Should I finished my tank build?

I have a 125 gallon tank. I have a spare 55 i'm going to use for the sump. I now have 3 reflectors 3x 250 watt mh. swc extreme 200 skimmer. I have installed the overflows but the tank is not drilled yet. i also I have 1/10 hp chiller. I still need the return pump, float switch, pump for phosban reactor, and a pump for top off. Besides drilling the tank and the pumps I need one more ballast. Then a cuc, fish and coral, as well as sand.
Should I spend another 500 and finish the build or return everything and get a bike?
It's down to something I need vs something I want. I can't choose between returning everything and getting the bike cause my car is so old, or finishing up my dream tank. If my car breaks down im sol.
Life sucks at the moment
I'm starting to think i've invested in over my head over this saltwater addiction.

 

Keep what you have, repair the car, save up and complete the tank when you have enough cash to do it.

 

This has been my dream for so long I just don't know if it's a good investment. I agree though, I should just finish it. I'm so close to being finished im starting to think it might be a bad investment (says my dad) this is such an awesome hobby. Reefing isn't just a lifestyle its a pure addiction.

 

Aquariums are not an investment, but entertainment. Although I guess entertainment can be considered an investment in your health.

 

I'm sort of in the same boat with my 180 build. I'm broke and need to put money in my business and my house.... I'm a bit further along in my equipment collection, but I'm still at least $1500-2000 short of where I want to be.

My plan is to get the tank to my house, close off the over flows, or direct them to a closed loop for now, put in sand and rock, fill it up, and run some normal HO shop lights on it for a while. I might as well let it cycle if nothing else. I figure in 2-3 months I can put more money into the tank, and by then it will be ready for fish.

When I can afford it I will lamp the maristar fixture, install the sump and refuguim, get some Koralia Evolutions for my current tank, move the Vortechs to the 180, and start getting my livestock. I also really want an APEX controller and some dosing pumps... but i can get fish without that. .... maybe this fall I'll have the tank set up the way I want.

I say keep what you have tho, if you sell it you'll be lucky to get 50% of what you paid, and it's not like anything you have needs to be refrigerated...

if nothing else get your cycle started. Even if it sits with just rock and water for 6 month if you start with some live rock and maybe a few small frags, when it's time to restart you'll have a great tank ready to go.

-Doug

 

There is your problem, this is an expensive hobby, NOT an Investment!

2in10 is right, if you need to get your car fixed and reliable then continue the build after you save a bit more cash.

good luck

 

Indeed! Aquariums have been shown to lower blood pressure.

Also, they can be an investment. I have close to $1000 worth of corals in my 58 that started out as maybe $50 worth of frags and freebies 6-8 months ago. ... not sure if it's an investment, as i don't want to sell them, but i know people who go that route.