How to set up a Saltwater Reef tank. Episode 3: Equipment

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Amateur Reefer - 6 years ago

How do you have a glass top with the filter on the side like that?

MASS Aquariums - 6 years ago

Put the tops sideways

Dubsy Dabster - 7 years ago

the fluval heater has my water fluctuation between one degree. Love it!

Charles Dowd - 7 years ago

Thanks for the shout out to the military. I never served in combat but I used to jump out of planes and blow stuff up in the 82nd Airborne field Artillery between gulf wars.

MASS Aquariums - 7 years ago

That's amazing. Thank you

TOM REEFMAN202 - 7 years ago

is your light the wifi?

MASS Aquariums - 7 years ago

Nope

Farhan Hamzah - 7 years ago

what is your water temperature ?

ProgressReport - 8 years ago

How are you controlling the mars aqua 165?

MASS Aquariums - 8 years ago

Thanks and thanks for the support

ProgressReport - 8 years ago

MASS Aquariums thanks brother. I am about to start a 40b with this light and no protein skimmer for now but I will have sump. Your videos have been extremely helpful. Time to switch my aquarium box to the salt box!

MASS Aquariums - 8 years ago

Blues on for 10 hours at about %25 and whites on for 8 at about %40

ProgressReport - 8 years ago

MASS Aquariums how long do you keep the whites and blues on and what intensity?

MASS Aquariums - 8 years ago

Light timers for both blues and whites.

William Cowley - 8 years ago

Nitrate factory, but if your carful you should be fine just make sure to clean it often

MASS Aquariums - 8 years ago

+William Cowley it turned out alright.

Mj Sanchez - 8 years ago

My water turned a brown light tint help!!!?!?!?!?!?

Mj Sanchez - 8 years ago

+MASS Aquariums using live sand did not rinse it,it's been three days still same, I have tested water no3 going down to 40, no2@0.5 ph@8.0

MASS Aquariums - 8 years ago

Did you rinse the substrate.

Mj Sanchez - 8 years ago

What's inside the h.o.b.?

Mj Sanchez - 8 years ago

+MASS Aquariums ... Am trying to get a tank started I picked up a marine land 400 hob for a 30 gal. Just looking what could work in there .

MASS Aquariums - 8 years ago

+Mj Sanchez sponge, ChemiPure blue, GFO and PolyFilter pad

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Kiss Ace - 8 years ago

How did you cycle your tank

David Passuello - 7 years ago

Can you advise, i have setup a marine tank 130L, its 4 weeks on cycle now with no fish, my amonia is .25, my nitrite is .25, my nitrate it 0, PH is 8.2, I am new to this but it doesnt seem right, I added an ager and stability, I am sick of waiting :) can i speed things up with the suggestion you make above?

MASS Aquariums - 8 years ago

I usually wait 4 weeks but with Dr Tims you can add fish within days.

Kiss Ace - 8 years ago

+MASS Aquariums how long will take for complete cycle

MASS Aquariums - 8 years ago

Dr tims one and only

alientech86 - 8 years ago

Mike, im doing fishless cycle right now. the water is yellow-ish and kinda dirty. is that normal ?

MASS Aquariums - 8 years ago

Nope

alientech86 - 8 years ago

i bought a 20 lb bag from carib sea. no need to rinse. i want to add that the water only look a little bit yellow-ish when i turn the light off. with the light on, i cant see the yellow. have you ever experienced this before ?

MASS Aquariums - 8 years ago

Did you wash the substrate

Mike Lemming - 8 years ago

Do you find the one wave maker to be enough?

MASS Aquariums - 8 years ago

I also put a nano circulation pump on the opposite side

Legendary Aaron R - 8 years ago

what do you feed the shrimp, hermit crabs, and snails?

Legendary Aaron R - 8 years ago

okay so all i have to do is feed my fish a little bit more than what they can eat and then the shrimp and such will eat it?

MASS Aquariums - 8 years ago

Pellets and they also eat the left over food products.

