Making Aquarium Water Changes Easier - EP 2: Saltwater Aquarium Maintenance

[@jacraig881]

Idk why anyone dislikes your videos, not everyone agrees on all points or ways to do things but good basic advice is just that. People have bad experiences and tend to take their failures and frustrations out on those the sought advice from, even if the advice given had nothing to do with their failures! Keep up the great work guys!!!

[@jaseanthony6222]

Great vid, everything you guys covered in this video is what I started doing about a year ago. I don't mind doing water changes now.

[@ggabe145]

The intensity of the very first line to the BRSTV videos always makes me laugh.

[@santamonicahelpassistant418]

Really cool video man. I like the scientific approach you take to doing things.

[@nemisis4eva]

damn i am so glad i follow bulkreefsupply! more companies need to care bout the hobby like you guys do! love you guys your videos and best products on the web ! merry xmas and happy news years and happy reefing

[@uscstaylor]

I have a 55 gal Saltwater and I use a 35 gal Grey Brute trashcan for my RODI water, I use it for my top off and my saltwater. I keep a wave-maker and a heater in it at all times. I change 6 gallons every week which is about 11%, if I start to see any condensation I crack the lid on my can and it goes away. I too use a water pump to pump the water from my brute can to the 6 gallon bucket, makes it a lot faster. The best thing is once you do this about 8-10 times you really start to develop a pattern and can make changes to fit your schedule. I may try a longer hose to run it straight from my brute can though to see if that makes it even easier....

[@darrylnelson6264]

I like that setup so much that I got two of those tanks and with PVC pipe I plumbed them from my basement to under my kitchen sink using two big Pan World pumps to bring fresh RO/DI and salt water close to my tank. I also plumbed a feedback loop to the saltwater tank to use the same pump to stir the water.

[@tsurro8086]

I buy my salt-Red sea Pro Salt, from you guys, but I was always seeing some flakes when warming and mixing the salt mix over night, I called bulk reef and you guys suggested watching the red sea videos on line, I did and they recommend not heating the water and only mix for an hour or two with ro-di water, and even if the water is a little colder than 78, it doesnt do any harm, and I can tell you that this is what I do now and it seems that my cal, alk, mg levels were never more perfect , doing 10% once a week or every other week, I have mostly lps so for now, no additional dosing is needed, thx for the videos, Ryan is the Howard Stern of reef videos!!!

[@earlharman2040]

Great tips Ryan. I fill a 5 gallon bucket up with RODI water to the 3 gallon level, I have that marked on a wooden stick. I add 1 1/2 + 2 tablespoons of salt and my salinity is 1.026 each time. I the aerate for 24 hours. I use a mag 7 pump with some pvc pipe to pump it into the tank, controlling the flow with an inline ball valve. I just fill up the feed bucket with each container until I am done. No more lifting to the top of the tank for me. Us old guys always have to figure out an easier way to do it.

[@earlharman2040]

***** Of course that's with water I filter through my BRS 5 stage filter. I am almost in need of some di resin. I will have to order some after Christmas.

[@Furfeatherandclaw]

Home Brewing shops are also a great way to find water containers to fit certain places and your situation. They typically have measurement markers all over them already and good taps and seals etc thrown in. I think the power saving tips were great here. Have you considered hardwiring in a mixing container/chamber to suitable systems with a bypass? With a fixed size chamber/container you can do all the water changes in one place (in cabinet for small setups) and add water volume to your system at the same time. You also rarely need to lower the tanks water level, so those corals perched up high don't get too stressed. :) just sharing the passion x

[@MichaelFox1987]

Since I rent I have 5 gallon polyurethane jugs that I take to the local store for RO and premix saltwater. Luckily, my tank is only 24 gallons so I can do water changes pretty easily with two 5 gallon buckets (even though I do hate lugging them around!). Sunday morning I throw an MJ1200 and a heater in one of the buckets, pour 5 gallons of premix saltwater from the store in, and let it heat and mix for about 8 hours. Once it's ready I siphon 5 gallons from the tank into a second 5 gallon bucket, bring over the fresh saltwater bucket, stick some tubing on the MJ1200 and pump it back into the tank. It's about the best system I could come up with since I don't have room for RO/Saltwater holding tanks! At least it's easy enough that it helps me keep up with the water changes.

