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Nano Saltwater Tank Weekly Maintenance Schedule 

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In this video, I answer the question "are saltwater tanks hard to maintain". I talk you through ALL of the maintenance tasks I do midweek and on weekends on my nano saltwater aquarium, the Fluval Evo 13.5, to give you an idea of how many chores you'll need to do on a reef tank.
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0:00 Are saltwater tanks hard to maintain?
0:17 Weekday maintenance
1:59 Weekend maintenance
6:46 Other maintenance
7:04 Total maintenance time per week

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@brian-te4xs
@brian-te4xs Год назад
I spend 4 hrs on average a week with maintenance on my 26gal. I drag it out on time because I enjoy it. The satisfaction from a clean tank with healthy fish and corals is cool. The best stress reliever.
@42Time
@42Time Год назад
Same but with my freshwater tanks ❤
@Jtuck238
@Jtuck238 Год назад
You inspired me to finally start my own nano reef tank. Currently cycling now just anxiously waiting to start adding some corals and fish!
@matto20v
@matto20v Месяц назад
This is brilliant. All of these "its easy to do a nano saltwater tank" videos just got shutdown by this video of adding this and adding that and with products that are named with words that aren't even part of the english language.
@andrespizzi2504
@andrespizzi2504 Год назад
I would love to see a video about the 40 gallon tank!
@Mike-fd2pv
@Mike-fd2pv Год назад
Great to see the nano getting some coverage
@Jodoropanzer
@Jodoropanzer Год назад
Nice, I have a FluvalFlex 15 which I adapted for a reef , keep it up we need more nano tank content.
@edwardwalker4927
@edwardwalker4927 Год назад
I am in the “learning” stage of working toward jumping in the salt water aquarium hobby. I thoroughly enjoy of videos. Thinking of a nano tank to start. Again, thanks for your informative and entertaining videos. From Racine, Wisconsin, USA.
@HopelessBromantic
@HopelessBromantic 10 месяцев назад
Thank you for this video I’ve been watching your video for last month because I really want to start a saltwater tank I’m buying this exact tank so you made my life so much easier! Thanks!
@breamboss12
@breamboss12 Год назад
Would love a video on you waterbox 😍
@thatstonerr7738
@thatstonerr7738 6 месяцев назад
Haha I wish !! My 125 gallon reef requires atleast 12 hours weekly on maintenance granted I enjoy it so I don’t rush what I’m doing but it deff gets more time consuming the larger you go also requires way more filtration
@Justin0765
@Justin0765 Год назад
Man I need the stl for the 3 in 1 Hanna checker holder thing!
@techtrader9858
@techtrader9858 Год назад
Great video! I wish my corals looks as good! The only thing that opens in my tank is torches and xenia, 😢
@johnson4523
@johnson4523 Год назад
Gearing up to get back into the hobby with a red sea max nano! Will probably do it opposite and add corals first like reef builders did. Will be a euphyilla dominated tank so not difficult anyway
@onlythedetails
@onlythedetails Год назад
into day 3 of my fluval 13.5
@ItsJustMeBrett
@ItsJustMeBrett Год назад
I started my evo 13 about 2 years ago and I have never needed to add kalk for some reason. My alk is always high as he’ll and I don’t want to burn any corals. I’m at the point now where I do bi weekly 15% water changed and it everything has been great.
@liampritchard4163
@liampritchard4163 Год назад
On my 2000 litre I only have to do monthly water changes and weekly maintenance is checking the filter roll cleaning the skimmer if it needs it and the general stuff but I probably spend about 4 hours a month on maintenance where I don’t need to test as I have a trident so it’s testing every 4 hours for me so takes a lot of maintenance time away
@faithprice8584
@faithprice8584 Год назад
Great video! I have the same tank and similar maintenance but only do water changes once a month. Where did you get your tank stand? I love it!!
