how to do a water change

[lbuchanan79]

you can get saltwater fish at petco ANY PETCO

!!!! THEY HAVE IT CLOWNFISH ARE $20.00 AND SEAHORSES ARE$30.00 LIKE :)

[wotldthe2006]

@lbuchanan79 are petco dont they not had any since 2002 but another town near here is getting one so I hope they have salt water fish

[minnyman454]

@the171310 Just get a heater. That should allow you to have a constant heat.

[The171310]

How do you warm the water up to the right temperature? The fish I am going to get require 72 to 84 degrees F. How do I make the water I'm putting in and the water in the tank the same temperature?

[richard12614]

where did you get that tank?

[209bdawg]

do you do weekly water change

[Loyurew]

hey im just wandering how to change the water of my fluval edge aquarium cuz i dunno how 2 do it and i have tropical fish in it i have 3 tetras

[TOXIC8o3o1]

Ur a horible person u have have have have to use RODI fiptered water if u want A salt water tank u idiot not just tap water. Thats why ur glass is covered with algea ur a fucking idiot

[wotldthe2006]

@TOXIC8o3o1 I have had salt water tanks for years and never used RODI water.

[jarederajarederaj]

I ran into this video somehow. I have a freshwater tank and I was just wondering.. is the salt that you add just sea salt?

[297137003]

Nice tank . I have a 20 gallon long tank that I have my green spotted puffer in I have just about turned it to full salt water do you think I could put a clown in there

[ShammSkeenx012]

Do you have to test the pH level ? because i heard some fish are suppose to have a certaint pH water level , is a pH water level important to check ?

[spikes4298]

Nice video, and great looking tank!

[wartree]

you have pretty cool videos, i would like you posted more, you have a very frugal, efficient and knowleagble way to setup and maintain your salt tanks.

[HermioneDraco]

what would be good salt water species for a ten gallon

[124fooby]

ollieflp

try to put some white coral in your freshwater tanks it will keep it around 7 ph

[wotldthe2006]

@124fooby That does work but tell a fish store that they say your PH will be to high

[RealFreeMoneyOnline]

Nice tank, I've never seen one of those magnetic tank cleaners.. That's a cool thing to have.

[lmao8885]

a way i do my water changes is i use the tube to shoot out the window when im taking out water

[saad5990]

i thought we cant have saltwater tank smaller then 30 gallon

[wotldthe2006]

@saad5990 thats what pet stores tell you where you will buy a big tank from them

[brandonkr]

hey im getting a 36 gallon freshwater started. ill be doing water changes by the gallon and im not sure on how much water conditioner you would put in a gallon.

[PBJwithTat]

Nice how you make a 5 gallon tank look so big :D

[MrDusterz]

i have a brackish tank and i'm just wondering are you sure 30 minutes is long enough for the salt to dissolve?

[Wawa4lyfe]

lol at 4:29 the drink "on the run" my dad works there

[ILLUMINATYWAMA]

i got a 5.5 saltwater tank,i'm a starter,check out my video and tell me whats right and what's wrong any advice woul be good to keep mine running.please check it out,or anybody watching this vid.

[ollieflp]

Is that hang on filter connected to a sump tank?

[TheAwesomeNess110]

thanks now i think my fish mifgt stay alive

[ReefMaster1000]

thanks man that helped alot!

[dm002a8686]

Get a tank m8 , Lol

[deano91209]

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[niceAswift]

ratard....

[reptilerob57]

how often 4 a 5 gallon

[ApsurdPomucenogUma]

why is it so dark?weirdo

[shifter510]

dam nice  salt water tank i alway wanted one

[buddhasknowbest]

For such a small tank, I would recommend that you put less objects in the aquarium. All those objects are probably making a 5 gallon into a 3.5 gallon. And cleaning will be easier. I'm no expert though...

[CraEggD320]

@buddhasknowbest its live rock, the tank needs it.

[CRYST2SHELL]

My question is how on earth do you decrease/eliminate calcium deposits.?

[penguin242424]

I don't think you have too personally..

[CRYST2SHELL]

really? the calcium on my tanks gets way outta hand.

[benboarder09]

how often do you do a water change and over a golon is more then enough for a single fish you should do one every two weeks at about 3/4 of a gallon at a time

[allyssinoodle]

if you hold your siphon at a 45 degree angle in the tank you will avoid picking up rocks.

[supaflywilkins]

The siphon is suppose to pick the rocks up and tumble them around in the tube and et all of the dirt from in between them.

[igotfits101]

the 1 gallon you changed out is more than sufficient, you only have 1 clown. the inverts dont count.

[villano11109]

thanks for the info it helped me out

[patrick0101patrick]

do u have to replace a pad on the megnet thingy

[HUNK71232]

lol mines way eaiser since i have only simple fish rite now,(Damsel,Tomato Clown)and only one live rock :/,that ways only 15 pounds..but the Nitrate and PH,Amnnioua are good :). I like your clown,it looks cool.

