Hands down this is the best thing you have ever done for your aquarium! AH HA!!!

[outeastreefer]

Triton method. Been using for 2 years no water changes fantastic.

 

[Billldg]

For me it was adding a Trident, now with the controlled dosing my alk and cal stay on point.

 

[boostedbeast]

Dosing kalk in my top off water changed my life.

 

[Blknovass]

Hands down ATO and my lighting. Thought my black box was good cause if the color then moved to an kessel a360 and wow what a difference.

 

[sfin52]

Switching from Ro to an rodi has made a huge difference.

 

[Joshua Kerstetter]

My Neptune Apex, the breakout box specifically, it does my ATO, which is the single greatest time saver you can have, and programmable alarms tied to float switches. A few weeks after I had my setup and tested it, it triggered when I was at church to the sump in my basement was too full. I then logged into my webcam near my sump and could hear the pump free spinning and making noises it really shouldn't have. This wasn't my aquarium sump, but my basement sump, my pump had died during a period of very heavy rain. I raced home, setup my backup sump pump, then was able to drive to Harbor Freight and purchase a new one, and get it set up. This literally saved my basement which includes my 400 square foot finished section that has my bar and theater setup, this saved too my graveyard of years of computer equipment and family stuff.

 

[Jamestown]

ATO is the most convenient, renting a PAR meter to dial in my lighting was the best improvement ive ever made.

 

[ReeferRoo]

Dosing Pumps for AWC and recently acquired Neptune Trident!

 

[Kimberely]

Stopped trying to shoot for 0 nitrates and phosphates. Everything has been good since.

This! I starved my first tank into a massive dino infestation.

 

[Taxus812]

Water I added water the fish and coral love it. (Sorry I couldn’t resist)

 

[Bastray]

1)Removing GFO and adding refugium
2) The Neptune Apex Trident

 

[Semisonyx]

Don’t chase the newest ideas or fads. I.E.: I stopped chasing phosphates and fed the f’ing tank like I used to. High food + High Light + High Flow + High Alk (9-10) = very happy coral.

 

[Leib]

At times in reefing you learn something, buy something or implement something that is a legit "AH HA" moment that really turns the tide of your reefing journey! Today I would like to hear about some of those moments in your life. Some of these are the BEST THINGS you have ever done for your reef tank and others could learn from it!

What is something you learned, purchased, or implemented that really turned out to be one of the BEST THINGS you have done for your aquarium?

Fish image via @ChristopherKriens

This is more like a key to reefing not just an aha moment you only notice it after many failures and being in the hobby for a while ive noticed now after 19 years in the hobby most ppl that are succesful are the ones that start off by setting themselves up for success meaning they come in with the right mind set,grasping all Knowledge that you can and then making your own decisions based on the knoledge that you have accumulated. The main key-my aha moment is start your tanks with the right equipment first. It will be much easier to maintain and keep a happy good looking and stable tank. Meaning good protein skimmer, filter socks, (nice size refugium with good lighting for nutrient export if needed) I like puting in a uv sterilizer for algae control, gfo/carbon canister filter or filter bags preferably canister (so the water flows through properly)and plenty of large rock for nitrate reduction, a doser for calcium 2 part, and a magnesium doser. It helps maintain stability in the tank and thats key for succes in reefing.A proper rodi for a succesful reef tank and good lighting. happy reefing guys/girls hope you found this helpful my dad has been in the hobby for over 30 yrs and i have been since i was born so if you have any question jusy send me a message and i will try to answer you to the best of my ability.

At times in reefing you learn something, buy something or implement something that is a legit "AH HA" moment that really turns the tide of your reefing journey! Today I would like to hear about some of those moments in your life. Some of these are the BEST THINGS you have ever done for your reef tank and others could learn from it!

What is something you learned, purchased, or implemented that really turned out to be one of the BEST THINGS you have done for your aquarium?

Fish image via @ChristopherKriens

 

[Barnabie Mejia]

dosing for me. I was hand dosing and with my wife, 3 kids (in sports) it was hard to keep up. added a doser, it kept everything in check. on top of that, dosing my water change water made the tank super stable! Doser = set it and forget it (for 4 months, I check and recalibrate if needed) and I know what to dose the water change water. stability is key, and my coral are proof!

 

[Russell Giambrone]

I added a lot more circulation and put that and lights on web based timers that i can monitor better. Next move is more consistent water changes and better lighting.. #worstreeferever

 

[Iván Olalla]

ATO and AWC

 

[McPuff]

I learned that simply leaving the system alone worked better than just about anything. Get it stable, then just don't touch it except for regular cleanings. Amazing how well it works... and it's easy. :0)

 

[ca1ore]

I struggled with stony corals for the first 10 years of reefing - mostly LPS, but some SPS when I could find it. Purchased a CaRx in 1997 and struggled no more. The ability to keep what I could not previously keep is what constitutes 'best'. Lots of other devices, some for purpose others for convenience are fine, but CaRx was transformational for me.

 

[kirbuno]

I was thinking of giving up, tired of fighting aptasia. I tried everything, bought a nice sized healthy copperband butterfly. Aptasia? Don't have it. Life is good again.

 

[musicreef]

The best and sometimes most expensive thing I've done has been to try to log on for a few minutes every day to R2R. I've learned from your successes and mistakes.