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07-27-2006, 03:59 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jun 2006
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How much MONEY annually do you spend on this hobby?
How much do you think you spend to keep your tank(s) up and running once it's established?
Please post your total weekly, monthly or annual spending habits on things like salt, replacement bulbs, water conditioners, fish food, replacement parts, test kits, etc etc.
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07-27-2006, 04:05 PM
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Saltwater Mom
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Ga
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$50 to 100 a week easy. More when its time to restock chemicals, test, and such. Seems to fall around the same time for that stuff.
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07-27-2006, 04:07 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jun 2006
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Originally Posted by jenajet
$50 to 100 a week easy. More when its time to restock chemicals, test, and such. Seems to fall around the same time for that stuff.
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$100 a week times 52 weeks = $5,200 a year
I can't believe you have time to post in between tank maintenance and your 3 jobs to pay for it all.....
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07-27-2006, 04:11 PM
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The Ninja MOD
Join Date: Mar 2004
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With electricity,salt and misc, Id say at least $100 a week. At least.
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07-27-2006, 04:13 PM
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Just some guy, you know?
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: West of Dimples
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With power I would say that my 3 tanks run about $100 per month.
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07-27-2006, 04:15 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: NJ
Posts: 460
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My main expense is salt. I take a Petsmart.com printout showing $31.99 for an IO bucket to the local Petsmart. Currently, IO has a $5 rebate sticker on their buckets. $27 for a bucket of salt eases the pain a little bit...
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07-27-2006, 04:17 PM
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Eat more PIE
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Florida Panhandle
Posts: 18,599
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$50 a week 5 tanks.
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07-27-2006, 04:20 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Dallas
Posts: 51
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for me it was all initial investment. 200 for a skimmer 200 for a filter 400 for a light 300 for LR 100 for LS 250 for a tank 400 for livestock 200 for a RO unit 350 for a cooler need i go on? but atfer the agonizing first few months, unless you have new fish fever, the price drops to a resonable amout. while you are at work, just think that about two days of your hard work a month will go to your aquarium!  |
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07-27-2006, 04:20 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Cottage Grove, Oregon
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Single 200 gallon setup runs about $80 a month including lights, food, electricity, test kits, filters for ro, and suppliments.
This breaks down though if you remove the yearly light changes to about $58 a month, but I tend to overstock most my stuff so you don't really feel a hit.
Keep in mind this is t-5 lighting
and low energy pumps (dart)
(Not including replacement failures.)
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07-27-2006, 04:27 PM
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The Ninja MOD
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Planet P.....Why Me?
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You all must be getting power for free!
Robert
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If you feel so angry, so ripped off, so stepped on,
You're not the only one refusing to back down
You're not the only one
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07-27-2006, 04:27 PM
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Lurker
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Denver
Posts: 363
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Speaking of costs...... It would be cheaper for me to buy a new 60 gpd RO/DI unit then buy the replacement filters when they finally go. 
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07-27-2006, 04:29 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: alpharetta, GA
Posts: 2,555
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dont have to pay bills!!!!!!!!!! atless for now. for me maybe $45 bucks a week with 2 tanks and always buying coral.
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07-27-2006, 04:30 PM
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Noo Doot Aboot It!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Prince George
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man you guys in the states have it easy, I can't get a bucket of salt for under $70. I would say that monthly it would be way too much to post publicly |
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07-27-2006, 04:31 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: "we all live in a..."
Posts: 257
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Originally Posted by motorslave
You all must be getting power for free!
Robert
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I actually have my wife in the basement constantly pedaling my electromagnetic bicycle to power my tank
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07-27-2006, 04:38 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: alpharetta, GA
Posts: 2,555
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wow xtopher that really sucks. i have seen some really nice tanks from canada
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