Creative Ways You Have Paid For Reef Supplies

Salty Lemon · Jan 23, 2019

Hemmdog said:
Investing and using the dividends purely for my reefing budget. Since Penn State I’ve also been setting up tanks for people on the side; and pricing them using “round numbers”:$500,$1000,$5000,etc.. enjoyable for me and a little extra take home for the family.

You get extra pay with a side-job you like. Very cool.

Salty Lemon · Jan 23, 2019

Musovski said:
what i did before i got my reef tank, was sell guppies to my lfs. Not something to brag about since guppies are well..... lets say VERY ACTIVE. but it helped pay for my freshwater tank.

Sweet! Every little bit helps.

Brian W · Jan 23, 2019

Salty Lemon said:
That is so cool! Post a pic of the frogs! ;Jawdrop

Salty Lemon · Jan 23, 2019

Jimmy Lee said:

Love it!

MrJay · Jan 23, 2019

I’m a plumber. I’ve made friends with multiple lfs owners. They know when they have plumbing problems to call me and I get coral, fish, or store credit for work I do for them.

I also save all scrap metal from installations I do. Brass and copper catch some pretty decent money. I’m a small time operation so I usually catch about 300-500 dollars every 6 months from the metal yard. That goes straight to my hobby. And I coincide my recycling trip with the Coral Show that happens 2 times a year locally

Converted to Saltwater · Jan 23, 2019

MrJay said:
I’m a plumber. I’ve made friends with multiple lfs owners. They know when they have plumbing problems to call me and I get coral, fish, or store credit for work I do for them.
Greetings fellow scrapper! Cheers for grade A copper!

I also save all scrap metal from installations I do. Brass and copper catch some pretty decent money. I’m a small time operation so I usually catch about 300-500 dollars every 6 months from the metal yard. That goes straight to my hobby. And I coincide my recycling trip with the Coral Show that happens 2 times a year locally