Boxing day purchase: Should you get the Ecotech PK?

[mrhasan]

Alright those who have came here with "Aha another thread from Raied, better get ready to bash that inexperienced noob", well CHILL Its all about love today

So the topic of the day is:
Should you buy the ecotech PK? Is it worth buying or is just an overpriced tool kit?

Well here goes my review

The BOX
To me, the packet/box of something that I buy plays a huge role. If I spend money on something and it comes with a warehouse/crappy box/packet, its a big let down for me. And in this case, I AM BLOWN AWAY! The quality of this box is unmatched to ANYTHING I have seen/experienced for this hobby. The box is so good that holding it would make even a non-reefer happy: IT'S THAT GOOD! The finishing is smooth and it feels good to hold in hand. And that thing is too damn heavy too! (with the tools, I would say about a kilo). Here's some pics:


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Laser engraved (totally sold to this!)

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No rough surface:

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The finishing over here shows the box is hand crafted (which would be awesome) or made with a very crappy machine

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The CONTENTS
Well time for the goodies that comes with it. TADAAAAAA:


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These are suppose to be made from German steel (well other than the glue and the frag plus :P). Although I cannot assure you about the steel but these things are NOTHING BUT QUALITY! You know you are holding something really really good when you are using them. And the best part (to me) is that all the steel tools are "laser engraved" with ecotech's website. Again: DETAILS!

The plugs are very unique; they are made in such a way that it won't rotate while put in egg crate. But won't make any difference if you put it in any commercial frag rack with round holes. I wonder whether these plugs are going to be available other than through the kit. Otherwise, they are not going anywhere but in my tank

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Then comes the four metal tools: bone cutter, scissor, soft coral clam and tweezers. Each of them comes with a cover at the top so that the box is not ruined.

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And like I said before, all four tools are engraved:

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I didn't find the scissor to be overly sharp. In fact, I would consider it to be moderately blunt since it didn't cut my skin when I moved my finger over the blade (don't try this at home; I can't be held responsible!). But I am guessing it can slice through soft coral with ease. Big hands might find it a bit challenging to use. My hands are of "medium glove" size so you can compare.

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Now the tweezers. Very well crafted and extremely comfortable to grip with precision. Just as a reminder: this is to aid fragging and not moving things around like those 12"+ tweezers.

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Now, possibly the most important tool for this kit: the bone cutter. Very heavy (compared to the one I have) and extremely extremely well build (I will stop saying this from now on). Once again, I didn't find it sharp enough to cut my bone but maybe it can slice through SPS without any doubt/effort. But the cutter is quite big and might not be able to reach every corner of an SPS to make frag: a downside I found with this thing.


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