cheng Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 I have completely lost touch with the marine hobby for 3 years. Recently came to this forum and i am very surprised to find so many interesting DIY equipments which i can only dream of when i was still studying. I amm thinking of setting up a new tank now. Can someone help me by providing me the cost of some equipments i would like to have? The tank would be 4X4X2 The equipments are: 1) Tubby auto top-up 2) Kalk reactor 3) Calcium reactor 4) Phosphate reactor? 5) Beckett skimmer 6) Chiller 7) Metal halide setup 8) Tunze stream with multicontroller Hope can get the prices so that i can work out my budget. Thanks everyone for your replies in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member d88p Posted March 11, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted March 11, 2006 easily more than 1.5k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheng Posted March 11, 2006 Author Share Posted March 11, 2006 u mean all the equipments cost below 2k? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Qxnviolet Posted March 11, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted March 11, 2006 I do not think you can get everything you want under 2k. No idea how much the individual items costs as im using all low tech stuff.... Quote My Newbie Tank Thread My Blog All pics taken with CanoN!~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jervismun Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 Got a feeling it will exceed 2K for sure... unless you go everything "China". Your 4ft MH alone will cost you significantly and the chiller. Another way is to go to Pasar Malam section and snatch yourself some good deals. You can send your list to any of SGReef's sponsor and let them fax/email you a quotation. I'm sure they will be more than happy to assist you... eyes showing $$$ signs, lol. Quote Tank 60x40x40 Optiwhite Glass Tank Sump Elos 500 w/ Tunze Overflow Protein Skimmer Skimz Kone SK1 Return Pump Hydor Seltz L30 Wavemaker Hydor K1 Illumination 150W + 2 T5 Chiller Arctica 1/5hp w/ Aquabee 1000 Water Top-up Tunze Osmolator Dosing Pumps Grotech 3-Channels Calcium Reactor Deltec PF 501 Computer Aquatronica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnutz Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 Bro I think it will definitely hit 3k at least with all the equipment you listed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jervismun Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 Oh yeah I missed the Tunze Stream with Multicontroller. You need at least 2 streams for your tank size. So that system alone costs you more than 1.2k! lol Quote Tank 60x40x40 Optiwhite Glass Tank Sump Elos 500 w/ Tunze Overflow Protein Skimmer Skimz Kone SK1 Return Pump Hydor Seltz L30 Wavemaker Hydor K1 Illumination 150W + 2 T5 Chiller Arctica 1/5hp w/ Aquabee 1000 Water Top-up Tunze Osmolator Dosing Pumps Grotech 3-Channels Calcium Reactor Deltec PF 501 Computer Aquatronica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheng Posted March 11, 2006 Author Share Posted March 11, 2006 thanks everyone for the replies.. i just wana find out the price of all the equipments i wish to have.. any recommendations? i will get all the DIY skimmers, reactors cos that's what i dreamt of having back then.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member d88p Posted March 11, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted March 11, 2006 your dreams can come true....... theres a card that you can give to the cashier and they will either ask you for your pin number or your autograph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jervismun Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 your dreams can come true....... theres a card that you can give to the cashier and they will either ask you for your pin number or your autograph. Make sure that card doesn't feature the head of a centurion or the will not accept it... my card got rejected all the time, lol. Quote Tank 60x40x40 Optiwhite Glass Tank Sump Elos 500 w/ Tunze Overflow Protein Skimmer Skimz Kone SK1 Return Pump Hydor Seltz L30 Wavemaker Hydor K1 Illumination 150W + 2 T5 Chiller Arctica 1/5hp w/ Aquabee 1000 Water Top-up Tunze Osmolator Dosing Pumps Grotech 3-Channels Calcium Reactor Deltec PF 501 Computer Aquatronica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheng Posted March 12, 2006 Author Share Posted March 12, 2006 will 5k be enough for all the equipments? with the tank and metal halide i hope it will not exceed 7k. any recommendations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member d88p Posted March 12, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted March 12, 2006 5k, of course Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member w3ish3ng Posted March 12, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted March 12, 2006 i think 5k will do. mine had cost 4k without the tunze and the kalk reactor and tubby. not using mh as well. Quote Member of Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheng Posted March 12, 2006 Author Share Posted March 12, 2006 but your 4k include tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member w3ish3ng Posted March 12, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted March 12, 2006 ya included. Quote Member of Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member w3ish3ng Posted March 12, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted March 12, 2006 oh sorry. din realise you did not add in the tankset in the list as well. Quote Member of Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jervismun Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 Good luck Cheng... I think you need to allocate at least 6K to be on the safe side and that's a lot of money... wanna consider a smaller tank? It will save tremendously in a lot of areas. Quote Tank 60x40x40 Optiwhite Glass Tank Sump Elos 500 w/ Tunze Overflow Protein Skimmer Skimz Kone SK1 Return Pump Hydor Seltz L30 Wavemaker Hydor K1 Illumination 150W + 2 T5 Chiller Arctica 1/5hp w/ Aquabee 1000 Water Top-up Tunze Osmolator Dosing Pumps Grotech 3-Channels Calcium Reactor Deltec PF 501 Computer Aquatronica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheng Posted March 13, 2006 Author Share Posted March 13, 2006 i came here to ask the budget so that i can plan a size that is within my budget. thanks everyone for all the replies. i appreciate it a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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