Written by Joe Richardson (Omedman)

In the Computer gaming world the really dedicated players sometimes resort to a tactic called “Overclocking”. This is when the software running the computers processor is adjusted to increase the speed beyond the manufacturer’s settings. Even though I was a network administrator in college, I was leery of even trying such a risky tactic. The increased speed causes increased heat which could cause the computer to crash. So, when I found out about a new method of filtration using sulfur that in essence “overclocks” my fish tank, I wondered what could possibly be the benefits that would outweigh the risks?

I now live my life on the computer, but am still not as concerned about my computer crashing as I am about my saltwater reef crashing. Yet, with very little information available and less experience, I “Overclocked” my saltwater fish tank!

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As some of you may know, back in April a few of us went down to the Marine Aquarium Expo (MAX) in Orange County, CA to put on a booth for UTMAS. Part of that booth was dedicated to a small display of an Auto-Top-Off (ATO) on a nano that was controlled by float switches and a Neptune Apex Aquacontroller. While there, Mark (Melev) from ReefAddicts.com came by and interviewed me and had me demo the ATO. Below is the video or here is a link to the article and video on reefaddicts.com

Here in Utah, just about every year, a guy named “Joe” calls out to the fish-community that he has to move a ton (literally) of fish food. You see, he buys fish food from a major supplier in bulk and sometimes accrues too much. He then puts the word out, and the hordes start coming…for $11/case food! Some people that waited til the end of the day even got it for free!

Now, in case you don’t know, a case of food like brine shrimp is 36 blister packs or at least 9 pounds of food! What can the average hobbyist do with all that before it goes bad? Some of this food will get freezer burned in a matter of months – especially the bulk packs (like krill) that do not have the cubes. Additionally, some of this food was huge…the krill were at least 1″ each, some almost 2″!

Anyways, I had a half case of “Super-Shrimp” (brine with HUFA additive), and a half case of bulk packed krill. I decided that in order to more easily feed my fish, to prevent freezer burn, and to set me up with a years supply of fish/coral food that I had to finally take the plunge (literally) and make my own food.

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