How To Maintain & Care For Your Basic Saltwater Aquarium

[@virtuallyjas]

I'm new to saltwater and i love how someone finally went step by step and demonstrated the steps to us, thank you!

[@joshpayne4259]

Just watched your 4 part series on how to set up a salt water tank and then watched this. Your the only person I've seen that made this look easy. I was about to give up on trying to do a salt water tank before I even tried but you made this seem just as easy as a freshwater tank. I'm now going to attempt a 30 gallon saltwater tank with clown fish (if I can find the right substrate and rocks, nowhere around me can even get freshwater sand let alone live sand and rocks.) Thank you for the great videos on this topic. You have earned a subscriber.

[@davidg.3617]

Thanks for the video, I'm new to the hobby but you make it very easy to understand. Keep it up!

[@xk4836]

NO, trust me this guy does not know what he's talking about

[@christiegurganus254]

finally a real how-to

[@omerashraf2113]

Christie Gurganus Riiiiightttt... I’ve been going through so many videos couldn’t find a good one

[@xk4836]

trust me, this is bullshit

[@TheClawsDesigns]

Xavier Gibes why do you say that?

[@Asteroid_Jam]

Nekros Designs he did not use RODI water. He used tap water. Salt water fish and coral are very temperamental to contaminates in water. Tap water has a lot of contaminates.

[@benjaminchan2169]

That doesn’t give Xavier Gibes the reason to call it bulls**t

[@driinun8433]

Wow, I thought that tank was empty, that water is so clear

[@layzievloggs6879]

I've been looking non stop at how-to videos for saltwater aquariums for the past 2 weeks and this was the BEST. Talks about it real quick and then shows how-to by showing step by step with a lot of useful but yet simple information. I SUBSCRIBED right away and feel more comfortable building my own saltwater aquarium. Thanks

[@jethawk9941]

10:48 I just noticed the background 10/10

[@Travis_125]

Love that kitchen countertop. Nice home! I love your videos. I'm new to the hobby and am really learning a lot from you. Thanks! You are a good teacher.

[@johnhorchler5447]

MrScaryMan do you have Directv if so hit the menu button go to search and browse then to smart search and tipe in tanked watch two or more if you have not seen it I think you will like it.

[@offtherailsminecart2378]

I usually don't comment on things, but when you talked about the holding the tubing to control the water flow when cleaning substrate is something I probably wouldn't have thought of and will help me a lot! Thank you!

[@CloudDayLight]

They said keeping clownfish is easy. It was. So I bought 1 coral. Lmao I opened a can of worms now

[@michaelmarquez6133]

This was the best video I've seen you actually explain , others beat around the bushes lol that k you so much that's why I subbed

[@rebeccagodby7992]

Best how to for salt water aquariums. Thank you!!!

[@nuclearelevator8898]

Man this is really helpful. Saltwater fish tanks seem to most people to be for experts only and is very complex, but really an easy tank like yours is really freshwater with an extra water parameter.

[@BigAlsVOD]

Basic saltwater aquariums like this are a great starting point for people interested in getting into saltwater! Once they get the basic elements down, they can feel more confident to upgrade to more sophisticated setups and one day-- be experts!

[@paulf1898]

That was a very easy to understand, real informative video!!! I've watched so many on here that have the presenter go on about useless technical stuff that makes it feel so confusing until I watched yours. Thank you for the video!!!!

[@mymovievideos]

couldn't hit that subscribe button any faster after watching the video. What a great instructional video!!!

[@KatieKat3388]

I love how the fish all come out all curious like, oi m8, whatcha doin??

[@idleal01]

What a bloody Amazing Video! THANK YOU!

[@goldensurfer13]

Your videos are really easy to follow and informative. Thanks for such easy how to videos. Really appreciate your effort.

[@nileshkatke7908]

Best series of educational video on saltwater aquarium.

[@mynameisdjae]

Great video man, very helpful.

[@AZI3623]

You can't make it easier than this. Great video.

[@Cigarjokester]

You rock dude I like the way you explain stuff makes its Simple thanks

[@CroftCare9001]

Best instructions I've seen on KZbin man. I see why your well liked. Keep em com'n.

[@iTzJoSh13]

can you please make a video about adding rocks or live wood into a freshwater aquarium and how to prepare them for the tank

[@pacatelas16]

I love how you have decorated your aquarium! What was your criteria when selecting the corals?

[@michaeldavies9853]

pacatelas16 there are no corals in there

[@billkellogg1403]

Hey Thomas, I have a new 75 gallon setup. My ammonia is only 2ppm, nitrites 0ppm. I have live rock and live sand. Should I add a capful of ammonia, or wait, or what? I really appreciate your videos!

[@cs43ver]

Will a sand sifting goby keep your sand clean enough or will I still want to clean the sand as part of my maintenance? Wonderful videos btw.

