Initial cost isn't the only thing to consider. Check out these videos to get a more complete picture! How Much Time Does it Take to Maintain a Fish Room: ua-cam.com/video/JmBbihESqj0/v-deo.html What are The Monthly Expenses of a Fish Room: ua-cam.com/video/Qu1FEY3xdu0/v-deo.html
Lol my wife always complains about how much i spend on fish tanks. Luckily she has no idea how much I have spent on my firearms and ammunition. It doesnt even come close lol. 11k isnt bad at all for that fish room. Well done!
So much truth. I started with the goal of going as cheap as I possibly can and while I'm happy with some of the choices I made, there are other areas where I'm now planning on upgrading. Cheaper isn't always better.
I'm currently finishing my fishroom. Went the cheapest way possible. Still cost a few thousand dollars and only have x21 40 gallon tanks. But all things considered, I can't imagine myself not having one. Thank for the honesty and bravery on sharing this with us. Love your channel
I was like you too as a kid, but outgrew it, I thought, now in my 50's, I went from 1 ten gallon tank to 17 different size tanks in the last 2 years, Great video Thanks Jason, I missed a lot of you fish tubers at 2018 Aquatic Experience, looks like it was a lot fun, maybe next year. Thanks
Hi, I think what's most important when building a fishroom is if you can maintain it. Monthly costs can get you into trouble. That is something to consider carefully. Everyone can save up to buy a Porsche but maintaining it is often the tricky part. ( all costs considered). Great fishroom and awesome to see your dream has come true. Have a wonderfull 2019.
i just ran across you video. good information. back in 03 i went all out on tanks. had to build a 2500sqft building to house them all. just got overwhelmed with all the work and cost of keeping it up. still got the tanks and the building. thinking about setting it all back up and making another go at it. wish i had some videos of it up and running but that was kinda before i was familiar with youtube lol
Somehow, I missed this post until today. As your father I do remember those wonderful trips to the fish store(s) along with your brother Matt. I guess I never knew the impact it had on you but am glad it did. Back then I believed as a parent you need to find enjoyable things you can do with and teach your children about. That turned out to be T-Ball/baseball, baseball card collecting, camping and the outdoors, a pet - cat(s) by your mother’s choice, a backyard swimming pool and the neighborhood gatherings of friends, and of course some fish tanks in various shapes and sizes. In the later, I found colorful beauty, tranquility in viewing (most tanks) and the amazing ability to watch them grow while in many cases changing colors. The added joy about this as a parent is the continued gratification of watching (from a distance intentionally) as you have gotten your family/boys not only involved in these activities but have superseded my involvement and knowledge by a remarkable distance. Very proud of you and your boys for developing positive family functions and values. In closing, as TM Aquatics mentioned, the overall expense is somewhat irrelevant because it could have been spent on a couple of exotic vacations which lasted only a few weeks. So, don't beat yourself up about it, enjoy!
Had the same dream all my life too! Heck im sitting here watching your videos at 3:20 am! Shhh! I should have known most of us had that experience as children. So glad you made these videos, cheers!!!
This is a great and tidy looking fish room! One of the best I have seen! So many fish rooms on the internet look junky and messy or so mismatched and it detracts from the beauty of the tanks with all the clutter about. Yes and again, this hobby isn’t cheap if you are all in, but this is a fantastic video. Subscribed!
Great video and I wish more people would break this down. Someone to do this for Reefkeepers as well. I’m running 9 freshwater and 5 saltwater at home and one of each at the office.
As a hobbyist for the last 30+ years, and being down and tankless these last couple years, I've been dreaming about coming back big with a new fishroom of my own. I've been running the numbers, and now having the wife and I just watch this video my guess of around $15k for start up again sounds about right. Thanks for the video, now the wife doesn't think I'm completely nuts now on my future plans.
It'll be fun! You should document it even if you never post the videos (although it would be cool to see the process). It's interesting for me to watch old footage of my build and seeing fish I don't have anymore.
Jason, One of my favorite video's. Thank you so much. My kids and I met you and your family at the AE. And your as real and genuine as they come. It was indeed a pleasure. Thank you.
I just bought my first home and am planning to to create a fish nerds cave of my own. This videos just opened my eyes to the steep cost of fulfilling a fish fans dreams. Without a doubt I still have full intentions on designing, building, and enjoying a space as balanced as yours, functional, flexible, and beautiful . Thanks for sharing and including additional videos about the products/methods you used. I’m definitely subscribing. Great content.
Thank you! Appreciate you being here. I actually did mine in phases. In fact, just finishing up the last phase of adding tanks and then I think I am done adding.
Oops! The light on my 75 gallon reef was $2200.00. With that in mind, $2400.00 for a whole room doesn’t sound too bad. Great video. Got to love those Jehmco pumps. Cheers, Chris
Great info for those thinking about going down the path of having a fish room. It costs lots of money to build and maintain it, but the end product is rewarding and well worth it in my opinion!
Hey Jason and everyone else at Prime Time Aquatics I really don't tell you guys and gals how soothing it is or how much appreciated it is to watch your videos of fish and all the peace it brings to our minds as military veterans (a lot of us with PTSD) you guys and gals really are bringing a lot of peace to us veterans and I for one want to say thank you very much FishFam peeps, you all really are our hero's by all the peace and serenity that you all bring to us everyday via the aquariums with so many beautiful fish swimming around in the videos, so much beauty and so much peace, I bet you millions that all military veterans here will agree with me, I hope you peeps know how much, truly, the fishfam really is to military veterans, so much better than any VA Hospital or VA Doctor, TRULY...GOD Bless you all, PEACE.
