What was the best purchase you've made for your tank?

[SaltyT]

I switched to LEDs now I’m saving ~ $50/month on my electric bill.

 

[mehaffydr]

i would have to also say Apex and all of the accessories. It sure makes keeping consistent parameters easy

 

[Auquanut]

ATO And Dosers

I forgot the auto dosers. Gotta be #1 for me. Wouldn't be able to keep stable parameters without them.

 

[Hydrored]

# 1 AWC with mixing station- can’t speak enough for never carrying a bucket through the house or rolling a trash can. Plus, one less thing for my wife to complain about

# 2 APEX due to our travel schedule that includes the trident

# 3 Stratons silent light fixture has its own value to me

1&2 for as long as I own a reef tank is a must for me now

 

[Hermie]

RODI setup because it's way easier than going to the grocery store for distilled water; its just a 4 stage but its better than nothing and my tap water is fairly clean

second, a powerhead, in terms of value added to the tank's health; tunze 6015

 

[ZoWhat]

Hands-down....my APEX

Been on many vacations and didn't worry much with the ability to monitor tank in real-time. I love my Wyze Cam too.

Not having an Apex is like having a kitchen without a microwave

 

[zukihara]

I don't have an Apex or a microwave. I guess I'm "that guy".

 

[Pkunk35]

where do you get yours from?

Salty Underground all the way, they been breeding them over a decade. Highly recommend!

 

[atlantean]

My live rock from KP aquatics.

 

[DxMarinefish]

Original Indonesian Live Rock delivered in sea water I purchased in 2007. I have kept it live since then. Best decision I have ever made.

also my Versa dosers.

 

[Gup]

Ever since I purchased my system 4 months ago, I had an incredibly difficult time readjusting my water levels with a ball valve leading to the sump. Since a tank crash last week, I installed a simple gate valve from Zoro. I'll never make a better purchase than that valve

 

[yababo]

Reliable skimmer and a good light

 

[LDog74]

Apex, Trident & all the accessories. DOS for dosing & auto water changes.
So nice to have the majority of the tank automated and check parameters on my phone. Flow, temp, PH, Alk, CA, etc...

 

[Daniel@R2R]

I'll say that by far one of my best acquisitions for my tank was my AutoAqua Smart AWC. That has made it so I don't deal with buckets anymore. Simple button push and the water change is done. I won't own a tank without one anymore.

 

[greetl01]

Tidal 55 HOB filter. I’m a newbie and I’d bought 2 filters already that were loud and annoying at night had No room for media. The gunk that think picks up out the water....has a skimmer. Solved so many problems for me. Loved it so much I bought a tidal 25 for my freshwater tank

 

[ScottJ]

Xp Aqua ato.

The next best thing I hope to buy is a bigger tank

 

[saltnut]

Aqua smart micro ATO

 

[a4edwin]

The 100g that i bought for my 36g cause it’s like a crab needs a bigger shell to grow!!

 

[Gtinnel]

ATO, Dosers, and AWC are the three things that I would probably not run a tank without in the future. Basically I try to automate anything that I have to do regularly.

All of you guys who have said apex are going to end up costing me about $1,600 to get one setup. I've been on the fence about getting one for a while but I can't decide. It looks like it isn't on sale anymore so I probably have until around Thanksgiving to decide, since that will probably be the next time it goes on sale.

 

[Wanda Jo]

Cleanup crew~*