Things You Wish You Never Bought - Page 2

mastergunsg · #1 03-05-2008, 08:11 PM

I bought a purple tube anemone about 6 months ago. When i first got it I dug a depression in the sand and placed him into it and covered it over with sand I then placed a rock on either side of it to make a "cave" so he cannot move around the tank. When fully extended his tentacles can reach about a 6-7 inch radius. I did understand that it could sting and kill corals and possibly kill fish but so far I have lost nothing.. I turn off my water flow when feeding the fish and target the anemone with food, he readily takes flake food, arcti pods, brine shrimp etc and is amazing to watch when feeding. So far I am happy with my purchase because he is a beautiful addition to my tank.

tang daddy · #2 03-05-2008, 08:24 PM

For me it was a file fish not knowing they eat sps, before that it was a purple dotty before that a coral beauty after all those a striped rabbit fish that went apeshiets on my zoas and donuts sigh.

Live and learn..... If the whip of death reigned havoc on your reef why not get rid of it sometimes it's better to remove 1 thing than letting it stay to kill off many things IMO.

Whatigot · #3 03-05-2008, 08:30 PM

sometimes i think I do too much research before I buy anything...

I would say though that I'd never by compact fluorescents again and wish I'd just gone with MH from the word go.

BC564 · #4 03-05-2008, 08:33 PM

I do alot of research before I buy things too...except this one time...I took the LFS opinion and well....wish I hadnt. Now I research the living things too....as well as equipment, supplements, food etc..

Skimmer Juice · #5 03-05-2008, 10:18 PM

When we first set up our tank,the older fellow at Riverfront sold us an AIPTASIA for $6.00. Way to get taken advantage of. This is also a great way to build up your business.That tube anemone needs sand,we had ours barried under about 8 inches.We feed ours shrimp,krill etc,every 3 or 4 days. The one we had was purple with a lime green center,it was beautiful,got to big for our 125 gallon tank.

Phanman · #6 03-05-2008, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by stinky

When we first set up our tank,the older fellow at Riverfront sold us an AIPTASIA for $6.00.

lol sorry i couldnt help but laugh a little. That is seriously horrible thou... I would have been sooo ****ed.

BC564 · #7 03-05-2008, 10:35 PM

wow...how big do they get?

mastergunsg · #8 03-18-2008, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by stinky

When we first set up our tank,the older fellow at Riverfront sold us an AIPTASIA for $6.00.

A lfs did the same thing to my brother who resides in Victoria when he first started in the hobby. He bought a coral and when he got home he called me to ask about its care and when he told me about the "extra" he had to pay for i could not believe it at first.

Puff · #9 03-19-2008, 10:37 PM

somebody's MH DIY canopy and skimmer when i was going to turn my 55 gallon into a reef tank. never used them. might at one point use the skimmer, but the lights and canopy are just gathering dust. STUPID waste of money.

Zylumn · #10 03-19-2008, 11:57 PM

I do my homework on all big purchases ($100.00 +) but a few times when I was about to make a purchase I was either talked out of it for something "better" or changed my mind to save money. Each time I have kicked myself for wasting money so now I hold by the law of research.
Kevin