How to Set Up a Saltwater Aquarium: Step by Step Beginner's Guide

Thinking about starting a saltwater aquarium? You're in the right place! In this video, I’ll show you just how easy it can be to set up a simple, beginner-friendly reef tank. While this isn’t my first saltwater aquarium, I’ve designed this setup to be as straightforward as possible — perfect for anyone looking to start their own marine tank with confidence. This is the beginning of a new series where we’ll add fish, corals, and more, so be sure to subscribe and follow along as the tank comes to life! Good news you can get NT Labs test kits in America! https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/catalo... Massive shout out to @NTLabsOfficialSite for sponsoring the channel and for their awesome range of liquids and foods! Links to NT Labs Marine test kits & Optimus and Satus below: https://www.nt-labs.com/browse-produc... https://www.nt-labs.com/browse-produc... Nitrogen cycle video: The Nitrogen Cycle! The most important aqu... Find all my merch below! https://my-store-d0bef8.creator-sprin... 00:00 Setting up a reef aquarium 01:51 Unboxing our new fish tank 03:52 Adding coral sand and reef rock 06:06 Using tap water or R.O water? 10:19 Setting up the pump, protein skimmer, heater and lighting 16:24 Mixing salt and water 20:50 Testing salinity with refractometer and hydrometer 26:29 Adding mature live rock, Satus Bacteria and food 30:56 Testing your saltwater for ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and ph 33:03 Picking out the first inhabitants 35:05 Acclimatising our new animals 38:01 We have life in the tank! 41:29 How has it done? As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. If you click on an Amazon link, this channel earns a small commission which helps support the channel: Plantus plant food UK https://amzn.to/4q16SgJ Optimus Dechlorinater UK https://amzn.to/3FCR8hD Satus Bacteria UK https://amzn.to/3SxINyG NT Labs Axosafe UK https://amzn.to/3ZHqg5T NT Labs Axocure UK https://amzn.to/3POA9Kx NT Labs Axolotl Junior food https://amzn.to/3F81OkI NT Labs Axolotl adult food https://amzn.to/48Guqio Media bags UK https://amzn.to/4g2FtGr US https://amzn.to/3XfvJRJ NT Labs shrimp enhancer UK https://amzn.to/3x6EZgA NT Labs test kit UK https://amzn.to/48FI854 NT Labs PRO-F tropical UK https://amzn.to/3RA6S8b NT Labs PRO-F nano UK https://amzn.to/3GDIjRu NT Labs PRO-F micro crumb https://amzn.to/3RBTy3p Small metal shelving UK https://amzn.to/4ajOQhv Large metal shelving UK https://amzn.to/4cIQoU6 similar US https://amzn.to/4cI4pky Feeding spoons UK https://amzn.to/49guhSd US https://amzn.to/47VJUgP Water Lettuce UK https://amzn.to/3RHNXce