Where to buy tank?

[AndyN]

Do you guys know where to buy an acrylic tank & stand at a good price in OC? I'm thinking between 90-120gal. Thanks.

 

[bassnman11]

If you are not in a great hurry, just keep checking out this site . There are tanks for sale all the time and you can save a lot of money.

 

[jbrown11352]

socal creations

 

[bergzy]

lookin' for a tank?!?

this one sounds awesome.

why buy new when there is an awesome tank with stand.

pick it up tonight!

Incredible tank offer

 

[AndyN]

Thanks for all the replies so far. I will keep an eye out for used tanks but in the meantime I'm also shopping around. bergzy, is that a glass tank? If so, it must weigh a ton at 211gal. and since I'm brand new to the hobby I'm not sure if I could handle 211gal. Thanks for the link anyway.

 

[818]

You will regret it we all do, I would have bought this 2 months ago.

Sam

 

[bergzy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7190875#post7190875 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by AndyN
it must weigh a ton at 211gal. and since I'm brand new to the hobby I'm not sure if I could handle 211gal. Thanks for the link anyway.

yep, it is a glass tank. though i have not seen it in real life...starphire glass tanks are gorgeous to look through...it just makes the tank seem a 'little' more alive.

at $400 for a 211 with Steel stand...you will not find a tank with regular glass for twice that price.

now, onto tank size.

yes, 211g is a big tank...but, contrary to popular belief...it is much easier to maintain a big tank than a little 30g one. daily freshwater evap will be less of an impact than on a smaller tank. to sum it up...it is much, much easier to maintain a tank with more water volume.

for example...my 180g main display tank is plumbed into additional tanks that just really just hold extra water to obtain a volume about 450g. yes, my total water volume is twice the size of my display...all for the sake of stability.

though big tanks seem undaunting...in actuality, with a some reading and starting slow...you will find it actually harder to maintain smaller tanks (if you decide to have one).

the one big disadvantage of big tanks? yep, you guessed it...BIG MONEY!!!

 

[AndyN]

yeah the "BIG MONEY" part is a major factor I could drop $400 for the tank, which I know is cheap, but I figure I would have to spend much more on sand, live rocks, lighting etc. Also, maybe it's just me but the weight of that tank is a turn off, unless there's a pleasant way to move it.

 

[bergzy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7190990#post7190990 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by AndyN
the weight of that tank is a turn off, unless there's a pleasant way to move it.

the most pleasant way is to call 6 of your buddies for some beer and pizza...oh, and ask them to give you a hand with 'something'!!!

 

[laverda]

I have a 75 gallon Acrylic tank I dont think I am going to use in Irvine.