SOLD!!! non-mtb_200 Gallon Fish Tank

[guero]

My friend is selling her tank, it is empty but it is a 200 gallon tank, she has nearly 2 grand put into it and is now asking $300. If you are interested, drop me a line and I'll get you more details and pix eventually.

A little more info from her:

There is no filtration system. I do have some nice compact lighting though. The tank has a stand and hood. The entire tank itself is brand new never held water. The tank is glass not acrylic. It is super heavy and unless set on a slab the floor will need to be reinforced underneath it. Unfortunately I could not make good on the mermaid promise that whole thing fell through : (



couple crappy pix she snapped:

[Kid A]

if I fill it with beer will the little plastic scuba guy drink it all? jk good luck with sale.

[CalEpic]

I may be interested but I have a question:

Will it hold an average sized mermaid?

[TURNERob]

Originally Posted by CalEpic

I may be interested but I have a question:

Will it hold an average sized mermaid?

200 gallons, it should be no problem

[tkblazer]

Originally Posted by CalEpic

I may be interested but I have a question:

Will it hold an average sized mermaid?

you sure its not for a Mer-man!

[guero]

bump skiddidity bump, added pix

[jcampbell]

I just had a gazillion cichlid babies. I have been advertising to get rid of them but I haven't found a taker. Anyone interested. I think there are 40 or so less than 1 inch bumble bee's.

[tkblazer]

i had 3 saltwater fish tanks before... talk about expensive hobby

[TURNERob]

Originally Posted by tkblazer

i had 3 saltwater fish tanks before... talk about expensive hobby

True it can be, I have an 80 gallon saltwater tank but I only paid $250 for EVERYTHING including the fish and a Fluval 404. Just the food that is expensive.

[tkblazer]

canister filter on a sw tank? that is never good... i think my skimmer cost $250

pic of my last tank 30 gal. cube




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free bumpage

[Keith B]

Its not big enough for TechnoViking to dance in so I'm not interested

[TURNERob]

Originally Posted by tkblazer

canister filter on a sw tank? that is never good... i think my skimmer cost $250

pic of my last tank 30 gal. cube




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Well you were running coral, I've just got fish only. I'm not even thinking about running coral cause that is where it gets really expensive

[tkblazer]

ahh ok makes sense eh... yea that little 30 gal had over 1k in coral

[Flat Broke]

Too funny. Every time I hear someone say "you can do a reef on the cheap", I think back to how I got pulled in. Something to the effect of, "you don't need filters, sumps, etc. Just a decent pump and some live rock and do your water changes. A second tank later, Skimmer, Aqua Controler, misc pumps, ocean Motion, hallides, etc. and I had the tank/hardware I wanted. Now I'm still paying for power and corals when the $$$ is there.



That's from when I first moved everything to my 60g cube back in February. I'll have to try and take some better pics sometime

Chris

[foofighter]

that's some nice setup there guys

[Flat Broke]

To get this thread back on track. While most people think it's better to start with a small setup, that 200 gal setup has a very nice benefit of offering much more stable water parameters. That combined with the fact that you probably won't go bigger in the immediate future would save some $$$. The other plus is that since it isn't drilled for a specific setup, it is a "blank canvas" and you have more setup flexibility/options.

As far as a price, a glass tank that size costs a LOT of money. As far as the furniture, I used select pine (still about half the price of oak, but with better grain than std pine) on my 60 gallon stand and had a $200 lumber bill. The stand and canopy being included is nice because even if you don't like the stain, you can usually sand it down and refinish it for pennies compared to building your own or buying a new one.

On rainy days, or at night when you're home and winding down the day, a nicely setup tank can be entertaining and satisfying on many levels. Oh yeah, and chicks dig em...



At least my 2yr old girl does

Good luck with the sale,
Chris

[guero]

bump

[guero]

::bump:: price reduced to $300!!! anyone? bueller, bueller? fry? fry?

[jcampbell]

on a side note... I have 40 baby bumblebee cichlids I need to get rid of as of yesterday. Most of them are about an inch long. Born about a month ago. Any takers? You can probably make some money with them. Just think, free fish for the new tank your buying.

[Lor]

I have a friend at school, I'm a teacher, he was just commenting today that he needed to get a tank for his classroom. Is it sold yet? email me at work and I'll forward it if its still available. Work email. lriihimaki@glendora.k12.ca.us Thanks.
Lor