How much does an all-glass 10 gallon tank cost?

[wigglejaggles]

hey now,

I have been everywhere looking online trying to compare prices on all-glass aquariums, but have now come to the conclusion that reputable dealers online most likely do not hassle selling all glass tanks due to them being so fragile when shipping.

I have never put together an aquarium before, and am trying to see what my cost range is gonna be for a 10 gallon tank and all its pieces in order to have a very succesful tank.

so how much is an All-Glass brand 10 gallon tank ?

thanks so much!

take care,
Jared

[Stephen1]

A LFS has them here for $8.95. Same price as the one's carried in Walmart in the same town. It's just the tank though. No lighting, hood, etc...

[wigglejaggles]

wow!!

that is cheaper than I thought. The ones on e-bay must be a rip off. Two different people were selling an all-glass 10 gallon aquarium with a buy it now price of 19.99 plus 18 dollars shipping!!

that is good news! Maybe this wont be so expensive after all.

take care,
jared

[SimonWoodstock]

Check Wal-Mart. Seems like they have a 10 gallon kit for around $20-25. I got one from there a while back to put a California Newt in, but the kit was for fish. I still have it for a hospital tank(just in case), and currently have the filter that came with it running as an additional filter for my 20 gallon.

You may want to just get a cheap tank with out the kit from Wal-Mart, and check the pet stores for better quality filters, etc.

Wal-Mart sells cheap aquariums, but I would be cautious about buying any fish from them. They tend to be kept in some of the worst conditions in my opinion, and probably everyone's on this forum for that matter.

*Now that I'm thinking about 10 gallons from wally world, my mother got a hex shaped plastic 10 gallon kit form there that looked really nice. It was all 1 piece of plastic, no seams. Catch is, the way the lid was made, it was a pain in the *** to feed the fish, change water and pretty much do anything to it except look at it.*

[SimonWoodstock]

I wouldn't order it. Surely you can find a much better deal locally. Plus, you don't have to pay high shipping costs and you can take it home right then.

[wigglejaggles]

now youa re talking about the brand all-glass right? Does walmart sell the all-glass brand or is it some no name aquarium for 10 bucks?

If walmart does sell all-glass brand that cheap i will be there tomorrow!!!
haha


take care,
jared

[SimonWoodstock]

oh, nevermind :D

walmart doesnt sell nothin but cheap stuff as far as i know!

im not familiar w/ the brand name all-glass....and its probably one of the most well known too. oh well, the tank i am using now is about 10-12 years old and the 10 gallon hospital tank was a cheapo from walmart.

[wigglejaggles]

hey now,

I just edited my post and made it be All-Glass "brand". I now realize how easily someone could have thought simply and all glass 10 gallon tank. haha
sorry to confuse you guys and thanks for taking the time to post!

take care,
jared

[Locust]

The tank shouldn't run much more then $10.

If you're setting up a new aquarium, I'd recommend looking through your local classifieds and seeing if there's anything in there. You're not likely to find anything smaller then 30 gallons are so, but secondhand tanks are cheap (55's w/ accessories routinely run for around $100-$150 around here).

It's generally a good idea to get the largest tank tank that you're comfortable with, since larger tanks are easier to keep (within reason).

[SimonWoodstock]

sorry to confuse you guys and thanks for taking the time to post!

hey man, it doesnt take much for me!:confused:

oh well...i tried to help you out but i really had no idea what you were takling about. looks like some others did though, they will help you out in finding a good setup.