[@claudezimbelmann4511]

I'm always referring to your videos. I have learned a lot from them.

[@carlosbarajas382]

So when you do a water change, you make sure the salinity in the tank is the same as a new Water, right

[@michaelmilne8342]

There are many different types of plastic tanks you can buy. If you want to make sure nothing is going to leech out of the plastic make sure to get a potable water tank. There are tanks that all look the same but have different purposes, and I assume the differences are in the plastic quality and strength. Boat and RV parts places also carry tanks.

[@grumpbert]

Ryan, gotta say that the thumbnail for this vid is hilarious! Thumbs up guy knows what he's doing! :D

[@EricHubbard]

Old post.. I know... but I thought I might share my approach.. I found it pretty easy. I put a "middle" tank between the main tank and the sump. Overflow first goes to the middle tank.. and then goes out an overflow to the real sump. The pipe going to this middle tank -- can be redirected to the final lower sump. When it comes time for a water change -- I simply redirect the flow to the bottom sump -- and then drain the middle tank. Once drained.. I fill it from a fresh water reservoir that is the same size -- dump some salt into it and let things mix and heat -- once it is ready.. I just change "un"re-direct the flow back to the middle tank. I keep the fresh water resevoir above the middle tank.. so I can just gravity feed into it with the replacement water. So the only pump involved is the mixing one that I keep in the middle tank. One of the nice features is that I can just turn "on" a step and walk away and know it will stop on its own. So I can, for example, while walking to the car start step 1... then go mow the lawn..etc.. when I notice things are done... gravity drain the fresh water in..(just open valve). then go do other stuff.. then when I notice its done... dump salt in & turn on mixing pump... then maybe on the next day before I go to work confirm salinity and un-bypass. The total time involved in doing the water change is really .... less than 2 or 3 minutes.. because I don't have to babysit any of the steps.. no pumps to fry on a dry reservoir or anything like that...

[@EricHubbard]

+BulkReefSupplyCom I keep waiting for one of these OTA manufacturers to build something like this into them. The Fluval starts to get the concept by adding a drain on the back-sump.. but why not make the back sump a water change area and put a sump underneath? I guess you still need a fresh water/top off reservoir -- but if you (carefully) plumbed RO/DI into the middle sump.. (and I guess into the real sump so it can top-off during bypass mode).. then you could obtain similar results..

[@billforigno]

+Eric Hubbard - Intriguing; that actually looks very similar to David Saxby's (English guy with giant home reef tank) method, albeit on a smaller scale. He uses a number of large containers that are plumbed into the system which are isolated, drained and refilled with fresh SW during a water change. Google *david saxby technical review* and the first link takes you to a page containing a pdf that gives a detailed overview of the guy's (large) system. The only issue that comes to mind is dedicating space under the level of the display for a tank that does nothing but hold water (as opposed to the sump), but in practice it looks like the most trouble-free way to perform an efficient 'pump and dump' water change.

[@EricHubbard]

+billforigno Interesting. Yeah for me... since the xtra water holding tank was *behind* the main tank (in my garage). I was able to have it at a fairly high height.. so there was still vertical room for the sump (also in the garage) to be at the bottom level. A similar thing could be done with something like Fluval does on their AIO.. where the filter chamber on the back of the tank is drainable. Unfortunately I no longer have my tank (it was a 180)... but I could see myself working a similar solution on a smaller scale in the future. thx for the google search topic...

