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06/23/2007, 05:09 PM
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my ap 24 with 150w light and moon lights cost 299.00
heat used stealth 5 dollars used 1200 mj 5 dollars live rock 30 lbs 108 dollars live sand 24 dollars 24lbs used magnum 350 20 dollars with used with micron filter. |
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06/25/2007, 03:33 PM
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ap12 with stock hood/lights. $25 new
sand...$20 rock....$50....already had in big tank so free really swapped pump.....$17 themometer....$5 corals.....4) free!!!! talk to local reefers to get started fish.....$35 total shrimp...$6 crabs...5) .75 snails....3) .99 heater???? i need a chiller! upgraded fans....$25 stand..diy...$30 somewhere around $220. your original list was excessive.... remove: 2) ebo's... egglites moolights, jbj already has them cassette mod spoon? hydro flo aquatongs waterjugs this saves you: $195 right there. you can fiond better deals any day of the week on some of those prices too.....talk to local reefers and see what you can score and bargain for. HTH BR |
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06/27/2007, 08:44 PM
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You know, you can spend as much as you want to, on what ever gallonage system you want to discuss, but I think most of us here who have been doing this a while will agree, you can buy 20 "things" but only really need 3 or 4 "things" (if the little things are done right, mainly I'm speaking of water changes)
i'm speaking to the experienced reef keepers here, how much have we spent on stuff early on that we now don't need or use? Many here would be surprised at the life that can be supported with a minimal amount of (quality) light if tank depth is not too deep, and minimal amount of test equipment (zero) if water changes are done routinely, with a high quality mix, and water movement is well tweaked, and tank is stocked accordingly. Go ahead, rip me a new one, but I have to chuckle a little when I see some of the large dollars some have shelled out on 12 gallon systems ... systems I've bought, and stocked for fractions less, and have ran successful for 5 plus years. -Good PC light (not necessarily a lot if tank depth is shallow) -Good water movement -Regular, small water changes with quality mix -Dependable Small Heater, (only if ambient temps require it) -one or two timers -Smart stock, rock, and substrate selection (from quality sources as well) and absolute minimal feeding (this is the Core of a successful SW system, be it nano, pico, or whatever) -smart food selection (and stay with what works, no more than 2 varied selections) -Hydrometer (deep six) -RO/DI water for mix and top-off (wal-mart) -the ability to stay on top of keeping the system topped off (daily, and when you're away on vacation) -cooling fan (evaporative cooling has many benefits when you can achieve it and it's not too excessive) -Skimmer, No -Test kit (s), No -Additives, maybe yes to some to build coralline growth rapidly, early on, but generally No, otherwise If high tech is your thing, that's fine too. But if I had to sell attractive systems w/inverts and fish that started at $1000 stocked, I'd starve to death where I live. |
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06/27/2007, 09:39 PM
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...hmm...
34g RSM and cabinet...roughly $ 900 Live rock 250 Sand and BIG bucket of salt 150 Buckets and hydrometre 30 API Test kit 40 Misc. food and calcium suppl that was on sale 60 ...so far, that's it...no livestock yet...but I don't want anything unusual or expensive, so I should be fine... It's still an awful lot of money!
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06/27/2007, 11:17 PM
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i'm actually in the budgeting stage of my nano, so far have
tank: 169 stand: 99 light: 250 sump: 165 sand: 50 live rock: 100 powerhead: 100 plumbing: 50 that has me at about 1000 with all i'll need to get started. add 450 if i wind up buying the skimmer i want as well.
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07/01/2007, 04:16 PM
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Oh so true..tottaly agree
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07/01/2007, 04:19 PM
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Where did you get that stuff for so cheapp!!
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