Hey all. I've been driving myself nuts thinking about it. I want to upgrade my 90 gallon to something around 6-7' long and the fiance agrees that he wants something shiny. I would prefer an acrylic tank so we don't have to pay people to help move a heavy glass thing. We just barely were able to move the 90 in here. I'm thinking we can probably stuff something like a 125-200 something gallon against the wall in here if we sell or move the couch around. Apartment is teeny. My dad can weld me a stand if I really can't find one sturdy enough for cheap. We rent so that crap has to be strong. I also really do not want an overflow or drilled tank with a sump underneath. I would prefer a nice canister with the HOB's I have on the 90 so it cycles quick. Plus like I said, renters... if the sump floods because I have poor plumbing skills I'm screwed. I still think the manager thought I have a fishbowl when she let me have fish... hehehe. >:}
I'll probably start hoarding cash from cans and flipping stuff on craigslist, and eating more rice and beans and ramen (yummy) to help pay for this. How much do you think I should start budgeting for? We can afford it new in several months if I save a ton of money elsewhere and start walking places instead of driving. I was thinking we will need at least 500-1000 or possibly even more munees for something nice and new. The problem there is that I've been unemployed for over a year, so I'm stuck with using the fiance's money (I hate doing that agh)/some of my savings which I can pull out of my butt if I really have to..... Ehh. Job searching is just incredibly depressing and stressful at this point (plus bad life events happened) so I stopped to save my sanity.
Should I risk getting a used tank off craigslist to save a few hundred though? I can spring for brand new, most likely the tank will be up for 5+ years. Need fish in my place. Only issue is that I don't want to majorly buff acrylic on the viewing panel (don't care about the sides or back) or have to have glass resealed. My 90 will need a reseal and a new front panel ASAP and ehh (worried one earthquake or a pleco or something will pop the right corner seal if I wait too long). Thinking I will just sell it after the upgrade or give it to the fiance's dad to redo and keep so I don't have to deal with that crap. I have a million crafty projects I'm supposed to be working on anyway... like that canvas I gotta make art with, and nightstand, and pc, and cute housewifey garden stuff I need to build... sitting there for months... ha.
I hate being a broke fishkeeper grr. Thoughts on how I can do this for cheap but safely? I would build an outdoor intex pond instead but I think I mentioned in a prior thread that there's no outlet out there or enough space really. Hopefully we will be moving soon though, probably into a mobile home/manufactured house. Would the floors on those be able to support the weight of a tank over 75 gallons or nah? I was thinking I could build a greenhouse outside if we make it to that point where we actually own our own place and the floors are weak haha.
I'll probably start hoarding cash from cans and flipping stuff on craigslist, and eating more rice and beans and ramen (yummy) to help pay for this. How much do you think I should start budgeting for? We can afford it new in several months if I save a ton of money elsewhere and start walking places instead of driving. I was thinking we will need at least 500-1000 or possibly even more munees for something nice and new. The problem there is that I've been unemployed for over a year, so I'm stuck with using the fiance's money (I hate doing that agh)/some of my savings which I can pull out of my butt if I really have to..... Ehh. Job searching is just incredibly depressing and stressful at this point (plus bad life events happened) so I stopped to save my sanity.
Should I risk getting a used tank off craigslist to save a few hundred though? I can spring for brand new, most likely the tank will be up for 5+ years. Need fish in my place. Only issue is that I don't want to majorly buff acrylic on the viewing panel (don't care about the sides or back) or have to have glass resealed. My 90 will need a reseal and a new front panel ASAP and ehh (worried one earthquake or a pleco or something will pop the right corner seal if I wait too long). Thinking I will just sell it after the upgrade or give it to the fiance's dad to redo and keep so I don't have to deal with that crap. I have a million crafty projects I'm supposed to be working on anyway... like that canvas I gotta make art with, and nightstand, and pc, and cute housewifey garden stuff I need to build... sitting there for months... ha.
I hate being a broke fishkeeper grr. Thoughts on how I can do this for cheap but safely? I would build an outdoor intex pond instead but I think I mentioned in a prior thread that there's no outlet out there or enough space really. Hopefully we will be moving soon though, probably into a mobile home/manufactured house. Would the floors on those be able to support the weight of a tank over 75 gallons or nah? I was thinking I could build a greenhouse outside if we make it to that point where we actually own our own place and the floors are weak haha.