dsaundry
04-23-2008, 05:59 PM
THE POLL RESULTS;
I HAVE BEEN CRUNCHING NUMBERS AFTER THE 3 POLLS AND HAVE COME UP WITH THE FOLLOWING;
POLL#1
INITIAL TANK SET UP'S
40 MEMBERS HAD A START UP OF OVER $10,000.00 SOME ARE WELL OVER. APPROXIMATE DOLLAR VALUE BETWEEN $400,000.00 AND $1,000,000.00
29 MEMBERS HAD A START UP BETWEEN $5,000.00 AND $10,000.00 FOR AN APPROXIMATE DOLLAR VALUE BETWEEN $145,000 AND $290,000.00
42 MEMBERS HAD A START UP BETWEEN $1,000.00 AND $5,000.00 FOR AN APPROXIMATE DOLLAR BALUE BETWEEN $42,000 AND $210,000
12 MEMBERS HAD A START UP OF $1000.00 OR LESS FOR A APPROXIMATE DOLLAR VALUE BETWEEN $7200.00 AND $12,000.00
NOW ASSUMING THAT THIS WAS A FAIRLY ACCURATE CROSS SECTION OF THE REEFING COMMUNITY THIS WOULD GIVE THE MEMBERS START UP COSTS OF BETWEEN $594,000.00 AND $1,512,000 PER 125 MEMBERS.
SO WHAT DOES IT MEAN? IF THE MEMBERSHIP OF CANREEF WAS 600 MEMBERS THE TOTAL DOLLARS OF TANK SET UP'S WOUD BE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN $2,376,000.00 AND $6,048,000.00 DOLLARS. THIS IS SUBJECT TO ERROR OF COURSE BUT I DON'T THINK IT WOULD BE OUT VERY MUCH.
THIS IS JUST ONE REEF SITE. IMAGINE THE DOLLARS BEING SPENT AROUND THE WORLD ON THIS ADDICTIVE HOBBY.
POLL#2
OPERATIONAL COSTS PER MONTH.
30 MEMBERS WERE SPENDING OVER $100.00 PER MONTH
20 MEMBERS WERE SPENDING $50.00-$100.00 PER MONTH
25 MEMBERS WERE SPENDING $25.00-$50.00 PER MONTH
4 MEMBERS WERE SPENDING $0-$25.00 PER MONTH
AGAIN ASSUMING IT IS A FAIRLY ACCURATE CROSS SECTION THAT WOULD MEAN THAT IT COSTS THE AVERAGE MEMBER BETWEEN $0-OVER 1200.00 PER YEAR TO OPERATE THEIR TANKS.
POLL #3
LIVESTOCK COSTS{INCLUDING CORALS ETC}
21 MEMBERS WERE SPENDING OVER $100.00 A MONTH ON LIVESTOCK
18 MEMBERS WERE SPENDING BETWEEN $50.00 AND $100.00 PER MONTH
20 MEMBERS WERE SPENDING BETWEEN $25.00 AND $50.00 PER MONTH
21 MEMBERS WERE SPENDING BETWEEN $0 AND $25.00 PER MONTH
SO WE WOULD HAVE TO ASSUME THE AVERAGE MEMBER SPENDS FROM $0.00 TO WELL OVER $1200.00 PER YEAR ON LIVESTOCK.
SO IF WE ARE JUST ONE REEF SITE AMONG MANY, THE COSTS FROM START UP, TO MAINTENANCE, TO STOCKING THE TANKS IS IN THE MILLIONS. EVEN IF YOU BUY USED EQUIPMENT THE COSTS ARE STILL WAY UP THERE.
NOW IF YOU CONSIDER THAT THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY IS A MULTI BILLION DOLLAR INDUSTRY.
AS IS THE LIQUOR INDUSTRY NOT TO MENTION ILLEGAL DRUGS.
I HAVE THE FOLLOWING OBSERVATION......THIS IS STILL A CHEAPER ADDICTION TO HAVE.
