How much money have you wasted?
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20galfowlr
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too much, i wasted money on a redsea max, dont buy one!
dinogeorge
Member
I could have paid if the national debt….
dinogeorge
Member
I could have BOUGHT Harvard and then sent your kid for free!!!!!!!!!!!!
renogaw
Active Member
i probably have only wasted about $100-$200.
$15 on a scraper that just stunk
$15 on a hydrometer
$30 on a pearly jaw that jumped THROUGH eggcrate...
misc test kits that were not in any shape or form accurate
money on shipping costs only to have the coral die because the shipper shipped wrong...
$15 on a scraper that just stunk
$15 on a hydrometer
$30 on a pearly jaw that jumped THROUGH eggcrate...
misc test kits that were not in any shape or form accurate
money on shipping costs only to have the coral die because the shipper shipped wrong...
lexluethar
Active Member
Only been in the hobby 10 months, and on my 29 gallon probably around 150 dollars on everything that I didn't need and a few inverts that died. Stupid things like a stock canopy and a hydrometer...
alix2.0
Active Member
Originally Posted by m0nk
I don't think that anyone here would agree that they've really wasted money, it's all a learning experience, and if you learn how to keep 15 fish alive because of how that one or two died, it's valuable experience. You also learn by what equipment you use, too. If one thing doesn't work but another does, then that's valuable knowledge. Every tank is different, so what works for one person won't for another. That's how we usually end up with "spare parts", hehe.
i totally agree. if it wasn't for the money that i "wasted" my tank would probably be a complete toxic mess right now.
I don't think that anyone here would agree that they've really wasted money, it's all a learning experience, and if you learn how to keep 15 fish alive because of how that one or two died, it's valuable experience. You also learn by what equipment you use, too. If one thing doesn't work but another does, then that's valuable knowledge. Every tank is different, so what works for one person won't for another. That's how we usually end up with "spare parts", hehe.
i totally agree. if it wasn't for the money that i "wasted" my tank would probably be a complete toxic mess right now.
dinogeorge
Member
Wait till you have been in the hobby for 30 years and then let me know how much you wasted!
jpc763
Active Member
What I consider a waste of money is when I get buyers remorse!
For instance, I spend $100 on a protein skimmer and a month later I decide I really should have bought a $200 skimmer. That is $100 down the drain!
In my case, that would start with the tank! A 55g is just too small when you get right down to it. I should have started with at least a 110g tank!
So in theory, everything I have invested in hardware that would not transfer to a 110g tank (stand, tank, skimmer, lights, fuge, etc) would be considered wasted.
Now I don't want to think about it!
For instance, I spend $100 on a protein skimmer and a month later I decide I really should have bought a $200 skimmer. That is $100 down the drain!
In my case, that would start with the tank! A 55g is just too small when you get right down to it. I should have started with at least a 110g tank!
So in theory, everything I have invested in hardware that would not transfer to a 110g tank (stand, tank, skimmer, lights, fuge, etc) would be considered wasted.
Now I don't want to think about it!
mach03infront
Member
Originally Posted by jpc763
What I consider a waste of money is when I get buyers remorse!
For instance, I spend $100 on a protein skimmer and a month later I decide I really should have bought a $200 skimmer. That is $100 down the drain!
In my case, that would start with the tank! A 55g is just too small when you get right down to it. I should have started with at least a 110g tank!
So in theory, everything I have invested in hardware that would not transfer to a 110g tank (stand, tank, skimmer, lights, fuge, etc) would be considered wasted.
Now I don't want to think about it!
i agree with you i should have bought stronger lights to begin with .....mh other than power compacts !!! etc....
What I consider a waste of money is when I get buyers remorse!
For instance, I spend $100 on a protein skimmer and a month later I decide I really should have bought a $200 skimmer. That is $100 down the drain!
In my case, that would start with the tank! A 55g is just too small when you get right down to it. I should have started with at least a 110g tank!
So in theory, everything I have invested in hardware that would not transfer to a 110g tank (stand, tank, skimmer, lights, fuge, etc) would be considered wasted.
Now I don't want to think about it!
i agree with you i should have bought stronger lights to begin with .....mh other than power compacts !!! etc....
J
jesses89
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Me? probably around 3,000$....
in the past year? probably like 60 bucks....
i havent really lost anything in my tank or bought something i didnt need.
i know what i need so i dont go off wasting money on stuff i dont.
in the past year? probably like 60 bucks....
i havent really lost anything in my tank or bought something i didnt need.
i know what i need so i dont go off wasting money on stuff i dont.
dinogeorge
Member
Originally Posted by Al Mc
Wasted?
I consider that I am a true patriot and supporting our economy by spending instead of saving!
As spoken by a true addict! You sound like me man. I don't have a problem...I'm just helping the economy.
Wasted?
As spoken by a true addict! You sound like me man. I don't have a problem...I'm just helping the economy.
angler man
Member
Originally Posted by 66chuck
As much trouble as I've had with my tank, I'm starting to think it is all wasted. I just lost another fish this morning. I'm really starting to dislike this hobby.
Just keep pouring more money into it! That's how the politicians supposedly fix everything!
As much trouble as I've had with my tank, I'm starting to think it is all wasted. I just lost another fish this morning. I'm really starting to dislike this hobby.
Just keep pouring more money into it! That's how the politicians supposedly fix everything!
