Saltwater Aquarium - Essential Equipment

[PlushieBirds]

Freshwaters for Pusssays my marine fluval edge is awesome as a reef tank!

[keepingitrealsify]

cool vidoe

[imadang]

I'd replace those "bio balls" with a zip bag of matrix.

[WELLMARKsm]

alright this will be expsive....i thaught i had a lot of money with 300 dollars and i dont think that will carry me all the way through the salt water aquarium......what should i do?

[capnbly7]

@WELLMARKsm Freshwater. I started and fully stocked a 20 gallon freshwater aquarium and have only spent about $200 on everything; fish, supplies, etc.

[kwind2010]

@WELLMARKsm freshwater tank then, I was in the same place you are, I had $300, wanted a salt water, but realized i didn't have enough so I bought a freshwater tank, I got a 55 gallon kit for about 100 then my decoration, sand, and live plants for about another 150, then I had plenty of money left over for fish, 50 for freshwater fish goes way farther than 50 for saltwater fish. Some saltwater fish go for up to 100 sometimes...

[rostibluh]

all the products in the video are shit.

china made off brand mostly

[newmabreu96]

DESTROYING OCEAN TO PUT IN A GLASS BOX GO BURN IN HELL MOTHERFUCKER

[lovinbee09]

@newmabreu96 ugh calm down....its not that serious...the ocean still has plenty of fish...and he's not harming the fish...he's providing a safe environment for them..

[AwsomeKevo]

@newmabreu96

Looking at your recent activity on you're' channel I see your going to every video about salt water aquariums you can find and copying this comment... Get a life is this all you have to entertain yourself? Sad.

[the13blackzodiac]

@newmabreu96 Actually, by providing a safe habitat for these fish and other aquatic life, he is insuring their survivel, increasing there likely hood to mate, and preventing them from being eaten by predators. so If you are going to go tell someone to go burn in hell, it should be you for being so closed minded.

[hep2jive]

dude is kinda hot

[Bluesidian]

Most Specific saltwater dealers don't know what they are talking about either. They just want to get their product sold. I can tell you some Horror stories of some SO CALLED advice these sales idiots have given me. NOT to mention hundreds of dollars lost. If only i could have just 1)research online. 2)gone through a couple of videos of "Average Joe" people who have tried and proved the best way. And 3) started out small then worked my way up, i could have saved myself a huge Head Ache.

[Blakoli1]

fuck this go on LA fish guys now this is the best on youtube and teaches you so much

[1Filmproducer]

if you have a protein skimmer does that mean you dont need a filter??

[L33tH4ckz0r]

bio balls

[rickdalton10]

what kind of lighting should I use in a reef aquarium?

[MrGman0909]

this guy actualy know what hes talking about

[SUPERSHITTERLOL]

This is way better than expert village.

[whatsup89100]

i agree with crackhugger if you cant find a salt water specific store a small bussneiss pet store is the next best thing as long as they sell saltwater fish

[newmabreu96]

wath the fuck? take out from the ocean saltwater fishes to put in glass box? is fine freshwater fishes but saltwater?

[smflkr]

is it ok to put pebbles instead of a sand on a fish only tank? i just bought my 1st clown fish. i need tips on it

[MsBlacklabel1]

I want n salt water fish tank, not a degree

[r1234x67p]

so what is the name of that tank ??

[DisturbedAndMore]

is 5 or 10 gallon tank for saltwater fine. And what kind of filter would I use for that

[joeg2011]

what would be the best pump to use for a 60 litre marine tank

[MrMaryJanes]

Me and Jim got baked before i filmed this. He's a cool guy. Hi Jim =)

[FalloutRadius]

Wait, so protein skimmers are not needed for fish-only aquariums?

[urwack123]

@FalloutRadius noh u dont really need if u do water changes weekly

[konafishlover]

Where I live in Hawaii millions of fish are taken each year. I snorkel daily and have seen the practice, they break all kinds of coral. It hasn't died down, aquaculture only breeds a couple kinds of fish, look at their websites closely, most fish say tank raised, not tank bred. Tank raised are taken from the wild still. It is so bad in Hawaii that some fish are nearly extinct.

