should I ever bother with this?

[fishface]

here ya go, $248 and brand new...a few pounds of live rock is easy to come by cheaply from some reefer who's getting outta the hobby. buying LR from someones tank is usually a good deal cause you get a reduced price and there's much more life on it. check the link : http://oceanaquatics.com/store/produ...4G-w-2x32w-PC/

in my opinion, ya you could make that tank work but if it's your first one, you're really at a disadvantage just because you've already got quite a learning curve with a fresh set up...let alone paying to inherit a bunch of someone else's problems.