Ok so I cannot seem to make a decision on a 2nd tank. Been searching on CL for 2 months now. Found some nice stuff that I missed and some that people thought were worth much more than they were. I figured out that I want to go with a 70 - 120g in a 48" wide footprint. I also want to do an overflow and sump type system. Why? just for the sake of doing it. Here are a few I am looking at currently but I winder if I would still be better off buying a new tank?
Petsmart has TopFin 75g's w/ light and glass tops for $164 (tempting)
Build a stand - $100, build a 20g sump $50, pump $90, misc plumbing $75 - Roughly $480
This is a 72g Bow Front, stand, canopy, light(not for plants), coast to coast overflow, most of the plumbing, no pump, 20g empty tank for sump. - Asking $450 - I offered $300 (waiting for response) 3Ke3I63He5Ic5Gc5E3d26ca75d9cdb9861a24.jpg
I love the bow front. Stand needs a bit of work. There has been some steals up by me if you are willing to drive, say $100 in gas, if you could get a big tank for $100-$150 itd be worth it to you...
I love the bow front. Stand needs a bit of work. There has been some steals up by me if you are willing to drive, say $100 in gas, if you could get a big tank for $100-$150 itd be worth it to you...
Just saying
I am not opposed to driving that far but my issue is I no longer have a truck lol. I drive a Jeep Wrangler and a Honda fit
I also found a 120g 48x24x24 tank only for $180 could probably get for $150 but I don't know if the back glass is tempered or not for drilling. I guess I am not totally against an overflow box... just need to take precautions for power outages and breaking the siphon.
Woohoo... finally... I landed the 72 Bowfront for $250! includes the stand, light, 20g for the sump and the coast to coast overflow. Already drilled just needs assembled.
If the offer you have made falls through, above is the set-up that I would go for. Assuming the tank holds water, I would suggest offering close to asking $175 to $200 range. At that asking price, I would assume the set-up needs some work, but for the right price and some elbow grease, you can turn that into one heck of a great set-up for minimal cost.
If you take your time to do the research FIRST, you can successfully set-up and keep ANY type of aquarium with ease.
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Here are a couple more shots of the 72 bow front - to be honest after talking to the guy on the phone I don't think this tank has seen any water yet. The coast to coast overflow was not installed yet. Still needs to be siliconed into place.
To be honest I don't like the stand, but that is easily fixable, I just don't like that you can see through it. But that sounds like a killer deal... now... what to stock it with