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05-03-2008, 11:03 AM
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| Medium Fish  Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Where else?
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|  Tanks both of you. Shes not willing to pay that though. I think that I'll ask her to just take it out of my allowance. People using metal Halides Must have a HUGE bill.
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05-03-2008, 01:20 PM
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| Do not get crushed coral. It will cause problems. You can go barebottom in a saltwater tank, if you really need to save money. If you're getting corals, you should also get calcium and alkalinity tests. There's an electrical costs calculator here (you'll need to fill in your cost per KWH as well, it should be on your electricity bill in some form): Reef Central Online Community A fish-only tank will be a lot cheaper to run (and to stock). |
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05-03-2008, 02:09 PM
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| Medium Fish Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Where else?
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| Thanks For now I'm going to go with a single 40w bulb and some time in the future, save up for the dual 40w. I used the calculater and it only came up to $6.35 with the 80w of lighting and the heater and powerhead. Not bad. I almost forgot. Do I want/need a filter?
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05-03-2008, 04:42 PM
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| So, heres an updated list of items. 1-live rock (pacific)---Whats a good price per lb. of live rock? 2-Seaflor Special Grade reef Sand 3-Visi-Therm 50w Heater 4-API Test kit 5-Maxi jet 160gph powerhead 6-Current 40w pc 20" 7-Instant ocean 50 gal. Salt mix 8-Hydrometer(?) from Instant ocean 9-Food--What type? It all comes to about...lets see...add shippin'...About $176. Thats if live rock is $4 a lb. and shippin' is $10. Not to bad. Please add anything (good or bad). Thanks
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05-03-2008, 07:47 PM
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| Medium Fish Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Where else?
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| Any Comments?
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05-03-2008, 07:57 PM
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| Sounds OK. Live rock prices vary. You might want to shop around. Having said that, for a smaller tank, you want to be able to pick the nice looking pieces, so paying a little more might be worth it. Food willl depend on what kind of fish you get. Don't get food until you know what fish you're getting. Some will eat pellet food, but not always straight away, and sometimes they never will. Frozen mysis are a good bet for almost alll fish, except herbivores. With the hydrometer, they're not ideal. If you can't afford a refractometer ($50), have your hydrometer checked against a refractometer at the LFS, so you have an idea of how far off it is. |
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05-03-2008, 09:47 PM
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| Little Fish  Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Savage, MN
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| I'm not trying to rain on your parade, but $176 seems a bit light for that list you have. I would add about another $75 to $100 to your bill.
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05-03-2008, 09:55 PM
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| Medium Fish Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Where else?
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| I think your right, fishmonger. I have the tank and some bloodworms and brine shrimp. So far, I'm only ordering the light from aquariumguys. Maybe I'm under underestimating the cost of live rock about ($30 for 9 lbs). I must be missing something. What would be the minimim wpg for sps corals?
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