[@billforigno]

+Eric Hubbard - I like the sound of that "Fluval AIO" method. I feel like both yours, Saxby's and that really strike close to the winning concept. I've been toying with the idea of automatic timer-set water changes that result in all or most of the sump chambers being emptied, along with accumulated detritus, by way of pumps on timers/controllers. Beware! It is rather convoluted. It would start with an "export pump". Its intakes going into the smallest chambers (1st ones to empty) would be plumbed with float valves set to close at certain water levels, while the largest chamber's float switch (last to empty) would cut power to the pump just above the level of its intake. The regular sump return pump would have to be set to shut off a minute beforehand though, so as to keep the water level in the return more or less constant. 1 minute or 2 after the time that's expected to finish, the timer/controller would cut power to that export pump up stream from its float switch relay. An "import pump" for the new water would activate and fill the sump up to a predefined point, probably by way of another float switch in the return chamber. Another couple of minutes later, the sump return pump/skimmer/s etc. come back on and it's back to business as usual. As you can probably guess my imagined system is just full ways it could go wrong (float switch failure for one), which is a shame since I'm brainstorming ways to automate these essential tasks so that they can be carried out during my absence. I really don't like the idea of resorting to something like a drip system where many more dollars of salt mix/preparation liquids go down the drain than what I think is needed. The real kicker is I seem to find the act of "overthinking" these concepts rather amusing.

[@EricHubbard]

+billforigno I would think --- just raising the sump like 6 inches.. give it a very obvious low point with a drain hole.. put an easy turn valve on it and a coiled garden hose. Next to the sump have a container where you mix your replacement water. Turn off your return pump.. uncoil the garden hose to your drain.. empty the sump.. gravity dump the replacement water into the sump... turn return pump back on. That method is pretty simple -- but you can't accidentally leave the process alone for a day without the return pump on. I would sometimes have water changes that would take me 2 days to do.. because I'd get interrupted, or forget to move onto step X.. but that wasn't an issue. I've thought that if I could have a tank -- with 2 x 5 gallon buckets under.. both of which would have a standpipe and drain into the sump. Water from the display only goes into one of them at a time, the other "inactive" bucket is your mixing/prep bucket. When the inactive bucket is ready.. redirect tank to that one.. and simply remove the formerly active bucket... dump it.. fill it with water add salt... maybe a small pump/heater on it... both buckets help with mixing.. and maybe even act as the heater for the main tank... If you were one of these companies that make AIO tanks.. you think they would be all over something like this... the Fluval AIO with the drainable 'back sump' shows they are *starting* to go that way. There are also some small 1 gallon tanks that have removable portions of the tank that you dump/replace... but nothing I've seen in the ~30g range...

[@BishupDon]

moving out in January! can't wait to start a tank!

[@clikzip]

Very rewarding hobby. When I first started i spent ALOT of time reading forums on other peoples experiences. Chances are you can find someone with a very close setup as your own and can learn from their mistakes. Read read read, much easier to prevent a problem than fix it once it happens. Good luck!

[@PaulsPlantedAquariums]

Kudos! And Happy Holidays to you and the company!

[@Guacamole44479]

I like the idea of a simple 3-way valve on the RO plumbing to each container in the early phase (my position). Guess you just manually move the large pump between the storage containers? I might go this route phase I.

[@BuddySheroka]

Great video happy reefing

[@GENISIS1TWENTYONE]

I make my fresh saltwater in a rubbermaid brute and match it to my aquarium. I have it on rollers and transport it to my aquarium where I drain out 25% using a Aqueon water changer. I have a pump with flexible tubing inside the container that I use to refill the aquarium with fresh saltwater. Works great for me and best part not lugging around a bunch of containers lol

[@0506992cool]

Hi i have a 3ft by 2ft by 2ft saltwater tank fish only great video, do you know where i can get a water change hose from like that in the uk ? i had a scan on ebay but cant see anything like it on the uk site, i use NSW and just heat it up.

[@LcD0221]

Wish you would demonstrate how to install the floats and the connection between the water tanks. Also, how long can you store the water before it begins to deteriorate.