Thank you for what you do. I got back into the aquarium hobby a couple years ago it was a garage sale 29 gallon tank. I wish I had a clue where I was going. 43 tanks rewired the house to accommodate the load, air plumbed around my family room, racks, stands lights! oh my God you're not kidding. I'm going to invest now in a good space heater get rid of 40 or so heaters I wish I had an original design in mind when I started this project I definitely would have gone Auto change system. I think I'm going to go stress out in the corner now about how much I've spent. keep up the great videos
Thank you Jason for sharing your experience, completely agree with your reasoning on avoiding used/old tanks in setting up a large fish room like yours. As always, enjoy watching your videos.
I actually was suprised it was "so cheap". I actually love the look of your room, the stands look nice, the lids and lights are nice, etc. I use to do photography for a hobby, and now I do photo/video full time. I'm also a competitive long distance Rifle shooter. It's not uncommon for guys to show up with a $15,000 setup, the RV they bought to go to matches, not to mention match fees and ammo ($6-8 a shot, .50BMG), and they go to like 12 a year! Photography is the same, easy to drop $10,000 into stuff that'll fit in a backpack. I've found even my friends that dirbike, or restore cars, or whatever, spend a bit of cash to. I guess it depends on your income, so it may be easier to spend $11,000 for some vs others, but again, for your quality level of a fishroom, I am impressed!
Awesome perspective! That's kind of the way I looked at it as well. I could have bought a bike or a boat, but I thought I would use/enjoy this more with the family and so far that has been true. : -)
I can tell you're happy with your fish room and all the tanks you have upstairs, too. I was actually surprised it was all way less than $20 thousand (excluding fish, plants etc). I have a 29 gal and a 16 gal. Just the plants cost me at least $300 because if one didn't make it, I'd replace it with something else. The fish don't seem to be much of an expense at all, but they are my favorite part! You ought to know I got a real deal on my trumpet snails because they hitchhiked in on a plant or two. Anyone want to buy some? LOL Have a great day and enjoy the fruits of your labor.
Yup. That sounds about right. I've spend close to 3 grand this year on 15 tanks, which includes, all that goes inside and outside. My PG&E bill is at $150 a month. Used to be $75. Will see what happens when I power-up all the new tanks I purchased last month. Lucky, I'm single for now. Sending positive vibes your way. Thanks for sharing.
Adding in fish and even basic substrates is probably going to triple the costs too! You have a beautiful fish room! Saving up for the DPG at petco in order to start purchasing some 40 gallons!
Omg that's A lot of money but you know is worth it you have an AMAZING FISH ROOM i want to thank you for letting us enjoy it with you...keep up the great work
Been checking out all the aquarium channels recently as I’m getting back into the hobby after a 15 year hiatus. Loved the breakdown of costs and the room looks awesome. I know that exact feeling of my first trip to the fish store and walking into the fish room. I had that exact same experience. That was in 1976. I’m hoping to get moved out of Cali this year and go where I can get just the right house to have my fish room or fish house. I’m going to actually build all my tanks out of acrylic. I’ve subscribed so I can keep informed. Thanks for the great video.
Very good breakdown. For me the most important thing to do when you start building the fishroom is to make sure you are on the same page with the missus. The second most important thing is to ask yourself whether you will have the time to maintain the fishroom as Jason said in his previous video. The third most important thing is to plan carefully and meticulously. I have done a huge mistake of thinking that the floor of my 2nd floor apartment would hold the weight of 13000 pounds (6000kgs). I was dead wrong and had to dismantle to wooden racks again to install IPN180 beams to support the weight. Well done Jason and thanks for sharing this video with us! Good luck for any future projects :)
Thanks for this breakdown! I was keeping a running total on how much I'd spent on fish so far (not even a proper fishroom, just a mild case of MTS) and I was shocked. I'd even bought all my tanks second hand, didn't buy or build stands (that's next), and have very common fish... but the plants have been killing me. And I've been killing some of them, which hurts :P Still, you're living the dream!
I absolutely love this video!! It makes you think about the whole planning of making a fish room. It was nice meeting Joanna, Kasha and you at the GCCA. The soalosi are doing amazing in the tank. They all accepted each other pretty good.
Omg I don’t even want to think of how much I have spent thousands of dollars on my little fish room 12 tanks 400 gallons and it’s in my bedroom lol but I love it like you do great video
Accurate breakdown. I have to admit my biggest cost is fish. Having reached a point that rare and unusual fish are appealing, it's a true sickness lol Nice vid, thanks.
I still have my guppies, platies, danios, angels...well you get the idea. I also enjoy things I can rescue, CARES species, and exotics that I can manage. This hobby never gets old. @@PrimeTimeAquatics
I appreciate the information you provided. I also dream of a fishroom and while I am not at the point of my life where I can actually build one, I have been planning it for years. I was actually surprised at how low the cost was. I have friends who spend 10's of thousands on ATVs, motorcycles, boats and other expensive toys. None of those have the potential to earn money back so from a value point of view a fish room is a good deal. Besides my friends frequently invite me to come play with their toys and I would have a place to drink beer with them during shoulder the shoulder seasons. Love your vids - thanks for sharing.
