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Reef Tank Gift Guide - Best Gifts for Saltwater Aquarium Owners
Last updated on November 17th, 2023
Best Saltwater Aquarium Owners Gifts
Shopping for the Best Saltwater Aquarium Owners Gifts can be difficult, especially if you are not a reef keeper yourself. I am writing this as a reef tank hobbyist who's significant other knows very little about saltwater aquariums. It can be hard to shop for saltwater aquarium gifts when you don't know what you're looking for.
This Reef Tank Gift Guide is split into a few sections based on price. Smaller, stocking stuffer items are the easiest to shop as they're all fun items and hard to go wrong! I will give caution, the high ticket items are a bit tougher. Make sure the don't already have them, ar at least get a gift receipt.
Gifts for Saltwater Aquarium Hobbyists Under $25
Shopping for the Best Reef Tank Hobbyists Gifts is especially difficult on a budget. Here are the best gifts for saltwater aquarium hobbyists on a budget!
Acrylic Coral Frag Rack
Everyone loves a nice frag rack for new or recently cut coral! These small frag racks will fit in practically EVERY reef tank! I haven't met a reef tank hobbyist that didn't want another frag rack! Getting 2 for under $25 is a GREAT deal!
Orphek Azurelite II and Fox Fire Handheld Light Combo
The Azurelite and Fox Fire are the blue and white flashlights that you never knew you wanted! They let you look into the reef tank after lights are out, or even see what coral would look like with more blue or white light before changing your light spectrum! Even better, you can see what coral at frag swaps or your local fish store would look like in your own tank before you buy them! At less than $25 for the pair, this makes a GREAT stocking stuffer gift for any saltwater aquarium lover!
Reef Tank Chemistry: Understanding Alkalinity, Calcium, Magnesium, and pH in the Reef Tank
Some of us still enjoy having a book around so that we don't have to try to search for information every time we have a question. Regardless of whether you prefer ebooks or a physical paper copy, Reef Tank Chemistry is a great option to pick up this holiday season!
Reef Stable's Modern Frag Rack
A bit of a plug for the Reef Stable Store. I offer 3D printed reef tank gifts, such as the a variety of Sea Urchin Hats for a low cost. These Sea Urchin Hats are a fun way to spruce up your reef and make your urchin look classy! With options like Viking Hats, Witches Hats, Top Hats and more, you're guaranteed to find one that will make the perfect gift for the reef tank hobbyist in your life!
Coral Fragging Kit
Another great stocking stuffer for the reef tank / coral nerd in your life is a coral fragging kit! This kit gives the reef tank hobbyist the ability to nicely cut coral to trade, or even sell! This kit comes with all the tools they will need to propagate coral within their saltwater aquarium.
15" Anti-Rust Coated Aquarium Tweezers
Has the saltwater aquarium enthusiast you're shopping for ever dropped coral in the tank? Have they ever had to stick their arms in the tank for a fallen coral? Dead Fish? Maybe flipping a snail? These Tweezers give them a better reach between rocks and far less need for getting their arms wet!
Reef Stable Gift Cards
I'm sure you've noticed a lot of coral hanging around in your Reef Keeper's tank. Why not gift them some coral!? While you can't wrap up physical coral, you can buy a gift card to Reef Stable and let them choose a great coral for their tank! This is one of the best gifts you could give a Reef Tank Hobbyist!
Under $25 Summary
Aquarium Owners Gifts - Gifts for aquarium hobbyists $25 - $100
If you're looking for a bit more than a stocking stuffer, these are great saltwater Aquarium Owners' gifts! For those of you not as close to reef tanks, these are the fun toys and make great gifts in the reef tank world!
Hanna Checkers
Some of the nicest saltwater aquarium toys are the ones that just make life a little easier. The Hanna Checkers are automatic testers for a number of different parameters in saltwater. The instructions are easy enough that you're likely to actually check the parameters! My favorite ones are Alkalinity, Nitrate, and Phosphate!
Orphek Extra Wide Coral Lens Kit for DSLR 52mm and All Smartphones
Orphek extra wide clip on filter for your smart phone are a GREAT way for the reef tank hobbyist to get photos of their coral and fish without the blue light interfering. The lenses stack like all other coral lense kits, and work with all of the current most popular smartphones. What could be even better than that? This lense filter kit works with standard 52mm DSLR Camera Lenses!
The Orphek Extra Wide Coral Lens Filters include a 20000K yellow filter, a 15000K orange filter, a polarizing filter, a macro adapter, a clip for your smartphone, and a VERY nice storage/carrying case!
