[connorp]

Personally, I like to either buy a new tank or see the tank with creatures in it. Because I have read several accounts of people buying used tanks that have bad stuff in the such as copper and end up losing everything because they didnt know they was copper in the tank previously. But thats just me, so many other people buy used tanks. JMO

 

[connorp]

The trick on a "deal" if it passes muster here is to get rid of any fish, or adopt them out, dump most of the sand and be ready to start over. It helps if you know that Skimmer X or Super light 7000 they have on the tank are junk.
When setting up an aquarium, you are NEVER gonna get what you paid for everything, but everyone is going to try.
I would bet that 90% of us that have been in the hobby 5 or more years has a collection of "had to have, wish it would dissapear" stuff we bought back in the day.

As in livestock or equipment?:thumbup:

 

[connorp]

Must be talking about equipment, i have loved every damsel, camel shrimp, crab and whatnot that I talked myself into buying

Sounds like some sarcasm there... the words "damsel" and "loved" in the same sentence is a good indicator of that...

 

[connorp]

I love working with dry rock... here is my 40g I'm working on...

turned into...

I still have to finish the other side, and thats 12lbs of rock total there (6lbs each side)...

Pretty shnazzy:thumbup: