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Anyone else with an idea of your monthly estimate??

Originally Posted by Jer4916 carbon is good for some systems...it truely depends on the person your talking to,...i ran it in my FO tank...but i personally wont put anything near my reef tank unless its natural.... i use plants to remove nitrates...and miracle mud in my ecosystem to maintain a...

Originally Posted by javatech Take a look at this light you can get them at lowes or home depot or on line at LOA http://www.lightsofamerica.com/floods.htm Thanks Java. Those look waterproof too! Would I just need one in a 55 gallon?? I want it to be reef..but will start with FOWLR thanks a...

Originally Posted by Bret61081 Well after tearing the tank apart during the hurricane, I finally got it put back together and evetything starting to look healthy again....the BTA finally moved to a spot where I could feed it ...the other thing I think I am losing is one of the heads on my torch...

Originally Posted by Jer4916 i have a 125 gallon reef. so you could say my tank costs me around $65 a month to take care of...but i also run an ecosystem filter which takes care of 90% of my dosing/filter issues...i have crystal clear water and i NEVER run carbon...etc...it was much more...

Thanks Squidd..that was great. I also have 3 kids and one on the way. And I do consider what they are going to cost me in the long run. I decided to have as many as I could afford to send to college. So I did take money into consideration. That is also why I ask about cost with the tank. I...

Originally Posted by sweetdawn murph has an aggressive tank so the food cost would be higher if you go with things that dont have to eat meat it would be cheaper. thats good to know. I plan on doing fowlr for now to make things easier on me. Someone said if I do not do corals..that I can get...

Another GREAT book is "The Conscientious Aquarist" By Fenner. Great book with TONS of info. Many here would swear by it..I do too

Originally Posted by edward I have several reef tanks, one of which is a 29 gallon with a simple hang on Emperor 400 filter (aka by my aquatics pals "nitrate producer"). Currently (and for the last two years) I have no skimmer on it, nor lavish lighting system (110w PC) , no chiller, etc...

Thanks! So maybe being that I am just doing a 49 or 55 DT..then my food and maintenance cost may be less. I surely hope so!! I would love a 100 gallon...but I think I would wait quite a few years to have some good knowledge under my belt first. Keep those estimates coming everyone!! :cheer:

Originally Posted by TeresaQ1 Hi Leno. I have a 55 gal tank i started in feb. I have 3 inch of sand, and 60 lbs live rock. I started out with. just a few pieces, annd have added over the last few months. For equipment. I have aqua remora pro skimmer. Hey there! How has it been working out for...

Originally Posted by CELACANTHr For the cheapest way i would go with a fo with very few fish. If you have very little bioload then you can just get a biowheel. Thanks for the replies Cela.. I am not too concerned about the money...I am more concerned about the maintenance involved if I keep too...

Originally Posted by crazyzeus1 You can e-mail me at crazyzeus1 at aol dot com and I will gladly attach some photos for you. We had some heat issues, but we added a chiller. Before the chiller, the max temp. our tank reached was about 86. Hope that helps a bit! Thanks for the advise..I kind...

Originally Posted by CELACANTHr for the cheapest tank i would go with a FO youll need a heater, filter, pump and lights. So no LR? I thought that helped filter a FO tank better? I'm so confused. What filter would I use and what rock would you put in...fake stuff? Thanks for the advise!!

Originally Posted by 1journeyman IMHO, list of equipment that is a must.. Powerheads.. This can be minimized though if you put pumps under the stand and make a "closed" loop with them. Stray voltage ground probe Also, be sure to use those GFI sockets in the wall. Unfortunately, I do not know...

Originally Posted by jdragunas yes, i agree. The bigger the tank, the better, as you have much more room for error. Having a fuge will help out a lot too. I've been pretty sucessful, and i've had my tank for about 8 months now. I havn't had any deaths in like 4 months, except for a few shrimp...

Originally Posted by Littleliza I have a nanocube (jbj deluxe 12 gallon) and it has a few less wires than my 44 gallon because it came as a complete set, so the fans, lights, moonlighting, etc were wired together. Just an idea to look into... I still need seperate wiring for my power head (I...

Originally Posted by hagfish Don't let the lights intimidate you into not doing corals. Do you know what kind of corals you want to keep? If you want to keep corals similar to what crazyzeus1 has then you will be fine using VHO or PC. If you buy an entire light fixture (not a retrofit) it...