All of that adds up to $242 dollars. I don't think that's a very good deal, as at the lfs where I live you can get a new 29 gallon tank with a hood and a wooden stand with a cabinet on the bottom for around $140. The difference in the two is enough to get a really nice filter and heater on your tank. I live in a city in a rural area that only has two lfs. Their only competition is Wal-Mart, which has a terrible selection and lots of sick fish and a PetCo that is about 45 minutes away. So they don't really have a reason to keep the prices low as most businesses don't give you good deals just to be nice, they're there to make money. So, no, I don't think you're being a tightwad. I don't know what part of South Carolina you live in, but if there is an area within a day's drive with a lot of pet stores, I'd take a day and go see if you can get better deal. Spending twenty or thirty dollars on gas to save a hundred or more dollars isn't a bad deal, in my opinion.
Shopping for First Tank
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All of that adds up to $242 dollars. I don't think that's a very good deal, as at the lfs where I live you can get a new 29 gallon tank with a hood and a wooden stand with a cabinet on the bottom for around $140. The difference in the two is enough to get a really nice filter and heater on your tank. I live in a city in a rural area that only has two lfs. Their only competition is Wal-Mart, which has a terrible selection and lots of sick fish and a PetCo that is about 45 minutes away. So they don't really have a reason to keep the prices low as most businesses don't give you good deals just to be nice, they're there to make money. So, no, I don't think you're being a tightwad. I don't know what part of South Carolina you live in, but if there is an area within a day's drive with a lot of pet stores, I'd take a day and go see if you can get better deal. Spending twenty or thirty dollars on gas to save a hundred or more dollars isn't a bad deal, in my opinion.
Yea, So after a little more shopping arround one store offered a 55 gallon handmade 3/8's inch glass tank with stand, glass top, 40watt strip light, rocks, net, filter and the rest for a clean $500. Then I went to the more commercial store and they are going with the 55 Gallon generic tank, a solid wooden stand, and glass top, and i think one 40 watt light for $270. The rest shouldn't add up to $500, infact the store manager told me that they would make it be less.
I'm lovin this new store. The fish guy there is really knoeldeable, albeit a little old school, but cool. Not to mention he offered me free plants to stock the tank with. So, I'm going with the more commercial store. Tank should be at the house this week.
I'm lovin this new store. The fish guy there is really knoeldeable, albeit a little old school, but cool. Not to mention he offered me free plants to stock the tank with. So, I'm going with the more commercial store. Tank should be at the house this week.
