Starting out - definitely ATO - Tunze osmolator. Then good powerheads / pumps - Tunze again! Gyre's are nice - different way to move water, but they are, imo, a high maintenance pump. They loose flow very quickly, compared to others.
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The BRS 1.1 liter per minute pump. I've been using it for kalk for about a year.Which ones have you looked at, or thought of using?
Can you share with me your setup with this 1.1 BRS pump for kalk. I have a couple of these seating around for a few years and would like to give it a use . Do you have a kalk stirrer then push water with this pump? And diagrams or pictures would be appreciated. ThanksThe BRS 1.1 liter per minute pump. I've been using it for kalk for about a year.
I wish I had invested most of the money I spent on a mid range skimmer on a better refugium setup and a good air pump.
LED lights. Easy to adjust and very little heat. At normal room temperature I have not needed a chiller in the summerHopefully some long time Reefers will chime in here, even if they agree with other posters about the equipment, giving us an indication of what equipment we should have bought when we setup that tank. In over twenty years of playing in water I should have done this sooner.
For me, I wish I had started with an ATO, especially in an AIO (All In One) tank. I run an AIO with the lid off, and it is incredible how often that ATO is operating during the day, and how salinity will swing during the day without the ATO on an AIO. Salinity is very important to keep stable. All my independent tanks now have ATO on them, and I have seen a dramatic response, in the absence of my laziness.
What was your piece of equipment?
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What issues did you have with the canister? I'm just starting in the hobby now and got a canister filter for my 14g breeder.A sump. I started this hobby with a 75 gallon tank with an marineland HOT cannister and aquac remora. Never again unless its a very small nano.
I think a lot can be said for having the plumbing in place on 40G+ tanks for sumps, refugiums etc., even if not ready.