Besides the tank.....what are the TOP 5 pieces of equipment you utilize for your reef tank?

[revhtree]

Besides the tank...what are the TOP 5 pieces of equipment you utilize for your reef tank?

The first few pieces of equipment are easy but I think some of your answers after those will vary! Interested to see what your TOP 5 list looks like!

 

[Troylee]

Skimmer, flow, lighting, rock, mixing station lol.

 

[revhtree]

Skimmer, flow, lighting, rock, mixing station lol.

EQUIPMENT ONLY!

 

[eqbal9947]

Return Pump
Powerheads
Skimmer
Lights
UV

 

[PharmrJohn]

Planned tank

Skimmer
Fleece
2x RTN Pumps (Syncra DC)
Refugium
In-Tank Powerheads (Gyre x2)

 

[DED65]

Lights
Python water vac
Hanna meters
Visa
American Express

 

[shakacuz]

heating
light
wavepumps/gyres
skimmer
return pump

mostly in order.

 

[Troylee]

EQUIPMENT ONLY!

Fine replace rock with a ph probe! Haha I don’t have much equipment on my tank

 

[William Chiavetta]

filter, skimmer, light, heater, and maybe the auto feeder lol

 

[lil sumpin]

i wanted to go low tech and keep it super simple for my first reef tank:
HOB filter/ fuge, wavemaker, heater and LED lights

 

[Reefer Matt]

Lighting, Apex, DŌS, Trident, and Gyres.

 

[revhtree]

Interesting so far!

 

[JoJosReef]

#1. Powerheads--even if return pumps die and lights are off, flow is absolutely necessary for survival
#2. Lights--necessary for all photosynthetic organisms, which reefs tend to have a lot of
#3. Heater--this would usually take #2 spot, but where I live the tank temperature doesn't drop too much, so #3
#4. Return pumps--allow water to flow through filtration
#5. ATO--could be done manually, but human failure can be disastrous, so a machine is much better!

Lots of contenders there: fans for cooling (not as big a deal in my office), dosers, mini fridge, UV, etc. But the top 4 are must-haves and #5 is a major QoL boost.

 

[Dbichler]

+1 ^

 

[1112-425XL]

Return Pump
Maxspect gyre cloud xf330 x2
AI HYDRA 32HD x2
Heater x2
Coralvue Hydros XP8 and Control X3

RODI, booster pump, Skimmer, Sump, Filter socks, Syphon...
Could never be successful with just the "Top 5"

 

[Fred A.]

Besides the tank...what are the TOP 5 pieces of equipment you utilize for your reef tank?

The first few pieces of equipment are easy but I think some of your answers after those will vary! Interested to see what your TOP 5 list looks like!

It's not the most important piece, but I have an RODI unit near my sump. A sensor monitors the water level in the sump and the RO unit automatically tops off the water level. You never need to mess with it. So much easier than other ATO units, but you need a water and drain line for it to work.

 

[WalkerLovesTheOcean]

Lighting
Powerhead
Return Pump
Heater
RO/DI

 

[taytay_1119]

Depends how simple your tank is. My 20g would be wave makers, heater, light, filter, and ATO. I have a uv sterilizer but not running 24/7. Only other equipment would be test kits for me *shrug*

 

[KrisReef]

EQUIPMENT ONLY!

Mr Clean (generic) melamine sponges, lights, skimmer, flow pumps return, wave makers, and parameter testers. Without these items the tank would fail quickly.

 

[Drummer98]

Lights
Wave Maker
Heater
Filtration system
RO-DI system