Single most expensive item in your tank?

JGross4 · 12/10/2009, 07:52 PM

Single piece of livestock and equipment? and how much did it cost you?

mockery · 12/10/2009, 07:53 PM

My vortech MP40w. Worth every cent!

luther1200 · 12/10/2009, 08:30 PM

My most expensive coral was 2- #1 was a wild Pink Stylophora colony that got eaten by my Flame Angle. #2 was a small colony of A. Suharsonoi. They both cost $160. And they are both dead now.

detroit_fan · 12/10/2009, 09:15 PM

i have 2 mp40w's, so probably them, although the litermeter was a pretty penny too.

insane · 12/10/2009, 09:25 PM

72" Belize Sun 3x400w DE MH + 160w T5 + four 1w LED w/electronic ballasts. $1,400.00

jubjub · 12/10/2009, 09:55 PM

purple tang = couldnt pass up good deal 69$
equipment probably my asm G2 at like 140$....

im on a budget so i get most stuff used, or get trades of frags etc

Toddrtrex · 12/10/2009, 09:56 PM

Since you said "in" the tank, it would have to be my blue Haddoni carpet anemone -- $300. Outside of the tank, either my Current Outer Orbit (( 2*250 + 4*54 T5 )) over my 75 or my Hamilton (( 2*250 + 2*96 PC -- upgraded to Galaxy ballasts for the MH )) over my 58. Both were around $800 all together.

skanderson · 12/10/2009, 10:12 PM

stand ran about 3,400 for the cabinetry. pricey but worth it. btw why didnt you list your most expensive item. priciest coral was a large acan lord that was 270.

Dave's Reef · 12/10/2009, 10:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by luther1200

my most expensive coral was 2- #1 was a wild pink stylophora colony that got eaten by my flame angle. #2 was a small colony of a. Suharsonoi. They both cost $160. And they are both dead now.

ouch!!!

runningnreefing · 12/10/2009, 10:57 PM

Does it have to be in the tank or can it be on top of the tank?

iamwrasseman · 12/10/2009, 10:59 PM

hawian dragon morey eel $1500.00............................priceless

MaJaCa · 12/10/2009, 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by iamwrasseman

hawian dragon morey eel $1500.00............................priceless

you pay 1500.00 for something and you don't even know how to spell it??
you are insane!! LOL

*Hawaiian

Bongo Shrimp · 12/10/2009, 11:13 PM

Livestock- Red Fungia Plate Coral

Equipment- Soon to be- LED retro kit + RKE

JGross4 · 12/11/2009, 04:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MaJaCa

you pay 1500.00 for something and you don't even know how to spell it??
you are insane!! LOL

*Hawaiian

hahaha

JGross4 · 12/11/2009, 04:53 AM

Livestock: RBTA = $100
Equipment: Giesemann Infiniti 24" 150W MH and 4x24W T5 Fixture= $800

Cloudburst2000 · 12/11/2009, 08:38 AM

Hmm....that would be my skimmer. I paid $100 for it used. It's an AquaC Remora. My MH lights are actually the most expensive thing I have but I bought an entire aquarium set-up including the the MH lights, 25 gallon aquarium, nice stand, live sand, live rock, corals, heater, power heads, CPR AquaFuge Medium and light, etc for less than $300. So I probably actually only paid $50 for the light once you split up all the stuff that came with the set-up.

mcoomer · 12/11/2009, 08:50 AM

Reef Keeper Elite setup was pretty expensive, as were the two Vortech MP40W's. Most expensive piece of livestock was my Emperor Angel at $140.

Mike

t4zalews · 12/11/2009, 08:55 AM

wow...$69 for a purple tang...great find, mine was $120...had a case of popeye when I first got him, but now is one of my favorite fish.

