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PizzaIan339
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How much did you guys spend on your first tank?
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Gtinnel
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If we’re talking about my first tank ever almost 30 years ago then not very much. I was poor and couldn’t afford much. I probably didn’t spend more than a few hundred dollars.
If we’re considering my current tank that I got when I got back into the hobby I have no idea and don’t want to know. I do know that a few years ago I spent $10,000 on tank stuff in a year, because my wife is very quick to remind me of that.
If we’re considering my current tank that I got when I got back into the hobby I have no idea and don’t want to know. I do know that a few years ago I spent $10,000 on tank stuff in a year, because my wife is very quick to remind me of that.
My first tank was free. I was probably 6 years old. 30 gallon with a slate bottom.
First reef tank was a 36 x 24 x 24 AGA. Bought the entire set up used for 400 dollars. Skimmer. Sump. Pumps. Rock. Heater. Everything. And it all worked.
I'm not even going to talk about the cost of my current set up. I don't even know myself.
First reef tank was a 36 x 24 x 24 AGA. Bought the entire set up used for 400 dollars. Skimmer. Sump. Pumps. Rock. Heater. Everything. And it all worked.
I'm not even going to talk about the cost of my current set up. I don't even know myself.
Gumbies R Us
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First tank was a gift, but all the equipment and what not? I have no clue
i Don’t even remember. It was a 55 gallon fish only with an under gravel filter I bought in the late eighties. I was in the army and normally so broke I couldn’t pay attention, so it could not have been too much.
More than I told my wife I did. ( she's not on here so i can speak freely) I SAID $400,
Actual was about $700, just to get what I NEEDED
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Actual was about $700, just to get what I NEEDED
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QuickrdenU
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The tank is the cheapest part of the equation. And a better question would be… “What percentage of your household income was spent on a tank with water over the past year?” But forcing people to be that honest might result in many leaving the hobby.
We're supposed to keep track on how much we spend on the hobby
That would be too depressing for me
That would be too depressing for me
Court_Appointed_Hypeman
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300 for 75g tank, stand, sump with built in protein skimmer, return pump, 2 sets of lights, a 4 bulb pc, and 4 t5 bulb fixture, weak af sicce powerhead, 100lbs of live rock and the sand.
But I upgraded to a 30g fishtank for a sump that ran me $50 for the tank and baffles/silicone. Upgraded the skimmer to a reef octopus 110int used for $140, got some free jebao powerheads from a reefer leaving the hobby, got a dc return pump for $110, then got a hydros setup for about $800 total. Then bought my own sand instead of using theirs.
$150 on hannah testkit bundle from BRS and a refractometer.
This was everything I had by the time the first fish went in.
So my 75g was $850 initially if you don't include the hydros.
But I upgraded to a 30g fishtank for a sump that ran me $50 for the tank and baffles/silicone. Upgraded the skimmer to a reef octopus 110int used for $140, got some free jebao powerheads from a reefer leaving the hobby, got a dc return pump for $110, then got a hydros setup for about $800 total. Then bought my own sand instead of using theirs.
$150 on hannah testkit bundle from BRS and a refractometer.
This was everything I had by the time the first fish went in.
So my 75g was $850 initially if you don't include the hydros.
PhishMonger84
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hmm it was a glass bowl, so like $10
but since then a lot more!
my 1st 6' tank, came with lids and a stand and I believe that was in the $700 range but i also had a rental van as i got it after moving into my house- seemed logical
but since then a lot more!
my 1st 6' tank, came with lids and a stand and I believe that was in the $700 range but i also had a rental van as i got it after moving into my house- seemed logical
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Free tank, Free light. Salvation army.
$45 everything else including fish. 1988.
$45 everything else including fish. 1988.
Here’s my tally on my current build. I had to start from scratch since I sold everything off many years ago:
That’s not counting any livestock yet, obviously, and I’m trying to be pretty thrifty.
| Red Sea Marine Care Test Kit | $60 | Bought |
| Caribsea Arag-Alive Fiji Aquarium Sand | $24 | Bought |
| Mighty Tuff 5 Gallon Buckets | $25 | At start |
| Fluval Edge Digital Aquarium Thermometer | $6 | Bought |
| Super Glue Gel | $9 | 1 Month In |
| Jebao SLW Series SINE Wave Flow Wavemaker | $70 | Bought |
| Backup Heater - 300w | $38 | Bought |
| Citric Acid for Equipment Cleaning | $24 | 1 Month In |
| Magnet Cleaner for Glass | $10 | 1 Month In |
| Sicce Syncra Silent 1.0 Return Pump | $56 | 1 Month In |
| Seachem Laboratories Ammonia Alert 1 yr Monitor | $10 | Bought |
| Caribsea Arag-Alive Fiji Aquarium Sand | $24 | At start |
| Local Live Rock | $210 | At start |
| Coralife Salt - 30g | $22 | Bought |
| Jebao SLW Series SINE Wave Flow Wavemaker | $26 | Bought |
| Instant Ocean Salt | $12 | Bought |
| Marine Pure Bio Balls Filter Media | $26 | Bought |
| Salinity Refractometer | $19 | Nice to Have |
| Coralife Biocube Water Filter Cartridge | $11 | Bought |
| Quick Connect Pro RO Feed Adapter Valve | $22 | Bought |
| Grounding Probe | $13 | Bought |
| Current All In: | $530 |
That’s not counting any livestock yet, obviously, and I’m trying to be pretty thrifty.
PhishMonger84
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no tank?
I don’t know why it didn’t show on there.
I got a 32g biocube with the stand and a heater and odds and ends for $250 off FB Marketplace
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