Salty Roots

Salty Roots

A saltwater aquarium channel, with some plants mixed in, based in Saint Augustine, Florida. Not a professional or expert. Just a passionate hobbyist always trying something new. The mission is to help others be successful faster by sharing experiences and offering tips learned along the way.

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ReefAPalooza 2024 Orlando

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Waterbox Delivery

Waterbox Delivery

How to Frag Zoanthids

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How to Build an Aquascape

How to Build an Aquascape

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I'm back!

2023 INDMAS Frag Swap

2023 INDMAS Frag Swap

How to catch an eel

How to catch an eel

Two Auto Top Off Options

Two Auto Top Off Options

Epic Fish Room and Display!

Epic Fish Room and Display!

How I Fixed my Noisy MP40

How I Fixed my Noisy MP40

Moving a Big Tank Solo!

Moving a Big Tank Solo!

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  • @nhathuynh1574
    @nhathuynh1574Күн бұрын

    I have same model Tank Link to where I can buy thank you

  • @Saltyrootsjax
    @SaltyrootsjaxКүн бұрын

    @@nhathuynh1574 first link is the y fitting. Second is one option - flare nozzles. For a little more money, you could go with random flow nozzles - the third link www.bulkreefsupply.com/loc-line-y-fitting.html?queryID=527cb46de87457e562729ed43fb55ff5&objectID=1709&indexName=brs_prod_m2_default_products www.bulkreefsupply.com/loc-line-flare-nozzle.html?queryID=527cb46de87457e562729ed43fb55ff5&objectID=1699&indexName=brs_prod_m2_default_products www.bulkreefsupply.com/random-flow-generators-for-loc-line-vivid-creative-aquatics.html?queryID=527cb46de87457e562729ed43fb55ff5&objectID=7132&indexName=brs_prod_m2_default_products

  • @nhathuynh1574
    @nhathuynh1574Күн бұрын

    @@Saltyrootsjax thank you 🙏

  • @CorgisWineAndNails
    @CorgisWineAndNailsКүн бұрын

    Haha! I love the dramatic music when the truck pulls up. I agree it really is the best feeling to see the truck pull up to your house!

  • @Saltyrootsjax
    @SaltyrootsjaxКүн бұрын

    @@CorgisWineAndNails haha I was cracking myself up with that music but your right, it really is how it feels. Especially when it’s the actual WB truck and not FedEx.

  • @boosterman7023
    @boosterman702310 күн бұрын

    I enjoyed your transfer method. Did you throw away the live rocks that you broke in half at the end?

  • @Saltyrootsjax
    @Saltyrootsjax10 күн бұрын

    @@boosterman7023 No, I have a big tub of extra rock. Used that for the new tank. Let the old rock dry out then put it into the tub.

  • @francescodivincenzo5765
    @francescodivincenzo576514 күн бұрын

    They did come back or something like Dyno or other took it place??

  • @Saltyrootsjax
    @Saltyrootsjax14 күн бұрын

    @@francescodivincenzo5765 nope! They didn’t come back. I think chemi clean works very well. While general advice will tell you to find the cause of the cyano, I personally don’t think we know enough about it to really be able to pinpoint the real cause, so just take care of it and move on!

  • @francescodivincenzo5765
    @francescodivincenzo57659 күн бұрын

    @@Saltyrootsjax how your No3 and Po4 level?

  • @irishman4671
    @irishman467117 күн бұрын

    So, I just did the modification, and it made a huge difference. Thanks again for the video!

  • @Saltyrootsjax
    @Saltyrootsjax16 күн бұрын

    That’s great! Makes such a difference to have a quiet tank.

  • @irishman4671
    @irishman467124 күн бұрын

    Thank you very much. I have the same issue. I was able to get about 1/2 inch of pipe onto the overflow, still under the output pipe, but of course it's done nothing. Going to follow your lead. $10k for this type of issue is unacceptable but stuck now. Anyway, thanks again!

