What Equipment Should we hope for in Future?

[Pimentinha]

It is already a reality but I wish the majority of us in the hobby would get like a natureef style dinitrator or something, that in conjunction with a calcium reactor or dosing supplements would allow us to eliminate or at least drastically reduce water changes.

I know I may get heat from some of you here that love doing water changes but there are new papers out that prove what I have been saying for a while now...
If corals like stability, every week or so we are causing a major change in water chemistry... Maybe not so good as we think it is.

This is just a wish I have, and if you strongly agree with water changes awesome! But there are studies out there that indicate otherwise...

 

[charliethetuna88]

I agree with you brother to a point .i dont do nearly my recommend water change and i feel i get better results than when i would change a ton of water ..oh and i was looking at that natureef reactor sounds good .its pretty expensive though .im using a sulfer denitrator right now

 

[Pimentinha]

If you have a controller and dosing pumps it's actually something really doable as a DIY...

There is a thread on reef central that explains the process.

 

[Brando457]

I plumbed my water changes so I just turn two valves. I love water changes.

 

[duke62]

One bad thing about DIY water change systems or any systems like that is how do you get rid of settling deitrus. It's one thing in changing some water but what about siphoning the nasty stuff in the DT,fuge and sump?

 

[beastium]

Simpler test kit(s) +1

 

[Smotz]

One bad thing about DIY water change systems or any systems like that is how do you get rid of settling deitrus. It's one thing in changing some water but what about siphoning the nasty stuff in the DT,fuge and sump?

There are other schools of thought that say you should never disturb the sandbed. If the sandbed accumulates deitrus then a better cleanup crew may be needed.

 

[Tranquil201]

i remember a couple of months ago a system/monitor that was supposed to be coming out by the end of the year that monitored everything. pricing was up there though. if i remeber correctly it was like $499-$599. gotta go to the archives and check

I think that was Seneye http://www.seneye.com/

 

[lnevo]

Nope Seneye is much cheaper and monitors pH and Ammonia. It's called the a Mindstream Monitor and at this point is still vaporware.

 

[Tranquil201]

Or it was http://www.advancedaquarist.com/blo...nge-how-aquarists-measure-aquarium-parameters

 

[Smotz]

$600...Ouch

 

[Tranquil201]

$600...Ouch

Yea plus changing out disc's for $35.00 every 90 days.

 

[Smotz]

Didn't read that.
Was on the fence @ $600..now I am off @ $50/month

 

[Tranquil201]

They have a facebook page but looks like the last update was July 15th

 

[Tranquil201]

If it's 1 disc you have to change every 90 days than that's not tooo bad.. But if it's multiple that gets expensive on top of other things you have to replenish. Correction of the price too they are saying about $35.00

 

[lnevo]

It was one disc and they said there would be discounts for buying multiple. If it does what it says it'll be worth every penny.

 

[Tranquil201]

It was one disc and they said there would be discounts for buying multiple. If it dies what it says it'll be worth every penny.

Agreed.

 

[b-ridge]

I totally agree. It would be worth every penny. That's if it ever comes out. They used to have updates weekly now like everyone has said already they haven't updated since early July