ThemadReefer Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 So I was super bored one night and I was looking around the pets section of craigslist for fish equipment to buy for my 72 bow that's up and running now in the living room (thread to come on that in the "large reefs section) and have been thinking about a smaller AIO system for my bedroom. So long story short i came across an ad that said: " reef tank.....300 bucks" and I was like: "yea right!!" who in there right mind would sell a reef tank for that!! there were no pictures so i called the guy and asked him about the tank and why he was selling it so cheap. He said it was a 30 long that had been drilled in the back with a durso standpipe setup and a loc-line return,custom cedar stand, custom canopy top, mag 3 return pump, current sundial 4 bulb T5HO lighting, custom made 10 gallon refugium, an aqua-c urchin skimmer with a maxi jet 1200 pump, 40 lbs of live rock, 40 lbs of live sand, some coral, a CUC, 2 fish, and more extra, salt, test kits, refractometer, etc!! It turns out he's moving to Hawaii in a month and has to sell the tank ASAP!! so I went over to his house to have a look cause this sounded WAYYY TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE!! I took one look......and paid him on the spot....going to pick it up from him tomorrow! (Friday) all for $300 BUCKS!!!! :happydance: SCORE!!! So like I said the tank hasent been cared for too well BUT it has a whole LOT of potential!! this is what it looks like NOW at his house.....THERE'S WORK TO BE DONE!! Ill be updating this thread tomorrow after i get it home, clean it up, and re-arrange it a bit and get some fresh new water in it with some Chemi-pure elite ASAP!! what do you guys think??? NOT too bad for 300 bucks huh!!?? Link to comment
jojoe972 Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 that is a nice deal..... So I see some macro algae in there and a lps or two I think. What corals does he have in there? Does he just have that one tomato clown? Good luck with the move to your house and yes I would like to see more pictures. Hopefully there is no nuissance algae in there or other crap that's annoying to get out at times. You going to keep that cover on the top of the tank? Link to comment
ThemadReefer Posted February 3, 2011 Author Share Posted February 3, 2011 that is a nice deal..... So I see some macro algae in there and a lps or two I think. What corals does he have in there? Does he just have that one tomato clown? Good luck with the move to your house and yes I would like to see more pictures. Hopefully there is no nuissance algae in there or other crap that's annoying to get out at times. You going to keep that cover on the top of the tank? he's got basic stuff like xenia, GSP, and a few other things.....but as i said it needs to be cleaned WELL and it needs a WC and some new scaping badly!! I would love to keep the canopy on there as I do think it looks great BUT i'm gonna have to see about it temp wise in the summer months MORE PICS TOMORROW!! Link to comment
fmfa0801 Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Post more pics good deal Link to comment
ThemadReefer Posted February 3, 2011 Author Share Posted February 3, 2011 Post more pics good deal thanks I will!! Link to comment
DeAtH07 Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Awesome deal. Can't wait to see the update! Link to comment
ThemadReefer Posted February 4, 2011 Author Share Posted February 4, 2011 Will be here at about 12 noon so as soon as it arrives I will start the cleaning/pic snapping!! Link to comment
ThemadReefer Posted February 5, 2011 Author Share Posted February 5, 2011 Sorry i didn't get a chance to update last night.....ran into a couple of snags but i'll post what i've done thus far Got the tank here from Long Island.....(about and hour's drive) safely and got it upstairs with everything... I put the fish in a separate bucket and put a heater and a powerhead in there just so they'd be comfortable and then the live rock and corals The stand looks great....all cedar...the inside where the sump fits is a bit tight but not too bad....it doesn't seem as though the tank was watertight at all!! the plumbing was leaking everywhere and the inside of the stand was pretty stained.....going to paint that black to keep any further damage from occuring and to just make it look nicer than it does now he was using 1 inch tubing both in and out.....the only issue with this is you dont get enough drainage and b/c the return pump is a mag-3 you getting a LOT of head loss....ordered a 1 and a half inch flexible drain line and brought the return side down to 1/2 inch took the live rock out of the tub and laid it all out cleaned up the light leveled the tank out, put everything back together and started scaping!! and here's the finished product as of yesterday...still needs to clear a bit....will post new pics today or tonight again!! still a LOT to be done!! PLEASE COMMENT!! thanks Link to comment
Gerber77 Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Very nice score, I have been finding great deals on craigslist lately. Looking forward to seeing how this plays out. Link to comment
ThemadReefer Posted February 5, 2011 Author Share Posted February 5, 2011 Very nice score, I have been finding great deals on craigslist lately. Looking forward to seeing how this plays out. thanks....I just tested my ammonia and to my surprise it's about 0.50!!! WTF??? could this be from the move?? the sand bed was jostled around a bit!! hope it's only temporary.....everything looks fine so far Link to comment
ThemadReefer Posted February 8, 2011 Author Share Posted February 8, 2011 Current FTS... i might do a bit of re-scaping when the tank settles down a bit and the sump and a couple of corals he threw in with the tank UP next....buying a new R/O D/I some supplies from marine depot, and a couple of more fish and A sH*t ton MORE CORAL!!! Link to comment
mygolfisslow Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 looks good nice find. try bulk reef supply they have slightly better prices than MD Link to comment
ThemadReefer Posted February 8, 2011 Author Share Posted February 8, 2011 looks good nice find. try bulk reef supply they have slightly better prices than MD thanks I will.....just dealing with some serious aiptasia issues right now!! got a pair of peppermint shrimp and some aiptasia X!! Link to comment
Coastie Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Thats a hell of a deal, I search CL constantly out of boredom and post the deals I find on a local forum. Like a 90 with some INSANELY AWESOME dimensions with light and sump for under $300. Looking good! I am feeling the scape! Link to comment
ThemadReefer Posted February 8, 2011 Author Share Posted February 8, 2011 Thats a hell of a deal, I search CL constantly out of boredom and post the deals I find on a local forum. Like a 90 with some INSANELY AWESOME dimensions with light and sump for under $300. Looking good! I am feeling the scape! THANKS!! yea i'm lovin it....now i'm just waging war on aiptasia anemones......aiptasia X, lemon juice, and more syringes that a crack den!! Link to comment
Wilioli Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 ur using the original sand? that'll have an affect on the ammonia -- and the fact that the live rock was out of water too. thats a pretty sweet tank tho! Link to comment
Dnic Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Nice deal.. and cool tomato clown Link to comment
ThemadReefer Posted February 20, 2011 Author Share Posted February 20, 2011 ur using the original sand? that'll have an affect on the ammonia -- and the fact that the live rock was out of water too. thats a pretty sweet tank tho! ammonia issue has settled down and back to 0PPM Nice deal.. and cool tomato clown he's a prick!! LOL even though there's no nem in there (yet) he will attack my arm whenever I stick it in there just b/c he thinks i'm threatening his territory QUICK UPDATE!! I ordered a bunch of goodies from the good doctors and are awaiting there arrival ALSO went a bit nuts and got 21 frags from mrcoral.com!! will post pics within the next couple of days!! Link to comment
Wilioli Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 lol, this will be a good thread to follow Link to comment
Cheapreef27 Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Whatever happened to this thread after the whole Mr Coral thing? Link to comment
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