Blast From The Past

[griss]

List and, if you have them, post pics of old reef related equipment & items.

Oceanic Plus Series Skimmers circa 1990’s

Iwasaki 10k MH Bulbs.

I’ll post some old books that I still have on the future.

Other things:

Sander skimmers
Lights of America Flood Lights (we used these for fuges)
Iwasaki 6.5k MH

 

[kharmaguru]

Little Giant 4MD. I think they still make them but these are 30+ years old. One is high pressure, one is high flow.

Not marine specific but closer to 40yrs old. Diatom Filter.

redsea prizm. 16yrs old I think.

SWC extreme 160. Old enough that nobody wants it.

 

[griss]

Those pics are awesome

 

[kharmaguru]

Those pics are awesome

I had them in my 'for sale' folder so it was easy. Nobody wants any of it lol. I left out the ancient fluval canisters.

 

[griss]

Marine Fish Monthly magazine - I used to have a ton of issues from the early 1990's and 2000's and got rid of them many years ago. I kind of regret doing that now.

Is FAMA still published? Same as MFM, I had a ton and got rid of them.

 

[kharmaguru]

Same but mine were Tropical Fish Hobbyist.

 

[alton]

This post brings back memories from the good old days. I had the Oceanic Skimmer, Little Giant pumps, Vortex Diatom filter.

 

[griss]

Same but mine were Tropical Fish Hobbyist.

Oh yeah, I forgot about TFH. I had a bunch of those as well.

 

[griss]

This post brings back memories from the good old days. I had the Oceanic Skimmer, Little Giant pumps, Vortex Diatom filter.

I actually picked up that skimmer a while back for $25 on ebay. I had the Model 4 back in the day.

 

[griss]

How about this one that just popped into my head. I remember setting up my first reef tank and going to a local lighting store to buy "daylight" NO fluorescent bulbs to put into the modified shop lights I had over the tank.

That tank also had a homemade trickle filter made from plastic trays with holes drilled in the bottoms, each filled with crushed coral and were stacked one on top of the other so the water could "trickle" down through them and over the crushed coral.

 

[kharmaguru]

I used Venture 5k halides on my first tank. I loved that sunlight look.

 

[griss]

I used Venture 5k halides on my first tank. I loved that sunlight look.

OMG, I had forgotten about those too. When I finally upgraded my lighting to a Coralife MH Pendant, that's what I used as well.

 

[griss]

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-04fool/ds/index.htm

That was a fun weekend. Technobuyer (Dwayne), Phillstone (Phil), Carlos (well Carlos of course), Therman (Tim), Nanook (Dave) and I hanging out for a weekend.

Okay, enough trips down memory lane for now. Gotta get back to work.

 

[shred5]

Marine Fish Monthly magazine - I used to have a ton of issues from the early 1990's and 2000's and got rid of them many years ago. I kind of regret doing that now.

Is FAMA still published? Same as MFM, I had a ton and got rid of them.

Same here. I had every year and I think farther back than that. I did save two issues: a anniversary issue and Mini reef 2. I think these are 1987 and 1988.

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-04fool/ds/index.htm

That was a fun weekend. Technobuyer (Dwayne), Phillstone (Phil), Carlos (well Carlos of course), Therman (Tim), Nanook (Dave) and I hanging out for a weekend.

Okay, enough trips down memory lane for now. Gotta get back to work.

D brought Diver Dan to Imac once. Adventured continued.

I saw Carlos at Macna a few weeks ago. I was supposed to go out to dinner with the whole Coralvue crew but time ran out to set up their booth and it got late. Phil was supposed to go with us. I have not seen Phil since he moved. He still is close. He has been out of the hobby a long time. Last time I saw D was at Phils's house for a bonfire.

 

[Misled]

I made this a bunch of years back. Used it on a 90gal for about 5 years. It was a good skimmer. You may get some ideas from it.

 

[Misled]

An oldie about some mags.

oldtime reefing on the cheap

Struck me while answering another question that reefs have gotten mega-expensive, and I thought I'd describe the situation we had in the 80's, just to let people know there are other ways of doing this that may save a few bucks...where would I put the bucks saved? Definitely on the biggest...

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[Misled]

I knew this was out there somewhere.

Reefkeeping History

An Alleged History:A chronological history of the events that shaped the reefkeeping hobby By Peter Eichler 50 - The Roman's, the first known marine aquarists, use glass glass panel on their previously marble vessels to better display their sea creatures 1600's - French inventor Denis...

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[griss]

Nice skimmer and finds Jesse

 

[griss]

Went through my bookshelf in the basement.

Anyone remember Dr. Emmens?

Some other 1980’s 1990’s books.

These are so old and read, the dust covers are missing.

Burgess, Axelrod and Randall.

Some a bit newer.

And the Holy Grail for early 2000’s SPS keepers.

 

[Paul B]

Everything I have is antique.