What other equipment would you recommend?

spy231

spy231

Member
I am setting up a 30 gallon SPS reef and a 20L frag tank.
I have the following:
Tanks
2 MH lights
plenty of rock
plenty of sand
sump/fuge (plumbing and pumps already)
heaters
Berlin Classic Skimmer
milwaukee pH monitor
JBJ auto topoff
denitrator
Hydor powerheads
Anything else you guys can think of that will make my life much easier when taking care of this tank? Any of you guys use dosers for 2 part calcium?
I am open to all ideas. Thanks in advance.
 
vampofvegas

vampofvegas

Member
Mag Float Scraper (for that algae on the front glass from time to time)
Siphon and Buckets for water changes
RO/DI water filter (or a LFS that sells it)
"egg crate" for the top of the aquarium if you get jump happy fish (i fortunately dont have those)
 
spy231

spy231

Member
Got the magfloats
Plenty of buckets
Plenty of ro/di water
Got the fans
Plenty of test kits
no eggcrate
I only have 2 maroon clowns and a long nose hawk fish. Those should not jump (at least they have not in my 100 gallon tank and they have been there for a while.
Anything else? I am thinking a little more high tech stuff.
 
C

cosmokramer

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I would add a controller, to take care of all your stuff and make life easier.
 
earlybird

earlybird

Active Member
I would look into an auto top off system. The MH's will heat that tank up and combined with the fans you are going to have some serious evaporation which if you aren't careful could really cause your salinity to rise pretty quickly as it is a small tank. I top off 2/3 gallon every day in my 29 with PC's. I would test the tank and lights to see how hot it gets because you may find that the fans aren't enough and you might have to consider a chiller.
 
spy231

spy231

Member
Thanks guys, I have a JBJ auto topoff on the way.
I dont know much about controllers and dont really know how many things I have to control.
With such a small tank I was just thinking about dosing 2 part calcium and not getting a reactor. You guys think I really need a reactor?
 
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