What were your biggest purchase mistakes?

[BigRedSpecial]

"Algae Grazer Snails" which I bought anyway because I was sure (!) they were conches. Turns out they were predatory Tulip snails. Luckily I got them out before they took out any of my other snails.

[spawn]

It will likely turn into a frag tank as it it's loaded with sps. I'm looking at this as an alternative light for now though36in Metal Halide HQI System Advance Plus & I kinda like the setup as it is in the living room

Originally Posted by ponokareefer

RSM250 is a nice starter tank. Now you just need to buy a 2nd larger tank and use your RSM250 as a specialty tank for something like haddoni carpets and clowns that won't work in a reef setup.

[monocus]

hilfiger goby-my male bird wrasse loved it-2 min after hitting open water it was lunch-time

[toytech]

orange spot dimond goby , terrible sand storm then 3 hours after i got him he went carpet surfing . Tank is compleatly covered i even put a cover over the feeding hole , still havent figured that one out .

[apex82]

Burrfish puffer... Need I explain?

[kien]

I purchased a 150g tank a couple of years go. Now I'm out thousands if not tens of thousands of dollars! What a money pit!

[christyf5]

Originally Posted by kien

I purchased a 150g tank a couple of years go. Now I'm out thousands if not tens of thousands of dollars! What a money pit!

lol, worst purchase evar!!

god, where do i start. I've wasted a lot of money on useless product in this hobby...

[MMAX]

Coralife super skimmer and a Kole tang that lasted less than a month and introduced marine velvet into my tank. I'm using a Stealth heater plugged into a Coralife power bar and have no problems with either. I don't use the timers on the power bar, I have separate ones for my lights.

[fishoholic]

Originally Posted by kien

I purchased a 150g tank a couple of years go. Now I'm out thousands if not tens of thousands of dollars! What a money pit!

Couldn't agree more! Only mine's a 230g tank

[Madreefer]

Years ago I bought a Seaclone 150 Protein Skimmer for only $300. The store I got it from has since drastically dropped the price to $200 for a quick blowout. It took me a while to get rid of this highly recommended peice of equipment free for the taking.