155 Gallon bowfront

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bpunisher18

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I have a chance to but a 155 gal bowfront , but I have not seen it yet and I'm going tomorrow to look at it, the lady is asking $300 for it, I have a few questoins about it and hopefully you guys will be able to help, 1st off is it worth $00 ? secondly she says there is a couple holes in the bottom and I'm guessing this for filtration but have no experiance with that sort of thing (all I have is HOB filters) so are the holes for filtration ? and last but not least it had fish in it at 1 time but the guy who had it before her (was built into wall of house she just bought) swicthed it up to use for a lizard if I buy it I'm going to use it for fish so is there anything special I need to do to have it fish ready ?

Thanks in advance
Bill
 
bpunisher18 said:
I have a chance to but a 155 gal bowfront , but I have not seen it yet and I'm going tomorrow to look at it, the lady is asking $300 for it, I have a few questoins about it and hopefully you guys will be able to help, 1st off is it worth $00 ? secondly she says there is a couple holes in the bottom and I'm guessing this for filtration but have no experiance with that sort of thing (all I have is HOB filters) so are the holes for filtration ? and last but not least it had fish in it at 1 time but the guy who had it before her (was built into wall of house she just bought) swicthed it up to use for a lizard if I buy it I'm going to use it for fish so is there anything special I need to do to have it fish ready ?

Thanks in advance
Bill
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reptile waste can break down the tanks silicone sealant so make sure it hold water and is safe to put in your house. i dont know about the holes though im assuming they were for some sort of wet/dry or something
 
I'm kinda leaning towards not getting it, to many ifs for my liking and I'm to cheap to buy a vrand new set up, I blew it earlier this week and missed out on getting a complete 120 set up all the goodies for $350, I only missed it by a half an hour
 
Bill, some tanks are made specifically for reptiles. The have thinner glass & cannot hold up with water. These tanks commonly have holes in the lower back with vents installed. If this is a "fish" tank then I would think it a decent price. you can re-seal the tank if needed & patch the holes to use HOB filters.

If you are lucly, then it will still have the 'purpose tag' on it. If you see a sticker with a reptile image then run away & don't look back. if it has no tag then check where the holes are.. If they are a few inches from the botom then follow the above instructions again..

If the holes are in the bottom close to the rear corners then you may have found a gem worth buying (I would)

If and only if you are sure it is a "fish" tank then I say pick it up. Thats a great price for a 155g bow.

They retail for like 7~800 bucks solid & pre-drilled (with over-flows) they are more like a grand ish.. (does she have the overflows? if so, its a fish tank.)
 
Lil_Stinker said:
Bill, some tanks are made specifically for reptiles. The have thinner glass & cannot hold up with water. These tanks commonly have holes in the lower back with vents installed. If this is a "fish" tank then I would think it a decent price. you can re-seal the tank if needed & patch the holes to use HOB filters.

If you are lucly, then it will still have the 'purpose tag' on it. If you see a sticker with a reptile image then run away & don't look back. if it has no tag then check where the holes are.. If they are a few inches from the botom then follow the above instructions again..

If the holes are in the bottom close to the rear corners then you may have found a gem worth buying (I would)

If and only if you are sure it is a "fish" tank then I say pick it up. Thats a great price for a 155g bow.

They retail for like 7~800 bucks solid & pre-drilled (with over-flows) they are more like a grand ish.. (does she have the overflows? if so, its a fish tank.)
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yea it has overflows 1 at each end
 
Its like a $900 ~ 1000.00 tank. now its up to you...

I wish you the best on this..

I paid $80 for a 46g bow so to me $300 for a 155 is an easy choice.

If you get it, I look forward to seeing it on the site as you set it up....

example retail http://www.elmersaquarium.com/h109masterkit155bowfront.htm


Does it have the top ???

That would be important to me.. its hard to cut the bow ... "All Glass" may or may not sell a replacement.

I have bought hinges from them, but not glass
 
buy it is what id say
 
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