Nice video. Finally! A video about the REAL cost of a fish room. This (so called hobby I call it MY addiction) is very expensive once you get past your 3rd tank (I say this because once you get beyond your 3rd tank your thinking and buying bigger than 10 or 20 gallon tanks). MTS is sooo expensive and people don't realize just how much they have spent until they sit down and really think about it, or put it on paper and see the totals. So my 15 tanks (5-5 gallon Betta tanks, 3-20 gallon, 3-29 gallon, 2-40 breeders, and 2-75 gallon tanks) MTS addiction I figure has cost me around 5k so far. I think it is worth it, I love it. Problem is... I Need More TANKS! MTS never stops, your always thinking of a way to fit in just 1 more tank into the smallest of spaces.
Love your videos! Thanks for the info. My husband always asks "Do you ever add up how much you spend on the fish?". My answer -> "$20". Your fishroom is exactly what I want to do on our basement. I love it! Question. Do you know how many square feet the first room is (old craft room)?
So thankful for UA-cam suggestions and coming across your page! I'm a disabled veteran that has gotten into the aquarium life for therapy for PTSD. I've been trying to figure out how to maximize space and efficiency and love your setup. I feel like a lot of this I cant do though because my tanks are in my bedroom and not a dedicated room due to space. Would you have any recommendations to make it work for a room since you have a lot more experience in keeping our little finned friends?
Thank you. Really appreciate you watching! Check out this video, ua-cam.com/video/gfeRvfxuWi0/v-deo.html because it's this fish room is essentially in a bedroom-sized space. Before we had the waste water drainage system, I used a 5 gallon bucket and drained tank water into it. I put a pond pump in the bucket with a garden hose and ran it to a drain. That way we weren't caring buckets of water around and the system worked well. We could even drain multiple tanks at once. : -)
This is the best topic ever and it's so often overlooked. Thank you for bringing up. Now I feel bad that I can go buy a new car if I didn't have my fish room. 😪
OMG!!! That was an awesome video. Very down to earth and completely relatable. I actually saw you from a distance at the Aquatic Experience but you seemed busy so I thought I would come back later and say hi, but when I came back I didn't see you around. Maybe next time.
Just subscribed to your channel. Awesome fish room. Keep up the great job. I love your enthusiasm and energy and specially how humble you are. Learning a lot. Thanks.
Really nice video! Also interersting is to know how much it cost to run a fishroom. How much energie en water is used each year. Thanks for sharing this story.
Thanks for sharing. I know when I had just one tank (125gal salt/reef setup) that it was pricey but an entire fish room WOW!!! One other thing that you might want to touch on would be the amount of time (approximately) one should consider investing each week taking care of for a fish room. Not to mention what do you do when you go on family vacations? Who takes care of the fish room? I really think I want to do eventually but will put more thought into the planning of all costs associated with to include backups and who I'd trust to babysit first. Thanks again and I really like your channel. Keep up the great job!
Great video I'm sure your number at least doubles with fish substrate plants and the cost to maintain the fish room not cheap either but you do have an awesome fish room love seeing it I will stick to my three or four tanks. Have a good day and keep the videos coming.
Great video and very thorough. One thing I noticed you didn't mention was food. Another on going cost, but again as others have said " totally worth it".
First time here was Cory coop, then there was Andy Woods, now move over for mr mega beard. LOVE your bear bones honesty mate. Total legend. Please for god almighty keep this content coming brother
I'm currently building my first fish room, it's just an insulated shed with 11 tanks but it's only cost me just over 1000 so far, got all the tanks on Facebook with the stands and running some cheap LED cabinet lights and a cheap oil heater, everything's on sponge filters with one big air pump, real simple and budget but it works!
Yes the cost can add up very fast..I have found it to be a lot cheaper if you go ahead and buy everything you want in each tank as you get the tank instead of spending a few bucks here and there...I have 2 60 gals on stands , side by side and the cichlid side, I bought it all at the same time including the fish...700 bucks....sounds like a lot of the other one we bought a little here and a little there and we spend at least a thousand...we saved all the receipts..took us a year and a half to get it the way we wanted...I still haven't added them all up bc I know it's going to be way more than the 700 I dropped at the same time...your room is awesome and I'd say 11 gs well spent!
When I decided to get back into the hobby I thought I was being realistic estimating $150 - $200 for the tank. Then i desided the kits were not what I wanted...things added up quickly. So many extras; water conditioners, the python fill system, master test kits, ornaments, fish food, gravel, filter, lighting, med kit... It's neverending! Over $400 before the tank. This was just one tank nevermind a room of tanks.
When you love something you don't feel burden of spending money on it. I more of a emotional thing than a financial thing especial for hobbies. I love your work and dedication for the hobbie
Agreed that cost is almost or if not more than a brand new car but for some of us who can't drive anymore or get a drivers license because of older age health problems(ie. PTSD and Siezures), the heck with the cost I say, my fish and shrimp help me relax and keep me so busy I forget about driving anywhere, who needs to be driving anyways with all the cracker jacks drivers license holders and stress from over populated and congested roads in America now adays, sorry folks just ranting here but back in my days you had to learn how to parallel park to get a drivers licence and now I have been informed you don't need to learn those techniques just for a license...I Love My Birds, Fish and Shrimp Pets, Thank You Jason for making videos that help us keep those pets a lot more happy and all humans with pets a lot better educated, Great Videos Always Prime Time Aquatics.
