How much have you spent in this hobby?

[dakoop]

 

[revhtree]

Welcome to your new home for saltwater reef aquarium resources and fun! Welcome to the family!

 

[Reefer Matt]

Per month?

 

[vetteguy53081]

 

[vetteguy53081]

Not this Hobby
I have an easy $32,000 into my tank. Monthly- I stopped tracking

 

[WalkerLovesTheOcean]

Haha. You don't want to know...

 

[Buckster]

Hello and Welcome to posting such a disturbing question/remark. I could do many things with the money I spend per month on this hobby. I do love it though!

 

[smitten with ocean life]

well that confirms it. im def not average!!

 

[DanyL]

Imagine how low the average would be if they had excluded our hobby

 

[Ocean_Queenie]

Hello & Welcome, I’ll have to ask my husband lol we have a lot of tanks

 

[Eugenio_Ocean Reef]

 

[Eugenio_Ocean Reef]

lol

 

[BristleWormHater]

It's a trap, here's the process:
Oh man these tanks are expensive
Oh goodness these rocks are not cheap but I better buy live rock and sand to speed things up
Oh I have to test my water, that's silly I'll just buy this cheap test strip kit
Yay the cycle is done time to add a fish
Do I really want these boring clowns, I better buy a designer pair
Oh man those corals look so cool I better get some, but I need a light first
HOLY MOTHER OF GOD these lights are expensive
well i have a light now I guess I'll sell my mattress and buy some coral
My corals are not happy
Holy, these test strips suck, better buy a proper kit
OH GREAT HEAVENS MY PARAMETERS
I must buy stuff to dose
Corals happy
200 more rows...

 

[NonstopSoda]

Welcome to R2R! and lets just say i would definitely have decent savings if not for this tank....

 

[VintageReefer]

It's a trap, here's the process:
Oh man these tanks are expensive
Oh goodness these rocks are not cheap but I better buy live rock and sand to speed things up
Oh I have to test my water, that's silly I'll just buy this cheap test strip kit
Yay the cycle is done time to add a fish
Do I really want these boring clowns, I better buy a designer pair
Oh man those corals look so cool I better get some, but I need a light first
HOLY MOTHER OF GOD these lights are expensive
well i have a light now I guess I'll sell my mattress and buy some coral
My corals are not happy
Holy, these test strips suck, better buy a proper kit
OH GREAT HEAVENS MY PARAMETERS
I must buy stuff to dose
Corals happy
200 more rows...

I want a torch. Go to LFS. Oh cool, nice green one only 50$. Ohh the Knicks is $125…ok I’ll get it. Could use some gold right? $125 ain’t tooo bad…

Gets home and looks online. Sees grails and bananas and god torches…ok ok I need one. ONE. I’ll buy ONE high end torch to go with my Knicks.

1.5 years later….

 

[BristleWormHater]

I want a torch. Go to LFS. Oh cool, nice green one only 50$. Ohh the Knicks is $125…ok I’ll get it. Could use some gold right? $125 ain’t tooo bad…

Gets home and looks online. Sees grails and bananas and god torches…ok ok I need one. ONE. I’ll buy ONE high end torch to go with my Knicks.

1.5 years later….

Like I mean what else would you buy, a car?

 

[KrisReef]

Media is a tool of propaganda against the people, but they are probably trying to help us out in this instance?

 

[jamesb07]

Maaaaaan I started 6 months ago with a 20 gallon. Now here we are with a 20g, 40g fowlr DT, starting a 100gal reef tank, and 3 QT tanks. I really dove in head first. Not sure if I even wanna know the number lol

 

[Gman83]

Welcome! Not factoring utility costs, if I don't buy salt, fish, corals, or equipment; I can get away with only buying food. $35 or less.

 

[BristleWormHater]

Maaaaaan I started 6 months ago with a 20 gallon. Now here we are with a 20g, 40g fowlr DT, starting a 100gal reef tank, and 3 QT tanks. I really dove in head first. Not sure if I even wanna know the number lol

The real cost is people in your contacts renaming you to "weird fish guy"