  • @davewallace7106
    @davewallace7106Ай бұрын

    Awesome video! Thanks for posting this. It makes things look pretty easy; I'd been hesitant to open up the Trident unit itself (besides just what can be reached through the front door compartment.)

  • @bradkendall5311
    @bradkendall5311Ай бұрын

    I’m sorry, but this is unacceptable. For the price of these aquariums there’s no way in hell you should have to deal with this. This should have been dealt with at the factory.

  • @irishman4671
    @irishman467124 күн бұрын

    I have a Waterbox Infinia 230.6. 10k and have the same issue. It's infuriating. I agree with you completely.

  • @andyblackburn6690
    @andyblackburn6690Ай бұрын

    Any tips for installing the rebound kit? I can’t seem to figure out the installation of them.

  • @allennewland9749
    @allennewland97492 ай бұрын

    Excellent video!! I'm going to do the exact same thing on my WB 150.4 just to remove the "tricking" from the OF teeth. I also just noticed something else, the e-drain is a bit too close to these OF teeth letting some water "spray" up into the top of the e-drain. Your HACK will solve both problems and allow a trickle of the e-drain to not drop so far (due to the 45's) and decrease those sounds too. Well done :)

  • @Saltyrootsjax
    @Saltyrootsjax2 ай бұрын

    Thank you and good luck!

  • @philbert3866
    @philbert38662 ай бұрын

    Is it still skimming surface good?

  • @Saltyrootsjax
    @Saltyrootsjax2 ай бұрын

    So far so good. No oil slick look at the surface.

  • @nenocoelho4783
    @nenocoelho47832 ай бұрын

    Where do you live in Florida?

  • @Saltyrootsjax
    @Saltyrootsjax2 ай бұрын

    Saint Augustine

  • @cesarsreef5156
    @cesarsreef51562 ай бұрын

    Where did you find the extenders?? If you don't mind sharing the source

  • @Saltyrootsjax
    @Saltyrootsjax2 ай бұрын

    These are the pieces I used: a.co/d/iITq322

  • @stoneysscapes7544
    @stoneysscapes75442 ай бұрын

    I know of a few things that you can get for getting out all of the water and it's just a good tool to have for whatever it may be ? what it is GOOGLE MILWAUKEE AIR-TIP 1 - 1/4 in. 2 - 1/2 in. Wet/ Dry Shop Vac Long Reach set ...... You could also get a dryer vent attachment for less than $10 and then always have a lint free happy Dryer. What alot of people will do is make it using PVC parts , and then different hoses etc. using a heat gun to shrink or expand in order to get it to work. GOOGLE Images to see what some examples of people who might have been breathing in some heat gun fumes lol😮

  • @yourfavoritegarcon
    @yourfavoritegarcon2 ай бұрын

    awesome video! Thanks for sharing and look forward to part 3, 4. Question: Lifting the tank on to the stand, was you and your wife/2 people enough? Was ensuring the tank was level once on the stand challenging? Thanks!!

  • @Saltyrootsjax
    @Saltyrootsjax2 ай бұрын

    I had two neighbors help lift the stand, and we definitely needed all three of us. The stand has leveling feet so I spent a fair amount of time getting that perfectly level before the tank was on. Once the tank was on it was also level.

  • @queencityreefs
    @queencityreefs2 ай бұрын

    👏👏👏👏👌✌️

  • @MikeLemming
    @MikeLemming2 ай бұрын

    What did you pick up?

  • @Saltyrootsjax
    @Saltyrootsjax2 ай бұрын

    Two stuffed octopuses and two balloon animals lol. We happened to be in Orlando for another event that day. By the time we left that it was late and we needed to get back home so we just stopped very briefly so I could see it and film some of it so and our daughters were the only ones that got something!

