New tank, new fish, new setup...Lots of pics! - Aquarium Advice

maxwell1295 · 02-12-2007, 12:11 PM

This was a "Craigslist Special".....my wife and I were extremely fortunate to luck up on this one. The setup consisted of a 58G Oceanic tank w/overflow, matching stand, glass top, Eheim 2217 filter in "like new" condition (including media), 110W (2x55W) PC lighting, 5gal bucket of Flourite, and a brand new Carbo Plus CO2 unit.

Total cost: $60.00!!!

Yes, you read that right....60 bucks for that entire setup. To make it even sweeter, I sold the Carbo Plus on eBay for $60....so this whole setup basically cost us nothing! The Flourite went to our own Jchillin....somebody had to help him get rid of the blue stuff. :P

The tank set up on a DIY stand. I added a Eheim 2213 from the 29G Demasoni tank, which was taken down to make room for this tank. We decided to go with a nice, peaceful (for Mbuna) Saulosi species tank. The goal was to get some more color in the tank, but to only house one species for breeding purposes. So, out went the Demasoni and in came the Saulosi. I was able to get a good deal on a group of 24 juvies. None of the males have shown any real color change, but there are one or two showing some blue/back on the fins. It'll be a while before we know exactly how many males/females we have.

The substrate is plain old natural sand from Home Depot (~$3.00 for 50lbs) while the rockwork is a bunch of 'wild caught' rocks that I have been accumulating over the past 6 months or so. It was nice to finally be able to put them to use. Buckets of rocks do not go over too well.

Here are some pics...

Full Tank Shot

Fish Pics

Male starting to change color

Digging

Lucky Shot

tecwzrd · 02-12-2007, 12:14 PM

Sweet deal, the lights alone are worth more then that

I can only assume that the person that sold it wasn't the same who bought it. (i.e. divorce/death)

blazeyreef · 02-12-2007, 12:16 PM

looks amazing! congrats on the new tank!
wow $60! you were lucky!
in the next to last pic is the fishie spitting sand at you? LOL

maxwell1295 · 02-12-2007, 12:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tecwzrd

Sweet deal, the lights alone are worth more then that

I can only assume that the person that sold it wasn't the same who bought it. (i.e. divorce/death)

It was the orginal owner. She said she got tired of taking care of such a large tank and wanted to downsize. I think she may have forgotten to downsize her fish while she was at it. She had 2 decent size Geophagus sp. in a 20 gallon long.

**melosu58** · 02-12-2007, 02:38 PM

Looks like a pretty good deal. Great looking tank too.

Jchillin · 02-12-2007, 03:02 PM

I knew I heard you right when you said you were doing a Salousi tank but I had no idea that you were gonna start with so many, and cute ones at that.

Some of us are just plain lucky...a free tank. Wow.

neilanh · 02-12-2007, 03:22 PM

$60???
I hate you

(ok not really, I'm just terribly jealous)

Congrats on a great find tho!

**Zagz** · 02-12-2007, 08:06 PM

Sweet deal! I am incredibly jealous!! Congrats and beautiful looking tank and fish.

Glenc · 02-12-2007, 11:12 PM

Congrats, it's nice to walk into a deal like that, you've made good use of the tank. It looks amazing!

maxwell1295 · 02-13-2007, 08:52 AM

Trust me...it was pure luck! Nobody finds deals like this. Well, almost nobody.

Jchillin - I think I might have already had those fish when I drove over to meet you. I'm pretty sure they we in a holding tank. They're small right now (most are ~1 inch) so keeping that many should not be a problem for a while. The 2217 and 2213 will definitely keep the water clean.

