What piece of equipment would you not purchase again? - Page 2

scooter31707 · 06/05/2015, 07:19 AM

API testing kits.

SparkyTuna · 06/05/2015, 07:19 AM

Current USA Orbit Marine LED Aquarium Light..

letoan · 06/05/2015, 07:22 AM

My first box of salt.

Roccus · 06/05/2015, 07:37 AM

Marineland in sump skimmer....poor design... even poorer performance...

JammyBirch · 06/05/2015, 07:50 AM

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Originally Posted by scooter31707

API testing kits.

Good one...Me too... The accuracy and condition of the chemicals is questionable. My starter kit had bad Nitrite tests.

digger4rc · 06/05/2015, 08:14 AM

Koralias
-mount sucks
-impeller failures
-weak/narrow flow
-stiff power cable

Single Large Heater - should have bought two smaller ones

digger4rc · 06/05/2015, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by SparkyTuna

Current USA Orbit Marine LED Aquarium Light..

What are your complaints with it?

SparkyTuna · 06/05/2015, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by digger4rc

What are your complaints with it?

Just not enough light for my tank

My lfs sold me the light saying we could grow anything under it. Found out I would have had to buy 2 more just to start getting enough light, rookie mistake. Plus the controller loves to set its own times to come on and off. This is the old unit, not the new one coming out now.

digger4rc · 06/05/2015, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by SparkyTuna

Just not enough light for my tank

My lfs sold me the light saying we could grow anything under it. Found out I would have had to buy 2 more just to start getting enough light, rookie mistake. Plus the controller loves to set its own times to come on and off. This is the old unit, not the new one coming out now.

I have one as well. I went into it knowing that SPS wasn't really an option. Current even states that on their website. It does well on my 55g. Zoas, Palys, and LPS are doing well. The front-to-back spread is a bit narrow so I would not use it alone on a 75 or 90.

Did your controller have that issue from the start or did it develop over time? Mine has been fairly solid so far, but it is only a little over a year old.

eddiereefs · 06/05/2015, 10:21 AM

Red sea amino acids, cyano outbreak. I couldnt say i wasnt warned

BigCountry74 · 06/05/2015, 10:24 AM

Chinese led boxes

SparkyTuna · 06/05/2015, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by digger4rc

Did your controller have that issue from the start or did it develop over time? Mine has been fairly solid so far, but it is only a little over a year old.

The controller was messing up when I first got it. Now I got the light on my salamander tank, and the controller has been perfect so far. Don't get me wrong, its a good light if used for what its intended for. I did not realize at the time that I could not grow sps under that light. Also, my tank is a cube, so the light spread was way to narrow, lots of dark areas.

schatzi · 06/05/2015, 10:33 AM

Marineland Maxi-Jet powerheads. short life, suck electricity, unreliable suction mounts

NS Mike D · 06/05/2015, 10:46 AM

1. This might be a little controversial but my skimmer is back in the box. I have a 29 gal nano with a large HOB refugium. I though my math was spot on, but it was too tall to fit I'm the refugium and there wasn't a discrete place for it in the tank.

I put it aside and decided to revisit the idea as the tank matured, but I'm in my fourth month and my numbers are spot on with the refugium and 5g weekly water changes.

2. My phosphate reactor has carbon in it since my phosphates have yet to test above zero.

3. Non-Programmable, non-dimmable LEDs. It would be nice to automate the sunrise and sunset features.

lespaul339 · 06/05/2015, 10:52 AM

On my old 65 gallon tank I had Marineland Reef LED's. Complete junk! They had to replace my lights 3 times and every single one of them had the same problem and ended up failing.

Also, API test kits.

nuxx · 06/05/2015, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by scooter31707

API testing kits.

Good one! LOL

1MP3R1AL · 06/05/2015, 06:02 PM

Cadlights skimmer. Horrible, just horrible

OsiViper · 06/05/2015, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by 1MP3R1AL

Cadlights skimmer. Horrible, just horrible

I've heard mixed reviews on these. Some people say they hate them, some say they love them.

AZBigJohn · 06/05/2015, 10:12 PM

My Apex Jr.

Should never had gone with the smaller, far less functional version of a great product.

I've wanted to buy the full-sized version since about 1 month after I bought it...

SnoopyDaPimp · 06/05/2015, 10:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SparkyTuna

Current USA Orbit Marine LED Aquarium Light..

I have SPS and LPS with mine with no problem. I altered the preset programs over a period of time and everything is happy. My acro and montipora have done good with them. Maybe it is just me.

and a huge +1 for the API test kits

OsiViper · 06/06/2015, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by AZBigJohn

My Apex Jr.

Should never had gone with the smaller, far less functional version of a great product.

I've wanted to buy the full-sized version since about 1 month after I bought it...

Yea. When I setup my 40 gallon, I figured it warranted the full Apex so I got it.

But I recently setup a 20 gallon nano and was debating between the full Apex or the Apex Jr. After some thought, I knew I would be regretting buying the Jr model down the road.

RingingEars · 06/06/2015, 12:02 PM

Any HOB skimmer.
I haven't had one in years, but the ones I did have were... AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

Sk8r · 06/06/2015, 12:54 PM

I haven't used HOB in years, but the last time I did, back in the 90's, our district's intermittent power failures would kill the siphons, and in getting those things going, I swallowed so much bad water it's a wonder I'm not typhoid Mary. I eventually got good at it, but I am so glad not to have to. Drilled tanks are soooooo nice.

