How much did my dream reef tank cost?
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- A lot....
But in all seriousness, here it is, the video I didn't want to do.... Mostly because I am at peace with what I've spent on this dream reef tank without actually adding it up. Sure, I have a rough idea as I had a budget that I know I went over, but just how far over did I go?
While watching the video, keep in mind things that you want to skip, things you could do cheaper or things that you should absolutely spend the money on to ensure success of your dream reef tank.
This video is meant to give people looking to start their own dream reef tank an idea of where the money goes and to assist them build their own budget.
Not flexing at all, I was wondering how much this set up would of cost. love the content sam.
Thanks Michael, really appreciate it
Appreciate the transparency! For any of the haters this guy just put in an insane amount of money during a pandemic and recession to many Aussie LFS and distributors. Incredible build Sam can't wait to see what finally goes in!
Thanks so much mate, appreciate the support 👍🏻
My Brother I thought I was the only crazy person spending money on a reef tank, I had spent over $ 15.000 dollars on mine, love your setup. Enjoy
hahaha they don't understand!
Heading over that myself. Ugggg. Lol.
Passion is priceless and as you said this is your dream tank and it is once in a lifetime! Enjoy every second of it, mate!
Cheers bud!
That's about 6xs as much as I hoped to spend. A little scary, but beautiful job and what a blessing to be able to have something so perfect.
It's about 10x what you need to spend, so I think you'll be right :) Remember this was my "dream" tank that I had spent a lot extra on almost every component to make it a fraction better. Majority if these extras are not required at all
Love your honesty and transparency bud, don't compromise on a dream reef!!
Looking forward to the evolution of this build! Great job Sam 👏
Thanks so much for the support mate
Good on you mate, i'm Sydney based and in the process of designing a 2000+ Litre Tank as part of a new house reno and your budget helped me confirm my own budget. Need this sort of transperancy and didn't come across as flex at all. Thanks for sharing :)
that sounds pretty awesome! I'd love to check it out one day, see how the build is going!
Its a moving target at the moment but ill be in touch when its settled !!!@@ParkersReef
Unbelievable reef tank!!! doesn’t matter how much you have spent as long as your happy!!
thank you! I am in love with it, amazing to be able to put all the things I have ever dreamt of into my build :)
Really excited for you. It’s looking like a masterpiece already, can not wait to see it in 18 months.
This is not your first road trip, you have brought huge experience with you. The monies you’ve invested come with experience of not buying cheap and having to re-purchasing again and again. Buy well buy once!
It’s a big sum, but next to a fully loaded car, a boat or scuba diving around the world a few times a year, it’s well worth every cent! Love it and everyone on your channel loves it too! We’re all happy for you 👍
Thanks so much for the support, it is greatly appreciated!
Not a flex at all mate, people need to stop thinking talking about money equals flexing. It’s the way people conduct them selves that differentiates between flexing and not.
You’re doing us a favour for the transparency.
Cheers mate.
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the video 👍🏻
Thank you for the clear disclosure. I love the hobby. In the end it's all about the passion. I hope to have a dream tank soon. I'm not a reef man nor saltwater person. So my dreams are a little different but they're still my dreams. My takes, alluminum stand, custom clear glass tank, great pumps, and very good lighting. I use Texas Holey Rock for my scape. I've added some of the same arches you use with wood as a giant root cliff scape. Enjoy!
Thanks Miguel!
I have nothing constructive or negative to say about your aquarium, if you have the chance to create your dream aquarium, do it. You did it and it is just beautiful, I dream of such a thing. I will continue to dream while watching your videos.
Thanks mate :)
There is no price on happiness and doing what you love for a hobby. If you and your wife are happy with it then that's all that matters. Absolutely Beautiful tank.
Cheers mate
I hope those fish appreciate their new castle.
they sure do!
Money is just paper, but this thing is real and a ton of happiness, but still we are programmed to give more value for the paper. Enjoy what you created, I envy you, I am unable to take that step. Appreciate for sharing your piece of art with us.
