Is it just me

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Originally Posted by ScubaSteve

The high prices suck and I agree they are ridiculous but I can guarantee you that there aren't many aquarium retailers or manufacturers ripping around their own tropical island in a Ferrari .

i agree the retailers are not but the mfg may be depending on where and who is mfg it

the way i look at it if you have the money and want the "brand name" tommy hillfigure or whomever gucci bag type product for the oooooh and ahhhhh factor. then so be it. if your like me who likes the value village handme down getto tank(hopefully without skid marks) that does the job and still get the oooh and ahhh (little less ooh and ah than the name brand). i have no problem buying your hand me downs. they work.

all in all its a hobby, all hobbies are expensive. i once had the pleasure of watching a guy build a scale plane. spent thousands. got to see the first flight. got to see 3 grand and many hours of work fall from the sky and smash into millions of parts. just as we watch our tanks crash. difference between us and planes we dont worry about the cost of the crash as much as the poor corals and fish that suffer the crash. just my opinion.