SuperColey1
Planted Section
Don't want to get into an argument on the costs of lo tec v hi tec really. thats not the argument here.
Quick answer - ferts may cost an amount for initial purchase. say £15. however on a low tech 200 you are gonna be using that £15 for 10 years. so say £1.50 a year.
Yeast CO2 can be used on larger tanks but needs more bottles. Say 4 bottles. User buys sugar 5kg at a time and bulk yeast so each bottle costs £0.50. 4 bottles a fortnight = £2 = £52 a year.
No extra lighting so no cost there.
Water changes are being used as garden watering instead of hosepipe/tap water so they cancel each other out.
That makes £53.50 a year. Work out how much the electricity costs per year for the filter, heater, lights any other gubbins. Add the fish food. That is far going to outweigh the £53.50.
To plant heavily in a 200 to a decent level is gonna cost more than or at least close to £53.50
Its not a huge uplift and £53.50 a year is by no way classed as a large cost. My kids' school seems to cost more than that for 'contributions' and charity 'sales drives' that seem to be back to back, week after week!!! OR buy 2 choccy bars less a week OR turn the fridge temperature from 3 to 2.5 etc. £53.50 is not much money when you think about it.
Saying that if it were my tank and I had worked out that yeast would cost me £53.50 a year I would buy pressurised. break even in 2 years on the equipment. 2Kg FE lasts a year so one more year to break even on that and after 3 years CO2 is costing £24 for the FE and therefore saving you £30 a year.
Glad you like the pink filter. You would have liked the pink rims too
and maybe the pink and white gravel with crystal butterflies mixed in.
Quick answer - ferts may cost an amount for initial purchase. say £15. however on a low tech 200 you are gonna be using that £15 for 10 years. so say £1.50 a year.
Yeast CO2 can be used on larger tanks but needs more bottles. Say 4 bottles. User buys sugar 5kg at a time and bulk yeast so each bottle costs £0.50. 4 bottles a fortnight = £2 = £52 a year.
No extra lighting so no cost there.
Water changes are being used as garden watering instead of hosepipe/tap water so they cancel each other out.
That makes £53.50 a year. Work out how much the electricity costs per year for the filter, heater, lights any other gubbins. Add the fish food. That is far going to outweigh the £53.50.
To plant heavily in a 200 to a decent level is gonna cost more than or at least close to £53.50
Its not a huge uplift and £53.50 a year is by no way classed as a large cost. My kids' school seems to cost more than that for 'contributions' and charity 'sales drives' that seem to be back to back, week after week!!! OR buy 2 choccy bars less a week OR turn the fridge temperature from 3 to 2.5 etc. £53.50 is not much money when you think about it.
Saying that if it were my tank and I had worked out that yeast would cost me £53.50 a year I would buy pressurised. break even in 2 years on the equipment. 2Kg FE lasts a year so one more year to break even on that and after 3 years CO2 is costing £24 for the FE and therefore saving you £30 a year.
Glad you like the pink filter. You would have liked the pink rims too
and maybe the pink and white gravel with crystal butterflies mixed in.
