Altohombre
The Tennis Pro Reefer
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Need Member opinions on this deal
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Piggy
Reef enthusiast
Not to bad of a deal seeing you get 40 pounds of LR. Sounds like a deep tank so you would have to upgrade the lighting. Will have to wait for the pic to be sure.
Altohombre
The Tennis Pro Reefer
I would most likely use this tank as a FOWLR and add a snowflake eel to the two fish he would be giving me. I am not too familiar with the fish he is giving for free or if they would live with the Harlequin Tusk he said he would sell cheap, but they seem like pretty fish.
I would have a DSB with this tank to make the height a little less enormous.
I would have a DSB with this tank to make the height a little less enormous.
dustin_P74
Reef enthusiast
show tanks arent good for long term success with keeping fish
Altohombre
The Tennis Pro Reefer
why is that?
dustin_P74
Reef enthusiast
because there is less surface space for air exchange and most fish dont swim vertically
Altohombre
The Tennis Pro Reefer
my main concern is keeping a snowflake eel in it so it doesn't require a lot of surface space. As for the other fish I know they become much larger and would require a bigger tank.
Altohombre
The Tennis Pro Reefer
I'd like some more opinions before he puts up the pictures, Things go pretty fast once pictures are up and I think if I delay I may lose it.
daugherty
part time reefer
you need to get the correct measurements the ones he gave you say the tank is almost 75gallons. i would probably do it just because of the live rock then if you dont like the tank you can always find a new one and keep the rock and sell just the tank.
RyanG
Reef enthusiast
+1 Daugherty. 150 bucks for 40lbs of live rock aint bad at all even if you got it and the tank was junk(which I doubt it is).
UnderwaterWorld
Reef enthusiast
not to mention the fish are probably worth a bit so you could trade them in if you dont want them
Bifferwine
I am a girl
Be careful when buying any live rock that was previously in a FO tank -- copper.
Altohombre
The Tennis Pro Reefer
no go on this one. After seeing the pics and thinking about it for a while the tank dimensions aren't so great for me. The rock wasn't as much or as coralline covered as I was hoping for either.
lightcs4
Loving to learn
I looked at the pics. It didn't seem like 40 lbs of rock either. Anyone else have this thought?
reeffreak
Reef pro
All I remember was that the stand was hideous.Still,worth the price though.
RyanG
Reef enthusiast
Show tank my ass. That is one ugly SOBing stand too. Still was cheap enough though.
Altohombre
The Tennis Pro Reefer
haha yeah that is what I thought. I was really hoping for better but at $150 for a tank, stand, lights, wet/dry, and those fish are decent fish I was excited. Plus he said he had a Mag 5 pump and all I see is a Koralia in the tank.
RyanG
Reef enthusiast
Mag five probably the sump return pump
Altohombre
The Tennis Pro Reefer
gotcha
Hornet
Reefing newb
$150 bucks is pretty cheap for any size saltwater set-up. It may look like crap but it does come with a sump and a few other things that might turn out to be usefull.
A little elbow grease and maybe a coat of paint on the stand and that could make a great species tank.
A little elbow grease and maybe a coat of paint on the stand and that could make a great species tank.
