Canister Filter Reef Tank? Yes! - Tips and secrets to successful canister filter reefing
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ก.ค. 2024
- People have been asking how I filter my SPS reef. In this video, I share some tips and secrets to help you understand how to run a canister filter and power a full-blown SPS reef tank.
If you've ever used a canister filter on a reef tank, please share your experience below.
Could you please show in more detail how you plumb the algae reactor into the canister and how you plumb the dosing pumps as well?
This is one of the best reefing videos on TH-cam. U speak clearly and use non verbal cues to your advantage. Well done
Thank you uncle
In complete agreement. I'm proud to be one of your early followers. Undoubtedly you will have a grand following in time. If you choose to continue on YT / social media that is. Appreciate all the information and the clear well detailed delivery.
@@Mikeymikemike you have a beautiful tank thanks for the info on canister filters. Just wanted to ask you when you wash the pre filter sponges do you use tank water or just rinse under tap?
Many thanks
Can tell me and links where u got you canister system setup
Nice to see someone showing salt can be done simpler . Often soon so complicated
Lol it is complicated, he was just able to simplify it on talking points. Many people end up with dosing nightmares and uncontrolled spikes. But truthfully, key is just consistency, on water changes will control most of that, but many don't like to do that.
This is one of the nicest tanks I’ve seen. This is beautiful.
The way you use this canister filter makes complete sense, you can see that a lot of thought went into this.
Great tank! Great clear and concise video !
I've just discovered this channel. Really impressive tank and impressive content
What makes this reef tank is the aquascape. proper master piece
...😂😂🤣👍
Very nice to see people demonstrating other options for filtration. I have AIO tanks and HOB tanks.
your reef tank looks beautiful, the best looking sps reef I've seen
Had to subscribe! Contemplating my next build & "want" to try a canister for the first time. After watching another youtuber (simple aquariums) & her success, it's awesome to see another youtuber with such a massive amount of sps looking happy & healthy from a canister set up! I think this may push me over the edge to give it a shot!
Duuude u just blew my mind with this video !!! lovely set up with a seamless glass tank !! Man I am inspired !
This is a beautiful setup. Kudos to you and thanks for sharing your methods for success.
So glad i found your channel, great information.
Please make more videos like this.
Canister user here on my 323Gal Folwr Setup and I was planning to upgrade to sump to be able to have a reef setup. Now I will try this. Thanks for the info. New subs here.
This is an amazing video, thank you so much for diving deep into this.
Thanks for this video. I am new to the reef world, and I'm using a canister filter on my 75 gallon reef tank. I was worried that it wouldn't work out, but it looks like it's working well for you. Much love
Starting my first saltwater tank. I just bought a tank and stand on sale and also a oase canister filter .I was a little doubtful about it going to work . This video made me feel better about it thanks 😊
Awesome video! Thanks for sharing your experience and knowledge.
Glad it was helpful!
Dude - Thank you for sharing this and taking the time.
Beautiful tank! I have a BioMaster Thermo 650 for my planted tank and it’s amazing. Oase just recently released the 850 model and I might give that a try for my next reef tank because of this video.
Best wishes, let us know how you go, I'm sure it will be fine!
Very interesting setup! Nice video.
Beautiful tank and setup I run a c160 marineland canister on a 10gal tank for years mechanical filtration coarse,medium,polishing and Matrix in all other trays I have a separate surface skimmer tho I like your canister with the pre filter Keep it Super Simple I like 👍
Oh myy this video help a lot! I always wanted to have reef tank but people always say u got to have sump skimmer ect it cost a tons!! Now I'm interested on having my first reef tank! Thank youuu
Very informative and useful video, clearly explained with a good speech post, I look forward to new videos from you.
Thanks
Subscribed! thanks for all the info and love your aquascape techniques ! might have to add one of these to my second system
I have been slowly building out a nano-reef run on a canister with no sump/skimmer. Your stunning tank is the best on TH-cam right now, and watching your videos on it has made my entry into the salty side of the hobby much more enjoyable. Thank you for helping me to navigate all of the dogmatic negativity unfortunately present in this hobby as I set up a beautiful, thriving slice of the ocean in my home. I have learned so much from this channel.
