what would you expect to pay?

[silverdak]

alright I was at my LFS today and want to know what you would expect to pay for all of this:
55 Gallon All glass brand tank
2 Glass tops
metal stand
T-5 double bulb
and about 2 inches of fine sand covering the bottom
what would you say that should cost?? I wanna make this fun before I tell you what it costs

 

[aquaknight]

tank if well used $50, maybe $75 in brand new shape
glass tops $10
stand $25
light $25
sand $20
So $130?
EDIT: Well those are used prices. Rereading the OP makes me think you're asking new....

 

[jaymz]

I worked at a major chain pet store for a while.. Ill list their prices.
55g tank: $110
2-24" glass tops: $25 each
Metal stand: $50
48" T-5 light: $300
55lbs dry sand: $77
so overpriced retail a whopping: $587

 

[pontius]

if it's used and non-drilled, I would say not one penny over $100.

 

[fishygurl]

6-700 would prob be here... lol they over charge at some stores... well maybe most.. lol

 

[texasmetal]

I wouldn't think the T-5 fixture to be more than $110...

 

[silverdak]

the T-5 Fixture is not the HO one... which is ok cuz I think I iwll make it into a chiclid tank or something.... total price....... $199!!!!!!
this is all brand new too

 

[jaymz]

very nice... yeah that would knock about $150 off of the price since the light is not HO.. that not a bad price for a nice afircan cichlid set up.. that t5 will make some mbunas glow

 

[silverdak]

i was thnking abot a green terror and a red devil... and maybe one or 2 of those electric blue ones.. those look god too

 

[jaymz]

Dont mix the green terror and red devil with the electric blue johannis you will have some wicked fighting..
keep central/south americans and africans seperated.. do one or the other.
Cent/south americans get huge 12"+ and need to be large before they show there true colors.
African are brightly colored as tiny fry. Most of them in the hobby max out at 7".
Personally i would go with africans, you can overstock them to keep the aggression down and they are generally the only fish that are considered to have color anywhere near to that of saltfish.
JMO, have fun with it no matter what you do.

 

[jennythebugg]

is this the closest to actual retail price without going over?

 

[silverdak]

hahah ya sure just liek the price is right! lol now go see CFR for your bacon prize
ya I really didnt put much thought into the fish... my FAVORITE freshwater fish is definatly the green terror tho... I really want another, my last one died after about 2 years. he was in the tank with just a red devil and they got along just fine.... till we moved houses and he died in the move so I just sold the tank