Pretty simple actually. Nothing too fancy at all. I've got an eshopps psk100 skimmer, a fluval206 external canister filter, a Kent marine media reactor(running phos sponge), a simple aqueon circulation pump 500, and an aqueon adjustable heater. I also do 10% water changes faithfully every weekend. Then once a month do a 20-25% water change. I do my maintenance on my equipment 1 a month too. Simple as it gets but have gotten great results. I'm happy. And thank you for the compliment