If your house burned down...

[straightrazorguy]

I don't know about other people, but if I count absolutely everything (tank, sump. controller, plumbing, skimmer, reactors, etc) I get something close to $ 1000/gal. Is my math that wrong?...

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by straightrazorguy

I don't know about other people, but if I count absolutely everything (tank, sump. controller, plumbing, skimmer, reactors, etc) I get something close to $ 1000/gal. Is my math that wrong?...

I'd say ya, unless you have a 10g with really awesome gear

[reeferfulton]

ya i did the math based on my rough 140 gallons. but i would have bought the same gear for say a 55gallon tank.. then my cost per gallon would have been triple what i selected

[Aquattro]

Just to be clear, this is for brand new retail replacement. Not what you paid for used or otherwise got a deal on.

[ronau]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Just to be clear, this is for brand new retail replacement. Not what you paid for used or otherwise got a deal on.

Oh boy then my numbers are way off. I am lucky enough to have great contacts and get most of my gear and livestock at wholesale. If I bought everything at retail my tank would be super expensive cause you'd have to throw in a divorce.

[Myka]

This poll is flawed in that it requires people to use math which, judging by the comments, is less than perfect.

My calculations are reasonably low until I added the livestock. Then it all went to hell in a hand basket.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Myka

This poll is flawed in that it requires people to use math which, judging by the comments, is less than perfect.

My calculations are reasonably low until I added the livestock. Then it all went to hell in a hand basket.

Ya, but everyone loves math, so we're all firing up the calculators (or auto sum in Excel )
You need to replace the burned up livestock, empty tanks are a bit boring

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by ronau

Oh boy then my numbers are way off. I am lucky enough to have great contacts and get most of my gear and livestock at wholesale. If I bought everything at retail my tank would be super expensive cause you'd have to throw in a divorce.

Me too, I get deals on everything ir make it myself. But if it all burned down, and insurance was buying new, what's a retail reef worth for you?

[straightrazorguy]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

I'd say ya, unless you have a 10g with really awesome gear

I meant close to $100/gal. I was only out on "0".....

[Dearth]

Everything I currently have based on prices I paid for them is just over $7200 replacement of everything brand spanking new which includes rocks, corals and live stock would be $18,200 based on today's prices before taxes

I could just cry