What's your most durable piece of working Equipment?

[BeachCruiser]

I have a 4 series Fluval filter that has been going strong for over 20+ years. It's only weak points seem to be the rotor shaft & rotor cover clips (cheap & easily replaced, maybe 3 times now). It was $79 when purchased...now they are 4x that! Great piece of gear.

What's been your best bang for the buck?

 

[86 ssinit]

Best bang for the buck . Odyssea internal filters. $20 and I’ve never had one stop working. They run 24/7.

 

[StarGirl]

I have a Tronic (I think Fluval) heater from the 90s early 2000s that still works. That was a great heater. I dont trust it enough to use it but it is a good back up for overnight or something.

 

[Fishfur]

AquaClear filters. I have more than one that is 20 or more years old and still going strong. They periodically need replacement impellers & shafts because those are made very cheaply but rarely anything else.
Needed new uptake tubes for two of the oldest because the plastic started to crack badly, as if from UV damage. I think I might have replaced one motor as well. They aren’t perfect but they really are reliable workhorses. I had around two dozen of them at one point.

 

[Lakefish]

I, too, have a Tronic heater that I got third hand about twenty years ago. It's not currently in use, but it still works perfectly.

 

[briangcc1997]

I have glass heaters (2) of them that were sized for 10 gallon tanks still going strong...from the mid/late 80's. Looks like these....

My 29 gallon tank was bought new in 1991, by yours truly, with original seals still intact. Currently an apisto breeding experiment tank. Only thing I've replaced on it is the glass lid hinge...2x.

 

[A201]

My 25 y.o. 65 g. Oceanic tank. They don't make them like that anymore.

 

[bumblinBee]

Eheim Jager. I got it used from my mother when she first set me up with a tank, so that’s minimum 12 years it’s been with me (possibly longer), and then it’d been with my mum for 5 years prior. Still works brilliantly.

I made the mistake of assuming eheim heaters would be amazing across the board, got one of their thermocontrol heaters, and it died on me within 3 years. Could’ve been a fluke, but my next purchase will be another jager.

 

[YorkshireTex]

I have a 4 series Fluval filter that has been going strong for over 20+ years. It's only weak points seem to be the rotor shaft & rotor cover clips (cheap & easily replaced, maybe 3 times now). It was $79 when purchased...now they are 4x that! Great piece of gear.

What's been your best bang for the buck?

What can I say... it's been great less than £1,had for ages and does the job (I hope)

 

[ruud]

Airpumps. Different ones. Unknown brands.

 

[BeachCruiser]

I have glass heaters (2) of them that were sized for 10 gallon tanks still going strong...from the mid/late 80's. Looks like these....
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My 29 gallon tank was bought new in 1991, by yours truly, with original seals still intact. Currently an apisto breeding experiment tank. Only thing I've replaced on it is the glass lid hinge...2x.

Yep. I have the big brother to that & it's been solid for 20+ years.

 

[KingOscar]

50+ year old Silent Giant air pump. I got it from the family of the original owner who bought it new in 1970. He ran an undergravel filter with it for 30 years on the 50 gallon tank I also bought from them. The entire set up then sat unused for 20 years and has now been up and running again for almost 3.

 

[BeachCruiser]

50+ year old Silent Giant air pump. I got it from the family of the original owner who bought it new in 1970. He ran an undergravel filter with it for 30 years on the 50 gallon tank I also bought from them. The entire set up then sat unused for 20 years and has now been up and running again for almost 3.

Wow! I remember those from way back...

You may win this round!