Awesome Deal!

[coolwade]

Hello Everyone,

I have been offered a 56 Gallon Tank (Four foot by 18x18 inches) for $A300.00 bucks. This includes everything. An external power filter. Long light. Everything.

1. Is this a good deal?

2. I am having trouble convincing Home Command (Wife) and her favourite fish are the Tiger Barbs. How many can I get and What are good companions algae eaters etc. Any suggestions would be great.

Wade

 

[aquariumfishguy]

Hmmm... well yes, that does sound good considering you could easily spent $700+ on a new 55 gallon set up. I mean, if you did everything right and bought the best of the best.

So, as long as this new tank and equipment is working properly, I would snatch it up... this could be a steal!

 

[coolwade]

Thats what I thought. Now what about stocking? Nice big shoal of Tiger Barbs, good companions?

 

[downloader]

At that price what are you waiting for? Get the tank first worry about stocking after its set up and cycled.

www.bluewhippet.net

 

[coolwade]

I like to be organised and I will order the fish in at my LFS as they order especially for me. And notice the home command approval, I will need to know what to put in first!

 

[biogirl361]

where is the $700 figure coming from? i figure roughly:
$60 - tank
$40 - hood
$40 - two long lights at 20 apiece
$40 - filter
$40 - substrate
$20 - air pump
$50 - misc. driftwood, rocks, fake plants, gravel vac, air tube and airstone.

that is $290 for new, not including stand, live fish and plants, and any water conditioners, meds, food, test kits, all of which adds up to probably another 200 but i am assuming this stuff didn't come with it, i might be wrong about that though. so 300 or slighly more if i underestimated anything is probably about what i would expect to pay for the stuff if it was new.

 

[coolwade]

It includes a stand and all the misc gear as well( I have heaps already.) $60 for a four foot tank?? What shop do you go to? The filter is an expensive outside cannister filter which was designed for up to 400 gallons.

 

[Watcher74]

What type of cannister filter is it, do you know? That makes a lot of difference right there.

 

[biogirl361]

alright, i didn't know the stand came with it, that is a big difference. stands are expensive!

 

[coolwade]

Not really sure. It is an expensive one I know that. She spend $1200 on the new setup and said she spent $500 on the filter, I think she mentioned it has heating capability as well.

I think this is the heater.

http://www.aquaria.com.au/cgi-bin/d...Filter+-+Professional+II+++Range+HEATED+2126+