what would you do

[skirrby]

ok i have the glass(well all but the bottom pane) to build a 227 gallon tank... im not allowed to build it and set it up till i move you.. i can build it and sell it if i have a buyer.. but other than that it has to stay in pieces. the bottom pane is going to cost about $125. and i know if i sell, ill make a nice profit. but ill never get a tank this large for this cheap again. if you had the choise,, would you build and sell, or wait and set it up.... i really want to set it up as a large fish only agressive tank. i got all but the bottom pane of glass for free. when built it will measure 73.75 inches long, 30.25 inches high, and 23.50 inches wide
so i guess the question is,, what would you do.

 

[tizzo]

Save it 'til you can set it up for yourself. That'd be my choice. Reason being... any size tank you get, you will always want a bigger one, and a 227 is pretty big. Then when you post a million pics of it, and everyone thinks it's awesome you can say that YOU built it. And if they want one it will only cost ??+labor and you can potentially make out like a bandit!!

 

[skirrby]

i know i could pull 4-500 profit easy if i sold it. but then again.. name one place you could buy a 227gallon for less than 200 bucks.

 

[zanemoseley]

I'd be kinda weary about building a 200+ gallon tank on my own unless I was a professional. I'd also be weary about buying a tank that big from someone who's not a pro. I just read about someone on another board with a 250 gallon tank who had $20k+ in SPS corals and livestock so IMO the tank is one of the most important parts of a setup to get right.

 

[skirrby]

yeah, i see your point. im scared of it blowing also.. but if its done right, there really shouldnt be any problems.. ill reasearch building it quite a bit before i get to work.

 

[zanemoseley]

I've got a feeling that the equipment including clamps and such for building a tank of that size would cost hundreds/thousands, the drilling you could have done at a glass shop. BTW the tank I talked about above was built by Oceanic so that goes to show that you're never out of the clear with a tank no matter who builds it.

 

[spsaddict]

i got a 500 gallon tank that was cracked , i got the new glass piece for free when i purchased the tank from my neighbor..... i decided to get it done professionally, as you should do , $1249.99 later i had a 1500 dollar 500 gallon tank... still cheaper than what they are new.... i personally would never put together a tank, the one major WHAT IF scares me.. i hate to see a thread of your new tank exploding cuz the seal was bad... jmo.
btw i sold the 500 gal 800w vho, and 15 fish for 6500... nic lil profit