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07-11-2009, 07:48 AM
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 Sorry to hear this, man... how big is the tank? For posterity (and since I'm home on a Saturday night), quick tally of what I've spent on my 10 gallon... I don't include the tank, heater, or HOB filters here... 70W ballast - $25 Noma fixture - $35 (DIYed my own MH light) 14K bulb - $25 Wire, tools, electrical tape, connectors - $60 Bucket of Instant Ocean - $100 (waaaay overpriced, tell me about it... I won't forget this one for a long time) Live rock - $60 Seachem Sand - $40 Test Kits - $100 Refractometer - $45... The list goes on, and I won't tally what I've spent  Cause honestly, I don't wanna know And I haven't even started stocking the tank yet... that's just the equipment and basic stuff I bought to do a very low tech 10 gallon.I knew this was going to be expensive when I got into it... I feel your pain man. At least I knew what I was doing when I started, I can see now how expensive (and painful) a mistake could be. Precious little comfort... but even unstocked my tank brings me a certain amount of joy. Perhaps you could offer your wife some consolation... take her snorkelling on a shallow reef somewhere warm in the middle of winter? Then when she sees your tank, it could then conjure up warm memories of a winter vacation with her family. Everybody wins 
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07-11-2009, 11:21 AM
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Trying having a his and her tank. It starts off innocent, Oh honey just a small tank. Three upgrades later and she has a 150 and he got a 300. two people who say oh just one more and we;ll stop for a while
 Don't know if we work for the bank or the fish!!!
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tank 1 260 mixed reef, 3 ai hydra , Bubble magus curve 9 tank 2 300 gallon mixed reef. 3 evergrow It5080, skimmer bubble king
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07-11-2009, 12:14 PM
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It's sad when you build a house around a fish tank. That was one stipulation while we we building a house was there had to be the perfect place for a fish tank. We had most of the equipment from our previous fish tanks but I'm still a couple of thousand into the tank so far and I don't even have water in the tank. But my mentality now is - this is all part of the "start up" costs. Once the tank is running it'll just be electricity and food that we'll be spending on the tank
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07-11-2009, 02:06 PM
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 Love the head in the sand. Actually its not anymore expensive than most other hobbies/recreation thingys. My boys snow machine equipment is much more. My boat and fishing equipment used to be a lot more. Crap, I use to sepnd more on the cash bowling circuit without much return. I think its all just relative.
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07-11-2009, 02:25 PM
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Ya, try juggling Reefs, Snow machines, Muscle car's AND a family on a measly Electricians salary. Good thing I don't drink Starbuck's. I couldnt afford that HAHAHA
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Dan Pesonen Umm, a tank or 5
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07-11-2009, 03:50 PM
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Shite, quick calculation, I spend $2034.00/yr at sbux.
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Brad
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07-11-2009, 03:22 PM
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WOW I have spent that on skimmers alone LOL
i think that i have a problem
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180 starfire front, LPS, millipora Doesn't matter how much you have been reading until you take the plunge. You don't know as much as you think.
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No comment!!! hehehe! Have a good day salt addicts and don't think to much!!
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