[@VoyagerVitality]

I know that you have been asked this a thousand times but what is the size, height and model of the Norwesco containers? Also do you sell them?Thank You

[@JeiNelson]

I loved the image of you power filling the tank with a high pressure nozzle. lmao, poor fish. Funny as, i have a friend that refills that way and his fish are always in slight shock haha *oh brother*

[@Wildlifebio]

Do you guys sell the faucet adapter that starts the siphon shown in the video?

[@jaywill6793]

*Newbie question* I have a freshwater tank already should I get a new siphons for my saltwater tank or can I use the same siphon for both tanks? Helpful video thank you

[@BRStv]

You could use the same one, but you would need to clean it well after each use to avoid getting salts in your freshwater. Dried salt build up would form, and could enter the freshwater. If the maintenance seems to be too much we would just get an additional siphon.

[@jaywill6793]

Bulk Reef Supply thanx for the info and awesome videos with great content again!!

[@RadiciProductionsInc]

I am in the process of building a similar set-up. I need to find a pump that will send water 75 ft+ horizontally to my main tank in the house. Do you have experience in pumps to tell me what brand/model is powerful enough to move water fast enough for water change that is 75+ feet away?

[@limegeenmachine]

I leave an old return pump in my sump (40 breader) that I use just for water changes, close the valve to my return then simply pump the water out refill the sump with that pristine new water and carry on.

[@hacked6595]

Is it just me or does this guy look like Wayne from Wayne’s world?

[@rajgill7576]

Thumbnail looks like John Redcorns son all grown up hahaha

[@BRStv]

😂

[@yoursisterspanties]

What about continuous water changes with a dosing pump to a sump, would you guys recommend that? Equal rate in from a fresh salt water container and equal rate out

[@natashaford4654]

That tank the one at 0:44 how many gallons was it. It look perfect for me it not to big so it will fit in my home and not to small so my fish have room the work with.

[@tomtomthagreat]

Very informative video BRS. Two questions; do i incorporate the total of both my sump and aquarium volumes of saltwater then take 40% of saltwater for a rapid nitrate reduction or just the 55 gal tank? Second, if you remember, which one of the faucet adapter from BRS is that on this video?

[@triplesped]

How long does saltwater keep ? I keep it in a sealed and heated with flow container

[@benlombardozzi1]

I love the added humor - great! Do you have any information on automatic water changers? it seems like I saw something once that was a couple of reservoirs and one would take out a gallon and one would add a gallon or something. there has to be a good way to diy one with float valve controlled pumps or something.

[@jimmyrogers918]

Check out reef2reef. There is a thread on there on using a pump designed to do matching amounts of water. You can set it to run a certain amount of time per day to do water changes all the time.

[@mikemorton6054]

I use a 2-head peristaltic pump/driver that I bought on ebay, An apex controller runs it for 10 minutes at the same time every day. It was tricky to "tune" it to always pump out as much as it pumped in. There were two problems: One was that the back pressure from the reservoir changes every day due to the falling water level inside it, so the amount added to the sump changed daily, whereas the amount being pumped out of the sump was consistent due to the continuous water level in it. So there was a constant imbalance. The solution was to have the pump take its replacement water from a container placed on the floor. This container has a high-volume float valve in it that leads to the reservoir. When the pump starts pumping water, the float valve falls and water flows into the container from the reservoir. So, the pump is always drawing water from the same height. Once this problem was solved, the other issue was to get the two heads on the pump to have identical flow rates. The water "out" side pumped more water than the water "in" side. This was solved by putting a plastic ball valve on the submerged end of the tube that drew water out of the sump, and repeatedly testing both halves of the pump by using it to simultaneously fill two 5 gallon buckets for a set amount of time and weighing them afterward. The ball valve was adjusted until the weights were identical, and the system was tuned.

[@LcD0221]

Mike M. Damn, that sounds complicated but efficient. Are you an engineer ?

