Budget build 2025 (mission impossible)

[Reefer Madness]

Tank

Innovative marine 14g peninsula ($300)
White aps stand (included)

Equipment

Heater (included)
Return pump (included)
Ai prime 16 (included)
Ato (included)
Rock (from sump)
Temperature Controller ($36)
Rock dry ($22)
Sand CaribSea Bimini Pink ($25)

Livestock

Storm Clown (included)
Yellow watchman goby ($25)
Randall pistol shrimp ($45)

Coral

Bleeding apple scoly (included) put in main tank (-200) if this counts and is fair and a reasonable price to subtract.

Total cost $453 without scoly removal

Total cost $253 with scoly removal

 

[Reefer Madness]

A little background to how the mission impossible tank came about. I had been on the look out for about two months to find what seemed like an impossible tank setup. After my continued sass of @SupraSaltyReefer to try and swindle his 15g innovative marine tank with white stand from him. He instantly finds this miracle of a tank setup.

 

[Reefer Madness]

So after the tank is found its off to the races. I message the seller saying im going to be in sacramento that night for work and I can pick it up (where the seller is located). Then another message sent "I can put down a deposit and pick it up another day if tonight doesnt work" another read message with no response...

 

[Reefer Madness]

I then tell my wife to message him... That's it a woman's touch will get this tank...reads message no response... I tell some of my friends to ask if it's even available...read messages no response. Another day has passes and I thank @SupraSaltyReefer for trying to help the search and he responded well let me try...

 

[Reefer Madness]

Bam...he gets a response and gets his number... he middle man's the whole deal and says i can pick it up today at 5:30 like wt____. So I set off to go pick it up still unsure if the sale is going through as it seems too good to be true. I show up and there she is in all her glory...

 

[Reefer Madness]

I do all the work empty the tank take out the scoly and clown and load up everything like I just robbed a bank. I get home clean out the tank then clean the glass with a razor blade...

 

[Reefer Madness]

I cleaned all the equipment and put this sexy mofo into the house. Loaded it up with some rocks from my sump and a new dry rock I had purchased on my way to Sacramento. Added in some sand and then water from the water change I had done earlier this afternoon aaaannnddd....

 

[MarcosD]

Dang that cleaned up nice! Excited to see what you do with it bro!

 

[Reefer Madness]

Now we are almost there. I plug in all the equipment make sure we get up to temperature and the salinity is ok. I put the clown back into his fresh new/old home and that is how the mission impossible tank turned into the possible tank. I almost had it all set up before the wife got home but she has already been making plans for her new tank lol

 

[Reefer Madness]

Dang that cleaned up nice! Excited to see what you do with it bro!

Well unfortunately my wife is already trying to take control but I'm thinking if I sell the scoly it came with for 200 bucks then I will only be into this tank for 150 lol

 

[SupraSaltyReefer]

Bam...he gets a response and gets his number... he middle man's the whole deal and says i can pick it up today at 5:30 like wt____.

I do have are a very particular set of skills, skills I have acquired over a very long career.......

Congrats on the new tank! Looking good so far bro in law! lol

 

[ReyDeFarts]

Man, I loved every bit of this journal! Amazing updates. Also, I love that it's not your tank anymore. Accept reality and move on!

Well unfortunately my wife is already trying to take control but I'm thinking if I sell the scoly it came with for 200 bucks then I will only be into this tank for 150 lol

In my opinion, anything you don't put into this tank from the purchase, should be removed from the budget cap. That is one heck of a deal! And a bleeding apple scoly can be easily sold at $100 - 200. They sell retail for more.

So my vote is to go ahead and reduce your budget cap, by a fair market value for that scoly. Even if you decide to keep it in your DT. Shoot out a value and let's vote on it.

How does everyone else feel about it?

 

[Reefer Madness]

Man, I loved every bit of this journal! Amazing updates. Also, I love that it's not your tank anymore. Accept reality and move on!


In my opinion, anything you don't put into this tank from the purchase, should be removed from the budget cap. That is one heck of a deal! And a bleeding apple scoly can be easily sold at $100 - 200. They sell retail for more.

So my vote is to go ahead and reduce your budget cap, by a fair market value for that scoly. Even if you decide to keep it in your DT. Shoot out a value and let's vote on it.

How does everyone else feel about it?

Yeah that would definitely have to be decided on by everyone else. It would seem unfair because I would be benefiting from it.

 

[MichaelB]

No objections

 

[Mr. Seahorse]

No objections

+1

 

[Reefer Madness]

So a small update. I figured with my budget being expanded with the removal of the scoly. I added a temperature controller. More updates coming soon.

 

[Reefer Madness]

I wanted to wait until they paired up to add a picture buuuutttttt im impatient. I think this is the smallest fish I have every purchased. So it's perfect for my mini tank.

 

[ReyDeFarts]

That's awesome!

 

[Mr. Seahorse]

I wanted to wait until they paired up to add a picture buuuutttttt im impatient. I think this is the smallest fish I have every purchased. So it's perfect for my mini tank. View attachment 65851

I also had one before my wipeout. Cool fish!

 

[Reefer Madness]

Glad I got a picture when I didn't because I didn't see him all day before heading to work. Figured he might have went under the rock work with the shrimp.