[HigherPlanes]

How often are you doing water changes on this 5 gallon? I have the same size tank but, been thinking of turning it into a saltwater but I hear its not easy with a tank that small. I noticed you're not using a protein skimmer, what's your opinion on using one for a 5 gallon tank? Thanks.

[JamieT96]

ok can i ask a few questions about cleaning the tank and keeping saltwater tanks. Like tropical do you have to get it to the right temperature and do you have to de-chlorinate the water also do i need a protein skimmer for maybe a 15 gallon I might get a bigger 1. I just want to know because i would really like to set up 1 and i have already set up a successful tropical tank.

[twain088]

It would be a good idea to acheive the same tempurature that's in your tank when mixing up new salt water. Like freshwater, you have to de-chlorinate the water first for the salt water mix. It would be a good idea to get a small air driven protein skimmer for a tank of 15 gallon size. If you get a larger tank you can get a larger sized skimmer that is opporated by means of a powerhead.

[JamieT96]

thank you but i have just found a 55 gallon tank for a cheap price and i should have it by october so i will then post a video of it then and thanks a lot for your help and also i didnt know you had to acclimise corals so thank you for that to.

[lacosteesteban]

u should gat a protein skimmer will clean it better n.n nice clownfish

[rhys009]

Did you use tap water? Your didnt use a conditioner...

[hotdoghee123]

he used ro water

[Almost2old4this]

can you tell me where you bought your cover and light...thanks

[ctenophor]

i am confused about your double water change method, can you explain better why it is needed?

seems odly wasteful

[7milewest]

you dont really have to lol... actually it takes away from your biological filtration

[ctenophor]

that is exactly what i thought.

i don't actualy do water changes myself, for that reason,

but the way that he does water changes, takes 2 gallons out, when only 1.5 gallons are needed.

its wasteful.

and look at all the diatoms in his tank, he obviously has nutrient problems, and look at all the waste he pulls up from the bottom, and the rocks.

feeds way toooo much.

and it appears that he is using gravel.

but of course, he is the one who feels that he is knowledgable enough to

[lacosteesteban]

well depends of ure aquarium size , why?

because waste gets accumulated faster so if u have a small aquarium the best thing t do is constant water changes specially if ure handling inverts. like shrimps because they are delicate to high nitrate levels so its beter if u do a water change!

[ctenophor]

still, if the system is set up properly, water changes are unnecesary.

now a system wiuth water changes will benefit enopurmouslyt from the trace element additions of nsw, or a good salt mix, however for those who have nutrient problems, they need not treaqt it with a water change, but lower the amount of organisms in the tank, remove the nitrate by increased biological filtration, or get better mechanical filtration

[ctenophor]

tell us how to maintain our aquariums.

[HUNK71232]

7milewest is rite,but i only have one rock XD

[sh4ll00w]

looks like the filter needs a change as well, nice job buddy!

[ganster9123]

How match did you pay for the tank, with all the electronics?

[ganster9123]

Why don't you make that saltwater first. Before you start cleaning your tank!

[hahaitzkevinxp]

generally the new water should be a couple degrees warmer than ur tank water. that way not only will the solve dissolve better u wont risk having marine ich in ur tank since they to come from temperature fluctuations in ur tank. Its best to have water mixed a ready and have it in a spare tank with a power head and heater. U should have the water wait 24 hrs before adding it to tank.

[schmiess]

no.

new saltwater added needs to be same salinity same temp. Period.

[hahaitzkevinxp]

i forgot to imply that offcourse it needs to be the same but u must remmeber to put a very slightly lower salinity into water cuz there is still salt in tank just evaporated

[schmiess]

no. your supposed to top off daily with FRESHWATER (no salt) to keep the salinity constant. Then, during water change add SAME salinity SAME temp saltwater.

[Jyla187]

Hi bjoudman i think that you should because the saltwater's salinity can be affected by water temp depending on how much you are adding if like this video you are only changing small amounts of water i wouldnt worry to much but for say 20 gallon water change i would heat the water and mabye use a powerhead to give the water flow as to dissolve the salt better

Hope this helps Matt

[7milewest]

i dont think you need to but whatever.......if you have hardy fish it doesnt matter but you could add it behing the tank in the wet dry

[iJonel]

very INFORMATIVE video!

more power to you.

[hobbyguy217]

i see that you dont have a protein skimmer. Do you need one? because i am going to be setting up my 29 gallon as a marine tank and alot of videos on youtube have people with power heads,protein skimmers,and special light so if you could tell me if i need a protein skinner,special filter,pump heads just stuff like that. that would be great

ps. love your vids keep them comeing!!!

[hahaitzkevinxp]

u should have a skimmer. If you dont have much fish but have corals in a small 20 gallon u dont need a skimmer. I have friends running 2 aquaclears in their tanks. No skimmer just weekly water changes

[schmiess]

no skimmer necessary. just keep up on your weekly water changes and youll be fine

[fokyu06]

you should make up the artificial salt water at least 24 hours before you actually do the water change.

