In this hobby "as cheap as possible" = costing more. The more your try to avoid spending the more you'll spend. 
 
As much as you'd like to JUST do this, and JUST do that it's a cosmetic hobby so JUST doing the bare minimum kinda defeats the entire purpose. Because who JUST wants to look at there tank all day when it looks like junk. 
		
	
		
		
		
		
			
		
		
		
		
	
		
		
	
	
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