When will this hobby slow down? - Aquarium Advice

Brenden · 11-03-2005, 09:41 PM

How long am I going to be required to dump money in this hobby at the current rate? I know I am "stocking" corals etc now. If you would have told me how much I would have spent over the the last month on this money pit I would have laughed at you. Tell me it will slow down soon.

Hara · 11-03-2005, 09:46 PM

never...sorry

Brenden · 11-03-2005, 09:48 PM

Thanks for the encouragement Hara.

flamingonhot · 11-03-2005, 09:57 PM

theres always something new you have to have...and some things you don't have to have.....

Brenden · 11-03-2005, 10:17 PM

$500 a week + 52 weeks a year =

JohnS · 11-03-2005, 10:53 PM

=$26,000. Yep that's about right! And barely enough money left to

dorian965 · 11-03-2005, 11:00 PM

yea, i got a 55 used with live rock and fish for 300 and ive spent 800 on filters,skimmers and power heads.havent even got around to lights and coral. i had no idea. 525 gallons is a nightmare to me. i couldnt pay to feed them and keep the power on.

DragonForce · 11-04-2005, 03:26 AM

Once you get all the corals and little things you want it will slow down. You could try going a cheaper route with corals by purchasing [acronym:3acf32f63b="Broken or cut pieces of coral which will eventually grow into a new animal"]frags[/acronym:3acf32f63b], this is also cool becuase you will be able to watch them grow.

Andos99 · 11-04-2005, 03:31 AM

Lol.....maybe you should have reconsidered buying a tank large enough to give scuba lessons in.

StripesTheEel · 11-04-2005, 05:22 AM

lol @ andos..! nice one!

11-03-2005, 09:41 PM	#1
Brenden Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Piedmont, NC Posts: 3,876 Images: 32	When will this hobby slow down? How long am I going to be required to dump money in this hobby at the current rate? I know I am "stocking" corals etc now. If you would have told me how much I would have spent over the the last month on this money pit I would have laughed at you. Tell me it will slow down soon. __________________ The fact that no one understands you doesn't make you an artist. If guns kill people...Spoons make Michael Moore fat.

11-03-2005, 09:46 PM	#2
Hara Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Louisiana Posts: 6,867 Images: 33	never...sorry __________________ ~~~~~Hara~~~~~~ View My Tanks Visit FantasyReef.com's Databases!

11-03-2005, 09:48 PM	#3
Brenden Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Piedmont, NC Posts: 3,876 Images: 32	Thanks for the encouragement Hara. __________________ The fact that no one understands you doesn't make you an artist. If guns kill people...Spoons make Michael Moore fat.

11-03-2005, 09:57 PM	#4
flamingonhot Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: nekoosa,wisconsin Posts: 592 Images: 2	theres always something new you have to have...and some things you don't have to have..... __________________ I'm tired of getting pointless messages. If your going to start a conversation or ask me something, keep up with it.

11-03-2005, 10:17 PM	#5
Brenden Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Piedmont, NC Posts: 3,876 Images: 32	$500 a week + 52 weeks a year = __________________ The fact that no one understands you doesn't make you an artist. If guns kill people...Spoons make Michael Moore fat.

11-03-2005, 10:53 PM	#6
JohnS Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Jackson NJ Posts: 77 Images: 18	=$26,000. Yep that's about right! And barely enough money left to __________________ "Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I apologize if my last remarks sounded condescending . . . that means when you talk down to people." -------------------------------- 120g RR, 65g [acronym:eb0cdc3162="Hang On Back"]HOB[/acronym:eb0cdc3162] and 10g sump, 150g [acronym:eb0cdc3162="Broken or cut pieces of coral which will eventually grow into a new animal"]frag[/acronym:eb0cdc3162] tank, 100g sump. Highlights of live stock: Golden Moray eel, 2 purple tangs, 2 yellow tangs, 1 large copperband, 4 GSM's, dragon wrasse, barnacle blenny, 2 pajama cards, 3 green chromis and a dynamic assortment of soft & [acronym:eb0cdc3162="Large polyped Scleractinian (stoney) coral"]LPS[/acronym:eb0cdc3162] corals.

11-03-2005, 11:00 PM	#7
dorian965 Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: georgia Posts: 347	yea, i got a 55 used with live rock and fish for 300 and ive spent 800 on filters,skimmers and power heads.havent even got around to lights and coral. i had no idea. 525 gallons is a nightmare to me. i couldnt pay to feed them and keep the power on.

11-04-2005, 03:26 AM	#8
DragonForce Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Southern California Posts: 925 Images: 1	Once you get all the corals and little things you want it will slow down. You could try going a cheaper route with corals by purchasing [acronym:3acf32f63b="Broken or cut pieces of coral which will eventually grow into a new animal"]frags[/acronym:3acf32f63b], this is also cool becuase you will be able to watch them grow. __________________ 37 [acronym="Gallon"]gal[/acronym] all glass 50lb [acronym="Live rock"]LR[/acronym] 3' fine sand bed 1x Orange Stripe Prawn shrimp goby, 1x sixline wrassemated pair of true percula clowns, 1x CBS shrimp, 2x peppermint shrimp, 1x pistol shrimp, 1x tiger tale [acronym="Sea cucumber"]cuke[/acronym], ~20+ snails, ~10+ hermits, 1xserpent star. green Bubble coral, hammer coral (8 heads!) ,various Zoos,green finger leather, green star polpys ,[acronym="Mushroom coral"]shrooms[/acronym] 175w 10k [acronym="Metal halide light"]MH[/acronym] 28w actinic [acronym="Actinic lighting"]03[/acronym] 2x maxi jett 1200 Prizm skimmer (modded) Hagen powerfilter(for running carbon 24/7) nano arctica chiller

11-04-2005, 03:31 AM	#9
Andos99 Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 782 Images: 3	Lol.....maybe you should have reconsidered buying a tank large enough to give scuba lessons in. __________________ If you don't have time to do it right the first time, when are you going to have time to do it over.

11-04-2005, 05:22 AM	#10
StripesTheEel Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 882 Images: 23	lol @ andos..! nice one! __________________ Matt Fight fish illiteracy..teach them to read the forums

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