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Message: <blockquote data-quote="C4ctus99" data-source="post: 11182749" data-attributes="member: 204340">As someone newer to this hobby, the costs are ridiculous.As someone who works hard to lead an honest life, I ain’t a fan of what the OP saw at an event.It’s not against the law, but it is a dishonest practice on all fronts, even if only lying by omission. Personally I don’t have the money to pay for a $600 “designer” coral. But it also hit me the other night to put 10 fish in your tank you’re looking at $1,000+I don’t know how people have the money for all this, I can’t afford a $400 light for my 20g, much less 6 or 8 when I upgrade to a much bigger tank. Fortunately I work with my hands and found a used light that I disassembled, cut up, and reassembled to fit my tank with homemade stands for $75. If I got that same light new it would be triple that.I guess some people on these forums can afford to spend more on their aquarium setup than I’ve ever spent on a car, but I’m trying to save up for a house and inflation makes that hard enough, just want to enjoy some fish while I’m waiting  without having to sell my truck to front half the cost <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite137" alt=":face-with-tears-of-joy:" title="Face With Tears Of Joy    :face-with-tears-of-joy:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":face-with-tears-of-joy:" /></blockquote>