[@marcelo8891]

Finally I actually learned how to do salt water thanku so much

[@CajunFloridian]

I had a bad experience using tap water even with the conditioner. Tap water has silicates that will cause diatom blooms.

[@kennethkirkaldy541]

Did you ever find a fix for this particular problem?

[@ollie0775]

Yeah you should of used filtered or ro water

[@briannamoffitt1514]

Great video, love how it’s really clear

[@darasoapery]

Great video! Easy to follow instructions.

[@160sura]

Thank you for the valuable information!!

[@abdullinkshare9818]

well Explained! thanks Big Al's

[@naishlarox23]

SO HELPFUL AND INFORMATIVE!!!!!!!!! 👍🏼👍🏼

[@introvertedcrow]

what kind of filters do you use for saltwater? Can general freshwater filters deal with salt water?

[@xdiavels9261]

hi I am living in the state of Kerala in India I always watch ur videos regarding marine tank setup as now I do not have a petstore or aquarium nearby to give salt water fish they are asking huge money for fishes they claim it will take 60 000 rupees or 890 dollars I hope u ship to India with less cost .Loved ur channel

[@samibrahim6026]

Man what a great video you just explained everything so easy and nice

[@SourceEastAnglia]

Great Video Series, A BIG thankyou for these videos & your time producing these, Only thing i can note is put the background on the tank before setting any equipment up ect & only other thing i would like to of had known is what is an ideal sequence of lighting - Ie how many hours approx for both the day lights & blue night lights ect & more detail to the filter media, But a very helpful & great video for beginners like myself :)

[@footballerpro1950]

This channel's the best!

[@BigAlsVOD]

No, YOU'RE the best! And thanks :)

[@ramoncardenas2013]

You should post the links of where i can buy the equipment you use

[@toddlindstrom1805]

Yep! I’m sticking to herping!

[@dangermouseofcov]

Really helpful, thank you!

[@baclieustud]

After watching this,,I'm not so scare to do it,,and I will most likely buy all the stuff he recommends, cause I'm new at this...Thanks Big Al's.

[@BigAlsVOD]

Good luck-- this is a SOLID starter setup for saltwater. Try it out, get good at the basics, and you'll be ready to graduate to more complex reefing!

[@michaelwolfe5276]

Hi. im planning on setting up a 135 litre ( 29 gallon ) saltwater aquarium, my main question is would a 25 litre ( 5 gallon ) water change weekly be sufficient to keep nice water. ? thanks

[@Daniel27125]

Can you explain or make a video on how to care and replace your filter? I'm not sure if there's anything I have to replace or change such as the media or the carbon.

[@deniscolin5869]

Living rocks or porous sea rocks and very pure RO/DI are the base of a serious aquarium for living corals

[@northernpikekeeperuk7790]

Tap water contains higher tds than in ro (0.00), these arm harmful to saltwater creatures, but fish only tanks not so much depending on species, clownfish being one I guess

[@jeswintarun3946]

Hello lovely video really got some idea how to setup an salt water aquarium Just wanted to know what subtracts to add for the external canister filtration. can we add Bio-Rio for the flirtation or just Bio-Balls and Activated Carbon is enough for the aquarium? Kindly advise how to cultivate natural beneficial bacteria in the aquarium..

[@kennethkirkaldy541]

THANK YOU!

[@michaelwolfe5276]

I'm running a freshwater aquarium in a 35 gallon with a canister filter and inline uv steriliser going to my spray bar. if I wanted to have a simple fish and live rock tank with a pair of clown fish and some inverts maybe. would I just need to remove my ornaments and add live rock and salt water. would that be enough. ?

[@swimm36]

Really nice video I will definitely try to duplicate all of this as I have wanted a very easy to follow guide. Ill just be replacing freshwater (tap) with RODI but you made everything look very simple thankyou!

[@BigAlsVOD]

Happy to help!

[@emilybaldwin616]

I'm going to be starting up a new tank. It will be at least 20 gallons and I'm looking to make it a freshwater community tank. I was wondering what fish would be good options to all live harmoniously, and still provide a nice variety of fish in the tank.

[@luisvelez4220]

Thanks Bid Al. I did not know do a salt water tank.

[@scprepper2672]

will using measing cups that have been previously used with soap hurt? i accidently already did it, but it was rinsed before every use, and is now used solely for that, is it okay? or if it did have something bad on it is it probably already off and safe to use now?

