Buying a new tank..a question or two..

[viking252200]

Hi

Well, i have done it!..i went and bought a house!!..the place i live in now, couldn't hold the tank i wanted, so i had to buy a house!

The tank i am thinking of buying is 180x75x60cm made out of 13mm acrylic, is that ok, or is that too thin?

I can order it as a complete set with a sump, stand, lights etc.ready to go, or i can just get the tank and then use canisters, or build my own sump.

The price for the complete set is around us$ 6000, which i think is just a tad expensive.
Tank only is us$ 1700, which sounds more reasonable.

Any advise is as always greatly appreciated!

 

[kumdoalan]

How much money?....$6,000.00?
That is American bucks?

And thats about a 214 gal tank with stand/lights and sump?

If my numbers are correct for what you are talking about, then thats a very big tank!
Thats a good size tank for whatever type of fish most guys ever plan on owning.
And you would need a great stand for a tank like that, so I can see getting one made to go with it.
and for a tank that big you will need a great filter system.

Im not sure about the money, perhaps thats the going rate for such tanks? ...
I could never own one that big so I have never looked into how much money they were.
It's a lot of money to be sure, but thats a lot of tank you are getting too.
I hope someone who owns such a size tank can tell you what to expect they run.

It sounds like a nice big tank, and you are going to need a bunch of friends to move it into position!

 

[Fish_Fanatic]

How inclined are you with making things? I would buy the tank, make a stand, hood, light setup and a custom sump and save thousands of dollars. Plus it offers some customizing so you can have exactly you want. It can seem intimidating at first but its not so bad.

 

[Muske]

How handy are you? I would buy the tank and maybe sump, and buiod the rest. You can get it to look exactly how you want, and much, much cheaper.