Your probably closer to 25 grand adding all the fish substrate and other things you forgot about!?! But like you said it's all a personal choice and at the end of the day it all makes you and your family happy and will continue to bring you Joy for years to come! I'm so jealous of basements , I live in Florida so basements are completely obsolete...lol
I have been waiting a while for a video like this one....for some reasons most of the fish keeppers don't talk about this features, but it's important to know how much does it cost to stay in this hobbie .....I have only three small tanks (10 ,20 and 30 galons) and right now I'm around 600 dollars in costs ....I don't regret it at all, couse it' one of the most plesant thing that I have.....My family and my fishes....
Man, thank you so much. Yeah fish rooms are not cheap that's for sure. I have invested about 3,000 into my fish room, well fish apartment. I live in a one bedroom with my girlfriend our puppy, kitty, 25 male betta's, and my 2 breeder tanks. I breed guppies, and platy's, I also breed mystery snails and I have 2 10 gallon tanks that have alot of snails. I have the filtration of life time on my my small snail tanks. I love sponge filter's. I think they are one of the best filter's ever. We love here in the 802.
Initial cost isn't the only thing to consider. Check out these videos to get a more complete picture!
How Much Time Does it Take to Maintain a Fish Room: ua-cam.com/video/JmBbihESqj0/v-deo.html
What are The Monthly Expenses of a Fish Room: ua-cam.com/video/Qu1FEY3xdu0/v-deo.html
What is the material you used for the lids (sorry did not catch it in your video), and where you purchased it from?
It’s all relative. Some guys have expensive boats, others have snowmobiles, we have fish tanks. 😉👍
I look at it the same way!
I couldn't agree more! Some people invest in hunting gear, going to sporting events, and the list goes on.
I love the way you said that lol awesome
This is true I have 3 tanks so far but only the best stuff I have spend over 5,000 in the past 5 years 😎
Lol my wife always complains about how much i spend on fish tanks. Luckily she has no idea how much I have spent on my firearms and ammunition. It doesnt even come close lol. 11k isnt bad at all for that fish room. Well done!
So much truth.
I started with the goal of going as cheap as I possibly can and while I'm happy with some of the choices I made, there are other areas where I'm now planning on upgrading. Cheaper isn't always better.
I can't wait to see the work you do on your fish room!
It's always worth to spend that extra bit of cash on the fishes ... It's worth it and they deserve it !!!!
Worth every penny! Great video!
I think so too! : -)
Man that’s a lot of money. But it was worth it Jason. We love to watch your fish room and love your passion about the hobby very inspiring.
Thank you so much! Appreciate you watching!
I'm currently finishing my fishroom. Went the cheapest way possible. Still cost a few thousand dollars and only have x21 40 gallon tanks. But all things considered, I can't imagine myself not having one. Thank for the honesty and bravery on sharing this with us. Love your channel
You did well! Sounds like a nice set up!
Retired a year and a half ago. Had 1 55 gal tank. Now I have a 29, 75 and 2 10 gal tanks as well. Your video was an eye opener for me. Thanks!
That's really cool! It's a great way to invest some of your time and energy. : -)
I was like you too as a kid, but outgrew it, I thought, now in my 50's, I went from 1 ten gallon tank to 17 different size tanks in the last 2 years, Great video Thanks Jason, I missed a lot of you fish tubers at 2018 Aquatic Experience, looks like it was a lot fun, maybe next year. Thanks
Funny how it can catch up with us later in life. Hope to see you next year!
Hi, I think what's most important when building a fishroom is if you can maintain it. Monthly costs can get you into trouble. That is something to consider carefully. Everyone can save up to buy a Porsche but maintaining it is often the tricky part. ( all costs considered).
Great fishroom and awesome to see your dream has come true. Have a wonderfull 2019.
So very true. That and the time it takes to maintain it.
i just ran across you video. good information. back in 03 i went all out on tanks. had to build a 2500sqft building to house them all. just got overwhelmed with all the work and cost of keeping it up. still got the tanks and the building. thinking about setting it all back up and making another go at it. wish i had some videos of it up and running but that was kinda before i was familiar with youtube lol
You could always take it one wall at a time and see how much you want to deal with. : -)
Somehow, I missed this post until today. As your father I do remember those wonderful trips to the fish store(s) along with your brother Matt. I guess I never knew the impact it had on you but am glad it did. Back then I believed as a parent you need to find enjoyable things you can do with and teach your children about. That turned out to be T-Ball/baseball, baseball card collecting, camping and the outdoors, a pet - cat(s) by your mother’s choice, a backyard swimming pool and the neighborhood gatherings of friends, and of course some fish tanks in various shapes and sizes. In the later, I found colorful beauty, tranquility in viewing (most tanks) and the amazing ability to watch them grow while in many cases changing colors. The added joy about this as a parent is the continued gratification of watching (from a distance intentionally) as you have gotten your family/boys not only involved in these activities but have superseded my involvement and knowledge by a remarkable distance. Very proud of you and your boys for developing positive family functions and values. In closing, as TM Aquatics mentioned, the overall expense is somewhat irrelevant because it could have been spent on a couple of exotic vacations which lasted only a few weeks. So, don't beat yourself up about it, enjoy!
