10000$ to make dream tank what would you do

[NoahLikesFish]

what would you do if you had 10k to make your dream tank. iil start

125 gallon (200$ on craigslist)

jaubert plenum diy w/ pump 100$.

protein skimmer magus curve 7 300$

ozonizer 100$

20 lbs garf grunge 100$

100 lbs crushed coral 150$

100 lb lr 500$

3 relassy 500$

livestock and other things i will follow up in another post

 

[blaxsun]

I’d start with a Cade, then some really expensive German skimmers and pumps, Coral Care lighting, full Neptune automation... then blow my budget by +$5,000.

Oh, I also forgot. Spend too much on the setup and not have enough left over for corals, fish and even substrate!

 

[ZoWhat]

 

[DaneGer21]

Here’s what I’d shoot for with ONLY $10k. Give or take on some categories if needed, and maybe some diy type stuff if needed…

$2000 on a custom tank
$500 on stand/canopy
$250 on sump
$2500 on lighting
$1000 on sump equipment
$1250 on tank equipment
$500 on plumbing
$750 tank controller
$1250 on rock/sand/livestock

 

[Hydrored]

I’m in the process of building my dream tank now and unfortunately will blow that budget.

I think a better question is what would I buy with a 10k budget? I would go with a Cade or Planet Aquarium Mega Matrix and call it a day with some gyres, live rock,and the best lighting and skimmer you had the budget left for

 

[Jekyl]

Ryan from BRS spent 10k on coral. With his discount that's 15k for us. 10k doesn't go as far as you think when talking dream tanks.

 

[Breadman03]

10k doesn't go as far as you think when talking dream tanks.

it certainly doesn’t. I found a used 270 rimless Miracles tank for $1,400, spent $500 to bring it home (trailer, gas, tolls), $500ish on plumbing, though I’ll have some leftovers, $300 on used halides, $200 for Reefbrites, and $60 or so for cerium oxide, a backing plate for my orbital polisher, and felt pads, $500 (?) for a Bashsea sump, a few hundred for heater mounts, an acclimation box, $600 for a big algae scrubber, plus all the gear I’ve slowly been acquiring for years knowing I wanted a tank this size. The sump was the only real extravagant purchase, but I wanted it to look nice and have proper mounts for dosing lines. I think it probably cost me over $10k over about 7 years for it all.
I bet $10k would get a great, all new 100 gallon system.

 

[Epic Aquaculture]

what would you do if you had 10k to make your dream tank. iil start

125 gallon (200$ on craigslist)

jaubert plenum diy w/ pump 100$.

protein skimmer magus curve 7 300$

ozonizer 100$

20 lbs garf grunge 100$

100 lbs crushed coral 150$

100 lb lr 500$

3 relassy 500$

livestock and other things i will follow up in another post

I'd take it to the casino and attempt to quadruple it on the craps table, then I would have enough to get started...

 

[New&no clue]

Man I remember when I was younger and I thought going to the mall with $100 was the most amazing thing ever. It’s funny how the value of money changes as we get older.

with 10K I’d do a clownfish harem tank.

 

[Hydrored]

I'd take it to the casino and attempt to quadruple it on the craps table, then I would have enough to get started...

I like how you roll, you busy this weekend? Lol

 

[Poof No Eyebrows]

I always wanted to have a sunken tank in the floor of the house that you could wade into, say maybe three feet deep at most with sides that went up to maybe a foot. No idea what it would cost though.

 

[homer1475]

Take that 10K, add another 20k and you might be able to cover a "dream" tank.

 

[dantimdad]

Just what I am currently doing. Buy a building, put in my red sea reefer I just bought and my 12 foot planted tank and an acrylic 35x35x18 clown harem tank and a seating area. All together, including building, about $9400 including most of the livestock minus plants and lighting for the 12 foot (DIY under $100) and the stock for the cube.

The 625xxl is a wash because I am selling my 240 to pay for it and it's lighting and plumbing.

The $9400 also includes a new 10x20 building, drywall, insulation, electrical, paint, flooring, plumbing and a minisplit with dehumidifier.

 

[Nick Steele]

10k wouldn’t get me far with my dream tank. Tank/stand/sump is about 9k all other equipment would probably be 10-15k.

But 10k I could do a really nice 100-150G tank. My next upgrade is a IM 100 ext and I’m planning about 6k to get it started minus livestock but the extra 4K could yield me some better equipment I wouldn’t usually get.

 

[NoahLikesFish]

it certainly doesn’t. I found a used 270 rimless Miracles tank for $1,400, spent $500 to bring it home (trailer, gas, tolls), $500ish on plumbing, though I’ll have some leftovers, $300 on used halides, $200 for Reefbrites, and $60 or so for cerium oxide, a backing plate for my orbital polisher, and felt pads, $500 (?) for a Bashsea sump, a few hundred for heater mounts, an acclimation box, $600 for a big algae scrubber, plus all the gear I’ve slowly been acquiring for years knowing I wanted a tank this size. The sump was the only real extravagant purchase, but I wanted it to look nice and have proper mounts for dosing lines. I think it probably cost me over $10k over about 7 years for it all.
I bet $10k would get a great, all new 100 gallon system.

why is the acclimation tank 600$ i can get one at petco for 5$

 

[NoahLikesFish]

I always wanted to have a sunken tank in the floor of the house that you could wade into, say maybe three feet deep at most with sides that went up to maybe a foot. No idea what it would cost though.

if it was like a pond w/o glass i bet you could do it with 10k.

 

[NoahLikesFish]

what would you do if you had 10k to make your dream tank. iil start

125 gallon (200$ on craigslist)

jaubert plenum diy w/ pump 100$.

protein skimmer magus curve 7 300$

ozonizer 100$

20 lbs garf grunge 100$

100 lbs crushed coral 150$

100 lb lr 500$

3 relassy 500$

livestock and other things i will follow up in another post

next, id get a couple jebao pumps then throw all my money at livestock. i am more concerned at having cool fish then a 100% automatic tank

 

[FMF0331]

Elos System Diamond Line 160 XL (200 gal)​

 

[James_O]

$10,000 wouldn’t get me even close, lol.

 

[Jon's Reef]

On a $10k budget custom would be hard, so I would go with a premade system.

(*) items would/ could be purchased after cycle is complete

Some of the hardware could be purchased second hand to reduce close to budget. I would add a UV if a used 25 or 57 watt Aqua UV popped up.

"Hardware" $10765
Waterbox Reef LX 190.4 $4500
Apex $800
COR-20 $350
*Trident $600
*GRO $130
ATK $200
*2x DOS $600
2x SKY with hanging kit $1800
NYOS 220 $800
Dual XF350 Gyre $550
Finnex 500W heater $75
150 GPD RODI $275
*Eheim feeder $25
*Simplicity dosing container $60

Aquascape $500
100 lbs Marco rock $300
80 lbs special grade sand $100
Bacteria $50
Glue/ Epoxy $50

Livestock $1,150
*Starter Fish $500 (Dr Reef quarantined... Clown Pair, a Tomini Tang, a wrasse, a blenny, a goby)
*Starter Coral $500 (A few zoas, frogspawn, Forest Fire Digi, WD, PC Rainbow, Rainbow monti, a few monti caps, firework cloves, ricordea shroom... try to buy specimens that have been in tanks for a while)
*Reef Cleaners CUC $125
*Chaeto $25

Consumable $250
TM Salt $125
*Triton Kit $50
*LRS Reef and Herbivore Frozen $50
*Reef Nutrition TDO pellets $25