just got offered a 150g.. what do you think??

[rxracer]

ok so a guy i work with, tells me his neighbor is moving.. he has a 150g tank he needs to get rid of ASAP. he had like 3 small 4" godl fish in it. it comes complete with stand and filtration i believe,
he wants 200
but the guy i work with said he is hard up for cash and i could get it for 150 :nilly: . what do you guys think..:popcorn:

[Siemens2]

Really, what is there to think about, especially when it comes with stand and filtration.

[sabotage]

SOLD BRO SORRY i BOUGHT IT ALREADY!!!

JUMP ON THAT

[TCZeli]

seriously, there wont be much of a debate on this one.

[BigPleco]

Call him right now and take it!!!! If it doesnt work out, you can turn around and sell it for way more than that!

[Wolf3101]

The dollar a gallon level is hard to pass up for the tank alone....the stand...lights and filter system...even if not the best are a bonus.

[rxracer]

yea i told the guy i work with, to tell him i want it, so ill find out even more tomorrow

[rxracer]

looks like the piranha are going to get an upgrade, 4 RBP in a 150 is under stocked... looks like im going to have to get some more.. maybe some caribe...

[rxracer]

whats the normal dimentions for a 150g?

[Wolf3101]

5x2x2 usually but there are variatations

[TCZeli]

you can find them around $500 and thats without a stand and filter.

http://glasscages.com/?sAction=ViewCat&lCatID=2

[Fish on Fire]

I never could get a deal like that. T_T

[CHOMPERS]

The standing rule on hot deals is that if you don't jump on it, someone else will. Consider yourself extremely lucky if it is still available. Expect the guy to be telling anyone that will spread the word that the tank is for sale. If the tank was advertised, it is already gone.

[TCZeli]

The standing rule on hot deals is that if you don't jump on it, someone else will. Consider yourself extremely lucky if it is still available. Expect the guy to be telling anyone that will spread the word that the tank is for sale. If the tank was advertised, it is already gone.


:iagree:

[ercnan]

Get it now or forget it.

[rxracer]

well the guy was just telling his neighbor wich i work with. i just found out about 4 hours ago, so he said he would tell him as soon as he gets home, and call me to let me know if he still has it.

[skillzizzo]

ok so a guy i work with, tells me his neighbor is moving.. he has a 150g tank he needs to get rid of ASAP. he had like 3 small 4" godl fish in it. it comes complete with stand and filtration i believe,
he wants 200
but the guy i work with said he is hard up for cash and i could get it for 150 :nilly: . what do you guys think..:popcorn:
give him the money before some one else does you will never find a 150 with stand and filter for that cheap i have bean looking for one for about 6 months for 5 hundred or less for just the tank stand and hood and i can't find one now that i finnally did i have a broke leg foot and ankle and i'm out of work not going to find this deal ever again in you'r hole life time if you want this tank buy it if not buy it any ways and keep it and sell it for 5 bills or more and make some quick cash

[skillzizzo]

whats the normal dimentions for a 150g?
i would say the norm or most common i have seen is 6 feet by 18 wide by i think 24 high is 150 and `18 high is 125 or 5x2x2 like wolf3101 said

[scadarette]

i got a 150/stand/filter/sw lights/misc stuff and paid over 2k for it. thinking aobut converting it from sw to fw.....any problems that yall forsee in this???

[dr_sudz]

go for it! I picked up a 180 with stand for $100 bucks. Don't over think good deals.

[12 Volt Man]

150's from allglass come in two styles:

72x18x28high

or

48x24x30high.

No one around my area seems to have a 5 foot 150, although that is the better style IMO, except the Cadillac of fish tank, Oceanic..

both perfecto and allglass have these styles of 150 but not the 5 foot x 2x2.

Oceanic has a 150 that is 5x2x2 (they call it a 156) but it is like $1200 canadian for just the TANK alone.

