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Useless and marginal products I have purchased over the years
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blange3 said:phil519 said:Crushed Coral and UnderwaterGravelFilters - perfect together!
I had a tank like that run for over 5 years as well!
These are products that I'd consider obsolete by today's standards, rather than useless or marginal. In other words, they do work, but there are much better ways to do things today.
I'd also add trickle filters, normal output fluorescent lighting except over FO systems, canister filters as a main filter, and most all air stone based skimmers, to the list of obsolete products.
reneeRN said:
Glad I read that! LOL! I was actually considering one of those!
Dave . might be a good idea to keep this thread in red for all future reefers and to add on as we go along.
hope you don't mind - I sticky'd it here:
http://www.njreefers.org/joomla/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=12332.0
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I would also add MH fixtures using 250w or larger bulbs and that don't use electronic ballasts.
A traditional coil and core ballast uses about 50% more electricity compared to an electronic ballast. Over one year, the savings in electricity will more than pay for the more expensive electronic ballast. From then on it's a cost saving.
A traditional coil and core ballast uses about 50% more electricity compared to an electronic ballast. Over one year, the savings in electricity will more than pay for the more expensive electronic ballast. From then on it's a cost saving.
+1 to Won Brothers Heaters i had two of them when i started my tank and they leaked this white ooze into the water. luckily all i had in the tank was water, i drained and started over with jager heaters.
+1 to the wet/dry filters with and without built in skimmers. the skimmers are absolutely terible might as well not have one.
+1 on can't live without the aquacontroller
+1 on the best skimmer you can afford (empty the bank account on this one!)
Coralife Power Center, not useless but not worth the risk of fire.
+1 to the wet/dry filters with and without built in skimmers. the skimmers are absolutely terible might as well not have one.
+1 on can't live without the aquacontroller
+1 on the best skimmer you can afford (empty the bank account on this one!)
Coralife Power Center, not useless but not worth the risk of fire.
Pinpoint wireless thermometer with remote sensors.
Thermometer is inaccurate with varyling levels of inaccuracies depending on temp (can be off by 0.8 - 1.5 with no rhyme or reason). Not able to calibrate so cannot correct for the inaccuracies. Refresh interval can be quite a long time and constant loss of RF signal even when very close with LOS. Warranty on sensor is only 30 days and have had 2 fail before 6 months of use.
Thermometer is inaccurate with varyling levels of inaccuracies depending on temp (can be off by 0.8 - 1.5 with no rhyme or reason). Not able to calibrate so cannot correct for the inaccuracies. Refresh interval can be quite a long time and constant loss of RF signal even when very close with LOS. Warranty on sensor is only 30 days and have had 2 fail before 6 months of use.
Just about every HOB protein skimmer I've ever bought.