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The EcoAqualizer consists of a simple plastic pipe with a few magnets placed around the outside of the casing. The manufacturer's claim is that waste molecules are held together by magnetic "polar" forces, and therefore a magnet should be able to pull the atoms of the waste molecules apart...

A means of letting water leave your main tank (e.g. a hole drilled out or an overflow box), then at least 2 chambers in your sump (refugium and skimmer), then a pump to pass water back up and into your main tank. Do some online research into sump design. Neuro

Can you put a sump down below your tank? That would give more space for a refugium with macroalgae. If not a fairly large size HOB filter can hold macroalgae (though not as much). And I would add another 20 - 30 lbs of LR. Neuro

In the list of sponsors/Google ads to the right of the Living Reefs home page, I see a listing for EcoAqualizer (HOME). I think our moderator (if he has any control over the ads) should be more responsible in choosing ads for this website. These EcoAqualizers are the modern day equivalent of...

WHY would you want a wet dry filter? Unless you want to grow hair algae! The aerobic bacteria within a wet dry will convert nitrites to nitrates, which will then accumulate and fuel algal blooms in your tank. What you really need to do is convert nitrates to harmless inert nitrogen gas, and...

Lights and ballast kits typically available from Home Depot are not suited to the needs of a salt water tank (unless it's fish only). For any type of coral you'll need more intense lighting. I recommend HelloLights. And if anyone tells you that it's impossible to grow SPS in VHO only tanks...

You can still use carbon, but use it along with a phosphate remover like Phosban in a phosphate reactor to increase efficiency. And replace the carbon monthly before it can grow enough aerobic bacteria to produce nitrates from nitrites. Next, never use any bioballs or other bio media, but DO...

I can't believe someone recommended a SeaClone. That's such a useless piece of plastic. If you think a Sea Clone removes waste than you haven't seen what a good skimmer can REALLY do. I threw my Sea Clone in the trash and replaced it with a AquaC Urchin Pro, and right away the new skimmer...

You might also be able to find Dowflakes (calcium) at a local pool store. Calcium is used to increase water hardness in pool water. I got a 50 lb bag for $35. Of course there's always Two Part Solution, Discount Calcium and Alkalinity Supplies. Neuro

Walmart has a yellow coil used for air compressors for less than ten bucks. I just cut off the brass nozzle fitting and it was perfect for my DIY coil denitrator. It took 6 weeks for my coil to age to where I recorded 0 nitrates in the output drip.

I did all the recommended mods on my Sea Clone, and it went from being a really really bad skimmer to just a really bad skimmer. Recently I got an Aqua C Urchin Pro and was just amazed at the volumes of foam I collected that first day, and every day since.

The chemical you're looking for is methylene chloride