Lets see your budget reef!

[mwladdicted]

I think I can say mines on a budget.
iI have a 34g cardiff solona
Everything is stock except for the return that i swaped with a maxi jet 1200.
Also, i have 2 Tunze powerheads.

 

[stanlalee]

I consider it a budget set up: $60 AGA 30g long (and stand), $10 walmart 10g/home depot supplied sump, tetra heater from walmart, ebay HOB overflow box and return kit, discontinued octopus ps-120 skimmer (with new pinwheel), $35 viaAqua media reactor, viaAqua return pump, sunpod with aquamaxx lamps from buy one get one free sale, tunze nano 6045 and modded 6025 (I splurged, previously sureflow 1600 maxijet, the sureflow magnet now glued to eggcrate serving frag rack duty) and JBJ ATO pretty much rounds out everything. Oh all controlled by zilla digital timer.

 

[jasonrp104]

Tank/stand $100
4xT5 $180
Reefgeek bulbs-$100
Ebay skimmer- free. Previous was a seaclone, also free
Sump $10
TLF-Reactor- Don't remember but I bought it new
ATO.com ATO-$90 with the 2 aqualifters
Return- Cheap...$70ish
U-tube overflow-$50ish
maybe $20 in plumbing

10# of liverock-$100ish the rest was dead base for free

It's a few months old and I killed the birdsnestbut here: