upgrades for christmas

cwb_reeftank · Nov 3, 2014

hey im looking to get to get a few things to upgrade my tank so it will be easier to take care of and good for sps coral. I was looking to upgrade my light, flow pumps, maybe protein skimmer, test kits, ato system, and any suggestions on what you guys thing would be a good buy. also any suggestions on what I should doss would be helpful.

spspirate · Nov 3, 2014

Welcome to REEF2REEF!!! What would help us is a list of what you have now. How is the reef looking with what you have and what your doing?

cwb_reeftank · Nov 3, 2014

Right now I have a eshopps psk-75 protein skimmer, marineland t5 deluxe high output lighting system (48"), I have one hydor nano powerhead and one I think aqueon 500?, I was putting reef code A and B in but then I switched to seachem fusion 1 and 2. I have a 55 gallon tank and I normally only test calcium but I know I should be testing everything else but I don't have any other test kits. My tank looks pretty good right now the only sps that I have seen look really good and actually been able to keep is my green montipora and a ponape birdsnest, I do have some lps that are doing great and my zoas are doing fantastic.

cwb_reeftank · Nov 5, 2014

any suggestions would be very helpful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

spspirate · Nov 5, 2014

Sounds like your on the right track! You definitely want to keep track of all three, especially alkalinity. So I would invest in some good test kits. IMO I would up grade skimmer and lights. Thats just me though. Whats your budget?

cwb_reeftank · Nov 5, 2014

what brand would you recommend and for the lights probably at most 300ish and for other supplies 250-300. I'm not sure about upgrading my protein skimmer just yet but probably 200ish. oh yea my calcium level stays between 400-420 ppm.