[@mikemorton6054]

elsie lucas Nah, I just have a tendency to make my life more complex. :) There is another approach that can be used that is more simple, and cheaper, provided you have a programmable controller like an Apex, and a float switch for sensing the water level in the sump. The switch is placed at the normal operating level of the sump. The controller is programmed to turn on a small pump for a set time each day, and this pump sends water from the sump down the drain (typically 1% of the system volume). After it's done running, a second pump in the makeup salt water reservoir turns on, and refills the sump until the float switch tells it to turn off. There are important considerations with this setup, such as having some sort of redundancy to eliminate disasters from controller or switch malfunction, and the ability to disable auto topoff during the water change cycle. Also, the water change process needs to automatically disable itself if the reservoir runs dry. These things can be easily accomplished with a versatile and reliable controller.

[@VincentGonz]

For a freshwater tank would bacteria show up in the holding container after sitting for a week with an added heater?

[@robertbowers813]

I have windows close to my large tanks. So when i drain the water it goes right out the window. It didn't use to, i kept forgetting to mark 30 Gallons on the tanks. I had to use 5 gallon buckets before.

[@jean9910]

In the background of this video, I noticed you had a microscope. What do you use it for if I may ask?

[@zachbononcini3607]

Sorry for not having good explaining skills, but for head pressure, if the water in my tubing goes out of the bucket and lets say that touches the ground again in the tubing, do i need to add the head pressure that it needs to get up to my tank to the head pressure it needs to get up and over my bucket? Or is it just the height from the pump to my tank?

[@laserguy3478]

Where is Episode 2? You did Epi 1 two months ago and now this. I even did a search both here and on your site and it's nowhere to be found.

[@snake3billion]

Can you use distilled water to lower the salinity in the tank

[@donnielewis186]

OK! so two questions, where in the world can I get this water change hose? I've been looking everywhere! 2. How far in advance can I mix saltwater?

[@bearclawws]

Hello, you say, "It is a good idea to always keep the saltwater container heated with some flow to avoid precipitation issues." Regarding the saltwater container above... 1. Please define precipitated in relation to saltwater? Are you referring to water dehydration, salt creep, or loss of minerals out of the water such as calc, mag and others? 2. I have heard suggestions to let the saltwater mix age 24 hours, but then again I would want to know how long is reasonable without it losing the above mentioned minerals into the air, if that is precipitation? I have let mixed salt sit for a week with a small pump for flow and heater in it, but I was worried it sat too long because I did have to add some fresh R/O to make up for dehydration. So how long should the saltwater sit once it is mixed, before adding it to the tank? 3. If I should let the saltwater sit for a period of time, for whatever reason it should, should I go ahead and have the salt mix aerating in addition to heater and flow? Thank you.

[@billforigno]

+BulkReefSupplyCom - In your experience is perpetual mixing/heating needed past the initial 24 hour period in order to keep the solutes in solution within the holding vessel? If so, have you noticed how long the water is able to stagnate before precipitation occurs? On a side note; what is your opinion on keeping the storage containers sealed? (Considering factors like evaporation, contamination and oxygenation).

[@tsjetchings]

I use a 30 gallon garbage can on wheels and a pump with hose , pump water from tank right in to can , then wheel it to sink then pump water into drain, use another same set up for my saltwater and pump water right back into tank , old way use to take me and hour now takes me bout 20 minutes

[@waytoboredoflife]

If I wanted to make 200 Gallons of salt water, how big of a water storage container would i need? Assuming the salt takes up too much space to use a 200 gallon container?

[@johanngarcia7290]

hi ryan , if you use " aquaforest reef or probiotic reef salt ...in just 10 minutes , its ready for use...clear cristal AWSOMEEEEE

[@Angelinabug]

What’s the brand of the timer used in the video?

[@Danielhung14]

Where do you get those water barrels?

[@dennisboyd8561]

ryan: anything you can suggest to remove a thin film of salt from my glass? it seems i have tried everything i.e. razor blade, scrubbing powders, vinager, etc. with little success. could it be the glass is "etched" from the saltwater since it is a saltwater tank i am converting to freshwater?

