This is an Expensive hobby...lol

untoldlegacy

untoldlegacy

My Rock Can Play Dead!
Mar 28, 2007
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Well heres what $430 Cad got me :
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Stuff so far:
20 lbs of argonite substrate
27.5lbs of live rock (only 11.5 shown rest is coming
thermo-hydro meter
R/O water
Salt
Sump, plumbing, pump etc. (not shown, hooking it up tomorow)

Stuff i already had:
30G tank
Cascade 300 (for Flow)
100W heater (gonna be replaced soon with 2 50W)
Canopy
Light
Stand

sooooooo now i need the rest of my LR and fish.. lol

i knew that SW was gonna be expensive, but i had no idea it was this bad lol

When my GF found out i payed 200 bucks for 30 lbs of rock im quite sure she was gonna try and kill me in my sleep, untill i reminded her that the rock on her finger cost alot more an weighed alot less ;)

heres summore pics:

This rock cost me 80 bucks (7.8 pounds) from my lfs (fully cured) im going to be using it to seed the other rock i have coming in
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this is my equipment running, right now i have a 10X turnover in my tank, once the sump is hooked up itll be more
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i have alot more pics but i thought id post these for now

so far this setup has been alot of fun, i just hope it all works out in the end.
im sure ill be asking more questions sooner then later :P
Thanks everyone!
-U.L
 
Your certainly off to a great start....When i built my reef, and that was everything built DIY except the sump, it was just over about $1200....So, yes, it does put a void in the wallet...

BUT.........

Its all worth it in the end when you see it mature and bloom...

Keep up the good work mate

Niko
 
I'm up to $1500 + in my marine (I kinda stopped keeping track at $1000) after having a 29 up from october 05-january 07 when it was upgraded to a 45 long... And there's nothing fancy and the majority of the equipment was used and sometimes inadequete for a period of time... no sumps either... yeah it's expensive.
 
I started keeping track of what I spent but after awhile I stopped because not knowing made my tank look nicer..lol.It is a 135 gallon tank and it costed alot to set it up and I don't think it will ever stop costing me but I do love it. As Niko said ,Its all worth it in the end when you see it mature and bloom..He is soo right
 
I spent over 2G's in LR and LS alone!! I am well over 5G's by now. I kinda dont think about spending the cash since I am going to upgrade my Lighting and be getting a skimmer and starting a fuge. That is another $1000+ I would not give it up though since I LOVE just staring at it (we put out dinning table next to it. They watch while we eat. I love just staring at my mini world that I created after a long days work. Really Relaxing. I cant wait to start my Pred Tank!! :devil: :devil: :devil:
 
lol. tell me about it. your setup is coming along nicely though

I have 30 G tank and I've spent over 900 bucks on it. I love it though. its worth it.
 
thanks for the comments guys :) im already loving this tank, i just like to sit and watch my one tiny feather duster for hours on end :P the rest of my LR comes in next week, so ill post more pics then!

as for the money, im in too deep to quit now (or thats what i keep telling my girlfriend)

Thanks all!

-U.L
 
Yep I have over a grand (USD) into my 10 gallon.
 
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