What is your best investment?
- Thread starter kidninja
- Start date
- Location
- Garden city
Phil I thought the same thing then I bought one it's the best product out there by far
Buy a used one
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Buy a used one
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- Location
- Bronx, NY
I'm with the folks that invested in good books and research. Can't tell you how much I gained from The Conscientious Marine Aquarist by Robert Fenner and even Saltwater Aquariums for Dummies. I may not have started in or even quit the hobby, if not for these readings. Invest in knowledge and hopefully you won't have to invest in too much money and heartache as I did when I started. Not saying the web isn't a good tool, :type: just saying its very mixed and you don't know what you're getting out there. Take the advice of true and proven professionals.
As for my worst investment, I would say it was a 10 gallon tank that I thought would house marine life in successfully longterm. I made up for it later by going bigger (inevitable
) and making it my Quarantine tank for all newcomers.
As for my worst investment, I would say it was a 10 gallon tank that I thought would house marine life in successfully longterm. I made up for it later by going bigger (inevitable
) and making it my Quarantine tank for all newcomers.
- Location
- Union Square, NY
Refractometer Calibration fluid - $3
With it I determined that 3 hydrometers were wrong and my refractometer was almost .003 off! This is a huge number, especially if you are one of those people who run it +-.002. That means you could be up to .005 off! Imagine thining you are at 1.022 ("I like to run it light because it is good for the fish"), and in reality you are at 1.019. That might explain all of those coral problems you are having.
With it I determined that 3 hydrometers were wrong and my refractometer was almost .003 off! This is a huge number, especially if you are one of those people who run it +-.002. That means you could be up to .005 off! Imagine thining you are at 1.022 ("I like to run it light because it is good for the fish"), and in reality you are at 1.019. That might explain all of those coral problems you are having.
- Location
- westchester ny
+1
after ten years mine has finally admitted she thinks its cool (though its entirely possible she said so id stop talking about my aquarium lol)
- Location
- Midtown East, Manhattan
+1 Any book or podcast by Bob Fenner!
(have a lot of equipment I love but these are the most significant day-to-day)
Very Best: Tunze Osmolator, BRS RO/DI
Worst: My Bubble King Mini 180 G2, feel like I could have done just as well for half the price. Premium salt mixes, Reef Crystals has always done right by me, never noticed enough benefit from another mix to justify the costs, sometimes almost 100% more.
Fun thread.
Very Best: Tunze Osmolator, BRS RO/DI
Worst: My Bubble King Mini 180 G2, feel like I could have done just as well for half the price. Premium salt mixes, Reef Crystals has always done right by me, never noticed enough benefit from another mix to justify the costs, sometimes almost 100% more.
Fun thread.
- Location
- FREEPORT,LONG ISLAND
my new MP60, i think just 1 is fine on m 450gal that 8' long
now i am hanging with the big boys,lol
now i am hanging with the big boys,lol
I think my 3 160w Black Pythons have definitely been my best investment so far although I have not gotten the electric bill for this month yet I don't know ho wwell they've been towards that aspect but lighting wise, they're awesome at just 75%. I also have a bio-pellet reactor but it has about 4 more weeks to fully colonize so I'm not sure about that yet. But for now the LEDs are number 1
- Location
- FREEPORT,LONG ISLAND
- Location
- East Northport 11731
Tunze's, controller, quality skimmer, ATO, and a Bucket Head.
- Location
- westchester
Getting out of the hobby and investing in gold and realestate
- Location
- k
DIY LEDs.
Lower electricity costs, lower heat, lower maintenance, and great color.
Lower electricity costs, lower heat, lower maintenance, and great color.
- Location
- KC
Prayer... lots of prayer
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