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Originally Posted by santanzchild
My Bubble Magus skimmer is a good bit cheaper then the reef octopus and works pretty dang well.
First starting up the tank you dont have to buy absolutely everything right off the bat. I started my first SW tank with an old FW tank some sand and rock one powerhead a heater and a hang on back protein skimmer. It was a 30g and survived for a few years before I broke it down for a PCS.
If money is a bit of a issue using a place like Marco Rocks or the like is great for some dead base rock then you can get a piece or two of choice live rock to seed everything and its easily half the cost.
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Hi Santanzchild,
Thank you for your feed back. I saw those and yes they are less money and I know that sometimes a cheaper model will pretty much match a more expensive model if made right. I was wondering does the name Bubble have anything to do with the way the machine works or do they all do the Bubble just doesn't say it for a more fancier name. I'm in no hurry to getting everything just little by little to were I buy what I need pay that off and continue to the next purchase it's going to take a bit for me. I read about the dead rock and I think that can be a better option for me cost wise and do what you said about seeding the other rocks. It's funny every time I think that is about what I need to buy there are more things that pop up that I need to get. It's like never ending in starting up a tank. Lol. Thats what i want to just get the basic stuff what i really need to begin the hobby and start from there. I wonder if i can just start with this basic items like tank,sump,skimmer,jets,wave machine,heater,return pump,UV and of coarse sand,saltwater. But do i need to get like the Ro/D1,Reactor,Chiller,Dosing the stuff is endless and believe me it stresses me out. I spend hours on the internet just reading about the hobby. Well Thanks again for your reply and I know someday things are going to get better when i'm sitting around looking at my saltwater tank achievement for hours. Thanks again. @rmyvet.