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My 2c: Rimless tanks

I realize this is a major aesthetics choice in a hobby where we all have strong aesthetic preferences…. Some of y’all have amazing tanks and I respect all choices here, just I doubt I’d ever go with one for my own.
Kind of along the same lines with the above disclaimer… thank you Potato Pig:

IMO I think SPS only tanks are over rated. I think they are beautiful in their own way but I much prefer the swaying and blowing of softies and LPS. What is more beautiful then the tentacles of a torch coral all moving in different directions, or an acan as it’s feeding tentacles come out and it turns itself inside out eating a piece of mysis? They seem so much more alive to me.
 

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Love my fox flame cost me £250 in uk though

Just bought this browned it fox flame for $125 can’t wait till it colors up
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If only you guys were closer. I will be auctioning a bunch of corals starting bid $1.

I'm sure the fox flame will sell for less than $30.

 

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As for over rated? Id say ATOs.

Not the concept, but the price. I still don't understand how a stand alone ATO costs in the 100s of dollars when you can achieve the same thing with a couple float switches, relay and a pump.

For a few hundred dollars more, you can buy a controller that incorporates an ato.
 

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+1^ buy the ebay special ato. It works fine. Lol.
Any complete tank kit is overrated. Redsea
Whatever brand. Always found it nicer to make what you want custom. Usually for the same or less $.
Designer clowns that are like bred mutt dogs. No way in heck 20yrs ago would a labor doodle be considered a dog breed...maybe it's me. Maybe it's 20yrs ago. Just my example of the breeding of clowns currently.
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Kind of along the same lines with the above disclaimer… thank you Potato Pig:

IMO I think SPS only tanks are over rated. I think they are beautiful in their own way but I much prefer the swaying and blowing of softies and LPS. What is more beautiful then the tentacles of a torch coral all moving in different directions, or an acan as it’s feeding tentacles come out and it turns itself inside out eating a piece of mysis? They seem so much more alive to me.
I agree to this, why sps only
 

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(1) Tanks that look like colorful coral collections than natural reefs.

(2) SPS dominant / exclusive tanks.

(3) Designer Clownfish. Wouldn’t want to touch one with a ten-foot pole.

(4) “Unique” tank designs (AKA non-traditional / non-rectangular tanks).

(5) Aberrant Scopas Tangs. Black Tangs. Any man-made hybrid (looking at you, Yurple). “Rare” / “Unique” < actually attractive.

(6) Overcomplicated tech.

(7) Fake corals. Artificial decorations. Just no.

(8) Lionfish. Anglers. How many even have long-term success with them to say that’s their natural lifespan?

(9) Tang Gang (feel free to shoot me). Angel and Butterfly collections are far more interesting and prettier to me.

(10) Governments (of the world) and their impact on our hobby. Why do we need to be “ruled” over?

(11) Blue Tangs. How many people have a big-enough tank for one long term, and for some reason just never appealed to me.

(12) PJ Cardinals. Even single adult one I saw at a public aquarium was ugly, washed out, big and added absolutely nothing to a tank.

(13) CB Misbar Regals. Sure they’re not “intentionally” that way like designer Clowns, more an artifact of captive breeding and being misbarred is not exclusive to P. Diacanthus, and to be fair a Y-bar or slight misbar on a Regal can be quite attractive to me, but I still prefer the straight bars and it’s cringe for me to see the Misbars selling for more.

(14) Most of the schooling / shoaling Anthias. I can get on board with the big ones as well as the rarer deepwater types, but the ones like Squampinnis / Dispar / Bartlett’s and those ones were never my thing.

(15) Firefish. Dartfish. Not many seem to have long-term success with them, or maybe they just don’t live that long.

(16) Fairy / Flasher Wrasses / any of the more common Wrasses imported as adult males or terminal males. Just not worth the $$ for a fish already having lived out half or more than half its life and will probably last another 3-4 years (or less) in your care.

(17) Getting a fish that will have to be given away due to eventual size. Never made much sense to me. Sure it’s nice to see something like an Emperor Angel change from juvenile to adult coloration, but knowing you don’t have the tank to sustain one for decades, it would make me sad.

(18) Not having a lid or a top. Proponents will say that it’s okay to take the risk and don’t want their tanks to look “ugly”, I never felt that way and why take any risk at all, when you can minimize it?
 
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Yes blue tanks. Overrated.
Fwiw I think drop.off tanks are really kool and a good direction for reef tanks. As well as the clam tanks with the slanted front view.
 

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Kind of along the same lines with the above disclaimer… thank you Potato Pig:

IMO I think SPS only tanks are over rated. I think they are beautiful in their own way but I much prefer the swaying and blowing of softies and LPS. What is more beautiful then the tentacles of a torch coral all moving in different directions, or an acan as it’s feeding tentacles come out and it turns itself inside out eating a piece of mysis? They seem so much more alive to me.

While I agree with this, battle corals posted and insane hairy acro recently that I am sure has lots of movement. It definitely gave me pause.
 

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Not the concept, but the price. I still don't understand how a stand alone ATO costs in the 100s of dollars when you can achieve the same thing with a couple float switches, relay and a pump.

From 2017 until I got my Cade 900, I used a Chinese-brand ATO consisting of a magnetic-mount optical sensor and a little pump. Came with all tubing, a controller, just plug and play. It cost about $100 and never missed a beat once in seven years. It even has a siphon break.
 

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I may cause a pile on here but for me it’s automated alkalinity testers.
For what they are the prices are ridiculous. (I will come clean, I’m from a lab science background)
You’re already dosing, probably.
Just test it twice a week or every other day. Five minutes of your time to test.
 

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