What is something you did to your tank to improve it?

[Gumbies R Us]

We all are looking for ways we can improve our tanks. The question I am wondering is what is something you did to your tank that improved it in your eyes? Did you add a certain livestock to it? Maybe you started dosing a specific chemical in your tank that improved it. Curious to see what everyone says!

 

[RedoubtReef]

Added a refugium back to it and went back to halide/T5s.

 

[Murica]

Adding a refugium and algae scrubber.

 

[doubleshot00]

Added more white light.

 

[Daenion]

Stopped putting my hand in it.

 

[Reefer Matt]

Kept my hands out.

 

[Reefer Matt]

Stopped putting my hand in it.

Jinx!

 

[williamCreery]

Adding a Live Brine shrimp Hatchery within my reef tank. I’ve seen exponential growth on all my soft corals.

 

[laverda]

Adding a Live Brine shrimp Hatchery within my reef tank. I’ve seen exponential growth on all my soft corals.

How did you add it within your tank? I have thought about doing that myself.

I built an ATS into my overflow box. I was supprized how quickly it dropped my nutrients. I had always had supper high levels before adding it. It cost less that $30.00 too. I have a thread here on how i did it. https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/how-anyone-can-build-an-ats-for-under-30-00.518209/

 

[nuxx]

Taking a large section of my sump and dedicating it to chaeto... just felt everything looked better and parameters were more in check. I had so much it really also acted as a filter for floating particles.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Kept my hands out.

That has helped me too! haha

 

[cilyjr]

I made these. They replace the OEM, not a slip on.
The 2 outer have the redirector on the 2 middle do not.
Don't get nearly the number of snails in them and I can spin the outer so the flow redirector points to not disturb the sand.

 

[FrugalReefer]

Lowered my alkalinity

 

[steveschuerger]

I made these. They replace the OEM, not a slip on.
The 2 outer have the redirector on the 2 middle do not.
Don't get nearly the number of snails in them and I can spin the outer so the flow redirector points to not disturb the sand.

Nice. A fellow reefing friend 3D printed some guards for my Nero’s as my dwarf Cerith were always gumming them up. No more Ceriths after that.

 

[steveschuerger]

Aside from the above, I have a HOB refugium , stopped dosing AB+, started dosing B-Ionic 2 part, started using kz 4 part micro element dosing once a week, lowered my iodide dosing, and started adding Mag several times per week.

 

[Tayreef93]

Lowered my alkalinity

What was it before and how did it help?

 

[piranhaman00]

White light, t5s, nitrate reactor,

 

[Aquariumaddictuk]

Switched(gradually!) to bare bottom

 

[Derrick0580]

Adding a Live Brine shrimp Hatchery within my reef tank. I’ve seen exponential growth on all my soft corals.

I too would like to see your in tank hatchery. Diy or premade from a retailer?

 

[williamCreery]

Expensive, bought it off a private owner of a design out in the UK and shipping to Colorado international was like $150. So… not cheap but worth it in my opinion.
I’ll see if I can. For now I’m out on a business trip. Will update with pictures