Week 42: Reef Tank Maintenance: 5 minutes a day can transform your tank: 52 Weeks of Reefing
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- It's Week 42 of 52 Weeks of Reefing, and this week we are showing you how 5 to 10 minutes of work on your tank a day can equal years of success! We'll share what our daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly maintenance schedule looks like for the #BRS160.
Done well, maintenance can be part of the fun of owning a tank rather than a chore. It can also be the difference between a nice tank and an epic tank as well as a two year or ten year success.
Maintenance is generally broke up by how often it needs to be completed, i.e. Daily, Weekly, Monthly, and even Yearly. Here are some examples of tasks you may need to complete on your tank:
Daily: Quick wipe down of the glass, magnet clean glass, fish and coral feeding, a quick skimmer check, potential daily dosing of additives, and potentially running some tests, filter sock replacement, etc
Weekly: Additional tests, dosing weekly additives, emptying/cleaning filtration like protein skimmers, potentially weekly water changes, etc
Monthly: Filter media changes, potentially monthly water changes, checking and refilling automatically dosed elements/additives, monthly testing for slowly consumed additives like magnesium, cleaning powerheads and pumps, etc
Yearly: Bulb changes, a string of a few larger water changes spread out over the course of a few days to replace a large volume of your tank's water, cleaning your sump.
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This is the best video series BRS has done yet. Great work.
Thanks for all the great content! I'm about 2 months in, no water changes or fish for month one. Now I change 30% once a week on a 20 gallon replacing with Narures Ocean. I have 2 blue green chromis and 2 clown fish that i added at month 2, they love brine shrimp but don't care for omega one pellets and flakes. So far the tank has been pristine with great perameters. Did I beat the ugliest or are they yet to come?
That rodi segment was right in time! Just ordered my kit for replacing my cartridges on my 4 stage. Wasn't sure if I needed to replace all 3 or just carbon and sediment. Been a full year since I've changed any of them and my di resin is bearly showing color change... Must have clean water where I live! Lol. Thanks again
Thanks Ryan, my favorite part of work on Fridays are watching your weekly video!
20% weekly... with a 20 gal nano mixed reef
Why do a 2 part dosing rather than a kalkwasser dose with an ATO system?
Water changes: I figured out that 1.37% daily is roughly equivalent to 10% weekly once you account for compounding. I prefer small gradual changes. That works out to a bit over 5x the system volume per year in salt needs.
Wow. Two purple tangs living happily together. How did you pull that off?
Please in future do a mushroom tank setup please. jawbreakers, bounce mushrooms, etc...
Howcome the opening sequence says week42, and all the copy for this says week 42.?
Ugh this all happened in 2016 and I'm just now watching lmao feels like I'm going along with it the whole way, seriously can't get enough of brs vids and Ryan's easy to understand explanations another 10/10 from 2018
I'm doing daily automatic water changes of 5 gallons 7 days a week on a 300.
Do you have a PDF that I can print out of like a template of daily weekly monthly yearly checks where I can add my results to as I am autistic and I would benefit a lot more if it’s all written down with correct spelling and stuff like that if not don’t worry ?
about 10% weekly. Which reminds me... today is WC day!
I noticed you guys used carbon in a media bag for this build. Curious why you chose this route over a reactor, considering one of your earlier videos showed how rapidly a reactor removes contaminants vs a standard media bag.
SPS no growth/DKH is this a problem... I dose daily but it's dropping down to 7.8 everyday and I can't ever get it around 10 unless I do massive WC; I have good ventilation in my house, surface movement, lighting Kessil 10hrs, calc 460 always, max 1300 always. The only reason I can think of the massive drop is the lighting strength or the fact I top up water daily by a jug not ATO???
I'm using Red Sea foundation A B C solution it brings the ALK up by next day it's all way back down but I'm getting zero growth from SPS, anemone is nearly double size :S
Just starting to plan my first saltwater aquarium, and wanted to thk you for all the great informative videos!!
Hello BRS do you guys have a video on those. things that let you know when something going worng in the tank so I'm new and don't know what it's called.