[@thepassionreef]

HI Ryan, i got a question to ask. I have bought one of the 55 gallon drum from a local food store that i have been using for a about 6 months now to collect the RODI water for my weekly water changes. when i bought this drum i had cleaned it up thoroughly and let it dry. after about 6 months of usage i noticed the Phosphate level in my tank was showing high.. i checked my rodi unit and the tds meter was showing 0 so the water was good. i checked the phosphate on the water coming directly out of my rodi and the test showed between 0.4 to 0.2ppm however i had some rodi water in the 55G drum and whn i check its ph it showed 0.64ppm so i know that was the source of the phosphate being high in my tank. My question is if you collect rodi water and keep it untouched for some days or untill next water change will that slowly increase your phosphate since the water in the drum will have no movement...i have always liked the idea of setting up a water change station for my 150G setup to make life easier but i am worried to collect water and leave it there would effect the water quality?

[@thepassionreef]

***** Thanks for your fast response. Yes i have removed that container and seems like it has fixed the issue. Just gotta be careful when you start this diy project the last thing u want is your container leaching out some residues..LOL>.

[@VincentGonz]

Thanks for the info

[@Woodentoolcompany2]

Good tips!

[@yasseral-ali921]

Hey brs team, i wanna ask. Can i use a different type of salt when i do water change? For example, my tank has instant ocean salt, and when i do a water change i want to use red sea salt. Can i do that or shouls i use the same type of salt?

[@keithtuttle180]

What's a good chemical to use to prevent allergy inside your tank from building up so fast?

[@zachbononcini3607]

Does length in the tubing affect head pressure on the pump? Or can I just buy a pump for the height i need the water to go without thinking about how far it is.

[@zachbononcini3607]

About 25 feet from my saltwater bin to my aquarium.

[@elgezouliabdul4973]

Thanks for 5his nice vedio and for your advise . I have a question please. I have 240 L aquarium inside I have 8 discus small size . In this aquarium I have 3 filters , Juewel internal filter, Eheim experience 250 and fluval FX 6. I do use Tetra Easy balance Tetra aqua safe Easy life filter medium and benficial Bacteria. I have gravel in my aquarium . Since I life in Europe and the water is very expensive here which may lead me to stop the hobby. My question do I need with all this to change water weekly , sort what is your advise to minimize water consmption. Thank you

[@elgezouliabdul4973]

Thank you very much for reply i also so people who do water changes bi weekly, but as you know with discus the water get smelly because of raw food , I used carbon. But as well can not use carbon for that long. I will try to do every second week and see what happen.

[@williamcowley2153]

Hey Ryan have you any idea what pump I would need to pump water to the second story of a house

[@vincelok894]

One story is maybe around 10 feet, but add to that the height of your tank, and assuming your pump will be at the bottom of a bucket on the ground floor, say 20 feet to be safe. Go to an online store and look at the pumps, read the specs on the pump. typically they will have GPH (gallons per hour) and SHUTOFF specs. It will tell you the GPH at a specific height for example 400 GPH@ 0', 300 GPH@ 6', 200 GPH@10'. then it might say SHUTOFF @ 12' meaning that at 12 feet, the pump gives you nothing. This height, by the way, is the height of the end of a tube relative to the pump. So if you used a tube of some length (say 30') it matters mostly what the overall HEIGHT of the end of the tube is. So you need a pump that doesn't shutoff at 20 feet, or whatever height you need to pump your water. having bends in the tube will reduce the "head". So if it says it will shut off at 12' and you need it to pump up 8' BUT you have kinks and sharp bends in the tube (or pipe) then that will reduce the effective shut off and gph at 8'.

[@MrAppleMaster15]

Hello what tank do you have in this video?

[@thedivision2761]

Does anybody have a link for that same 3 way valve he is using?

[@dlealchicago]

Great great video!!!

[@klprsd]

Is it possible to do too many water changes? I have a 13.5 gal fowlr tank but i like my water to look as if it doesn't exist in the tank. I'm doing weekly changes of about 3 gal and the water is basically invisible but i was just curious to know if It's possible to do too many water changes of 20% or any other increments. Thanks for the informative videos.

