125 good or bad deal.

92smokeaccord

ok so today i surfed the good ol craigslist for fun but ended up giving a guy a call about a 225 gallon tank for 300 bucks.so we made the deal and i got to pick up and pay for the tank/ look at it and it turned out it was a 125 gallon tank.so that kinda pissed me off but the tank was drilled /reef ready so i ended up talking the guy down to 125.the tank was not leaking when i got there and no water stains anywhere.so i pack it up and bring it home well set it up and not even 20mins after filling it starts to leak out the bulk heads! so i had to drain the tank and fix the damn thing.on top of all this my hydometer broke.eaither way was this still a good deal?

Reefing Madness

125g for $125, and you just had to silicone the bulk heads? Sounds like a good deal from where I'm sittin.

92smokeaccord

and im hopeing thats all i have to silicone......

92smokeaccord

well it took me almost 3 hrs to get the bulks off.i had to cut one off cause it was pvc glued together......the other was a super pia cause it was drilled so low on the tank that the bulk sits under the bracing........so i cut one and siliconed a piece of glass i cut to it.i hope thats all that was leaking and i hope that everything holds.

Reefing Madness

Hopefully that gets you buy then. Little bit of work, for a nice tank.

92smokeaccord

i mean yeah i got a good deal but i still had to put money into it to get it buy so i pretty much payed 170-180 for it all said and done...

jayla2251

That's the thing with buying used tanks. Always ask if they hold water. But you never know if that person knows or not, or is even telling the truth. And a lot of people don't even want to spend the time to fill it and see if it holds water, even tho they could prolly get a better price for it. And there's no return policy. I always ask people the dimensions of the tank also, because so many people guess the size.

$125 for 125g tank is a good used price.

Reefing Madness

Still not bad all around. Stand come with it? I hope.?

92smokeaccord

its just a steel work bench as a stand but it works just doesn't look pretty lol.well i fixed it.it was just the bulks leaking into the lower brace and making it seam like the hole bottom was leaking.she all fixed and up/running now.ill get a pic up soon its just a tank with no back drop and one clown fish not really much to see imo...

Reefing Madness

Ah, but your on your way now. =)