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troysdiiscus
11-16-2013, 12:40 AM
Ok so I want to go along with my discus, a saltwater tank. Actually my wife wants and me too....:D so I found this tank on craigslist, not sure if I can post it so I will give you a run down of what it has, so....

225 gallon tank with stand and canopy (very nice) drilled..
Has a phosban reactor 550
asm g3 skimmer with sedra 5000 pump
quiet one return pump
current orbit mh t5 lights
100 lb of live rock
100 lb of sand
40 gallon sump
auto top off system
alot of coral and mushrooms (metallic brain coral, etc..

probably missed some things to add, tank has been running for about a year. Wants $800 but going to offer less. Going to see it tomorrow. What do yall think?? Thanks for reading...

dkeef
11-16-2013, 01:40 AM
Man $800 is a steal.
U should buy it. Just tank and stand canopy is worth 500-600.

DiscusLoverJeff
11-16-2013, 07:53 AM
Troy that seems like a real good price if the corals are nice and the equipment isn't totally salted up. My 50 gallon reef has been running for 4 years now and everyone likes it.

Just the live rock (depending if it is Fiji or not) alone for 100 lbs is usually $3.00 a lb or more depending on if it has growth on it or not. And we all know corals are not cheap either.

troysdiiscus
11-16-2013, 09:53 AM
thanks guys, will updated and take pics this evening and report back and really want your thoughts. If I do get it moving it will be a major pain in the a**!

Wes
11-16-2013, 10:12 AM
. If I do get it moving it will be a major pain in the a**!

Sweat equity

YSS
11-16-2013, 11:33 AM
It is a great deal. We all try to get the best deal possible, but it's not real cool low balling what is already a great deal.

troysdiiscus
11-16-2013, 03:07 PM
Well trust and believe I will not let it slip through, but you never know till you ask, right. Didnt say I was going to offer 400 for it but if I could even get 50 bucks off it was worth asking....
It is a great deal. We all try to get the best deal possible, but it's not real cool low balling what is already a great deal.

dkeef
11-16-2013, 04:26 PM
Id ask 700. And thats great deal anyway.

troysdiiscus
11-16-2013, 04:27 PM
+1
Id ask 700. And thats great deal anyway.

troysdiiscus
11-19-2013, 11:45 PM
Ok so the old saying too good to be true, the tank all of sudden sold, would not return phone calls or emails. Gotta love craigslist sometimes. Ok so I found another one, this one is on the up and up. Talk to them tonight. Now I need some of you that are experienced to help me out by looking at some photos of the setup. Not sure I can post on here but if you PM me I will forward you the pics. Or if I can post them here then I will. Just want more opinions about this than mine. Thanks for your help....

OC Discus
11-20-2013, 12:29 AM
You can transport live rock and coral in buckets containing tank water, hopefully not letting temp drop too much. Purple algae on live rock will die if it dries out, but remain alive if kept in tank water. Sounds like $2k-$3k easily.


thanks guys, will updated and take pics this evening and report back and really want your thoughts. If I do get it moving it will be a major pain in the a**!

troysdiiscus
11-20-2013, 08:54 AM
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troysdiiscus
11-20-2013, 11:00 AM
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troysdiiscus
11-20-2013, 11:02 AM
so having trouble downloading pics would rather just forward freaking email to you lol

1.0reef
12-16-2013, 12:05 AM
Great deal, make sure there have never been any severe algae infestations disease, etc.

troysdiiscus
12-16-2013, 10:36 AM
Well got a sweet deal on a 90 gallon rimless starphire tank. Custom made, custom35 gallon acrylic sump, custom made oak cabinet. Octupus Reef skimmer, 2 mag 12 pumps, auto top off, led par 38 evil lights with moonlighting. GFO and Carbon reactor. Its a closed loop system. Got everything hard plumbed yesterday. Will post pics when I am done. Going to get a Reef Keeper Elite control system.

Discus-n00b
12-16-2013, 12:02 PM
Nice! Sounds even better than the original posted one haha

troysdiiscus
12-16-2013, 12:48 PM
yes it was, so glad I waited. !!! lol Going to glue everything tonight then water test with all equipment running...

DiscusLoverJeff
12-16-2013, 12:50 PM
Can't wait to see the final results Troy. Good luck!

troysdiiscus
12-16-2013, 12:58 PM
thanks Jeff, think all the plumbing worked out great. Matter of fact have a guy over from a reef tank setup to look at it and he said everything looked great. I should hire you. haha..so guess didnt do too bad. Will post a pic tonight and then with water running..
Can't wait to see the final results Troy. Good luck!

Second Hand Pat
12-16-2013, 01:13 PM
Sweet tank Troy, looking forward to the pictures. :D

troysdiiscus
12-16-2013, 01:21 PM
thanks Pat looking forward to getting everything up and running.
Sweet tank Troy, looking forward to the pictures. :D