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[saddyboi]

Originally Posted by zenith82

Bro, just to share my budget setup proposal.

Tank 1.5ft - $10~15 or less
Black quartz sand - $3~5
Air pump / Hang on filter - $8~10
LED Lightings - $26~28
Cherries / Sakuras - Est $10~18 for 10pcs.
Java / Christmas Moss - $3~10
About $70~80.

Happy starting and welcome to the club~
But as time pass it's very poisoning, you will upgrade and buy more~
Hehe~

hihi.. thx alot for the info!! really appreciate it..

btw where u got the 1.5ft tank at such good price? recently my gf bought a 1ft tank is already 20bucks...

and abt the sand i saw them saying use the ada soil is better for lowering ph?

Hi, if you don't mind old tank, equipment and etc. you can always go to the hobbyist marketplace section and look for them. it will be much cheaper

as for the ada soil, if you're keeping cherry shrimp you don't have to use that kind of soil just black quart as your base will do.

[WiNd.feNg]

For me personally

Tank - courtesy of a friend (2ft)
Stand - used my iron stand from ikea (used to be for book rack)

These two can already set you back 50$ or more (if you go for glass tank), many bros giving away for free though, or get 2nd hand much cheaper.

Soil (ADA Amazonia II) - 38$
Mosses - java $3 for a big tub, 10$ for a mesh for fissidens / mini x'mas etc
small piece of wood ($3)

Filter - Jebao for 2ft tank around $60
Chiller - Hailea 130A for $150 (2nd hand)

lighting - $20 for 24W PL
.....


Additives (if you believe in them).

Mosura old sea mud - $8 (cant really rmb the price)
Mosura mineral plus - $8 (cant really rmb the price)

Food - barley straw - $8 a bottle.


last but not least your shrimps... A-S maybe $4-5 a piece? SS say $8 ? SSS say $12-14?

hope i gave you a good breakdown of the cost incurred

[saddyboi]

icic.. okie.. ya.. i have been looking ard in the wts section.. hehe.. nth for me yet.. >.<

[saddyboi]

Originally Posted by WiNd.feNg

For me personally

Tank - courtesy of a friend (2ft)
Stand - used my iron stand from ikea (used to be for book rack)

These two can already set you back 50$ or more (if you go for glass tank), many bros giving away for free though, or get 2nd hand much cheaper.

Soil (ADA Amazonia II) - 38$
Mosses - java $3 for a big tub, 10$ for a mesh for fissidens / mini x'mas etc
small piece of wood ($3)

Filter - Jebao for 2ft tank around $60
Chiller - Hailea 130A for $150 (2nd hand)

lighting - $20 for 24W PL
.....


Additives (if you believe in them).

Mosura old sea mud - $8 (cant really rmb the price)
Mosura mineral plus - $8 (cant really rmb the price)

Food - barley straw - $8 a bottle.


last but not least your shrimps... A-S maybe $4-5 a piece? SS say $8 ? SSS say $12-14?

hope i gave you a good breakdown of the cost incurred

oh man... u killed me... lol..

[newlife]

Originally Posted by saddyboi

icic.. okie.. ya.. i have been looking ard in the wts section.. hehe.. nth for me yet.. >.<

Any flip at market place should at least have something you need....

Erm...think you should at least let us know what kinda shrimps you will be keeping as different shrimp require different water parameter.

[saddyboi]

Originally Posted by newlife

Any flip at market place should at least have something you need....

Erm...think you should at least let us know what kinda shrimps you will be keeping as different shrimp require different water parameter.

hi... ya.. i wanna keep cherries for a start then move to crs in the future..

Originally Posted by saddyboi

hihi.. thx alot for the info!! really appreciate it..

btw where u got the 1.5ft tank at such good price? recently my gf bought a 1ft tank is already 20bucks...

and abt the sand i saw them saying use the ada soil is better for lowering ph?

I always checkout clementi florist aquarium, Blk 328 as I live in the west. You can go there check out the stuffs, they are quite affordable and prices are reasonable.

Originally Posted by zenith82

I always checkout clementi florist aquarium, Blk 328 as I live in the west. You can go there check out the stuffs, they are quite affordable and prices are reasonable.

Actually if you are on budget, black quartz will do. soil will incur higher cost. And if you use soil, you need to cycle your tank for about 2 weeks before you can pour in the shrimps. You need alot of test kit to ensure the PH, KH and GH.

[calvin15]

Let me share mine setup cost!

Tank (1ft cube) - $10
Light (Arcadia ARC Pod x 2) - $80
GEX Soil (Red, fill to 2 inch) - $24
Filter (Eden 501) - $48
Media (Biohomme) - $8
Mosura Products (BT-9, Old Sea Mud, Mineral Plus, Shi Zhen) - $50
Thermometer - $6
Plants (Drift wood with Java Moss x 2) - $30
Fan (Dymax) - $10
Misc items(net, cutter etc) - $20

All the above; exclude shrimps!