ESTIMATE TOTAL COST OF YOUR REEF TANK!

[dvgyfresh]

Probly 3k total for a 40b and 20 sump, I’m cheap af when I need to be lol sump / overflow where trades for my yellow tang that I got cheap due to disease (healed/ traded after Hawaii ban) petco gallon sale for tank all of my anemones cost 40$ max or where trades for my coral , only buy frags that cost 30$ or less dry rock from Amazon 30 lbs for 55$. The lights cost the most 4x$180 720$, I do have weekly costs of Water from lfs like 5$. Buy used equipment / corals from local reefers and be sure to pass on the savings is my advice

 

[jim_fitz]

if you take everything into account such as the building of an extension to hold the sump
and re-wiring the house
10 radions

i stopped counting at £60k

 

[MichaelReefer]

At least 6k.

 

[dvgyfresh]

if you take everything into account such as the building of an extension to hold the sump
and re-wiring the house
10 radions

i stopped counting at £60k

Just saw yr build thread (no badge?) and awesome tank btw!! Schooling bengals is something you don’t see often, dream tank lol

 

[ying yang]

Tank 2 months since added water,2 clowns,1 gold streaked blennie,3 hermits,0 corals and £2400.00 so far so by time get to my 10 fish and handful corals in next 1 years time i be upto £3000.00 .
And may need upgrade skimmer as been told stock skimmer on my aqua one is just naff ( so will see)
May or may not upgrade or get supplemental leds also so price can jump significantly lol

 

[jim_fitz]

found a couple of babies in the sump
still have one alive and growing

Just saw yr build thread (no badge?) and awesome tank btw!! Schooling bengals is something you don’t see often, dream tank lol

 

[MaxTremors]

My 32 Gallon Biocube is 4 months old with only one fish and I have spent around $1100.

My 28g Nanocube is also 4 months old, and that’s almost exactly what I’ve spent on it so far.

Edit: But over the years I’m going to guess $30k, at least.

 

[MaxTremors]

FluvalFlex 32.5 gallon - 775.00
Fish/Inverts - 310.00
$1085.00

Did you upgrade the tank at all? Because I’ve seen these for around $400.

 

[PeterB113]

Did you upgrade the tank at all? Because I’ve seen these for around $400.

Yea I've seen that tank for 350 in LFS must be including pumps and light

 

[Rick's Reviews]

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!

£100 used fluval 200 tank and stand (I resealed to be safe) £100 vispactra led, £150 live rock and sand bits and bobs approximately £800 without livestock

 

[KrisReef]

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’ve spent “every last cent we have” in my tank except for the money she’s hoarding in the bank or that she’s wasted on food, the kids “needs” and makeup to hide the wrinkles. I can’t say how much that adds up to, but an estimate of 2k x 30 years is probably good for a ball park. She spent that much buying her car, 4 times that send 1 kid to school, and 1/2 that bailing herself out of jail but I’m the bad guy?

I do love her so much but if you have to ask I’ll tell you I can’t afford it.

 

[dvgyfresh]

found a couple of babies in the sump
still have one alive and growing

That’s awesome! I think bengals would be the only fish I’d be capable of having spawn due to them being live bearers lol cool that you were able to

 

[jim_fitz]

Just saw yr build thread (no badge?) and awesome tank btw!! Schooling bengals is something you don’t see often, dream tank lol

now added build thread badge thanks

 

[Rmckoy]

The price is inflated because of overnight shipping, there were 4 separate online orders for macro algae and for some phyto.

I suppose it'd be a cheap build if you could find the stuff locally.

The fish were the cheapest livestock because no overnight shipping.

Looks nice

 

[Rmckoy]

After all these years .
its not about the dollars invested or spent .
there are at worse things I could spend money on .
it’s something that brings joy ,
Watching everything grow is the reward of reefing ...,,

 

[Kershaw]

I’m at 6800$ of my 5k budget with out live stock.

 

[COwCOw]

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'd say around 400$! (29G)

 

[jas111]

Nope. I want to be able to sleep tonight.

 

[cPr]

Keeping my wife away from this thread

 

[sflinders]

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!

AIO JBJ 65 $900
1st set of equipment because I didn’t know any better: $600+\-
Second set of quality lights/pumps/skimmer: $2000
Fish/coral both lost and living:$1500??
New 120 gal display/30g sump that arrived yesterday: $2300

Total my wife knows: $49