Is this tank worth the buy?

Mockmo · 10/26/2011, 01:07 PM

Hey guys im thinking about going bigger alot bigger, and wanted your input on this tank and what all i would need and how much it ould cost.

http://tulsa.craigslist.org/fuo/2652638538.html

i have a 55 gallon stocked with corals and fish with 63 lbs of live rock and a sand bed on the bottom. what would i be able to salvage in the move and how much new rock and sand would i need. I have a 4 bulb t5, and a HOB coralife skimmer.

steevareno2002 · 10/26/2011, 01:17 PM

That light will overhang on the ends! You can use 2 halides for a 5 foot tank IMO.

Dustin1300 · 10/26/2011, 01:32 PM

Looks to be a good deal but I'd want to see the leak test myself. Once you look at you can drain in 10 minutes. I usually just seed with my old sand, and your rock requirements all depend on what aquascaping you like. I'd say at least double yours but if it is already live rock I'd get some dry rock and not risk acquiring pests with additional new rock

Ranchhand02 · 10/26/2011, 01:54 PM

Not a bad price. I would check the leak in the overflow. If is is down low and you lose poser it could drain the tank into your sump. That would be the only thing I would be concerned about.

sporto0 · 10/26/2011, 01:58 PM

Jump on that quick, it will be gone very quickly. You could not purchase any one of those items for $200 new, that is a good deal for sure.

Dustin1300 · 10/26/2011, 02:14 PM

Make sure it's never been treated with COPPER!

shifty51008 · 10/26/2011, 02:30 PM

IMO it is a good deal. I would take the light apart and build a canopy and retrofit 2 MH's in the hood and have the 3rd for a back up. however I would make sure it is just the bulbs that are the problem and not the ballasts.

I wouldn't worry about if it ever had copper in it as a good vinegar water scrub will remove any left over.

Uncle Salty 05 · 10/26/2011, 03:12 PM

If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is.
Worth an in person look though if it is close.

michaelr · 10/26/2011, 06:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Uncle Salty 05

If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is.
Worth an in person look though if it is close.

i disagree. I have a 120 gallon that i got for 250$. it came with a stand and filter and it works just fine. All i know is it can happen

crankbait · 10/26/2011, 09:39 PM

I personaly think its an extremly good deal seeing that its my tank sitting in my garage! Yeah its a small world.......still full of water by the way. I just bought my dream tank so i will throw in a little bonus. My new tank came with an extra 250 watt ballast and igniter. Again just going by what the seller told me that it works. You can have it too. Just incase the bulbs is not the problem. If its not sold by this weekend im going to be curing about 100 lbs of live rock in it. 150 bucks you got 72 hours before splash down or my kid decides he wants to put a lizard or snake in it. Hahah

Mockmo · 10/27/2011, 11:13 AM

haha i should stop by tonight to check it out

10/26/2011, 01:07 PM	#1
Mockmo Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 80	Is this tank worth the buy? Hey guys im thinking about going bigger alot bigger, and wanted your input on this tank and what all i would need and how much it ould cost. http://tulsa.craigslist.org/fuo/2652638538.html i have a 55 gallon stocked with corals and fish with 63 lbs of live rock and a sand bed on the bottom. what would i be able to salvage in the move and how much new rock and sand would i need. I have a 4 bulb t5, and a HOB coralife skimmer.

10/26/2011, 01:17 PM	#2
steevareno2002 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Boston, Ma Posts: 508	That light will overhang on the ends! You can use 2 halides for a 5 foot tank IMO. __________________ 72 bowfront ATI dimmable Sunpower/2 Kessil A350W's/2 Vortech MP10WES's/ 2 Koralia 1400's/Aquaroche ceramic rock/Aquamaxx skimmer/no3po4x/gfo/gac

10/26/2011, 01:32 PM	#3
Dustin1300 Reefaholic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Carmel, IN Posts: 5,135	Looks to be a good deal but I'd want to see the leak test myself. Once you look at you can drain in 10 minutes. I usually just seed with my old sand, and your rock requirements all depend on what aquascaping you like. I'd say at least double yours but if it is already live rock I'd get some dry rock and not risk acquiring pests with additional new rock __________________ INDMAS President Check out my tank in the Large Tank Forums, "A Reefaholic's 1000+ Gallon Mixed Reef System Build"! Current Tank Info: 600 Gallon DT, 140 Gallon Grow Out Tank, 125 Gallon Sump, 90 Gallon Fuge, 200 Gallon Fish QT, 15 Gallon Frag QT

10/26/2011, 02:14 PM	#6
Dustin1300 Reefaholic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Carmel, IN Posts: 5,135	Make sure it's never been treated with COPPER! __________________ INDMAS President Check out my tank in the Large Tank Forums, "A Reefaholic's 1000+ Gallon Mixed Reef System Build"! Current Tank Info: 600 Gallon DT, 140 Gallon Grow Out Tank, 125 Gallon Sump, 90 Gallon Fuge, 200 Gallon Fish QT, 15 Gallon Frag QT

10/26/2011, 02:30 PM	#7
shifty51008 12-5 Chiefs record Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 10,134	IMO it is a good deal. I would take the light apart and build a canopy and retrofit 2 MH's in the hood and have the 3rd for a back up. however I would make sure it is just the bulbs that are the problem and not the ballasts. I wouldn't worry about if it ever had copper in it as a good vinegar water scrub will remove any left over. __________________ 75 gal. mixed DT, 100 gal. sump, 50 gal. fuge, Clownfish breeder

10/26/2011, 01:54 PM	#4
Ranchhand02 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 532	Not a bad price. I would check the leak in the overflow. If is is down low and you lose poser it could drain the tank into your sump. That would be the only thing I would be concerned about.

10/26/2011, 01:58 PM	#5
sporto0 Moved On Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa. Posts: 2,924	Jump on that quick, it will be gone very quickly. You could not purchase any one of those items for $200 new, that is a good deal for sure.

10/26/2011, 03:12 PM	#8
Uncle Salty 05 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: South Florida Posts: 3,799	If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is. Worth an in person look though if it is close. __________________ In all that I endure, of one thing I am sure. Knowledge and reason, change like the season. A jester's promenade. - Kerry Livgren Current Tank Info: 180 gal reef tank with dual attached refugiums 20 long and 10 gallon. Plus 55 gallon True Percula breeding tank.

10/26/2011, 09:39 PM	#10
crankbait Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Tulsa ok Posts: 180	I personaly think its an extremly good deal seeing that its my tank sitting in my garage! Yeah its a small world.......still full of water by the way. I just bought my dream tank so i will throw in a little bonus. My new tank came with an extra 250 watt ballast and igniter. Again just going by what the seller told me that it works. You can have it too. Just incase the bulbs is not the problem. If its not sold by this weekend im going to be curing about 100 lbs of live rock in it. 150 bucks you got 72 hours before splash down or my kid decides he wants to put a lizard or snake in it. Hahah

10/27/2011, 11:13 AM	#11
Mockmo Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 80	haha i should stop by tonight to check it out

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