@ReefDork
@ReefDork Год назад
It's this one amzn.to/3JbL5Qa
@tompage8674
@tompage8674 Год назад
For my 90l, all I do is pump 25l of water out the window, refull wtih 25l of NSW (which is delivered to my house monthly) and then clean the glass and prefilter on my oase biomaster. Takes all of 15m.
@bigchriss04
@bigchriss04 Год назад
Awsome color spectrum would you mind sharing
@ReefDork
@ReefDork Год назад
I've made a video on the Reef Dork Xtra channel
@craigpearce3620
@craigpearce3620 Год назад
Great video 👍 what dosing pump and container do you use for kalk?
@ReefDork
@ReefDork Год назад
Reef Factory single doser and just a 500ml glass bottle I got from eBay
@leannamarie97
@leannamarie97 4 месяца назад
Really informative video! What unit have you got the fish tank sitting on? Looks like it sits on really nicely.
@ReefDork
@ReefDork 4 месяца назад
I can't find it now but it was sold as a 60cm aquarium stand
@roryscarlett3952
@roryscarlett3952 Год назад
Hi. Great informative video. For the Phosi Ex, do you get the bag with the product or would that be a separate purchase? Cheers
@ReefDork
@ReefDork Год назад
I bought that bag separately - it's a red Sea media bag 🙂
@benperry5125
@benperry5125 Год назад
Great video, where do you get those filter floss pads from please?
@ReefDork
@ReefDork Год назад
From my LFS but it's this stuff amzn.to/3JunsCI
@christianbennett5657
@christianbennett5657 Год назад
Where did you get the holders for your hanna checkers? 😁
@enivty
@enivty Год назад
👍👍👍👍👍👍
@TomoBishBosh
@TomoBishBosh Год назад
Great video Alex, the dosing is a little bit intimidating for sure and the phosphate monitoring, whats causing the fluctuation in that?
@ReefDork
@ReefDork Год назад
It's not fluctuating, it's just the normal process - the phosphate was going up because I wasn't using phosphate media and the alkalinity was going down as the corals consumed it because I wasn't dosing.
@TomoBishBosh
@TomoBishBosh Год назад
@@ReefDork Ahhh ok, what raises phosphate levels then? Do all corals consume alkalinity and require dosing?
@ReefDork
@ReefDork Год назад
@@TomoBishBosh Food increased the phosphate. Yes, although i've never had a softy only tank but i'd expect them to use less.
@RicardoJunqueira
@RicardoJunqueira Год назад
I had planted tanks for close to 7 years now and have been thinking about setting up a salt water one. I got a 45cm cube that could be used for that, but the only filters I have for it are a small hangon or a 1.000 l/h canister, and no place to get a protein skimmer in the loop unless I buy one of those that you keep inside the tank, which for me is kinda of a deal breaker because it will be in the way of the hardscape. What would be your recommendation to start a tank with those resources? (45cm cube display, hangon or canister, no blue light). I also have NO easy access to RO water or already salted ones.
@ReefDork
@ReefDork Год назад
I have no experience with hang on or canisters, but i'd probably go HOB as you're more likely to maintain it. Water changes will do well for your nutrients though, although that assumes you have 0 TDS ro/di water...
@RicardoJunqueira
@RicardoJunqueira Год назад
@@ReefDork I'm sorry, HOB? And thank you for answering.
@patterdalezipsuzilil
@patterdalezipsuzilil Год назад
In truth it should be titled all week maintenance 🤣
@calithedankdino5966
@calithedankdino5966 Год назад
Do you have a video on how to make your own water for salt water tanks? i know it might be a simply task but I'm a new fish owner that wants to learn more!
@ReefDork
@ReefDork Год назад
Not yet but I will do at some point
@leem270
@leem270 Год назад
Your test kit holder!!! where can i get one /
@pauldeacon2268
@pauldeacon2268 Год назад
😀👍
@queencityreefs
@queencityreefs Год назад
👏🏻👌🏻🙌🏼
@andym209
@andym209 Год назад
I do 25 litres saltwater every week and 225 litres once a month from my 6 foot tank
@Robsnape2911
@Robsnape2911 Год назад
Great video. Although it has now successfully put me off!
