How to Setup a Nano Reef Tank - Aquarium on a budget 103 3

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Equipment used Caribsea Liferock http://amzn.to/2CG0GTp Azoo Filter http://amzn.to/2CEto7h Special Grade reef sand http://amzn.to/2COLbMm Neotherm Heater http://amzn.to/2CCGWzZ DR Tims Live Bacteria http://amzn.to/2CDHSUI #RicosNanoChallenge2018 details http://reefdudes.com/nanocontest Nitrogen Cycle explained https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRf5ncU52bk Setting up a nano tank is a great way to get into the saltwater hobby on a budget or in a small space. There is a ton of amazing nano life that will perfectly fit the scale of a small aquarium. All you really need is a small tank, a heater, sand, rock and some starter bacteria. If budget allows i would highly suggest an all in one tank as it allows you to hide your equipment and have a very clean look but its not required. On a small tank a weekly water change is all you need for maintenance to have a happy healthy thriving reef tank! In a future episode I will go into maintenance on your tank as well as feeding, topping off for evaporation and preforming a small water change. As always let me know if you have any questions in the comments! Join the community https://www.facebook.com/groups/reefdudes/ http://instagram.com/reefdudes/ If you enjoy this channel and find it help please consider purchasing your equipment through the associate links provided to help support the channel!

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psc aquatics - 6 years ago

I’m trying out Dr Tim’s in my nano too! I have a vid of my day one set up, check it out if you’d like!

ReefDudes - 6 years ago

Good stuff! works well :)

Aquandy - 6 years ago

Nice Video - I'm gonna do my Waterchanges now :D

ReefDudes - 6 years ago

haha i usually watch reef videos while doing maintenance too :)

American Reefing - 6 years ago

Great video! Cool tank!

ReeferGil - 6 years ago

Very cool rock.

ReefDudes - 6 years ago

Thanks! It’s my new fav rock

Asian Arawana - 6 years ago

Good job, good idea for you. It's a little different seeing a step by step build and something extreme to the hobby.

ReefDudes - 6 years ago

Thx! I’ll prob do another build log series when I get the bigger nano that’s all this is going into :)

Alex Marinho - 6 years ago

I asked the size of your aquarium and the model of luminaire you use.

ReefDudes - 6 years ago

The aquarium is 7 or 8 gallons

Alex Marinho - 6 years ago

Aquário muito top.
Qual a medida dele amigo?
E esses Luminarias e qual modelo?

Alex Marinho - 6 years ago

EU and with a normal table lamp you can have Lps and sps? I do not believe and wanting to buy a hyidra for months

Alex Marinho - 6 years ago

I asked the size of your aquarium and the model of luminaire you use.

ReefDudes - 6 years ago

The light is not a proper aquarium light, its just a LED desk lamp that i had http://amzn.to/2D98Nck

Reef & Livebearer Aquatics - 6 years ago

Ugh. id really like to add High-Fin goby myself! Think you just pushed me over the edge. But then Ill need a pistol shrimp and god knows what ill start to buy.

Reef & Livebearer Aquatics - 6 years ago

Oh and my LFS just got a black clown goby in which is EXTREMELY rare. torn between that and high-fin goby...

Reef & Livebearer Aquatics - 6 years ago

I dont see why not. Cool fishy, pricy too! Although fishbase http://www.fishbase.org/summary/7212 says they are not associated with prawns

ReefDudes - 6 years ago

haha i really want to find a Discordipinna griessingeri, so not sure if they would be safe with a pistol shrimp or not :)

Reef & Livebearer Aquatics - 6 years ago

Itd be wrong not to get a pistoll shrimp lol. Honestly when I had my other pistoll shrimp it had a personality, the little blind creature wandering around when it smelled food and snapping at hermit crabs when it got too lose to then den.

ReefDudes - 6 years ago

haha I'm trying to find all kinds of tiny micro creatures that wouldnt make it in my big tank! : woo I love that i can inspire you to hob on board :D I still may do a tiny pistol.. tbd.

stxe34 - 6 years ago

cool vid man but you sound like ur on helium x

stxe34 - 6 years ago

lol no worries xx

ReefDudes - 6 years ago

haha new microphone and experimenting with settings :)

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twinturbo111 - 6 years ago

Is the Pygmi gobee reef safe ? If they are anything like the small clown/yellow gobee then in my opinion they are not . Those little buggers killed my established Midas blenny and nibbled on corals here and there

ReefDudes - 6 years ago

YEa i had a nipper in the past. so far so good.. but no sps in this tank yet.. ! as far as i know they are reef safe

#Rossy's Reeftank - 6 years ago

what do you do about the protein film that is on the water surface?? without an overflow that tends to develop!

ReefDudes - 6 years ago

hopefully surface agitation is enough to prevent it

#Rossy's Reeftank - 6 years ago

you're the best!

ReefDudes - 6 years ago

Why thank you!

xM3THODx - 6 years ago

I'm definitely adding a couple sexy shrimp to the pico for the challenge.

John Gayle - 6 years ago

Very cool i have one of those 7 gallon bowfronts as well had it a long time those tanks were popular 2000 to 2003

ReefDudes - 6 years ago

Ah 7g! i was wondering what size it actually was :)

SanDi's Reef - 6 years ago

Great Video! I love those little fish .. Thank you for sharing

ReefDudes - 6 years ago

Thanks sandy! Im loving all these nano/mico creatures! fun to have stuff i cant have in the large tank

DC Reefer - 6 years ago

cool vid. looking to order the shapes rock for my big tank. love the look of that rock

ReefDudes - 6 years ago

It looks awesome right out of the box! very cool stuff!

Cruz Arias - 6 years ago

Very Cool... :)

Daily Reefing - 6 years ago

Excellent how-to!

ReefDudes - 6 years ago

That is so true!

Daily Reefing - 6 years ago

Ha, necessity is the mother of invention!!

ReefDudes - 6 years ago

Thanks! I had fish coming and had to think fast to get something setup for them... on the cheap!

SC Reefer - 6 years ago

Nice update Devan!!!

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