[Aviator1510]

@konafishlover So is the aquarium trade destroying the natural habitat of Marine animals?

[konafishlover]

@Aviator1510 In some place it is and as it spreads to other areas it is causing destruction. Check out the pacific lionfish devastation that is going on in florida and the bahamas. These fish were first released from aquariums, they don't belong in the atlantic, the predators don't know to eat them and they are eating the smaller fish at an alarming rate. They say it could be the biggest crisiis for reefs there. Plenty of video on the subject here on youtube.

[XxDeadScopexX]

wonder where he is

[konafishlover]

Have you heard about algae choking out coral? Yellow tangs (along with many other fish) are herbivores who graze on algae dawn to dusk. Algae suffocation is a primary threat to Hawaii reefs. Millions of yellow tangs ship out annually. Google "The Dark Hobby; Can We Stop the Devastating Impact of Home Aquaria on Reefs Worldwide? " There are many reasons why coral reefs are threatened. Let's end the aquarium trade and there will be one less threat to the reefs.

[konafishlover]

Not cool. Coral reefs are being decimated by fish collectors for aquariums. In Hawaii many of these fish cannot be found as so many have been taken off the reef that they are nearly gone. Fish in the ocean live many years longer than fish in tanks. Aquariums are cruel and mean destruction of the ocean environment. View the video "Hawaii Audubon Society" to learn more!

[MXrsWoW92]

@konafishlove

Have you heard about fragging? Global warming is destroying reefs at an alarming rate by increasing water temperature and causing the corals to release their chlorophyll, turning them white and eventually killing them. What fragging is is taking a small piece from a coral in the ocean, and growing it into a full coral at home. Fragging is one way that we can be sure to always have corals because we can always return the coral to the ocean. This is a very positive part of aquariums.

[Jamesbehindyou]

@konafishlover Have you ever heard of aquaculture? It's where they breed fish in captivity instead of taking them from the wild, and it also mentioned it in the video your talking about. That video was also put up close to 3 years ago, no doubt aquaculture has caught on and the situation has died down. It also is more healthy for fish and guarantees they will live longer and carry less disease. Why would someone rather have a fish from the wild?

[sithoath12]

This video confirmed my suspicion. I will never have anything to do with salt water fish tanks.

[Dannybroadsword1]

@sithoath12 SW is easy, expensive to set up, but fairly easy. a well established reef basically runs itself if you know what to do.

[MuffinBustin]

fucking stupid addddddddddsssssssss

[2424Anthony]

Hello Can you tell what are power heads? Im New To This

[Dannybroadsword1]

@2424Anthony power heads take in water and spit it back out to produce current, which is good for plants, corals, and sponges, aslo, some fish!

[MXrsWoW92]

Hey great videos, i really appreciate the help, I'm starting up my own 125g reef tank, and I had a quick question about filtration in one. Is a protein skimmer all I need in terms of a filter (ignoring bacteria in the sand/rock/etc...) or do I need to get a filter as well as a protein skimmer?

[physchohead24]

Those tiny reef aquariums are very difficult to care for. The whole system can easily crash. Usually the bigger the tank the easier.

[idkdou1]

don't use a tank smaller than a 30 gal. for a saltwater tank. its too hard too keep everything in the water balanced

[Peter421]

That test kit looked like a toaster for a second.

[h1n1v1rus]

what is the name of the store hes at

[9912699125]

CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHAT IS THE NAME OF THIS TANK?WHERE CAN I BUY IT? PLS TELL ME IF YOU KNOW sry for the caps,i just want u all to see this

[saintsaga05]

@9912699125 do you know the name of the small tank?

[9912699125]

@saintsaga05 nope,THATS why i AM asking if any1 noes

[saintsaga05]

@9912699125 its a 12 gallon nano cube , most internet petshop sell them. there are two brands of cubes. the bio cube or the nano cube.

[9912699125]

@saintsaga05 what sites sells it?

[saintsaga05]

@9912699125 if you google the name youll get more sites.

[saintsaga05]

@9912699125 youtube dont let me write the sites sorry

[glotze12]

Zhx

[physchohead24]

that small 12 gallon tank is way to small for anything, Most marine fish and coral need at least 30 gallons or more.