Flipper Float Algae Scraper
The Flipper is easily one of the Best Saltwater Aquarium Owners Gifts. It is an algae scraper with both a rough pad AND a scraper blade to help get your glass as clean as possible without having to put your hands in the water! To step it up from last year, the Flipper Scraper floats to the surface instead of sinking if you try to flip it or scrape a little to0 fast and it detaches! Making this one of the best gifts you could give the reef tank enthusiast in your life!
Seaside Aquatics Look Down Box
One of the Best Saltwater Aquarium Owners Gifts you can give is look down box! These look down boxes let you see your coral and fish from the top of the tank downward without the water movement distorting your view! This gives really cool opportunities for taking top-down photos or even just causal viewing. I know this is on my wish list for sure!
FL!PPER DeepSee Aquarium Magnifier Magnetic Viewer
The Magnetic Aquarium Magnifier Viewer lets your favorite saltwater aquarium hobbyist get a better view of fish, coral, and anything else in their reef! The Flipper magnetic viewer is a magnifying glass specifically built for reef tank viewing and coral close-ups!
Reefing Art Magnetic Coral Frag Rack
While there are very nice frag racks for $25 or less, these magnetic frag racks are GREAT for people with more coral frags ready to trade or sell! Make sure to pick the size best for the reef tank lover you're shopping for's reef tank! The Reefing Art Magnetic Coral Frag Rack comes in 16, 27, and 41 frag options!
Blink Mini Home Cameras
Has the reef tank owner in your life ever worried about their tank while not at home? Have they ever wanted to talk about or show others their tank? With the blink mini indoor cameras they can do just that! Piece of mind, and a little brag factor!
Blink Mini Pan-Tilt Camera
Much like the blink mini's above, the Pan and Tilt lets your saltwater aquarium owner view their tank while away. The benefits of the pan and tilt over the standard mini is that it can't be bumped out of the way or miss a section as easily. It moves as they need it to, meaning less cameras around the house!
Reef Stable Gift Cards!
Just another plug for the coral idea... Reef Stable offers a variety of gift card options! You can get the one best suited for what you're trying to give!
Hanna Salinity Tester
This Hanna Salinity Pen is a GAME CHANGER! I find that the old Refractometers are not easy to use. They have to be calibrated every time, you're supposed to use a calibration solution (which nobody does), and the cheaper ones we all use don't work well with saltwater. This pen has all of the right math and measurements inside that nobody is going to do themselves, AT THE CLICK OF A BUTTON! You may find your tank's challenges just that easily!
$25 - $100 Summary
Aquarium Owners Gifts - Gifts for aquarium hobbyists Over $100
This last category is for all of the BEST gifts you could give a reef aquarium lover. However, they come with a price tag! These saltwater aquarium owners gifts are over $100 and may be as high as $900. These are the BEST gifts out there, but the price matches the quality.
Hanna Instruments Reef Professional Checker Kit
The Hanna Instruments Reef Professional Checker Kit comes with a variety of easy, electronic test kits that make testing reef tanks easier! The reef tank enthusiast in your life will appreciate being able to test their reef tank with ease and spend more time with you!
Orphek OR3 Sky Blue Accent Light
Orphek offers reef tank lighting that your saltwater aquarium owner is guaranteed to enjoy! The Sky Blue colored Orphek Bar makes all of their coral seem to glow! This light is known for bringing the color out of the coral and making it POP! With multiple size options, you can get the one closest to their tank's length. Make sure to get the light bar the same length or smaller than their tank's length.
Over $100 Summary
Conclusion
Finding the perfect gift for the saltwater aquarium lover in your life can be hard, especially if you are not as involved in the hobby. Hopefully this saltwater aquarium gift guide was able to help you find the best reef tank gift! If this helped you, please share it with others that may be looking for a good saltwater aquarium related gift and doesn't know where to start!
About the Author
John Krenzer
John is a Software Engineer with a passion for saltwater aquariums, as well as the founder and president of Reef Stable. He started in the aquarium hobby as a child with a 20 gallon freshwater aquarium. His interest in aquarium life grew and in 2008, John set up his first saltwater aquarium.
Today, John maintains an over 300 gallon reef tank system, consisting of a 120g reef and a 210g reef. These large tanks are contained within the same system, sharing a sump as a means to reduce total maintenance and increase total water volume.
John writes articles for the blog as a means to learn about more reef aquarium topics. These articles act as a reference for the readers as well as himself. John updates these articles frequently to provide additional information or make corrections as new information becomes available.
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