Whats your best buy ever!

Ismellikefish · 09/04/2007, 02:35 PM

First time I went to the LFS to get a mushroom I get sold a Yuma for $5

This second time I went to the LFS to get a mushroom I get sold a Candy Cane ( 2 heads ) for $3

I am coming up with all kinds of win just trying to get a stinking mushroom

So whats YOUR all time best buy?

Chibils · 09/04/2007, 02:38 PM

I'm moving to Dallas.

Fish Filet · 09/04/2007, 02:39 PM

a leather couch for 10 bucks from craigslist.

edwing206 · 09/04/2007, 02:41 PM

Damn, can't beat that. ^

Ismellikefish · 09/04/2007, 02:42 PM

Craigslist is all kinds of win! I love that site.

You can find alot of great stuff on there.

Andrew · 09/04/2007, 02:44 PM

$20 for a lifereef DIY skimmer. Bought it a few years ago and it's still going strong.

darkcirca · 09/04/2007, 03:00 PM

Must say, my $7 CC starfish (which I had been trying to pawn off on someone) traded for some type of Leather which is as big as a hand.

Oh and craiglist, $3/lb live rock and a free 55 gallon tank/stand/fish and free 75 gallon tank too.

Ismellikefish · 09/04/2007, 03:04 PM

Score on the leather!

And someone got taken on Craigslist....wow

reefing102 · 09/04/2007, 03:47 PM

lets see......

umm.....

oh yeah

the 8.5 inch colt coral with 2 main branches (slowly ending up splittling into 2 colts) for 20.00

Ismellikefish · 09/04/2007, 03:59 PM

reefing102..... you stole that, I'm telling!

mikieaggie99 · 09/04/2007, 05:08 PM

Dude, which stores in Dallas are you going to?

lshark21 · 09/04/2007, 05:20 PM

My complete set up for $500. Found on Craigslist.

75g AGA with stand, 20g sump, Coralife 4x65 pc with Moon leds, Coralife Skimmer, Mag7, Aqua Clear 90 powerhead, 75 lbs live rock, 100 lbs live sand, 12" Colt, 9" Toadstool, various shrooms and polyps, Cabbage Leather, 6" Green Finger Leather, 5" Frogspawn, Large Rock covered with Geen Star Polyps, tons of Pulsing Xenia, 1 Bangaii Cardinal, 1 Perc, a couple of Damsels, 2 cucs, 1 Urchin, 4 Cleaner Shrimp, 1 Green Chromis, a Fiji Conch, and one Queen Conch.

The previous owner set it up in Feb of 07.

mike888705 · 09/04/2007, 07:04 PM

My mystery wrasse I got for $50.00!!

danferd2002 · 09/04/2007, 07:23 PM

my 50+ head colony of acan lord, for $39.99 from a lfs and this was back when acans were popular.

michaeljames · 09/04/2007, 07:31 PM

A mail order russian bride, I totaly shafted them on shipping and I still haven't even married her!

Kaos · 09/04/2007, 08:08 PM

Spectrapure CSP-DI 80 (RO/DI) for $20 (E-Bay).

yellowwatchmen · 09/04/2007, 08:53 PM

A BTA about the size of a softball for free. So its not relly a purchase.

GobyJohnKenobi · 09/04/2007, 08:57 PM

The $4 bottle of Pinpoint Salinity Calibration Fluid that made my $50 refractometer finally measure correctly.

Worst Deal: A $50 refractometer that doesn't measure correctly.

Hal · 09/04/2007, 09:22 PM

Marshall Island Live rock. $4 per pound.

Aiptasia. Free with the live rock.

Watching it multiply until it covered every inch of rock. Free.

Copperband butterfly. $60

Watching it do its job. Priceless.

tuberider · 09/04/2007, 09:44 PM

Box-o-crap

mxett · 09/04/2007, 10:18 PM

$40 for both a DIY ATO (gravity fed) into a DIY Kalk reactor. Much less work for a much better pH and more stable calcium and alk. The corals are showing the benefits.

cook · 09/04/2007, 10:23 PM

HippieSmell · 09/04/2007, 11:03 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by michaeljames
A mail order russian bride, I totaly shafted them on shipping and I still haven't even married her!

Lol, I can't believe someone beat me to it. I married mine though. Nyet!

pledosophy · 09/04/2007, 11:07 PM

Potter's Leapord wrasse for $25

$30 of different macro algaes, that I fragged out has it grew at least 100x. Bought a 70g with stand and canopy with my profits as well as some lights. Grew it in 3 20g systems with a CF bulb.

reefer1024 · 09/05/2007, 12:27 AM

7 polyps of BAM BAM orange zoas for $5. I get all kinda nice zoas outa the $5 frag tank at my LFS.

09/04/2007, 02:35 PM	#1
Ismellikefish Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 271	Whats your best buy ever! First time I went to the LFS to get a mushroom I get sold a Yuma for $5 This second time I went to the LFS to get a mushroom I get sold a Candy Cane ( 2 heads ) for $3 I am coming up with all kinds of win just trying to get a stinking mushroom So whats YOUR all time best buy?

