How much of your salary

Crazyfingerz · 08/31/2012, 05:48 PM

Lets see If I'm the only crazy guy out here. How much of your salary do you spend on your reef tank every month?

mcgyvr · 08/31/2012, 05:58 PM

this month 5% (setting up a new 120G long/sump/stand,etc..)..normally .01%

Been bit by the bug have you?

camaroboy8691 · 08/31/2012, 06:01 PM

not much in the past 2 yrs , but im moving up to a new big tank ... and spent roughly 4k in the past month on it .....

Bdial · 08/31/2012, 07:00 PM

Ummm. I don't wanna say. I never do the math cause I don't wanna know how much I'm spending.

04sti · 08/31/2012, 07:02 PM

Too much. Although I'm pretty good about it. About $100 a week.

Dustin1300 · 08/31/2012, 07:10 PM

Any given week, $100-$300 I'd say. Always find a way to get something else but I'm actively working on a 600 gallon and have a new project every day.

Reef264 · 08/31/2012, 07:14 PM

My paycheck is mailed to my LFS, I never really see any of it lol

-Ray

bugs713 · 08/31/2012, 07:16 PM

Insurance fraud pays for my hobbies...

Crazyfingerz · 08/31/2012, 08:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reef264

My paycheck is mailed to my LFS, I never really see any of it lol

-Ray

hahaha. This month I spent practically all my money after my bills were paid. lol

rotts4u · 08/31/2012, 08:22 PM

at first it was a lot when i got started now not so much. Maybe $100 a month max

aandfsoccr04 · 08/31/2012, 09:19 PM

I'd say 30% or so.

jamesbaur13 · 08/31/2012, 09:46 PM

Upfront costs are huge.

My biggest "money pit" was CUC. I spent so much money on trochus, astrea, cerith, hermits, turbos, emerald crabs.

Oddly enough, around 80% of my present CUC is free... a bajillion collonista snails and a bajillion micro brittle stars handle the bulk of it. I recently added 3 emerald crabs just to handle the macro algaes.

I'm hoping the emeralds work out as snails just seem to get starved out by the collonistas.

trinidiver · 09/01/2012, 05:37 PM

It all depends on what i want................
I know when the LFS bought in the Australian corals, i spent $1500US in 3 days. I told my wife though it was local coral.........hahaha, it didnt cost much. Crazyfingers, text me your #

Misled · 09/01/2012, 06:37 PM

Maybe 25 to 30 bucks a month.

snorvich · 09/01/2012, 06:39 PM

Salary???? People have salaries?

Misled · 09/01/2012, 06:40 PM

I have celery.

ravi197699 · 09/01/2012, 06:43 PM

100 bucks every month, i try not to go to the side where lfs is lol

trinidiver · 09/01/2012, 07:01 PM

Otherwise, usually between 100-300 a mth. Salt, food, products, misc

The Mike · 09/01/2012, 07:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Misled

I have celery.

LOL

Agu · 09/01/2012, 07:42 PM

Very little. I donate frags to the LFS for store credit and pretty much everything is free to me.I haven'f paid money for a coral or fish in several years.

It doesn't hurt that I run low equipment tanks as I'm rarely buying hardware. All my lighting is LED so electricity isn't an issue. I did recently buy a Kessil 350. Between store credit and LFS goodwill my cost was so reasonable I can't even post it.

Make my own fish food too.

Bottom line my tanks cost between $200 and $300 out of pocket per year.

geaux xman · 09/02/2012, 12:40 AM

I've cut down from 3meals/day to 2 meals/day so I can spend an extra 150/month on fish and supplies.

Hodge1995 · 09/02/2012, 10:15 AM

I refuse to think about it.

Tim gixxerman · 09/02/2012, 10:20 AM

I work at one, so they hand me a check and i just hand it back! LOL

08/31/2012, 05:48 PM	#1
Crazyfingerz Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 303	How much of your salary Lets see If I'm the only crazy guy out here. How much of your salary do you spend on your reef tank every month? __________________ Always looking to move foward, yup yup Current Tank Info: 120gal DT, 30gal sump.

08/31/2012, 05:58 PM	#2
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	this month 5% (setting up a new 120G long/sump/stand,etc..)..normally .01% Been bit by the bug have you? __________________ Who me?

08/31/2012, 07:00 PM	#4
Bdial Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Huntington, wv Posts: 675	Ummm. I don't wanna say. I never do the math cause I don't wanna know how much I'm spending. __________________ Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good. Haste makes waste. WINTER IS COMING

08/31/2012, 07:10 PM	#6
Dustin1300 Reefaholic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Carmel, IN Posts: 5,135	Any given week, $100-$300 I'd say. Always find a way to get something else but I'm actively working on a 600 gallon and have a new project every day. __________________ INDMAS President Check out my tank in the Large Tank Forums, "A Reefaholic's 1000+ Gallon Mixed Reef System Build"! Current Tank Info: 600 Gallon DT, 140 Gallon Grow Out Tank, 125 Gallon Sump, 90 Gallon Fuge, 200 Gallon Fish QT, 15 Gallon Frag QT Last edited by Dustin1300; 08/31/2012 at 07:28 PM.