[jordinreyes]

what pump do you use>??

[7milewest]

thanks this helped me alot im gonna start a 12 gallon nano reef soon

[bagbass500]

so all u did with the hose is suck the end on your side and let go and it dose a suction???????????????????????

[hustlerlankan]

yeah dude its called syphon ...all u need to do is just have a long pipe and suck it thru to get it started then it keeps going

[NeWbOy103]

when you had that rock in your siphon I thought that it was a fish lol.

[257robts]

i find flushing out my hydro meter with some fresh r/o water after each use makes it a little more accurite

[rafarafa72]

OMG!!! how many tanks do you have?? I really like the whole long and thin thing goin on with that 1!!!

[ikankecil3]

hi.i i from indonesia..thanks for your advice.

my tank is like yours. please come at indonesia and i will show you great reefs.

[mudvainek]

thanks dude

[LitheonAV]

They could suffocate from a WAY TOO much, but it's usually nothing to worry about.

[OmegaRaver]

Hey, you are dumping fresh tap water into your tank without using anything to take out the metals. Adding the salt works ok but will increase your ph in your tank. You should try using Prime by Seachem. It removes all the cholrine, chloramine, ammonia & detoxifies nitrite & nitrate which you are throwing in to your tank.

[LitheonAV]

Nitrate isn't toxic.

[nk23cougers]

your suppose to change the water every two weeks so it doesnt get bad like that

and you need to scrape the algae every week so its not bad

[thEsPamer106]

your just like my mom!

[elmejor136]

where did u get ur fish tank and how much did cost

[anthonymovies]

What kind of hood are you using for your light for your reef fish plese tell me? Is their any hood like yours for the 20 gallon fish tank?

[Nvidiots]

Doesn't your sunlight make algae grow in tank?

Or since it salt water algae doesn't grow?

[NintendoGenForumsGX]

If you do regular water changes, don't over feed... then that can prevent algae build up

[notesmusical]

very good simple water change without being too technical..cheers ...keep up the good work

[hus00100]

thankz for the tip

[Drenica123456789]

Do you now that you aint supposed to put your tank beside the house heaters and the windoww? lol you should change the place bro.

[Firehouse1017]

Hi, I just got a refractometer and I was amazed how my hydrometer was off by alot.

[ollieflp]

Hi i have a couple of fresh water tanks which seem to be running fine bar one my smallest. I always test my water before addid it to make sure it ph 7.0 but one day i cleaned the filter which is a fluval 4 plus in water taken from the tank and now my ph is 7.8 even though i do regular water changes at ph 7.0 why is this happening? i clean my external filters this way and there fine.

[DubbsReefs]

im not to sure. i dont know a hole ton about freshwater tank i wish i could help you. have you tried using a ph - to lower the ph in the tank?

[ollieflp]

@DubbsReefs I think i cleaned the filter too well by human standards. I think ill start alittle reef also nice video!

[squirrelkiller247]

hey i just started a 2 gallon reef 3 days ago and i was wondering wen i should start to do water changes

[DubbsReefs]

well since its such a small tank its going to go through a small cycle. i would recomend doing a 1 drinking cup water change every 2-3 days untill conditions are stable. be sure to test the water for nitrates, nitrites, ammonia and ph.

[Sub7]

Did you know fish can breath better at a reading of .o23

My royal grammer was propper stressed when I got him home and floted the bag on the top. \the shop had .025 and i slowly added shotglasses of my .023 to the bag every 10 mins taking a shotglass out at the some time.(not into the tank)... he calmed right down. also this is a fact im not making it up.

you can also use stress zyme.. its a slime that fish have and they lose it when stressed.. add 2 trops of that into the bag to top him up.

[DubbsReefs]

yes that was good information for the beginer aquariest. fish are safe with salinity levels reading any where from 1.020-1.026 anythng higher or lower can be risky

[willis650]

instead of stirring i just bought a small powerhead and put it in the bucket,it works great

[willis650]

funny clown, hes chas n the syphon tube

[JOK3RxGOKU]

Dude you're awesome nice job

[DubbsReefs]

haha thank you.

[trio628]

nice video, I got a water change and tank cleaning on fresh and saltwater, check it out if you want.

[emo182kidd]

everyone has that same hydro meter what ever it is

[DubbsReefs]

yea its pretty popular, its easy to use and cheap.

[ZZMann33]

Nice job.

[LuckyBitch562]

this are some nice tips..for people..who want to start out..we had a saltwater tank..and we spent so much money on it..and we thought that they would be the same as fresh water fish..and we took out all the water and put new salt water in..and one by one..they ended up dying..but were thinkin to put another one..but to start small..and then go big..when we know how to take care of them..but thanks so much.for the tips..there really helpful

[Rico0368]

Very nice; simple and informative. Thanks!

[DubbsReefs]

no problem. any questions feel free to ask.