I learned so much from these videos you guys keep it up being out of work has slowed my build down but we'll get it in there
I might have missed a step or two but what ever happened to all those black and white clowns you started off with
I love ordering from Bulk Reef Supply. They are a no hassle business. Awesome great service!
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Given a sump that has absolutely no room for a roller mat, is there any way you could include it?
What does your lighting schedule roughly look like?
80% once every 3 months in my 200 gallon tank. I change my carbon and gfo at the same time. i know it's way better to do smaller changes much more frequently but i refuse to be a slave to my tank and already feel like i am even at that.
i've had the tank over 2 years now and my corals and fish are fine ... after 2.5 months the corals start getting unhappy and pop right back up after the water change ... i can't get anemones to stay alive to save my life but everything else is a-okay. also, i dose my tank with vodka ... 10ml doses 4x a day. i get a lot of red algae still but the green and hair algae is gone. wish i could keep bta's alive ... ugh
In controller video will fish bit be featured
How do you calibrate the Apex temp probe?
My water change schedule - Auto Continuous with Apex DOS: about 10% per week.
+BulkReefSupplyCom The DOS pump works really well for AWC. For my size tank and sump volume (85 gal) I change a little more than a gallon per day. At this volume the DOS isn't noisy as some have commented at higher pump speeds. With my BRS RODI connected to a 50 gal storage tank in the garage, making saltwater monthly is all I've got to do!
HI, what bulbs should I put in the 48" SunPower High Output T5 Light Fixture - ATI? Thanks.
ok thanks again! :)
What is the best way to clean the sand bed between water changes?
Hard to believe there are only 10 more episodes already. I hope we'll get periodic updates as the tank matures.
I know im asking the wrong place but does someone know a method to get back into an Instagram account?
I stupidly lost my account password. I appreciate any tips you can give me.
@Milan Lee instablaster =)
@Izaiah Avery Thanks so much for your reply. I got to the site thru google and im trying it out atm.
Looks like it's gonna take a while so I will get back to you later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
@Izaiah Avery it worked and I actually got access to my account again. Im so happy:D
Thank you so much, you really help me out!
@Milan Lee no problem :D
Do you guys vacuum the sand bed at all?
I don't think that it matters what kind of tank you have. Get yourself on a regimen and write it down in your calendar make a checklist or whatever works for you. If it's recommended to do a water change 10% biweekly then that's what you. But look at your tank everyday , look at all your fish, look at the tank and on and on just get into the habit and as Nike used to say. Just do it
+BulkReefSupplyCom I faithfully watch you guys and I still have tons of questions. And I do have a OCD habit of taking care of my tanks. I know that time is of the essence to many but you want it you got to take care of it. Act like its your child
I would recommend putting the tank heater in electronic recycling, particularly if they are electronic/digital. I know BestBuy does drop-off electronic recycling.
I got one use out of that stupid Hanna checker and it stopped working (changed the battery, still not working)
Oh no! Hanna has a 1 year warranty on their products, so just give them a call and they'll be able to help get you back up and running. If you bought it through us, our customer service team may be able to help too!
Hanna Instruments - 800-426-6287 tech@hannainst.com
10% weekly has worked for me
excelente sistema! Parabéns!
This looks like a fun hobby with great reward, but also looks expensive and one heck of a lot of work.
Definitely can be expensive or a lot of work if you make it that way. Check out our 5 Minute Saltwater Aquarium guide series and you'll see that it doesn't have to be :)
I change 20% weekly
20% every 4-6wks on my 90gal. I've never tested my water other than salinity w/ refractometer. I used to have algae issues but I found that was from buying my salt & ro water from a LFS. Now that I have a BRS 6 stage RO system and make my own salt water etc.. No issues.
since July of 2015, I have done 3 30% water changes, tank is not a high demand tank, I had a huge algea problem that finally cleared up 3 months ago, levels are spot on except dkh, high 7, I use reef crystals, just added 2 acropora and an Acanthastrea on top of the few softies and trumpets I already had in the tank, also added more livestock 2 months ago, nitrates less than 2, thanks for hooking me up with Austin Aqua Farms, and also Battle Corals, will be getting me a Bliss this week
I've been doing 15g bi monthly on my 90 gallon system(60 gallon dp and 30 gallon sump) and about 10 gallons on my 30 gallon system (no sump). Both are fairly lightly stocked. As my stock levels change I will most likely up this to 10 % a week as well
Thank you Bulk Reef Supply for all the great information you provide. great service to the industry. I am in Australia but I will make sure I purchase something from you guys soon just to show my appreciation for the videos you produce.
