What to get next?

[Steven91]

Hello fellow reefers,

I got my 120 up and running with an Apex system controller heater, lights and pumps. Now I do not know what to get next. I am planning on doing a softie/LPS tank so I will have to dose Cal/Alk for it and I know I want to do dosers for it, but I also want to do an ATO system so I can have the salinity stable which leads to a better tank.

Which should I invest in next, either the Apex Dosing system (both the dosers and the containers) or the ATO system that just came out for the Apex?

 

[moseley75]

I had the same dilemma when gathering my equipment. I got an Osmolator then dosing pumps because I caught the ato being sold by someone on this forum. Got lucky a short while later and scored a Bubble magus dp3 and containers the same way. Since the tank just finished cycling the ato went on first bc I don't need the dp3 yet. No coral just two fish and cuc.

 

[Steven91]

I had the same dilemma when gathering my equipment. I got an Osmolator then dosing pumps because I caught the ato being sold by someone on this forum. Got lucky a short while later and scored a Bubble magus dp3 and containers the same way. Since the tank just finished cycling the ato went on first bc I don't need the dp3 yet. No coral just two fish and cuc.

Thats pretty much where I am at, my tank just finished cycling and put my first fish in a few days ago, a beautiful Blue Sapphire Damsel (though he is hiding in my rock work), so I am leaning towards doing the ATO first

 

[ciscomania]

ATO is a necessity if you want to have successful reef tank. And you shouldn't be dosing anything that early stage anyways.

 

[Steven91]

Wasn't going to dose anything yet, it was just to have the equipment to be able to when I want to start dosing

 

[ciscomania]

well then it should be a easy decision cuz you are going to have top top off water from the get go. Nothing sucks more than having to carry a bucket every day to try to top off on your own. There is a reason why ppl usually put ATO as the most useful item purchased for their tanks.

 

[Velcro]

You already have an ATO... your apex. Buy a magnetic float switch holder and read about programming the apex to function as an ATO.

 

[RobertP]

ATO. I have been dosing with water changes and manually because my corals are young and dont use much yet.
I would get the new Apex ATO...wish it had been available when I bought mine. My osmolator works but would rather have it running on my apex.

 

[Radman73]

Definitely an ATO.