new tank

[boston]

i am thinking of getting a new aquarium my old one old was 100gal in size and i want to get at least 150gal, the local pet shop can get me one with stand and light for around $650, $500 for tank im good with woodworking so i could build a stand out of pine easily.and i can find a hood light for about $50.is the pet stores price about right or is it expensive.

[jeffs99dime]

what is the tank made of?

[boston]

the tank is glass and is made by all glass aquariums.

[jeffs99dime]

you could get them a lot cheaper than that on ebay

[Drumachine09]

You CAN get them much cheaper on Ebay, but most large aquariums are pick-up only, they dont ship well.

[nfras]

If I were you I would reinforce the stand with something, 150 gal (US) of water is over 1200lb, not including the weight of the tank.
Jeff's right, you will probably get it cheaper on ebay, if you can get it. You may have to wait for quite a while for one to come up. The price sounds about right for retails though (converting from US to Aus $)

[Lady Hobbs]

Ebay ships no glass aquariums as do anywhere on the internet with the exception of GlassCages. They also charge more than the tank to ship it.

[jeffs99dime]

if you are so inclined you could build your own tank too. just tying to think of cheaper ways for you to go about it. i wouldn't pay 500 dollars for a 150g tank personally. try searching ebay for tanks local to your area. someone is bound to have one. sometimes lfs's and distibutors sell tanks on "ebay stores" too. do you know any lfs's that are going out of business? that is also another good way to get a tank fairly cheap.--jeff

[boston]

thanks im also keeping a lookout in the local paper and on ebay

[Drumachine09]

I dont know if you guys get it, but here in wichita we have whats called a penny power. Its a free newspaper ligke think that you can buy advertisments for in. They ALWAYS have large aquariums. If you have something like a penny power in your area, check it for sure!

[jeffs99dime]

well. i ran a search of aquariums in ebay. your zipcode is 83854 right?

[boston]

yes that is my zip.
also when i do get a larger aquarium would the best way to transfer every thing be just to take half water out of old tank directly siphoned to the new tank with fish out,then transfer gravel and add new same with plants and all,then fill up the rest, by doing this i dont think i would have to wait again for cycling maybe a day for the bacteria to settle.

[jeffs99dime]

yes that is my zip.
also when i do get a larger aquarium would the best way to transfer every thing be just to take half water out of old tank directly siphoned to the new tank with fish out,then transfer gravel and add new same with plants and all,then fill up the rest, by doing this i dont think i would have to wait again for cycling maybe a day for the bacteria to settle.

you don't rally have to transfer the water, but if you don't want to go through another cycle, transfer all your gravel and filter material to the new tank. while doing this make sure that the substrate/ filter material stay submerged in tank water from donor tank

[AquaQueen]

I also find good deals on fishtanks in the Want Ad I don't know if there is one where you live but you can get them anywhere they sell newspapers. I just scored a 55gal for a friend of mine who fell in love with the one I got for my hubby (I got mine for a steal only $50.00 but had to drive a good distance to pick it up) and found the one for my friend right in my city for cheap money as well hers is only 50 gal and she paid $75.00 still not bad at all considering both tanks came all setup I changed the rocks and added new filters then cycled the tank a few days and we are good to go...so if you just be patient and ask around you will find something you like. Good Luck!

[Severus]

Check out craigslist it is online classifieds

[boston]

we do get a paper like that called the nickles worth checked there online none right now but it gets updated every friday.

[Drumachine09]

Keep Checkin!