[Gabriel]

what i want to know just out of curiosity is how much money you have spent on your fish tank/s?

also how long you have had it/them running for?

and how many years you have been interested in aquariums?

so i have had a 56 gall tank up and running for 9 months and i have spent exactly $1700. and an extra 100 for my soon to be nano thats been running for about a month.

 

[harlequin29]

I have spent about 1/2 of MSRP on everything, I purchased most everything from craigslist or from local reefers.

 

[scoop]

If thats all you spent so far you are doing pretty good. I remember a thread last year where the we were trying to predict the total 'cost per gallon' based on all the stuff needed. I thnk it got close to $50/gl once you added the corals and fish and went out about 1 year.

 

[lagrew]

i spent about 500 bucks, beem up for 8 months

 

[DaytonaJoe]

This is the most depressing thread ever. I don't even want to think about it. However, there's no way I've spent $50 per gallon on my 90... $4500. I am under $2000 almost certainly. I do a lot of craigslist shopping as well.

 

[three90s&125sump]

My curent tank:

225 gallon tank-$100

Triple 250 watt metal halide complet set up ice-cap 660 complete set up with 6 bulbs-$50

135 pounds LR-Free

Watching my tank smash on the ground-priceless

Starphire veiwing panel-$240

Massive super-uber-ultra DIY skimmer-$100

Orca pump for skimmer-$260

55 gallon tank for sump-$30

300 gallon water storage tank-free

DIY stand-$20


Grand total so far-$800


I think that's it. Quite a big contrast from my last system investment of $14,000.

 

[Hop]

All my tanks total, fresh and salt, over the last 30 years? Eeekkk. Mrs. Hop might find this:lol:

 

[reefcrazy8587]

we stopped keeping track...we started w/ a 55 moved to a 47 tall..and decided to go to a 125, when we stopped keeping track we where right around 3500--then we got interested in the business side of things and I am scared to look at my bank statements now!

 

[Gabriel]

Grand total so far-$800 thats pretty good!!
I think that's it. Quite a big contrast from my last system investment of $14,000. WOW:bigeek:

This is the most depressing thread ever. I don't even want to think about it. However, there's no way I've spent $50 per gallon on my 90... $4500. I am under $2000 almost certainly. I do a lot of craigslist shopping as well.

oh come on dont be to sad about it you love this hobby don't you? lol

 

[Gabriel]

All my tanks total, fresh and salt, over the last 30 years? Eeekkk. Mrs. Hop might find this:lol:

i hop she doesnt :lol: , owe come on share a little.

we stopped keeping track...we started w/ a 55 moved to a 47 tall..and decided to go to a 125, when we stopped keeping track we where right around 3500--then we got interested in the business side of things and I am scared to look at my bank statements now!

hahaha well iv got a long way to go to ketch up to you guys. lol

 

[quader94]

:

Watching my tank smash on the ground-priceless

.

:bigeek:what happened!

 

[Hop]

i hop she doesnt :lol: , owe come on share a little.

hahaha well iv got a long way to go to ketch up to you guys. lol

:lol: I'll just say I could have had a corvette for the money I had in my 450. But the wifes medical bills apparently come between a man and his tank

 

[Gabriel]

yea i want to know too. i must have missed that thread, if you even posted it, or were you to embarrassed to post it lol

 

[Gabriel]

what kind of corvette? lol i can find some cheap ones around like an old stingray for only a couple grand. lol those are beauty's

 

[Hop]

:lol: I had 18K in the 450 before it saw water and rock, corals and fish

Understand a lot of that went into making sure my floor would hold it and house modifications

 

[Gabriel]

Understand a lot of that went into making sure my floor would hold it and house modifications

ahh i understand now, its alright beef up the house to have a even beefier tank. :lol:

 

[quader94]

:lol: I had 18K in the 450 before it saw water and rock, corals and fish

Understand a lot of that went into making sure my floor would hold it and house modifications

18k :bigeek:

 

[Hop]

And it never got finished

 

[quader94]

And it never got finished

after that investment, how couldnt you finish it?

 

[Hop]

after that investment, how couldnt you finish it?

My wife got cancer and the insurance company said it was a pre existing condition. I also sold my boat and a Mustang GT to help pay for it