Cost in all this madness

[Zach]

Hey everybody,
I am wondering how much you spent on your setup. Not so much on the tank itself but on decor and if you did a great stuff bg with silicone and coco fiber.
So whats the grand total? Also, pics would be great if you want to show off

[sickingerm]

I got my tank for free on craigslist, but then i spent 20$ on petsmart tree , 7 $ on rock formation, 8$ on bamboo bars, 10$ on petsmart plants, 5$ on petco plants, 5$ on dollar store plants, 10$ on background, 3$ on food/water dishes, 15$ on lamp/bulb... for a total of about 80$ (possibly a little more with taxes)

really makes the exo terra complete kits not look like such a ripoff when you actually compare costs lol ..

i'll post a pic later

[Zerocoolxx]

I just went through three full set ups in under a year.. each ended up at $100-$110 ... because i got brand new 12X12X18 exo-terras, and plenty of plants, mopani wood, and fake plants. Will soon be adding more cost with some bamboo peices for my garg and my two cresties.

[Nel3]

$80 gecko, $35 food, $20 3.4G KK, $60 18 inch cube Exoterra with 6 inch heat lamp and wood stump (Kijiji). the Exoterra muchroom ledge $25 and a few dollars for fake plants and useful misc items. probably $250 toatl max

[T-ReXx]

thousands of dollars over the years...don't really want to think about it too hard. lol

[Untaimed]

I'm pretty cheap when it comes decor, I find it completely out of my comfort zone to spend so much money on stuff that I can make myself or use less expensive alternatives. I made almost all of my backgrounds (GS/silicone/eco earth, styrofoam/grout/sealer & a cork bark/moss), vines, hides & layboxes. I also buy plants at the dollar store & Hobby Lobby/Michaels, I just can't make myself spend $10 on one fake plant from a petstore when I can spend that & get enough vines for several tanks. The biggest cost was buying the supplies for my 1st big tank (a 20L conversion), which came out to around $100, but since I had so many supplies left over I've been able to use them for subsequent builds. Here is a link to some of my cresties homes: http://www.pangeareptile.com/forums/...s-)&highlight=

[Zerocoolxx]

Untaimed.. can i ask what kind of silicon you used? .. i down right spent clost to 100$ to convert a 20L and finished it.. and the silicon smell just will no go away... stuck it in the attic to fry the hell out of it, to get it to de-gas rapidly (kinda like sticking it in a dry oven for weeks on low temp) I love your enclosure jobs though. Was hoping to make a "breeder" tank out of my 20 long for 2 geckers to be housed in to save some space. Good job on those vivs though