Required Equipment- What is yours?

[fodsod]

Thus far, it appears the essential for many are RODI units and ATO uni

Not surprising. Anyone that has ever dealt with the hassle of 5 gallon jugs being refilled at the LFS weekly or realizing just how much water evaporates out of your tank daily had their daily aquarium upkeep life drastically improved with ATOs and RODI systems.

I'd add another item to my list and that is a good pump used for moving water from one container to another or to the aquarium during water changes made the process way more efficient and easier.

 

[Tcook]

Apex and UV

 

[Scape]

That peice of cloth/towel on the right hand side of the picture I could never do without!

 

[Scape]

That peice of cloth on the right hand side of the picture I could never do without!

 

[Pistondog]

Skimmer, ato, controller, dosing pumps, awc pumps.
Turkey baster.

 

[nuxx]

Controller and redundant heaters and pumps

 

[MCLFLN]

Where did you get these? What all you using them for?

 

[WestMI-Reefer]

Where did you get these? What all you using them for?

I want one so badly. I have a nano with a packed NSA rockscape and it’s difficult to get to places with straight pipets/basters.

 

[Paul B]

Where did you get these? What all you using them for?

I built them. I used to sell them to Marine Depot and I made thousands of them. I use them for everything from feeding to cleaning, testing picking up things etc.

 

[apb03]

The only true must have I've come across is a Salinity checking tool that I have 100% confidence in. I bought them all, and I have trust issues.

A Milwaukee is worth every penny.

Now wrong answer here, but I find most gear items can be done without if you want to. You don't need a controller, fancy lights, a DC skimmer, etc etc, but they sure are nice to have. Must have is a different matter.