Price for new 4ft set up

[salted fish]

Hi All,

I am, interested to setup a marine tank, size wanted about L4' x W2' x H2.5' with chiller and MH light. what will be the set up cost like?

Salted Fish

[FuEl]

More than $3000......

[dr evil]

tank+cabinet= $1500

Chiller=$1200-$2000

MH=$1000

the average price........

[timzhiquan]

not to mention sand, live rock, corals and fish etc...

[salted fish]

Thank you...

[dradttg]

Thank you...

Hi Salted fish,

I am in the planning stage for a 4 ft tank too.

We can exchange ideas.

[Terryz_]

Me too in planning stage for my 4ft tank...

[Razo]

tank + wooden stand + sump + pump (hailea 6540) + protein skimmer (Weipo driven by a hailea 6530) + sand + coral chips $1.2.

very cheap... 1.20 only..hheheh

[salted fish]

Hi Guyz...

Really thanks for all u guyz info... i will look see look see and set-up in December. (clear my leave and get really for x'mas with memo)

Get all good info from you people and set-up a good tank.

SF

[xiggie]

im halfway thru a 4feet too ..

tank+sump + cabinet + ehiem 1060 = $200 ... (cheap eh!!)

#0 sand 6pkt x $8 =$48

salt 12kg =$50

diy pl lights to fit tank hood 6 tubes + elec balast = $250

liverocks halfway thru 25kg x $7 = $175

need another 25kg more = $175

chiller comming = $600 +

test kits = $100

skimmer = $100

total =$1698

corals and fish another $200 - $300

grand total should be around $2k

[dradttg]

am in the process of setting my up now...

tank + wooden stand + sump + pump (hailea 6540) + protein skimmer (Weipo driven by a hailea 6530) + sand + coral chips $1.2.

MH + Chiller $1.9k

LR (from CF) $1k

Misc $0.5k

and this is also considering that I will be doing my own setup... kaoz.. I also under budget in the begining but then once you stard you cannot stop lor...

Your tank +++ is really cheap. Is the glass 10mm or 12mm thick? Is the cabinet made of chennai wood?

The life rock is too ex. A 4 x 2 x 2 tank is about 120 gallons, LR required is 0.6 * 120 = 72 kg. I am only thinking of getting 50+ kg. The cheapest I have heard so far is about $8/kg so 50 kg = $400 to $500.

So far I have see $700 chiller (LFS say it is good for 4 ft) but dont know if it is good for 4 ft.

[terryansimon]

I'm paying 1.7k for my 4 by 2 by 2.5 tank.

12mm thick glass, chennai wood cabinet, GF pipes. ouch.

[Dispar_Anthias]

am in the process of setting my up now...

tank + wooden stand + sump + pump (hailea 6540) + protein skimmer (Weipo driven by a hailea 6530) + sand + coral chips $1.2.

MH + Chiller $1.9k

LR (from CF) $1k

Misc $0.5k

and this is also considering that I will be doing my own setup... kaoz.. I also under budget in the begining but then once you stard you cannot stop lor...

IMo for 4 feet tank, try not to skim on skimmer... IMo thats the most equipment in your tank compared to your lights and chiller....

[AlfaRomeo]

My personal experience is whatever u think is enuff, roughly double it and you will get a rough estimation on the total cost..

[salted fish]

I'm paying 1.7k for my 4 by 2 by 2.5 tank.

12mm thick glass, chennai wood cabinet, GF pipes. ouch.

Hi Terryansimon,

What is GF pipe?

For cabinet, i looking into good design, to match my house furniture. So dont mind paying. Saw friend house cabinet, really nice cost about 800 make buy his designer friends.

SF

[terryansimon]

george fischer pipes. supposedly the mercedes benz of pipes. I don't know why he is using gf pipes for me....but since he could get quite a good deal for me, I don't mind (=