Will this come off the tank???

reice05

reice05

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I'm thinking about buying this used aquarium from this guy but from the pics he showed me it has some purpleish stuff on it. The tank comes with sump,filter,lights, live rock,sand, etc..... He said he'd help move and set it up at my place but i wanna make sure the purple stuff will come off the tank. I'd appreciate your help and any suggestions on what to use to clean the tank, here's some pics he sent me..

 
qreef

qreef

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yeah if you use the razor blade and remove it. But that purple stuff is coraline and good for the tank
 
jaymz

jaymz

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Originally Posted by Qreef
http:///forum/post/2743807
yeah if you use the razor blade and remove it. But that purple stuff is coraline and good for the tank
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But once drained and let dry the coraline while die, so scrape it off with a razor blade. It will grow back as the tank matures, most people just let it cover the back panel and maybe sides of the tank and keep the front panel clean.
If he is sell you all that stuff and you move it quickly enough you may be able to avoid a cycle and keep the coraline alive. Some people add stuff to the tank to make it grow faster. its the point of the product purple up if you have ever seen it at the fish store.
If you put an all black background on the tank it wont look so bad.
 
reice05

reice05

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is it me or does it look like its on the front of the tank?? i just want the front of the tank clear so it looks nicer..And what about the sump does that look clean to u?
 
errattiq

errattiq

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doesn't matter where the coralline is, its easily scraped off with a razor blade like the others said. Sumps usually are not very clean at all as they are primarily designed to do all the "dirty" work below the tank so very little is done on or in the tank itself...
 
t316

t316

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Originally Posted by Reice05
http:///forum/post/2743820
is it me or does it look like its on the front of the tank?? i just want the front of the tank clear so it looks nicer..And what about the sump does that look clean to u?
Some of it might be on the front, hard to tell from the pics, but the lower stuff is not on the glass, that's algea on the bottom substrate.
 
t316

t316

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.....and I wouldn't worry about the sump. Sumps rarely look clean, as long as they are out of sight. Looking at the bottom of the stand, appears he/she has had a few spills at some point. Looks salty down there, or it could be a piece of plexiglass or something.
 
reice05

reice05

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Don't mind my stupid replies but do u think that's a good deal for 375-400$ im new to saltwater and i really wanna start a tank and since this has everything i thought it was a pretty good deal BUT ya'll are the pro's. Oh and im assuming i can just scrape the coraline just off the front and leave the rest?
 
redman1221

redman1221

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Originally Posted by Reice05
http:///forum/post/2743839
Don't mind my stupid replies but do u think that's a good deal for 375-400$ im new to saltwater and i really wanna start a tank and since this has everything i thought it was a pretty good deal BUT ya'll are the pro's. Oh and im assuming i can just scrape the coraline just off the front and leave the rest?
I think it is a good deal if you get all that in the picture for 375. But you can shop around you might find a better deal on a larger tank.
 
reice05

reice05

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Man.....i been looking on my local craigslist for atleast 2 months and this is the cheapest, nicest size, with sump, and live rock etc.. i found another one for 350 but it didnt come with any lights so im thinking of buying this one this weekend. and yea it comes with everything u see it has like 40lbs of live sand, 70lbs of live rock, mushrooms, hermit crabs and snail. the guy had it up and running for 8 years and is having a baby and needs the room/money.
 
redman1221

redman1221

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Originally Posted by Reice05
http:///forum/post/2743853
Man.....i been looking on my local craigslist for atleast 2 months and this is the cheapest, nicest size, with sump, and live rock etc.. i found another one for 350 but it didnt come with any lights so im thinking of buying this one this weekend. and yea it comes with everything u see it has like 40lbs of live sand, 70lbs of live rock, mushrooms, hermit crabs and snail. the guy had it up and running for 8 years and is having a baby and needs the room/money.
You might want to get new sand and use some of the sand he has in that tank, jmo.
 
reice05

reice05

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yea its a 75g these are the parts-
JBJ Power Compact light hood, 4 x 65 watt. with 2 seperate switches and power cords. (just bought all new bulbs in August)
- Berlin Sump or external protein skimmer
- 150 Watt ebo-jager water heater
- 15 watt Angstrom UV sterilzer
- 25 Gallon Custom Sump with bulk head fittings for Skimmer Return
- Hanging Over flow and Water Return
 
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