Legendary Aaron R - 8 years ago

why is a wave maker necessary/used by almost every salt water tank keeper?

Legendary Aaron R - 8 years ago

so do clownfish like it?

MASS Aquariums - 8 years ago

Corals need flow. Some corals need more, some corals need less. A wave maker pulsates creating an actual wave at the surface of your aquarium imitating the ocean

Manuel Velazquez - 9 years ago

Great video bro

MASS Aquariums - 9 years ago

Thank you. I appreciate it

Robert Welsh - 9 years ago

Great videos I'm taking the plunge soon subed keep them coming

MASS Aquariums - 9 years ago

Thank you. Sorry for the late reply. You will love it. Keep me posted

AQUADESIGN - 9 years ago

Nice series.
Very helpful for those planning to take the plunge into saltwater but not sure how to do it.
The heater you mentioned ia the fluval mirrored M series.
Got two of those lying around for years. Very sleek and durable.

MASS Aquariums - 9 years ago

Thanks. Appreciate it. Yeah. I love these heaters. Super speak and almost disappear in the tank

pelphrey - 9 years ago

Love the series! Lots of questions coming your way... Thanks in advance!

How high do you set the rw8? I've been looking at those and figured the rw4 would work better for my 27 gallon cube. I'm sure you mentioned it before but what test kit are you using for ammonia, nitrites & nitrates? Lastly I've read that when cycling a saltwater tank with ammonia do 2ppm VS the 4ppm I did with freshwater.

MASS Aquariums - 9 years ago

Thanks. About a quarter of the way down. Yeah an 4w will be fine. I use API and selferite for all the others. Pot, Ca, Mg, Kh, alkalinity. Last one not sure. I just let it go and added some hardy clean up crew to cycle it then added fish after a mo th of that

mnelson10000 - 9 years ago

Subbed and Liked for the Grateful Dead poster beside the tank. Well played, sir. Well played.

mnelson10000 - 9 years ago

Me too... Love all jam band music and bluegrass!

MASS Aquariums - 9 years ago

Thanks. Appreciate it. Love the Dead

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ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago

That is one nice pump. Your tank looks sick, and you are getting Reefer madness! Anemone in the future? It took my clowns 3 months to finally nest in a bubble tip that I had, but it unfortunately got killed in a pump. Good job.

MASS Aquariums - 9 years ago

Thanks dude. Yeah I have the reef virus. Getting a bubble tip next week and a torch. Hopefully the clowns like it. How long ago was your salt tank? Did you ever have it on YouTube?

The Prepared Sheepdog - 9 years ago

Looks awesome! I love the setup! Looking forward to the next episode.

MASS Aquariums - 9 years ago

Thanks bro. I appreciate it

Mark White - 9 years ago

You look like you could really throw down in the bed

MASS Aquariums - 9 years ago

Huh?

Alex Yen - 9 years ago

Hey mike is that your favorite clown fish?

MASS Aquariums - 9 years ago

I do the the Occellaris or common clown. But now they have a whole variety. The mocha is very nice also. But so far it's these

Ross Ellis - 9 years ago

How often do you check parameters on the reef tanks

MASS Aquariums - 9 years ago

I check the salinity everyday and all my other levels once a week. Ca, Mg, Kh, Ph, and phos

Ross Ellis - 9 years ago

My first jeabo was doa my second is perfect 6 months now my fav feature is night mode it runs slower let fish chill out. I highly recommend these pumps. Also you can link two electronically buzz left buzz right lol good work mass going well

MASS Aquariums - 9 years ago

Thanks. I appreciate it. How do you get it timed on night mode?

Steve Poland Aquatics - 9 years ago

Great series Mike. Tank is looking nice.

MASS Aquariums - 9 years ago

Thanks again bro. I appreciate it

Slim Tim - 9 years ago

My oh my that 30 gallon looking Fired Up!!! Look forward to the corals.

