Is this a good yard sale deal?

king_neptune

king_neptune

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Im getting a settlement in the comming weeks and I was going to snatch this up, wondered if anyone had any thoughts...
otherwise Ill spend the $1,000 on my current dual 55 gal sump and Display tanks that are sitting empty in the living room.
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Complete Saltwater Reef Tank - 72 Gallon Complete Reef Tank with Beautiful Stand and Canopy Up for sale.
Here are the tank dimensions: (L)52"x(D)18"x(H)24" all acrylic, NOT DRILLED (siphon overflow)
The stand is 36" tall, the canopy is 10" which allows for plenty of room for the lighting already installed in the canopy. The whole set-up is 67" tall.
It is currently set up with four (4) 4' TS retro-fit full spectrum bulbs. It also has one (1) main Sedra submersible pump(3500); four (4) Maxi-Jet submersible pumps(2 1200 units and 2 900 units); with one (1) WaveMaster Pro Microprocessor-controlled Wavemaker that increases water circulation. Its worked extremly well for the soft corals that I have. It has a 20 gallon sump, Euro Reef protien skimmer, and light under the tank that is very efficient.
Also included is a digital temperature gauge that reads the water temperature as well as the air/room temperature, if the water temperature drops an alarm will sound.
I have filled the tank using the Pure-Flo Reverse Osmosis with De-ionizing CoralLife filters which I will include with the system. This is excellent for taking the chemicals and any impurities out of the tap water before you fill your tank.
Everything I have for the tank goes with it, including some Sea Salt Mix, salinity meter, pumps, hoses, pH testing kit and SeaChem chemicals needed to achieve the appropriate pH levels of a salt water reef tank, etc. etc. etc.
Liverock:
A variety of different rock about 75 lbs,
Fine Sandy Bottom about 2-3 inches
I will not part out, this is to be sold as a complete system.
$1000.00 FIRM
 
lkgrenegade22

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It sounds like an OK deal to me.
There are plenty of things to consider though. First off those dimensions of the tank don't seem quite right or it would be around 97 gallons...I would really check into how old the system is, the condition of the skimmer and lights along with the pumps. Also make sure the acrylic is not all scratched up or anything. While it may sound really good on paper if some parts are well used or not up to par the cost of replacing things can quickly cause the total cost to get out of hand.
 
king_neptune

king_neptune

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They put up pictures and the stand was absolutely stunning. Beautiful stain finish. The tank appeared to be bowed so that would be a logical explanation of the dimensions not matching the quoted volume. The rock in the pictures looked equally good. As for scratches I cant tell from photos, only a close up inspection would tell. But my guess is from the overall quality, I could discern that the acrylic and equipment are probably well maintained.
 
lkgrenegade22

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If everything is in good shape go for it. I have a 72G bowfront myself and it's dimensions are 48" long and 12" wide at the ends but 18" wide in the very middle.
 
mr_x

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i'd look for a reef ready tank, and not a bowfront. no offense to bowfront owners, but you can do alot more with a rectangular tank, aquascaping-wise.
 
lkgrenegade22

lkgrenegade22

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Originally Posted by Mr_X
http:///forum/post/2880537
i'd look for a reef ready tank, and not a bowfront. no offense to bowfront owners, but you can do alot more with a rectangular tank, aquascaping-wise.
It's all in what you want.
I didn't buy mine with any plans on growing a reef.
 
culp

culp

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Originally Posted by Mr_X
http:///forum/post/2880537
i'd look for a reef ready tank, and not a bowfront. no offense to bowfront owners, but you can do alot more with a rectangular tank, aquascaping-wise.
i would agree with Mr. X on both of those. 72 bowfront limits you on what you can do. and getting a reef ready tank would be best. but to hard to find a good used reef ready tank.
 
king_neptune

king_neptune

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Originally Posted by Mr_X
http:///forum/post/2880537
i'd look for a reef ready tank, and not a bowfront. no offense to bowfront owners, but you can do alot more with a rectangular tank, aquascaping-wise.

please elaborate why?
The tank meant to be a living room center piece...so it will be viewed from all angles. Front and back. Does having a bow front distort the image too much? is that a limiting factor in landscaping a tank? the rock he has is made form only a few large peices...narrow width but tall and long. rather than a bunch of smaller peices dumped in a pile.
I imagine that he chose this specifically due to the bowed nature of the tank, and the way it would distort the image.
 
