300 Gallon Estimate

[Animate]

Hi Everyone,
Im very new to the forum.
Id like to say hi. i enjoy all avenues of this website thank you very much.
I was just in the need of some help.

Does anyone know the rough estimate that it would cost to get a 300 gallon acyrlic rectagular shaped Aquarium to the cycling stage not really any livestock.

Thank you!

 

[Putawaywet]

Hello, and welcome.

Not sure what you mean by "cycling stage", or what equipment you would be including in that description. Are you talking about just the tank, the stand, pumps/powerheads and some rock?

Will you be using a sump & skimmer? Or some other form of filtration?

Will the tank have a canopy?

Will you stand be furniture grade cherry or basic pine?

Even the price of a tank can vary greatly depending on the manufacturer and dimensions. Certain sizes require an upgrade to thicker acrylic which results in a greater cost.

Will you be buying new, or shopping the classifieds?

If you can tell us a little more about your wants and type of equipment you were thinking of going with we might be able to give you a little more insight.

Brett

 

[Guelphie]

Lighting also plays a big role. If you want light demanding corals you'll have another added expense in the range of a few thousand dollars. If you want a fish only tank your lighting expense will be greatly reduced.

 

[fishaholic911]

I have about 13000 invested into my 300 gallon glass reef stocked half full coral and 550 lbs of live rock

 

[fishaholic911]

 

[Animate]

Haha, Let me say sorry, didnt really put that right.

As far as Filtration is concerned ill be using a Small Sump prolly 50 gallons with a wet dry filter and a Protein Skimmer. Thats just my own idea if anyone could give me better advice for a Shark/Ray Setup Feel Free.

Im going to put in a canopy with Darker Lights nothing Uv like as used for corals.

The stand will be the most basic wood i can find, im confined in the 3000$ Dollar limit at the moment.

The Actual Tank i found was a deal for 1000$ whitch i bealive is a great deal.

Ill be buying new ofcourse.

Again, im sorry about that brett!
Thanks for the response.

 

[Hop]

I really think 10K will be your starting point and go up from there. If I would have cut some corners I think I could have done my 370 for about that, but I didn't so it's a lot higher

 

[Animate]

Thanks Hop,
You were very helpful=)

 

[sabodish]

i can tell you i had around 15-17k in my 360 when i stopped counting...to get it up and running, i would think you would be in the 8-10k range.