How do you save money in an expensive hobby?
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That should be the last sacrifice lol
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Thought of one more. Stay out of the fish stores!Whenever I go to a fish shop it gets me thinking of another set up.
Diddo!!!! Every time I go to one I usually leave with another fish or decoration ... Very sad even if I don't really want the fish I still get it haha
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I maintain a 50+ room fishroom for remarkably little money by:
1) Running the room on a couple of large air pumps and only using heaters where necessary (a few tanks).
2) Overhead lighting, which is only on (except for a single 14W bulb) when I'm in the fishroom.
3) Buying food in bulk from places like Kensfish.com and YourFishStuff. Skipping feeding at least 1 day per week.
4) Raising live red wiggler worms and replacing at least one feeding of prepared food per week with them.
5) Buying Chloram-X in bulk from Kensfish.com for water changes
6) Not buying anything except when absolutely necessary from LFS, Petsmart or other retailers
And last but not least, being a member of a local fish club!
Matt
1) Running the room on a couple of large air pumps and only using heaters where necessary (a few tanks).
2) Overhead lighting, which is only on (except for a single 14W bulb) when I'm in the fishroom.
3) Buying food in bulk from places like Kensfish.com and YourFishStuff. Skipping feeding at least 1 day per week.
4) Raising live red wiggler worms and replacing at least one feeding of prepared food per week with them.
5) Buying Chloram-X in bulk from Kensfish.com for water changes
6) Not buying anything except when absolutely necessary from LFS, Petsmart or other retailers
And last but not least, being a member of a local fish club!
Matt
Thought of one more. Stay out of the fish stores!
This is very true! When we are tighter on money I try not to go to the LFS or even Petsmart.
At how many fish tanks in a fishroom does it become cheaper to heat the whole room do you think?
I went to a pet store, told them I wanted to work for them.
Promised to improve their aquarium room, since they didn't have time taking good care of it.
Boss was so satisfied he gave me a brand new 190 gallon tank and fluval fx6.
And i get to buy and order what ever I want for myself from the makers and fish farms for the same price the store orders them for.
Pretty sweet deal, and I love working here.
I could never afford the tank i have with all it has.
Norway in general is very expensive, and I've calculated what it would cost for a customer to set up a identical tank as mine, and i've passed 12 000 USD.
Edit:
What I've actually paid is not even close.
Promised to improve their aquarium room, since they didn't have time taking good care of it.
Boss was so satisfied he gave me a brand new 190 gallon tank and fluval fx6.
And i get to buy and order what ever I want for myself from the makers and fish farms for the same price the store orders them for.
Pretty sweet deal, and I love working here.
I could never afford the tank i have with all it has.
Norway in general is very expensive, and I've calculated what it would cost for a customer to set up a identical tank as mine, and i've passed 12 000 USD.
Edit:
What I've actually paid is not even close.
I bought a lightly used 180g set-up with an FX5 from a buddy in my fish club for, I think, $400 a couple of years ago. He threw in a 55g and a bunch of other stuff for the trouble.
Because I was buying it from someone I know (and not some random Craigslist grifter), I was confident that the tank wasn't a leaker and that all of the equipment worked (and it does).
One of a million reasons to become an active, contributing member of a local aquarium club!
Matt
Because I was buying it from someone I know (and not some random Craigslist grifter), I was confident that the tank wasn't a leaker and that all of the equipment worked (and it does).
One of a million reasons to become an active, contributing member of a local aquarium club!
Matt
I'm a little worried about getting large tanks used, I like to have warranty and feel confident that it is going to last me a while.
Same goes with expensive equipment.
There is one local fish club where I live.
I've tried to go there for the last 6 months, but I never had the chance to go due to work or some commitment elsewhere.
I think the main benefit of working here, besides getting stuff cheap, is the fact that if i'm curious of a fish or product, I set up a tank for just that purpose, that way i learn on my own.
There is very little information on a species of fully aquatic crabs that is relativley new to the hobby.
And after having them in the store for a month I learned quite a bit, what they like to eat, what is compatible with them and etc.
I ended up getting 3 for myself, and they live happily in my nano tank.
And they are now very popular and customers like them.
Same goes with expensive equipment.
There is one local fish club where I live.
I've tried to go there for the last 6 months, but I never had the chance to go due to work or some commitment elsewhere.
I think the main benefit of working here, besides getting stuff cheap, is the fact that if i'm curious of a fish or product, I set up a tank for just that purpose, that way i learn on my own.
There is very little information on a species of fully aquatic crabs that is relativley new to the hobby.
And after having them in the store for a month I learned quite a bit, what they like to eat, what is compatible with them and etc.
I ended up getting 3 for myself, and they live happily in my nano tank.
And they are now very popular and customers like them.