Those were fun times! Yep, there are worse ways to spend money. : -)
Thank you for the info. please make a video about fish room disasters
Had the same dream all my life too! Heck im sitting here watching your videos at 3:20 am! Shhh! I should have known most of us had that experience as children. So glad you made these videos, cheers!!!
That's co cool!
This channel is easily my favorite channel now, I look forward to your videos even more than the big aquarium channels! Keep up the good work man
Thank you so much! I appreciate you watching. : -)
This is a great and tidy looking fish room! One of the best I have seen! So many fish rooms on the internet look junky and messy or so mismatched and it detracts from the beauty of the tanks with all the clutter about. Yes and again, this hobby isn’t cheap if you are all in, but this is a fantastic video. Subscribed!
Thank you! Appreciate you being here!
Great video and I wish more people would break this down. Someone to do this for Reefkeepers as well. I’m running 9 freshwater and 5 saltwater at home and one of each at the office.
I bet salt water would be shocking compared to this!
As a hobbyist for the last 30+ years, and being down and tankless these last couple years, I've been dreaming about coming back big with a new fishroom of my own. I've been running the numbers, and now having the wife and I just watch this video my guess of around $15k for start up again sounds about right. Thanks for the video, now the wife doesn't think I'm completely nuts now on my future plans.
It'll be fun! You should document it even if you never post the videos (although it would be cool to see the process). It's interesting for me to watch old footage of my build and seeing fish I don't have anymore.
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Did you build it? Is it still going? I have to resist over doing it and then getting tired of all the work.
Great video! Very informative. People need to see fish rooms like your’s aren’t all fun and games. They require a lot of money, time and work.
Thank you! It is certainly does require all of those things.
Jason, One of my favorite video's. Thank you so much. My kids and I met you and your family at the AE. And your as real and genuine as they come. It was indeed a pleasure. Thank you.
It was great meeting you! I appreciate you stopping by!
Worth every penny. Great video! My biggest expense is heating. My fishroom is in a detached garage in N MN
I could totally see that!
I just bought my first home and am planning to to create a fish nerds cave of my own. This videos just opened my eyes to the steep cost of fulfilling a fish fans dreams. Without a doubt I still have full intentions on designing, building, and enjoying a space as balanced as yours, functional, flexible, and beautiful . Thanks for sharing and including additional videos about the products/methods you used. I’m definitely subscribing. Great content.
Thank you! Appreciate you being here. I actually did mine in phases. In fact, just finishing up the last phase of adding tanks and then I think I am done adding.
Oops! The light on my 75 gallon reef was $2200.00. With that in mind, $2400.00 for a whole room doesn’t sound too bad.
Great video. Got to love those Jehmco pumps.
Cheers,
Chris
You made me feel better - that's for sure. : -)
Great info for those thinking about going down the path of having a fish room. It costs lots of money to build and maintain it, but the end product is rewarding and well worth it in my opinion!
It certainly was for us!
Hey Jason and everyone else at Prime Time Aquatics I really don't tell you guys and gals how soothing it is or how much appreciated it is to watch your videos of fish and all the peace it brings to our minds as military veterans (a lot of us with PTSD) you guys and gals really are bringing a lot of peace to us veterans and I for one want to say thank you very much FishFam peeps, you all really are our hero's by all the peace and serenity that you all bring to us everyday via the aquariums with so many beautiful fish swimming around in the videos, so much beauty and so much peace, I bet you millions that all military veterans here will agree with me, I hope you peeps know how much, truly, the fishfam really is to military veterans, so much better than any VA Hospital or VA Doctor, TRULY...GOD Bless you all, PEACE.
Thank you so much! It's very nice to hear what we do helps others in so many ways. I appreciate you watching!
Thank you for what you do. I got back into the aquarium hobby a couple years ago it was a garage sale 29 gallon tank. I wish I had a clue where I was going. 43 tanks rewired the house to accommodate the load, air plumbed around my family room, racks, stands lights! oh my God you're not kidding. I'm going to invest now in a good space heater get rid of 40 or so heaters I wish I had an original design in mind when I started this project I definitely would have gone Auto change system. I think I'm going to go stress out in the corner now about how much I've spent. keep up the great videos
Man,you are doing great job,keep doing what you doing,
I'm really enjoying listening to you:)
Thank you!
Thank you Jason for sharing your experience, completely agree with your reasoning on avoiding used/old tanks in setting up a large fish room like yours. As always, enjoy watching your videos.
Thank you! I've felt pretty good about the decision even if it cost a little more.
Great video, stuff adds up quick. I've never added up the costs in my fish room, but this makes me want to.
Dude - do it! Would love to see that video. : -)
Right on man, I always love seeing how everyone does their set up. Thanks
Thanks !
One of the most under rated youtuber about fish keeping.
Thank you!
I actually was suprised it was "so cheap". I actually love the look of your room, the stands look nice, the lids and lights are nice, etc. I use to do photography for a hobby, and now I do photo/video full time. I'm also a competitive long distance Rifle shooter. It's not uncommon for guys to show up with a $15,000 setup, the RV they bought to go to matches, not to mention match fees and ammo ($6-8 a shot, .50BMG), and they go to like 12 a year! Photography is the same, easy to drop $10,000 into stuff that'll fit in a backpack. I've found even my friends that dirbike, or restore cars, or whatever, spend a bit of cash to. I guess it depends on your income, so it may be easier to spend $11,000 for some vs others, but again, for your quality level of a fishroom, I am impressed!
