Anyone else getting the Box O' Crap?
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Captain Nemo - Check out the first page, I posted a linky.
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It has arrived!
So I wasn't as lucky as others, but I'll let y'all be the judge of that:
Unfortunately I don't use power compacts of any sort, so the many quad bulbs, and the three other PC bulbs are just going to sit or be given away.
The real winners in box boxes were the SEIOs, one 620 and one 820. I don't have any use for them, but they aren't junk. I also got some iodide products that I do use every now and then when I introduce new corals and want to help prevent bleaching or help heal from it. I also got a Salifert Phosphate Kit which is nice as I haven't tested anything in a long time. I rely on what I see in my tank, and thus far everything is doing very well, but hey doesn't hurt to check.
I got some plumbing parts, a ball valve, a couple T's, a used pump housing, and a couple nozzles. A lot of foam filters for the pumps were present too. Also got a replacement propeller for one of the SEIO pumps.
The strangest thing (To me) was the Salifert Energy Plus product. I didn't know they made fish food. The good news is that the pellet size is small, which is what I use. Only problem is "If it ain't broken, don't fix it". My current Spectrum pellets have done wonders for my fish and haven't contributed (IMO) to the pollution of the tank water. I'll probably give this to a friend of mine who owns a LFS.
In conclusion I have to say it wasn't as good as the last time I got a Box O Crap, but I can't complain as I didn't get total junk.. especially magazines! :wink:
So I wasn't as lucky as others, but I'll let y'all be the judge of that:
Unfortunately I don't use power compacts of any sort, so the many quad bulbs, and the three other PC bulbs are just going to sit or be given away.
The real winners in box boxes were the SEIOs, one 620 and one 820. I don't have any use for them, but they aren't junk. I also got some iodide products that I do use every now and then when I introduce new corals and want to help prevent bleaching or help heal from it. I also got a Salifert Phosphate Kit which is nice as I haven't tested anything in a long time. I rely on what I see in my tank, and thus far everything is doing very well, but hey doesn't hurt to check.
I got some plumbing parts, a ball valve, a couple T's, a used pump housing, and a couple nozzles. A lot of foam filters for the pumps were present too. Also got a replacement propeller for one of the SEIO pumps.
The strangest thing (To me) was the Salifert Energy Plus product. I didn't know they made fish food. The good news is that the pellet size is small, which is what I use. Only problem is "If it ain't broken, don't fix it". My current Spectrum pellets have done wonders for my fish and haven't contributed (IMO) to the pollution of the tank water. I'll probably give this to a friend of mine who owns a LFS.
In conclusion I have to say it wasn't as good as the last time I got a Box O Crap, but I can't complain as I didn't get total junk.. especially magazines! :wink:
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Electrobes
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lol remember that was two Boxes O Crap! I am dying to know what other people got. I realized I am happy about one thing, I can use the SEIOs at Reef on the Rocks. They make great circulating pumps for my vats. :bigsmile:
pickupman66
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DANG. I like it when mike offers stuff like that. those are good guys up there. I had an issue with a ro membrane and it was replaced free of charge!
nice looking box of crap you got there. did it have the customary magazines in it?
nice looking box of crap you got there. did it have the customary magazines in it?
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620 and 820 I believe.... too lazy to look at the box I packed them in. :tongue:
drimo
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I got my box of crap yesterday. I opened it and saw a bunch of boxes inside. Jackpot, right? 
Wrong. Here are the contents. I'm not upset with it, got some stuff I'll be using. But the PC bulbs are worthless to me. I'm going to try to use the light hood with some Ecoxotic led modules I have been planning to use in a fixture anyway.
Wrong. Here are the contents. I'm not upset with it, got some stuff I'll be using. But the PC bulbs are worthless to me. I'm going to try to use the light hood with some Ecoxotic led modules I have been planning to use in a fixture anyway.
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It seems PC bulbs are the "common" item list this year for BoC. I think I would have taken the magazines! :wink: I have to admit I got a whole lot of them!