  • @MikeLemming
    @MikeLemming2 ай бұрын

    @@Saltyrootsjax kids come first, I get it. But with money in my pocket and to be at RAP, i don’t think I could have left empty handed lol

  • @CJSAQUARIUMS
    @CJSAQUARIUMS2 ай бұрын

    May still wanna let water trickle down that emergency drain.. otherwise you will get surface scrim buildup on the overflow.. a trickle shouldn’t make too much noise. Nice work stuff like this are lessons worth sharing for people starting their build off 🫡🤝🏾

  • @martinkester3501
    @martinkester35012 ай бұрын

    Those are 40mm 45’s right?

  • @Saltyrootsjax
    @Saltyrootsjax2 ай бұрын

    Correct. These - a.co/d/9SNIs7m

  • @martinkester3501
    @martinkester35012 ай бұрын

    What return pump are you using? I have same tank but peninsula the 6025 and I have been trying to quiet things down and have 3 areas creating noise 1 the return overflow weirs which after watching your video I ordered the fittings, so that will resolve that #2 the weirs in sump going from refugium to protein skimmer chamber, they water fall slightly at 600gph making a trickle noise, and 3 return pump sicce sdc 9 makes a pretty noticeable hum? Wondering if you have sump noise and what return pump are you using and how loud is it?

  • @Saltyrootsjax
    @Saltyrootsjax2 ай бұрын

    @@martinkester3501 I run the Maxspect Jump series on this tank. It’s turned way down but it’s virtually silent. Here is a link to them: www.maxspect.com/en/jump-series/602-mj-dc-pump.html I also use these pads under pumps, skimmers, etc and they definitely help with the humming noise: a.co/d/38C7Fsz

  • @philbert3866
    @philbert38662 ай бұрын

    Is it still skimming surface ok?

  • @MikeLemming
    @MikeLemming2 ай бұрын

    I wish my tank was silent like this! I plumbed it myself and with a slightly older mp40’s, there’s quite a bit of noise..

  • @farhodkalonov9370
    @farhodkalonov93702 ай бұрын

    Why would you need to drill? Why not just submerge the tube?

  • @Saltyrootsjax
    @Saltyrootsjax2 ай бұрын

    You could make that work! You would just need to find a way to keep the tubing at the bottom as if it floated up, the siphon would break and no water would flow. Drilling this way and using a push connect fitting for the tube is just more reliable in my opinion.

  • @henryhernandez8108
    @henryhernandez81082 ай бұрын

    They also test the tanks more than a month before shipping. And cleanup to looking new and ships.

  • @nhathuynh1574
    @nhathuynh15743 ай бұрын

    What kind of main pump you using

  • @Saltyrootsjax
    @Saltyrootsjax3 ай бұрын

    Neptune COR15 on this

  • @zachwybrow638
    @zachwybrow6383 ай бұрын

    You would have gotten a far more natural look simply stacking the reef rock the rods and configuration make it look very artificial but the setup is nice man

  • @kevinw7044
    @kevinw70443 ай бұрын

    When the coral grows out it will probably look far more natural than a pile of stacked rocks.

  • @queencityreefs
    @queencityreefs3 ай бұрын

    Thanks for sharing 🙌💯🔥👏

  • @fishstix1988
    @fishstix19883 ай бұрын

    At 1:06, how are you able to keep the trident lower than the sump? I thought you're suppose to keep it higher so it doesn't create a siphon

  • @Saltyrootsjax
    @Saltyrootsjax3 ай бұрын

    Ideally, you are right, that would be best practice. However, as long as it is running continuously and the tubing does not come disconnected, it should be okay. I’m working with very limited space so I don’t have much of a choice. But again, if you have the option, best practice would be to have it higher up.

  • @LilDavios
    @LilDavios3 ай бұрын

    informative video, good work. thanks!

  • @boosterman7023
    @boosterman70233 ай бұрын

    I love following your build! 8:30 How many 5 gallon jugs did you have to carry? That looks like a decent workout lol

  • @Saltyrootsjax
    @Saltyrootsjax3 ай бұрын

    Thank you, I really appreciate that! By the end it was 18 of those jugs. One of these days I will either do auto water changes or something a little more efficient.

