Cost of Setting Up and Maintaining a 75 Gallon Tank

Wow I'm reading this thread about the cost of starting a 75gal and I'm seeing how little some you have spent to start up your tanks that I feel like I've spent a fortune on my 90 gal. I read many times on this forum go as big as you can, get the best if you can afford it, automate as much as you can it'll cut down on maintenance (not that I'm lazy). So obviously being new to the SW world I took the advice. So UK if you think you've spent a lot I've got you beat and my tank still hasn't seen a fish or coral. I'm not by any means bragging, I'm just embarrassed to see how much others have invested to start their tanks. Lol

 

Wow I'm reading this thread about the cost of starting a 75gal and I'm seeing how little some you have spent to start up your tanks that I feel like I've spent a fortune on my 90 gal. I read many times on this forum go as big as you can, get the best if you can afford it, automate as much as you can it'll cut down on maintenance (not that I'm lazy). So obviously being new to the SW world I took the advice. So UK if you think you've spent a lot I've got you beat and my tank still hasn't seen a fish or coral. I'm not by any means bragging, I'm just embarrassed to see how much others have invested to start their tanks. Lol


Lol you have just made me feel a lot better, it's just that everything over here seems so much more expensive, and yes I've got the livestock to buy as well.

 

Ive spent about 500 total setting up my 75. I bought the setup used with a nice coralife 48 inch light. It only has damsels and 30 pounds of life rock currently.

This price was for
Salt
Sand
10 pounds of live rock
Carbon
Ph buffer
Prime
Hydrometer
Digital temp
Heater
10 pounds live sand
1 actinic lighy bulb
2 powerheads
I believe thats it.

75 gallon reef ready in like new condition with 30 gallon sump with skimmer and custom made stand was 450. I got one hell of a deal.

 

YOu guys have done a good job setting up your 75's while keeping costs down. my 27 gallon has cost more than most of these 75s.

 

It's cuz u have top of the line equipment. Lol your lights and power head alone are more than my tank. Almost, lol. Throw in that vertex and youve beat me

 

LOL, thats true but i did that so hopefully down the road i dont have to upgrade, just expand on what i already have.

 

I figured as much. Lol. That's a good thing, buy it once and get it over with! If I had the $$ I would...

 

Not sure yet, plan on buying a house in a year or 2 hopefully but will be in the same area so the move wont be more than 20 minutes. When the time comes I have no clue what to do since my scape is basically three very large rocks and 2 large branchrock pieces that will by that time be covered in different corals.

 

Gotcha- I have a bunch of pointers, but I'll shoot them to you via PM or you can set up a new tank moving thread. That way this thread stays clean as a "cost of set-up thread"

 

no problem, sorry didnt mean to hijack the thread