@neeetreef
@neeetreef Год назад
Hey RD! I love your 3D printed Hanna checker stand at 2:51, do you by any chance have the STL file for it? Thanks NR 😊
@ReefDork
@ReefDork Год назад
I'm likely to sell it at some point so no stl file available I'm afraid 🙁
@neeetreef
@neeetreef Год назад
@@ReefDork more than happy to pay, sounds like a good idea!! 👍🏻
@hakman239
@hakman239 5 месяцев назад
How do you keep the floss at the top?
@chrismcveigh98
@chrismcveigh98 Год назад
I kept thinking my AirPods batteries were going halfway through this.
@AutisticReefer
@AutisticReefer Год назад
Love those clownfish what species are they
@ReefDork
@ReefDork Год назад
Snowflake
@harleysloan5085
@harleysloan5085 Год назад
Good day mate! Love to see the nano content. I added fritz turbo start to my nano reef about 5 days ago. With the addition of some live rock, would it be safe to add fish now?
@ReefDork
@ReefDork Год назад
If you have no ammonia, crack on and monitor ammonia every day
@chamoyuan24
@chamoyuan24 Год назад
hello from miami which heater did you used? my apex shows my temperature shows 78.9 with light and 77.3 without. i m trying to keep a little be more stable temperature.
@ReefDork
@ReefDork Год назад
Couldn't tell you the brand, it was just whatever was in my LFS
@hakman239
@hakman239 7 месяцев назад
When. You had salinity problems on your main tank when you where mixing up new salt water did you heat your salt water to 25c when mixing or did you mix it up at room temperature because temperature has an affect on salinity I noticed this when I bought water from shop at room temp it was 1.024 then when I warmed it up it was 1.023
@ReefDork
@ReefDork 7 месяцев назад
Depending on what testing device you're using, it should compensate for temperature so the temperature shouldn't affect the reading.
@ljsreefs
@ljsreefs Год назад
How do you find the hanna salinity checker Alex? Do you re-calibrate every month?
@ReefDork
@ReefDork Год назад
It's great but you definitely need to calibrate it regularly. Couldn't tell you how often I do but fairly often
@Lonewolfe7586
@Lonewolfe7586 Год назад
What type of hood is that? That’s exactly what I’ve been looking for.
@ReefDork
@ReefDork Год назад
It's a custom cover from a UK company called Reef Tops
@Lonewolfe7586
@Lonewolfe7586 Год назад
Thanks love the channel has helped me a-lot.
@Rossdheron
@Rossdheron Год назад
What gravel substrate is used in this tank? Looks thicker grain size than sand. Is that the same as in your main tank?
@ReefDork
@ReefDork Год назад
Can't remember but I think it was TMC stuff - I did a setup video on this tank so it'll probably be on that 🙂
@xisotopex
@xisotopex 9 месяцев назад
do the hanna checkers have to be calibrated before every single use?
@ReefDork
@ReefDork 9 месяцев назад
No, you can't calibrate them. You can get a reference solution to tell you whether or not it's accurate, but you can't actually calibrate the checkers
@Charlie_Birchenough
@Charlie_Birchenough Год назад
What filter media and ato do you use in this tank?
@ReefDork
@ReefDork Год назад
Tunze Osmolator nano and nyos phosi-ex
@MiniManAu
@MiniManAu Год назад
Any more updates with this tank mate? Setting mine up next week
@ReefDork
@ReefDork Год назад
Yep, I've made a few other videos on this channel and on the Reef Dork Xtra channel
@MiniManAu
@MiniManAu Год назад
@@ReefDork I saw one before Thankyou my man!!!
