watched many of the them now very great content, thank you new be

@marya783 4 жыл бұрын

Great video as always

@alfst5546 4 жыл бұрын

A good and humorous video Alex 👍

@dirtydogsanddiesel 4 жыл бұрын

Good video as usual 😁👍

@ihatemath2320 4 жыл бұрын

Lol I laughed when you said to put the bully fish in the sump to make it think what it has done 😂

@dann12343 4 жыл бұрын

Great vid. Thanks. 👌👌👍😀

@ronderfulaquariums2978 4 жыл бұрын

Informative thx champ GREAT JOB GREAT CONTENT

@ReefDork 4 жыл бұрын

Lately, yes. But I love the look of seeing through two panels of glass.

@volteface69 4 жыл бұрын

Merci pour ta vidéo !!! 👍👍👍

@jonathanlee97 4 жыл бұрын

One of my local lfs has like 6 blue ringed octopus for sale right now. No one dares to buy them cause theyre deadly lol.

@ReefDork 4 жыл бұрын

Deadly as f**k!

@tanlony7532 4 жыл бұрын

I'm a potential noob will the blue ring really climb out and hunt you down if you piss it off?

@tanlony7532 4 жыл бұрын

I know it sounds stupid... but I've always wanted one and secondly are they territorial, because I would really like to keep some octopuses

@RobMcGrath0 4 жыл бұрын

@@tanlony7532 Blue ringed octopi have a neurotoxin that stops the brain from sending the signal to breathe. Wikipedia says these octopi carry enough venom to kill 26 adult humans in minutes. The venom is apparently formed with a symbiotic organism that resides in the salivary glands of the animal. On a side note remember to be mindful of palitoxin that came come off some zoeanthids if they're stressed/roughed up and then taken out of the water.

@missunderstood2647 4 жыл бұрын

No one dares buy them because the bastards are damn near impossible to keep in the tank. Believe me you may think you have covered every possible point of escape but these guys will out smart you EVERY TIME!

@danieljones2969 4 жыл бұрын

Clowns top right by power head ain't that the truth, looks like my aquarium 🤣

@hewix700 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I have a AIO tank with a cheato compartment in the back and I am always worried what my neighbors would think when they see the red light through our kitchen window at night (reverse light schedule). We live in a good neighborhood too.

@pioenerio796 4 жыл бұрын

Hey great video and tank. Have you considered a solid color background?

@JB-hs5qo 4 жыл бұрын

Hello! I have the same tank. Do you mind sharing your mp40 settings?

@TheSaltyLife 4 жыл бұрын

Great video! 🙂 I'm lucky that my pair of clowns love me but they also love the top right corner of my tank hosting the intake of my external filter! Gotta love em.. aye🤦🏻‍♀️ 😂

@jonathanlee97 4 жыл бұрын

Goddammit that car horn almost made me shit myself

@christemple6311 4 жыл бұрын

Off topic but I’m setting up a 37.4 gallon reef tank. I have fell in love with the Midas blenny and was wondering if he’d be happy in a tank that small? Also do you think he would be aggressive towards a goby or firefish? Thanks for all the content you put out and helping newbies like me learn lots!

@ReefDork 4 жыл бұрын

Live aquaria says 30 gallon minimum. Wouldn't expect him to trouble the goby or firefish - they're lovers not fighters 🙂

@gremlinreef3748 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Alex, stunning tank what is the wrasse that is flashing at the mirror?

@ReefDork 4 жыл бұрын

Naoko wrasse - he's the guy dive bombing at the end of the video too

@martinsmith3957 Жыл бұрын

Is it always a bad idea to have a lid on, like with a juwel aquarium or fo you prefer open im asking because im getting a juwel led rio 180 and was going to get some clownfish

@ReefDork Жыл бұрын

Clowns will jump out without a lid or cover

@ckjhill67 4 жыл бұрын

Got to change the wall paper behind the tank...

@pops1184 11 ай бұрын

What power head are you using to get those epic waves ? Love the video's BTW 👍

@ReefDork 11 ай бұрын

Got a time stamp? Probably MP40s set to nutrient transport mode.

