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08/11/2009, 06:03 AM
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you cant buy blue fingers
 
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Whats your oldest most reliable piece of reefing equipment?
Many things don't seem to last that long in the hobby, but we pay a great deal for them. What are you fave and most reliable purchases over the years, I wonder if we can get a consensus on various things.
My best most reliable buys have been. 1. Tunze osmolator (pump changed once had it for nearly 3 years). 2. An ocean runner 2500 on one of my tanks 3 years. 3. grotech doser had for 2 years and I expect many more. I have two vortechs but only for a year so cant really comment. thanks for any input.
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08/11/2009, 07:30 AM
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1 of 3 legendary ninjas
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my reeftek cal. rxtor, milwakee solenod and mag-2, 5+ yrs. and going.
mag-9 pump, 7 yrs. and going my rio 600, 8 yrs.
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08/11/2009, 07:37 AM
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I have had Magnum cannister filters running since the mid 90's.
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08/11/2009, 07:45 AM
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Recovering Detritophobe
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Interesting - my osmolator is NOT on my list...
-power supply died -pump died twice (and those disconnect screws were rusted shut so I had to rewire it -optical sensor gets buildup on it and fails more often than a float switch -no mounting options for the control unit - my double stick carpet tape finally failed and the thing fell into my sump and got toasted. Other than that, I've got some maxijets and magdrives that I've had since getting into the hobby 6 years ago.
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If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right. I remember when zoanthids were called things like "green" and "orange" and not "reverse gorilla nipple." Current Tank Info: 180g reef with all the bells and whistles |
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08/11/2009, 07:51 AM
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Location: Alexandria, KY
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My 3 lifereef skimmers
1 has been in use for over 10 years and still skims like my 2 newer ones.  landlord
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Forget the Turtle Man, you got the Coral Man Live Action Fragging! Current Tank Info: 90 Gallon SPS Reef (Sump, Fuge, Skimmer, CX reactor, Chemical filtration, Overflow) by Lifereef, 2x400W 20K Radiums on IceCaps, 2x39W T5 "For fun", RK2, 4x Tunze 6055, Aqua Logic 1/3 HP Chiller, DIY RO/DI ATO 2-Part via Litermeter. Lotsa Clownfish |
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08/11/2009, 08:31 AM
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Location: Winter Park, FL
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Sper Scientific Refractometer. Best purchase ever.
Second place would be my euroreef 12-1 skimmer. My litermeter would have been tops on the list, but it finally broke last week! |
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08/11/2009, 08:33 AM
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Moved On
Join Date: Oct 2004
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My antique Digital Oceans controller. Still tickin' after all these years.
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08/11/2009, 09:01 AM
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Location: Arizona
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Oddly enough, one of the oldest ( I actually don't have it anymore ), most reliable pieces of equipment I've had was a $7 heater that I bought at a LFS. That thing was rock solid.
When I got scared that the el cheapo heater was going to fail, and crash my tank, I bought a new, fancy heater. The new heater had a faulty thermostat, and crashed my tank. Go figure. So I went back to old reliable until I upgraded tanks.
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Rob Current Tank Info: DSA 155 Pro | ATI Sunpower | ATB 840 v2 | Apex | Wav |
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08/11/2009, 09:05 AM
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Location: Houston TX
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My Oceanic RR tank. 3 years. Damn near everything else has had one issue or another.
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08/11/2009, 10:10 AM
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Location: between a rock and a hard place
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MaxiJet 1200 powerhead. Came in a skimmer, used in a reactor, and now is my salt mixing pump. Been dropped (repeatedly), run dry, not cleaned for years and it simply refuses to die. I think I bought it in 1999 or 2000.
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Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently motivated fool. Current Tank Info: 120 mixed reef |
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08/11/2009, 11:18 AM
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Cyprinius carpio
 
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My eyes still have the original lenses.
Eheim canister filter 10+ years probabaly just needed a new wheel. Aqua clear filters some have been used 10+ years. Mag 12 since 1999. I have some tanks that are 20+ years old too. One is a goldfish tank for my daughter now and the other is my sump. Ebo Jaber heater is as old as the tanks as well. |
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08/11/2009, 11:24 AM
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My LifeReef overflow box is 7+ years old and working great --- granted no moving parts.
 I have a 7+ year old Poseidon/Velocity T2 pump that is still running great and as silent as the day I bought it. My Hamilton MH/PC fixture is at least 8 years old. I did change out the ballast last summer, but only because I wanted 2*250 watts instead of 2*175 -- the old ballast was still running great, and the PC ballast is still the same, and never given me a moments trouble.
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Click my name and then "visit toddrtrex's homepage" for tank pictures Current Tank Info: 210g reef and 65g reef |
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08/11/2009, 11:41 AM
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08/11/2009, 11:43 AM
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Click my name and then "visit toddrtrex's homepage" for tank pictures Current Tank Info: 210g reef and 65g reef |
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08/11/2009, 11:48 AM
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Recovering Detritophobe
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Come to think of it... I have an old Marineland Eclipse setup - 37g with the filtration built into the hood. I've had that about 10 years now, tank and filter system still running great.
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If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right. I remember when zoanthids were called things like "green" and "orange" and not "reverse gorilla nipple." Current Tank Info: 180g reef with all the bells and whistles |
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08/11/2009, 12:08 PM
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Pushrod Powered
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- my never cleaned,CPR overflow box 7 plus years still going.
-Genx pump that was on my 200gal. - Fluval canister filter - Believe it or not a RIO 2100 pump -200 watt glass visitherm heater |
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08/11/2009, 01:28 PM
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LOL, we already have two RIO pumps and a cpr overflow in this thread, both with terrible reputations. For the record I have one of each and while neither have ever failed I have had to clean out the suction nipple on the overflow. Intelligently or by accident the return section of my sump is small enough that the tank won't overflow if the cpr were to fail.
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08/11/2009, 01:38 PM
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My reefing Credit Card has been pretty reliable as well
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08/11/2009, 01:49 PM
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My Lifereef skimmer. I bought it used, so I think it's about 7 years old.
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08/11/2009, 01:55 PM
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You know what the bad part of this thread is, that when you say that this piece of equipment has been with me "x" amount of years without troubles then that is when trouble comes a knocking, knock on wood, lol
sana
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08/11/2009, 02:31 PM
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Click my name and then "visit toddrtrex's homepage" for tank pictures Current Tank Info: 210g reef and 65g reef |
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08/11/2009, 02:42 PM
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Everybody is going to think I am crazy, but its my RIO 3100 return pump. I have had it running for 3 years straight. I only cleaned it twice and it still runs like a champ. And it wasn't very expensive.
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Matt, 65G reef tank Current Tank Info: 65g reef, mix of sps, lps, few softies. Hoping to upgrade within the year. |
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08/11/2009, 02:57 PM
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Eheim hobby pump, I have had if for over ten years, have run it dry a few times and have done nothing but clean it every once in a rare while
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08/11/2009, 06:40 PM
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you cant buy blue fingers
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Good work, my friend bought a resun chiller 4 years ago and now I have it at school, silent and works like a dream today
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08/11/2009, 08:32 PM
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65g Ritteri Tank
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Location: Royal Oak, MI
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I have a Rio TAAM pump that has never given me issues...use it for my return. that and maxijets are built like tanks.
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- Taylor - 65g - Radion XR30 G3 Pro x2 - Deltec SCA 1351 - APEX - Tunze - Vortech |
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