Could you do some videos highlighting the tanks in the office and the equipment you have on the different setups? I have a Red Sea Reefer 170 and would love to know how you are managing some of the smaller tanks you have in the office & what equipment you are using on them. Thank you!
I do a 45 gal water change on my 300 gal tank every 14 days , it's total system is 425 gal. I run a bio pellet reactor with miracle mud and a orphek helix 5000 protein skimmer . I only run it 6 hours a day .
5 minutes huh
Awesome video guys! these are so much more effective than reading crap online :) - my tank is fine, but it's always just fine and here I can see many steps I'm missing. Also, FYI - I got back into this hobby because maintenance is fun!
14% every 2 weeks, I am going to change it to once a week soon. The BRS 160 looks cloudy in this video....
I keep a pair of seahorses, a pipefish and a royal gramma in a 36 gallon bowfront soft coral/macro tank with a 20 gallon long sump system. Seahorses because of their vulnerability to bacterial infections need excellant, low nutrient water. They are however a heavy bioload fish with inefficient digestion of a high protein, omega rich food. For that reason I do (3) 7 gallon water changes every week (which is 42%), along with heavy skimming.
They are captive bred H erectus and flagfin banded pjpefish from Ocean Rider.
Thank you very much for this video series "52 weeks of reefing with the BRS 180". I know a lot about old school reefing but I have learned a lot in regards to some of the cutting edge technology and newer things available. It is excellant.
Great video as always!
Great video as always guys!!! Could you guys touch on setting up a ups for the controller?
Hi Ryan, You talk about calcium which is a essential additive to the reef. Just a thought though and I am not sure if this is related to a reef tanks' calcium or not...
Calcium in our bodies is the most dispersed and most essential nutrient. In saying that, our bodies absorb more calcium than any other nutrient that enters our bodies. I just wonder if this stands true with corals as well and therefore I can understand why a C.R is vitally important to ones reef filtration system.
Corals require a steady stream - if you will, of calcium and like our bodies, they too absorb it at an alarming rate.
Just my 2 bits worth!
Once I started 10% weekly my life changed for the better lol
i like 5-10% wc every week, but its mostly softie and lps. i have a light fish load, and test every week.
a little maintenance can go a long way
I was under the impression that the Zeofit media took 6 weeks to really start working. You just stated you are supposed to change it every three months. I don't get it? Am I mistaken?
I know this was visually shown, but having a physical (or phone reminder) calendar with reminder dates can go a long way to making you honest with your maintenance, keeping the box to your old bulbs and writing the date on them helps you remember when you actually installed them, and then something as simple as a piece of tape on your RO/DI canisters that says when the last time you replaced each component can do wonders. While I will agree actually testing things is ideal, but testing can very often be something that you slack on as well, at least seeing a date has helped me more often than than not to remind me to change (or at least test) various filters.
Anyone notice that the beginning said week 41 feeding fish, lol
***** no big deal just thought it was kinda funny, love these videos anyway
O ok I thought I subscribe to the you tube but I was getting email updates subscribe now I'm I'm the middle if switching from 90 bow front to a 150 long just built the stand now trying how to move the other tank without killing the fish it's still up and running the new tank is going in the same spot
great informative video. Thank you
I do 10% water changes every week
😂 5 minutes?! I find I often look up 30 minutes later after staring at everything in motion.
