How much have you spent...
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aoeBombcat
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Hahhaa, I just upgraded to a 40 gal w/ a 40 gal sump. I think I already spend over 1500. Not include $400 fish and more on Coral. I think I spend over 1000 on my 20 gal.... Not include the electricity bills, salt, and other etc....
I would say over $4000 for this hobby this year!!
I would say over $4000 for this hobby this year!!
corals b 4 bills
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Some of my equipment I bought off Craigs List or ebay but if I had to replace it or duplicate it for someone else it would be between 15 and 16 thousand, that includes rock, sand, corals and fish. (within two years).
I should of just put that in mutual funds lol. nah....
saltwater4life1
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500+ setting up my 20g last year and i'm upgrading to a 55g I've already spent 300+ on lights and stuff for the canopy... Total about 1k and i'm a 15 year old high school student with no job! I don't know how I've gotten as far as i have.
My birthday is next week so hopefully that will pay for the rest of the stuff i need...
My birthday is next week so hopefully that will pay for the rest of the stuff i need...
About $2500 on my 60g since I started in July. This doesn't include fish, corals, food, water. Albeit, I probably wasted several hundred dollars on equipment that my the LFS sold me when I started that I have since replaced (powerheads, lighting system)
In most hobbies, there is a diminishing curve, but as I continue my journey in this hobby, and keep learning more and more from experienced RCers, my spending has not leveled off as I'm continually looking to create the most hospitable environment for my 'pets'.
Initially, I did not understand the fascination with corals vs. fish. After adding a couple of 'token' softies, I'm now hooked on the beauty and the individual characteristics of these fascinating life forms. In the last 3 weeks, I've spent $800 on corals alone (thankfully my focus in on leathers, and LPS, I'll stay away from SPS so I don't go bankrupt.)
I do love this hobby/addiction and am completely HOOKED !
In most hobbies, there is a diminishing curve, but as I continue my journey in this hobby, and keep learning more and more from experienced RCers, my spending has not leveled off as I'm continually looking to create the most hospitable environment for my 'pets'.
Initially, I did not understand the fascination with corals vs. fish. After adding a couple of 'token' softies, I'm now hooked on the beauty and the individual characteristics of these fascinating life forms. In the last 3 weeks, I've spent $800 on corals alone (thankfully my focus in on leathers, and LPS, I'll stay away from SPS so I don't go bankrupt.)
I do love this hobby/addiction and am completely HOOKED !
been in the hobby for 15 years worked at a wholesale distributor for 7 years and lfs for 1 year most of all my checks went to fish stuff other then that I bought a car and college
spleify
Premium Member
This is my 5th year in the hobby, and I stopped adding it up after the first 3 months.
I kept every receipt for everything I bought. One day I thought it would be "neat" to add up the receipts, to my fright I realized I spent over $3000 already. So after I got up off the floor and caught my breath, I threw away the file, and have never kept another one since.
Now when I go to a LFS I don't even take the receipt. My favorite LFS that I buy the majority of my corals and live stock from, know how I am and they don't even tell me what the total is, I just give them my debit card, they charge it, and throw the receipt away for me.
The worst part about this is, I got started in the hobby from a friend of mine that had an old 55 "just sitting" in his basement, and I can "have it for free" if I just "get it out of his way". How many of you have heard that one before?
I think if I ever get in a fight with someone, I am going to give them a "free" fish tank. That will teach them to mess with me.
In conclusion I have probably spent over 10 grand easy. But I love it and no regrets.
I kept every receipt for everything I bought. One day I thought it would be "neat" to add up the receipts, to my fright I realized I spent over $3000 already. So after I got up off the floor and caught my breath, I threw away the file, and have never kept another one since.
Now when I go to a LFS I don't even take the receipt. My favorite LFS that I buy the majority of my corals and live stock from, know how I am and they don't even tell me what the total is, I just give them my debit card, they charge it, and throw the receipt away for me.
The worst part about this is, I got started in the hobby from a friend of mine that had an old 55 "just sitting" in his basement, and I can "have it for free" if I just "get it out of his way". How many of you have heard that one before?
I think if I ever get in a fight with someone, I am going to give them a "free" fish tank. That will teach them to mess with me.
In conclusion I have probably spent over 10 grand easy. But I love it and no regrets.
cutegecko3
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I always kept track of everything i spent including salt mixes,test kits,water filters and the whole nine yards.but after the first year i stopped and its been four years since then.to be honest i couldnt give an exact price on just the sps i currently have.i would probabily turn green if i figured it up anyways.
morphlingman
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Once you hit $10,000+ you lose track. All I know is my wife screams about our hydo bill ($600+ a month).
MIKE ALERS
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300 on tank,200 on lights,400 on livestock....the smile on my face every time a stare at my tank.....PRICELESS
Probably not enough yet to satisfy the "Itch" of this Hobby /addiction. I did purchase a Solaris for my present display & that was cheap compared to all of the other items combined.
NO regrets, life is about enjoying & sharing things. I enjoy learning the responsibility of keeping a reef, & I get great comfort & serenity out of just gazing into it at times.
Steve 926
:smokin:
NO regrets, life is about enjoying & sharing things. I enjoy learning the responsibility of keeping a reef, & I get great comfort & serenity out of just gazing into it at times.
Steve 926
:smokin:
corals b 4 bills
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I'm confused I thought we were talking about how much money our current tank cost us not how much we spent in this hobby all together! Hey I'm on my second future ex-wife I can't start adding this up because if she were to see how much money I spent she would probably say something stupid like I should have paid for a higher education or bought a second home or put away for my retirement......geez sometimes women can be retarded.
xtm
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I was afraid someone would post a thread someday asking how much I've spent altogether... I stopped counting long time ago! :lol:
Now that you got me to think.. definitely more than 10K easy. (not laughing anymore)
Everytime I order, for example at MD - It has to be more than 175 so I get free shipping.. then it easily jumps to 200.. and I order there like 3x a month just for supplies! :eek2:
I rarely buy frags.. usually colonies. I just counted all my SPS colonies and there are 31!! At $50 each (average) I've already spent 1550...
plus chiller, RK2, skimmer, tank, fish, Tunze, metal halides, DIY's here and there..... all add up.. lol :lol:
Now that you got me to think.. definitely more than 10K easy. (not laughing anymore)
Everytime I order, for example at MD - It has to be more than 175 so I get free shipping.. then it easily jumps to 200.. and I order there like 3x a month just for supplies! :eek2:I rarely buy frags.. usually colonies. I just counted all my SPS colonies and there are 31!! At $50 each (average) I've already spent 1550...
plus chiller, RK2, skimmer, tank, fish, Tunze, metal halides, DIY's here and there..... all add up.. lol :lol:
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nattydread
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You guys are too hard on yourself!! You only live once.
My 120 tech was a divorce present to myself. I figure everyone else has had a chance to spend my money, lawyers and all, so why not me?
Plus i dont have to pay for those $200 salon jobs once a month anymore!!!
I could actually have justified a 1000 gal systyem. In time.
My 120 tech was a divorce present to myself. I figure everyone else has had a chance to spend my money, lawyers and all, so why not me?
Plus i dont have to pay for those $200 salon jobs once a month anymore!!!
I could actually have justified a 1000 gal systyem. In time.
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