[@jamesbrooks9691]

I placed a T in my return line from my pump and ran it down to a drain in my basement so I don't have to even touch my water when I want to drain it to do my water change!!

[@scprepper2672]

how would you suggest go about maintaining a large tank? like 200+ gallons? would you even recommend doing water changes at all? right now, i only have nanos, but im looking into a 350 gallon with a 150 gallon sump.

[@vincelok894]

Yes, large tanks still build up nitrate and phosphate.

[@BBoley24]

Wow.... did not know heat issues caused precipitation!

[@DarkShooper]

any know know why my cory cats love to get stuck to the siphon when im draining water?

[@GUYANAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA]

Does salt mix expire ?

[@phorce01]

By far the best bloke to watch on youtube. Just don't cut ya hair again ;)

[@dangappa]

Thank you thank you thank you for the name norwesco. My local supply store just looked at me funny and directed me to a rainwater collection barrel. They owe you a debt. You should post links for this stuff on your site.....

[@jcsh2o944]

I'm new to salt, but I am learning and preparing to start a low tech nano. That being said, I have kept freshwater of every type imaginable for 25+ years. I keeping reading/hearing that in reef tanks, doing large water changes are a bad thing. What exactly makes this bad? Assuming the new water is correctly mixed and the 'holy trinity' of alk calc and mag test true before hand, why is it bad? I'm only curious, as in freshwater doing water changes are vital to the overall health of the system. What is inside of the 'aged' water column that we are trying to limit removal of? Or is it something to do with what's inside of the 'new' water? Thanks for the help! 👊😎

[@jcsh2o944]

BulkReefSupplyCom Thanks for the response! And I agree, that would be a great BRS Investigates!!

[@yongk1ng]

i have a 30G tank with fish in it and an empty 10Gbucket, i wanna filled my 10Gbucket with tap water for water changes, is it OK if i just let the water sit for about 24HR with a powerhead inserted in the bucket then add the right amount of salt to the bucket, then Booyah? let the magic happen?

[@yongk1ng]

***** im sorry did you mean with cholrine as in (decholrinator)? then let the magic happen? :D

[@brandiposey5524]

Thank you for have this show

[@kylewo8697]

what ro system do u use

[@camgreene1767]

Where could I get one of those white cylindrical containers? Thanks

[@phoenixrising4573]

Tractor supply carries them

[@mariemanning2399]

Find a 250 gallon "Tote" that can often be had for under 100.00 Locate it outside where it will always be out of the sunlight. Install RO unit (I use an RO/DI setup) and fill tank. I also dropped a constant speed pump into mine, ran a 3/4 pvc line out the top, put a valve on it with a water hose connection. Using a standard water hose that I allow to flush for a few minutes each time, I then pump my water directly into my drained tank. I use the same water hose to drain the tank. When the tote gets really low, restart RO/DI system for a couple of days and re-add salt. It will often take two days or so for temperature to get right. During the winter months I sometimes have to add a second heater.

[@arunizz634]

Hey brs team, i wanna ask, do I have to buy an ro system, or can i just use product to remove chlorine and any other horrible things.

[@evaneversole8546]

Arunizz I know I am not the brs team but RO/DI gets rid of things like copper lead and other nasty stuff plus phosphates and nitrates are present in most tap water.

[@evaneversole8546]

Arunizz I know I am not the brs team but RO/DI gets rid of things like copper lead and other nasty stuff plus phosphates and nitrates are present in most tap water.

[@arunizz634]

Evan Eversole yeah , I realised thanks anyway . I've set up my own tank with r/o water , currently cycling

[@Joerides7]

Where did you get the storage tanks(0:24)?

[@Joerides7]

+tnnsman7 Sorry, asked the question before I got to the end of the video.

[@jacomee27]

Everyone should buy reef genius automatic water change system it's a bit on the pricy side but worth every dollar on the long run

[@galleriamdelacruz4191]

Why use 2 tanks when storing RODI instead of just using one for mixing saltwater am i ever going to need just fresh RODI water with out salt? I'm new to the hobby just ordered a Red sea reefer 350 im just doin as much research as i can before i start my new aquarium.

