my setup:
29 gallon display tank located in living room
29 gallon tank $35
60 lbs black epoxy gravel $45
renacal 150 watt heater $23
fluval 404 canister with media $109
[acronym:0c33a19b31="Do it yourself"]diy[/acronym:0c33a19b31] stand $30
ge 432 electronic ballast $30
[acronym:0c33a19b31="Do it yourself"]diy[/acronym:0c33a19b31] light parts $25
bulbs $20 (t8 5000 kelvin 18 watts)
plants $70
[acronym:0c33a19b31="Do it yourself"]diy[/acronym:0c33a19b31] co2 $10
livestock $60
so what's that, around $457 ... give or take .... ouch ... from what I've learned now, aquarium gravel is not your friend ... use pea gravel, river rock or quartz sand ... save money!!
most expenive thing was obviously the filter, and the lights ... but the filter as long as it's not leaking works really well ... the lights are actually burned out already, and I've since upgraded to power-compact ... which was well, another $100 roughly!
30 gallon plant holding tank
30 gallon tank $30 (over paid for it, but it seemed a good deal at the time)
[acronym:0c33a19b31="Do it yourself"]diy[/acronym:0c33a19b31] stand $50 (this stand is built to hold a 120 gallon tank)
40 lbs Schultz profile $30
ebo jager 150 watt heater $25
2x whisper 2 filters $40
250 watt metal halide pendant $120
[acronym:0c33a19b31="Do it yourself"]diy[/acronym:0c33a19b31] co2 $5
plants $free
well that works out to $300 ... right at $10 / gallon [acronym:0c33a19b31="Laughing out loud"]LOL[/acronym:0c33a19b31]
for my next planned tank I'm going to do a 120 gallon, which is posted around here somewhere. I will find the link and edit it in here.
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