What are your favorite RIDICULOUS reefing products?

[polyppal]

There's plenty of garbage in this hobby that somehow people get suckered into buying... what are your favorite ridiculous/scammy reefing products?


Ill start off with my all-time favorite:


The Tunze 5002.250 'Osmolator Reservoir'... $38.00
Amazon product

• Ideal for Top-off Reservoir
• Large Opening for Easy Cleaning

 

[blaxsun]

I'm tempted to say Vibrant, but I don't want to start a firestorm or derail the thread...

 

[HomebroodExotics]

Reef Delete been cracking me up for a while now.

 

[Chrisv.]

I'm tempted to say Vibrant, but I don't want to start a firestorm or derail the thread...

Jesus you beat me to it.

 

[Chrisv.]

Reef Delete been cracking me up for a while now.

You can own one too, for only $900.

 

[blaxsun]

Reef Delete been cracking me up for a while now.

Lightsaber for your tank? Supposedly it works well. And they're only $475 CAD (less in Europe and the US).

 

[rtparty]

PurpleUp. Most KZ products. 55 gallon aquarium

 

[polyppal]

I'm tempted to say Vibrant, but I don't want to start a firestorm or derail the thread...

I knew that was coming up quick

 

[rtparty]

Reef Delete been cracking me up for a while now.

I watched one in person and it absolutely melted the aiptasia. I have no idea if they'll come back later but definitely destroyed them in the moment

 

[polyppal]

PurpleUp.

Classic!
And one many of us were foolish enough to buy back in the day

 

[HomebroodExotics]

Classic!
And one many of us were foolish enough to buy back in the day

This one is before my time. Was it just magnesium? lol

 

[polyppal]

This one is before my time. Was it just magnesium? lol

I thought it was just calcium? Either way, bravo to them!

 

[polyppal]

You can own one too, for only $900.

Lightsaber for your tank? Supposedly it works well. And they're only $475 CAD (less in Europe and the US).

yeah I see some lawsuits in their future

 

[Sean Clark]

How am I just now seeing this? What kind of algorithm is this?

 

[Sean Clark]

How about this universal "reactor"? Insert product name for the application.

 

[polyppal]

babys first hydrometer (another 'we've all had one')

 

[Macdaddynick1]

I'm tempted to say Vibrant, but I don't want to start a firestorm or derail the thread...

I raise you Purge!

 

[polyppal]

I'm tempted to say Vibrant, but I don't want to start a firestorm or derail the thread...

 

[Reefing102]

babys first hydrometer (another 'we've all had one')

Hey now! I still use mine that I’ve had since the early 2000s with success lol (yes I also have a refractometer)

 

[Reefing102]

The best and only protein skimmer your LFS would carry back in the day

Bonus points if you actually succeeded at getting skimmate