Whats the most expensive thing you have added to your tank?

[WalkerLovesTheOcean]

Hey everyone, I hope you are doing well. I am starting up a new tank, and I am trying to get a idea of what may be to expensive. I want to be able to have it where I don't really have to worry about managing the tank, but I will obviously still maintain it, and put some elbow grease into it. I am also curious on what people spend on reef tanks lol. It can be livestock and or equipment.

 

[littlefoxx]

My regal angel and jeweled moray eel for fish

Rocks and sand and salt is pricey

The tank itself (thats kind of a given)

Sumps and skimmers

 

[WalkerLovesTheOcean]

My regal angel and jeweled moray eel for fish

Rocks and sand and salt is pricey

The tank itself (thats kind of a given)

Sumps and skimmers

The regal angel is such a beautiful fish!

 

[Widdlyscudds]

most expensive single Item is either my Tomini tang or the skimmer. Tank is a 40 breeder I got for 50 bucks on sale

 

[VintageReefer]

My lighting was most expensive equipment

As for coral, my banana grail torch

 

[littlefoxx]

The regal angel is such a beautiful fish!

Thank you! Her name is Annabelle. Shes a red sea orange belly!

 

[WalkerLovesTheOcean]

Thank you! Her name is Annabelle. Shes a red sea orange belly!

Wow, you have kept a beautiful fish, her name is beautiful as well!

 

[WalkerLovesTheOcean]

My lighting was most expensive equipment

As for coral, my banana grail torch

That's a gorgeous coral!

 

[WalkerLovesTheOcean]

most expensive single Item is either my Tomini tang or the skimmer. Tank is a 40 breeder I got for 50 bucks on sale

Cool!

 

[saltwaterjunkie12]

Outside of the lights; a gem tang.

 

[lil sumpin]

The most expensive thing in my tank is a dragon soul torch. You can spend hundreds or even thousands of dollars on equipment that will automate feeding, testing, dosing water top off even changes. They are not necessarily fail safe and dialing these things in for a brand new system will take a bit of testing and tweaking in itself. I think an auto top off is probably where most reefers start and then begin to add controllers, probes, testing devices etc to keep an eye on parameters and figure out dosing. It’s a whole entire rabbit hole and I don’t know how practical it is to focus on that when beginning a new tank. I think you might wanna first put in that elbow grease and figure out what your “automation” needs are later on. Start with an ATO.

 

[Brandont21]

My rainbow bubble tip anemone. Thing has killed more corals than climate change. Its on its way out lol

 

[Slocke]

I think it’s my skimmer… how boring is that.
So how about my most expensive living thing. My goldspotted snake eel!

 

[SpyC]

My arm. Life insurance says it's worth 75k

 

[littlefoxx]

Wow, you have kept a beautiful fish, her name is beautiful as well!

Thank you! Shes my “show fish” or “center piece fish” that everyone wants in their tank! Shes actually named after the Annabelle doll since I love horror movies and its also a pretty name!

 

[WalkerLovesTheOcean]

I think it’s my skimmer… how boring is that.
So how about my most expensive living thing. My goldspotted snake eel!

Woah, that's really cool and unique! I love it!

 

[WalkerLovesTheOcean]

Thank you! Shes my “show fish” or “center piece fish” that everyone wants in their tank! Shes actually named after the Annabelle doll since I love horror movies and its also a pretty name!

Very cool!

 

[WalkerLovesTheOcean]

My arm. Life insurance says it's worth 75k

lol

 

[WalkerLovesTheOcean]

My rainbow bubble tip anemone. Thing has killed more corals than climate change. Its on its way out lol

Oh no! They are so pretty, but I don't think I am going to add one to my tank for that exact reason.

 

[WalkerLovesTheOcean]

Outside of the lights; a gem tang.

Oooh, I like that fish! Very cool!