[@wheeloftime1000]

Fantastic video. I think that you could do a video on a right way to treat you aquarium. I am sure that if you tell others the following that would be very helpful to people who deal with aquariums. 1. Before starting to do any kind of operations with aquariums clean your hands thoroughly with tap water any time after do your home cleaning routines. Make sure your hands are free from any kind of detergents, soaps and stuff like that before you start doing any aquarium stuff. 2. Make sure your aquarium do not placed in place where people smoke. Cigarette smoke can be very dangerous for aqua inhabitants since smoke is easily absorbed with water. Same relates to any kind of indian or chinese incense sticks and any other similar stuff, like oils etc. I personally have never thought about that but this stuff can be really detrimental, especially in places where rooms airing do not often performed. 3. Never clean front glass (or any kind of tank glass) with galss cleaners (especially spray way). That could be really devastating. Same reasons as with smoke. 4. Also I would add that if you want to have even better prepared tap water for water changes you can use separate tank, not big in size, with a filter and carbon only filter media in that and constant water movement. Air pumps are also very good option since chlorine evaporates faster with constant water movements, carbon will partly remove any other bad stuff that might be in tap water and also water will be filled with oxygen in advance. Thus tap water will be perfect for water changes. And adding conditioners will do fantastic results in the end. Sounds a little crazy but for those who really care for aquariums that advice may also be very good. I think a video may be created on that topic. That would be really interesting and very helpful for everyone who love aquariums.

[@BigAlsVOD]

SOLID tips, Iurii! Our Top 10 Aquarium DO NOTs video covers a couple of those tips, but thanks for providing more pointers for our community! It's people like you who make the hobby AWESOME! Keep on Tankin!

[@midnightmagic329]

Hey, I was wondering if this the appropriate amount of fish in my 55 gallon tank, I haven't gotten these fish yet. I'm thinking of getting 4 zebra danios, 2-3 mollies (maybe), 1 bushy nose Pleco, 3 kribensis cichlid, perhaps 1-2 angel fish, 5 panda Cory catfish, 7 emperor tetras. I would love suggestions, I kind of need them. lol

[@willsfish3068]

Not sure maybe theyll answer

[@unsaltedsalt8208]

It should be ok, but don't add too much fish

[@randomhighguy3872]

Honestly, it sounds like that is way too many fish for that tank. Or not even nessecarily too many fish, but way too small of a space for most of the fish in there. Angelfish species generally seem to say on all places ive looked that "angelfish species require a minimum 125 gallon space." so I dont think a 55 gallon tank would be big enough

[@melainkinney7213]

Start my first salt nano with evo 13.5 had fresh water discus tanks for 20 plus years and koi pond .My kids got me nano for my 25 th anniversary gonna give it go . i like your simple video easy to understand also added plus .one question after the fact would it been better to have went bigger tank lets say 20 gallon or 30 gallon for starter kids did this as a surprize so cant not at least give it a go . like i said love the video .

[@luisf2400]

I'm glad I came across this video..first timer I havent gotten any fish i want to learn more before i purchase anything so far i only got a 15g tank any suggestions?

[@EvilSewnit]

luisf2400 A pair of clownfish and a shrimp and goby pair!

[@Rhen_u]

I really appreciate you having to explain to build a saltwater tank. This is my first time since I am doing this for Aquatic Science and wanted to try this so badly after seeing my friend making her own with her dad.

[@BigAlsVOD]

Our pleasure! We are hear to help educate as best as we can :)

[@iits.ryyyyy]

What about if you use Reverse Osmosis water do you still need to use water conditioner?

[@EvanLikesCake]

Hey there. I noticed at 1:03 that the top of your tank looked like it had some oily type of thing on the surface of the water, I have the same thing. What is it?

[@crowsoldier59]

Excellent and informative video

[@sealady8544]

nice video sir kindly please tell me that for your aquarium you are using tap water for making salt water or using RO water for making salt water? because people says if u have salt water tank u must have RO plant at your home? i will be thankful to you.

[@xk4836]

Waqas Arif if u want to keep coral I strongly recommend rodi

[@mikei773]

Excellent video 👍

[@jasonbourne6640]

Hi Al , loved the video , im new to fish keeping , ive got a freshwater setup currently , really wanted to ask you where you got the finding Nemo tank background from? And do you apply on the outside. Keep up the good work

[@sirdaftiblocks7782]

Each time you say towel i have to think about hitchhiiers through the galaxy

[@jesterscorner879]

Good vid. Liked and Subscribed.

[@iranee5238]

Hey thomas,what corals do you think would grow under the aquasun ho 18 inch over my 10 gallon Nano reef.

[@scprepper2672]

im also considering that light for my 10. according to mass aquariums and aquasun, its good for softies and a few lps. but i just dont like the atinics. their a dark blue. i asked mass aquariums if he could do a video on just the lights, a reveiw, show the colors and coral growth, etc, and he said sure, about a week ago, so check his channel for when his reveiw comes out. the only other reveiw of it i saw was just like a 10 second clip that was bad quality. it looked dim in the video, but he A. had a glass hood on it which will dim it a bit, and B. the hood was dirty as fuck, which also probably dimmed it, and he doesnt answer comments, so i have no clue as to what it can really do.