[Neostar67]

In a marine tank you shouldn't use a biological philter. Because in this way you'll grow too much nitrifying bacteria. The tank will became quickly full of ammonia. That is toxic for corals. You must use instead an efficient skimmer and a lot of live rocks (1 kg for 5 liters of water). Finally you must change 10% of tank water weekly.

[GetYaGrooveBack1940]

bioballs hahah

[alexnisaac]

what brand is that 12 gallon tank?

[TheLuckyFisherman]

Hi alexnisaac

You can search for this brand under

Nano Cube Deluxe Aquarium

Regards,

[caulerpaking]

buy buy buy lotsa lies no need for alot of this stuff unless your doing reef tank go natural! live rock caulerpa and dead zones and a skimmer

[doknochrisan]

need help! the collector located above on my jebo protein skimmer fills up with water very quickly, i mean less than 6 hours and its filled with water already, how do i adjust this?

[crackhugger123]

dont go to a petstore for help on ur aquarium. petco sucks, go to a specific saltwater dealer cus he'll actually know what hes talkin about

[sagetman500]

@crackhugger123

one of the guys at my loclal petco used to own a huge saltwater aquarium store.

[crackhugger123]

my protein skimmer sucks, i dont even know if it works cause it barely collects any bubbles

[LyOnS409]

i was thinking of changing my tropical tank into a marine one but after watching this i dont think im guna bother lol its abit to complicated i think lol

[siglover321]

@LyOnS409 its not that bad dude, this guy is going way to far

[LyOnS409]

yea i thought so 2 lol

[siglover321]

@LyOnS409 lol yeah i have a 30g reef tank i have a mechanical filter, no skimmer, no bio balls, i have all soft corals, 3 fish, and 30pnds of live rock, everything is running good lol

[casieben]

@siglover321 your live rock acts as your biological filtration

[BAFC14]

is it true that power filters are harmful in saltwater aquariums?

[inachu]

I was researching how to keep the water clean and I am finding instead of using light blue light filtration you can also use silver. Yep REAL silver. I am testing my tank to see how it will go without the light filtraction.

[guypie]

how would is set up a full on filter including, protein skimmer, UV, extrenal sump and wavemaker etc any any other ozone bits n bobs, im still learning and i have a huge freshwater tank that i want to make into a reef tank housing coral etc. any help would be great

[Mhaynes01]

Yes you can use a Protein skimmer and a fluval filter. Although it really depends on the size of your aquarium and how many animals you want it there.

[osvas23]

could you use a fluval and a protein skimmer

kin a reef aquarium

[bkkfrenchie]

this is by far the best video on setting saltwater tanks.

[laserGain]

Nahh the ones by paul talbot shit on this

[STEELDIRTLORD15]

how can i get that tank

is there a site

[PuppetSinXD]

you can get one @ marine depot.

[shadowmaster995]

it looks like the oceanic bio cube 14 gal its a great tank and has filter sand it basically come with everything its about $350 nice tank i recomend it!!

[DigtBrain2]

Well what can you say about a guy doing tutorials in front of a tank with dead bleached coral skeletons?

I guess something like "don't do it this way".

If you really want to have a reef tank go and get some beginners books - read for 6 month, then go check your cash balance, rethink and if you still wan't to start go ahead ;)

[mattsarg]

That is because it is a fish only tank in a shop.

[axelljesus]

175 gallon i spend $1800 with live rocks live sand with sump filter all together

[MovieMakr13]

Manuelschindler,

I have a 46 gallon pure reef tank... I spent $1100.00 on tank and stank top of the line products accept for the filter. Hopes this helps!

PS filter is a Canister Filter

[achievementnut87]

u got ripped off if u spent that much

[Marchingbandjs]

no...

175 lbs min LR = 875 bucks (avg $5)

Live sand 120 lbs min= 120 bucks (cheap)

Sump= 100+

Protein skimmer= 200

Lights= 1000+

He got a good deal if he has a good reef set up

[rluix]

Holy shit, you can buy 50 gallon's for ALMOST $300 in here, wtf?

[manuelschindler]

now, the question that remains is, how much would i have to pay for the best solution?

[Pimporly]

HR669???