Need advice fast on 55 gallon aquarium deal

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I just saw an ad for a 55 gallon saltwater tank in my town. The person who owns it is moving and needs it picked up tonight. She is willing to sell it for $75.00. I called my local Petco and they said they would be willing to take in the one fish living in there, so that wouldn't be a problem. What I need to know, is if the tank is in good condition is it worth the money?

It comes with a hood, lights, air pump and protein skimmer. Obviously I wouldn't have use for the protein skimmer since this will be a freshwater aquarium for me.

Is this a good deal? Please comment if you can!
 

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OCCFan023 said:
if its in good condition definitely take it. Do you know what kind of skimmer and lights are it?
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I don't know anything about the lights or skimmer. What would I want to check for besides obvious scratches to see if it's in good condition?
 

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I dont see a filter, and does it come with a stand? ...with a 55 I definitely wouldn't reccomend an undergravel filter (the fact that it comes with an air pump leads me to believe it has a UGF). If you're in the market for a 55g tank...75 would be great for the whole setup, but think how much you're willing to put into the setup, 80 bucks for a filter, 50 or so for a stand (assuming you can find one on craiglist or at a garage sale etc or it'd be more).

Dont forget to ask petco what they'd sell you a 55 tank, hood and lights for...I bet its not a whole lot.
 

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It doesn't come with a filter or stand. It does come with some live rock though which I unfortunately don't want. I was just going to see if the pet store could take the rock too though since I have no intention of getting into salt water fish. I was under the impression that a tank, hood and lights alone from Petco or Petsmart would be hundreds of dollars. Do others know this not to be the case?
 

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well if they're SW lights that have been upgraded they could be worth quite a bit...but not likely, and it may not matter because you're doing FW not SW so it'd be a waste to run metal halides or something.

Best way to find out what they'd cost new would be to just call them or go visit.

That'd be a killer price for someone getting into SW though....LR is upwards of $10 a pound. Any of our Mass folks want to jump on it??
 

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Well, if any MA people do want to get in on this deal, you'd better act quickly! She's moving soon and needs it picked up ASAP.
 

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Where in MA is this? (Obviously I can't pick it up last night, though)

I also would suggest you start a SW tank, all the extra expense is gone since you've already got the LR and the skimmer. Just costs a bit more to stock than FW.
 

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It's just outside of Boston. Actually, it turns out that she's not moving until Saturday so I guess you could still buy it if you wanted. Send me a Private Message if you want more info.

I'm definitely not interested in starting a salt water tank. Thanks for the suggestion though!
 

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I'm not close to Boston, unfortunately...

You could probably sell the LR back to the LFS for like $50 if there's 50lbs or so... and then have a $25 55g tank setup...
 

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