All my lighting changes have got to be the most expensive...only expensive because I've switched so many times

buy quality from the beginning, it will SAVE you money....any experienced hobbyist will agree

buddah001 · 12/11/2009, 09:11 AM

My MSX300A drilled skimmer-650$. And it is on a `180g

Kayo2289 · 12/11/2009, 09:58 AM

48" coralife light fixture $850

username in use · 12/11/2009, 10:12 AM

livestock- pink yuma with sky blue backround and white rim - $150
equipment - used vertex- $120

Beaun · 12/11/2009, 11:41 AM

Equipment - Tek 36" 6 bulb fixture (used) $300 (with bulbs)
Livestock - Joe the Coral frag $50

nif · 12/11/2009, 11:47 AM

A $800 Cone Skimmer that is falling apart at the glue joints only after 6mos!

hyperfocal · 12/11/2009, 02:17 PM

If all my live rock counts as a single inhabitant, that. Freakin crazy, spending that kind of money for algae encrusted dead coral -- particularly when it is so easy to make your own from live coral

sohal1025 · 12/11/2009, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by skanderson

stand ran about 3,400 for the cabinetry. pricey but worth it. btw why didnt you list your most expensive item. priciest coral was a large acan lord that was 270.

Any pics of that cabinet.

12/10/2009, 08:30 PM	#3
luther1200 Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: NJ, shore Posts: 4,376	My most expensive coral was 2- #1 was a wild Pink Stylophora colony that got eaten by my Flame Angle. #2 was a small colony of A. Suharsonoi. They both cost $160. And they are both dead now. __________________ Matt, 65G reef tank Current Tank Info: 65g reef, mix of sps, lps, few softies. Hoping to upgrade within the year.

12/10/2009, 09:15 PM	#4
detroit_fan Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 843	i have 2 mp40w's, so probably them, although the litermeter was a pretty penny too. __________________ Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. B.Franklin We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home-T.Jefferson Current Tank Info: 125g & 29g

12/10/2009, 09:55 PM	#6
jubjub Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: vacaville, cali Posts: 2,698	purple tang = couldnt pass up good deal 69$ equipment probably my asm G2 at like 140$.... im on a budget so i get most stuff used, or get trades of frags etc __________________ "The world holds two classes of men - intelligent men without religion, and religious men without intelligence." - Abu Ala Al-Maari

12/10/2009, 09:56 PM	#7
Toddrtrex Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Carol Stream, IL Posts: 23,162	Since you said "in" the tank, it would have to be my blue Haddoni carpet anemone -- $300. Outside of the tank, either my Current Outer Orbit (( 2250 + 454 T5 )) over my 75 or my Hamilton (( 2250 + 296 PC -- upgraded to Galaxy ballasts for the MH )) over my 58. Both were around $800 all together. __________________ Click my name and then "visit toddrtrex's homepage" for tank pictures Current Tank Info: 210g reef and 65g reef

12/10/2009, 11:13 PM	#13
Bongo Shrimp P. ceratophthalma Join Date: May 2009 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,637	Livestock- Red Fungia Plate Coral Equipment- Soon to be- LED retro kit + RKE __________________ 75g Rainfordia Project

12/10/2009, 07:52 PM	#1
JGross4 Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Orlando Posts: 475	Single most expensive item in your tank? Single piece of livestock and equipment? and how much did it cost you? __________________ November 2009 nTOTM Current Tank Info: Elos System 70, Giesemann Infiniti Lighting, Profilux Controller/Dosing, Tunze Flow, Bare Bottom, SPS Reef

12/10/2009, 07:53 PM	#2
mockery Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: atlanta Posts: 85	My vortech MP40w. Worth every cent!

12/10/2009, 09:25 PM	#5
insane Moved On Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: under your bed Posts: 771 Blog Entries: 7	72" Belize Sun 3x400w DE MH + 160w T5 + four 1w LED w/electronic ballasts. $1,400.00

12/10/2009, 10:12 PM	#8
skanderson Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: baraboo,wi Posts: 428	stand ran about 3,400 for the cabinetry. pricey but worth it. btw why didnt you list your most expensive item. priciest coral was a large acan lord that was 270.

12/10/2009, 10:57 PM	#10
runningnreefing Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Chicago (60626) Posts: 1,450	Does it have to be in the tank or can it be on top of the tank?

