selling complete operating tank; any ideas on prices to ask?

SleepyPirate · #1 06-22-2011, 10:05 PM

Yikes, yea I agree your looking at probaly the Hundreds of dollars but not thousands thats for sure, you seem to have an aptasia problem they are probaly what your refering to as aneomones which are defidently not a good thing to have in your tank from what I see in the pics. You probaly would likly get the biggest bang for your buck if you sold everything seperate...

Fish arent to pricy clowns 15-25$ each at Golds Blue tangs 35$ live rock 3-4$ a pound, skimmer mabey 100$? tank it self with stand 200-300$, Filter mabey 200$ if lucky crabs mabey 5-10$ each sand mabey 40$ but I cant see $2500 or even $1000 Just my opinion though

Heres an example

http://alberta.kijiji.ca/c-pets-othe...AdIdZ291782394#

globaldesigns · #2 06-22-2011, 10:20 PM

I am sorry to say, but I also agree with the others. Skimmer is a coralife, which most don't like, most also don't use cannister filters, so most things will not be too appealling.

I would look at this as a parting out project, sell everything off seperately. I do think you will be able to get rid of it this way, instead as one big package.

Just my opinion though, and as someone that has sold many things on this forum, note that you will never get even close to what you spent for it.

Flash · #3 06-22-2011, 11:09 PM

what kind of lights? t5ho"s??

and ur looking at maybe $600 for the whole set up.

Gary · #4 06-23-2011, 01:02 AM

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Originally Posted by globaldesigns

I am sorry to say, but I also agree with the others. Skimmer is a coralife, which most don't like, most also don't use cannister filters, so most things will not be too appealling.

I would look at this as a parting out project, sell everything off seperately. I do think you will be able to get rid of it this way, instead as one big package.

Just my opinion though, and as someone that has sold many things on this forum, note that you will never get even close to what you spent for it.

Is that skimmer not an Instant Ocean Sea Clone unit?

mark · #5 06-23-2011, 01:47 AM

When I'm looking at used, since no warranty, returns etc, my cut off is around 50% of new.

globaldesigns · #6 06-23-2011, 03:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Gary

Is that skimmer not an Instant Ocean Sea Clone unit?

You may be correct there, I had the same skimmer on my JBJ 28G, thought is was a coralife, but I do know it was called a SeaClone.

Overall, not a well respected skimmer. I myself found it to work ok, but can say there is better.

Polscot · #7 06-23-2011, 10:20 AM

prolly $500, no sump/refug, not the proper amount of live rock, theres a 400g tank on here for sale that isnt even selling for 2500

gobytron · #8 06-23-2011, 02:21 PM

from the pics, it looks like what you have is more of a fowler (fish only with live rock) than a reef.

Anyone who was buying this system with the intent of keeping coral would have to at least upgrade the lighting.

you should have a browse around this site...plenty of reference for you to draw on as far as comparable systems sold in the past.

StirCrazy · #9 06-23-2011, 04:02 PM

see heres the thing, a used tank alone is worth about 1 to 2 bucks per gal, so 90 to 180 for the tank, and after that you realy don't have anything that is reef. just a fresh water tank used for salt. ( because it is not drilled a used 90 standard is worth maybe 120 max)

metal stand. hmm thoes ones might add 50.00 to the value.

Dropp in heraters can be got for 10 bucks used... realy depends on what type they are to put a price on them, but you are probably looking at 20 bucks max each if they are titanium heaters.

lights lid ect.. none of that would be used by some one with a reef so if you were including it add say 40 bucks

you have a skimmer (lower priced one) and to be honest not even a good one. so it looks like the one I have out in my garage I never used but paid 25 bucks for.

your filspar is expensive 200.00 ish newmaybe a bit more, but not usefull for a reef tank so if I was buying your stuff I would tell you to drop that out of the package and sell it seperatly so you could get something for it.

so you have 80 lbs of sand at around 60 bucks new. one new one used so say 20 buck value

live rock if it is nice you could get 4ish/lb so 200 bucks.

so at a quaick glance I am looking around 500.00 plus what ever you can get for your filspar by selling it to a fresh water guy.

you have to realize when you sell a tank you never get out of it anywhere near what you put into it. I had a 90 gal custom tank that cost 500 to buy sold for 200. the rest of my stuff I spent about 7K on my tank and maybe got 2200 for everything when it was all said and done.

Steve