I hear ya, man. Our new lights just cost like $200, which is alot for
us, and I'm sure that's on the cheaper end. It's just a specialty
niche, where they know people understand they're going to have to pay
up the wazoo. And I don't know you'd need a chiller for (I'm curious)!

KurtG wrote:
Why are some things so expensive?

A 1/2 hp chiller runs over a $1000. The BTU's don't even rival a window
AC unit which runs under $100. Or, an office water cooler that runs $150.

Ballasts over $800.
Protein Skimmer for $250. Seems like a simple plastic device.

Sure they need to be rugidized for a salt environment, but Jeez! There
doesn't seem to be enough competition in these products. Or, am I
missing something?

--Kurt