Agnate80700
Aquarium Advice Freak
I saw in the FW getting started forum they have a sticky thread about the start-up cost of a FW tank, and I saw there was a SW thread on the same subject but its way old (2003.) So I'm curious to see what people are paying these days?
I added up the rough costs of my 150 that is in its cycle stage. I probably wont sleep very well tonight (no joke...)
Equipment
150 gal. tank+stand.............$600
1030Watt Light system.........$815
RO/DI unit..........................$135
Sump/fuge w/ light...............$295
Aqua-C EV180.....................$329
Heater................................$40
Mag 12 pump.......................$130
Misc Plumbing + supplies......$70(~)
Wave2k wave maker...........$249
2x Rio Powerheads..............$65
Subtotal...............................$2728
Tank support items
3x 5gal bucket Reef Crystals $165
Testing/cleaning supplies.......$180
SeaChem marine buffer........$10
Powerstrips and timers......... $50(~)
2x 4oz AquaStik epoxy.........$20
Premium Blue Refractometer $52
1L bottle of Purigen...............$45
Subtotal...............................$522
Rock/Sand
60lb Live Tonga rock.............$275
45lb Live Fiji rock (online)......$165
45lb Live Fiji rock (lfs)...........$225
100lb Base reef rock.............$120
500lb Kolorscape Sand..........$34
Subtotal...............................$819
Grand Total:.........................$4081 (plus tax or shipping on some things) I tried to roll in the shipping but Im sure I forgot some.
Now for me, I ended up getting my sump and 45lb of fiji rock for free due to a shipping error and a crappy ebay seller who I got my money back from via paypal, so thats $460 off what I actually paid, but had I not been lucky, that grand total would be correct.
(edit - forgot the sand and refractometer)
I added up the rough costs of my 150 that is in its cycle stage. I probably wont sleep very well tonight (no joke...)
Equipment
150 gal. tank+stand.............$600
1030Watt Light system.........$815
RO/DI unit..........................$135
Sump/fuge w/ light...............$295
Aqua-C EV180.....................$329
Heater................................$40
Mag 12 pump.......................$130
Misc Plumbing + supplies......$70(~)
Wave2k wave maker...........$249
2x Rio Powerheads..............$65
Subtotal...............................$2728
Tank support items
3x 5gal bucket Reef Crystals $165
Testing/cleaning supplies.......$180
SeaChem marine buffer........$10
Powerstrips and timers......... $50(~)
2x 4oz AquaStik epoxy.........$20
Premium Blue Refractometer $52
1L bottle of Purigen...............$45
Subtotal...............................$522
Rock/Sand
60lb Live Tonga rock.............$275
45lb Live Fiji rock (online)......$165
45lb Live Fiji rock (lfs)...........$225
100lb Base reef rock.............$120
500lb Kolorscape Sand..........$34
Subtotal...............................$819
Grand Total:.........................$4081 (plus tax or shipping on some things) I tried to roll in the shipping but Im sure I forgot some.
Now for me, I ended up getting my sump and 45lb of fiji rock for free due to a shipping error and a crappy ebay seller who I got my money back from via paypal, so thats $460 off what I actually paid, but had I not been lucky, that grand total would be correct.
(edit - forgot the sand and refractometer)