Hey Guys-
Today I seen a post on Facebook about Out Dated Reef tanks? I thought I would bring somthing up and see what you all thought. I know there may have been similer threads, if there has, dont give me a hard time about it.
For the most part todays Reef Tanks are costing people on average more than a few hundred dollars to set up to what most people would consider a "working reef" system. But is it always needed to go and drop $750+ bucks on a 45 gallon tank to make sure that it runs and works easily? Most people are going to think "Wow! $750 is CHEAP compared to what I have dropped on my reef tank!" I know, I have had the same thought. But once again, do we really need to be spending ALL THIS MONEY on our tanks to get them fully functional?
The more I look at this and the more I think about it, the more I think that the products we are buying today, are literally hyped up junk to some point. Some of the products are totaly worth and and a great investment, Vortechs, Controllers, video systems, etc. But are some of those products really needed in the end when we think about it?
A few years ago, there was literally only a few products out there that most reefers would use to keep SPS corals.
Good Lighting
Skimmer
Filter
Way to keep water clean and stable(generally alot of carbon and consitant dosing)
Good Flow
But in todays world, that list would easily triple in size because of the products that are coming out. Are those other products really needed to keep these corals? No, not at all. I think that the more reefers sit and think about it, the more we see we are wasting our money, or well, I think. I also think by buying all of these extra products, we just to have to brag about. I dont think that half of the products that us reefers are buying now days are even worth us buying.
Back in 2004 I can remember that todays technology were the DREAMS of technology back then, now that we have it, we dont even apprechiate it for what its worth, which is why I think its wastefull for us to buy.
But my point of this is, we really dont need to buy all of this equiptment that is going to just add to the cost of reefing and add to the equiptment check list IMHO.
So, the other point of this thread is to see some of your guys OLD FASHION, reef tanks, with just the basics. I think our reefs thrive more on the basics than they do that of the money we put into them. Maybe its just me, but I have felt that since I have ignored my tank a tiny bit and laid back and just watched it with the basics, that my corals and fish have done A LOT better than when I was testing daily and daily water changes, etc.
So, if you have a basic system, please, post the pics, and if you have opinions on what I said, or think, please, post them, I dont want to start a fight, I just want to see what others are thinking about the new products that are coming out in todays hobby of reef keeping.
Thanks,
Austin
Today I seen a post on Facebook about Out Dated Reef tanks? I thought I would bring somthing up and see what you all thought. I know there may have been similer threads, if there has, dont give me a hard time about it.
For the most part todays Reef Tanks are costing people on average more than a few hundred dollars to set up to what most people would consider a "working reef" system. But is it always needed to go and drop $750+ bucks on a 45 gallon tank to make sure that it runs and works easily? Most people are going to think "Wow! $750 is CHEAP compared to what I have dropped on my reef tank!" I know, I have had the same thought. But once again, do we really need to be spending ALL THIS MONEY on our tanks to get them fully functional?
The more I look at this and the more I think about it, the more I think that the products we are buying today, are literally hyped up junk to some point. Some of the products are totaly worth and and a great investment, Vortechs, Controllers, video systems, etc. But are some of those products really needed in the end when we think about it?
A few years ago, there was literally only a few products out there that most reefers would use to keep SPS corals.
Good Lighting
Skimmer
Filter
Way to keep water clean and stable(generally alot of carbon and consitant dosing)
Good Flow
But in todays world, that list would easily triple in size because of the products that are coming out. Are those other products really needed to keep these corals? No, not at all. I think that the more reefers sit and think about it, the more we see we are wasting our money, or well, I think. I also think by buying all of these extra products, we just to have to brag about. I dont think that half of the products that us reefers are buying now days are even worth us buying.
Back in 2004 I can remember that todays technology were the DREAMS of technology back then, now that we have it, we dont even apprechiate it for what its worth, which is why I think its wastefull for us to buy.
But my point of this is, we really dont need to buy all of this equiptment that is going to just add to the cost of reefing and add to the equiptment check list IMHO.
So, the other point of this thread is to see some of your guys OLD FASHION, reef tanks, with just the basics. I think our reefs thrive more on the basics than they do that of the money we put into them. Maybe its just me, but I have felt that since I have ignored my tank a tiny bit and laid back and just watched it with the basics, that my corals and fish have done A LOT better than when I was testing daily and daily water changes, etc.
So, if you have a basic system, please, post the pics, and if you have opinions on what I said, or think, please, post them, I dont want to start a fight, I just want to see what others are thinking about the new products that are coming out in todays hobby of reef keeping.
Thanks,
Austin
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