Awesome video Michael!! 🤩👏🙌
What a stunning tank/aquascape. Eventually want to get into reefing as the next level of progression going from cold water, generic tropical, and now currently African Cichlids. Always found sumps to appear quite complex, especially with the amount of kit required, not to mention the cost of it all as well as buying a specific tank and cabinet that is sump-ready. If I can get results like that with a canister filter then that's a real eye opener as I have 90% of the kit already in theory.
Beautiful tank man... I use to have a 60 gallons reef tank sps dominant with a "sump" but the only things I had on it was a HOB aqua clear filter and a HOB skimmer with the heater and the return pump... And for the dosing I did it manually once a week and the same for maintenance.
Awesome and stunning tank.
Something which has worked really well for someone, doesn't mean it will work for others too. Basic thumb rule in reef keeping I've learnt in years..... lol. Im confident in having a silent, clean, SPS tank and keeping things in sump. I have tried things with canister filter but found it tough to attend with that kind of setup. This is my personal experience and maybe I was not doing things right with canister filer.
Hi Mike, This is so sensible. I have visited my aquarium specialist so many times and they just don’t get it. I want a clutter free, simple and efficient system to introduce a marine set up to my life. I’m decided. Clean, clear, neat and concise………just like the tank. Well done from Ireland, I’m on it now. There’s always a better way! Thanks again, Peter
Absolutely love your scape!
Fantastic video!
Great video! I have a tank with a lot of accessories in the tank. What a nice solution to make them disappear!
And, just a question, do you change zeolite sometime? Every month or never?
I change the zeolite every 4 to 6 weeks at around 70%
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge! I'm learning more from these videos than most of the combing of the internet i've been doing. I am in the middle of creating rock "sculptures" breaking and glueing pieces together... I have revamped my whole thought on what I was going to do. Awesome!
Best wishes to you, I'm sure you will find satisfaction in creating a living artwork
Good luck on your rock smashing and re-building adventure! In hindsight, I wish I'd broken my rocks down much further and less bulky. Would have ended up with more negative space along with more mounting points for Coral.
That was even after building it before getting rock wet and trying many combinations and builds before settling on what I am using now.
Hi Mikey how’s that tank going’s would be great to see a new video 🙏😃👍
I love your tank, Mike.
Nice Tank Great Job
I’ve been at this since I was 7 years old. Grandfather gave me a 10 gallon tank for my birthday. So almost 50 years at this. For me it’s about filtration flow and dedication to cleaning. I invested in cleaning tools and a set schedule for my aquariums I currently have. 20, 75, 90, 180, and two 225 gallon tanks. I only speak for myself but I use canister filters for all my saltwater aquariums. I water change each aquarium every other week, on a rotating schedule since I have several lol and clean every filter once a month. My levels are always perfect. I also use a lot of live rock, a large team of cleaner shrimp and I oversized the canisters because the flow ratings are marketing hype. The ratings are based on zero pump height with no media basically setting the pump next to the aquarium and empty, how much water can the pump push. Setting a water pump under an aquarium (as almost all are except for custom setups) makes the pump work harder. Basic physics. All filtration media also make the pump work harder, further reducing flow of gallons per hour.
With all that said, a properly sized canister, cleaned regularly, more than gets the job done.
A lot of guys with TH-cam channels show you that they clean their canister filters once every 3-6 months or longer.
You have a beautiful setup by the way.
Great video! I might set my next tank up like this.
Go for it and feel free to share it!
I am about to run my first saltwater tank. I was thinking of using Glass Lily Pipes! Thanks for confirming for me.
omg, I have a 20 gallons with over the top MarineLand filter. a switch over from my fresh water tank. so far so good, but again, its only 20 gallons. your tank is amazing.
I started with a CAN on my first tank setup. I made that decision after watching this and many other videos on running CAN's on reef tanks. Honestly this kind of setup is very niche, such as having that particular CAN with the heater integrated and doing all your piping in glass or acrylic. I ended up just being over whelmed with HOB equipment that would normally be down in the sump area. I am now planning on migrating my current tank to a larger one that actually uses a SUMP system. I honestly wish I had just went the SUMP route to begin with.