[tricksterpup]

AS for the price of a 10 gallon tank, I have bought tanks for as low as $4 on sale, they were not all glass but just as nice. The tanks at walmart are fairly cheap also and are just as nice. But the usual price for a tank at any store, expect to pay from any where from $5 -15 for a tank but the average is probably $10. I have been in the collection of tanks for over 30 years, and I haven't noticed a major quality difference in tank brands for 10 gallon tanks.



jim

[chipstahoy]

yeah, i'd agree. i havent really seen different quality in 10 g tanks. i also agree with others that you might as well buy as big of a tank as you wanna have cuz theyre easier to maintain. i would also second the classified suggestion. i check the classifieds every now and then and see tanks for sale all the time. personally, i've acquired so many tanks for such good deals: a 75 g for $40, three free 30 g, three free 10 g, a 35 hex for $10, a free 55 g (cracked side tho...still good for reptiles or amphibians which i keep as well), and pry a couple more that i've forgotten. if you ask around, youd be surprised at how many people have an "old tank" hidden in their attic or something. anyway, hope this helps you find the tank you want.

-chip

[Dapple2]

You can generally find name-brand 10g's for around 8 bucks in the chain stores around here (Petsmart, Petco, etc). As far as branding goes, there have been lotsa take-overs and mergers lately, so many of the different tank manufacturers are really all the same place. There are only like two or three different ones left. If I remember correctly All-Glass and Island are both now owned by Central and I'm pretty sure Aquaria (Marineland) just bought somebody else out too

[blitzen25bm]

the ones at walmart are either perfecto and top fin i think ive seen both but mostly seen perfecto and the tanks are good only had one break but that was my fault. just get the walmart ones less than 10 bucks heres a link of aquarium quality if you wanna check it out. http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=14798

[Captain Hook]

I was surprised to see a thread asking for the price of just an aquarium with nothing in it. To be honest the tank is one of the cheapest components. Where the costs add up are gravel, plants (real or fake), heater, filter, hood, lighting, decorations, plus any other supplies you will need.

[Dapple2]

What gets me Cap'n is that the poor guy was ready to go make himself one, lol. It would probably cost more to make a *standard* 10g than it does to buy one. *gentle chuckle*

Oh yeah, Marineland bought out Perfecto! Knew it would come to me later, hehe. They've been making lotsa neat aquisitions

[sumoschro]

the petco here has all glass brand aquariums for around 11 -12 dollars.

[rainbowprizimz]

I agree with most of the other posts, I purchased my Top Fin 10 gal. at Wal-Mart for $35, it included a hanging box filter, a heater, florescent light fixture, and bulb,thermometor, fish net, Tetramin The Rich Mix fish food, AquaSafe water conditioner.
I ended up spending an additional $70-$100 stocking the tank though, this included a bio-wheel(to accomidate my box filter)medium sized log, gravel ( I prefer unpainted or undyed gravel, natural is safer, and looks better),
plastic floating plants, a couple of decorations (a gargoyle, and a sign),
air pump and tubing, bubble stick, and a better thermometor (the one included in the tank kit was crappy),
and of course the fish. For the beginner guppies are nice, maybe a male and 3-4 fems. *But beware!!*
They breed worse than rabbits, and once you see the fry, you'll want to save them and raise them, or your other option is to let them get eaten by the adult fish. I made the mistake of putting gups in my very first 10 gal tank, and now I have a spare 2 gal. for raising the fry, and just recieved a 20 gal that I don't know what I'm going to do with yet. Good luck finding and setting up your tank!

[Geographer]

Do not order that 10gallon online. Just go to your closest fish store or pet store and buy it. It shouldn't be more than $12. But you need more than the tank. A mini aquclear HOB filter would work well at $23. A hood and light at $20. Those are essential. If you live in a cold area, get a heater at $12-$30. Buy rocks at the hardware store really cheap= 40lbs for $3. A net, fish food is $5. I just dig up free worms in my yard every day.
This will all cost you $80-$100, but the start-up costs are alway the highest.
10gllons are the cheapest tanks, even cheaper than 2.5's and 5 gallons. Buy theat any store, but that ***** of wal-mart.

[wigglejaggles]

hey guys,

I now have the 10 gallon all-glass tank and the black plastic deluxe hood with flourescant light. The tankw as 9.99 at my lfs and the deluxe hood was 29.99.

So now i am already to purchase the rest of my equipment at big al's online! real cheap prices!

take care,
Jared