RioReefr
New member
I will respond to this from a different perspective -- me being someone who bought an entire system. I really wanted a tank but didnt know much. Someone had a beautiful 200G tank but the moving costs and logistics would have been cost-prohibitive.
Instead I went with a small tank and I confess the coral colony (30+ bud branching hammer) in it alone probably worth over 50% of the value I had paid. I thought I got a good deal! As time went on, I became dissatisfied with everything -- the equipment was chingy-lingy, hacky-hack, and DIY garbage I thought was disaster waiting to happen.
Other than the tank itself, rocks, and livestock I replaced the majority of all the equipment with mostly automated stuff. I had to learn A LOT and invested A LOT of time. I dread the day I would try to sell it. I already made up mind that I would rather literally give it away to a good friend than try to sell it for a fraction.
My advice would be to pass it onto a family member (like a special nephew), friend or someone near and dear to you that has an interest in the hobby. It would be awesome Christmas present they might remember and enjoy for decades!
Instead I went with a small tank and I confess the coral colony (30+ bud branching hammer) in it alone probably worth over 50% of the value I had paid. I thought I got a good deal! As time went on, I became dissatisfied with everything -- the equipment was chingy-lingy, hacky-hack, and DIY garbage I thought was disaster waiting to happen.
Other than the tank itself, rocks, and livestock I replaced the majority of all the equipment with mostly automated stuff. I had to learn A LOT and invested A LOT of time. I dread the day I would try to sell it. I already made up mind that I would rather literally give it away to a good friend than try to sell it for a fraction.
My advice would be to pass it onto a family member (like a special nephew), friend or someone near and dear to you that has an interest in the hobby. It would be awesome Christmas present they might remember and enjoy for decades!
