How much $ is invested in you tank?

****! my fiance just read my post. i think i'm gonna have
to pick a cheaper hobby like.......burning hundred dollar bills.lol
 
Expenses,



New house to put custom 280 gallon tank visible on 3 sides.
Home theater system to distract wife from how much tank cost.




I spent all my money on a reef tank... the rest I wasted.
 
all new 240 and 120 plumbed together. just put water in without the salt. testing sumps. I've shoped the web hours and hours (really month and months). Best over all pricing was custom aquatics out of CA. Built my own stands and canopy's.

Bout $10,000 so far. Still need test kits and/or probes. sand, fish,rock,ro/di,four more fans,food,electrical system,etc, etc, etc...

should top 12 to 14k within 6 months
 
About 2000 including corals and fish. I really have been lucky to have a LFS that has given me some great deals on corals and fish. Also Richard at TampaBay has helped give me some great deals on rock for tank.
 
My numbers keep going up as the size of my system keeps getting bigger. My tank grew almost 100 gals in 3 weeks. :)
 
hrmm, let's see

450g custom tank, fittings etc. $3500+
3- Darts $450+
1- Calcium reactor $500+
3- 400w MH ballasts, bulbs, and LAIIIs $1500+
ACIII controller and all the goodies. . I broke $6k easily already . .

Ok. . I am not gonna do this!! And I haven't even scratched the surface with rock, sand, fish, corals ..
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10173773#post10173773 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by golfschosen1
210 Gallon 12,000 without a drop of water in it

Steven

Do you like golf? :D
 
hmmmmm I'm going to wait till some of the big boys chime in first. Between my 180 and my new 225 in the works...
 
$0. I put together a 225g & a 67g reef tank, all premium equipment, spent $25k all in, including livestock. Then I realized that I enjoyed the research, planning, buying & assembly more then the day to day maintenance. Luckily the money I used to do all of this came from breeding/selling/growing Discus over the years. So I made the decision that I was tired of the weekly cash outlay, tired of the excessive humidity & heat in my basement, tired of worrying about leaks/pumps seizing/algae/aiptasia and I sold it all. I recouped $12k of my money and now I just read the forums and enjoy the trials & tribulations (and successes) of the members here. Have fun! I am.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10177782#post10177782 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by DaveWC
$0. I put together a 225g & a 67g reef tank, all premium equipment, spent $25k all in, including livestock. Then I realized that I enjoyed the research, planning, buying & assembly more then the day to day maintenance. Luckily the money I used to do all of this came from breeding/selling/growing Discus over the years. So I made the decision that I was tired of the weekly cash outlay, tired of the excessive humidity & heat in my basement, tired of worrying about leaks/pumps seizing/algae/aiptasia and I sold it all. I recouped $12k of my money and now I just read the forums and enjoy the trials & tribulations (and successes) of the members here. Have fun! I am.

Aha!. Better to watch the bulls behind the barrier!
Coward :lol:
 
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