Great job dude I like your rock work angle original and yet very natural.👍👍
Very nice tank!
Man this video inspired me to get the saltwater setup. Please do more videos.
Wow brilliant tank! I would love to see you record cleaning/changing out the media inside the filter
Very useful thanks a lot man u got a new follower !!! Bravo Mikey
Great Setup and informativ content, greetings out of switzerland
Which ocean touches Switzerland? I can see why you might want a reef tank :) Greetings to you and thanks for the comment
Awesome love this take on filtration, hear too many mentions of canister filters/sand beds/filter socks being Nitrate factories but this is only of they are not cleaned!
Tank is stunning too! 🙌
Thank you!!
The media is a big factor as well.
When you use the standard sponges and plastic media you wont have much anaerobic bacteria.
So you wont have any bacteria breaking down nitrates.
Only ammonia to nitrite and nitrite to nitrate.
Swapping out the cheap media with better media like Seachem Matrix or Eheim Substrate pro will solve a lot as well.
@@dennisvanopstal7360 the matrix is not a nitrate factory , i'm skeptical that it can really work in a reef tank
Gorgeous tank sir.
Thank you!
Great job. To the point.
I've had a bad experience with canister filters leaking. I hope you don't. Your tank looks awesome your a reef tank guru, keep up the good work.
Thanks, so far so good. i literally have canisters used for a decade not leak. This one has been good to me so far.
A practical on how you set up your canister with algae reactor connection would be a good video , and very much appreciated it would be. 👍🏴
Dude you’re aqua scape is awesome!
Awesome video! Thanks for all the tips
Your wave gets so high from the starting angle it gives me anxiety lol
It's been known to make people seasick haha
Nice alternative for reefing-I’ve been seriously considering running same sized reef using HOB filter (seachem tidal 110 packed with filter pad, bio media, carbon, gfo, zeolite), algae reactor (like your tunze), and no skimmer w/ weekly 10% water changes. Aesthetically not as clean as your setup but I do fear the inevitable prolonged power loss and anaerobic reaction in canisters, which would be avoided using HOB filter. Had a canister that wiped out a freshwater planted tank when it restarted after prolonged power loss and I wasn’t present to clean it out before power was restored. 1000 ways to skin a cat…
Great aquascape!
Just saw all your videos in the last few months amazing job. I just finished to set up a 50 gallon tank use using the samechanism that you describe. D I would love to share a Pictures and to get more advisers from you.
I had a 120 gal. With a 40 gal. Tank in the cabinet under. Worked with two suck/spray tubes that disappeared into the tank corner obviously carrying water out for cleaning and back in to the main tank. Had 3 types of filtration within the 40 gal. Which was all gravity fed thru them pumped back into the main tank... all I ever had to do was clean the tubes, 20-30%Water change once a month. Oh & switch out the sheet filtration on top of the 40 gal. maybe once every 6 months.. r Was by far the easiest set up I've ever run and ran so clean. Bio balls within the 40 gallon allowed for the larger water change when you did do the change. By far the best setup I've ever seen or worked with
You have used your own mind and experience to create a great functioning reef system.Probably upset a load of so-called experts who are still paying off credit cards for their own set-ups.Light,filtration and movement are the basics of good reefkeeping as you have shown .
Thank you Chris, I know it may seem foreign to many but this aquarium still used the basic principles. You area right about it being able to save costs, I have figured out anyone can do a similar setup for very little money using other brands.
KEEP IT SUPER SIMPLE 👌 💯
so great tank !!!!
I just decided to subscribe to yr channel, I don't have a salt water aquarium even that I think that they are amazing much more pretty then the fresh water tanks, I say this because I have 180 gallon, I hope that you won't have problems with the person's in the salt water that manufacture very fancy equipments because normally who has salt water tanks have a lot of money, just like persons that need a Ferrari or Lamborghini etc.... Very well done, the point is that, people don't want to be cleaning socks or sponges every 2/3 days and other things.
No protein skimmer? Wonderful tank, absolutely beautiful, great fish choice as well!
