What’s the oldest “in use” piece of equipment you have running on your system right now?

[Troylee]

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[bubbgee]

Eheim heater. Has gone through 3 tanks and 10 years. No issues. Works like a charm!

 

[Sophie"s mom]

What’s the oldest “in use” piece of equipment you have running on your system right now?

What is it and how old is it?

A UV sterilizer which is about 20 years old, but it has not run all that time. I had it on my tank years ago, which I broke down back in 2007. And when I recently set up a new tank in September last year, I set that old Coralife turbo twist sterilizer back up.

 

[blecki]

A pair of brs titanium heaters on a inkbird controller. Had them since 2020 and still going strong but make me nervous lol

Well titanium heaters basically last forever considering they're just a bar of metal. 4 years isn't a lot of time for them at all.

Oldest thing I have is a couple of little koralai powerheads - the real tiny 'nano' ones that run like $20. Never seen any other powerhead last but these guys just keep going and going and going.

 

[DanyL]

That would probably be my Hailea chiller.
I checked the manufacturing date - it’s about 14-15 years old now, and these days runs my frag tank, still works like a champ!

 

[Outlaw Corals]

The oldest piece of equipment I have running my tank currently would be me, at 56 years old I’m still mixing salt in buckets for water changes, i dose everything manually and top off the water as well

 

[uncle luke]

Deltec mce600 skimmer. About 15 years old

 

[chicago]

my iwaki md 100rlt. 22 plus years .. one is now running real hot.. ouch

 

[irischan]

A maxspect razor LED light that I brought 12 years ago.

 

[cyan0069]

A roughly 20 year old Mag 5 on a 30+ year old Oceanic tank

 

[ChrisfromBrick]

SWC skimmer purchased in 2008

 

[Deebo]

Two ecotech mp40’s 2012 manufacture date.

 

[jonelder68]

Aqua c remora skimmer with the original mj1200 pump. Coming up on 23 years old! Every other piece of equipment has been replaced 3-4 times.

 

[jackson6745]

Using the same frag cutters since 2002.

 

[19Mateo83]

Does in use as a decoration count? I have a reef octopus 150int from 2009 as a decoration on the shelf above my tank. It still works like new but just a bit (3x) to large for my tank.

 

[Rjramos]

Original URI T-12 VHO's with the Ice Cap 430 & 660 ballasts & wire harnesses
approx 30+ yrs old,still going...

Still got Icecap 430 and 660 except the bulbs wires and waterproof end caps. Bought from championlighting.com in 1995, the only online vendors at the time.

 

[Don’t fear the reefer]

All-Glass (now Marineland) 44g pentagon aquarium was a gift in 1996. Ran as freshwater continuously until Nov.2020 when a (the?) pandemic wiped out everything over a few weeks (no joke). That was a sign from God that I need to start reefing. My saltwater conversion began in March ‘21. Everything else on this system is new since then.

 

[KrisReef]

What’s the oldest “in use” piece of equipment you have running on your system right now?

What is it and how old is it?

I’m thinking it might be my heart or maybe my nervous system? About 66 years since conception.
Thanks Mom and Dad for all the .

 

[Silly clownfish]

In continuous use and only have one, so I know how old would be the CPR BakPak 2 skimmer on the tank in my home office. About 25 years old. I do replace the powerhead on it about once a decade.

I have some old Ebo-Jager heaters also from the 90’s that still work fine, it’s just a little hard to read the numbers.

 

[OrionN]

My Calcium reactor. 20+ years. I did change the CO2 regulator, but the pump and the housing are all completely fine.