  • @MikeLemming
    @MikeLemming3 ай бұрын

    It happens bro. Better not than later. The tank is coming along! Looking forward to seeing what you can do with this tank!!

  • @ylsReeftankinChina
    @ylsReeftankinChina3 ай бұрын

    sooner or later, ur cat might accidently fell in ur tank😵, need to put something block it from jumping around

  • @ylsReeftankinChina
    @ylsReeftankinChina3 ай бұрын

    need part 3

  • @Saltyrootsjax
    @Saltyrootsjax3 ай бұрын

    Working on it now!

  • @ylsReeftankinChina
    @ylsReeftankinChina3 ай бұрын

    salifert po4 test is not that accurate, might still need hanna to test po4.. my salifert po4 test points my tank po4's at zero, but hanna test shows 0.1😵‍💫

  • @Saltyrootsjax
    @Saltyrootsjax3 ай бұрын

    Yikes! I believe my issue is probably algae. I have quite a bit of bubble algae that I’m sure is holding most of the po4 making the test read zero. Once I get that cleared up, I’ll try a new test kit brand. Thanks for the advice!

  • @superneedypets
    @superneedypets3 ай бұрын

    I had my Trident all boxed up and ready to send in for a service/repair due to this issue. I found flushing the water intake from the main manifold resolved the issue! All connected and working fine! Thanks for the video!

  • @Saltyrootsjax
    @Saltyrootsjax3 ай бұрын

    So happy I could help and hopefully save you a few bucks!

  • @superneedypets
    @superneedypets3 ай бұрын

    @@Saltyrootsjax yep, definitely. Like I said; I’d performed the shutdown procedure and packed it in its box ready to go in for the repair. I was even considering buying a replacement during the downtime! 👌🏿👌🏿👌🏿👌🏿👌🏿👌🏿👌🏿

  • @Dillio1988
    @Dillio19883 ай бұрын

    Just got my Infinia Reef 150.4 on Friday and they sent the wrong stand 🥲 Waiting until Monday to talk to them has been torture

  • @Saltyrootsjax
    @Saltyrootsjax3 ай бұрын

    My stand had a scratch on one of the door panels. They sent me a new one with practically no questions asked. Their customer service is top notch!

  • @76honda76
    @76honda763 ай бұрын

    Very nice tank bro. I have the 4’ frag from WB as well.. clean and modern tank ! Btw looking at the spot your tank is in, you might think about leaving at least 6” gap in the back to run wires and or access / pickup things that may fall back there. I have mine roughly 6” and I got a UV hidden back there. Also, I dumped their Ato reservoir as it’s not big enough and the evaporation is bad. So I got the Innovative Marine 15gal reservoir that sits on the side that lasts a week. Congrats on the upgrade bro cheers !

  • @Saltyrootsjax
    @Saltyrootsjax3 ай бұрын

    Thank you! Good call and I definitely did leave a fair amount of space on the back and that has helped with wires and equipment for sure. I did use the WB ATO and have noticed the evaporation rate but the bigger problem for me is size of the tank. As you can see, I have no space to the left or right of the display so no room for equipment outside of the cabinet. I may switch to a smaller/more compact ATO tank to free up more space in the cabinet.

  • @76honda76
    @76honda763 ай бұрын

    Redsea I coming out with a 5/10gal reservoirs. They are super slim and it’s called Reefcan which you can preorder now. I think $100 for the 10gal.. imo isn’t bad for the dimension. They have slim water storage containers for off road / rv that way more than 100 bux.

  • @MikeLemming
    @MikeLemming3 ай бұрын

    Off to a good start bro. Very nice set up so far! What’s the plan for the tank? And you have a real nice house bro. Doin big things!

