advise

[ThrowinRoost89]

im looking to purchase/buld a 125-150 acrylic tank, there is a guy locally selling a 125, but he hasnt responded to any pm's. ill prolly end up calling him.

it has 1 1" overlfow, and im not shure of the dimensions. i like deep tanks. it comes with a acrylic canopy and stand.


would it be worth it to pass this up and build my own 150 60x24x24 1/2" acrylic tank? and id end up building my own stand and canopy.

im guessing it will cost about $450 shipped for the acrylic.

 

[serpentman]

Its really a personal call. If you have tank building experience, I am always up for a challenge as a DIY'er. However, when its all said and done, its probably not going to offer much of a cost savings over a used tank. However, over a new one, thats an entirely different situation.

With that being said, if you haven't built a tank before, its a bit of a gamble as from what I hear, they can be tricky.

 

[mattyice]

I'm pretty close and selling a 125 lol

 

[K-ROK]

I agree with Serpentman - you should go ahead and buy that guy's tank cuz I hear it's really nice - plus he really needs to get his basement cleaned out. =)

 

[ThrowinRoost89]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10650354#post10650354 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by K-ROK
I agree with Serpentman - you should go ahead and buy that guy's tank cuz I hear it's really nice - plus he really needs to get his basement cleaned out. =)

lmao, i knew youd see it one day lol


id have your tank allready if i get my stuff sold.
i think i might have to coax my parents over to borrow some money till the stuff sells lol

 

[K-ROK]

It's all good! Did you get the pics?

 

[ThrowinRoost89]

yea i got em

 

[Briney Dave]

K-rok is a good guy and it sounds like a pretty good deal.
But... If you go custom take a look at the folks down in Mt. Gilean (Ostrum mfg. 419 946 6887) They built my touch tank and did an amazing job!!!