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Alex Fish Addict 510 Posts: 721 Registered: 03-Oct-2004	how much would you spend on (densly) planting a 42 gal ''All the clown fish and yellow tangs in the world cant save you now!''
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
JQW Fish Addict Posts: 869 Kudos: 758 Registered: 09-Apr-2003	it really depends on how well you want your tank to look and how much spare money you have on hand if you go with a standard 4ft x 14inch and a stand the two will cost you about $150~$200 depends on where you get them and for filter, if you want the best "eheim" it will cost you another $100~$150 and lights are a must, for a 42G you will need around 100watts of light it's going to cost a "bit". and heater and all the plants it's going to be at least over $500
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
synodontis Fish Master Posts: 1403 Kudos: 2000 Votes: 1099 Registered: 02-Oct-2003	do you mean just on plants? or the whole set-up? -------------------------- Billy was a scientist, Billy is no more. For what he thought was H20, was H2SO4
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
Alex Fish Addict 510 Posts: 721 Registered: 03-Oct-2004	just plants rocks and drift wood ''All the clown fish and yellow tangs in the world cant save you now!''
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	Depends on the plants. DW is usually a good ten buck a piece here (good sized pieces, I might add). I'd assume you'd spend anywhere from 15-25 dollars on 2-3 pieces of wood. Plants go for quite a bit--if you want a really heavily planted tank, I'd bet money you're going to spend at least 50 bucks on plants (the hardiest plants seem to cost the most), more still for lighting.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
keithgh Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003	Alex 4 eva That depends on many things, Rocks, driftwood/petrified wood, type of plants and their size. With my Anubias tank some of the smallest will cost between $12-$20. The larger varieties you would be very lucky to get any reasonable sized piece under $30 and if it is on drift wood I have seen it over $100. I am lucky I had a very reasonable priced supplier all the smaller varieties were grown by the person who owned the Aqu shop. Another supplier is a wholesaler/importer In total BIG BUCKS Keith keithgh attached this image: Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT? VOTE NOW VOTE NOW
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	Sorry, I was in American dollars.
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