I am a if it ain't broken fix it kind of guy. That means an upgrade here a tweak there, never completely happy with my lot. Yet as I sit here writing this on my phone I can't thank of anything now I can do to my system to improve it, shocking I know.
My most recent upgrade/tweak was to put a Kessil 160WE freshwater cob light over my magnifica nem which replace 2 Asta 20 freshwater cob lights. They worked well but the, I can do a bit better than them kicked in and so they were replaced with the kessil. Only time will tell if it is a real improvement over the Asta's while I experiment with the kesills spectrum and intensity.
I can't improve anymore on my lighting without spending a stupid amount of money, even then it would be debatable if any real improvement would come about.
Current lighting along with the Kessil on my D-D 1500 Pro reef is.
2 X Orphek icons
3x Orphek 120 light bars 2 blue plus and a day plus.
In tank I have a Jebao gyre and 2 x Ecotech MP40s
Living rock makes up my reefscape.
Sump is heavily modified to my own beliefs.
No particulate filtration, that is no filter wool, no socks or roller mat, nothing.
I have a Reef Octopus 150 skimmer,no am not going to replace that as it is IME better than some skimmers costing nearly twice the price, it replace a Nyos 160 and its better than the Nyos IME.
I have a Turbo Aquatics waterfall ATS which is great. An Aqua Medic kalk stirrer and an Ultra Reef 300 reactor with a little rowa.
A Tunze ATU and D-D temperature controller.
A couple of bio block complete the sump with a Jebao sine wave return pump.
I have a calcium reactor in reserve to be used as and when required.
I am not one for dosing or heavy computer control as I am more a hands on guy.
Looking at my tank and how well its doing then looking at the equipment I have then it's complete..... That is until I get another light bulb moment.
My most recent upgrade/tweak was to put a Kessil 160WE freshwater cob light over my magnifica nem which replace 2 Asta 20 freshwater cob lights. They worked well but the, I can do a bit better than them kicked in and so they were replaced with the kessil. Only time will tell if it is a real improvement over the Asta's while I experiment with the kesills spectrum and intensity.
I can't improve anymore on my lighting without spending a stupid amount of money, even then it would be debatable if any real improvement would come about.
Current lighting along with the Kessil on my D-D 1500 Pro reef is.
2 X Orphek icons
3x Orphek 120 light bars 2 blue plus and a day plus.
In tank I have a Jebao gyre and 2 x Ecotech MP40s
Living rock makes up my reefscape.
Sump is heavily modified to my own beliefs.
No particulate filtration, that is no filter wool, no socks or roller mat, nothing.
I have a Reef Octopus 150 skimmer,no am not going to replace that as it is IME better than some skimmers costing nearly twice the price, it replace a Nyos 160 and its better than the Nyos IME.
I have a Turbo Aquatics waterfall ATS which is great. An Aqua Medic kalk stirrer and an Ultra Reef 300 reactor with a little rowa.
A Tunze ATU and D-D temperature controller.
A couple of bio block complete the sump with a Jebao sine wave return pump.
I have a calcium reactor in reserve to be used as and when required.
I am not one for dosing or heavy computer control as I am more a hands on guy.
Looking at my tank and how well its doing then looking at the equipment I have then it's complete..... That is until I get another light bulb moment.
