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20g tank : Free Substrate: $15.00 Live Sand: $15.00 Live Rock: $100.00 PC Lighting: $250.00 DIY Hood $30.00 (including all supplies to make it) heater : $15.00 powerheads: $40.00 (3) filter: $90.00 livestock: $220.00 Protein Skimmer: $35.00 Power Bar: $10.00 Oh and a big bucket of salt: $55.00 Not including test kits... and other minor things.. its about $875.00 About $43.75 per gallon. Far below what I think a large setup would cost. Chad |
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I don't even want to know what the total cost is, but retail replacement at this time would approach 8 or 9 grand, I'm sure. (maybe more)
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![]() Just for fun, I am going to try to match Chad in nano costs. This is for the way my current nano is set up.
15 gallon tank - $15.00 Glass cover - $15.00 Aqualight - $75.00 Shipping - $14.00 Powerhead - $30.00? AC 200 - $27.00? Chemipure $10.00? CPR Refugium - $160.00 Refugium light - $40.00? Electronic Thermometer - $25.00 Powerbars & timer - $30.00? Liverock - free substrate - 0 Livestock - $200.00+ Stand - Free That comes to a grand total of approximately $641.00. Some costs are shared with my main system, and are not factored in. Some items are just luxury, and the high cost of livestock is the $200.00 worth of zoos I bought recently. ![]() Even with some luxury, and unnecesary items, the cost is but a fraction of a large system. ![]()
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![]() Alright alright I am still in the lead... woohooo
![]() I'm curious now to see other Nano costs... Chad.. |
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![]() 110watt PC 10K.. with reflectors and all that jazz.. I was including the bulb price as well.. Chad |
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![]() Nice to have found you folks
![]() I was going to go with a 30 g reef, but I like the 45 g dimensions better: 36 x 12 x 24 (the tank-to-be can't be longer than 36" as I'm running out of room in this little house). I was surprised to see the price difference between a 30 g long (~ $65) and the 45 g (~ $215) at the same store. Unless I can find a less expensive supplier, I may have to go with my original plan for a 30 g... I'm a reef newbie and still in the slow process of accumulating supplies - hope to be able to start the tank cycling by Christmas (Santa, are ya listening?) Here's what I have so far: 175 MH/E-ballast/Spider reflector (no bulb) - $127.00 (eBay) Base rock - $0.00 (made it) Substrate - $10.00 Oyster shell - $6.00 Powerhead (AC 802) - $41.99 AC 500 - $59.99 (PetsnPonds) Hagen glo-mat e-ballast (2x40W) - $47.99 30W Phillips actinic - $13.69 30W Powerglo lamp - $17.19 Kent sea salt - $79.00 Stand (built own) - $50.00 Spent so far: $452.85 And here's what I still need: Aquarium - $200.00? 175W MH bulb - $80.00? Electronic Thermometer - $25.00? Powerbars & timer - $30.00? Heater - $35.00? 8# Live sand (seed) - $32.00? 8# Live rock (seed) - $48.00? Salifert tests - ~ $100.00 Canopy (build own) - $25.00 RO/DI water (local store) $0.40/gal - $20.00 Still need to spend: ~ $595.00 Sheesh, that 's about $1050 all totalled and and *no* animals accounted for! ![]() I plan on only having 1 or 2 fish and prob won't add them until the tank has been established for 3-4 months. Hopefully I'll be ready for a few shrooms and zoo's by springtime. oops - didn't mean to be so long winded with my first post... Cheers! ~Tamara |
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![]() Tamara, welcome to Canreef. Glad you found us. I think the price for the 45g is way high. I'm pretty sure I can get it here for less than $100!!
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![]() Thanks Brad, I thought so too!
I'll just have to keep looking... ~Tamara |
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![]() Also, speaking from experience, the beginning reefer, setting up a nano, normally wouldn't have access to the advantageous pricing (ie, cheap/free rock, tanks, etc) that you, more knowledgable, reefers have. |