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costs of buying/maintaining a tank
Hi,
I think buying online is a one-stop solution but not the most cost effective. For the 4 feet tank that I have, I hunt through classifieds and local aquarist forums to find the cheapest one, in the end, I got mine for free. It comes together with a 4 feet over head filter, gravels and decos, driftwoods, 3 feet submerged light with ballast, a cupboard stand. The only thing I have to pay for is transportation. For plants, I went to the farms that does distribution to the LFS. Their cost is 50% of what LFS is selling. For canister filters, I waited for 6 months to land myself on a Atman 3338 canister filter with 40% cost reduction. For fishes, I trade or buy them from the cheapest LFS that I can find. You can imagine the cost that I incur..... Vincent "Christopher" wrote in message rthlink.net... I bought the initial things from the LFS, the tank the stand, the canopy, tubes/ballasts, filters and a few chemicals, since then I have only purchased online, that includes 70% of my fish as well. "Toni" wrote in message rthlink.net... "Christopher" wrote in message rthlink.net... I I have a tank for about 6-7 months now and have spent about 4k on it, I'm wondering if this is normal or have I been buying too many toys/expensive stuff for it that is unnecessary? Been buying retail again, eh? g You can knock that *way* down by planning ahead far enough to order online. Course you don't get that instant gratification/gotta have it now rush, but you save maybe 50%. -- Toni http://www.cearbhaill.com/aquarium |
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