@nnotloc- 4 жыл бұрын

my clowns settled directly in the middle of my tank and i couldnt be happier :)

@simonhedderwick4516 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Alex, a quick off topic question if you don't mind. I have a Foxface like yourself however mind seems to have lost it's black spot. Any ideas? I added it at the same time as a Koran Angel. I did unfortunately get ich a while afterwards which I'm almost finished dosing for and the ich has at least left the fish (I'm dosing for 30 days to hopefully break the ich cycle)

@ReefDork 4 жыл бұрын

Their colours change over time - mine looks totally different to 18 months ago.

@mattmonteith2175 Жыл бұрын

I have 2 clowns mixed. Skunk cloun and Clark clown and just happened that way not pair it swim together. My choice of clowns Clark clown s very beautiful and hearty

@avidblixen5174 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Alex, very interesting Video as always. Im a seawater noob and wonder why you have so much space above your stonens. Is that swimming space for your fish or because of more water is a more stable tank ? Im just asking because I would like to go for a shallow Reef tank myself. What do you think about these tanks ? (sry for my english, im not a nativ speaker, best greetings from germany ) :)

@ReefDork 3 жыл бұрын

I just like the look of a low scape. And I find SPS grows out of the water if it's too high up.

@danieljones2969 4 жыл бұрын

Do you have a link for that fish trap you use mate ?

@ReefDork 4 жыл бұрын

www.h2oaquatics.co.uk/useful-bits-and-pieces/aqua-medic-fish-trap

@el_guapo1318 4 жыл бұрын

I know from experience how aggressive my (female) clownfish can get (with my hand). I suppose she grew into her name: The Darkness (she's a midnight clown). My male is called: The Ghost (Frostbite Clown). I wonder what movie (based on book on a real event) I got their names from?? :P

@mickrobinson8150 4 ай бұрын

I have actually been chased off by wild clowns more than once

@pauldeacon8764 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Alex! I hope u r alright!I loved the video as always! I have a problem that I really hope u can help me with Alex!when I have my Fluval m90 reef tank running, my electric bills are so unbelieveably high! My last bill a few weeks ago was £190 over the normal bill & I'm thinking I might have to go tropical which I really, really don't want to do because I absolutely love marine! Is there any advice that u could give me Alex please to bring the bills down a bit at all my friend? Any help would be greatly appreciated! Cheers Alex! 😀👍

@ReefDork 4 жыл бұрын

Hmm. You could reduce the length of time your lights are on, turn your heaters down a degree and dial down your return (if it's DC). But ultimately, this is quite a high electric hobby. You've got 100w of heating and lighting running for a lot of the day and probably 100w of pumps running 24/7. You can buy certain equipment that's more efficient... But that's gonna cost more in the short term! Ask on a forum though - there are probably other people who've found some things that work 🙂

@pauldeacon8764 4 жыл бұрын

@@ReefDork thank you Alex! 😀👍

@robertpearson1578 4 жыл бұрын

My 2 clown's school with my blue-green Chromis most of the time.

@dougaldawson5083 4 жыл бұрын

Haha, the area I'm from its probably more likely to be the odd one out by not growing anything dodgy. My glowing windows just match the rest of the building now 😂

@niklassc.6003 4 жыл бұрын

What’s that fish at 5:06 in the box?

@ReefDork 4 жыл бұрын

It's a Scarrus Quoyi - a supposedly reef safe parrot fish. I say supposedly because I caught it munching my sps!

@MrDon967 3 жыл бұрын

who knows the name of the fish at 7:03 at the very top quick swimmer looks fun to watch i need it

@ReefDork 3 жыл бұрын

Naoko wrasse

@aidenzrihen3505 4 жыл бұрын

How big is your background tank

@ReefDork 4 жыл бұрын

4x2x2 - approx. 100 gallons

@marianamator4171 4 жыл бұрын

😀

@dougaldawson5083 4 жыл бұрын

Maybe I've been lucky but I've not had any big algae blooms. Running for 2 months. Only got a small bit of diatom this week but I've had nitrates around 10 for a month.

@ReefDork 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, every tank is different and some are worse than others, although at two months you're not quite out of the woods.