12/10/2009, 10:59 PM	#11
iamwrasseman Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: syracuse Posts: 7,003	hawian dragon morey eel $1500.00............................priceless

12/11/2009, 04:53 AM	#15
JGross4 Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Orlando Posts: 475	Livestock: RBTA = $100 Equipment: Giesemann Infiniti 24" 150W MH and 4x24W T5 Fixture= $800 __________________ November 2009 nTOTM Current Tank Info: Elos System 70, Giesemann Infiniti Lighting, Profilux Controller/Dosing, Tunze Flow, Bare Bottom, SPS Reef

12/11/2009, 08:38 AM	#16
Cloudburst2000 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 1,485	Hmm....that would be my skimmer. I paid $100 for it used. It's an AquaC Remora. My MH lights are actually the most expensive thing I have but I bought an entire aquarium set-up including the the MH lights, 25 gallon aquarium, nice stand, live sand, live rock, corals, heater, power heads, CPR AquaFuge Medium and light, etc for less than $300. So I probably actually only paid $50 for the light once you split up all the stuff that came with the set-up.

12/11/2009, 08:50 AM	#17
mcoomer Rat Bastard! Join Date: May 2007 Location: Sammamish, WA Posts: 1,487	Reef Keeper Elite setup was pretty expensive, as were the two Vortech MP40W's. Most expensive piece of livestock was my Emperor Angel at $140. Mike __________________ Spending exorbitant amounts of money on this hobby since 1998! My wife thought the tank would be cheaper and easier to keep than a dog...no seriously! Current Tank Info: 180 gallon mixed reef; Reeflo Barracuda, Tunze 6105 (X3), 250W Radiums with dual HQI Blue Wave 7, Reefkeeper Elite controller, custom sump with ASM G4, carbon and GFO reactors

12/11/2009, 08:55 AM	#18
t4zalews 65g Ritteri Tank Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Royal Oak, MI Posts: 2,673	wow...$69 for a purple tang...great find, mine was $120...had a case of popeye when I first got him, but now is one of my favorite fish. All my lighting changes have got to be the most expensive...only expensive because I've switched so many times buy quality from the beginning, it will SAVE you money....any experienced hobbyist will agree

12/11/2009, 09:11 AM	#19
buddah001 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Genoa, IL Posts: 599	My MSX300A drilled skimmer-650$. And it is on a `180g

12/11/2009, 09:58 AM	#20
Kayo2289 FMAS Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Miami Lakes, Florida Posts: 694	48" coralife light fixture $850 __________________ GEN. Ch. 1 v. 21 "So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living and moving thing with which the water teems.... And God saw that it was good." Current Tank Info: 40g Reef in progress

12/11/2009, 10:12 AM	#21
username in use Sciencing Daily Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 6,560	livestock- pink yuma with sky blue backround and white rim - $150 equipment - used vertex- $120 __________________ Joshua "With fronds like these, who needs anemones?" - Albert Einstein Current Tank Info: multiple nano's sprinkled around the house

12/11/2009, 11:41 AM	#22
Beaun It's pronounced Bone Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: East Hampton, NY Posts: 1,967	Equipment - Tek 36" 6 bulb fixture (used) $300 (with bulbs) Livestock - Joe the Coral frag $50 __________________ -Tyler "The only legitimate use of a computer is to play games." -Eugene Jarvis Current Tank Info: None Last edited by Beaun; 12/11/2009 at 12:16 PM.

12/11/2009, 11:47 AM	#23
nif Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 57	A $800 Cone Skimmer that is falling apart at the glue joints only after 6mos! __________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ Son, if you really want something in this life, you have to work for it. Now quiet! They're about to announce the lottery numbers. - Homer Simpson 300 Gal Money pit ;-)

12/11/2009, 02:17 PM	#24
hyperfocal Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Edge of oblivion Posts: 1,708	If all my live rock counts as a single inhabitant, that. Freakin crazy, spending that kind of money for algae encrusted dead coral -- particularly when it is so easy to make your own from live coral __________________ "Froth at the top, dregs at bottom, but the middle excellent." -- Voltaire Current Tank Info: getting back into the hobby