Thank you
I had a tank setup with a canister filter and anemones sps LPS. I think that you should use two canister filters bridging them. This will make your tank run top shape
Please do the video on how you keep the tank dosed and topped off! Super excited as I am about to purchase a new tank and love the clean setup with no black overflow as well.
I already have that video ;)
@@Mikeymikemike watching now lol
One of the most comprehensive videos, thank you!
If I want to hook up a algae reactor AND a chiller, how do I do it?
At 6:50 this advice is best for people who have a prefilter like in the Oase Biomaster.
Love it. When I can afford to cut off another limb, I'll be right into corals.
If you live in NSW, QLD, VIC, corals can be very affordable
@@Mikeymikemike not so much the corals but the initial investment to set up another tank and buy the equipment.
Regarding the Feedback you've asked for,
I did run a canister Filter in the past to fight dinoflagellates in my old tank back then when it was new (very coarse Coral gravel did the job) to be honest If the filter sponges are cleaned regulary its hard to build up nitrates.. the only reason i'm not using it at the moment ist that i had to replace the Bio Media from time to time because i had a lot of tiny sponges and calcareous featherworms growing really fast in there
With the right media a canister filter works great. I maintain 0 nitrates and .15 phos with my 25g mixed reef. Very happy , daily fed fish
Great video, would like to see some links to equipment in the description. Keep up the amazing work.
Thank you :) I am not sponsored and prefer to support local stores. If you are looking for, Oase, Tunze, Aquaforest products, you can ask your local aquarium store. But since you are a man from the wind. I'm not sure where your nearest store will be.
Fair enough, thanks for the reply brother
beautiful tank.
as a sump guy myself I always suggest ppl use the oase filters for there pre-filter and heater options.
Q: if power outages on a canister does not the back flow fill up the filter keeping it alive?
Q: how often do you have to clean the glass lilly pipes? how does the surface skimmer work in SW? does it float more?
I see you haven't posted since 2021, but I would love a short video or description on how you layer the media in the canister. Maybe give us a vidoe breakdown of the canister, your plumbing situation going into the Tunze and back out to the tank, and how you refill the water along with dosing methodology. Thanks!
Beautiful tank man! I've heard great things about Oase canister's, and I bet that tunze reactor is putting in work ;)
Sounds good to me 👍🏻
Tank looks amazing corals are beautiful but your flow look violent
Nice.
Stunning mate. I used to run external filters on a discus tank and always thought it should be possible to make the switch to marine. Currently running a small water box reef but may upgrade one day and would certainly think about this. What lights you running? Sorry if it's been asked already but couldn't see it.
Love to see a video which shows you don't need to spend a fortune on equipement to run a reef tank. Steady maintenance and aquarium knowledge is worth a lot. I am curious how much maintenace a canister filter needs. The little spunge looks to me if it will not take very small particles so I assume you will have some detritus build up in and underneath the filter media. How frequently do you maintain this?
It is very clean, I tip out the filter once after 5 months and it had very little waste. I think the bacteria does a very good job of cleaning too.
Im using Canister filter too,in my Salt Aqua!!!!
lovely aquarium! it is clear that you are expressing yourself in an aquascape. The best part is that you are breaking the marine aquarium system!
Thank you very much!
Very clean setup. I like it very much.
Can you explain your inlet and outlet with the pipes?
How do you replenish your evaporated water?
I’d imagine by hand using pre-bottles RO/DI water or he is still using an RO/DI system to create the water. I have a quarantine tank his salt will not dissolve as his H2O evaporates and when he does water changes it will pull saltwater from his tank and he tops off with salt water 🤷♀️ but I dunno - I’m just chilling, watching reef tank videos and 🍜 😂😅
My guy, power outage is power outage, it doesn't matter which filter you have, unless there is backup, you are dead in the water. And this someone that is pro canister.
Love your setup. I have a FX4 and a 75 gallon saltwater due to starting in freshwater first. I was wondering how to make it all work...
Have you figured out how to make fx work with 75 gallon SW tank? I'm on the same stack and not sure how to pull it of correctly.