Thank you for the kind words 🙏🏻
Wow! That total made my eyes water 🤣 Fair play dude 😎 appreciate the transparency. You only get a tank like that once... May aswell go all out 💪
Totally agree mate, I do look at it and wonder if I’ll ever get a Tesla - but who cares, this tank is my dream :)
Still cheaper than the Tesla
Agreed!
I know which I'd rather have 🐠
You and me both :p
Brother, no need to apologize for spending your money, plus this is a dream build. You come across being a humble person that it never crossed my mind this is “flex” from you. Love the build and can’t wait to see it in a year or two. Keep up making the great videos!
Thanks so much for the support, means a lot 🙏🏻
Amen! I’m building a tank room right now and have budgeted 50k. People heat that number and think Im crazy. When you consider that the lights are $6k, the Reef Savvy is $5-10k and the stand $2-4k, you’re already 1/3rd of the way there. Plus, I’m doing a HVAC, running new electric from the panel, etc etc…I’ll blow past my budget in not time flat! If it’s a dream tank and it’s going to be a real project, you should go ham if you’ve got the cash
Fortunately I’m in plumbing and we do large zoo aquatic life support systems so I’ve got a good source for any plumbing and some really nice sinks and cabinets that have some out of hospital demo projects.
Regardless, I’m happy to hear list real numbers for a dream build. This is my first.
No denying it’s a chunk of money, it if you enjoy it and it’s not going to send you broke - why not!
@naclcreep2505 perfect! Half way there already then 😎
Another note, I already have 5 MP40s from wheeling and dealing, plus a massive MAT commercial quality skimmer that runs off an abyzz a200 pump that one of our suppliers had sitting in their warehouse and was able to hand over to for $0 dollars.
So, the industry I’m in certainly has some serious advantages for the hobby.
What’s funny is how detached they all are from reefing. These are people who design and supply huge aquatic systems (sea world sized and every in between) but they don’t really know anything about hobby grade equipment and reefing in general.
@@naclcreep2505 yeah there certainly is a strange divide there!
Everybody's got a hobby that cost a lot. A ski boat can cost more than that. Heck an RV to go camping can cost twice that.😉. I work to live,,,,,,,, seems like I've got half that much in 108 gallons least you got five times to gallons for the price. have a good one and thanks for spreading your knowledge helping us out
I used to be in motorsport, this is much cheaper :P
Thanks mate - hope you're enjoying the content!
Are you trying to get me killed. I had to watch this in the middle of the night with the lights off just in case the wife woke up and saw the costs as I'm trying to get her to agree to an 8x2.5x2.5 tank. Seriously though it's a lot of money but it's your money, you have worked for it so why can't you treat yourself, it's your hobby and we all know their is no such thing as a cheap hobby. Enjoy it and keep these videos coming.👍👍👍
Hahahaha sorry mate, hope your still alive to read this reply 😅
Absolutely love the honesty and upfrontness as well, let's all understand is this is a dream build and probably the one you are going to keep forever, I would absolutely do everything you have pointed out, there's no point in scrapping on cheaper products when it's your dream tank, of course you can do it cheaper but for me it looks incredible and can't wait to see the future updates, well done Parker 👍👍
Thanks mate!
Wow, crazy on that tank price! I just got a quote from waterbox (Tank size L240cm x W80cm x H66cm nothing fancy standard bracing) and the tank alone was priced at $7000 USD, I repeat that quote was in USD so that is $10k aussie dollers so that was a hard no for me as I can get it build way cheaper from other custom builders in AUS. Wow I am just blown away you got that tank for a steal mate, well played! probably inflation I know glass has gone up to stupid prices these days
Yeah inflation, but also shipping has sky rocketed - so I was lucky there
Thank You for your Honesty, Enjoy your Fabulous TANK !!!!!!
Thank you!
Awesome tank Sam. Every hobby has its cheap and expensive pathway, and when it’s something you love of course you aren’t going to compromise. Well done.
Thanks so much 👍🏻
Your knowledge it’s fantastic, love watching your channel here in Scotland. Crazy how much this hobby costs, worth every penny for sure!
Thanks mate 👍🏻
Trying to replicate the ocean is never gonna be cheap...,but it's your money, your passion and up to you. I think it's a great well thought out system.
