Reef Tank Water Changes in an Apartment 109 6

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This video is about how I do water changes and reef in a tiny NYC Apartment Equipment I use in this video MJ 1200 Tunze 6045 3/8 Tubing 20 Gallon Brute Trash Can BRS 4 Stage RODI System Ebay Booster Pump Reef Crystals Salt Music Acoustic/Folk Instrumental by Hyde - Free Instrumentals https://soundcloud.com/davidhydemusic Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Music provided by Audio Library https://youtu.be/YKdXVnaHfo8 Island by MBB https://soundcloud.com/mbbofficial Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/6by8zhaG04Y Take It Easy by MBB https://soundcloud.com/mbbofficial Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/8DAL4muQUC8

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callenogal - 6 years ago

What size tank do you have?

ReefingwithO - 6 years ago

This is a Red Sea Reefer 350. It's a 75 gallon tank.

Daniel Medford - 6 years ago

Nice video! Keep em coming!

Chris Groves - 7 years ago

Your tank is fantastic, and the video was really interesting! Hello to you from Liverpool UK

ReefingwithO - 7 years ago

Thanks Chris. I'm a huge Reds fan and I hope to visit Merseyside one day!

laminar flow - 7 years ago

Love the extra water concept. The fire escape storage must get tough in the winter, got to knock off snow first...

ReefingwithO - 7 years ago

Yeah it does. Thankfully we only get a few snowstorms in NYC winters. I learned the hard way not to leave pumps outside.

Josh Lefleur - 7 years ago

what size of tank Doo u have in your apartment

Josh Lefleur - 7 years ago

I live on the 2nd floor apartment you think the floor will handle a 120 gal tank

ReefingwithO - 7 years ago

Josh Lefleur it’s a 75 gallon Red Sea Reefer 350

Duraticate reef - 7 years ago

I live in an apartment. Just like you limkted on space. So i have to keep it to minimal equipement. Good thing to grocery store is only a block away to get water. Best of luck on 1k subs. I subded and will look forward to future videos. Your tank looks nice. If your on reef2reef check out my story on there called dont give up. Happy reefing

jackwhitetron - 7 years ago

Very nice system! Beautiful tank!

Jonathan Sanders - 7 years ago

Nice system

CZR 112 - 7 years ago

Feel your pain ... but great job. O

Working on getting back into game.
Will reach out again from my channel. .. AgapeReef

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xM3THODx - 7 years ago

That sediment filter yo!

JyB818 - 7 years ago

Thanks for posting. I'm looking to get started and not having a basement puts me in this same position. I'm subscribing so that hopefully you'll take us on a step-by-step on getting into the Triton method. Please be very detailed.

Lisa DiMercurio - 7 years ago

I'm also considering changing to Triton but have to see how much it costs

ReefingwithO - 7 years ago

I can tell you it was a lot less than ZEOvit. ZEOvit cost me over $1200 the first year including the reactor. Triton is less than $500 and that includes budgeting for 4 ICP test a year at $50 each.

Cru zilla - 7 years ago

Great video boss but isn't 90 psi a bit to high for your RO/DI System..?

ReefingwithO - 7 years ago

I don't think so. Why would 90 PSI be too high. It still produces 0 TDS water and BRS produces the best canisters out there. These won't crack or break under 90 PSI - Maybe some other manufacturers will.

PRFishGirl - 7 years ago

Great video.. the dedication we have for our tanks.. I subbed

Steve - 7 years ago

I see this was from the Zeovit days lol O

ReefingwithO - 7 years ago

I have a lot of videos I recorded but never got to make. Now that I have a new computer I'm going to see if I can catch up.

Alex's Reef - 7 years ago

1. I found your channel. Yes!
2. I am as well an appointment reefer. I feel the pain, I don't really have room for an rodi so I have to buy water.

Live Free Reefs - 7 years ago

Great video once again but I wanted to know how far is the distance of the water being pumped away at its furthest point roughly in that RO/DI tubing? I think with the mag5 that I have I could get water to my tank with that tube and it'll help with w/c. If I could get maybe 15-20 ft out of it id never carry another bucket.

ReefingwithO - 7 years ago

I ordered 32 feet of tubing and I think I'm using all of it. I wish I had gone larger to 1/2 tubing.

T Surro - 7 years ago

Water changes suck, they do, I'm switching to aqua forest products to help me not do as many also hope it works for u!!

Nat - Reefing on a budget King - 7 years ago

Great video, I can't see it getting easier then that,

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Dave's Nano Tanks - 7 years ago

Now it makes sense. It is a chore for you. "Daddy can I help" said no kid ever lol. The things we do for our reef tanks

ReefingwithO - 7 years ago

They say they want to help and then 5 minutes in they get bored and disappear.

Fraysreef - 7 years ago

Great video lovely to see how others cope with this. I own a coachhouse so my pressure is good, I have a large storage room; RODI under the sink plumbed in permanently with auto shut off, piping through the wall to a brute bin which has a [aqua medic external pump] on it and heater this can circulate the water and also has plumbing through my ceiling to auto water change. Lost around 20gallon through leak testing haha

reef guy 92 - 7 years ago

Great video bud I'm also in a apartment but I buy ready made salt mix from my lfs

reef guy 92 - 7 years ago

ReefingwithO I only have a 45 gallon cube and it costs me £5 a week on a water change plus another £2.50 on ro top ups so pretty cheap really I would say alot more on a system like yours

ReefingwithO - 7 years ago

What size is your tank and how much does ready made salt mix cost? I considered that when I had a smaller tank but it wasn't worth it in the long term.

ReefingwithO - 7 years ago

I discovered this by accident but it saved me a couple of times.

Live Free Reefs - 7 years ago

Great reef and I love the dedication

Puff Daddy Reef - 7 years ago

Apartment tanks of the world unite!

Lisa DiMercurio - 7 years ago

Love your tank and videos. I live in an apartment but still haul a 5 gallon bucket to do WC. My tank is only 33 gal so I only change 5 gal at a time. My friend was able to install my rodi under my kitchen.

ReefingwithO - 7 years ago

I'm sure I'm not the only one that does it. Takes some creativity sometimes but we get to enjoy the hobby just as much as anyone else.

Scurvy - 7 years ago

Im in a similar boat. With a smaller system I use the python to pull water out and use a 10gallon Brute to mix. I also keep 10g rodi on hand in Hedpack containers.