What NOT to buy for your SW tank

[deepbluescuba]

Filter sponge, bioballs, whisper filters, Nautilus skimmers

 

[ofblong]

Oh come on bro. Obviously there are always going to be exceptions to the rule. 99% of the time thats not the case. If you want to pay shipping on that one, be my guest.

$100 for 60 lbs of LR and 30 lbs of Ls. thats $1/pound. Not bad the way i see it.

 

[oceanparadise1]

there is no way that they ship 60 pounds of rock and 30 lbs of sand under water for 100 total

 

[dan10342]

here is the ultimate NOT TO BUY for a reef tank.

DO NOT BUY A PIECE OF LIVE ROCK WITH INVASIVE RED ALGEA ON IT.

now i need to get an urchin to get rid of it... OMGOMGOMG.

o and dont get powersweep powerheads. idk if it was stated yet, but they are absolute JUNK.

 

[Garth Schafluetzel]

those power sweeps are funny lol my friend has 1 in a 20h with a mj mod and a hydrokorallia 2 as well though

 

[Dihydrogen Monoxide]

My favorites: Dont know if it was posted

Purple up, Aragmight, great waste of money.

 

[Zooomzoomguy]

actually cpr overflows work well if maintained properly, BUT my glass holes.com overflow kit is a million times better and its cheaper too

 

[ofblong]

there is no way that they ship 60 pounds of rock and 30 lbs of sand under water for 100 total

im not joking. its $100 from florida to michigan. plus the $5 in gas to go pick it up at my local airport.

 

[oceanparadise1]

that 100 includes the rock? bc thats what it sounded like how u ment it

 

[ofblong]

that 100 includes the rock? bc thats what it sounded like how u ment it

uhhh what the heck are you talking about


60lbs of Live Rock and 30 lbs of Live sand the shipping is $100 (air frieght to the local airport to me in michigan) under water. thats just shipping. Cost per pound for the lr is $5/lb and last I can remember it was $2/lb for sand.

 

[Acroholic]

What is wrong with Kent Turbo Calcium vs any other anhydrous type?

 

[oceanparadise1]

uhhhh what the heck are u talking about wow way to be rude it was a question bro chill ur baggins asap please and thank u

 

[ahayes13]

A sump with bioballs! Or at least take out the bioballs and replace with a filter bag or something.

 

[LAMPCOV]

Used Live Sand. Wow, I learned that one the hard smelly way. By the time you wash it, and prep it, hell, it's not live anymore.

New live sand - This one's 50/50 in my opinion, I've used it with great success, but at the same time if you can find a reefer to give you a cup of his sand and use it to seed some quality "not live" reef sand you'll acheive the same thing at half the price. (I know, this goes against what I 1st posted about used live sand, but I'm talking a cup, and 75lbs here)

 

[kateater]

reef safe cure for ich.

 

[Coral Keeper]

Purple Up!

Undergravel Filters for reef tanks.

Skilter's

Seaclones

Rio Pumps

Kent Turbo Calcium, any brand name Kalkwasser.

Whats wrong with Kent Turbo Calcium?

 

[sevonty]

a filter, a puffer fish,sun corals,brown leg hermits,and anything wild caught

 

[Coral Keeper]

a filter, a puffer fish,sun corals,brown leg hermits,and anything wild caught

Whats wrong with Sun Corals? Almost EVERYTHING is wild caught....

 

[ofblong]

Whats wrong with Sun Corals? Almost EVERYTHING is wild caught....

also what kind of filter is he talking about? I run a phosban reactor filled with carbon so thats considered a filter. Also nothing wrong with a puffer.

 

[dan10342]

dont get copper for you tank... if it has inverts in it.

oh, and dont put apple juice in your tank... not good