You bet
Quality has a cost Sam. Like you said, it’s your dream reef and you spared no cost and your equipment is top notch. I hope you have many years of enjoyment with this epic build. 👍
Many thanks mate
I think it is important for the hobbyist new and old understand the cost associated with keeping and the commitment that is required in setting up tanks regardless of the size of the tank. Obviously you went "all in" and the result is a beautiful setup.
yeah it is totally not necessary to spend this much - but it gives people bit of an idea at least!
I think there are not that many people out there who would share so openly on what they spent on their tanks, especially because you can expect that a lot of people will just post hateful comments because they are most likely jealous...which a part of me is too t.b.h. ;) It is your money and only you decide on what you want to spend it. Other people spend their money on cars, art or whatever. I think we are all very lucky that your are sharing your journey with us, so we all benefit from it at the end :) And spending money for something that you love and that makes you happy is never wrong! Keep up the good work, can't wait so see how your tank will evolve over time
thanks so much for the kind words, I appreciate it :D
Hey Sam, big ups for being so upfront and honest sharing all this info with the community, that is a big investment there is no doubt, however as you rightly stated this is not a hobby to scrimp on and it is important people know what is involved, for their wallets certainly but most importantly for the well being of the animals in their care. Loving the material and all of your work!
thanks mate, appreciate it!
I like what you did. You got what you really wanted, I’m sure you are going to enjoy it every step of the way.
thanks mate!
It’s a weird thing in this hobby that cost is never really discussed (probably because we all hate to actually add it up lol) but this was very cool to see a build of this caliber broken down. Cheers to that.
It is funny how we all talk about component cost, but never a total build.
Sure makes the ready to run reefs seem cheap!!
Couldn’t agree more with that statement, even 2 years later. World class move helping and buying local
is something I am passionate about for sure
Hats off for sharing this information. I've been thinking about making the leap, with a 'how much it cost' video myself. Not at all comfortable to do, but is so important to share this kind of information, especially given the number of subscribers you have. I think there is still this idea that only "rich people" can have a reef tank. Most getting into the hobby have no idea, the micro decisions that are made along the way, and the dedication / passion it takes, to make such a dream possible. It's not unlike the steps that lead up to building a dream house or business. Either way, I hope folks take this information to heart. I believe it will help aspiring reefers in the planning phases leading up to their very first to eventual dream aquarium.
Totally possible to build a tank for a fraction of this price though. This is just what I wanted to spend on the particular items I wanted for this system :)
People that have been following you and know your style know where you’re coming from with a vid like this. 👍🏼
Thanks mate 👍🏻
I just watched this as a am looking at my replacement build after my red sea disaster and I am only looking at a Cade 1500 but thinking that will be around 13-15k in 2024. Nearly double if I automate it with GHL.
I would not like to price yours up now.
Great video
yeah I look back at this and can see a bunch of things that would cost significantly more now than they did then (like the tank itself for instance) but some other things (like the aluminium stand) would cost considerably less.
Overall it would cost more now, but that'd just mean I'd dial back on some of the things that were not absolutely necessary :)
Great video! IM Bill nice to meet ya. I am a 24 YEAR REEF Hobbiest. You really did not have to explain where your money came from. It is really no one's business at all! 😕 Great job! ☄
Thanks Bill!
@@ParkersReef I just set up my Dream reef tank. 600 gallons see my video.
@@billssaltwaterheaven Good stuff, will check it out!
I love this. I just setup my dream tank and saved on most of the area you mentioned but still probably gonna tally up close to you when its all said and done. simple things end up costing a lot more than you expected so this is very good video. You def lucked out on the tank price. This hobby is expensive but so is anything else like wedding or vacations. This at least brings us enjoyment for 15+ years
Thanks mate!
Very honest and transparent. Congratulations on the achievement.
I appreciate that!
I budgeted 4k when I first started half a year ago. I rehomed a tank for 2k, and now I'm 20k in (USD).
I had no idea things got this expensive, this fast!
Hahaha it sucks you in quick hey!!
Imagine if you would have put that 20k in stocks lol you would have made enough to buy atleast 2 tanks lol
@@marcelrodriguez2067 or have lost it all!
@@ParkersReef nah unless you put money on dumb stocks lol but thats another subject .