Bought a Biomaster 850 for my 40 breeder after watching this video. It's working great and the prefilter setup makes maintenance so easy. My question, Mike: My tank is only about 4 months running and I am a new reefer. All my water parameters are good and stable for a mixed reef tank (Ca 420, Mg 1350, dKH 9.5, pH 8.2, NO3 10, PO4 0.03, Temp 79, Salinity 1.025), but I am having trouble trying to grow coralline algae, as well as SPS and certain LPS corals. After having a few corals die (birdsnest, micromussa lord, favia) between 2-9 weeks, I am not purchasing any more SPS and LPS until I see that coralline algae is growing. I do see coralline as an indicator to let me know when my tank is ready to support SPS/LPS. For seeding my tank with coralline, I took a nice amount of coralline scrapings from my LFS, ground it as fine as possible with a mortar and pestle, and dispersed into my tank with the filter off and the wavemaker on for 6 hours.
So ....
Do you think having a protein skimmer, along with the biomaster canister, will improve my water stability and parameters so that coralline/SPS/LPS will grow and thrive in my tank? I just bought a Tunze 9004 DC on Amazon and will receive it in a few days. Hope you can help.
My reef runs on 2 canister filters and it’s thriving
Great to know, this is ideal for me because im on a budget and want another tank! Where did you get your tubes for the return and line to the filter?
Thats really beautiful set up.
I used to keep simple pico reef tank with canister filter(without free filter)
However, it was painful to clean the glass pipe and hose.
Cuz everytime i spoil the water
Can u post the video how u change ur water and clean the equipments plz?
Sure can!
Absolutely amazing video! Thankyou so much for the explanation! I use a canister filter on my Reef tank and it goes pretty well. But got some great tips from your video! Is there a way to get a list of all the equipment on your tank including tank dimensions?
My previous video covers the basics :)
@@Mikeymikemike ok, I'll take a look! 😁
Great video. Just wondering how you clean your sponge every 2 to 3 days. Do you rinse in ro-di water or salt water or just tap water ? Good to see a local Perth guy sharing reef keeping knowledge.
You can just use tap water and squeeze it dry no worries.
Love the tank. What are you dosing and how?
Stunning reef you got there!
I'm a still a newbie and considering to jump into this hobby! This video really shows that reefing is not THAT much equipment demanding! THANK YOU for simplifying things for us newbies out there!
Do you think your exact setup (canister, Macroalgae Reactor) will be enough for a ~120gallon (450 liter) tank with idea to be mixed and not so heavy on SPS and fish like 1 tang, 1 zebrasoma, pair of clowns, goby, 1-2 blennys a shrimp, anemone and probably few other smaller fish :)
Thank you in advance!
Thank you! I think it will be ok, check my new video that goes through the process in detail. My main concern is turnover but it should ok if you are diligent in cleaning the pre-filter.
damn bro been watching your updates on facebook, gotta say this is a gangster setup! can see your passion through the screen
Glad you enjoyed it, subscribed to you to encourage you to get more content out there!
Great video Mike! I set up my saltwater tank this way recently. I know you said you clean the pre filter every 3/4 days but how often do you clean the main filter compartment?
Please tell more about the container which has a lgea inside. How it works.
Hi Mike, I'm currently running the biomaster 850 on my mixed reef and I've just installed the same glass inlet and outlet but the surface skimmer is drawing in a lot of air no matter what I do with the little valve at the bottom. Any tips on stopping this from happening??? Love your tank and what you have done with it is inspiring.
Thanks
Hi! I really like your video! - im about to setup a similar aquarium with the same setup. Do you have any videoes of the canister filter/what and how it is filled up?
Thank you for your video sir. Can you make a video showing how you attached the reactor to the biomaster filter? I have have the as well. What brand of lily pipes do you use?
Hi Mikey,
Thanks for the informative video! My current setup is an Oase biomaster filter as well with a chiller after it. I have just gotten the Tunze algae reactor. What is your advice for the order in which to install the reactor (before or after the chiller)?
Beautiful! Can you put links to your system setup~ Brand new at this, my 17 year old just got a tank for his birthday today! We're just starting/learning and don't know anything or where to buy these filtration pieces... 😊 thanks!
I’m not sure if Oase is available in America but I’m sure you can use any canister with a prefilter