I just find it easier to do than 300 ltr in one go. Keep up the great work guys I enjoy watching them in the UK
5 gallons weekly(ish) in my 20 high for the past 9 years.
hey Ryan very good video as always my friend ... I've been experiencing an outbreak of algae in my tank, after almost 2 months with the ZEOvit system, reactor, stones, zeostar3, zeofood7, ZEObak and coral vitalizer, I assure you I have been very strict and I documented long before making the investment and start this way ... so far not lost any sps, all seem to be fine, but I really have not noticed great progress ... is also important to note that change my Kessil a360we to ATI system t5 ho ... seaweed is an algae such as color fine meat and velvet as a difficult to remove from each place where it grows, I use RED SEA pro test kit, alk-7.8 ~ 8.3, ca 410 ~ 430, 1280 ~ 1320 mg, phosphate .02, nitrates -undetectable...what do you think about this , could be a zeovit system and korallen zucht products??? after 2-3 months????
thanks so much....keep going!!!!!!!
+BulkReefSupplyCom , sorry ryan , im not sure what are you talking about??? biomate ???
muito bom esse vídeo. com essas dicas o aquário fica lindo.muito grato
Missed the beginning title it says "Week 41 feeding"
what types of fish do you have in the brs 160
right now I'm changing 15% twice a week trying to fight cyano. all tests are coming out good and I've double checked with my lfs as well. added more flow and trying to be patient.
+BulkReefSupplyCom I'm going to try feeding every other day for a bit and see if it helps. the problem is that I really don't feed that much to begin with. I'm kinda stumped on why the cyano showed up in the first place.
+Kings Reef Also check the TDS of your source water. I've been having algae issues for months and now I'm thinking it is from my budget RO/DI system. If you have algae you have nutrients even if your tests show zero (Mine has always shown 0 phosphate but my cyano and GHA tell me otherwise).
+BulkReefSupplyCom it's a redsea reefer 350, redsea filter socks, tlf carbon reactor, aquamaxx cone s co-1 skimmer and a marinepure plate in the sump. I use a maxspect gyre xf-130 and a new jebao pp-8 for flow. 2 kessil a360we's at 65% max for lighting.
+BulkReefSupplyCom I tried biopellets awhile ago and they seemed to have a negative impact on the system, not sure why but my corals were happier when I took the pellets out.
Please post internationally. I feel like I am missing out
10% or 15g bi-weekly for me.
I'll be using some of these steps for my fresh water setups.
Yes. I have African cichlids from lake Malawi. An mbuna tank and a haps. Peacocks. And mbuna tank.
How many times a day do you guys feed the 160?
i love ... "clap clap clap" brs TV
I do a 20 gal weekly
+BulkReefSupplyCom 90 gal
I change 10% once a week
And when you start this hobby, you think you are going to have fun! LOL!
+BulkReefSupplyCom I have been reefing now for 10 years and if I didn't have this hobby I would go nuts. That being said, nobody appreciates how time consuming it is. But like I said, I enjoy it. BTW, I invented a great fish trap. You guys should look at it, produce it, and make a million bucks.
+BulkReefSupplyCom Will do! Thanks!
How do we can take care of the aquarium when we are on vacation, especially with the ATO and carbon dosing?
BulkReefSupplyCom OK, thanks. The thing is that I was choosing between zeovit and biopellets for carbon dosing but I always go on vacation at least once a year and I won't be at home for pumping the zeovit. I think I'll use BRS biopellets. Thanks for your answer.
BulkReefSupplyCom Agree. I just need to add more when it's needed.
I do 10% - 15% weekly change, and 1 ml of calcium and alkalinity daily on my 10 gallon nano.
***** And my fish got a disease and died yesterday. Well, no fish for 6 weeks. It was healthy too. corals are still pretty though
***** How about tripled growth rate of my stony corals and the entire back wall of my tank has coralline algae covering it within weeks of starting 2 part dosage?
looking for advice... I have salt spikes in my tank and combat with topping up with R/O water to bring it down.
The water evaporation is very quick in my tank so I'm constantly topping up with R/O water about 10 litres a week.
I have a 275L tank and 130L sump with a refugium and skimmer and I sugar dose once a day.
I'm trying to cut out water changes (I know there's debate on this whether is good/bad).
My question is, is the R/O top up sufficient enough to cut down on water changes?
Thanks guys, keep up the good work on these videos helping newbies like me a lot
50-90% weekly