@@marcelrodriguez2067 yeah fair enough!
The only youtuber that reply every comments. 😳
Is the least I can do 👍🏻
Congrats on a TOP notch system. I'm already at 20 grand on my new system. After watching this, I think I'm going to stop counting. LOL.
Hahah wise move :p
Great build Sam. Well done on getting everything you wanted for your dream build. If any haters are jealous well that's their issues not yours. You have worked hard to save for what you wanted. It's great to see it's coming together as you had hoped. Enjoy all your efforts. Researching you have obviously done which makes half the build easier no doubt. It did for me. Looking forward to seeing more coral and fish in the tank. 🐠🐟🦀
Many thanks Michelle. To be honest, I've been pleasantly surprised by the lack of hate - everyone has been super supportive! You're right, put the time into planning and it will go as smoothly as possible
Awesome vid, can't quite believe the cost, but like you said, it's all top notch stuff, and the satisfaction that you and your family get from it is priceless, fantastic series by the way, keep them coming, 👏👏👏👏
Cheers mate!
Nothing wrong with doing what you love. If I had the money, I'd spare no expense to get the best quality fish tank build with a stunning look too. Kudos to you, brother!
Thanks Ted!
Very impressive. Look forward to seeing what you end up doing for a control system.
Thanks mate
Love it, such an amazing build and bullet proof. When I do get a chance to build mine I will come to you for help.
Please do :)
Great video - a topic we've all wondered about. Thumbs up for the way you approached and handled this one. There will always be haters on the internet, but those of us who follow you understand and appreciate you sharing this info.
Yes its a lot of money, but if its what you love doing, its all relative... That sort of money doesn't buy you much if your hobby is Motor Racing, Flying a plane (or even jumping out of a plane!), endless house renovations, or dare I say it - moving house!
For a piece of living art that gives you and the family huge enjoyment over an extended period of time - money well spent I think.
P.S. Love your comment about adding more snails (Thanks for not calling me out as one of the people who's probably / definitely under cooked this in my tank) - 20 turbos added over the past 2 x weeks, and more coming next week :)
Appreciate the kind words. Haha not going to call anyone out for not adding enough snails! It’s something that is easy to under-do, I am not immune to this myself!
Beautiful set up mate its very rewarding to achieve the final goal and take pride in it well done
Absolutely
Awesome work Sam! Can’t wait to continue to watch your tank fill out with amazing coral!!
Thanks a bunch!
One of the best videos in a long time....... by anyone. Fantastic job.
thank you so much, I really appreciate that!
@@ParkersReef If you ever move to Los Angeles I would pay you to build my tank.
@@ozziegarcia6262 I'd love to come to LA one day :)
Great build!!! I have a Water box 100.3 reef tank and love it. I love your videos keep it up. Take care from Patrick in South San Francisco California
Thanks so much Patrick!
Dude, Shhh. 😂. Don't let your Mrs see this vid! 🤣
Hahaha she saw me film and edit it 😅
@@ParkersReef Happy Wife Happy Reefing! LOL
That’s it!!
Hahah
Fantastic dream reef system, can’t wait to see it fully stocked. Love your videos. No hate here. Keep up the good work Sam 👍🏻
Cheers Dale!
Awesome! I don't even want think how much I spent on mine, it just never ends.
Hahaha it never ends
Nice dream tank Sam. Was good to chat to you on Saturday, hopefully I can start building our reef tank soon.
hey Martin, thanks for joining the channel! Was great to meet you too, yell out if I can help with your new tank at all :)
So much to say, I’m just gonna stick to CONGRATS! Every cent is justified, you have pushed the envelope here and I can’t wait to see the results evolve over the years. Guaranteed success and you deserve it mate!
Thank you so much!!
love it man, up front & transparent every step of the build. not many are as open about all this as you have been. loving the content & watching this setup as it grows in & evolves as it goes. there's no reason to hate 😁
Thanks mate, appreciate it 👍🏻
I called Waterbox for a quote on a 6x3 tank and they told me they don't custom build tanks. You're very lucky they did for you and at that price, amazing deal!!
yeah seems to depend on the country you are in. Waterbox can do them for us here in australia, but seems like they do not in America?
