SALTWATER AQUARIUM MUST HAVES

Csteele · Feb 11, 2020

Cruzsam00000 said:
Haha nice! Do you have a spot where you buy your corals from or is it online?

I have never bought anything online. Not yet at least. I always go to Something Fishy in Northampton!

Exotic_Reefer0 · Feb 11, 2020

Csteele said:
I have never bought anything online. Not yet at least. I always go to Something Fishy in Northampton!

I googled it haha, it's like 1.5 hours away. I usually go to "thatfishplace" ever heard of it??

Csteele · Feb 11, 2020

Cruzsam00000 said:
I googled it haha, it's like 1.5 hours away. I usually go to "thatfishplace" ever heard of it??

I have yeah. In Lancaster. A little ways away from me but near my moms place in Hershey! How is it there? Next time I visit her maybe I will stop by to see

Exotic_Reefer0 · Feb 11, 2020

In my honest opinion, it's good overall! It is alittle pricey though, but theres a large variety. They turn their lights on for their corals alittle to intensely I've notice, so some of the corals that dont get sold right away start to bleach. So it's better to get them as they come in. Fish wise they have a good guarantee policy. Equipment wise, they dont except returns after it touches your aquarium water which kinda sucks if you're not satisfied with the product

Csteele · Feb 12, 2020

Cruzsam00000 said:
In my honest opinion, it's good overall! It is alittle pricey though, but theres a large variety. They turn their lights on for their corals alittle to intensely I've notice, so some of the corals that dont get sold right away start to bleach. So it's better to get them as they come in. Fish wise they have a good guarantee policy. Equipment wise, they dont except returns after it touches your aquarium water which kinda sucks if you're not satisfied with the product

I hear ya there. As far as pricing that’s how most places are. If you’re ever up in the area give Something Fishy a try! I actually just sold them my Anemone

Daniel@R2R · Feb 12, 2020

RODI system is probably the hardest but most necessary expense at the very beginning. After that, an ATO.

Greg Goby · Feb 12, 2020

WuyouChy Auto Top Off = Cheap, reliable, effective ATO

Waynerock · Feb 12, 2020

Cruzsam00000 said:
Any recommendation on a good ato? And I've never actually heard of the dosing pump. I'm guessing they dose the reef for you? Haha

Go with the best Tunze 3152 or 3155. This is an area you do t want to skimp on trust me!!

Exotic_Reefer0 · Feb 12, 2020

Greg Goby said:
WuyouChy Auto Top Off = Cheap, reliable, effective ATO

Love this cheap and simple design! Thanks for the response!

Exotic_Reefer0 · Feb 12, 2020

Waynerock said:
Go with the best Tunze 3152 or 3155. This is an area you do t want to skimp on trust me!!

Looking into them haha, thanks for the response!

Cell · Feb 12, 2020

No controller so I've found my power strip with individual on/off switches absolutely vital.

Exotic_Reefer0 · Feb 12, 2020

Cell said:
No controller so I've found my power strip with individual on/off switches absolutely vital.

Agreed, I dont have a controller either but being able to turn off the individual outlets helps a lot!

Exotic_Reefer0 · Feb 12, 2020

Waynerock said:
Go with the best Tunze 3152 or 3155. This is an area you do t want to skimp on trust me!!

Just ordered the smaller tunze for my 36 gallon!

Cell · Feb 12, 2020

The 3152 has such bad reviews. You might want to reconsider.

AdamW0611 · Feb 12, 2020

Cruzsam00000 said:
Hey everyone! I'm new to the hobby, About 6 months in. What are some of your must have equipment? I'm not talking about feeding tongs and stuff haha. Like what cool gadgets were game changers in your aquarium?

Definitely my ATO, I didn't even realize how annoying topping of daily manually was till I got this thing.