Fair asking price for tank setup?

[The camaro show]

Well mine is handmade cherry done by a guy that only makes them for wet pets and mine was the very first one of it's model it was on display at the shop you normally have to wait on waiting list and it normally takes at least a month to have him make one all hand carved

 

[The camaro show]

I also paid about a 1,000 dollars for decorations that were in show tanks at the shop and 800 for them install my tank including 2 hours of travel time.

 

[M@T!@$]

Well mine is handmade cherry done by a guy that only makes them for wet pets and mine was the very first one of it's model it was on display at the shop you normally have to wait on waiting list and it normally takes at least a month to have him make one all hand carved

Would care to show some pictures of your setup? I'd love to see the cherry stand

 

[The camaro show]

Sure

 

[The camaro show]

Here's some pics

 

[Dloks]

Here's some pics

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You paid a thousand dollars for fake corals and another 800 bucks for someone to put in pea gravel and fake corals?

 

[DN328]

I agree that as soon as anything aquarium related is sold when brand new will depreciate significantly. How much, imo does depend on the specifics such as brand, how it was made and materials. Moreover, "in good condition" for one person can be ready to throw out for another from what I see.

I've seen some used 120g rimless tanks with 1/2" starphire that I can see paying $300 for the tank itself and I thought was in "good condition".

Of course we're generalizing with our suggested pricing for basic made tanks here with basic equipment.

 

[Allan01230]

Used anything generally not worth a lot.

 

[Toiletcar]

The price on my 150g, stand and glass lids was $400 on CL. I see most go for around that. I wouldn't pay more considering I can get a new 125g, tank, stand and glass lids for $600 at Petsmart. Unfortunately they never have anything larger. A LFS has new 180g, stand and lids for $1,300.

 

[dalto]

Canopies cost silly money new. If I had the woodworking skill, the tools and the patience I would make them myself.

I bet the canopy on the tank pictured above cost well over $1000. A plain canopy with a flip top for a 75g tank costs around $400.

$1000 for those corals is pretty terrible.