08/31/2012, 07:14 PM	#7
Reef264 Where's The Reef? Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Southaven, Ms Posts: 2,098	My paycheck is mailed to my LFS, I never really see any of it lol -Ray __________________ I'd rather Die on my feet, than Live on my Knees. Current Tank Info: 150g SPS Reef, 2x250w 14k Pheonix Metal Halides w/T-5 Actinics, 2 Tunze 6095's, Tunze 7096 controller, Ozone, Precision Marine Skimmer, Reef Octopus Bio-Churn Bio Pellet Reactor, GFO & Carbon Reactor, Ozone Reactor, ATO, Reef Keeper.

08/31/2012, 06:01 PM	#3
camaroboy8691 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: tower city pa 17980 Posts: 264	not much in the past 2 yrs , but im moving up to a new big tank ... and spent roughly 4k in the past month on it .....

08/31/2012, 07:02 PM	#5
04sti Moved On Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 3	Too much. Although I'm pretty good about it. About $100 a week.

08/31/2012, 07:16 PM	#8
bugs713 In-A-Gadda-Divita! Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Apache Junction, AZ - USA Posts: 2,345	Insurance fraud pays for my hobbies... __________________ O\|\|\|\|\|\|\|O

08/31/2012, 08:22 PM	#10
rotts4u Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 23	at first it was a lot when i got started now not so much. Maybe $100 a month max

08/31/2012, 09:19 PM	#11
aandfsoccr04 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 3,561	I'd say 30% or so. __________________ 120 gallon mixed reef

08/31/2012, 09:46 PM	#12
jamesbaur13 Apsiring Alhcohlolic Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 772	Upfront costs are huge. My biggest "money pit" was CUC. I spent so much money on trochus, astrea, cerith, hermits, turbos, emerald crabs. Oddly enough, around 80% of my present CUC is free... a bajillion collonista snails and a bajillion micro brittle stars handle the bulk of it. I recently added 3 emerald crabs just to handle the macro algaes. I'm hoping the emeralds work out as snails just seem to get starved out by the collonistas. __________________ 120G AGA Dual Overflow, 40G B Sump, SRO-2000int, 2 Eheim 200w Heater, Eheim 1262 Return, BRS C & GFO React., BR-1000ss Biopellet React., Tunze 5017 ATO, 2 MP-40wes, DIY 76LED (36RB,24NW,6B,6CW,4Moon)

09/01/2012, 05:37 PM	#13
trinidiver Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Sweet Trinidad & Tobago. (West Indies) Posts: 1,141	It all depends on what i want................ I know when the LFS bought in the Australian corals, i spent $1500US in 3 days. I told my wife though it was local coral.........hahaha, it didnt cost much. Crazyfingers, text me your # __________________ Always expect anything from your friends......they will shoot you down as they get a chance. Current Tank Info: Its a 220gal reef.......LPS/leathers/zoas. Check my album. Last edited by trinidiver; 09/01/2012 at 06:22 PM.

09/01/2012, 06:37 PM	#14
Misled RC Mod Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa Posts: 11,440 Blog Entries: 11	Maybe 25 to 30 bucks a month. __________________ Jesse I'm not saying I'm Batman. I'm just saying nobody has ever seen me and Batman in a room together.

09/01/2012, 06:39 PM	#15
snorvich Team RC member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Outlander Posts: 40,953 Blog Entries: 46	Salary???? People have salaries? __________________ Warmest regards, ~Steve~

09/01/2012, 06:40 PM	#16
Misled RC Mod Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa Posts: 11,440 Blog Entries: 11	I have celery. __________________ Jesse I'm not saying I'm Batman. I'm just saying nobody has ever seen me and Batman in a room together.

09/01/2012, 06:43 PM	#17
ravi197699 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 567	100 bucks every month, i try not to go to the side where lfs is lol

09/01/2012, 07:01 PM	#18
trinidiver Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Sweet Trinidad & Tobago. (West Indies) Posts: 1,141	Otherwise, usually between 100-300 a mth. Salt, food, products, misc __________________ Always expect anything from your friends......they will shoot you down as they get a chance. Current Tank Info: Its a 220gal reef.......LPS/leathers/zoas. Check my album.

09/01/2012, 07:42 PM	#20
Agu Registered Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Sarasota, Florida Posts: 30,279	Very little. I donate frags to the LFS for store credit and pretty much everything is free to me.I haven'f paid money for a coral or fish in several years. It doesn't hurt that I run low equipment tanks as I'm rarely buying hardware. All my lighting is LED so electricity isn't an issue. I did recently buy a Kessil 350. Between store credit and LFS goodwill my cost was so reasonable I can't even post it. Make my own fish food too. Bottom line my tanks cost between $200 and $300 out of pocket per year. __________________ Less technology , more biology . Current Tank Info: 30 gallon half cube and 5.5, both reef tanks

09/02/2012, 12:40 AM	#21
geaux xman Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Baton Rouge, LA Posts: 3,279	I've cut down from 3meals/day to 2 meals/day so I can spend an extra 150/month on fish and supplies. __________________ - Miracles 180g 60x30x23" rimless FOWLR - Youtube video: Miracles 180g March 2013

09/02/2012, 10:15 AM	#22
Hodge1995 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Kinmundy , IL Posts: 658	I refuse to think about it.

09/02/2012, 10:20 AM	#23
Tim gixxerman Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Lynchburg,VA Posts: 204	I work at one, so they hand me a check and i just hand it back! LOL __________________ Currently a 75gal. with 29gal fuge/sump. The fish mated pair of maroon clown's,1 blue chromis, Coral Beauty Angelfish,Foxface,six line, and Tomini Tang. With Softys and LPS. Current Tank Info: 75 mixed, 30 fowlr