I got an offer the was lead though a mutral friend. To Service an office aquarium for a gentalment who is about 20miles out of my home town.
Now when I spoke to the guy he had dumbed all this money and got ripped off by the LFS ( bad ).
In 6weeks about 70$ in fish fliped.
At first he just wanted to talk with me to see if I could help him out. So I went and I saw about a 1000 things wrong and the water was just so out of wack. I think its the location's water.
So I made a date that I can and tore down his tank, Re set it up, I added pre balanced and cycled water. I also brought rock and sand/gravel and floss from my cycled tanks to run in his for a week.
I went there today, just to check it out and the tank is GREAT. So I was happy and he seemed happy as well.
Then offered to pay me to continue the up keep.
He said he like me come out every 2weeks and on the off weeks he would do just a water change.
So i told him if I did this, It would be $2.00 per gallon and he would still have to pay for all supplies and/or media used.
Now its a 46gallon tank, so its not really that big, but still for the time and labor.
$46 a visit I thought was fair. Now in my area there is no one who does this. So if i stared doing it as a part time thing I probly make OK money. And compaired to the LFS who are just way over priced I thought it was fair....
He said he thought $75 per month was more far the $92.
Now i know he is planing a 90 g at home.
and may ask to do that as well but still, I think that $2.oo a gallon up to 150gallons would be fair.
what do you guys think. for a full service every 2weeks?
Im over pricing or is he cutting me short?
Now when I spoke to the guy he had dumbed all this money and got ripped off by the LFS ( bad ).
In 6weeks about 70$ in fish fliped.
At first he just wanted to talk with me to see if I could help him out. So I went and I saw about a 1000 things wrong and the water was just so out of wack. I think its the location's water.
So I made a date that I can and tore down his tank, Re set it up, I added pre balanced and cycled water. I also brought rock and sand/gravel and floss from my cycled tanks to run in his for a week.
I went there today, just to check it out and the tank is GREAT. So I was happy and he seemed happy as well.
Then offered to pay me to continue the up keep.
He said he like me come out every 2weeks and on the off weeks he would do just a water change.
So i told him if I did this, It would be $2.00 per gallon and he would still have to pay for all supplies and/or media used.
Now its a 46gallon tank, so its not really that big, but still for the time and labor.
$46 a visit I thought was fair. Now in my area there is no one who does this. So if i stared doing it as a part time thing I probly make OK money. And compaired to the LFS who are just way over priced I thought it was fair....
He said he thought $75 per month was more far the $92.
Now i know he is planing a 90 g at home.
and may ask to do that as well but still, I think that $2.oo a gallon up to 150gallons would be fair.
what do you guys think. for a full service every 2weeks?
Im over pricing or is he cutting me short?
