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11-03-2006, 07:49 PM
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 My upgrades budget has doubled, plus a tad more.  Cheers,
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11-03-2006, 10:33 PM
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lol - more like tripled, quadrupled, and more! Oy, all I have to say is I'm glad my wife knows very little about half the expenditures. "No honey, that's BEEN there all along, you must not have noticed it!"
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11-03-2006, 11:36 PM
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good advice, dont ever add up what you spent. lol. i guarantee it will hurt if you figure that out
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11-03-2006, 11:53 PM
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No wonder you guys get busted so often. Here is how it works:
-only the stuff you can see counts -only the stuff you that lives more than 3 months counts -only the stuff you are currently using counts (none of the pile in the basement of past "junk" and stuff you have upgraded) -it is only worth current prices and not what you paid for it -you get to subtract all the money you saved by buying second hand or on sale -you get to subtract any $ amount for stuff you have actually sold (even if you actually lost $ on it - see #1 above) -anything bought with Christmas bonus money doesn't count I could go on but you get the picture. You guys have to get more creative to justify the hobby! 
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11-04-2006, 12:37 AM
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I planned to get a 75 gallon for 1500 dollars. I decided to slow it down a bit and start doing things right, I would say do the same. I bought my take 6 months ago and only have the stand, canopy the tank for the sump and refuguim and the lights (2 175 Watt M.H.). Do what IM doing, it's better to build a tank over a year or more, and spend a few grand, as opposed too rush into it with a cheap or incomplete set up. Save up, do it right and plan on something each month. This month my tank gets drilled and I build my overflow. Next month I build my sump and plumb everything. Janurary comes the skimmer. Feb comes the closed loop. March comes the odds and ends (salt mix, tubs for mixing salt, pumps for water changes/mixing salt etc. and in April I get the Live Rock and start cycling. Everything will be done right, slowly, step by step and with the best I can afford. Whenever I think I need to look at some fish, I go to my LFS and chill out for a hour.
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11-04-2006, 03:58 AM
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Wow! Thats patience! My 180 comes home this week, I've already got the skimmer (H&S), lights (T5s of course) I'll have before the end of the month. A couple of months to piece it all together, and I hope to have water in it in January.
All bought with my wifes blessing- she knows how much I love this hobby! PS: You really have to work on your hang-dog look.
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11-04-2006, 05:34 PM
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lol...thanks for all the advice. yeah, I recently sold some shares to fund this...growing obsession *nervous laughter*
I don't have a wife, so I only have to convince myself that it's a good idea...which I'm able to do quite easily
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11-04-2006, 05:53 PM
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RUTH!! Will you do my taxes for me???
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11-04-2006, 06:04 PM
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11-04-2006, 06:17 PM
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It really doesnt have to cost that much.
You dont need a sump but they can be handy. you dont need a skimmer but they can be helpful. I just set up a 75g cube tank, and I did it for cheap. 100 bucks for power heads 90lbs live rock 200 T5 lights 380 (ok this wasnt to cheap but you need lights for corals. so $680 for a 75g tank. If you do lots of water changes you dont need a skimmer. But i could still add a skimmer to the tank and the price will still be reasonable.
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