NOW IF YOU SMOKE, DRINK, ETC AND REEF KEEP, YOU ARE MAKING TOO MUCH MONEY OR ARE TOO FAR IN DEBT.:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
I HAVE BEEN CRUNCHING NUMBERS AFTER THE 3 POLLS AND HAVE COME UP WITH THE FOLLOWING;
POLL#1
INITIAL TANK SET UP'S
40 MEMBERS HAD A START UP OF OVER $10,000.00 SOME ARE WELL OVER. APPROXIMATE DOLLAR VALUE BETWEEN $400,000.00 AND $1,000,000.00
29 MEMBERS HAD A START UP BETWEEN $5,000.00 AND $10,000.00 FOR AN APPROXIMATE DOLLAR VALUE BETWEEN $145,000 AND $290,000.00
42 MEMBERS HAD A START UP BETWEEN $1,000.00 AND $5,000.00 FOR AN APPROXIMATE DOLLAR BALUE BETWEEN $42,000 AND $210,000
12 MEMBERS HAD A START UP OF $1000.00 OR LESS FOR A APPROXIMATE DOLLAR VALUE BETWEEN $7200.00 AND $12,000.00
NOW ASSUMING THAT THIS WAS A FAIRLY ACCURATE CROSS SECTION OF THE REEFING COMMUNITY THIS WOULD GIVE THE MEMBERS START UP COSTS OF BETWEEN $594,000.00 AND $1,512,000 PER 125 MEMBERS.
SO WHAT DOES IT MEAN? IF THE MEMBERSHIP OF CANREEF WAS 600 MEMBERS THE TOTAL DOLLARS OF TANK SET UP'S WOUD BE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN $2,376,000.00 AND $6,048,000.00 DOLLARS. THIS IS SUBJECT TO ERROR OF COURSE BUT I DON'T THINK IT WOULD BE OUT VERY MUCH.
THIS IS JUST ONE REEF SITE. IMAGINE THE DOLLARS BEING SPENT AROUND THE WORLD ON THIS ADDICTIVE HOBBY.
POLL#2
OPERATIONAL COSTS PER MONTH.
30 MEMBERS WERE SPENDING OVER $100.00 PER MONTH
20 MEMBERS WERE SPENDING $50.00-$100.00 PER MONTH
25 MEMBERS WERE SPENDING $25.00-$50.00 PER MONTH
4 MEMBERS WERE SPENDING $0-$25.00 PER MONTH
AGAIN ASSUMING IT IS A FAIRLY ACCURATE CROSS SECTION THAT WOULD MEAN THAT IT COSTS THE AVERAGE MEMBER BETWEEN $0-OVER 1200.00 PER YEAR TO OPERATE THEIR TANKS.
POLL #3
LIVESTOCK COSTS{INCLUDING CORALS ETC}
21 MEMBERS WERE SPENDING OVER $100.00 A MONTH ON LIVESTOCK
18 MEMBERS WERE SPENDING BETWEEN $50.00 AND $100.00 PER MONTH
20 MEMBERS WERE SPENDING BETWEEN $25.00 AND $50.00 PER MONTH
21 MEMBERS WERE SPENDING BETWEEN $0 AND $25.00 PER MONTH
SO WE WOULD HAVE TO ASSUME THE AVERAGE MEMBER SPENDS FROM $0.00 TO WELL OVER $1200.00 PER YEAR ON LIVESTOCK.
SO IF WE ARE JUST ONE REEF SITE AMONG MANY, THE COSTS FROM START UP, TO MAINTENANCE, TO STOCKING THE TANKS IS IN THE MILLIONS. EVEN IF YOU BUY USED EQUIPMENT THE COSTS ARE STILL WAY UP THERE.
NOW IF YOU CONSIDER THAT THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY IS A MULTI BILLION DOLLAR INDUSTRY.
AS IS THE LIQUOR INDUSTRY NOT TO MENTION ILLEGAL DRUGS.
I HAVE THE FOLLOWING OBSERVATION......THIS IS STILL A CHEAPER ADDICTION TO HAVE.
NOW IF YOU SMOKE, DRINK, ETC AND REEF KEEP, YOU ARE MAKING TOO MUCH MONEY OR ARE TOO FAR IN DEBT.:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol: