Cost of the Large Tanks.

[maik1]

Would be nice to see how much everyone has spend on their large tanks in total in US$.

 

[jmacc702]

also maybe how large their system is in comparison to the cost perhaps

 

[hirez]

would be nice to see size yes, also similiar can be said to running cost.
This way, you can perhaps see size vs. cost vs. running cost.
Thats has been done before to some degree, but usually we dont want to know, think and tell the other halfs about this !!

 

[JanVelazquez]

It's also important to consider factors such as electrical work, plumbing, backup generator, spare equipment, construction costs (of the area), moving costs, crane (in my case), etc...

I don't want to do the math really. I'd rather just enjoy the ride

Regards

Jan

 

[Blown76mav]

Well I have way less in my 400g system, including building the "room" for it and remodeling the the basement, than your smallest number. I'm gonna say right at 3500.00

 

[PSU REEFER]

3 w/ $50000+---wow!

 

[Eric the half-bee]

Rob, I marked the incorrect range. I forgot to include our NG whole house generator in money spent. Living in a hurricaine prone area, a generator is not uncommon but with the reef tank, it was a must have.

 

[SpacedCowboy]

I'm in the process of building up a (relatively small, by the standards here) 240G tank. The tank and sump came to ~$2000 including delivery. The wood for the stand was ~$900 (the cabinet doors were expensive). The pump (a reeflo dart gold), plumbing, and RO/DI system came to $1500. Fresh & salt-water storage tanks were another $550 inc delivery. The dosimeter pumps for automated water change and top-off were another $350, the lighting I'm doing myself with LED, and that'll come to ~$1000. I have an old skimmer, but I'll probably go for a bubble-king 200, so that's another $1500. That's about $8k before stocking... I'm doing a fair amount of the "building" (including an exceptionally cool reef controller not accounted for in the above) myself as well. This is not an inexpensive hobby...

Simon.

 

[4realestate]

not inexpensive by any stretch of the imagination.

 

[dzfish17]

Tank- 5200.00
Fish Room-600.00
Skimmer- 800.00
Pumps, filters, powerheads, misc plumbing-1000.00
Marco Rock- 600.00
Lights- 1000.00 (so far)
Artificial coral-1000.00
Sand, salt-350.00
Livestock-800.00 (so far)

The tank is FO and set up with minimal power consumption in mind. I probably forgot a few things but Im still under 13000.00 at this point. When the economy went bad a few yrs ago I made some changes so that I could still enjoy my big tank and have enough money for college (children) and retirement in about 10/15 yrs.

 

[dahenley]

240 tank (reef)
600 -used 240 glass tank/stand/canopy/3-400w lights
50.00 -used 660 for VHO's
80.00 new VHO bulbs
160.00 new BRS Dry Rock
200.00 new dry sand
250.00 new Dart return pump
300.00 new Eshopps skimmer
225.oo new/second hand calcium reactor MRC CR-6 dual chamber
100.00 salt

2200.00 + fish and livestock.
(i ran new electrical and it cost me nothing because i did it my self and had the wire and breaker room
225.00 RO-DI 6 stage BRS

 

[Eel Freak]

205g reef tank

$450 tank + stand
$800 skimmer
$500 used VorTechs
$200 sand
Had rock/coral/fish from previous tanks (probably about $700 worth)
$150 in salt (2 boxes)
$275 used Iwaki MD-70RLT
$150 plumbing/sump
$20 fuge (had almost everything for it!)
$500 in all for the RO unit
$50 water tower with all RO fittings and such
$800 lighting (Reef Optix Is, Galaxy Ballast, 250w Elos Spectrachrome 20K)
$311 oceansmotions 4-way

$4,906 so far. Still more stuff to come, LEDs, coral, etc.

 

[psusocr]

This is a topic i try to not even think about. Once i calculate it i know ill say " i should have just bought the new porsche instead"

 

[Brando457]

Equipment Retail

180 Gallon Perfecto Tank - Reef Ready $939.99
Custom Stand $300.00
Vortech MP40w ES $429.99
Vortech MP40w ES $429.99
Mag 18 $160.00
Mag 12 $120.00
Reef Octopus Hurricone Cat 2 Internal Skimmer $550.00
75G Sump - 3 chambers (skimmer, fuge, return) $100.00
AWI Compact 7 GPD Reefkeeper RODI $139.95
Reefkeeper Lite Plus $279.99
Tek T5 - 60" 6x80W Fixture $518.95
ATI Blue Plus Bulb $24.99
ATI Blue Plus Bulb $24.99
ATI Blue Plus Bulb $24.99
ATI Blue Plus Bulb $24.99
ATI Fiji Pink Bulb $24.99
GE 6,700K $19.99
R2 Solutions Dual Moonlight $39.99
Hanna Phosphate Monitor $45.99
Hanna Phosphate Reagents $8.99
Hanna Alk Monitor $45.99
Hanna Alk Reagents $8.99
Nextreef MR1 Reactor $70.00
Nextreef MR1 Reactor XL $80.00

Total:

Liverock - 180 - 200 pounds $898.20
Livesand - 140 pounds $120.00

Total: $5,431.95

 

[thewire]

3 w/ $50000+---wow!

No 11 with $50k ++ I need a new career!