$ per gallon?
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setup cost on my 55 was about $1200 for equipment but $200 of that was lights which you wouldn't need at that level for a FOWLR. depending on whether or not you get a drilled tank the cost of a sump and such will come into play as well. add in another $300-$500 for live rock. $50 for substrate if you do a shallow sandbed.
I would say $1500 is a conservative estimate to set up a 72 before you add fish
I would say $1500 is a conservative estimate to set up a 72 before you add fish
Yeah, $1500 is conservative. I have my 55 just about done, with some damsels in there for quality assurance purposes, and I have almost $1500 with everything I've done and it's only a FOWLR tank. So $1500 is a conservative amount, and it can be done, but there's really no way to do a nice 72 for only $500.
i think he was just saying he wanted an estimate within $500 of accuracy
jeleak: i just noticed you are in Alaska so I would imagine some of this stuff might cost a bit more up there and another thing to consider is that a lot of online retailers (where equipment and live rock is cheapest) will not ship up there
jeleak: i just noticed you are in Alaska so I would imagine some of this stuff might cost a bit more up there and another thing to consider is that a lot of online retailers (where equipment and live rock is cheapest) will not ship up there
heh yeah, i wanted a estimate within $500 so $1500 is what i was looking for
and yeah some stuff up here is expensive, but live rock is about $6 a lb so its not too bad i think, and i think i saw a 72 gallon bow front for like $200
shipping isnt too bad if you get it slowly, its only when its next day air when it gets $$$
and yeah some stuff up here is expensive, but live rock is about $6 a lb so its not too bad i think, and i think i saw a 72 gallon bow front for like $200
shipping isnt too bad if you get it slowly, its only when its next day air when it gets $$$