Our top reef keeping tools of 2024 are a combination of most purchased items and the ones we know have the biggest positive impact on our customers reef tanks.
These items get a personal endorsement from us too as we use them in-store on our display tanks.
In no particular order here's our top tools,
Reef Zlements coral glue, it's super thick,
squeezes cleanly out of the tube and sticks
corals very effectively.
Red Sea NO3:PO4 reducer, aka NoPox.
This long-time favourite controls nitrate and phosphate levels in reef tanks. It's remarkably effective when used alongside a good protein skimmer, it's flexible too, allowing you to keep the levels just where you want them by tweaking the dosage.
Evolution Aqua Pure Reef Balance is live beneficial bacteria specifically for marine aquariums. We use this on an ongoing basis to boost the biological filter capacity of our systems after doing maintenance, water changes or increasing the bioload. The effects are instant ensuring no spikes in ammonia or nitrite that might harm the ecosystem.
Without a doubt the most user-friendly app controlled dosing pump we've ever had the pleasure of using. Whilst the app is simple, the equipment is high-end, high-spec, exceptionally reliable and accurate. Essential for anyone passionate about keeping corals and keeping their reef tank stable.
Dr. Tims One and Only, instant start bacteria for marine systems.
People are impatient, FACT! But it's OK, we're all under time pressures now days. With One-and-Only you can safely start adding livestock to your tank immediately after setting up.
Perfect for target feeding corals or anemones, it's over 50cm in length, clear so you can see what's inside and has a soft rubber tip that won't damage corals if you accidently jab them.
Hanna Ultra Low Range Phosphate Checker.
These digital checkers are excellent tools when you need consistancy, we love having an actual number rather than a colourmetric chart. Digital checkers are available for a number of different water parameters.
We use tonnes of this stuff and so do our customers. So easy to work with, just a little creativity and you can build almost anything. It's clean and enables you to do most of the hard work out of the water saving loads of stress on both the reef-keeper and the reef inhabitants.
Time saving and simple are common themes for our top products in 2024. All-for-Reef is an all in one additive to top up all your major and minor elements. Easy application method that's based on just one or two tests a month.
Because we're all sick of suckers!
