There's a guy buying a tank off me, who has a 540gal (7x3.5x3.5) tank that's over 20 years old. He's re-sealed it I guess and it holds water. He wants 1000 bux for it, and it's all glass except for an expoxied steel bottom.
I'm on the fence a bit. It'll cost me quite a bit to transport it from where he is to my house (probably around $200 by the time it's all over and done.). He's offered me a discount because of this, and we can work a trade in with the tank he wants off me. So. If I get him to knock 350-400 off the purchase price between shipping and my 125, I'll be into this monster for around a grand. It's ugly right now, but it could be spiffed up quite a bit if I built a cabinet around the steel stand. So much outlay and work to make it useable though. What do you all think?
I don't NEED the tank (I will, eventually, as my monsters grow). I can't get the tank into my house, I'd have to either set it up in my garage, or just sit on it until I move. I'd rather not have it in my garage, cuz I do a lot of fab work out there, and use a lot of nasty chemicals. I could try to fix it up and sell it, but something like this is not really a fast mover. I could also tear it down, sell the stand for scrap metal, and keep the 2 3x7' panes for a real monster tank down the road. I guess whether that's worth it or not depends heavily on how scratched up they are.
I'm on the fence a bit. It'll cost me quite a bit to transport it from where he is to my house (probably around $200 by the time it's all over and done.). He's offered me a discount because of this, and we can work a trade in with the tank he wants off me. So. If I get him to knock 350-400 off the purchase price between shipping and my 125, I'll be into this monster for around a grand. It's ugly right now, but it could be spiffed up quite a bit if I built a cabinet around the steel stand. So much outlay and work to make it useable though. What do you all think?
I don't NEED the tank (I will, eventually, as my monsters grow). I can't get the tank into my house, I'd have to either set it up in my garage, or just sit on it until I move. I'd rather not have it in my garage, cuz I do a lot of fab work out there, and use a lot of nasty chemicals. I could try to fix it up and sell it, but something like this is not really a fast mover. I could also tear it down, sell the stand for scrap metal, and keep the 2 3x7' panes for a real monster tank down the road. I guess whether that's worth it or not depends heavily on how scratched up they are.
unfortunately it's a rental, and this SOB is gonna be enough work as it is. I think I'd rather just stick it in the shop and run some cold water natives or even just fill it up with goldfish for now. I am going to have to move out of this house sooner or later. I just set up a new bed for our 7 year old today and it nearly touches the walls in his 'bedroom' that's actually an office