My LFS has one (a kit for $2500 has a nice wood cabinet, glass top, canopy and light) that I drool on every time I am there..:)

[12 Volt Man]

ps jump on that 150!! give him a call and tonight and then go over and give him a few bills to hold it for ya.

pay him the rest soon :)

[rxracer]

ok new details, my buddy at work was a lil off, he said it was dirty of course, but its acutally a 200g!!!!! i told him ill take it and tell his damn neighbor to hold it and ill pick it up asap, the only down fall is its up 1 flight of stairs... :(

[Taz2478]

Don't over think good deals.
if ya hadnt got the consensus yet...:cheers: :mwave:

[ercnan]

ok new details, my buddy at work was a lil off, he said it was dirty of course, but its acutally a 200g!!!!! i told him ill take it and tell his damn neighbor to hold it and ill pick it up asap, the only down fall is its up 1 flight of stairs... :(
Take the cash and a couple buddies to help move it for Christ's sake.
Get off your arse, off the damn computer, and go get your tank goofball !!!!
:) :) :)

[12 Volt Man]

LOL

[ercnan]

LOL
Well :) :) :) :)
He keeps goofin' around here, somebody else will snatch it up, I know I would.
Then I'd be back sayin' NaNaNaNaNaNa :screwy: :screwy: :) :)

[12 Volt Man]

LOL agreed.

if you snooze you lose..

go and get that tank!! :)

[CHOMPERS]

the only down fall is its up 1 flight of stairs... :(

Go to HD or Lowes and buy some rope and pulleys to set up a block and tackle. Set the tank on plywood and slide it down the stairs. You will need something strong with wheels to get it from A to B. You won't want to carry it for very far (or at all). Rent a hand truck from U-haul and strap it to it.

I bought a hand truck from Harbor Freight for $25 and it was money well spent. My brother and I moved my 250g by our selves, but didn't have to deal with stairs.

[rxracer]

well i have a hand truck and all that crap, just need to make time, i work 10 hour days, and i have to fit the other guys scedule, he is constally in and out becasue he is moving.

also will i need to like reinforce my floor for a 200g tank?

[12 Volt Man]

are you going to put it on a mainfloor?

[rxracer]

well im going to be buying a house in august, and it wont be set up untill then, and its going to be a single floor house....

[CHOMPERS]

It depends on your floor and where you put it. Choose the placement near an exterior wall or a load bearing wall. Make sure the joists run perpendicular to the tank placement and not parallel to it.

[rxracer]

so what should the dimensions of a 200g be?

[dr_sudz]

does your one floor house have a basement? or a crawl space? Its easy enough to sure up the floor if its a crawl space. As long as your grabing your floor joists perpendicular to your tank you should be fine and its a load bareing wall (doesn't have to be an outside wall just well supported to your foundation of the house)

[rxracer]

dont know yet, i have to find the house first..LOL but i know it wont be 2 story house, i cant afford one that big..LOL

this will be my first house..

[saltydog_1]

buy a house with a basement, then you can have a fish room lol

[rxracer]

LOL where i am, a house with a basement is few and far between, and some of the houses with them arnt fully finished, with dirt and crap. im on a rather limited budget though casue its my first house and all.

right now im on a well at my parents house, and im rather worried about using city water and treating it and all... :(

[12 Volt Man]

city water should be fine. just use a good dechlorinator ad you are good to go.

[ercnan]

Use Prime for declor., and if the house you find and buy is a "slab home", no worries.
Joisted homes with crawlspaces can easily be strengthened if you don't mind crawling on your belly like a snake, and basements are better than a second story IMO. Concrete floor ( no weight issues), and more stable in temps. throughtout the year.

[doubledragon]

Agreed, Basements are much better than a second story!!! I can't wait till I buy my own house!

[doubledragon]

Oh,ya like everybody else said. Jump all over that tank, it's a really good deal, if it's still there.

[rxracer]

well i think im going over tonight to check it out and pay for it :). my co-worker talked to him yesterday, and he said he would hold it for me. oh yea BTW he had like 3 4" goldfish in the 200g, and that was it..LOL