400 dollars to blow opn equipment...what to buy

[8x8nhl]

Hey guys i just got 400 dollars for report card money that is burninga hole on my pocket so i am going to buy some equipment for my tank ( comin in on thursday) its a reef and i was thinking about a uv sterilizer... or a clacium reactor, out topoff etc...... your thoughts

 

[8x8nhl]

lol i accidently put 4000 dolllars insted of 400!

 

[shrmnator]

calcium reactor!! that would be the wisest of all 3 choices you have there in my opinion. the uv would be better for fowlr, the auto-topoff would be easily avoided, while the calcium reactor would make the most sense!

 

[murph145]

well what do u have now?
lets see what might be the best approach for you...
i personally like the added security of a UV filter lots of people debate this but i run it on my 180G reef
i also have a dual chambered My Reef Creations "MRC CR-2" Calcium reactor with a 10lbs CO2 bottle and a jbj dual guage regualtor and solenoid with needle valave and bubble counter... i also have a rio hyper flow 4 as the feed pump and a mag 2 as the recirculating pump and ARM media in the chambers this total setup cost me like $600+ so they get kinda pricey but if u dont have sps or clams id stick with dosing
auto top off is very cool that way u dont have to worry about your salinity swinging too much before you top off with fresh RO water....
i have one conected to my sump and it fills when it gets low that cost me about $100 and wouldnt be without one especially when running MH lighting and a high flow tank

 

[fedukeford]

400 dollers for a report card??? i just got $20 for my report card today

 

[jacknjill]

I didn't get any money for my report card and I got straight A's. So not fair!

 

[maroonytun]

I'd get a calk reactor and topoff.
I get about 150 for my report card.

 

[phixer]

Wholly cow all I got from my old man was a handshake. Id go with a UV sterilizer and save the rest for a bigger tank.

 

[8x8nhl]

lol thanks uys looks like im gettin the sterlizer and top off and mabeya wave maker

 

[oxbeard]

$400 for a report card, definitely can't let my kids see this thread. LOL

 

[murph145]

yeah my mom always told me that having the good grades was all the reward i needed in itself!
i never got money lol
maybe i can collect now on back reports from 20 years ago lol

 

[8x8nhl]

3weeel it wasn't 400 just off thr report card i already had 125 and my dad ows me 120 and we cot our standerdized test grades and report card back

 

[acrylic51]

Calc reactor would be nice if there is a real need for it.....What is the stocking of your tank?

 

[8x8nhl]

allot of lps with some sps and a few clams

 

[jakebtc]

top off with a resevoir is only like 100$ I would definitely do that you'll love it!
if you guys don't have an ro/di unit you may want one of those too

 

[sharkbait9]

My god, 400 bucks. Man if i got a good card my reward was no foot in the a**

 

[ckline]

haha same here...my reward for a good report card was not giving my parents money...haha