Awesome perspective! That's kind of the way I looked at it as well. I could have bought a bike or a boat, but I thought I would use/enjoy this more with the family and so far that has been true. : -)
I can tell you're happy with your fish room and all the tanks you have upstairs, too. I was actually surprised it was all way less than $20 thousand (excluding fish, plants etc). I have a 29 gal and a 16 gal. Just the plants cost me at least $300 because if one didn't make it, I'd replace it with something else. The fish don't seem to be much of an expense at all, but they are my favorite part!
You ought to know I got a real deal on my trumpet snails because they hitchhiked in on a plant or two. Anyone want to buy some? LOL
Have a great day and enjoy the fruits of your labor.
Some people spend eleven grand on ONE tank.
Thank you for helping me justify everything! : -)
@@PrimeTimeAquatics Hopefully one day I'll need you to repay the favor.
Yes. Check out how much Cory spent on his 800 gallon tank.
Your efforts and money really show in your fish room. One of the prettiest Ive seen on my travels in YOutube land.
Thank you Audri - appreciate it
Yup. That sounds about right. I've spend close to 3 grand this year on 15 tanks, which includes, all that goes inside and outside. My PG&E bill is at $150 a month. Used to be $75. Will see what happens when I power-up all the new tanks I purchased last month. Lucky, I'm single for now. Sending positive vibes your way. Thanks for sharing.
That’ll be fun getting everything up and running. 😀
Looking forward to it. @@PrimeTimeAquatics
Wow that was an awesome video, an accurate breakdown! Same as me, I don't want to pause to consider the money going into the new larger fishroom.
Ya, it'll give you cold sweats thinking about it. : -)
Jason this was one of the best break down videos ive seen so far. Thank you so much for sharing!
Thank you!
Really puts things into perspective! Thanks
Amazing fish room. Love the couch in the middle. 2020 covid binge watch of prime time aquatics.
Thanks for being here!
Adding in fish and even basic substrates is probably going to triple the costs too! You have a beautiful fish room! Saving up for the DPG at petco in order to start purchasing some 40 gallons!
Cool! Ya, fish and decorations can add up quickly. However, most of our fish came from clubs so the prices were drastically reduced. 😃
Omg that's A lot of money but you know is worth it you have an AMAZING FISH ROOM i want to thank you for letting us enjoy it with you...keep up the great work
Thank you! It's more fun sharing it with everyone. : -)
Been checking out all the aquarium channels recently as I’m getting back into the hobby after a 15 year hiatus. Loved the breakdown of costs and the room looks awesome. I know that exact feeling of my first trip to the fish store and walking into the fish room. I had that exact same experience. That was in 1976. I’m hoping to get moved out of Cali this year and go where I can get just the right house to have my fish room or fish house. I’m going to actually build all my tanks out of acrylic. I’ve subscribed so I can keep informed. Thanks for the great video.
That's awesome Rob! Hope everything works out well!
Awesome video as usual Jason! And great explicit walkthrough of costs and some of your planning, thank you!
Thank you Mike! Can't wait to get to your fish room soon! : -)
Very good breakdown.
For me the most important thing to do when you start building the fishroom is to make sure you are on the same page with the missus.
The second most important thing is to ask yourself whether you will have the time to maintain the fishroom as Jason said in his previous video.
The third most important thing is to plan carefully and meticulously. I have done a huge mistake of thinking that the floor of my 2nd floor apartment would hold the weight of 13000 pounds (6000kgs). I was dead wrong and had to dismantle to wooden racks again to install IPN180 beams to support the weight.
Well done Jason and thanks for sharing this video with us! Good luck for any future projects :)
Good points!
Thanks for this breakdown! I was keeping a running total on how much I'd spent on fish so far (not even a proper fishroom, just a mild case of MTS) and I was shocked. I'd even bought all my tanks second hand, didn't buy or build stands (that's next), and have very common fish... but the plants have been killing me. And I've been killing some of them, which hurts :P
Still, you're living the dream!
Some times it better not to know. Haha
I absolutely love this video!! It makes you think about the whole planning of making a fish room. It was nice meeting Joanna, Kasha and you at the GCCA. The soalosi are doing amazing in the tank. They all accepted each other pretty good.
Kristen Kearby that’s awesome to hear! It was great meeting you as well!
Omg I don’t even want to think of how much I have spent thousands of dollars on my little fish room 12 tanks 400 gallons and it’s in my bedroom lol but I love it like you do great video
I know! It adds up fast. : -)
Accurate breakdown. I have to admit my biggest cost is fish. Having reached a point that rare and unusual fish are appealing, it's a true sickness lol Nice vid, thanks.
That's too funny - I always have to resist the idea of traveling down that road, but it may only be a matter of time. : -)
I still have my guppies, platies, danios, angels...well you get the idea. I also enjoy things I can rescue, CARES species, and exotics that I can manage. This hobby never gets old. @@PrimeTimeAquatics
Yeah - moray eels, sea horses, discus, coral - coral is expennnnsive…
so lucky to have such a beautiful fishroom! One day I will build one that is similar to yours! Thanks for sharing your experience!
Thank you! Appreciate you watching.
Wonderful memory
Looks great
I appreciate the information you provided. I also dream of a fishroom and while I am not at the point of my life where I can actually build one, I have been planning it for years. I was actually surprised at how low the cost was. I have friends who spend 10's of thousands on ATVs, motorcycles, boats and other expensive toys. None of those have the potential to earn money back so from a value point of view a fish room is a good deal. Besides my friends frequently invite me to come play with their toys and I would have a place to drink beer with them during shoulder the shoulder seasons. Love your vids - thanks for sharing.
