How much money do you have into our hobby so far?

[har-2109]

about £400 for me, wasnt sure if the list above was for $ or £ so I voted for 400-500.

I managed to get a 240L (55G) 2nd hand for £170, which was a real bonus.

Its soon to be moving up to around £800 when I make the change to salties.

 

[pantherspawn]

Thinking about it. I've probably spent 3000 in the past two months alone.. I'm gonna go throw a tantrum now..

 

[Joyler]

Thinking about it. I've probably spent 3000 in the past two months alone.. I'm gonna go throw a tantrum now..

Wow I'm gonna guess salt water sorry...I'm on the phone app...so I can't look at your profile

 

[pantherspawn]

Wow I'm gonna guess salt water sorry...I'm on the phone app...so I can't look at your profile

Nope all fresh.. 1 brackish .. but I went from zero to crazy in 2.1 seconds lol

 

[Joyler]

Nope all fresh.. 1 brackish .. but I went from zero to crazy in 2.1 seconds lol

Holy crap! Lol...I'd say it's probably a good thing I DON'T have money...I'd be on the same 'Crazy Train' if I may use Ozzy's expression

 

[pantherspawn]

Haha yeah. When I decide to do something.. I go all in

 

[Joyler]

Ya, that's me too! Such an expensive curse

 

[barterking85]

I know all about it I am an impulse buyer I get home and set up a tank and feel guilty cause my wife wouldn't know yet lol

 

[pantherspawn]

I know all about it I am an impulse buyer I get home and set up a tank and feel guilty cause my wife wouldn't know yet lol

Luckily. (I think).. my wife is just as bad

 

[Hubert90]

Haha yeah. When I decide to do something.. I go all in

Haha ya same! I recently decided to built on my 10g! And it's costed me over 1000 AUD!! Haha definitely money well spent though! My next goal is to attempt to heavy plant my goldfish tank! Gonna be a challenge but i love my hobby

 

[barterking85]

Yeah kinda funny when you think about it Iam broke to watch fish swim around well it's more then that but I think it's worth it but some of my family disagrees

 

[hphadl]

we spent about $80 for our first tank. We had to get decorations, gravel, etc. We are hoping to get a 29 or 30 gallon soon, so I'm saving up $200 just because we will need to get the tank and some other things.

 

[Ickletas]

I only started keeping fish in May this year and the tanks themselves were fairly cheap: £150 for my Jewel Vision 260 +cabinet+fish, a bare 35l that was free with the 260l and I now have a 55l+filter that was £10.50 on ebay. I spent another £100 on the "free" tank for a heater, filter, lid, light and substrate. Need to get a heater and a hood for the 55 and then the stuff to scape and stock it. Probably spent about another £60 on plants and £100 on fish........ eeeeek now I've written it all down I wish I hadn't

 

[Sparky74]

I'm losing track I don't want to put it in print. It may scare me.

But, I still believe that I get more enjoyment per dollar spent with the aquariums than any other hobby. I may go weeks without enjoying some hobbies but not a day goes by without staring at the aquariums, rearranging, etc.

Take skiing for example. Even after you spend a grand on equipment(very easy to do when you add it all up), if you go up to Killington during peak season it costs about $12/hr of enjoyment to ski(ridiculous how expensive it's gotten ).

I don't think my tanks cost $12/hr of enjoyment(after buying equipment).

Worth every penny in my book. Definitely relieves stress.

 

[bruinsbro1997]

Oh god I'm scared now. I don't keep track of the money I spend, but I know it's somewhere around the 400 dollar mark lol. But it doesn't matter, worth every single penny, dollar, quarter and nickel, I love my fish!

 

[mdawg75]

If I had the the exact cost it would be scary but when you figure a 55 g stand hood lights , gravel, decorations, air pump, filters, filter material, food, prime, nets, python hose, 6 Peacocks, a BN Pleco, then start over with a 10g tank, substrate, light bulbs, decorations, air pump, new stand, Ive got close to 1,400 in this already and ive come down with a bad case of MTS

 

[barterking85]

Well new update I just hit 4000$ in 9 tanks with the majority going to my two 80's and my 120

 

[digitallinh]

I'm on my first tank 3 weeks ago from the ground up, 29 gallon full stock and heavily planted and I've probably spent 800-900 so far.

 

[Puffymcstuff]

I have very easily spent 700+ on my 60g and that doesn't include the aquarium or stand because I'm "borrowing it" from my friends mom. I'm 14, and it's all been my own money. It makes me nauseous when I see that figure.
But it is well worth it when it all starts to work out.

 

[HAVAMAL]

Been doing this for almost 40 years so let's just say a small fortune!