What piece of equipment would you not purchase again?

[ComforablyNumb]

A Skilter!!!

LOL, ok, it was the 80's and only for a 30g FOWLR

Ha! I had one of those useless little things...they still sell them if you can believe it.
https://www.amazon.com/Danner-Skilter-Filter-Protein-Skimmer/dp/B01J6LXDJI

I would never have a mH fixture again..after running them for 2 decades.

 

[ReefhorseJunkie]

Seachem's Ammonia checker thing that sticks to your glass. Yeah... I was a noob, ha! Cheap chinese UV Light for my refugium... they say it helps plants grow! But a candle is brighter than they are!

 

[Jon0807]

Sicce Syncra "SILENT" is not so silent. I just bought a Jebao that's much cheaper, controllable, and SILENT!

 

[Joe0813]

new apex..... awesome thing to have but I didn't know you had to be computer smart to know how to use one. Im not good with computers so having to write code and all that crap isn't for me. And I wish I just got a 5 foot sump in the beginning instead of the 3 foot I have now

 

[xCry0x]

Not a fan of the BRS reactors. I got a TLF one though and so far I have liked it a lot more.

BRS one was just super clunky and heavy. Every time I unscrewed it it spilled water everywhere and it always seemed to have a horrible time sealing. My TLF one I have no has been perfect.

On the flip side of this topic, my Gyre knockoff jebao cp-40 was definitely worth the "money". It was like 1/3 the price of a Gyre and although I had to send the first one back after ~4 months the replacement has been working for about 8 months now without issue.

The first one I ran on the alternating mode where it switches clockwise/counter clockwise. I think that put a ton of strain on the motor; it eventually broke.

With the replacement I just run it on steady state. My fish haven't complained.

 

[Scurvy Dawg]

Seachem's Ammonia checker thing that sticks to your glass. Yeah... I was a noob, ha! Cheap chinese UV Light for my refugium... they say it helps plants grow! But a candle is brighter than they are!

What's wrong with the Ammonia Checkers? I have one in my sump for a quick check in case something went South, and they work great in QT/Hospital tanks.

 

[Louis Z]

10 gallon tanks for me. They break or chip just by looking at them. I am going to buy 20 tall instead for 1$ per gallon and fill it half way for 10gallons

 

[zaitmi]

Remora Aqua C...hob not enough junk...lots of bubbles. My simple skimmer with wooden diffuser was way btr than this. Hey i cant find my skimmer someone stole it.

 

[Yellow_donkey]

Bagin black box Chinese lights. They may be ok, but in this hobby, OK is not what you want on a primary system like lighting. You need phenomenal, thus name brand and expensive lighting.

Also, reactors aside from BRS units. Most suck, BRS branded units are t he best.

Live rock, just go dead, then you know exactly what is being put in your tank.

Pepermint shrimp, they dont eat apstasia, at all, bastards.

What I you get again...2 watt LED laser to kill pest. Awesome, dangerous so safety first and read alot!

 

[trae]

1. Seaclone, anything from White cap before and after they went out of business. (didn't honor warranty)

2. MP 40. Water gets in the magnet. Stored it rusts. loud as hell, admitted or not. Won't stay on a 240 cube.

3. Any type controller. keeps you burning money on this piece and that piece. You will spend more time re programming them when the firmware expires than actually using them.

4. Mazzara P's- dumbest gimmick ever. lights won't stay in any fixed position.

5. After 15 years in the hobby I have seen a lot of fads and money come and go for bragging rights. I prefer a "Berlin style" tank with the least amount of mechanical input as possible. If you can stay away from the shiny promises, you will save a lot of money and time.

 

[trae]

OOOps! I guess I forgot to look at the date before posting. I have been away from the site wayyy too long.

 

[ReeferNoob4ever]

Any heater other than Cobalt NeoTherm.

 

[Daddyrawg]

My 90 gallon cuz now I want a 180

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[Bary]

Anything from Petco

 

[Yin_Yang247]

Petco has awesome deals & stuff!
Each location has there own reputation depending on their staff.
My locations have awesome staff & tanks which is better than our local pet stores that try to compete.

 

[Yin_Yang247]

I'll never buy ((( black carbon ))) ever again since I started using Purigen since it works far better, and also renewable just by using bleach.
Saves me money and Purigen also promotes Redox too!

 

[fijisrfr]

One word.... skilter


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[tthnow]

Skimmer and bio reactors.

 

[trae]

One word.... skilter


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[bearpeidog]

The flipper - scratched my tank all up...