ESTIMATE TOTAL COST OF YOUR REEF TANK!

[PeterB113]

This is A trick. I know it is.

You caught me

 

[Poof No Eyebrows]

I dare you to ask us what we’ve spent on our boats!

 

[PeterB113]

Let’s see:

$1500 on a proclear 90
$1400 on xr15s with mount
$650 on nyos quantum 120 skimmer
$700 on two Nero5s
$600 on an SDC 6.0 return pump
$600 on 60 pounds of liferock shapes
$350 for a rodi system
$70 on 40 pounds of special grade dry sand
$70 on a heater
$450 on test kits and bacteria
$100 on mesh lid diy kit

jsut finished the cycle so I haven’t bought much coral or fish yet. Just two clowns, 2 zoa, 1 mushroom and a Duncan for maybe $270

maybe another $100 on socks, media and food

Just wait till you get more coral and fish.......

 

[PeterB113]

I dare you to ask us what we’ve spent on our boats!

Lol for me it's the same deal with cars

 

[Rmckoy]

Pretty much sums up others perspective

 

[Samsquanch]

I keep a log of equipment and costs for my records.

125 gallon tank 599.00
Stand & canopy 1000.00
Trigger sump 599.00
Octo Variso4 return pump 299.00
Syncra 3.0 return pump 109.00
Octopulse2 240.00
2x vortex mp40 366.00
3x Kessil a360x 449.00
T5 retrofit & bulbs 220.00
Bubble Magus Curve 7 299.00
Apex & Trident 1200.00
4x Kamoer X1 59.00
2x Jager 300w heater 32.00
Heater controller 59.00
5x Live sand 40lb 62.00

Livestock & Coral 1500.00

Plumbing 500.00

Over $9,000

Could probably throw in another $1,000 for salt and additives

 

[PeterB113]

Pretty much sums up others perspective

Lol I've told my girlfriend so many times "oh that one's been in there for a long time" even if I just bought it that day!

 

[BostonReefer300]

I'd like to point out that all posts on this thread are discoverable in a court of law

 

[DaddyFish]

Read my signature...
Ashe's Law #1 - Anything that spells FUN will cost you a little bit more than you can afford.

I only have ex wives (yes plural), but I'm way too "seasoned" to be foolish enough to answer this poll publicly. Uh uh, no way buddy!

 

[nbrady]

I dare you to ask us what we’ve spent on our boats!

Boats never stop either! We are always getting a stuff for the boat ... but we love it!

 

[nbrady]

I Wanna hear your ballpark figures on how much you think you've spent on your reef tank so far. Don't tell the wives........ including livestock!

Not keeping track... bc I am sure it is way more than I want to know! But I love it so ... that’s why we work to enjoy what we love

 

[jassermd]

Lol for me it's the same deal with cars

You and I both!

 

[ReefRusty]

Depending on who you ask, my wife $3500 me hrmm more around $6k aud lol ifs a 2x2x2ft tank 70gal

 

[Poof No Eyebrows]

Alright since I distracted from the op’s question I’ll answer.
I have no idea how much I have spent but it’s easily in the tens of thousands. For me personally if I had too worry about the financial impact of operating a tank I would probably choose to hold off until I didn’t. Of course I have a serious Amazon problem and should probably seek help.

 

[deepseabc]

$12,281...but I've sold $5296...when I got back in the hobby I started keeping track and have mostly been buying up used stuff. That said I'm about $7k in the red, but I have a 120/90/70/32 biocube that are all stocked with fish and corals (though nothing super high end) I also have a 35 gal with a peacock mantis.

 

[CMMorgan]

I Wanna hear your ballpark figures on how much you think you've spent on your reef tank so far. Don't tell the wives........ including livestock!

I'm sorry ... your request does not compute.

 

[DJF]

I spend 3k a year just on electricity. Probably upwards of 20k easy

 

[Camaro Show Corals]

I’ll put it this way, I could be driving a C7 Z06 3LZ with the Z07 package for what I got in high and corals and the 550g system which is still a work in progress

 

[PeterB113]

Alright since I distracted from the op’s question I’ll answer.
I have no idea how much I have spent but it’s easily in the tens of thousands. For me personally if I had too worry about the financial impact of operating a tank I would probably choose to hold off until I didn’t. Of course I have a serious Amazon problem and should probably seek help.

Same here Amazon's the devil

 

[RobW]

30 gallon innovative marine aio. For my 4 year old son. Ghl profilux 4, mitras lx7 lighting, vortech controller, 2 mp10's, reef octopus classic hang on back 1000, 15 watt aqua uv sterilizer. Building the stand. Almost 50 coral frags, inverts, fish, clams, at least 8,000.00 just since this past Christmas. That was his gift... and apparently it keeps giving lol!