What's the average reefers monthly budget?

[pwfess]

The average new car payment is $734 a month!!! Family and friends will look at me like I'm nuts when I drop hundreds, or even 1k+, on a nice coral. But these same people will pay well over $500 dollars a month for transportation. Personally, I decide not to have a car payment and I work a little extra in order to cover my hobby expensive. So I ask everyone if they have a monthly budget for the reef tank?

 

[Paul B]

Fenral, thank you for buying my book. But now your reef budget is over the top. I hope you didn't order the hard cover made out of real snake skin embossed in 24 karat gold with 32 rose cut diamonds set into the binding. That is unnecessary. :grinning-face:

 

[Sophie"s mom]

Depends for me. Some months I’m going by spend next to nothing. While other months it could be an equipment upgrade or new livestock and it can be $100+. Just depends on the month!

Same here! I stock up on most things, including food, so it can vary wildly from one month to the next!

 

[pwfess]

Fenral, thank you for buying my book. But now your reef budget is over the top. I hope you didn't order the hard cover made out of real snake skin embossed in 24 karat gold with 32 rose cut diamonds set into the binding. That is unnecessary. :grinning-face:

I hope you at least signed this addition going out to him! He will just add it to NASA budget

 

[Paul B]

I hope you at least signed this addition going out to him! He will just add it to NASA budget

If I sign it, It will be worth less. :oops:

 

[Reefer Matt]

 

[Paul B]

The era of instagram and social media has probably exploded this hobby for good and bad!

I don't even know what that is and have no reason to go on there. As for Facebook, I have a face and wrote a book, so I'm good. :beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes:

 

[pwfess]

I don't even know what that is and have no reason to go on there. As for Facebook, I have a face and wrote a book, so I'm good. :beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes:

Hahaha Nice pun on words there :)

 

[Fenral]

Fenral, thank you for buying my book. But now your reef budget is over the top. I hope you didn't order the hard cover made out of real snake skin embossed in 24 karat gold with 32 rose cut diamonds set into the binding. That is unnecessary. :grinning-face:

Sorry Amazon didn't present that option...

 

[Fenral]

If I sign it, It will be worth less. :oops:

You're not that far away, Paul! Truthfully, I'll probably read it and then donate it to the school library in town.

 

[Fenral]

@Paul B
Was this the thing that took over your tank?

 

[Paul B]

Was this the thing that took over your tank?

It looks like it. Don't put that in your tank. :anguished-face:
You can see it above the Red Waspfish

You're not that far away, Paul! Truthfully, I'll probably read it and then donate it to the school library in town.

It's also in the library in my town

 

[code4]

No idea. Budget! I don't budget to be honest. I just keep telling hubby when I get everything I need then there will only be the maintenance costs. He is still falling for it as of now. So I need to get that new dosing station set up. :face-blowing-a-kiss:

Shelley

 

[Fenral]

No idea. Budget! I don't budget to be honest. I just keep telling hubby when I get everything I need then there will only be the maintenance costs. He is still falling for it as of now. So I need to get that new dosing station set up. :face-blowing-a-kiss:

Shelley

New dosing station???

 

[pwfess]

No idea. Budget! I don't budget to be honest. I just keep telling hubby when I get everything I need then there will only be the maintenance costs. He is still falling for it as of now. So I need to get that new dosing station set up. :face-blowing-a-kiss:

Shelley

lol, great idea. I'm waiting to get "everything I need" still, so as to only have a month of maintenance costs lol

 

[Fenral]

lol, great idea. I'm waiting to get "everything I need" still, so as to only have a month of maintenance costs lol

I did the inversee - I ordered all the supplies in advance - 80 gallons of esv bionic, 15 buckets of salt… test kits…

But I have all these supplies dear… need to use them up before they go bad… so I need this new stuff, corals... Etc or my supplies will go to waste…

 

[SudzFD]

The average new car payment is $734 a month!!! Family and friends will look at me like I'm nuts when I drop hundreds, or even 1k+, on a nice coral. But these same people will pay well over $500 dollars a month for transportation. Personally, I decide not to have a car payment and I work a little extra in order to cover my hobby expensive. So I ask everyone if they have a monthly budget for the reef tank?

Not really, but I typically just spend about $40 a month for water changes. That’s the only recurring expense. I guess I could add food into that but that’s just a few dollars a month when divided across the year.

So probably with things that come up or a purchase here or there, I’m guessing about $100 a month average.

 

[SudzFD]

I didn't even answer my own question lol. I'm around $500 month. I def go over though when I'm adding new corals which is too often lol. I dont even look at electricity because with LED lights and low wattage equipment...I may be only adding 20 bucks a month for my 60 gallon display and 30 sump

$500 a month?! On a 60g? What are you spending on? Is this to stock it with coral?

Update, I read on and see you were talking coral and livestock.

Once you get all that, your maintenance costs get pretty small.

 

[pwfess]

$500 a month?! On a 60g? What are you spending on? Is this to stock it with coral?

Update, I read on and see you were talking coral and livestock.

Once you get all that, your maintenance costs get pretty small.

Yeah haha my maintenance cost is very small. I’m talking adding high end corals or equipment or upgrade etc :)

 

[Fenral]

Yeah haha my maintenance cost is very small. I’m talking adding high end corals or equipment or upgrade etc :)

Once build done, cost is moot - food only for the next year. After that salt and additives 60g cube - probably 2 bucks a day..

Add coral additions in… and well i’m hosed…

 

[pwfess]

Once build done, cost is moot - food only for the next year. After that salt and additives 60g cube - probably 2 bucks a day..

Add coral additions in… and well i’m hosed…

It’s the corals!!!