help on estimated cost of a new 5 ft marine tank

[dirtnitro]

Hi,

As I have a 4ft tank myself, I never venture into the 5ft equipment as it was too expensive. I use to have a small nano tank in office , as we are shifting office , I have sell away my nano , yesterday my boss ask me to work out a budget for a 5ft x2x2 in new office to display in the receptionist area! OMG!

Please help as I have lost touch on those latest equipment in the market.

Think end up I am the one to do water change weeekly and take care the DI/RO unit! Sian!

1) 5x2x2 ft front crystal glass with sump and cabinet ---$____________

2) Chiller articia or teco or compressor? No china brand as I have bad experience$___________

3) Light - think T5 or metal halide will be good enough$_____________

4)Salt water tranfer of new water will be a headache as I do not wish to use NSW water for cycling bad experience for my 4ft prefer pre-mix salt water, but do they do delivery?

5)Skimmer- what type and what size? $_____________

6) prefer use FR like NP biopellets

7) return pump eheim size?______________

8) Live rock actually i prefer getting Fiji Live rock expensive but good ,

9) Wave maker controllable prefer tunze ( vortech is good but think will burst the budget)

$4k to $5k enough?

if I buy individual myself and set up myself will be cheaper but if I let LFS do evrything and get evrything from them will be abit expensive, what will be your suggestion?

[dirtnitro]

By the way the tank is situated below the aircon , on during office hour most of the time

[angmoh]

bro dirtnitro, 4-5k i guess is not enough...

my 2ft cube tank (with 6ft cabinet) already comes to that figure..

An 1/3 artica chiller + a decent deltec skimmer (SC2060) + Lighting would probably cost you 4-5k already..

You may wish to check with some tank makers (Aquarium Artist, N30 etc..) as well as visit some local online stores (freshnmarine, onestopreef...etc) to work out the pricing for the equipment..

I reckon this would be a 5-figures setup

[Kakani]

Can get iwarna to do it you want to do full package.

Tank: Ah Heng, $2300-$2500

Air Con compressor: Derrick, $1200 - $1600+

Light: Pasa malam 6 tube DE lighting: $150 - $200 2 tube per set? Brand new ATI fixture 6 tube: $2000 below with tubes.

Skimmer: Reef octopus or skimz: $700 -$800 below.

[Kakani]

Return pump: Reef octopus diablo 10000/l DC pump. 2 yrs warrenty. FR: DD FR. Wavemaker: WP40 cheap and strong. Equipment all can get from ah beng and ask him give you good discount.

[Evolutionz]

think need at least twice the budget if all go brand new. all 2nd hand may be able to hit around 5k.

[dnsfpl]

assuming aircon 24/7

tank sump piping return pump cabinet - $3000

Deltec SC 1455 - $600

6 x T5 DE Retrofit - $300 (2nd hand)

2 x WP40 - $250

rocks, sand, NSW - $500

still have $350 for misc stuff

[Evolutionz]

need to buy new tubes = 6 x $30+ = about $200

FR + biopellet = $150

[mengyang_neo]

Bro dirtnitro u forget to state what u are going to keep in the 5x2x2ft tank? Depending on what u are keeping, the equipment list will changing accordingly. Best to state what you are going to keep, before more accurate advice will be given.

[m12345y]

My 2cents is to find an LFS to quote and setup with warranty. The last thing you want is to *own* any problems that could occur, you know it, many things can go wrong with marine tank.

[HappyReef]

My 2cents is to find an LFS to quote and setup with warranty. The last thing you want is to *own* any problems that could occur, you know it, many things can go wrong with marine tank.

I agreed with bro m12345y, if any major problem occur and lead to disaster (touch wood*), u are answerable to your boss and thus be very perssurise on yourself.

[dirtnitro]

Hi thanks for the advice , manage to get evrything as a package for $5k plus n keeping lps n some zoas, waiting for boss approval

[dirtnitro]

Inclusive of rock

[alexcyf]

Hi thanks for the advice , manage to get evrything as a package for $5k plus n keeping lps n some zoas, waiting for boss approval

Seems like a good package then, mind if you share what's in the package?

[Ahhyi]

I'm also interested. Can share the package?

[David5077]

yea, can share the lobang? sounds very atractive to me

[nicreef]

ehh imho cheap sometimes comes with cost at a later stage