Worst Things Ever

[SeymourDuncan]

What is the hands down worst, most pointless, or negatively effecting thing that is sold for saltwater aquariums that IS NOT LIVESTOCK?

People need to know what definitely Not to buy.

 

[sprinklerdudes]

reef gloves?

 

[Themac86]

Cheap fish nets that rust.

 

[AlexG]

Protein skimmers that falsely advertise the size tank they can handle. This used to drive me nuts when I was working in LFS years ago.

 

[SeymourDuncan]

Inaccurate test kits

 

[glb]

Test strips. Totally worthless.

 

[aslmx]

filter sponges that we know become nitrate sponges

 

[Zero Nitrates]

 

[SeymourDuncan]

Frozen brine shrimp that is not infused with vitamins

 

[skinz78]

Compact florescents.

 

[Dmmz]

Fake coral


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[glb]

Plastic plants.

 

[Connie]

Silicon jellyfish on fishing line.

 

[totion]

Compact florescents.

other than the heat mine are doing great on my tank...

 

[skinz78]

other than the heat mine are doing great on my tank...

Haha mine are doing great too, all 400w of them. Problem is they are only putting out 200w worth of mediocre light...

 

[totion]

i agree with fake corals and plants.

i have miro4 reflectors for mine from ahsupply and have been keeping everything lol. 195 watts in a 29 gallon. making the switch to leds asap though.

 

[CoryC]

trickle filters advertised as reef sumps. one of our lfs sells these with all their setups and i constantly see people selling them on craigslist.

 

[SeymourDuncan]

Preset tetra heaters. Mine just rusted out my girlfriends 30g...bad day for that tank. Its now converted to freshwater

 

[MadBrad527]

Hydrometers for sure. Either use a refractometer or don't test salinity/SG at all!

 

[SeymourDuncan]

How about treatments? Any liquids out there doing more harm than good? Reef safe ich medicine for starters?