rotarymagic

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You'll burn through a grand quick lol...but equipment costs are more or less fixed.
If it's getting viewed from all angles.. you don't want a bow as it'll look really ghetto when the back viewing angle is different from the front.. a bowfront is designed to have its back to a wall.
Bricks are cheaper and do offer more room for aquascaping because you don't have to stagger anything to compensate from the narrow ends or sacrifice anything for the aquascape.
 
mr_x

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well, from the bowfront owners i've talked to, some say they the bowed pane is hard to take close up pictures through, it's hard to keep the glass clean (you'll have to get your arm in there with some sort of abrasive material and not a blade, and aquascaping them is a real challenge, since the outer edges of the tank are quite narrow.
look into a peninsula if you want a room divider. it will be very nice looking and not all "ghetto" as RM mentioned.
check out this 150 gallon peninsula-
 
king_neptune

king_neptune

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Originally Posted by Rotarymagic
http:///forum/post/2882666
You'll burn through a grand quick lol...but equipment costs are more or less fixed.
If it's getting viewed from all angles.. you don't want a bow as it'll look really ghetto when the back viewing angle is different from the front.. a bowfront is designed to have its back to a wall.
Bricks are cheaper and do offer more room for aquascaping because you don't have to stagger anything to compensate from the narrow ends or sacrifice anything for the aquascape.
Ill get a camera later and put up some picts of the living room...and let you all see what im working with. mabee ill get some good ideas of tank placement. and overall opinions of how it will look.
 
robertmathern

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looks ok I would check out what type of lights. I know it says 4-48'' T5 but are they ho standerd do they have reflectors.
 
robertmathern

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Originally Posted by Mr_X
http:///forum/post/2883003
also, it's not drilled. you might be better served by a drilled "reef ready" tank.
+1 I agree I dont have a reef ready tank but sure wish I did you can do so much more with one. But I figure I will upgreade most likely with next years tax return ( this ones putting hardwood floors in my house
stupid honey do lists) But it will be a reef ready tank. And for a thousand bucks if you keep looking on that site you will find one but it might take some time. Dont you already have a 55 use that for now. And when yoou see a good deal on a reef ready then upgrade. Not only will you have experence in the hobby you can swap over most if not all of the equipment. Except maybe lights depending on the size you upgrade to. But you can always sell the lights use the money to get new ones just my 2 cents
 
king_neptune

king_neptune

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yes I have a pair of 55 gallon tanks in the living room empty and sitting on the floor. originally I was intending to use my settlement money to build my system from scratch.
But if this is a good deal....I figure I could save a considerable amount of money...considering he has all the equipment and testing gear on hand.
protien skimmer 200-250
rock 75lbs. 350-400
lights 200-250
electronic wave control 250
4x pumps. 200
water purifier... i can only guess. but im sure 150-200 price range.
sump system already included, im sure that cost a bit as well.
beautiful stand, testing equipment and supplies...as you can see this is all beginning to add up.
 
robertmathern

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Testing gear all I saw listed was a ph test kit you will need alot more than that. What kind of test kit you know they are not that much money to buy a good one.
 
king_neptune

king_neptune

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Originally Posted by robertmathern
http:///forum/post/2883015
Testing gear all I saw listed was a ph test kit you will need alot more than that. What kind of test kit you know they are not that much money to buy a good one.
i sent him an email the other day. He said he got flooded with questions on the system already, and that it had more supplies and misc stuff he didnt list. I dont want to waste his time with having him detail EVERY item, since its still going to be at least 2 weeks before my money comes in.
Only reason I got my hopes up is this tank has been on CL for a month now. He's firm on his 1000 and people are tight with large amounts of cash these days.
I'm just crossing my fingers it will stay unsold for at least 2 more weeks...then I'll actually head to his house and look at it. I just wanted to get a feel for what people thought before I invested more time and effort into this endeavor.
 
king_neptune

king_neptune

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Originally Posted by King_Neptune
http:///forum/post/2880391
.......Everything I have for the tank goes with it, including some Sea Salt Mix, salinity meter, pumps, hoses, pH testing kit and SeaChem chemicals needed to achieve the appropriate pH levels of a salt water reef tank, etc. etc. etc........

note: ECT. ECT. ECT.
he has more, he was just giving a brief snapshot.
 
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