THROWBACK THURSDAY! What was your first MAJOR equipment purchase?

[siggy]

Bought the tank on a whim (40 AIO) had to have a custom stand made. While waiting for those I ordered a RO/DI and a Current Loop System, But I have to Say Buying The REAL Live Rock Was the Biggest Decision or purchase.

 

[Flippers4pups]

Bought the tank on a whim (40 AIO) had to have a custom stand made. While waiting for those I ordered a RO/DI and a Current Loop System, But I have to Say Buying The REAL Live Rock Was the Biggest Decision or purchase.

They didn't have "dry rock" back when I started out. It was all "live". Tonga stick and Tonga rock was pretty easy to get back then.

 

[Everett625]

Went from homemade leds to ecotech radions xr15x2 and x2 mounts also the reeflink one day was 1,100 my wife literally walked out the door after I can home and she saw the money gone she came back about 2 hours later we are still married and in love and she loves the hobby now.

 

[Reeflady 71]

My biggest expense was my radion xr30 light. I really love the light and it on a 40 gallon . But I really think I need a bigger reef.

 

[andrewkw]

I wish I could remember probably my 65w? PC fixture over my first 15g nano. I remember I had an RO only system for a brief time before I actually got an RO/DI. Before I got a bigger tank I upgraded to a used 4x24T5 system.

 

[solitude127]

SEIO M620 power heads

 

[Gareth elliott]

My first expensive piece of equipment was my current protein skimmer.

The store was going out of business and on the shelf was one new eshopps x-160 for $150. Regularly $309. Id rather have my lfs back though