Ok after reading many of the posts on these forums and also speaking to my local fish store I decided I would invest my money into a protein skimmer and a a RO/DI filter.
I went with this RO/DI unit from coralife and a Aqua C Remora with Maxi Jet 1200 protein skimmer. The protein skimmer seems to have made a good impression on the people who browse this forum and I figured the coralife RO/DI filter seemed to have the right price (got it for $106 shipped after coupons) and I felt more comfortable ordering through Drs. Foster & Smith than the links I saw on here for ebay.
Also when using my RO/DI filter I read two things, one article said you need to put trace elements back into the RO water by using Electro-right or Kent Marine RO adjuster. I also read that the salt you mix into the water contains a lot of the trace elements you needed to replace anyway. So what do you guys advise, should I get some trace element supplement or will the ones put in from the salt be fine?
Lastly, these two brands are going to be a worthwhile investment towards the health of my aquarium and shouldn't do anything funny in a few weeks or something right?
I went with this RO/DI unit from coralife and a Aqua C Remora with Maxi Jet 1200 protein skimmer. The protein skimmer seems to have made a good impression on the people who browse this forum and I figured the coralife RO/DI filter seemed to have the right price (got it for $106 shipped after coupons) and I felt more comfortable ordering through Drs. Foster & Smith than the links I saw on here for ebay.
Also when using my RO/DI filter I read two things, one article said you need to put trace elements back into the RO water by using Electro-right or Kent Marine RO adjuster. I also read that the salt you mix into the water contains a lot of the trace elements you needed to replace anyway. So what do you guys advise, should I get some trace element supplement or will the ones put in from the salt be fine?
Lastly, these two brands are going to be a worthwhile investment towards the health of my aquarium and shouldn't do anything funny in a few weeks or something right?