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!

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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?