would you buy this 75?

[new2natives]

so i havent seen pics yet (later tonight) but i need a 75 for a growout tank. it doesn't have to be flawless, but people will see it, so i need it to look decent...

anyhow, the description is
"My roommate has a 75 glass that he was using as a frag tank. Its drilled on one of the side panels with a durso standpipe. Trim is dark oak. He said he would do it for $50."


are frag tanks typically scratched up?
i am not 100% what a standpipe is, but will i be able to use it as a normal aquarium like this??

 

[Alan Russell]

If it holds water I'd buy it. If it looked bad, I wouldn't put it in the living room, but for $50 i'd find somewhere to put it. That's just me.

 

[Cichlaholics Anonymous]

thats a good price if all you want is a tank to grow out fish, but if it's a display tank, it might not be ideal

 

[Mike fail]

whats a frag tank anyways?

 

[new2natives]

?? something to do with saltwater tanks ... they use it for growing pieces of coral / live rock

?? i think ??
i'm not much for saltwater terminology

 

[silverdragon]

man for $50 ill definately buy it as a grow out.

 

[new2natives]

by growout, i mean it will be used for a year or two ...
i still want it to be decent enough so that i can show it to people and not be embarassed.

anyone have experience on how beat up frag tanks get ?
the standpipe?

 

[clgkag]

standpipe is just the plumbing to drain water to the sump. bottom of tank is drilled, bulkhead with attached pipe is installed, water drains out the vertically standing pipe. hth

 

[new2natives]

so it won;t effect anything i am trying to do??
whats hth ?

 

[Mudfrog]

It's worth it for a growout tank. I bought a 120 that was a SW tank. I got it home and cleaned it up and the front glass is majorly scratched up, TBH I don't care though cause I turned around and sold the lights for $175 so I got the tank / stand / brand new pump, etc.. for $25.

Does his come with a stand or anything like that? If it were me I'd still pick it up.