it was more of the live rock that costed a lot like i said small town and actually the only people who sold salt tank stuff closed about 2 years ago but i was paying 70$ a pound of live rock and oyu need a lot of it so i decided it was too much money, i would like to set the tank back up just to do like regular aquarium and not salt waterYeah they say the hobby costs about a hundred dollars per gallon...lol...Unless you're a big DIY'er, like myself...But yeah, ever think about a little pico reef? 5 gallons or under? Easy to maintain, cheap to stock with rock and livestock(since you only need small frags, and a 3 gallon reef fills up fast!)