Question on possible tank purchase - Aquarium Advice

Hovoc · 11-10-2006, 01:37 PM

THeres a 45 gal. bow front listed locally with stand. It was previously used with salt water, but i dont do that.

Its up for sale for $100, for tank and stand. My question is, would this be a good price for this, knowing I would have to go pick up a filter, and other hardware?

The tank doesn't leak, but he said theres mopisture around back and would suggest resealing, which wouldnt be a problem for me.

squawkbert · 11-10-2006, 01:51 PM

I recently paid $150 for a 16 bow & stand w/ hood, so I'd say "Go for it"

Hovoc · 11-10-2006, 02:01 PM

my biggest concern is that he says theres coralline growing on the front glass, how hard is this to remove?

JustOneMore20 · 11-10-2006, 02:05 PM

That sounds like a good deal to me. Acrylic tanks are usually more expensive. I'd make sure the "leak" would be fixed with resealing. And of course check it out before buying to make sure it isn't scratched.

Sorry, I'm not sure about the Coralline.

I did buy a tank that was used for SW before and just gave it a few good rinses before I used it. It didn't have anything strange growing in it though.

severum mama · 11-10-2006, 02:46 PM

Go for it, that's a great deal! A 36 bow around here goes for about $120, and that's a smaller tank with no stand or accessories. The coralline won't be that big of a deal to remove. You can scrape it off with a razor blade, or the Kent Pro Scraper would also do the job nicely and has a handle that makes it easy to work with. Just take your time and be careful to not scratch the glass.

bs6749 · 11-10-2006, 03:03 PM

If you use a raozr blade make sure that the glass is wet so that you don't scratch it.

rich311k · 11-10-2006, 03:05 PM

My 36 and stand cost me 3 times that much. That is a great deal.

11-10-2006, 01:37 PM	#1
Hovoc Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Chesterfield, VA Posts: 125	Question on possible tank purchase THeres a 45 gal. bow front listed locally with stand. It was previously used with salt water, but i dont do that. Its up for sale for $100, for tank and stand. My question is, would this be a good price for this, knowing I would have to go pick up a filter, and other hardware? The tank doesn't leak, but he said theres mopisture around back and would suggest resealing, which wouldnt be a problem for me.

11-10-2006, 01:51 PM	#2
squawkbert Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 256	I recently paid $150 for a 16 bow & stand w/ hood, so I'd say "Go for it" __________________ Thanks, Squawkbert WWIIOL Veteran Tanks:1MiniBow 5g, Coralife 10W Colormax, 3 Harlequin Rasboras, Amano shrimp, pond snails, Jungle Val, Bacopa, C. wendtii 46 bowfront: 3 Cardinals, 5 Black Neons, 4 Black Phantoms, 2 Serpae/Minor, 2 C. aeneus, C. trilineatus, 2 black Mollies, 4 Otos, 6 Pristellas, P. Scalare Cryptocoryne wendtii, Java Fern, Val, Bacopa caroliniana, Anubias, Bolbitis, A. reineckii rosefolia, 5g RCS tank 5g RCS/java moss, Najas guadalupensis... tank

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severum mama Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 2,771 Images: 22	Go for it, that's a great deal! A 36 bow around here goes for about $120, and that's a smaller tank with no stand or accessories. The coralline won't be that big of a deal to remove. You can scrape it off with a razor blade, or the Kent Pro Scraper would also do the job nicely and has a handle that makes it easy to work with. Just take your time and be careful to not scratch the glass. __________________ WE CAN STAGE A RUNAWAY GOLF CART MARATHON 5 gallon, 45 gallon, and 55 gallon planted 75 gallon SA/CA cichlids 8 gallon Oceanic BioCube nano reef

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bs6749 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Lawton, MI Posts: 1,279	If you use a raozr blade make sure that the glass is wet so that you don't scratch it. __________________ 100G Discus Tank, 55G Planted RCS Tank, 29G Angelfish Tank w/Breeders, 29G Class N Endler Tank, 10G CRS/CBS (S+, SS) Tank, 10G Yellow Shrimp Tank, 10G Snowball Shrimp Tank, and a breeding experiment with ghost shrimp in my other 10G tank.

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11-10-2006, 02:01 PM	#3
Hovoc Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Chesterfield, VA Posts: 125	my biggest concern is that he says theres coralline growing on the front glass, how hard is this to remove?

11-10-2006, 03:05 PM	#7
rich311k Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 8,972 Images: 35	My 36 and stand cost me 3 times that much. That is a great deal.

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