Slim Tim - 9 years ago

D'oh hand to forehead

MASS Aquariums - 9 years ago

Thanks Slim. It's a 40B homie. Haha. Lol

Tin Goose - 9 years ago

Nice information and the tank is coming along great! I have a question, would you consider doing a wavemaker on your planted 75 now that you've used one? I'm about to setup a planted 75 and I was debating on a wavemaker vs a straight powerhead. Thanks

MASS Aquariums - 9 years ago

Thanks. I've actual ever thought about it. I think that would be a great experiment. Give it a shot and let me know how it works. I think planted tanks for the most part need constant flow but I've also never heard of that they could work on a wave maker

Tim's Tanks - 9 years ago

say goodbye to your wallet buddy, you caught the saltwater bug! Aquaclear HOB 4 life brother!

MASS Aquariums - 9 years ago

Already knew that bro. Dropped over a G on the 10 gallon. I e actually spent less on this one so far. Lol and it will be adding up once I start getting my corals

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Keith's Planted Aquariums - 9 years ago

Looks great! Loving the scape as well as those clownfish:) nice vid

MASS Aquariums - 9 years ago

Thanks Keith

Ivory Queen - 9 years ago

Thanks for sharing... My goal is to have a salt water aquarium also!! And I need all the info I can get.. :)

Ivory Queen - 9 years ago

Thanks for the encouragement. .. I will! I love the vibrant & beautiful colors!

MASS Aquariums - 9 years ago

Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it. You should do it

CJ'S AQUARIUMS - 9 years ago

tank looking good... def have something big enough to keep to happy for awhile this time. Tried to convince you to get the jebao rw-4 instead of the rw-8.. those pumps are so damn powerful the rw-4 would have worked just as good.. and its only half size of the rw-8.. im sure rw-8 cant be turned up over %30 without throwing water out the tank lol... grab you a JBJ ATO .. there are a lot of other options but i have never had one fail me yet... good luck on this build man..

MASS Aquariums - 9 years ago

Sounds good. "If" you have a smart phone just download google hangouts app. It's free and then you talk just like texting. Only have chats with people you want to talk too. Like I talk to Jorden Watkins and a bunch of people all the time. I've become pretty good friends with some folks.

CJ'S AQUARIUMS - 9 years ago

Yea ether way u will have plenty of flow. I just remember that wp-10 I had in my old tank and thinking how much overkill it was and rw series is ever stronger. All good tho. And never used that ato I'm sure it will work the same as others. Unfortunately I only have these comments to chat on. I see people adding me on google plus but I never figured out how to use it... I don't have Facebook or anything else. If u have question drop it on a vid. It emails me comments and I check email frequently... Other than that I'm like a old man... Stay away from all the online stuff.

MASS Aquariums - 9 years ago

Thanks bro. Appreciate it. I tried messaging you before I made the purchase. I thought you said 1 rw8 or 2 rw4's. So I went with the one rw8. Anyway to late now, It's at a little over 50% right now. I like it a lot. It's down in the tank enough and has good flow in the setting I finally picked. I ended up buying the hydro ATO last night. It was on sale and had some good reviews. Do you have google hangouts. I always have questions for you. Or Facebook?

James Feenan - 9 years ago

That tank is looking great your making great progress keep up the good work

MASS Aquariums - 9 years ago

Thanks James. I appreciate it brother

SLASHMASTER1989 - 9 years ago

great video bro tank looks great the clown fish are awesome cant wait to see it with some coral all I have to do is get a light and heater then I am ready to start setting up mine great video man

MASS Aquariums - 9 years ago

Thanks Slash. Can't wait to see it

J B - 9 years ago

there is no way to comment on your vids these days for me... There is just too much to talk about.

MASS Aquariums - 9 years ago

All I need is the Batwing to show his comment and I'm good to go. No words needed. Just Jef B was here. Lol peace my brothah

Brian's Pet's - 9 years ago

Great vid! im gonna try a reef tank one day

Dan Hiteshew - 9 years ago

+MASS Aquariums lol. No doubt!

MASS Aquariums - 9 years ago

Thanks. You should do it. Get your credit card ready. Lol

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