[@finkirk]

What is the size and name of the tank at 0:45?

[@finkirk]

oh cool thanks, you don't ship too Britain do you?

[@davidmiller5832]

I do water changes weekly. I was wondering if its ok to let the rodi water sit in my container for 6 days without circulation or heat. My container is similar to the brute. Dark with no light coming into the water.

[@arcticvox4149]

I'm only 14 and i own a large saltwater aquarium and i'm just thinking of converting the saltwater to sea salt but how?

[@brianward2250]

sea salt? like you want to recover the salt from your used reef tank? ( nothing from a home aquarium is ok to eat or drink. ) not sure what good it would be, the reef has used and polluted it. but still if you must i would dump it out on a large tray, the greater surface and maybe a fan with some time... boom. dont eat it.

[@tpvang]

Yep!

[@jimjh2671]

I use my Apex to automate my RO prodiction for a 45g Brute, (auto flushes membrane via 2 solenoids) Water is then pumped to a 45 gallon salt mixing contaioner. My problem now is 45g isnt enouigh I need to add a second 45g Brute., I only have room for the height of a 45g brute. How can I do this (one containter feeds my ATO on another floor, and want to have a full 45g for my new SW. ?!? Thanks

[@jimjh2671]

ya I was thinking about going that route I have UniSeals here just didbnt know at what height to put them at maybe just above the float switch in the 1st container

[@jimjh2671]

Ok thats what I will do :) Thanks :)

[@magzire]

ill stick with goldfish

[@skysmith1132]

that is cool!

[@sagars6693]

do u supply fishes to India???

[@p0ppytears]

So, in short, drop $1,000 on water change gear. Got it.

[@BranFlakesR1337]

the billy mays of fishing

[@Dsneedy]

buckets are the worst thing EVERY ecspecially with stairs

[@Dsneedy]

yep and when you pour them into the tank the water falls out on the floor thank god i have the python

[@jesperbbb]

Or download aqua calculator and get the right amount of salt directly!!

[@shippyshiphead]

One tank for the reefer, one tank for the fish? :P

[@marcelrodriguez2067]

Why not just carbon dose and eliminate having to do water changes often?

[@BRStv]

Carbon dosing can be useful, but will not help as much with Phosphate, Core element, or trace elements in the tank. Water changes can replenish these elements, and help to limit Phosphates. (:

[@jimedwards9310]

next for me... water changing station in my basement.. anyone wanna help my clean out my basement ??? :P

[@jimmyrogers918]

I live in an apartment. So none of this helps me. lol.

[@ps2cho]

You can still buy an RODI with a faucet adapter...and assuming you have a smaller tank, I'm sure storing 20g of water isn't too hard.

[@jimmyrogers918]

ps2cho I have a 120 gallon tank and have to make my water upstairs and carry 5 gallon buckets of water downstairs to mix in a 20 gallon container next to the tank. I have a 20 gallon tank for auto topoff as well because of how much I hate carrying those buckets. I only do tiny water changes though. I don't have much need for 20 gallon plus waterchanges.

[@jimmyrogers918]

Haven't been in Nashville long enough. Plan to next year though. Tired of not having a garage either. Lol

[@apdroidgeek1737]

why do you have a giant reef tank in your apartment.. is that even allowed..?

[@dr.proteinmanmcgains4256]

Wanes world wanes words exalt oh yea 🤘🏻

[@420skidrow]

just go buy the instant ocean water from the store. it will be much easier for small tanks. 16.00 for 4.4 gallons. the lazy way

[@qjexperiments1102]

Ohh my god , is it this hard to maintain salt water fish.... no no I stay with fresh water 🤣

[@apdroidgeek1737]

and they said bigger tank is much easier.. ill stick on my micro tank

[@MrPetebuster1]

As if everyone has to do all this for your average living room set up?? Ridiculous