@@ParkersReef I guess not, I'm in the US, Which is strange because I believe WB is in Florida.
Yeah never understood why they don’t do it in the states...
Loved the video. Way impressed with your vision and ingenuity. Your system is well thought out and amazing. I’ve seen people spend a ton of money and their system is no where near as nice. It takes more than money for a custom tank this nice. Really enjoying your build. Thanks for sharing!
thanks so much for the kind feedback, it is really appreciated :)
I think it's brilliant, and I thought it would cost more. I'll start saving (haha) and thanks for taking the time to explain the build.
Thanks for watching :)
This is a great topic for a video. We all dream of having a similar tank so it's great to know about how much it would cost. Thanks for this!
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for sharing your tank! Pretty awesome and look forward to seeing it mature.
Thank you :)
If I had the money I’d do the same thing in a heartbeat. Amazing tank and equipment and good on you ! You’ve made the dream come true.
Thanks 👍
You went all out and its fricken awesome! very well thought out!
Cheers mate, appreciate it!
Sam awesome setup!! Regardless of how much it costs the information you share with the community is priceless. Non the less kudos to you mate.
Cheers mate 👍🏻
Up to 4 mins in ,,, wow thank u 4 sharing that is a real honest intro of where the money came from love the channel 🏴 🇬🇧
Thanks mate 👍🏻
@@ParkersReef don’t worry about the 1% haters there just jealous ,, uv spent ur hard earned money u know what ur doing ur not a sponsored guy and hide it like others on the platform u just sit bk and enjoy ur tank and what you have achieved and created all the best luck mate keep the vids coming
Good job man, beauty is in the eye of the beholder!
You bet 👌🏻
This is awesome, we love your channel and watch every video, you can’t take it with you buddy spend away. The wife and I are new to the hobby and you have been a big help. Thank from the mundens (England).
Thanks so much for the kind words, I really appreciate it!
Great vid. Probably the best setup in OZ at the moment. Great job. I find newbies under estimate what this hobby costs and often go too big without realising the related costs.
Totally agree. Better to be honest so that people can be realistic 👍🏻
Worth every cent!! Amazing Tank.
Thank you 🙏🏻
Hi from South Africa, You do what makes you happy!! Beautiful tank enjoy!
Thanks so much
Awesome content as always mate. Love the honesty and transparency, it’s rare these days. Whilst it’s not easy to do it is clearly one of the many reasons why you have so many subscribers.
Cheers mate!
Nice work Sam, worth every penny as as long as Mrs Sam is happy ....hey life’s sweet 👍
Hahah mrs Parker is well comfortable with KHG’s after all these years
Thanks for your honesty mate... Tank looks awesome!!!!
thank you!
I have enjoyed the journey and looking forward to it continuing! Video was done well! And honeslty my words don't matter just hope you and ur family are enjoying this lifetime of a tank. Your wife is an MVP for it too!
She is the MVP!
Thank you for putting this video out man, this provides a good port hole into the black hole of reefing. Some can pinch pennies for a reef and others could careless about pricing. All that matters is you do your research before diving into the hobby
Research is key, then being realistic with what you can achieve with your budget is vital.
Too many expect a dream reef tank setup on a $5k budget, it just doesn’t happen like that 😅
@@ParkersReef well it could, I mean lightning does strike the same spot twice 😂😂
Hahahaha hope not 😅
Thanks for sharing!
thanks for watching :P
God dam and I thought I was going crazy haha I’m just about at 8k on my 6 foot with out corals and fish and there is still a lot of things I should have running in the tank that I just can’t afford to get right now sold my motor bike to kick start my reefing off think it was the best thing I ever did I get hours and hours of enjoyment from the tank that I just wasn’t getting from the bike and learning many new things on the way and your videos and many other you tubers helping me every day thanks Sam for being inspirational your a legend
Glad to hear mate, it’s an awesome hobby!
Looks great,.
You worked and saved hard to buy what you wanted good on you
Thanks mate!
