I have started saving and squirreling away five bucks here and there in my sock drawer to do a once a month trip to the fishy store. Also have a jar full of change I'm about to go through. (shhh, don't tell my husband)
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PEople get this hobby 2 expensive to show off and to get mostly blingy stuff! Its like buying everysingle Apple thing. If Apple sold a water bottle for $20 people would buy that also.
Few TIPS to save up.
1. You don't need a protein skimmer. Build you own hang on the glass Algae scrubber. Check the DIY King Build in youtube.
2. You don't need facy lights. If you can get a bit of electrical knowledge, Buy soem LEDs and set them up for like $20-30.
3. You don't need RODI water. Tap water will do mroe than fine. Get a chemical to to clean like a declorinator to treat the water from the tap and run a bag of active carbon.
I won’t if you won’t tell my wife, i’ve several hundred dollars and still no water in the tank,good luckI have started saving and squirreling away five bucks here and there in my sock drawer to do a once a month trip to the fishy store. Also have a jar full of change I'm about to go through. (shhh, don't tell my husband)
I honestly cannot disagree much more with anything said above. Where to start?
1. You don't need a protein skimmer. Build you own hang on the glass Algae scrubber. Check the DIY King Build in youtube. I agree that you don't need a skimmer, but I also don't think you need an algae scrubber. I run a 40g without a skimmer or scrubber. Just a filter sock, rock, and sand.
2. You don't need facy lights. If you can get a bit of electrical knowledge, Buy soem LEDs and set them up for like $20-30. Again, I agree that you don't need fancy lights, but wiring your own LED's is both a lot of work, and usually much more unsightly, with little benefit to cost. Look at the AquaKnight (hipargero) lights, or get some PAR38 bulbs and gooseneck mounts. I have used both with great success, though I prefer the AquaKnight (2 would do great on your tank).
You don't need RODI water. Tap water will do mroe than fine. Get a chemical to to clean like a declorinator to treat the water from the tap and run a bag of active carbon. Forget that you ever saw this. If you are looking to have a saltwater green hair algae tank, then this is great advice. If, however, you want to actually keep healthy corals, you will need to use either RODI water or distilled.
Here is a current picture of my tank for reference, again just a filter sock, rock, and sand for filtration.
2019-10-08_09-29-06 by Lyle Southard, on Flickr
WOW, just WOW.Again the typical Reefer who want to spend thousands of cash. While agreeing trying to disagree.
All those thinigs listed are done by me currently and i know many more.
1. You saying that becasue you don't need protein skimmer you should not include algae scrubber also? Mind you which you make make for few bucks ? Becasue you did not use it no one elese should also what the heck stupid logic is this ? There are soo many people who use an algae scrubber and not a protein skimmer.
2. LED technology had come a long way and you can get soo many plug and play and clip on LED stuff nowadays. Also I said . Technologically impared or people who have cash to throw away ,buy big brad LEDs paying 10x what they are worth.
3. Soo many refeers don't use RODI water including me. This is anotehr self absorbed stupid thing that people think every one does, along with quarantining fish for 2 months on intense medication. . Even well known Youtube reef personalities use the methode i said for their budget builds.
Don't be sooo ignorant and open your eyes to the real world!!
Overwhelmed yet? LOLAs some of you might know i’m on s/s and just getting started, starting to freak out a little. If some of you are on a budget or have been, how do you or how did you handle improving your tank. I’m just getting started and have several hundred invested and a long way to go. How did you handle it, need a little input thanks.
As some of you might know i’m on s/s and just getting started, starting to freak out a little. If some of you are on a budget or have been, how do you or how did you handle improving your tank. I’m just getting started and have several hundred invested and a long way to go. How did you handle it, need a little input thanks.
I run a system almost exactly like yours and I disagree with almost every point that you made.Again the typical Reefer who want to spend thousands of cash. While agreeing trying to disagree.
All those thinigs listed are done by me currently and i know many more.
1. You saying that becasue you don't need protein skimmer you should not include algae scrubber also? Mind you which you make make for few bucks ? Becasue you did not use it no one elese should also what the heck stupid logic is this ? There are soo many people who use an algae scrubber and not a protein skimmer.
2. LED technology had come a long way and you can get soo many plug and play and clip on LED stuff nowadays. Also I said if you have the skills or want to check how to do to do it. Technologically impared or people who have cash to throw away ,buy big brad LEDs paying 10x what they are worth.
3. Soo many refeers don't use RODI water including me. This is anotehr self absorbed stupid thing that people think every one does, along with quarantining fish for 2 months on intense medication. I can bet, atleast 1/3 of the users on this forum does not use RODI water for their 1st system. Even well known Youtube reef personalities use the methode i said for their budget builds.
Don't be sooo ignorant and open your eyes to the real world!!
I run a system almost exactly like yours and I disagree with almost every point that you made.
First of all, nobody said that algae scrubbers were not useful or that you shouldn’t use them. However, this does not make them a necessary piece of equipment. They are useful, just like protein skimmers are useful, but Neither one is required.
I do see your point with leds. A black box is a cheap option that can get the job done for about any coral you want. If you don’t want corals or are very good at handy work, a diy system could be an option.
Lastly, I HATE it when people say that rodi systems are not useful or needed. I use tap water, so this is first hand experience. If you want the centerpiece of your tank to be the thick lair of green hair algae coating every surface in the tank, then go ahead and use tap. I have also found that when using tap, a qt is a must. For some reason, every fish that I have not quarantined has died from a parasite even though I keep my parameters in check.
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I run a system almost exactly like yours and I disagree with almost every point that you made.
First of all, nobody said that algae scrubbers were not useful or that you shouldn’t use them. However, this does not make them a necessary piece of equipment. They are useful, just like protein skimmers are useful, but Neither one is required.
I do see your point with leds. A black box is a cheap option that can get the job done for about any coral you want. If you don’t want corals or are very good at handy work, a diy system could be an option.
Lastly, I HATE it when people say that rodi systems are not useful or needed. I use tap water, so this is first hand experience. If you want the centerpiece of your tank to be the thick lair of green hair algae coating every surface in the tank, then go ahead and use tap. I have also found that when using tap, a qt is a must. For some reason, every fish that I have not quarantined has died from a parasite even though I keep my parameters in check.