My new project - 300 gallons

[Bhunsucker]

What is the estimated $$$ that you have invested in this tank! This tank is awesome! one of the best I've seen!

 

[Michael]

I purchased the tank new from Glasscages.com for $850.00, the stand was $500.00. 440 lbs. of eco-complete gravel was $14.00 per 20 lbs., equalling $308.00. The Eheim Pro 3 was $415.00. The light fixture was $850.00. I have a automatic Co2 system that I've had a few years and put on this tank, it probably cost about $300.00. I also used my Eheim Pro 2 2128 from my 120g, don't remember the cost. Plus $80.00 in heaters, I did use a number of plants from my 120 but I also purchased, from Aqua Bitonic, $300.00 worth of new plants. I purchased way to many, I am now selling the overgrowth to a LFS, made back $100.00 so far on them. I just added a reactor for Purigen, I didn't want to put it into a filter. I am using an Ehiem pump on the reactor. It all cost about $150.00 extra. I did switch out the lights on the main fixture to 6700k bulbs, cost an extra $60.00. Lastly I added two 24" colalife fixtures at each end of the tank. They are 130 watts each but I can't tell you how much they were cause I had them already, they were on my 120g and I had them for a few years. The total I come up with, and this does not include the cost of the fish is, ONLY +/- $3800.00. Wow, I never added this up, I better not let my wife see this!!!

 

[LindaC]

Very nice tank, you're doing a fantastic job! I love the shot of your apisto swimming around with your Blue Rams.

 

[Andos99]

Wow! I'm going to start planning today! You have inspired me! You really have a sweet tank there......how many hours a week do you spend doing maintenance and just tinkering around?

 

[Michael]

I do one 35 - 40% water change a week, add fertalizers once a week after the water change. A water change takes me about an hour and a half, that time is mainly spent on trimming plants. I have a pretty good system for water changes, I fill two 44 gallon rubbermaid Brute cans with water the day prior to water changes, airate, heat and declor over night. When I siphon I run the siphan into a 5 gallon bucket with a hose attached that goes out my back door and into the yard. I run one large vacuum with netting directly into the out bucket, then I run a second that I do some gravel cleaning with so I am running two vacuums at the same time. It seems to work well. The only other time I spend is feeding the fish and trying to find them all. I do have two Eheim filters on the tank and I maintain them ever four weeks, so every other week I am doing a filter cleaning, add another 1/2 hour.

 

[ringfinger]

I can't believe I haven't look at this one yet... Amazing good work.

 

[newfound77951]

Awesome tank! Looks amazing! I'd spend hours staring at that tank.

If you start breeding your praecox and have some extras I'd take some!

 

[Michael]

I did breed the praecox once but only got three to survive. I'm thinking of trying again, I'm better set up now. I have a few hundred Bolivian Ram fry, about a week old right now. Once they move out I will either try the praecox or my Congo Tetras. I really want to try the Congos.

 

[ct67_72]

wow, thats all I have to say. I cant imagine maintenance on that thing. but I bet its worth it.
your a local to me too lol.

 

[severum mama]

That is one amazing setup, and your tank looks unbelieveable. 8) Looks like you did a ton of research before starting the tank.

 

[trotty]

AWESOME. i envy you . if my 240 gal looked as good.!

 

[Xetox]

I can only dream...maybe someday my wife will give me the ok to get somethign that big for the house

 

[SCFatz]

Thats is one sweet setup.Great job man!!

Looks wonderful!!

 

[hc8719]

if its not too confidentional, i'd really like to know how much something like that cost, with the plants and everything

 

[SCFatz]

Most of that is covered on page two of this thread hc8719.