What is your best investment?

[kidninja]

So what is your best investment that you have put into your tank and would not think twice to buy it again if you were to start another tank. Also if you have a bad investment, might as well list that too haha

Made this thread to help myself and others with some decisions so be more specific with which brand/ model your investments are

 

[NYreefNoob]

i have two, my chiller and ato

 

[trivan]

BRS RO/DI
Neptune Apex

 

[nycpassat]

a good skimmer and two part dosing pumps

bad investment: UV sterilizer

 

[jerl77]

my house to put my tank in

 

[aznt1217]

Vortech Powerhead

 

[jaa1456]

Can't narrow it down to one. But I can say the best investment would be to buy the best products you can. Like the best skimmer you can and lights, heater etc.

 

[chinatown]

ATI sunpower baby.

 

[PHILYD1]

ACAN LEDS by far the best money i spent on my tank yet!!!!!!!1

 

[CancerverO]

vortech, skimmer and LEDs..

 

[asianer]

LED lights

 

[guarda]

imo this hobby is exactly the opposite of the true sense of the term "investment". It's a money pit, albeit a pretty money pit. But to answer your question, I don't know what i'd do without my reefkeeper2.

 

[kidninja]

imo this hobby is exactly the opposite of the true sense of the term "investment". It's a money pit, albeit a pretty money pit. But to answer your question, I don't know what i'd do without my reefkeeper2.

lol true, but what i mean is the best investment for your tank, not your wallet haha

 

[Hungriee]

the corals.

 

[dacaptain78]

An RO/DI unit. Lugging 40 gallons of water from my LFS got old quick.

 

[James]

When I think of "investment" with the tank I think of something I could live without but makes my life easier. Good lighting, skimmer, chiller etc are not "investments" in my eyes as much as they are necessities to keep the corals I have happy and growing. As far as investments... my controller. I use the RKL and it was bought solely for heater malfunction redundancy purposes. I have since added a dual float switch homemade ATO and a ph probe to the controller. Very happy, next I am thinking about a homemade 2 part automated dosing system using aqualifters.

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Switched to a nano tank.

 

[jaa1456]

If we are gonna go best, I would say my QT tank.

 

[masterswimmer]

'Best' investment......refractometer. I just don't know how anyone in this day and age can use a swing arm hydrometer.

swimmer

 

[tosiek]

Best investments are my controller, going vortecs over other PH systems, and my litermeter dosing unit.

Educator, I would opt for saving and getting a commercial dosing unit like the litermeter. A DIY aqualift system is a hassle to calculate, calibrate, and keep running at a constant without checking and maintaining it every 2-3 weeks. It will really weigh in on your time at the tank and your going to easily go through 2-3 aqualifters a year. There is also the possibility of setting the timers wrong and dumping your whole Cal/Alk container without you knowing.