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Re: Guess Im going to go salt

Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2011 3:47 pm
by xrayjeeper83
sevenyearnight wrote:It's believed by some cultures to strike in threes, and since it's been things getting cracked/chipped, should just be something like that. However, it does seem to be expensive things lol, but maybe just one more, according to superstition anyway.
I think the third has happened. Got hit in the eye yesterday with a tent pole when I was moving stuff in the closet. Hurts like hell. I just dropped 3200 on my eyes at the end of oct for lasik haha

Re: Guess Im going to go salt

Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2011 3:51 pm
by sevenyearnight
Doh!

Re: Guess Im going to go salt

Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2011 6:44 pm
by jmiller
When you get ready to start that 20L again figure starting with a budget of $500 (minimum) and consider yourself lucky if it comes in under $1000 when finished.

Re: Guess Im going to go salt

Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 2:09 pm
by c333davis
jmiller wrote:When you get ready to start that 20L again figure starting with a budget of $500 (minimum) and consider yourself lucky if it comes in under $1000 when finished.
Wait... what's the $1000 expense for? Remember that I just set up my 36g as SW and I don't think I spent over $500.

Also, Xrayjeeper, do you have a 20g or a 20L? I saw references to both sizes in this thread.

Re: Guess Im going to go salt

Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 8:35 pm
by xrayjeeper83
its a 20 long

Re: Guess Im going to go salt

Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 9:58 pm
by FADE2BLACK_1973
I will agree with John about SW being expensive. That's one reason I had to do away with SW all together. I do still have my old LR well makes good base rock now and also the skimmers. Buy little at a time is how I done it. But still buying the salt and salt for the WC's get really expensive.

Re: Guess Im going to go salt

Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 8:55 am
by jmiller
c333davis wrote:
jmiller wrote:When you get ready to start that 20L again figure starting with a budget of $500 (minimum) and consider yourself lucky if it comes in under $1000 when finished.
Wait... what's the $1000 expense for? Remember that I just set up my 36g as SW and I don't think I spent over $500.

Also, Xrayjeeper, do you have a 20g or a 20L? I saw references to both sizes in this thread.

If I remember correctly you set up a FOWLR. Big difference once you go reef. I've spent close to $300 on clean up crew, a couple of fish and a few corals and I'm just getting started. Plus lighting will be a huge expense for him. I've recently past the $1200 point on my 28 gallon NanoCube. I've always heard be prepared for it to go as high as $50 a gallon on smaller tanks but I never believed it, now I do.