02-12-2007, 12:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
maxwell1295 Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 887 Images: 7	New tank, new fish, new setup...Lots of pics! This was a "Craigslist Special".....my wife and I were extremely fortunate to luck up on this one. The setup consisted of a 58G Oceanic tank w/overflow, matching stand, glass top, Eheim 2217 filter in "like new" condition (including media), 110W (2x55W) PC lighting, 5gal bucket of Flourite, and a brand new Carbo Plus CO2 unit. Total cost: $60.00!!! Yes, you read that right....60 bucks for that entire setup. To make it even sweeter, I sold the Carbo Plus on eBay for $60....so this whole setup basically cost us nothing! The Flourite went to our own *Jchillin....somebody had to help him get rid of the blue stuff. :P The tank set up on a DIY stand. I added a Eheim 2213 from the 29G Demasoni tank, which was taken down to make room for this tank. We decided to go with a nice, peaceful (for Mbuna) Saulosi species tank. The goal was to get some more color in the tank, but to only house one species for breeding purposes. So, out went the Demasoni and in came the Saulosi. I was able to get a good deal on a group of 24 juvies. None of the males have shown any real color change, but there are one or two showing some blue/back on the fins. It'll be a while before we know exactly how many males/females we have. The substrate is plain old natural sand from Home Depot (~$3.00 for 50lbs) while the rockwork is a bunch of 'wild caught' rocks that I have been accumulating over the past 6 months or so. It was nice to finally be able to put them to use. Buckets of rocks do not go over too well. Here are some pics... Full Tank Shot* Fish Pics Male starting to change color Digging Lucky Shot __________________ 125G Mostly Malawi Tank 75G Malawi Mbuna 7G Office MiniBow 125 Gallon Mixed African Thread, 75 Gallon Mixed Malawi Thread

02-12-2007, 12:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
tecwzrd Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: VA Posts: 3,152	Sweet deal, the lights alone are worth more then that I can only assume that the person that sold it wasn't the same who bought it. (i.e. divorce/death) __________________ -Micah- If you haven't figured it out yet I like to BOLD links :P Vote for AA at Aqua Rank

02-12-2007, 12:16 PM	#3 (permalink)
blazeyreef Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Nashville TN Posts: 1,488 Images: 1	looks amazing! congrats on the new tank! wow $60! you were lucky! in the next to last pic is the fishie spitting sand at you? LOL __________________ Houston "Face Trials with Smiles"-Porter Ellett *My aquariums-20gall planted,* *29gall planted* *"We are nothing until we make ourselves somthing"*

02-12-2007, 02:38 PM	#5 (permalink)
melosu58 SW 10 yrs and over Community Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Richmond Va Posts: 11,260 Images: 73	Looks like a pretty good deal. Great looking tank too. __________________ View My Tanks Click here to Visit FantasyReef

02-12-2007, 03:02 PM	#6 (permalink)
Jchillin Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New York, NY (The Big Apple) Posts: 12,934 Images: 47	I knew I heard you right when you said you were doing a Salousi tank but I had no idea that you were gonna start with so many, and cute ones at that. Some of us are just plain lucky...a free tank. Wow. __________________ _________________________________ My 75g Planted tank

02-12-2007, 03:22 PM	#7 (permalink)
neilanh MTS Advocate Community Mentor Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 2,500 Images: 15	$60??? I hate you (ok not really, I'm just terribly jealous) Congrats on a great find tho! __________________ ~Neilan In the DC Metro Area? Check out GWAPA Look, I have a My Info Page! Where's yours? Useful Links: Vote for AA, Nitrogen Cycle, Fishless Cycling, Articles, Acronym List

02-12-2007, 08:06 PM	#8 (permalink)
Zagz Aquarium Advice Addict Community Admin Join Date: May 2005 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 10,355 Images: 92	Sweet deal! I am incredibly jealous!! Congrats and beautiful looking tank and fish. __________________ ------------ Anne My Profile Page My tank & fish photos Have you voted for AA today? Like the advice or comments someone gave you? Show your appreciation with the reputation button!

02-12-2007, 11:12 PM	#9 (permalink)
Glenc Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,067	Congrats, it's nice to walk into a deal like that, you've made good use of the tank. It looks amazing! __________________ 125 gallon, Crypt green gecko, Crypt undulata "broad leaf" Lobelia cardinalis small and large form. H.corymbosa "compact" Crypt parva, Downoi, Bacopa. 2x 150 Wt 10000k HQI Metal Halide, 2x 65 Wt 6700k-Colourmax

02-13-2007, 08:52 AM	#10 (permalink)
maxwell1295 Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 887 Images: 7	Trust me...it was pure luck! Nobody finds deals like this. Well, almost nobody. Jchillin - I think I might have already had those fish when I drove over to meet you. I'm pretty sure they we in a holding tank. They're small right now (most are ~1 inch) so keeping that many should not be a problem for a while. The 2217 and 2213 will definitely keep the water clean. __________________ 125G Mostly Malawi Tank 75G Malawi Mbuna 7G Office MiniBow 125 Gallon Mixed African Thread, 75 Gallon Mixed Malawi Thread

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