Amnagrla

Okay. So I was realizing when I got home from petco today that I have spent a RIDICULOUS amount of money on my little 10gallon tank.
I am going to try and figure it all out here... remember. I got this tank in March/April. 4 months tops.

Stuff:
10g tank kit (filter/tank/light/heater) $50ish I believe
3lbs of gravel $11.97
air pump $12.99
extra hosing $3.29
bubble wand $6.99
anti-syphon thingiemabob $8.99
colluseum decor $22.99
bubble clam $6.99
4 fake plants $15.96
API master test kit $24.99
birthing net $5.99
algae scraper $3.99
Wardley water treater (no longer use) $5.39
Prime $8.99
TetraMin tropical crisps $3.49
Hikari Algae wafers $3.49
5 gallon bucket FREE! (stole it from work)
gravel vaccum $12.99
2 tubes real plants $11.98
plant weights $3.99
sub-total: $225.46
Fish:
3 initial platies (all 3 dead now) $14
2 balloon mollies (1 dead) $8
2 balloon mollies $8
1 dwarf gourami $7.99
2 oto's $7.98
sub-total: $45.97

GRAND TOTAL!!!!!!! $271.43 (I'm sure I've forgotten something... this price actually seems lower than I thought!)

How about you?

0morrokh

Well actually I was just wondering the same thing myself the other day.

I calculated I own about $600 worth of equipment (tanks, hoods, heaters, filters).
I'm guessing I've spent close to $1000 on fish so far.
This is for a 10gal, a 20gal, another not-quite-set-up 20gal, and a 10gal q tank.
And this from someone who can't even get a job yet....

mlinden84

do you want us to do this for ALL of our tanks? LoL in that case...

20 gallon tank - $20
filter $22
heater $20
plants $19
air pump $15

20 gallon tank - $25
divider - $10
heater $20
air pump $15

2 gallon - $20

10 gallon tank setup - $30
heater - $10


29 gallon w/ stand - $40
filter $30
gravel $20
air pump - $25
heaters $30


55 gallon w/ stand, filter - $180
heaters $35
another filter $35

API test kit - $33

Fish I CURRENTLY have:

5 African Cichlids - $ 38
1 Betta - $6
2 Panda Cory Cats $20
2 Platys $5
2 Otos $7
10 guppies $25
2 goldfish $1

grand total of $756 NOT including foods/treats/water treatments/medications that I have for all my fish.... I don't really want to know how much i spent on all that, especially all the foods and such...

Michelle

Radcliffe

Yeah, I am probably in the hundreds, too. I'd say at least $500, between tanks, decor, fish, plants and lighting. Most likely more like $800. Hmm, I guess I had better slow down on this hobby!

--R

sick-lid boy

To put it simply... we use an antenna on the roof to watch TV and we eat A LOT of hamburger helper these days...

COBettaCouple

RICH person! we're down to rice & pasta.. but our fish eat good. i don't know what we've spent this year, but it's gone past $1,000 a while ago.

Sabi

I know i've spent like R800 on my and tank and thats mostly from my own pocket too!

Amnagrla

Sheesh. I'm in for a long road....

Sabi

yeah its an expensive hobby,

Kevin

for my 29 gal. i'm around $280 (i bought a petsmart starter kit)
5 gal.-$60

sick-lid boy

If you want, I could send you 500 Top Ramen recipes. Dinner for two for about a buck...

Kevin

thats why people started costco...you can buy a TON of food there...thats the best place to shop besides the lfs

cichlid seeker

I have no I idea how much I have spent but over at least $1000 already for my 55 gallon, 3 10 gallon, 1 5 1/2 gallon, and numerous fish bowls.

atmmachine816

29 gallon freshwater
To start close to 200$ and it's probably close to 1,000 now from plants, fish, lighting, filters, heaters, food etc.

5.5 SW tank
Close to 300$ on Live Rock, lighting, testing equipment, hardware, and livestock. Planning on spending another couple hundred by the end of the year between the two tanks or get a Wii, haven't decided yet but first I need to get a real job once I'm 16 in a month

Dino

I have over 100 tanks up and going, in a building I built for that purpose.

And it is only about a third full.

sgould

*sobs pitifully* Why did you have to remind me of this!? Why, why, why?

Howeyg

ive got 3 tanks only one running,
igot my 32 Gallon for ?45 + filter , heater and the rest
i got my 26 gallon for free + filter , heater and the rest bout ?70 (external filter and heater, now in 32 gallon.)
i got a 28 gallon for ?50 + filter , heater and the rest

Now 6 Cardinal tetra for ?12
2 Cockatoo Cichlid for i think ?12
1 Angel Fish i think for ?6 (all i remember the cichlids and angel where ?18 together)
5 pentazona Barb ?12

around ?207 so far so around $420

Howeyg

28 gallon gonna go to SW when i get more cash and my mum and bro want to share the 26 gallon