How To Set Up A Saltwater Aquarium For Beginners
#SaltwaterAquarium #AquariumSetup
This is a simple step by step guide on how to set up a saltwater aquarium for beginners. I’ll tell you what equipment you need, what system you need, how to add your first fish, plus loads of other handy tips to make setting up a saltwater aquarium easy!
Equipment used:
Tank: Aqua One Mini Reef 120
Sump vinyl wrap:
Vaseline for hinges:
Silicone:
Plumber’s tape:
Rock: Real Reef Rock
Sand:
RO/DI filter:
Skimmer: Bubble Magus Curve 5
Temperature controller:
Heater:
Cooling fans:
Return pump: Eheim Compact 3000+
Auto top off: Reefloat ATU Pro 3
Freshwater reservoir:
Light: Radion XR15 with diffuser and Ecotech mounting arm
Powerhead:
Salinity checker:
Bottled bacteria:
Aquarium cover: DD Jump Guard
Hose clamps:
Find my best fishy photos on Instagram – search ‘Reef Dork’.
A select few great reef buys:
RO filter –
Tunze algae magnet –
Tunze frag rack –
Tunze auto top off –
ATM colony –
Digital thermometer –
Heating controller –
Activated carbon –
Coral glue –
ICP test –
Rowaphos –
Red Sea salt –
Some of these links have an affiliate code – so if you make a purchase, I get a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!
For any commercial enquiries, please send me a PM, contact me via Instagram or leave a comment below.
0:00 Introduction
0:26 Choosing a tank: big or small
1:50 Where to setup
3:05 Preparing your tank
3:46 Plumbing
5:02 Aquascaping & sand
8:02 Adding water
9:59 Sump & filtration
14:26 Lighting
15:16 Flow
15:53 Adding your first fish
17:40 Aquarium cover
18:18 Closing
Original Source Link
