quick question on buying a USED tank that is fully stocked.
ok a guy had an ad in the paper listing a 75 full reef setup for 1200. way out of my price range, but i called anyway.
i dont remember all the rbands, and so on, but it;s a 75 , stand, canopy, sump, skimmer, return pump, mh,vho, dsb, over 100 lbs of live rock, a plethora of shrooms, softies, some lps and sps, about 2 billion crabs and snails, lotsof fish and stars.
well anyway, it's way too much for me at the moment, but i think it's a good deal. so my question was whether he was willign to part with any of the stuff, instead of seeling the whole package. naturally i knew what his answer would be, the moment the question slipped out. "it owuld be hard to sell any of the parts, as they are all needed to keep the inhabitants alive" yeah duh, brain fart here
so i explained to him that i was really only in the market for the tank, since thats what i need. he said he would sell the tank but not unless he was able to first sell off all the inhabs first. i explained that i can get a brand new aga for 120. and suggested that he try selling his inhabs to one or more of our lfs, but they are all only offering him store credit. which does him no good, sicne he is moving 800 miles away!
so i said, well, i understand the spot you're in, but i am unable to shell out that kind of cash right away. soo he made me an offer:
tank, rock, and all inhabs.....300
now i dont know about you, but i think that a 75 reef ready, with over 100 pounds of rock is well worht 300, let alone the corals, crabs, snails, stars, and fish
so here is my question for trt...
assuming i get this next weekend.. what is thebest way to transport everything. naturally thetank can't just be loaded up in the van! should i have lots of buckets to hold the corals and inhabs. should the rock also go in buckets. and then fill the buckts with his water?
now, what about setting it up at home? should i try trading in all the living stuff for store credit, and then start this tank, as if it were brand new.. you know, that whole "take it slow" thing ya'all are always yelling at me about and just keep the rock, sand and tank?
any input?
oh and i told him to send me a list of all the other stuf and prices he'd like, and i'll be happy to post them here at trt in the classifieds for him.
apparantly he has ot have the tank torn down by the 19th. who knows maybe he'll throw in some more stuff for me in the end
sheesh, now i gotta come up with 300 bucks !
ok a guy had an ad in the paper listing a 75 full reef setup for 1200. way out of my price range, but i called anyway.
i dont remember all the rbands, and so on, but it;s a 75 , stand, canopy, sump, skimmer, return pump, mh,vho, dsb, over 100 lbs of live rock, a plethora of shrooms, softies, some lps and sps, about 2 billion crabs and snails, lotsof fish and stars.
well anyway, it's way too much for me at the moment, but i think it's a good deal. so my question was whether he was willign to part with any of the stuff, instead of seeling the whole package. naturally i knew what his answer would be, the moment the question slipped out. "it owuld be hard to sell any of the parts, as they are all needed to keep the inhabitants alive" yeah duh, brain fart here
so i explained to him that i was really only in the market for the tank, since thats what i need. he said he would sell the tank but not unless he was able to first sell off all the inhabs first. i explained that i can get a brand new aga for 120. and suggested that he try selling his inhabs to one or more of our lfs, but they are all only offering him store credit. which does him no good, sicne he is moving 800 miles away!
so i said, well, i understand the spot you're in, but i am unable to shell out that kind of cash right away. soo he made me an offer:
tank, rock, and all inhabs.....300
now i dont know about you, but i think that a 75 reef ready, with over 100 pounds of rock is well worht 300, let alone the corals, crabs, snails, stars, and fish
so here is my question for trt...
assuming i get this next weekend.. what is thebest way to transport everything. naturally thetank can't just be loaded up in the van! should i have lots of buckets to hold the corals and inhabs. should the rock also go in buckets. and then fill the buckts with his water?
now, what about setting it up at home? should i try trading in all the living stuff for store credit, and then start this tank, as if it were brand new.. you know, that whole "take it slow" thing ya'all are always yelling at me about
and just keep the rock, sand and tank?any input?
oh and i told him to send me a list of all the other stuf and prices he'd like, and i'll be happy to post them here at trt in the classifieds for him.
apparantly he has ot have the tank torn down by the 19th. who knows maybe he'll throw in some more stuff for me in the end
sheesh, now i gotta come up with 300 bucks !