[@philthyphill8753]

How do you do a water change if I don’t do buckets. I have a hose straight from my sink.

[@CLEANDrumCovers]

Thanks for the video.

[@ManjuSharma-gg5ez]

great video , new to the hobby+ really helpfull

[@BigAlsVOD]

Awesome, we're so happy to hear that!

[@hdfh66]

I think it is important to say that this video is only for salt water basic aquariums and not for corals and reef in general

[@Gmtail]

Does that Sea Prime conditioner also set the PH properly?

[@stevegerman8324]

Never put your test strip directly in your aquarium. Take a sample out in a clean container and test. I'm shocked he did that. Not good.

[@abnerbarroa1258]

Sir did u just put authentic corals or a synthetic corals?

[@jordanbarreto7985]

Abner Barroa synthetic

[@abnerbarroa1258]

@@jordanbarreto7985 thanks sir.

[@AquariumCop]

Ty for sharing!!!

[@klmaracle3062]

How can I cool my salt or freshwater tanks during hot summer days? Thanks for the helpful vids ^_^

[@BigAlsVOD]

The most affordable way is through evaporative cooling. ZooMed makes an aquarium cooling fan that will help keep the tank cooler - however it will require you to top up the tank more often. Alternatively you could use a chiller. The most affordable for initial price and running cost is the CSXC-1 by Chill Solutions.

[@klmaracle3062]

Thank you ^_^

[@Daymianpac]

Hi, I want to set up a 20 gallon saltwater tank. with 2 clownfish and probably some corals in the future. and I want to know if tapwater mixed with reef salt is fine?

[@arsenicmilk4929]

Daymian P I'd say it's okay if you condition the tap water first

[@topropewrestling5318]

Can I use like the already made slatwater from like Petco for the water changes ? I think that would be the eaiest way to do water changes

[@johnhorchler5447]

Top Rope Wrestling do you live in florida I have a petco twenty minutes away from me. B-)

[@johnhorchler5447]

Top Rope Wrestling and are you saying petco carry"s nature's water if you watch the tanked you know what I mean if you don't and you have Directv hit the menu button go to search& browse and type in tanked and watch a few I think you will like it and it gives you ideas for the fish and how you want it to look

[@fiddylan]

Is there any extra step if I'm using real sea water for my weekly water change?

[@zinnia15402]

How long until we need to clean canister filter?

[@dramdan1]

If you can use plain old tap water for your salt water aquarium with out getting crazy alge blooms you might as well set up fresh water aquarium it will turn out amazing and be cheaper

[@WhiteKoneko]

Can you show how to setup and maintain a brackish tank?

[@shivakumar-uh3kr]

please tell me that ,for how much days once the water should be changed?

[@davidochoa4392]

What are good safe plants to put in a bearded dragon terrarium

[@nabashinoppelgon2029]

Nice corals bro.

[@Amanda-mu6ln]

What was that test strip you were using? And where did you get it?

[@xk4836]

Amanda Willett test strips are very inaccurate, I recommend proper test kits

[@holycow6723]

Can u use the syphen pump to pump fresh saltwater back in to tank??

[@arthurnowell2052]

I placed 6 six clown fish two weeks ago. My aquarium water went from being crystal clear to being real cloudy. Do I need a hang-on-the back protein skimmer to keep my saltwater aquarium crystal clear? I need help badly.

[@88cloudsin1]

The tank is still cycling

[@matthewjackson2656]

do we really need UV light? or its only for live corals?

[@KreativeChaos716]

I’m having a hard time getting all the gravel cleaned because it is taking too much water out while I do it any advice?

[@xk4836]

Dr. Hunt try bending the hose when your realising the gravel/ sand

[@elizabethmartin7723]

Im concerned about using my tap water. Even i can taste the chemicals. How is that save for fish?

[@Jmoorhouse716]

5:25 could we just use normal declore or stress coat

[@4cooldog99]

Is tap water with seachem prime for fish only saltwater tank safe ?

[@xk4836]

jhon cabrera yes, depending on your tap water quality u might be able to keep some coral, although if you are planning on keeping coral I strongly recommend rodi water

[@slyfoxstudios790]

This really helped

[@andremonstrare208]

Do you have egg crates under the sand and decor

[@noahaustin1638]

No he doesn't. There was another video showing how he made it.

[@iloveucarolinee]

Where did you get your syphon from?

[@nateh9863]

Dang i was impressed.I had to drop a sub for support.Usually I never sub

[@AnupamOO]

nice and detailed.....

[@BigAlsVOD]

Perfect! That's what we were going for!

[@sampaul4545]

Hi bro this maintanence will be follow on monthly are weekly bro

[@88cloudsin1]

You do know that bucket isn't 5 gallons unless its filled to the top right?