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

[Phoenix_M]

hi all; looking to unfortunately get out of the (great) hobby.
wondering if anyone can offer insight on what my package might be worth.
posted on kijiji for $2500 and no replies; so i think i'm out to lunch.

here's the body:

90Gallon Reef Aquarium for sale. It is with regret that time and space requirements have me getting out of the hobby. and we're moving our office; so this is a great time.
This reef is live operating. It comes with the fish, reef, live-rock, live-sand, etc. Very Clean. Very Healthy.

I will assist in the relocation as to minimize any damage or loss.

Includes:

HARDWARE
90Gallon Glass Tank
metal Stand
Cover with feeding doors and 2x 4' fluroescent lights
Protein Skimmer
Rena Filstar XP4
Protein Skimmer
Submserible Heater
2 high-rate fans
submserible heater
~ 40lbs sea floor (live sand
40 lbs sea floor sand (unopened)
~50lbs live-rock
3/4 pail salt
all other feed & test kit accessories

LIVESTOCK
Polyp hard-coral (retractive)
x-mas tree worm
mini-x-mas tree worms; growing on/in live-rock
large Snail (algae control)
various hermit crabs (bottom cleanup patrollers)
2x clown fish
1x blue tang
1x skunk cleaner shrimp
3x damsels
2x wrasse (?)
1 x goby (looks/acts like an eel)
sand worm (?? mia)
yellow tang
various aneomones

will be negotiable on price if no initial interest; i want this moved by first week in July.

link to pics: http://reddeer.kijiji.ca/c-pets-othe...AdIdZ292315282

anyone with experience selilng systems like this?

thanks!

[badAZZlars]

Don't take this the wrong way but a more acceptable price would be about 1/3 of what you are currently asking. Just my opinion based on what i've seen other systems sold for.

[SleepyPirate]

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]

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]

what kind of lights? t5ho"s??

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

[Gary]

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]

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

[globaldesigns]

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]

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]

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.