My Ocean Free planting tool rusted!!

[iyanden]

I thought they say is stainless steel?
Really wasted my money man
Totally regret buying ocean free

[stetan]

you are not the only one. my Ocean free planting tool is also starting to get rusty...i find that if you leave it lying around for too long, it gets rusty more easily.

[williamng]

Stainless steel will still oxide.

[eddyq]

I think the cheaper stainless steel is of low quality. It could be mild steel just chrome. Those selling 100 and above surely dont rust.

[stephen chung]

Get ADA 1..very good. I am getting a set..About 3 pcs cost about $500+

[Shadow]

I wish I got that kind of money to spend
I had mine for about a year no rust yet, it a cheap brand ~$20 each, forgot the brand. I used tissue paper to wipe it once finished using.

[nys]

Mine only $9.


Maybe still new, no corrosion. Like Bro Shadow, clean it after used.

[illumnae]

i bought 2 pieces of planting tools for a total of ~$20. used them for 4 months still no sign of rust. even if the lifespan of the tools is 6 months, i can buy enough sets to last me 12.5 years with $500

[stephen chung]

i bought 2 pieces of planting tools for a total of ~$20. used them for 4 months still no sign of rust. even if the lifespan of the tools is 6 months, i can buy enough sets to last me 12.5 years with $500

Yeah, true...

[XnSdVd]

Well it's OceanFree so i doubt it's really stainless steel. However the bright side is that everytime you plant something, you're dosing FeO3

[riccia]

imo, just use a cloth to wipe them after each use. it will prolong the "life" of your planting kit.

[Aquaculture]

imo, just use a cloth to wipe them after each use. it will prolong the "life" of your planting kit.

I second that. Its how you look after your stuff that matters...

[BFG]

Buying branded stuff usually has the disadvantage of forking out a higher premium in the beginning. But for the satisfaction of the stuff actually works when you need it to versus having to find a replacement for a cheap tool that does not perform when you need it to.

For me, if you are into the hobby for a long time to come, saved up and get those ultimate tool available in the market. You won't worry having to replace it as the quality are higher than the cheaper version. But if you are new to the hobby and are unsure whether this hobby is for you, you could start off with the cheaper version as it won't hurt your wallet in the beginning of the hobby. As time progress and you'd got the hang of the hobby, it's time to look into acquiring the higher quality tool. Of course, taking care of the tool well is another factor of the hobby and using the proper tool for a certain task would help to prolong the tools life. There's a tool for every task.

[valice]

Hahahhaa...
Sometimes, that theory don't really work for many Singaporean. The counter-arguement will always be, for 100 bucks, I can buy 10 scissors to last me a life-time.

Sometimes, it is amazing to see you reefers spluge like 1000 bucks on a skimmer, and another 1000 bucks on a pump! Will be damn difficult to ask a planter to spend those kind of money.

[illumnae]

i agree that if one wants quality products, a premium must always be paid to get the better brand. however, there is also a reasonable limit to the premium that rational people will willingly pay.

my opinion in that there are certain brands out there that rely on fame or fanatic loyalty and opportunistically charge sky high prices. granted, their products are undoubtedly better than the competition, but THAT much better? realistically speaking, probably not.

i guess there's the other side of singaporeans that hasn't been mentioned here - the need to associate with a brand. if a brand is famous, never mind that it's abhorrently expensive, never mind that it might only be slightly better (if it's even better at all), never mind that there are easily available alternatives. singaporeans will still flock to it like bees to honey.

[illumnae]

Hahahhaa...
Sometimes, it is amazing to see you reefers spluge like 1000 bucks on a skimmer, and another 1000 bucks on a pump! Will be damn difficult to ask a planter to spend those kind of money.

don't some planters spend 1000 bucks on chillers?

i'm not sure what the reef equipment scene is like, but my impression has always been that marine equipment is considerably more expensive than freshwater. what are the realistic alternatives to the $1000 skimmers and pumps? if there are realistic alternatives for 1/2 the price or less, do ALL reefers buy the $1000 ones (i'm sure they don't or the cheaper ones won't exist)?

perhaps a parallel can be drawn to eheim canister filters, which easily cost more than 5 times the price of china brand canisters. some people buy the eheims, others buy the china brands. it might just be a matter of shifting the scale when it comes to reef tanks because the equipment is simply more expensive and you more or less "boh pian" spend more with marine than freshwater. the big spenders (eheim equivalents in freshwater) buy the $1000 equipment and the smaller spenders (china brand equivalents) buy the cheaper ones.

[blackBRUSHalgae]

I have a pair of Ista tweezer and a pair of Niche scissor since 1999 and both still look and work as good as when I first have them. I can't remember how much they cost but I'm very sure no more than $80 for both of them.

I totally loves my 27cm Ista tweezer, only a little effort from my fingers to get a firm grip on any plants (other than big plants like echinodorus or crypts) and with its slim and long forks, it is always an ease to do my planting.

As my for 25cm Niche scissor, it has never fails me when I need to trim any of my plants from massive trimming to little nips.

So I guess you do not need big bucks for great tools. But obviously not ocean free or any $10 tweezers/scissors.

[illumnae]

I have a pair of Ista tweezer and a pair of Niche scissor since 1999 and both still look and work as good as when I first have them. I can't remember how much they cost but I'm very sure no more than $80 for both of them.

I totally loves my 27cm Ista tweezer, only a little effort from my fingers to get a firm grip on any plants (other than big plants like echinodorus or crypts) and with its slim and long forks, it is always an ease to do my planting.

As my for 25cm Niche scissor, it has never fails me when I need to trim any of my plants from massive trimming to little nips.

So I guess you do not need big bucks for great tools. But obviously not ocean free or any $10 tweezers/scissors.

that's what i'm talking about, a premium within reasonable limits! i would more than gladly pay $80 for a set of planting tools that would last me 8 years and over.

[neon]

I have 3 tweezer , one bought in c328 , one from forumer, one from OceanFree with scissor as a set. The last two is crap . 2nd one rust, the 3rd one soldering joint came off and the scissor rust.

I did some test among these 3 with a magnet. Guess what, the C328 one is "less attracted" to the magnet , whereas the later two grip very strong to the magnet. You can figure out !

So bring one magnet next time to test it out !

[Jaws]

There are different grades of stainless steel. The lesser grade ones will still rust but still not as bad as some other materials. Those of higher grades will of course cost a premium.

Regards