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Old 06-24-2008, 08:35 PM
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of reefkeeping. My tank is in my moms business, she has been working on an assets/liabilities sheet for her license renewal and wanted to know the tank value for her paperwork.
I had to do a calculation on how much Ive spent on the tank in the last year , oh well its only money .
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Old 06-26-2008, 02:36 AM
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DId you calculate the added expense from the monthly electric and if you have an ro unit the water bill.

Atleast you know your budget for the next yr. LOL GL..
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Old 06-26-2008, 06:51 AM
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So, what WAS the outcome?
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Old 06-26-2008, 07:35 AM
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This post made me laugh I don't think I could ever figure that out and live to tell about it
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Old 06-26-2008, 07:21 PM
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I dont wanna know your tab or mine
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Old 07-04-2008, 04:36 AM
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The reason why he hasn't posted is pretty obvious... he didnt make it out alive!
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Old 07-04-2008, 04:46 AM
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The utilities on an old nursing home converted to an adult group home are so high anyway the tank costs get lost in the equation.
The reef is at work, which is why she wanted the numbers for her assets/liablilities statement.
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Old 07-04-2008, 10:49 AM
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I stopped calculating when I hit $1500....... On a 12 gallon nano....

My wife thinks it's such a pretty tank, but she'd have an aneurism that would paint the house if she knew.

Funny thing is that she has agreed to the 120 build....
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Old 07-04-2008, 11:15 AM
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haha thats funny the tank must be nice care to share a pic ??
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Old 07-04-2008, 02:23 PM
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Sure! It is an entry in TOTM this month.
I'm thinking that this hobby would make a great MasterCard commercial.

"120 gallon starphire glass tank, $1100
Stand for the tank, $700
Pumps, sand, rock, refugium, salt, RO/DI units, heaters, test kits, additives, fish, corals, lighting system, chiller, protein skimmer and other essentials, $4000.

Hearing your wife say "wow" and not "how much?" - PRICELESS"

The 120 gallon is scheduled for April, 2009. The starting budget is $4500. Thank God I get a nice annual bonus....
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Old 07-04-2008, 04:58 PM
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haha cool ur lucky since ur gonna be getting a 120 gallon
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