mattv Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 Just wanted to see what the average budget we all have for our hobby? Mine is @$200 a month, that goes towards corals and equipment. My wife was the first one to figure out what I spent each month Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Flenderson Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 Budget? Yikes, too afraid to total it up. Probly should though. Really looking forward to seeing these numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnkrcklives Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 I am at $300 a month. But sometimes I still over spend. That budget does not include the side jobs I do for extra coral money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattv Posted October 6, 2012 Author Share Posted October 6, 2012 I told my wife its the cheapest form of mental therapy, just wish my insurance would help cover it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePremiumAquarium Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 I am afraid to list my budget Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cellowithgills Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 At this point, not including energy. I'm at about $20 a month with the occasional shopping spree of $40-$100 every couple months. What in the world are you guys buying that's so expensive other than livestock? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattv Posted October 6, 2012 Author Share Posted October 6, 2012 At this point' date=' not including energy. I'm at about $20 a month with the occasional shopping spree of $40-$100 every couple months. What in the world are you guys buying that's so expensive other than livestock?[/quote'] LOL. Coral, every time I head to TPA I can drop $100 on corals without even blinking an eye! This last month was bad as I bought a new reeflow dart/snapper and a bubbleblaster 5000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenna Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 Funny, I've been thinking about this a lot the last couple days. Being really new in the hobby there's so much up front cost but at some point I'm going to HAVE to pace myself... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nezin Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 I have not accually started yet, but I am buying a tank setup with LR and everything ( without fish or coral) for 300. So, 300/month at this moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderBlue Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 On average 100-200 a month, 100 for sure if I get coral crazy 200 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markvo Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 My budget is @$250 a month. Even without buying any fish or corals I can't seem to stop from overshooting it. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderBlue Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 If you think about it tho, this is a relatively inexpensive hobby, for how cool and satisfying it is. Compared to going riding which cost my family about 500 bucks each weekend we go, not including upgrades etc, that adds up way faster than a couple hundred a month! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoralCrazy Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 Should have a budget of $100 a month but lately with corals and trying to build the new room it's been about $300 a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBret Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 I got a head ache just thinking about the last week, lol. I'm scared to think any further. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LC Scott Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 Budget...(laugh) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwenReefin Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 I could only fill a 40B with so much, for the last year my budget is 20$ a month. Thats only fish food, years salt supply divided by 12, bulk carbon/gfo divided. I'm sure bulbs will factor but I can't really find areas to spend more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badxgillen Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 WOW! it sounds like most peoples tanks are money pits $20-$40 monthly for me.i must agree that a trip to garrets changes this number...but i only go to garrets a few times a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattv Posted October 6, 2012 Author Share Posted October 6, 2012 WOW! it sounds like most peoples tanks are money pits $20-$40 monthly for me.i must agree that a trip to garrets changes this number...but i only go to garrets a few times a year. All hobbies are money pits! I have way to much into my quad too! Its good to know that I am not the only one spending this much on my toys:-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoralCrazy Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 I don't consider it a money pit. I enjoy my tank and watching things grow and having a variety. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gill Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 I think I'm at $200 a year. LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderBlue Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 All hobbies are money pits! I have way to much into my quad too! Its good to know that I am not the only one spending this much on my toys:-) Lol if I added up what I've put into my banshees my wife would probably divorce me hahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefcam Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 budget??? what's that... How can you have a budget with all the eye candies that Garrett stock! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Re_Run Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Okay I'll bite about $250-$300 a week on my 6 tanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kriz2fer Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 It goes up and down. About 300-400 a month the last couple months not counting the equipment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePremiumAquarium Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 For my last big personal tank, I think my "budget" If you can call it that, was around $100-$1000 per week on average(dependant heavily upon bonus season and coral shipments). There were some pretty cheap weeks in there and some pretty spendy weeks in there. I think the most I spent in one week was probably about $3000. I would say during my conservative period of reef keeping, I was down to about $150 per week average. NOW things get a bit more interesting when it comes to a shopping budget. I love how it went from how many frags I can afford, to how many colonies I can afford, to how many boxes I can afford, to how many order locations I can afford to bring in from lol. I wonder what the next logical step would be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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