@so_so_reef
@so_so_reef Год назад
I'm surprised by how much flow you have. I've got an AI Nero 3 on a 60 litre tank and it's at 20% max, so often running lower.
@ReefDork
@ReefDork Год назад
They're both on very low - I just prefer having more sources of flow...
@michaelmiles1425
@michaelmiles1425 5 месяцев назад
Random question but what material did you use to print the filter media basket?
@ReefDork
@ReefDork 5 месяцев назад
PETG
@michaelmiles1425
@michaelmiles1425 5 месяцев назад
@ReefDork Thankyou! Been waiting on Innovative Marine to restock for over a month now. How's the basket holding up?
@xisotopex
@xisotopex 9 месяцев назад
water changes with new salt water will not refresh the alkalinity? or rather, keep it stable?
@ReefDork
@ReefDork 9 месяцев назад
No, you're only changing a small percentage so it will only increase alkalinity by a tiny amount each time and not enough to keep up with the amount your stony corals use
@hakman239
@hakman239 7 месяцев назад
My phos is 0.5-0.25
@Joe-lb8qn
@Joe-lb8qn 10 месяцев назад
1:05 Why squeeze the sponge out into the filter before disposing? Surely better to take the whole thing out and remove more waste?
@ReefDork
@ReefDork 10 месяцев назад
If I did that every time, I'd be removing saltwater which my ATO would replace with freshwater, and I don't want it to drip. Don't think it really matters waste wise.
@Joe-lb8qn
@Joe-lb8qn 10 месяцев назад
@@ReefDork top up with 20ml (or whatever) of salt? Just to say this is meant with best wishes I will be setting my current freshwater up as a salt sometime as a result of these vids so thanks
@ReefDork
@ReefDork 10 месяцев назад
@@Joe-lb8qn yeah, you could do that - just not sure it's worth the effort
@thenoobreefer9761
@thenoobreefer9761 6 месяцев назад
Can you share your light schedule please
@ReefDork
@ReefDork 6 месяцев назад
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@bradleyparker1458
@bradleyparker1458 Год назад
Where are the hanna checker holders from please
@ReefDork
@ReefDork Год назад
I made it myself with a 3D printer
@bradleyparker1458
@bradleyparker1458 Год назад
@@ReefDork amazing thanks you
@estonianreefer2851
@estonianreefer2851 Год назад
5:52 in the video salinity reading 35ppt at 18.1c . I hope that you are not taking this as your final reading as salinity will decrease with temperature raise and I assume you are not keeping your reef tank temperature 18.1C.
@TonysCorals
@TonysCorals Год назад
Im sorry if I missed you say it, but how old is that tank?
@ReefDork
@ReefDork Год назад
About 8 months now
@hakman239
@hakman239 7 месяцев назад
How many grams of gfo did you use
@ReefDork
@ReefDork 7 месяцев назад
No idea, I just eyeballed it
@xisotopex
@xisotopex 9 месяцев назад
so there is no benefit from reusing the sponge? in freshwater sponges are usually just rinsed in tankwater as the idea is that the sponges have colonies of beneficial biology
@ReefDork
@ReefDork 9 месяцев назад
Plenty of bacteria in the sand and rock
@reef_water_drop
@reef_water_drop Год назад
Which salt do you use ?
@ReefDork
@ReefDork Год назад
Tropic Marin Pro
@Scranner_
@Scranner_ 5 месяцев назад
Hiya mate. How much would it effect maintenance if there were no corals, just fish only? Thanks
@EIY_Kumar
@EIY_Kumar 6 месяцев назад
"Excellent Hanna Salinity Pen" this did not age well.
@ReefDork
@ReefDork 6 месяцев назад
😂
@richardwalker3784
@richardwalker3784 Год назад
I think u need a shave!👍
@victornicolau9131
@victornicolau9131 Год назад
What salt brand do you use? @reefdork
@ReefDork
@ReefDork Год назад
Tropic Marin Pro
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