How to Setup a Reef Tank - Part 3 - Making saltwater and getting the tank Started!

[@mikeachenbach5519]

Excellent! A salinity pen?!? See, this is why I wanted to watch this series, new stuff I didn't know about.

[@mathewvanklaveren4994]

I enjoyed both the aquascape, and this video very much. Great information, I can tell your passionate about the hobby. Look forward to checking out more of your videos!

[@dougaldawson5083]

Love these new videos,I'm at the wet stage of my first tank so its perfect timing for me

[@OnTheReef]

Nice little series, Jake. You mention that you're going to put corals in next video? Will you be using some bacteria in a bottle to seed the aquarium? Will you be going over cycling an aquarium? I think this is an important step a lot of new hobbyists do not take enough time with, which sets many up for failure.

[@volteface69]

Merci Jake pour cette 3ème partie !!! 👍👍👍

[@dthomas865]

What heater are you using in the tank and where in the sump did you put it? I am having trouble finding a heater that works.

[@thereefinrican]

I like the easy use bags. Works great if you have a small tank.

[@simplelife703]

Sorry you mention purified water? Is it RODI water? Thanks

[@AJBAdventures]

Making it nice and simple bud, great for a newby to marine like myself! have listened to most of your podcast episodes ad has been great getting to know all aspects of the hobby! 👍 cheers aaron

[@tobiaskuhl7237]

I want to like this video but it has the perfect amount of likes already! Thank you for very good insight on reefing!

[@seanfilderar2377]

Where did you put the heater?

[@vichillebrand9990]

Where can I get a Red Sea Nano Max kit? In Canada? 🇨🇦 And can one use actual sea water from the ocean?

[@jonandlisa2000]

The Hannah Salinity pen is a real game changer and definitely worth the money 👍

[@elcapy321]

Trying out my first one. can i mix right in the tank or does it have to be mixed and the add to the tank?

[@3rdstoneinteractive]

What size is the tank you mixed the water in and where is iy availablr?

[@plootsa]

I use a small pond pump to fill my tank and do water changes instead of lifting heavy buckets

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

Trust me, same here, but have to demonstrate how a typical reefer might do it.

[@HCBCHEMISTRY]

That's really cool. I know I will grow big too. Can't wait to share my project with everyone.

[@kenthoang2202]

I searched for accuracy one salt on google but can't find it. Do you have a link?

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

www.twolittlefishies.com/tlf_prod_seawater.php?

[@MikeLemming]

How often should you calibrate the Hanna salinity pen?

[@JTReef]

Mike Lemming They recommend once a month with regular use per manufacturers instructions

[@MikeLemming]

Good to know. I should probably calibrate mine then! Thanks JCT!

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

@@JTReef Thanks for chiming in, I guess I should do that too then!

[@matthewhewitt6886]

Why are you running the salinity so low for??

[@stylze5767]

Isnt it bad yo mix your salt in the tank first. Amd isnt it bad to have rocks against glass/wall because flow

[@trureef2319]

This is going to be so weird lol but what is the Vaseline for on the shelf in the back to the left of us right of u?? Lol yea I am scoping things.

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

I was wondering if someone was going to mention it - Vaseline is a good analog to grease and it's waterproof, nontoxic so I've had to 'grease' up a few external motors with them before.

[@sherluthien]

Really enjoying this! Thank you!

[@firshady]

How many gallons of water you use for this setup?

[@markzick9236]

I really like the shorter length video format.

[@thantowihuang813]

did you use any bacteria starter? or any recommendation for that

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

it will be revealed in following videos

[@mrkleinreef]

I’d be more inclined to use those pre measured bags if it wasn’t wrapped in single used plastic. That’s a shame. A bucket of salt is more environmentally friendly.

[@3rdstoneinteractive]

There is a lot more plastic in that bucket than in the 5-gallon bag. Besides, the bag is easier to recycle.

[@dru312vids]

You can store more bullshit in a 5gal bucket

[@mrkleinreef]

Kourtney Young depends on the plastic not all single use plastic is recyclable and a bucket is. Plus you generally don’t see buckets wrapped around fences and trees and around animal life.

