What's the one most beneficial change you have made to your tank?

[capture]

What is the most beneficial change you have made to any of your tanks in the past and/or recently? Of course, keep in mind your zoanthids.
I'm thinking everything in the way of equipment, clean-up-crews, livestock, removal of anything from your system, etc. It can be anything.

I recently changed my lighting from PC to Halide and increased my tank size from a standard 10 to a 16 bow. Not sure which I think is better yet. I'll have to come back to this later.

Share why you did it to begin with, what it was or is, what the overall benefit was and how long it took to see the end result (instant or more long term).

 

[killingseed]

i did the same with my lights as well. after starting fish only and getting into coral, i had pc lights. most softies did fine but when i started to get into zoa's i wasnt seeing what other have posted. some of the coloring was more powerful they what i was seeing. i have to say i also want to see more growth. i can say now i see the light! i would not change back at all.

 

[650-IS350]

8 T5s and a deltec MCE600 skimmer.

 

[capture]

delsol, i said one thing. lol.
really, a skimmer? I think i will have to get one soon. I have never had one. I also have next to no bioload though.

 

[650-IS350]

Its good to have one nevertheless.

Especially if you feed your palys and protopalys like I do. I have a HIGH bioload and have a dirty tank. surprised my SPS do well.

 

[Skeptic_07]

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[seapug]

PhosBan Reactor, hands down. No single piece of equipment has ever made such a dramatic improvement in my tanks.

 

[weluvfish54]

my g3 skimmer. by far.

 

[95accord]

i added water

 

[epicfish]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12646237#post12646237 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by 95accord
i added water

Well, I added salt.

 

[mpoletti]

A new tank

 

[ILoveReefer]

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[crazyfrog]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12646077#post12646077 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by seapug
PhosBan Reactor, hands down. No single piece of equipment has ever made such a dramatic improvement in my tanks.

hey seapug how did the phosban help? i also currently have a zoo/softies tank..

 

[MAMGM]

No question about it, running the Kent phosphate reactor has made my tank much more manageable and more fun to maintain

 

[capture]

I'm jumping on crazyfrog's question. why? how did it make such a big difference?
you too MAMGM?

 

[flyyyguy]

going way out of my way to achieve positive everywhere flow via creative flow design and aquascaping in such a way that will truly allow it

 

[Kigs]

vortech

 

[stoneroller]

EZ-Blade for me and getting rid of metallic GSP for my zoas.

 

[seapug]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12647382#post12647382 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by crazyfrog
hey seapug how did the phosban help? i also currently have a zoo/softies tank..

It completely eliminated all hair algae in the tank and vastly improved the colors in all my corals. Phosphate is enemy #1 in a reef tank.

 

[650-IS350]

I always thought nitrate/nitriates and ammonia..

Phosphate is only really bad for the reef as it feeds all PEST algae??