Holy Cow, Reef Tanks Certainly Have Changed Since 1995!

[Shooter6]

Only changes that i really see since 95 i see is no compact florescents, no deep sandbeds, and controllers, and
Leds.
Metal halides,skimmers,calcium reactors,3 part, liverock are still around.

Wetdry trickle filters went out of style by 91.

 

[RoweReef]

Only changes that i really see since 95 i see is no compact florescents, no deep sandbeds, and controllers, and
Leds.
Metal halides,skimmers,calcium reactors,3 part, liverock are still around.

Wetdry trickle filters went out of style by 91.

I guess. In the late 80s to mid 90s, I was still using a wet/dry trickle filter and all my live rock was from the ocean. No one I knew was dosing aminos or feeding coral things such as reef roids. Way less options for salt (as I remember). No one sold frags, I only purchased big colonies back then. I see many small differences that, to me, add up.

 

[Shooter6]

I agree about colonies and salt, but most of those salts are still around. That speaks volumes to me. As far as the wet/dry bioball crap, good riddance. Funny thing is lot of reefers who couldnt afford them were already using baffled aquariums with filter floss and a bunch of extra live rock by the late 80s. I di remember petland having full colonies for sale though. I set my first reef up in 88'
I remember the 2k huge qet/dry filters being the rich reefers game

 

[RoweReef]

That's true. I had a friend that was using a 55-gallon tank with live rock for a sump. My wet/dry was small, definitely not expensive. One big difference that I remember, many LFS to get equipment and livestock. I never considered going to a Petco type big box pet supply store. The internet killed them all the small shops.