The only cost for "upkeep" is water, electricity and ferts. If you have a 90 now, wouldnt a 180 just be twice as much?
Cost of Upgrading/Upkeep to a larger tank.
I'm sure this thread is around here somewhere, but I have yet to find it...
I currently have a 90 gallon planted, C02, high tech tank. In the next year or two I'd like to upgrade to a 180 or 225...whatever will fit in the new house. Right now the upkeep is pretty easy.
My question is...what would the cost of upkeep be on a larger tank? I know I'll need another filter, heater, light bank...plus the actual tank itself - those are one time costs that i can deal with. But I've heard that these large high tech tanks run more of a bill than SW setups.
I don't want to dig myself a hole and find out later how much this actually is gonna cost
I currently have a 90 gallon planted, C02, high tech tank. In the next year or two I'd like to upgrade to a 180 or 225...whatever will fit in the new house. Right now the upkeep is pretty easy.
My question is...what would the cost of upkeep be on a larger tank? I know I'll need another filter, heater, light bank...plus the actual tank itself - those are one time costs that i can deal with. But I've heard that these large high tech tanks run more of a bill than SW setups.
I don't want to dig myself a hole and find out later how much this actually is gonna cost
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So by keeping the wattage low I can decrease the amount of overall ferts? I guess with less light = less photosynthesis, meaning less nutrients needed.
I currently have a 48inch Aquatic Life 4x54watt T5HO fixture. Most 180 or so tanks are 6 feet or longer right? I imagine I can still use this light...just gotta find a way to make it fit.
I dose with the EI method. If I lower the amount of ferts...doesn't that go against this method? If I can save money on ferts, that'd be awesome!
I'd still like to dose C02, as I have discus and I find that using C02 is not only good for the plants, but (with a controller) it really helps keep my PH stable.
I would like to limit the amount of time spent on the tank, so medium-low light would be the way to go I think.
Sorry for the rambling...I'm just planning ahead and sometimes have fragmented thoughts
I currently have a 48inch Aquatic Life 4x54watt T5HO fixture. Most 180 or so tanks are 6 feet or longer right? I imagine I can still use this light...just gotta find a way to make it fit.
I dose with the EI method. If I lower the amount of ferts...doesn't that go against this method? If I can save money on ferts, that'd be awesome!
I'd still like to dose C02, as I have discus and I find that using C02 is not only good for the plants, but (with a controller) it really helps keep my PH stable.
I would like to limit the amount of time spent on the tank, so medium-low light would be the way to go I think.
Sorry for the rambling...I'm just planning ahead and sometimes have fragmented thoughts
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