4 feet of acrylic and water pump assembly for $9800 anybody?

[albert_dao]

The diameter of that skimmer is greater than 18" and it's CAST acrylic. I used extruded's cost because it was the first result I could get a solid number on

Personally, I find it's more an issue of how much a given sum of money is really worth to a person. There's a lot of people out there who don't work for their money (eg. investors, business owners, ummm, shadier types, etc). To those people, $9k isn't a function of how many hours they spend to earn it, it's a matter of how good their portfolio is. Big difference in the "value" of money there.

[Aquattro]

Albert, we also need to figure the cost of startup for producing a limited number of a product. Molds, CNC machinery, R&D all need to be recovered over the forcasted number of units sold.
Look at what some people spend on watches, or eels, or koi...lots of items well over what some would consider "sane", but the for purchaser, certainly a good investment.

[niloc16]

i want a 2000 gallon tank.................now!!!!!!!!!!

[Der_Iron_Chef]

Originally Posted by niloc16

i want a 2000 gallon tank.................now!!!!!!!!!!

But then you'd need a huge skimmer. I bet it would be expensive.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Der_Iron_Chef

But then you'd need a huge skimmer. I bet it would be expensive.

Hmm, wonder how much a huge skimmer would cost? Any idea?

[andresont]

Amazingly all of the above are very good points.
You people almost had me convinced.!

[niloc16]

i dont know but i think it may be around 9 g's. but it would be a fricking cool looking skimmer along side my 2000 gal tank.