09/04/2007, 02:38 PM	#2
Chibils halide loyalist Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Sugar Hill, GA Posts: 2,213	I'm moving to Dallas. __________________ always learning Current Tank Info: 75G new world cichlid, 25G reef in planning

09/04/2007, 02:41 PM	#4
edwing206 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Shoreline,Washington Posts: 4,518	Damn, can't beat that. ^ __________________ The name's Luis. :) Current Tank Info: 50G cube

09/04/2007, 03:47 PM	#9
reefing102 Who Am I Here? Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Central Ohio Posts: 1,155	lets see...... umm..... oh yeah the 8.5 inch colt coral with 2 main branches (slowly ending up splittling into 2 colts) for 20.00 __________________ Shane Life's a climb... but the view is great. ______________________________ Current Tank Info: 2.5 Gallon Nano

09/04/2007, 07:31 PM	#15
michaeljames Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Rochester NY Posts: 737	A mail order russian bride, I totaly shafted them on shipping and I still haven't even married her! __________________ "This tastes like crap!" "Well here, try it with some selcon and garlic..." Current Tank Info: 180g RR AGA 2 x 250w SE MH 1 x 175 SE MH 2 x 6' Super atinic VHO Iwaki 100 return Reef Octopus Skimmer

09/04/2007, 02:39 PM	#3
Fish Filet Moved On Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: NYC Posts: 282	a leather couch for 10 bucks from craigslist.

09/04/2007, 02:42 PM	#5
Ismellikefish Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 271	Craigslist is all kinds of win! I love that site. You can find alot of great stuff on there.

09/04/2007, 02:44 PM	#6
Andrew Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 13,640	$20 for a lifereef DIY skimmer. Bought it a few years ago and it's still going strong.

09/04/2007, 03:00 PM	#7
darkcirca Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Centreville, VA Posts: 491	Must say, my $7 CC starfish (which I had been trying to pawn off on someone) traded for some type of Leather which is as big as a hand. Oh and craiglist, $3/lb live rock and a free 55 gallon tank/stand/fish and free 75 gallon tank too.

09/04/2007, 03:04 PM	#8
Ismellikefish Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 271	Score on the leather! And someone got taken on Craigslist....wow

09/04/2007, 03:59 PM	#10
Ismellikefish Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 271	reefing102..... you stole that, I'm telling!

09/04/2007, 05:08 PM	#11
mikieaggie99 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Graham, TX Posts: 51	Dude, which stores in Dallas are you going to?

09/04/2007, 05:20 PM	#12
lshark21 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: North Huntingdon, PA Posts: 156	My complete set up for $500. Found on Craigslist. 75g AGA with stand, 20g sump, Coralife 4x65 pc with Moon leds, Coralife Skimmer, Mag7, Aqua Clear 90 powerhead, 75 lbs live rock, 100 lbs live sand, 12" Colt, 9" Toadstool, various shrooms and polyps, Cabbage Leather, 6" Green Finger Leather, 5" Frogspawn, Large Rock covered with Geen Star Polyps, tons of Pulsing Xenia, 1 Bangaii Cardinal, 1 Perc, a couple of Damsels, 2 cucs, 1 Urchin, 4 Cleaner Shrimp, 1 Green Chromis, a Fiji Conch, and one Queen Conch. The previous owner set it up in Feb of 07.

09/04/2007, 07:04 PM	#13
mike888705 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 115	My mystery wrasse I got for $50.00!!

09/04/2007, 07:23 PM	#14
danferd2002 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 882	my 50+ head colony of acan lord, for $39.99 from a lfs and this was back when acans were popular.

09/04/2007, 08:08 PM	#16
Kaos "Lurker" Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 2,131	Spectrapure CSP-DI 80 (RO/DI) for $20 (E-Bay). __________________ Ordinary people are the ones scared to be themselves.

09/04/2007, 08:53 PM	#17
yellowwatchmen Moved On Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bellevue,NE Posts: 1,058	A BTA about the size of a softball for free. So its not relly a purchase.

09/04/2007, 08:57 PM	#18
GobyJohnKenobi Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Atlanta Posts: 413	The $4 bottle of Pinpoint Salinity Calibration Fluid that made my $50 refractometer finally measure correctly. Worst Deal: A $50 refractometer that doesn't measure correctly.

09/04/2007, 09:22 PM	#19
Hal Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Longmont, CO Posts: 1,889	Marshall Island Live rock. $4 per pound. Aiptasia. Free with the live rock. Watching it multiply until it covered every inch of rock. Free. Copperband butterfly. $60 Watching it do its job. Priceless.

09/04/2007, 09:44 PM	#20
tuberider Where's Lahey? Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Montara, Ca. Posts: 1,392	Box-o-crap __________________ "Nobody wants it admit they ate nine cans of ravioli, but I did and I'm ashamed of myself." Ricky Current Tank Info: on the verge of crashing at any moment

09/04/2007, 10:18 PM	#21
mxett Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Melbourne Australia Posts: 384	$40 for both a DIY ATO (gravity fed) into a DIY Kalk reactor. Much less work for a much better pH and more stable calcium and alk. The corals are showing the benefits.

09/04/2007, 10:23 PM	#22
cook Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Harmony,fl Posts: 1,292	This free b/c it was brown

09/04/2007, 11:07 PM	#24
pledosophy Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Beaverton Posts: 5,290	Potter's Leapord wrasse for $25 $30 of different macro algaes, that I fragged out has it grew at least 100x. Bought a 70g with stand and canopy with my profits as well as some lights. Grew it in 3 20g systems with a CF bulb. __________________ 120g mixed reef 90g QT

09/05/2007, 12:27 AM	#25
reefer1024 Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Lake Elsinore Posts: 940	7 polyps of BAM BAM orange zoas for $5. I get all kinda nice zoas outa the $5 frag tank at my LFS.