How Much Did Ur Tank Cost U?

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Things are so much cheaper in the US!

It can be but it depends where you look. Since getting my tank for £50 (roughly $100 for a complete setup) I've since had 5 tanks for free (one with everything, heater fileter light etc, ) from looking hard enough. Theres a thing called freecycle (don't know if anyones heard of it but google it and you will understand). 2 of these i have kept and 3 i have given away to friends.

 

[cuticom]

My parents paid for most of mine

20g including heater, filter and decorations- $100
55g including heater filter and decorations- $300
5g Betta tank including heater, filter and decorations- $70
all in one Mirabello tank, that I dont use anymore- $250
6g all glass tank by itself- $40, with heater and filter- $70

The rest are quarantine storage tub set ups

 

[Lhutch]

this ones gonna blow all of yours out of the water(no pun intended )

40gal
stand
Filter
Hood,hoodlight

10 dollers for all of that(yard sale)


Moray eel-15$
Heater-30$
Ornaments and plants and sand-50$


105$ when really it should be somewhere around 500

 

[TylerFerretLord]

29 Gallon: Free!
Filter: Free!
Heater: Free!
Fish(current): 5$
Gravel: 10$
Stand: Free!

100 Gallon: 50$

I love garage sales...

 

[randallhart]

55 Gallon-Free
Stand-Free
Hood-Free
Filter-Free
Fish -$55
Gravel, Plants, And Driftwood-$42

 

[mommyof2bettas]

Tank1, Community-
10 gal tank- $50
substrate (big glass stones)- $1
heater- $15
filter-came with tank
plants-some came with tank, others, $6
other decor- $5
stand-don't know, was bought a long time ago, not as a stand!
hood & lights-came with tank
fish:
5 guppies (1 died)-$10
2 platies (one died)-$4
3 cories (rehomed)-$10
Total- $101!!

Tank2, betta tank-
1 gal tank-$10
substrate- came with tank, but didn't use it
heater-none
filter-none
plants-came with tank
other decor-none
stand- same as 10 gal, the stand has shelves!
hood & lights- light is a booklight, gift, hood came with tank
fish:
1 male vt betta, $4
Total-$14

Tank3, betta tank-
Same as Tank2

Tank4, betta tank-
1 gal tank- $5
substrate-none
heater-none
filter-none
plants- $3
other decor-none
stand- same as Tank2, Tank3, and Tank1
hood & lights- lights are booklights, same as Tank 2 and 3, hood is just a piece of paper cut to fit
Fish-
1 ct male betta, $6
Total- $14

Tank5, betta tank-
Same as tank4 except for...
Fish: 1 hm male betta, $18 (should arrive Thurs.)
Total-$26

Tank6, betta tank-
Same as Tank5 except...
Fish:
1 hm female betta, free (came with male, should arrive Thurs.)
Total- $8

Tank7, betta spawning tank (in progress)-
15gal plastic 'tank' (big plastic container)-$6
heater- going to buy soon
filter- none... yet!
substrate-none
plants-$3
other decor- $2
stand-none, in empty dresser
hood & lights- light is 'natural light', hood came with tank.
Fish-
pair should be going in after everything's set up
Total- $11 so far

Tank8, fry tank:
gift

General Items for Tank Maintenance, etc...
Test Kits- $25
Siphon- $7
Meds- about $25
dechlor and conditioners- $20 for big bottle of dechlor (for community and spawning tank), $3 for medium bottle of betta water conditioner (have to buy about 3 per week ) so... $23 in general..
Food- 1 pack of betta flakes came with 2 tanks, 1 bottle of wardley betta pellets, $3, 1 bottle of tropical flake food, $3, 1 bottle of freezedried krill, $6, 1 bottle of freezedried bloodworms, $6, algea wafers, $4 still don't have to replace any... in total, $22
net- $3
dropper, 'siphon' for betta tanks, free
aquarium salt, $6
filter cartridges, $1 per cartridge
breeding trap- $3
Total- $115

Total for everything- $303

Edited to add- everything in Canadian dollars

 

[Amunet]

28gallon- Free... fiance got it for Xmas
Everything that has gone in this tank- well over $200

10gallon- $40.. came with filter, heater
Divider- can't remember.. think it was $10
gravel- $10
Air pump + tubing and stuff- $30
Decor + plants- $30
Bettas- $5

3gallon- Free... unused tank that I got from my mother
heater- $20
Bubble Filter (came with air pump)- $10
gravel + decor- $20
betta- $3

5gal- $30
heater- $25
gravel + decor- $50... it's only high b/c of this castle thing that was originally in it.
airpump- free.. got it along with the 3 gallon tank from my mother

 

[demonmagus]

180 gallon tank and stand £80 and eheim 2217 but the tank was broken in delivery and will cost me more lol

 

[merry78]

wow.....i think i need to go to more garage sales!

AR380 x2 $99 x2
$11x2 heaters

65L $65
$13 heater, $60 light, $55 filters, $16 airpump

133L $85
$22 heater, $67 filter, $89 light, about $50 for bogwood bits

Various spare/quarantine tanks and heaters and filter, sayyyyy $100 (not really sure)

Meds, water treatment, ferts $too much.
plants for all, maybe $100 (mostly taking cuttings from established plants)
ormnaments, maybe $40
All fish about $150 (no rare/expensive fish though)

I only really work to get more fish stuff and new tanks.....bills shmills, rent shment.

 

[KhaosInc]

I have a simple rule about that sort of thing. It applys to both my overpriced hobbies (My other is classic 60's Mopars) I am NEVER NEVER allowed to add up the numbers on cost... EVER..

that being said... I'm sure $5000 is a low guess on the pricetag for my current 300 gallon set up.

And I actively refuse to think about what I have already spent gearing up for the reef tank...

 

[OohFeeshy]

Urm...

The Azoo tank was £12.50 total

The Aquaone mirage was £8 total

The 4ft was
Tank/hood- free
Stand- used my desk- free
Filters- £70
Heater- £12
Sand- £2

The 2ft was
Tank/hood/light- £15
Filter- £20
Heater- £15

The 3ft so far
Tank- £3

 

[Lynda B]

Mine:

30 gallon: free (freecycle.org)

15 gallon: free (member of our fish club)

15 gallon: free (freecycle.org)

10 gallon: free (freecycle.org)

My husband's:

26 gallon - approx $225 (petco.com)

 

[ebrcknrdg]

Man im so pissed off lol.. Spent another £10 today on plants. Does it never end!?

 

[stuhyde]

30gallon with gravel, filter, lighting, hood, airpump etc

£31

Gotta love eBay

 

[Lynda B]

Is that including shipping? That would be my fear purchasing a tank that I had to have shipped..... at least, with Freecycle, I can just go the person's house and pick the darn thing up. Good thing my hubby is strong.