How much have you spent...

[Todesengel]

I am curious to know, how much everybody has spent on their hobby. This is a hobby, just like any other adult with a hobby, they are usually expensive... If your scared to say how much you spend on your hobby, maybe you should rethink what your spending your money on...

I spend aroud $10k a year on motorcycle equipment, and I am just a weekend track nut. I'm not afraid to say it, its a really expensive hobby that I enjoy. Reefs are also another really expensive hobby that I have recently gotten into.

I have a 29g and a 10g tank. I have spent around $1700 combined for both of them. This includes, equipment, and live stock. Now obviously, there are people with huge reef tanks, and people with really small reef tanks. So I suspect there will be quite the spectrum on peoples budgets. If your not scared to show it, post up the size of your tank and check the poll!

Thanks!!

 

[celano]

If I add it all up its around $2500 but I'm sure theres things I've forgotten about over the past year or so. Like replacement bulbs, new ro/di filters ect... Reallistically its probably closer to $2800 to $3000.
The tanks a standard 75g reef ready AGA with stand+canopy.

 

[Nereaga]

I have probably spent close to $2500 on my 55g reef tank. I am now transfering all of that to a 75g with more live rock and a sump. I have spent $600 on gathering supplies already and I still need a Euro Reef skimmer and a return pump and all the plumbing. Ill let you know....

This in ONE EXPENSIVE hobby.... I love it!

 

[broke1]

Way over $10,000 is about the best answer I can give anymore, I honestly don't know after that.

 

[Todesengel]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11066298#post11066298 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by broke1
Way over $10,000 is about the best answer I can give anymore, I honestly don't know after that.

LOL, Thats where the screen name comes from right? haha

 

[schigara]

Well over $5000.

What sucks is, when you go to sell. Anyone in the "BIZ" can command $7-9 per pound for live rock but when you go to sell, it's a buyers market baby, you will be lucky to get $3-4 per pound and this is not like a car that depreciates because of wear and tear..........or maybe the same thinking applies? Hum, just maybe it does. Do people actually consider a 100,000 plus year old rock used because a hobbyist has had it in their tank for a few months/years?

I have seen Halide setups sell for 20% of retail because they were used for 2 months???????????? (unfortunately not where I live)

 

[CRUZING2000]

ON MY 50 GAL. IN THE LAST THREE YEARS WITH CHANGING FISH AND CORALS IV SPENT WELL OVER 6,000 PLUSE UPGRADES AND NEW LIGHTINING SYSTEM BUT LOOKS AWSOME

 

[Iguana79]

I have about 7k Spent on both my tanks. I did the newb thing and went to my LFS for all my equipment Now I'm buying equipment that is SUPPOSE to be for a tank my size. My Seahorse tank is coming along good. But that is because I learned from my mistake with my Reef tank.

Ohh well Live & Learn!

 

[flyyyguy]

kind of like any other true addict, I have no idea how much money I have actually spent on my addiction, nor would I tell if I did

 

[uscharalph]

I don't want to know! LOL!!!

 

[Island Hopper]

Closer to 5000, but I've been lucky. The 125 was free for the moving it out of the house from the people I got it from. The 150 was bought right. It was sitting empty in a basement not bing used. My start up cost were less than had I had to by all new. But then I probably have close to 500 in my 12 gal. over the last 3 yrs. I think I'm like Uscharalph and really don't want to know.

 

[spooda420]

I cant say for sure, but I'd say $8-9000 or so. Just in rocks, and skimmers is $3000... Lesson in that is buy a quality skimmer first and save the hassles and re-buying something....

 

[siropa]

like flyyyguy, I have no idea. Honestly I see no reason to keep track at this point either. I enjoy the hobby and it's going to get money spent on it, regardless of the overall total.

 

[nmywrx]

I'm with uscharalph. What you don't know want hurt you.

 

[temec_luver]

im just getting my big tank started its going to be a transfer from a nano... on this big tank ive spent about 350... on the tank stand canopy plumbing and return pump and sump

 

[LooklikeME]

Rule#1.
DONT TALK ABOUT HOW MUCH YOU SPEND ON YOUR TANK on RC!!(My girl friend know my screen name)LOL

 

[Chibils]

I'm not done setting up my 90G yet, but I've spent right around $1000. I put $1000-2000, since I'm not done yet, but I'm in between.

 

[Ehaze]

about 6k over 5 years

 

[LobsterOfJustice]

Over 10,000.

Biggest equipment purchases were calcium reactor and tunzes, each of those purchases was about $700. Various other smaller things that cost a few hundred include RODI, skimmer, lights, rock, tank+stand, plumbing (it adds up...). The small misc stuff is what really gets you after a few years though. A few 1000 is livestock as well.

 

[sherm71tank]

I've been in the "hobby" since 95'. Tanks from 30 gal - 150 gal and I have easily spent over $10,000. I need to find that guy who got me into this!!!!