Sam, if anyone gets annoyed that’s their problem. It’s your hobby and if you have a budget and are comfortable with it, that’s all that matters. I am a little bit envious, but not in any hateful way. Your tank is superb and fair play to you. I am just glad we get to see it’s progress here on RUclips.
thanks mate, appreciate it
I bet you’ll have 20 K subs by the end of March! Great tank. Excited to watch more of the journey
That’d be awesome 😅
Sam many thanks for your honesty, it’s all nice knowing what a tank that size would cost £33,000 😱🏴👍
Thanks for watching mate!
One word: Brilliant!
Thank you!!
Great video and lots of credit for being candid. My wife left after 5 minutes saying that she wants to sleep at night. 🤔🤣🤩
Lol
It's your money. You can spend it on whatever you want. I have heard of worse things to spend money on. I hope it lasts you a long time and gives you lots of pleasure. I think it looks great.
Thanks so much :)
what a dream tank. Love the break down!
thanks for watching!
I’m almost certain this is the most extra tank on RUclips.
Hahah I’ll take that as a compliment
@@ParkersReef haha it is. You went above and beyond on everything.
Yep 😅
Ryan from bulk reef supply has a pretty insane custom build going on right now.
Andrew Sandler has him beat, look it up. Parker’s is however peak of “obtainable” tanks.
I'm fine with you spending that much, my wife would kill me if I did... But enjoying a vicarious experience with RUclips? I'm good with that.
This is good information, ty
Hahaha glad I could help 😅
Everyone has done this in some form or another. I have a 55g. And over the last 6 years I can't imagine what I've spent.
blows out quick hey!
The question everyone asks and nobody answers!
Well done, very interesting content.
Thanks mate 👍🏻
honestly bro good for you... life is too short you need to go after your dreams and do whatever makes you happy! i hope one day i can have a dream tank like this myself! I cant believe how expensive aquariums are its crazy. i been in the hobby for 7 years and it gets worse and worse... they need to drop prices it wil get alot more people into the hobby which is what we need ... With all the dying coral reefs in the world the more people the better but many just cant afford it unfortunately. GL with the tank !!
You can do it cheaper, like heaps cheaper! This was my effort of “going all out” because as you say, life is too short :)
@@ParkersReef I can understand the theft for furniture u prolly live in usa but things like 4k for a sump? for real xD?
Sam, another great video. You are brave for sharing, I would never for my tank. I'm almost through the setup of mine and you may have forgotten a few things. I'm sure you are running that tank on dedicated circuits and that you have an rodi, ato and probably a saltwater mixing station.
Yeah there is always more Infrastructure that you can include in the price 😅
Very nice! Love the content and look forward to the tank progression!!! Enjoy the dream! Should be a lovely one😊🐠🐡🐠
Thank you 🙏🏻
Man I love your videos. This is a huge inspiration to my first reef tank. I’m on a smaller scale but I play on going all out for my tank and I also had a budget but I went over budget as well lol and all that I’ve been learning from you, you deserve all the success on your new dream reef build. I hope one day if I fly over to Australia to go to reef stock next year it would be an honor to meet you. Greetings from New York
thanks for watching Gary, good luck with your tank!
and yes -would love to meet you at Reefstock!
It's worth it imo. We actually don't get much water box aquariums here in SA. It's really just red sea or get it built locally
Yeah I was lucky to get a custom Waterbox
Only thing giving me anxiety is the thought of project managing the build and install of this beaut! Stunning tank and well worth the money.
hahahaha yeah it was a lot to take on, but enjoyable at the same time :D
When something is your passion the dollar value is irrelevant ...your corals over the years pays off your tank. Well done
thanks mate
I am in the middle of my first ever build... I took a LOT of inspiration from this series... ask me about my stand up desk light rack; mine is mounted to the wall not the stand. I have a tab on a spreadsheet with my estimated costs; and then another tab for actual cost. I try not to look at that tab. LOL
Hahahaha it is best to ignore that tab 😅
Good for you fella, it's a amazing set up which I'm sure will bring loads of enjoyment, looking forward to seeing it grow out.
I'm a long time discus keeper and am toying with the idea of starting up career tank sadly not on par with your dream tank but who knows, maybe one day after all what are dreams for.....
Cheers mate - gotta admit, 5 years ago when I started toying with the idea of this build - I never thought it’d be this hectic either 😅