Is this a good tank setup?

cajundolphin · 09/30/2007, 09:57 PM

180gal tank with 70 gal sump, 2 serio 2600 with controller 180 gal tank all rocks and fish and lights 3 250 watt ARO metal halide setup and 4 48" VHO hood is complete. ASM G-4 skimmer with all mods. Deep sand bed Refuge.

I am thinking of buying this used tank and setup....Is it good or would need some upgrading?

cajundolphin · 09/30/2007, 10:48 PM

anyone?

josh&jana · 09/30/2007, 11:21 PM

sounds ok to me mate
how long has it been running for, the only thing i can think of is you might have to replace the bulbes if its been running for more than a year or so. but other than that sounds good

ccoral · 10/01/2007, 10:59 AM

sounds like a good set up. Ditto on the bulbs find out old. No chiller

DrBegalke · 10/01/2007, 02:35 PM

sounds good, i might replace the seio's down the road, but other then that should be good for awhile

pmartin727 · 10/01/2007, 02:55 PM

The PRICE is what would make it sound good....

Everyone has a set up somewhere for sale the key is how much you had to pay for it.

Get the most bang for your buck when you are buying used!!

Piscator · 10/01/2007, 03:01 PM

Do you know how many pounds of LR it has? Depending on the price, it sounds like it is otherwise a good setup.

Hope it works out for ya!

an411 · 10/01/2007, 03:05 PM

Sounds like a good setup but a price would be able to tell us if its a good deal or not

SaltyDr · 10/01/2007, 03:33 PM

Careful moving a DSB. I'd just take a few cupfulls and ditch the rest. If it's been set up a while and you scoop it out and "disturb it", it might cause big time troubles for you. Sounds like a nice setup, but yeah, the price is what counts.

09/30/2007, 09:57 PM	#1
cajundolphin Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: louisiana Posts: 34	Is this a good tank setup? 180gal tank with 70 gal sump, 2 serio 2600 with controller 180 gal tank all rocks and fish and lights 3 250 watt ARO metal halide setup and 4 48" VHO hood is complete. ASM G-4 skimmer with all mods. Deep sand bed Refuge. I am thinking of buying this used tank and setup....Is it good or would need some upgrading?

10/01/2007, 02:35 PM	#5
DrBegalke Go Buckeyes! Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Phoenix area, AZ Posts: 2,599	sounds good, i might replace the seio's down the road, but other then that should be good for awhile __________________ ~Jason Begalke Current Tank Info: Latest project: JBJ Cubey

10/01/2007, 03:01 PM	#7
Piscator Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Whitinsville MA Posts: 264	Do you know how many pounds of LR it has? Depending on the price, it sounds like it is otherwise a good setup. Hope it works out for ya! __________________ -Jason Prayer is Protein Skimming for the Soul Current Tank Info: 75 Gal. + 30 Gal sump, PC lights, LR, Skimmer, fuge; 30 gal. livebearer tank; 55 gal. SA Cichlid tank in progress...

09/30/2007, 10:48 PM	#2
cajundolphin Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: louisiana Posts: 34	anyone?

09/30/2007, 11:21 PM	#3
josh&jana Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: cranbourne vic australia Posts: 287	sounds ok to me mate how long has it been running for, the only thing i can think of is you might have to replace the bulbes if its been running for more than a year or so. but other than that sounds good

10/01/2007, 10:59 AM	#4
ccoral Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 468	sounds like a good set up. Ditto on the bulbs find out old. No chiller

10/01/2007, 02:55 PM	#6
pmartin727 Moved On Join Date: May 2007 Location: Orange County California Posts: 426	The PRICE is what would make it sound good.... Everyone has a set up somewhere for sale the key is how much you had to pay for it. Get the most bang for your buck when you are buying used!!

10/01/2007, 03:05 PM	#8
an411 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Derby CT Posts: 2,861	Sounds like a good setup but a price would be able to tell us if its a good deal or not

10/01/2007, 03:33 PM	#9
SaltyDr Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Southwest Florida Posts: 1,191	Careful moving a DSB. I'd just take a few cupfulls and ditch the rest. If it's been set up a while and you scoop it out and "disturb it", it might cause big time troubles for you. Sounds like a nice setup, but yeah, the price is what counts.