You didn't really need this at all for your reef.....

[revhtree Verified Admin]

You didn't really need this at all...

I had a room FULL of stuff I bought for my reef but never really needed it. Some of the stuff I didn't even open! Do you ever buy things you don't really need? Let's talk about it!

What is something you've purchased for your reef that you didn't really need at all?

 

[dvgyfresh]

I bought a PH booster when I was new, learned it basically just increased alk

 

[polyppal]

Let me show you my reefing storage room…

for me it’s mostly been additives/snake oils that end up being useless. I’ve got a cabinet full of crap in bottles I’ll never use.

I’m pretty careful about not buying useless equipment

 

[Crabby48]

The stuff I trip over until I box it up to send to friends that need it or can put it to use. Don’t dwell on what it is but helping others
The biggest thing now is box’s of Marco rock. Any takers lol

 

[TheDragonsReef]

Most of my stuff sitting on the shelves is old equipment that I've upgraded from and replacement parts/equipment.

 

[vetteguy53081]

I have enough to open a store
Will post pics after work

 

[moz71]

I just looked at my shelves and have doubles of stuff I may never use! Lol. Mostly medicines as I tend to use only a select few but my fish medicine cabinet is bigger then my human medicine cabinet. Lol

 

[evrydayzawrkday]

I just keep some brightwell stuff, mainly meds, but actual "hardware" I do not have spares of (minus heater).

 

[reefsaver]

When I got into the hobby I bought a big bag of KH buffer and I didn't open it for like a year. I use it like once in a blue moon in tiny tiny amounts.

 

[Koh23]

I'm having hard time to buy things i really need, let alone to buy anything that is not absolutely crucial and needed...

Donations welcome!

 

[CoralB]

I have enough to open a store
Will post pics after work

That’s funny . I recently realized I have four lug containers full of fish stuff that I either purchased and didn’t use.......... YET!!!..... Or I’ve used and it didn’t fit the needs of what I was trying to use it for. Or have it from Pryor tank set ups

 

[jfoahs04]

Oh yeah. Tons of "backup" equipment (and backups for my backups), lots of medications for specific circumstances that I've never encountered, lots of reef chemistry solutions/boosters/stabilizers that I don't (and likely won't) use, etc.

 

[Kristopher Conlin]

Occasionally I will notice I haven't used something sitting on my reefing shelf. However it's rarely hardware and usually some kind of supplement or chemical. If I have leftover gear it's usually a seed for a new tank i end up assembling haha.

 

[design.maddie]

I have 2 large containers of Carbon that I feel like I will never use, and another of GFO that I can't imagine going through. I have used the stuff only a handful of times, but even when I did use it I think a water change would have worked just as well.

 

[BanjoBandito]

I have liquid Ca and Mg supplementation that is completely useless due to the "squeeze vs juice" ratios it can jump up my current DT, I could pour the whole Ca bottle in and it move the needle like 20ppm. I have dry mix, I bought the liquid thinking it would be easier, but it's more for a homemade balling dosing. Also....I have a bottle of Vibrant. Oh and a small vile of polyplab peroxide salts(medic) that I got for free to try but I have no idea what it does or how it would help ich so I've never opened it. If someone knows, let me know!

 

[Daedalus8311]

Those ceramic coral tree's, frag plug domes, never used but still look cool as heck

 

[Reefing102]

I'm having hard time to buy things i really need, let alone to buy anything that is not absolutely crucial and needed...

Donations welcome!

I’m at a mix of this stage and the too much stage. I have too much of stuff I’ll likely never use and don’t need (from months to years ago) while also having a harder time buying things I need now

 

[Borat]

I bought sodium nitrate - 5kg, just because it was cheap in bulk. That is however approximately 10 year's worth of dosing nitrates for my tank.

 

[exnisstech]

I have crap everywhere in the basement from gear to meds etc. Enough pickling lime for a few years of kalk and enough DE powder for several lifetimes. Hey its cheaper if you buy in bulk right? I'm just glad it's an unfinished basement and my GF doesn't complain. I also have plumbing leftovers in the shed and in my shop cuz you never know when you my need a piece of pvc or 10.

 

[reefah]

Let me show you my reefing storage room…

for me it’s mostly been additives/snake oils that end up being useless. I’ve got a cabinet full of crap in bottles I’ll never use.

I’m pretty careful about not buying useless equipment

that GIF had me dying !