  • @Saltyrootsjax
    @Saltyrootsjax3 ай бұрын

    Thanks, Mike! Likely mixed reef but mostly SPS.

  • @MikeLemming
    @MikeLemming3 ай бұрын

    @@Saltyrootsjax ya that’s the plan for most of us. It should be a nice tank! Looking forward to watching the progression!

  • @boosterman7023
    @boosterman70233 ай бұрын

    That's an amazing location for the aquarium! You have direct access and view of the top from the opening behind.

  • @Alexkv11111
    @Alexkv111113 ай бұрын

    Nice man 👌

  • @queencityreefs
    @queencityreefs4 ай бұрын

    Congratulations bud! Definitely best feeling in the world 🙌🔥💯✌️

  • @Daniel_SWE
    @Daniel_SWE4 ай бұрын

    Congratulations to the new tank! Perfect timing as I'm thinking of order a 190.5 myself. Looking forward to the next video.

  • @koltonramsey
    @koltonramsey4 ай бұрын

    😃

  • @mckenzie390
    @mckenzie3904 ай бұрын

    It’s great feeling,mine was delivered first week of January. Looking forward to the build 👍🏽

  • @jacklawer6389
    @jacklawer63894 ай бұрын

    Nice video thanks Can you use dr tims with fish and corals ? Thanks

  • @Saltyrootsjax
    @Saltyrootsjax4 ай бұрын

    Yep! Just make sure you follow the instructions closely.

  • @jacklawer6389
    @jacklawer63894 ай бұрын

    @@Saltyrootsjax thanks

  • @MikeLemming
    @MikeLemming5 ай бұрын

    I’m dealing with the same thing brother. 23 nitrates and 0 phosphates. I started feeding a more and added reef roids to my food. I read it’s heavy on phosphates. Today is day 1 so I’ll give it a few days and test. Fingers crossed!

  • @Saltyrootsjax
    @Saltyrootsjax5 ай бұрын

    Let me know how it goes!

  • @MikeLemming
    @MikeLemming4 ай бұрын

    After day 2 of feeding in the morning and once again at night with frozen and reef roids. Tested .006 with the Hanna checker. It’s not much but it’s a reading. Been getting 0 for a couple weeks now. It’s moving in the right direction!

  • @EllenKlocko
    @EllenKlocko5 ай бұрын

    Promo_SM 🍀

  • @evancharboneau4344
    @evancharboneau43445 ай бұрын

    Very helpful. Thank you

  • @pruthvimgowda
    @pruthvimgowda6 ай бұрын

    It's easy to do these when your all alone ,but when ur with your family all this doesn't make sense to anyone.

  • @Jesus06645
    @Jesus066456 ай бұрын

    Can you please drop the link? I have the same tank. And would like to swap out the return nozzle as well. Thanks in advance!

  • @Saltyrootsjax
    @Saltyrootsjax6 ай бұрын

    @Jesus06645 These are the parts I ordered. 1/2" for both. 1 Y fitting and two nozzles. www.bulkreefsupply.com/loc-line-y-fitting.html?queryID=a9ef81097f5252aa4b2c9914af585946&objectID=1709&indexName=brs_prod_m2_default_products www.bulkreefsupply.com/loc-line-flare-nozzle.html?queryID=935dbf58cac465369168a3a6c426649b&objectID=1699&indexName=brs_prod_m2_default_products

  • @Grantdaryn
    @Grantdaryn6 ай бұрын

    I'm starting a Fowler! Been out for a while getting back into it subscrbed

  • @Saltyrootsjax
    @Saltyrootsjax6 ай бұрын

    Thank you for the support! FOWLR tanks are great. So many fish options that you otherwise couldn’t keep in a reef tank!

  • @Grantdaryn
    @Grantdaryn6 ай бұрын

    @@Saltyrootsjax Exactly!

  • @Grantdaryn
    @Grantdaryn6 ай бұрын

    3 screws in 2x6s