@dougaldawson5083 4 жыл бұрын

Its worse today unfortunately. I had to take things extra slow coz of budget restrictions 😂 payday next week so I'll be upgrading CUC and hopefully getting first fish and coral. Only got 2 nassarius,2 astrias and 2 hermits just now. Its a nuvo 20g. I've got some nice zoas ordered for Thursday so can't wait!

@Matthew-ej3pg 4 жыл бұрын

My clown nipped at me for the first time today lol. He’s guarding my bubble tip with his life. It’s a baby clown smaller than a inch so it didn’t hurt.

@gungbojog6030 3 жыл бұрын

Agressive ocellaris? I once have it, it bite my hand lol

@tylerney6798 4 жыл бұрын

What wrasse is at 4:57

@ReefDork 4 жыл бұрын

Naoko wrasse

@heco7710 4 жыл бұрын

Never had problem with maroons but the clarkki clowns killed anything that I put in also killed a tusk fish grouper lionfish emperor angel

@reefboy2558 4 жыл бұрын

He Co, your clownfish killed a lion fish? And a grouper? That’s kind of cool but then thats also really bad.

@heco7710 4 жыл бұрын

They were small as the clownfish

@kennethwilliams9668 Жыл бұрын

Call them Killer Clowns now 😅😅😅

@theblindreefer8718 4 жыл бұрын

Had my pair of clownfish over 6 years now black and white the boy orange and white the girl Rosie and Jim they lay eggs every few weeks they have to bubble tip and enemies they did have 3 but managed to get one out and I have to wear rubber gloves to put my hand in the tank for a month now she leaves me alone most of the time lol

@josephposada1830 4 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣 Smurfs and Cops? Lol

@shaloon64 4 жыл бұрын

Why does algae break out during the first couple months?

@ReefDork 4 жыл бұрын

It's a pretty basic life form so doesn't need to much, and there's nothing to out compete it at the start while bacterial populations are building.

@aviasaquatics7106 3 жыл бұрын

Yah I have two normal clownfish and the female I think wants to kill me I can’t even put my fresh water in the tank without her sticking her head out of tank and trying to bite me. If I am cleaning the inside of the tank to scrape the algie off the glass she just devoures my arm. Luckily she is not big yet but when she gets bigger I don’t know what I’m gonna do.

@ReefDork 3 жыл бұрын

Ah, that's such a shame. Hope you can put up with it, it'd be a shame to have to rehome her. Saying that, don't be afraid to return her to your LFS if she gets too much 🙂

@HandsomeVetOng 4 жыл бұрын

lighthouse for smurfs

@mujacko2002 4 жыл бұрын

ROFL on the red light

@aliceholbert1246 4 жыл бұрын

Buy a goniporas. Lol. I hang my diamond bracelet opposite when I clean. When it sparkles they attack it not me and siphone. Lighthouse for smurfs. Lmfao. My livingroom lights up the corner of road. Hahaha. Great funny video. Drug raid lands cops scratching head, can they clean tanks while your here, lmfao.

@JohnSmith-pw1gf 4 жыл бұрын

Clowns are easy, just buy the clowns and the anemone at the same time and accumulate them in the same bag together. When you let them out they’ll usually stay with the anemone.

@randomdutchguy 4 жыл бұрын

...so i AM told ......😏sure

@nanoreefchannel7240 4 жыл бұрын

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@hollypatching3450 4 жыл бұрын

My clownfish use to be called bill and ben the flower pot men. Then bill would turn in to Billy, when it turned into a female. After a couple of very bad incidents they have now been named nipper and nasher. I still love them but they are mean.

@KerpooHater 3 жыл бұрын

a misconception is that most fish can't see red light, but it's just the red, they can still see light regardless

@opethmike 4 жыл бұрын

So you're told, eh? :) :) :)

@chameleoncool 4 жыл бұрын

We you bleeped out the .... word I thought my mom was home and was currently stuck in a duvet cover

@johnsteitz6310 4 жыл бұрын

Yep... my clown would bite me every time I put my hands in the tank. Very annoying

@truijs65 4 жыл бұрын

My first tank had clowns in them and I took them back to my lfs after they killed my sailfin tang, lawnmower blennie and 1 peppermint shrimp. I'll never go back to them again, they are the biggest jerks for me and to be honest, when they grow over 1.5 inch they don't look that cute anymore.