I am a bit of a too slut, admittedly, LOL. But, I have actually used all of them on the renovation of my house, so they've been worth it. I've learned a lot from QT from Humblefish - he is the QT king!

Yup - freshwater dip is great for external parasites, especially flukes. And redipping to get any pests that were missed in the first round is a great practice!

There are more vendors doing QT now too, which in general is a great thing. The less fish are viewed as disposable, the more live, and the better it is for us and the hobby - and of course the fish!

Hey Hunter - thanks : ) I would probably say $15 in acrylic then maybe $15 for the bulkheads. So, a little savings over buying - but mainly I needed them a specific size, so had to build them. Plus, they match everything, LOL, so that satisfies the anal designer in me. I'm using a Sicce 3.5 on both QT system, so probably getting 5-600gph or so.

@@ReefEco they look very similar to the fiji cube overflows and I believe their 600 gpm model retails for around $110. So I would consider that a worthy savings.

@@elslice True - if I can save 50% or more and have the time, I will usually make it. I saved a TON on making the sumps, which was totally worth it.

@@ReefEco I agree. And often I will do the project myself even if it costs just as much as it would to buy it because I know the quality that I will produce. And as far as the reef tank goes, my favorite part is designing and setting up the system.