Cheaper is better build

mainereefer · Jan 12, 2021

Been a long 6 years out of the hobby. So I'm slowly getting back to aquarium life. So I'm putting my build here.
I amazed the price changes in 6 years a head of frogspawn that used to sell for $10-$15 is now $50-$80 as example.

So I'm setting up the cheaper is better tank. I am only putting things I can get a great deal on in this setup...

24g biocube. Viparspectra led light

I cant stay away from $15 corals tank is full lol
I now have about $600 into this setup it will be moving to a 36g bowfront

lapin · Jan 12, 2021

mainereefer · Jan 13, 2021

My clowns....
easiest clowns I have ever paired.
0 agression toward each other, they cuddled from the first second together

mainereefer · Jan 13, 2021

I added a nem, some mushrooms, and some zoa today... I will add pics and update first post

Sleeping Giant · Jan 13, 2021

ZX6Reef · Jan 13, 2021

mainereefer said:
Been a long 6 years out of the hobby. So I'm slowly getting back to aquarium life. So I'm putting my build here.
I amazed the price changes in 6 years a head of frogspawn that used to sell for $10-$15 is now $50-$80 as example.

So I'm setting up the cheaper is better tank. I am only putting things I can get a great deal on in this setup...

24g biocube. (Had kicking around about 10 years)
175w mh (have had to long to remember)
Black live sand ($15)
Marco rock ($2 #)

Mccullochi clown ($35)
Spotcinctus Clownfish ($35)

Browned out florida ric ($5)
Scarlet reef crabs ($2)
Peppermint shrimp ($5)
Cleaner shrimp ($20)

I’ve been out for 7 years and just now am getting a tank again. It is crazy how much livestock prices have skyrocketed and hardware has gone down.

How long has this been wet?

mainereefer · Jan 13, 2021

My first reef tank was in 2001....

ZX6Reef said:
I’ve been out for 7 years and just now am getting a tank again. It is crazy how much livestock prices have skyrocketed and hardware has gone down.

How long has this been wet?

This tank is about 3 months old