Scorpius · 06/06/2015, 12:56 PM

GFO and Carbon. Haven't used it yet on my new build and everything is happy, but that may change.

erndog1001 · 06/18/2015, 04:22 AM

Anything made by EcoTech marine
1. It's all way overpriced (But in their defense so is a lot of stuff in this hobby IMHO)
2. Website software really sucks unless you have just the right computer setup and even then you can have issues.
3. The fact that the dry side of their MP pumps will fail if they get the slightest bit wet is absolutely junk engineering!!
I could on but that's enough

06/05/2015, 07:19 AM	#27
SparkyTuna Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Coal Creek, Colorado Posts: 103	Current USA Orbit Marine LED Aquarium Light.. __________________ ..... Current Tank Info: IM NUVO Fusion 40, MP10wES, Maxspect Gyre XF130, Tunze Osmolator 3155, 2 IM AUQA Gadget CustomCaddy, AquaMaxx HOB-1, Radion XR30w Gen3 Pro, IM AUQA Gadget MagnaFuge Refugium Light, Eheim Jäger 150w

06/05/2015, 10:24 AM	#36
BigCountry74 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 1,761	Chinese led boxes __________________ 135g mixed reef (retired) http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2132815 Current 40g reef http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2483250 Current Tank Info: 40g bare bottom reef

06/05/2015, 10:33 AM	#38
schatzi Professional amateur Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: JC, MO Posts: 513	Marineland Maxi-Jet powerheads. short life, suck electricity, unreliable suction mounts __________________ 125g Mixed Reef, 46g predator tank, 25g fuge, 39g frag/fuge, 70g sump, 29g clown tank.

06/05/2015, 10:52 AM	#40
lespaul339 Reefer Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Iowa Posts: 903	On my old 65 gallon tank I had Marineland Reef LED's. Complete junk! They had to replace my lights 3 times and every single one of them had the same problem and ended up failing. Also, API test kits. __________________ Reefer Madness! Current Tank Info: 60x24x24 150 gallon reef, 55 gallon sump.

06/05/2015, 06:02 PM	#42
1MP3R1AL Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: VA/DC/MD Posts: 299	Cadlights skimmer. Horrible, just horrible __________________ 24X24X12 Mixed : T5 / 13UP lighting \| Apex \| MP10 \| SCA-301 \| WW/CW/UV Sump Lighting \| DIY dosers 20L AIO SPS frag tank : UV/CW/WW/R/B/L/P LED - GONE

06/05/2015, 07:19 AM	#26
scooter31707 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Virginia Posts: 4,971	API testing kits.

06/05/2015, 07:22 AM	#28
letoan Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: MA Posts: 275	My first box of salt.

06/05/2015, 07:37 AM	#29
Roccus Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Reading Massachusetts Posts: 92	Marineland in sump skimmer....poor design... even poorer performance...

06/05/2015, 08:14 AM	#31
digger4rc Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: N.KY Posts: 102	Koralias -mount sucks -impeller failures -weak/narrow flow -stiff power cable Single Large Heater - should have bought two smaller ones

06/05/2015, 10:21 AM	#35
eddiereefs Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 575	Red sea amino acids, cyano outbreak. I couldnt say i wasnt warned

06/05/2015, 10:46 AM	#39
NS Mike D Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Huntington, NY Posts: 391	1. This might be a little controversial but my skimmer is back in the box. I have a 29 gal nano with a large HOB refugium. I though my math was spot on, but it was too tall to fit I'm the refugium and there wasn't a discrete place for it in the tank. I put it aside and decided to revisit the idea as the tank matured, but I'm in my fourth month and my numbers are spot on with the refugium and 5g weekly water changes. 2. My phosphate reactor has carbon in it since my phosphates have yet to test above zero. 3. Non-Programmable, non-dimmable LEDs. It would be nice to automate the sunrise and sunset features.

06/05/2015, 10:12 PM	#44
AZBigJohn Usually confused... Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 1,091	My Apex Jr. Should never had gone with the smaller, far less functional version of a great product. I've wanted to buy the full-sized version since about 1 month after I bought it... __________________ John Current Tank Info: Currently a 29 gallon all-in-one frag tank and a 210 gallon tank slowly becoming my dream system!

06/06/2015, 12:02 PM	#47
RingingEars Because they ring Join Date: May 2015 Location: Rathdrum ID Posts: 113	Any HOB skimmer. I haven't had one in years, but the ones I did have were... AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

06/06/2015, 12:54 PM	#48
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	I haven't used HOB in years, but the last time I did, back in the 90's, our district's intermittent power failures would kill the siphons, and in getting those things going, I swallowed so much bad water it's a wonder I'm not typhoid Mary. I eventually got good at it, but I am so glad not to have to. Drilled tanks are soooooo nice. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

06/06/2015, 12:56 PM	#49
Scorpius Stick Head Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Northwest Indiana Posts: 1,208	GFO and Carbon. Haven't used it yet on my new build and everything is happy, but that may change.

06/18/2015, 04:22 AM	#50
erndog1001 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Syracuse/Camillus Posts: 829	Anything made by EcoTech marine 1. It's all way overpriced (But in their defense so is a lot of stuff in this hobby IMHO) 2. Website software really sucks unless you have just the right computer setup and even then you can have issues. 3. The fact that the dry side of their MP pumps will fail if they get the slightest bit wet is absolutely junk engineering!! I could on but that's enough __________________ The heck with the grandkids Ask me about my reef tank!