Evolution of SW Tanks

[GracieLou]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

My first "reef" was about 17 years ago. Liverock approached $20/lb. It was also covered in life, corals, sponges, you name it. Beckett skimmers were the best you could get. Iwasaki 7.8k bulbs were popular. Salt was IO or Kent. No such thing as HOT5's. Growing SPS was tough, near impossible. Best powerhead you could find was a Hagen 802.

A lot has changed in 20 years -lol

$20/lb?!! Wow! I'm assuming there was no dry base rock 17 years ago??