[@kenshinhimura9387]

@@3rdstoneinteractive you're forgetting the plastic bucket is infinitely reusable. Plastic bag becomes garbage once it's used.

[@byronwaite2824]

Jake looking for a good drop off or lagoon tank around 75-100g I'm having a hard time finding manufacturers that make then and or complete setups

[@colinklimowski7582]

can you post a link to where we can buy this salt?

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

www.twolittlefishies.com/tlf_prod_seawater.php?lang_id=1

[@eddiediederich7244]

I keep my salt pre-measured for 5 gallon buckets in air tight food containers. images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/81y9YUousKL._SL1500_.jpg When I need to add 5 gallons to the holding tank in the garage, I just grab one of the air tight containers and dump it in. I also have a heater and chiller on the brute can in the garage as temperature swings. And of course a pump to mix. Then when I'm ready for a water change its already, ready to go. The brute can is plumbed and raised enough to stick a 5 gallon bucket underneath, then I just turn the ball valve to fill the bucket.

[@alsfishbarn1589]

Looks great!

[@commandocarebear]

30.5 PPT is pretty low, why not shoot for natural sea levels at 35PPT?

[@Sativa098]

prob the same reason he suggests to use your hands for mixing salt.

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

This video is for new reefers who probably don't have any pumps lying around, of COURSE you should use a pump to mix if you have one.

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

Great question; due to evaporation and two-part dosing, the usual trend is for salinity to creep upwards, almost never downwards. I specifically aim for 33ppt to give some wiggle room when evaporation creeps the salinity up to 35ppt. It's much better to undershoot salinity a little bit than to overshoot it. As this is a beginner series, I'm trying to keep it as succinct and to the point as possible.

[@damiendeveux5071]

Merci pour cette vidéo 😊

[@manuelmaldonadojr2526]

oh thanks your video.

[@gunnykido7213]

isnt this the 3rd episode?

[@ZachShannon]

Why don’t you mix it to 35 ppt?

[@y.a.d1737]

Well im keeping an eye 👁

[@naturelover1013]

How many water volume in this tank from pakistan

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

75 liters

[@NickM92]

Lol on the emphasis of 5 - 4 1/2 gallon bag.

[@gabesreef]

Wonderful 👍🏽

[@oo-fn2yu]

Awsome

[@dunmadun351]

Part 3**

[@johanix-j]

Why can't I just get some buckets of water from the actual sea instead of mixing it?

[@GlassfilmWeddings]

so short!

[@ivoatadaine1665]

🔝👍👍👍👏

[@johnVidBozo]

I usually like your videos. Were you extremely rushed when you made this one? Several times you make the point to measure salinity accurately but then don't talk about the correct values. "Double and triple check" the values and then you totally skip the way low value of 30.5 ppt. Even your desired value of 33 ppt is way low. For all the new reefers out there, the value should be 35 ppt or a specific gravity of 1.026. Jake's "a few points one way or the other" is NOT correct.

[@commandocarebear]

This whole series just seems like it's for his sponsorship with Red Sea. Couldn't imagine giving misinformation to new reefers and calling it good enough.

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

Due to evaporation and two-part dosing, the usual trend is for salinity to creep upwards, almost never downwards. I specifically aim for 33ppt to give some wiggle room when evaporation creeps the salinity up to 35ppt. It's much better to undershoot salinity a little bit than to overshoot it. As this is a beginner series, I'm trying to keep it as succinct and to the point as possible.

[@johnVidBozo]

@@ReefBuildersVideo I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree. Maintaining the correct salinity is maintaining the correct salinity. It would take quite some time to raise salinity 4.5 ppt by adding two part. Much easier to start correctly and test and adjust as needed over a much smaller range. A very slight adjustment to W/C salinity would take care of two part creep. I guess my biggest issue is the disingenuous statements about making sure you test accurately, calibrate tools and then just shoot from the hip for the final value. This works for experienced aquarists but is a real shaky way to start for a rookie.

[@reefbuillderjakeadams1478]

Hi there