Oh there's plenty of expensive stuff, and plenty of people willing to spend too much money on expensive stuff, and plenty of people that post more pictures of sumps with pipes that match their apex gear than of their tanks. But for those that are willing to look past all that, this hobby doesn't have to be expensive. You can grow corals just as well in a 75 gallon with a 40b sump as in a $5000 tank. With some simple test kits, a t5 fixture, kalk, etc. No need for a trident and ICP testing. (I do have a used apex and used reefi unos and a used red sea 250. I get most all my stuff used).
I appreciate folks like reefi that are willing to innovate and release better products for less, and buck the trend of increasingly expensive things that are more marketing than actual performance.
To each their own.
I appreciate folks like reefi that are willing to innovate and release better products for less, and buck the trend of increasingly expensive things that are more marketing than actual performance.
To each their own.