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ReefWreak · 05/30/2015, 12:31 PM

Thanks again!

Honestly, a lot of the equipment is similar in price to the cube. Sure, you have to buy more liverock, change more water, and run more lights, but there are so many ways to save money cutting corners (buy 20lb of LR, buy 100lb of dry and cycle it up) on the big expenses, and seeing how some people spend on their nanos, it wouldn't be a big upgrade in price from a lot of the nano users who are spendey.

There's also a huge market for used aquarium gear for medium/large tanks, here on RC and on craigslist and stuff, so there are a lot of really good deals to be had. The only thing on that tank I bought new was MH bulbs.

The biggest expense to a large tank is the monthly electric bills if you have big expensive heat-generating lights like I had. I love MH, but I don't miss the chiller or the electricity usage.

05/30/2015, 12:31 PM	#6
ReefWreak Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Astoria, NYC Posts: 10,159	Thanks again! Honestly, a lot of the equipment is similar in price to the cube. Sure, you have to buy more liverock, change more water, and run more lights, but there are so many ways to save money cutting corners (buy 20lb of LR, buy 100lb of dry and cycle it up) on the big expenses, and seeing how some people spend on their nanos, it wouldn't be a big upgrade in price from a lot of the nano users who are spendey. There's also a huge market for used aquarium gear for medium/large tanks, here on RC and on craigslist and stuff, so there are a lot of really good deals to be had. The only thing on that tank I bought new was MH bulbs. The biggest expense to a large tank is the monthly electric bills if you have big expensive heat-generating lights like I had. I love MH, but I don't miss the chiller or the electricity usage.