That's the way I look at it too - lots of ways to spend money. : -)
Nice video.
Finally! A video about the REAL cost of a fish room. This (so called hobby I call it MY addiction) is very expensive once you get past your 3rd tank (I say this because once you get beyond your 3rd tank your thinking and buying bigger than 10 or 20 gallon tanks). MTS is sooo expensive and people don't realize just how much they have spent until they sit down and really think about it, or put it on paper and see the totals.
So my 15 tanks (5-5 gallon Betta tanks, 3-20 gallon, 3-29 gallon, 2-40 breeders, and 2-75 gallon tanks) MTS addiction I figure has cost me around 5k so far. I think it is worth it, I love it. Problem is... I Need More TANKS! MTS never stops, your always thinking of a way to fit in just 1 more tank into the smallest of spaces.
I hear you! The more tanks you have the more fish you get! Haha
Love your videos! Thanks for the info. My husband always asks "Do you ever add up how much you spend on the fish?". My answer -> "$20". Your fishroom is exactly what I want to do on our basement. I love it! Question. Do you know how many square feet the first room is (old craft room)?
$20 is always a safe answer. Haha. I think it's around 12x12ish?
So thankful for UA-cam suggestions and coming across your page! I'm a disabled veteran that has gotten into the aquarium life for therapy for PTSD. I've been trying to figure out how to maximize space and efficiency and love your setup. I feel like a lot of this I cant do though because my tanks are in my bedroom and not a dedicated room due to space. Would you have any recommendations to make it work for a room since you have a lot more experience in keeping our little finned friends?
Side note...Your on camera personality and delivery is fantastic, not to mention very enjoyable. Keep up the great work and amazing videos!
Thank you. Really appreciate you watching! Check out this video, ua-cam.com/video/gfeRvfxuWi0/v-deo.html because it's this fish room is essentially in a bedroom-sized space. Before we had the waste water drainage system, I used a 5 gallon bucket and drained tank water into it. I put a pond pump in the bucket with a garden hose and ran it to a drain. That way we weren't caring buckets of water around and the system worked well. We could even drain multiple tanks at once. : -)
This is the best topic ever and it's so often overlooked. Thank you for bringing up. Now I feel bad that I can go buy a new car if I didn't have my fish room. 😪
I'd rather have the fish room! : -)
Love the video, love the fish room. Thank you for sharing
Thank you!
OMG!!! That was an awesome video. Very down to earth and completely relatable. I actually saw you from a distance at the Aquatic Experience but you seemed busy so I thought I would come back later and say hi, but when I came back I didn't see you around. Maybe next time.
I'm sorry I missed you! Hopefully next year. : -)
Your vids are awesome to watch very informative love them. Much love from South Africa!
Thank you so much! Appreciate you watching.
Just subscribed to your channel. Awesome fish room. Keep up the great job. I love your enthusiasm and energy and specially how humble you are. Learning a lot. Thanks.
Thank you! Appreciate you being here.
I was the same way as a kid!
Such fun times!
i love your fish room. money can't buy happiness god bless and thanks for all the info...
Thank you! Appreciate you watching.
Really nice video! Also interersting is to know how much it cost to run a fishroom. How much energie en water is used each year. Thanks for sharing this story.
Thank you for watching!
Great info. All the best from the UK.
Thanks for sharing. I know when I had just one tank (125gal salt/reef setup) that it was pricey but an entire fish room WOW!!! One other thing that you might want to touch on would be the amount of time (approximately) one should consider investing each week taking care of for a fish room. Not to mention what do you do when you go on family vacations? Who takes care of the fish room? I really think I want to do eventually but will put more thought into the planning of all costs associated with to include backups and who I'd trust to babysit first. Thanks again and I really like your channel. Keep up the great job!
Thank you! I actually did a video on how much time it takes to maintain our fish room. : -)
Great video I'm sure your number at least doubles with fish substrate plants and the cost to maintain the fish room not cheap either but you do have an awesome fish room love seeing it I will stick to my three or four tanks. Have a good day and keep the videos coming.
I'm not sure I want to start adding the cost of the fish. Haha
@@PrimeTimeAquatics you don't lol
Great video and very thorough. One thing I noticed you didn't mention was food. Another on going cost, but again as others have said " totally worth it".
At some point I am going to do a video detailing the monthly costs and food will be incorporated in that video. : -)
awesome videos this one is a must see and emphasize on, on a daily basis thank-you can't wait to see what 2019 brings you and your fish room journey
Thank you Patricia!
Salty guy here,
"Lights 2400 dollars for lights."
LOL rookie numbers hahah :D
Love your room.
I can only imagine! Haha
A hobby you share with your kids is priceless. Once they're grown and out of the house you'll realize what a fantastic deal you got for the money.
I agree completely!
First time here was Cory coop, then there was Andy Woods, now move over for mr mega beard. LOVE your bear bones honesty mate. Total legend. Please for god almighty keep this content coming brother
Thank you! Appreciate you watching!
Love MTS. Money well spent. Another great Video.
