Buying full 75+ g tank set WITHOUT LIGHTS!

[milano07]

Originally Posted by jason604

I can't for the life on me find a nice full set in my liking for a reasonable price lol. I would like a 75g+ prefer bow front. Must come with a sump,stand,overflow and a good skimmer. Anyways after speaking to some people on canreef they said a proper used setup I want without lights is about $250.

I highly doubt you are going to find a 75g tank with an overflow, sump, skimmer and a stand for $250. A decent second hand skimmer alone might go for $250 or even more. Your expectations are not real and the proof is in the pudding man. You have been looking for this set up for a while and nobody has offered you what you are looking for and price you are willing to pay.

Tis hobby is NOT cheap....even if you found what you are looking for, it will cost you a lot of cash to buy live rock, livestock and all the other stuff that's needed to run a successful set up.


Good luck!

[jason604]

Actually I got a lot of offers but didn't like their set up. I am willing to pay more

Originally Posted by milano07

I highly doubt you are going to find a 75g tank with an overflow, sump, skimmer and a stand for $250. A decent second hand skimmer alone might go for $250 or even more. Your expectations are not real and the proof is in the pudding man. You have been looking for this set up for a while and nobody has offered you what you are looking for and price you are willing to pay.

Tis hobby is NOT cheap....even if you found what you are looking for, it will cost you a lot of cash to buy live rock, livestock and all the other stuff that's needed to run a successful set up.


Good luck!

[albert_dao]

I'd be leery of picking up a cheap setup. No one sells their system if it's working properly. People sell CRAP systems for dirt just so that they don't have to look at them anymore.

[r.a.s.henson]

+1 on this!

Originally Posted by albert_dao

I'd be leery of picking up a cheap setup. No one sells their system if it's working properly. People sell CRAP systems for dirt just so that they don't have to look at them anymore.

[r.a.s.henson]

+1 on this too!

Originally Posted by milano07

I highly doubt you are going to find a 75g tank with an overflow, sump, skimmer and a stand for $250. A decent second hand skimmer alone might go for $250 or even more. Your expectations are not real and the proof is in the pudding man. You have been looking for this set up for a while and nobody has offered you what you are looking for and price you are willing to pay.

Tis hobby is NOT cheap....even if you found what you are looking for, it will cost you a lot of cash to buy live rock, livestock and all the other stuff that's needed to run a successful set up.


Good luck!

[sirruckus]

Started the hobby trying to be cheap back in June. The first 500 investment for a beautiful tank stand lights and sump wasn't up to par. Now after we'll over a thousand more invested we are content with our set up. This was after looking at cheap stuff like those led lights you posted.

There are always exceptions but likely your looking at stuff that is under par for what most reefers in the hobby.