Shopping for new complete set-up ... Ideas wanted...

[pinhead]

Originally Posted by VFX

Some of the tanks suggested cost $400 upwards... that may not be expensive to you but I have no problems admitting it's expensive to me.

Boxing day sales coming up. Here's a link from my second favorite website - Redflagdeals. Big Al's has some good prices on new tanks.

120 gallon - $170

Biocube 8 for $99 also looks interesting
http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/249/bigals01bd2.jpg
http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/6323/bigals02gu7.jpg

[Tom R]

While some say that tanks are not expensive they do cost real money. However it is the stuff you put inside the tank and the stuff you support the than with which really cost the money.

Good luck on your quest.

Tom R

[VFX]

got this quote...

$800 120 gallon reef-ready tank
$400 Euro-Reef Skimmer
$400 Coral-life Calc Reactor kit
$1600 Giesmann Infiniti MH & T5 unit

Total: $3200 plus taxes

'Deal' with pumps, powers heads, sump & plumbing - $4500 plus taxes.

add 100lbs of LR, sand, salt etc. $800

So I'm looking at $6k taxes in before I've even got a stand or cabinet to house it all.

Wow, I got some saving up to do!

These prices sound in the right ballpark?

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[VFX]

Originally Posted by pinhead

Boxing day sales coming up. Here's a link from my second favorite website - Redflagdeals. Big Al's has some good prices on new tanks.

120 gallon - $170

Biocube 8 for $99 also looks interesting
http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/249/bigals01bd2.jpg
http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/6323/bigals02gu7.jpg

Went to Big Al's (Richmond) on Sunday & they pretty much wouldn't give me the time of day. Everyone was busy & the person I managed to pin down basically didn't know anything about marines.

I guess I'll try again after Xmas.

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