ESTIMATE TOTAL COST OF YOUR REEF TANK!

[PeterB113]

I’ve got 4-5k into my nano frag tank...and it hasn’t even seen saltwater yet lol still building it!

What on earth is that

 

[PeterB113]

I’ve got 4-5k into my nano frag tank...and it hasn’t even seen saltwater yet lol still building it!

Looks like your desktop computer lol

 

[gentlefish]

This threat is too funny. Too bad I am not loaded enough to spill the beans!

 

[BaysEndReef]

It doesn't matter to me what I've spent. I enjoy it, and that's what counts. Also, my wife knows what it costs, and she doesn't care. She spends her money on what she wants, and I do the same. We have a healthy relationship.

*****THIS*****

Precisely!!!! Although I do keep each and every receipt in a drawer for reference one day. Maybe I want to know exactly how little I spent on that yellow tang! haha.

 

[Nick Steele]

Can I see some pics of your tank? I don't automate anything either just a powerhead HOB filter and a heater I do 5g water changes weekly

Of course! One thing I noticed is you have much bigger corals. Curious if you bought bigger frags then me. I love watching things grow so I buy as small as I can.

 

[PeterB113]

Of course! One thing I noticed is you have much bigger corals. Curious if you bought bigger frags then me. I love watching things grow so I buy as small as I can.

Same here most stuff I bought as small frags and they grew FAST. A few were large like my scolys/meat corals, porites rock etc

 

[Tonycass12]

I try not to think about this but I'm north of 4k into my WB Frag 55.2

 

[WVNed]

I used to guage it to be $100/gallon years ago, now $200+ /gallon.

$80,000 Um, No

about 1/4th of that for all of it.

 

[KellyCorals]

Looks like your desktop computer lol

It’s probably got more tech than a desktop computer lol. Check out the build thread! It’s a one-of-kind!

 

[NashobaTek]

Several $k so far and more in the future. More than the bunnies but way less than the horse and cattle. Lol

 

[kaylajoy]

Before livestock it was around $600. After livestock I don't know, at least $1000.

 

[Rmckoy]

Several $k so far and more in the future. More than the bunnies but way less than the horse and cattle. Lol

between bunnies and horses lol

 

[Rmckoy]

Before livestock it was around $600. After livestock I don't know, at least $1000.

hopefully the $400 livestock isn’t only 1 or 2 fish

 

[Neros503]

I do believe I'm coming up to around 2k for my biocube 29 I set up in January.

 

[Kongar]

About 2k in equipment and supplies. An additional $500 in equipment I ended up not sticking with. About $750 in livestock. Just a tad more expensive than a same sized 20 gallon freshwater tank that held a goldfish back in the day ;P

 

[kaylajoy]

hopefully the $400 livestock isn’t only 1 or 2 fish

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.

 

[dkeller22]

I haven't started stocking yet (well I have a coral beauty and two clowns in QT) but rebuilding my system went through the $7k budget a while ago.

As it's been said, I enjoy this so it costs what it costs.

 

[F i s h y]

I like breathing to much to put a number on here... but its more than 10k less than 20k for a FULL reef lagoon, a nem tank with a dozen nems, a 90 gallon tank working on for predators, and a few misc tanks for rock, macro, etc...

 

[ReefHomieJon]

12k-15k probably. Idk. Who cares lol

 

[PeterB113]

12k-15k probably. Idk. Who cares lol

That's the spirit lol