Ya, I have it bad. Haha
first video of yours ive watched...a really, really good video so thank you
Thank you! I'm glad you are here : -)
I'm currently building my first fish room, it's just an insulated shed with 11 tanks but it's only cost me just over 1000 so far, got all the tanks on Facebook with the stands and running some cheap LED cabinet lights and a cheap oil heater, everything's on sponge filters with one big air pump, real simple and budget but it works!
Yes the cost can add up very fast..I have found it to be a lot cheaper if you go ahead and buy everything you want in each tank as you get the tank instead of spending a few bucks here and there...I have 2 60 gals on stands , side by side and the cichlid side, I bought it all at the same time including the fish...700 bucks....sounds like a lot of the other one we bought a little here and a little there and we spend at least a thousand...we saved all the receipts..took us a year and a half to get it the way we wanted...I still haven't added them all up bc I know it's going to be way more than the 700 I dropped at the same time...your room is awesome and I'd say 11 gs well spent!
Thank you! I know exactly what you are saying - I didn't something similar with the 150 gallon.
WOW!!! I think we all know it's not cheap BUT we never added it up. You're a brave man. LOL
Haha, thank you!
This is a fantastic video.
Loved this video you have inspired me to start my own fish room and my own channel thank you so much for the content you put out God bless❤️-Kat
Thank you for this. I just started demo on my fish room. Its not as big and will be no more than a dozen tanks. But thank you
Good luck!
When I decided to get back into the hobby I thought I was being realistic estimating $150 - $200 for the tank. Then i desided the kits were not what I wanted...things added up quickly. So many extras; water conditioners, the python fill system, master test kits, ornaments, fish food, gravel, filter, lighting, med kit... It's neverending! Over $400 before the tank. This was just one tank nevermind a room of tanks.
That sounds about right for a decent sized tank including all the decorations. : -)
When you love something you don't feel burden of spending money on it.
I more of a emotional thing than a financial thing especial for hobbies.
I love your work and dedication for the hobbie
Thank you!
Agreed that cost is almost or if not more than a brand new car but for some of us who can't drive anymore or get a drivers license because of older age health problems(ie. PTSD and Siezures), the heck with the cost I say, my fish and shrimp help me relax and keep me so busy I forget about driving anywhere, who needs to be driving anyways with all the cracker jacks drivers license holders and stress from over populated and congested roads in America now adays, sorry folks just ranting here but back in my days you had to learn how to parallel park to get a drivers licence and now I have been informed you don't need to learn those techniques just for a license...I Love My Birds, Fish and Shrimp Pets, Thank You Jason for making videos that help us keep those pets a lot more happy and all humans with pets a lot better educated, Great Videos Always Prime Time Aquatics.
Thank you! I see it the same way - lot's of ways to spend money, I choose to spend it enjoying living things that exist under water. : -)
Your channel is amazing .love the work you put in and amazing content .need more subs
Thank you, appreciate it!
Excellent overview of everything. Thanks!
Thanks for watching!
Your probably closer to 25 grand adding all the fish substrate and other things you forgot about!?! But like you said it's all a personal choice and at the end of the day it all makes you and your family happy and will continue to bring you Joy for years to come! I'm so jealous of basements , I live in Florida so basements are completely obsolete...lol
You could add a basement and it would also serve as your own indoor lake. Haha
OMG, this sounds very familiar, too funny. At any rate, it looks great!
Very good useful information, for my up and coming fish room.
Thank you for sharing! You are an awesome guy!
Appreciate you watching - thank you!
First time watching your channel!!! I would like to have a basement like yours!!! Definitely for me is the most relaxing work !!! Thanks for share 😊
Thank you! Appreciate you being here. : -)
Just noticed this channell, good infromational vid, thanks.
Thank you!
Great Video Jason!!
great video, awesome story, God Bless!!!
Thank you!
11 grand is not bad considering your setup excellent job looks amazing
Great video, thanks for the insight, I've always wondered how much a room like yours would cost
Me too. Haha
Awesome 👍 love the room!!
Scott Proctor Thank you!
Wow! Just in time, I am getting ready to build a fish room in my basement :)
That's going to be fun to watch!
I have been waiting a while for a video like this one....for some reasons most of the fish keeppers don't talk about this features, but it's important to know how much does it cost to stay in this hobbie .....I have only three small tanks (10 ,20 and 30 galons) and right now I'm around 600 dollars in costs ....I don't regret it at all, couse it' one of the most plesant thing that I have.....My family and my fishes....
Thanks for watching. Ya, costs can add up, but doing it in stages certainly helps. : -)
Man, thank you so much. Yeah fish rooms are not cheap that's for sure. I have invested about 3,000 into my fish room, well fish apartment. I live in a one bedroom with my girlfriend our puppy, kitty, 25 male betta's, and my 2 breeder tanks. I breed guppies, and platy's, I also breed mystery snails and I have 2 10 gallon tanks that have alot of snails. I have the filtration of life time on my my small snail tanks. I love sponge filter's. I think they are one of the best filter's ever. We love here in the 802.
Sounds like a nice apartment fish room. : -)
I know! What a wonderful experience
Great video. 😀 Haha don't worry, Joanna probably has spent that much on her crafts :). It's money well spent and it looks terrific!
Thank you! Luckily she likes fish too. : -)
Sir, your fish room looks great. For such price, I think the trade off is fair . BTW, how long did it take to get the fish room to where it is now.
It was done in stages. The side with the tank in the middle took a couple months. The other side I did one wall at a time over a month or two.