"Tom Burns" wrote in message

Yeah, you're getting hosed. I'll break it down for you and others can chime
in too.

Heres the tale of the tape:

AG Modern cherry canopy
ag. flo. starip 48" black
ag glass top

These are usually included with a tank. See if he can take the strip light
and canopy out. You won't need it with the halide bulbs and hood below.

ag 90 gal w/overflow
ag cherry stand
ag modern cherry overflow
$1499.00

That sounds WAY too expensive. If it's reef ready (predrilled with
overflow), as it seems to be, it will boost the price. But it shouldn't be
that much. For what you have listed so far I paid about $250 for (of course
in 55 gallons, not 90 and not reef ready).

CL HALIDE 48" 2 X 110 HOOD
$1249.99

If I was quoted a price like that for lights then I would never go back in
the store. Check out www.ahsupply.com for aquarium lighting. Metal halide
is a good choice, but that price and that low wattage is awful.

SS MULTI REER #1L WITH LID
$349.00
BIOBALLS PER GALLON
10 X $9.99=$99.00
HI TECH
$150.00

I don't know what the MultiReer or Hi Tech is, but lose the bioballs. Do a
Google search to find out why.

BIO RED SEA BERLIN SKIMMER
$299.00
RIO 2500 HP WATER PUMP
$99.99

I don't know about the price of the skimmer, but you can find that by
searching the Web. A lot of people have had problems with Rios, but mine
has worked just fine.

CL 48 ACTINIC 110WT VHO
2 FOR $89.98
RAINBOW 25 WATT OV1
$289.00

VHO actinic light usually suppliments metal halide and that seems like a
fair price. I don't know what the "Rainbow" is, but for $289 I can tell you
that you won't need it that badly.

LG 3-MDQX-SC MAGPUMP 1000
$349.99
22250 KNOP CALCIUM REACTOR MDL C
$649.99
RIO 800 PUMP/POWERHEAD
$36.99
CO2 BOTTLE 5LBS
$149.99
AM SOLENOID VALVE
$129.00
AM CO2 REGULATOR
$179.99

Lose the calcium reactor and all things above related to it. Do a Google
search for Kalkwasser and save yourself some money. Of course, if you have
the money for a calcium reactor, go for it.

PINPOINT PH MONITOR
$189.99
RED SEA WAVEMAKER PRO
$249.99
AQUACLEAR POWERHEAD #402
$116
PINPOINT SALINITY MONITOR
$279.99

Lose the fancy monitors. You've got the test kits below. A little extra
time and old fashioned, but it works and doesn't cost much. The wavemaker
and another powerhead is good but you can do without a wavemaker if you
want. They are nice, though.

IO VISITHERM HEATER 250 WATT
$39.99
RAINBOW BIG DIGITAL TEMP
$59.99
CL GROUND PROBE TITANIUM ESU
$39.99

Again, lose the fancy gadgets, unless you have the cash. Put a stick-on
thermometer on the outside glass. You do need a heater, though, and that
looks like a good price.

ARGONITE REEF SAND, IO SEA SALT, CL DEEP SIX HYDROMETER, SEACHE PRIME AP
SAL****ER TEST KIT
$ 119.99/99.99/19.99/21.99/29.99

That seems about right. Do a search for DSB and Southdown. That will not
only give you a great source of biological filtration, but save you some
money (by buying Southdown).