<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.