SaltyB24
Active Member
Hey guys!
I have found myself in a sticky situation. In November of last year we lost a very close family member and then in January another extremely close family member received a cancer diagnosis and passed in April leaving me beyond devastated. I have found little joy in anything since and as such I believe it is time for me to step out of the hobby due to it not being fair to my tank. I have waited several months to see if the spark would return due to how much I was obsessed with the hobby prior to these events but alas it has not.
I am trying to get an idea on resale value as I have no idea. I do not want to be taken advantage of in my time of mourning either. I will list below what I have and if y'all could give me ideas on what they should go for I would appreciate it.
Tank-
Waterbox MAREINEX 110.4 (tank has no visible/notable scratches and is approximately a year and a half old)
Octo Aquatics custom lid
Octo Aquatics sump baffle (to split skimmer and refugium section)
Noo-Psyche K7 Pro III light body AND arm (X2) WITH 3D custom printed light shades
H80 Tuna Flora Refugium LED Light - Kessil WITH a 3D custom printed light shades to direct light only into the fuge section of the sump
CURRENT USA eFlux DC Flow Pump with Control 1900 GPH
25 Watt Classic UV Sterilizer - Black Body - Aqua Ultraviolet - I also have the $50 clamps stored somewhere I never used
Curve 5 Elite Protein Skimmer - Bubble Magus
Jebao SCP-120 Sine Cross Flow Pump Wave Maker with Controller
200W Eheim JAGER Aquarium Heater
Lifegard Aquatics Intelli-Feed Aquarium Fish Feeder
Two Little Fishies MagFeeder Magnetic Feeding Ring
Two Little Fishies Sea Veggies Floating Clips
Custom made Aquascape by ChandlerRocks
Several pieces of KP Aquatics live rock
10 lbs of the sand in the tank was from Tampa Bay other sand is Carrib Sea
I also have an auto doser. It is a simple one that doesn't have all the bells and whistles but I can't remember the brand as it was a gift
Livestock
1 Yellow Tang
3 Bimac anthias
2 Lyertail anthias
1 Clown
1 Chromis
1 Falco Hawkfish
1 Serpent star
1 Pincushion urchin
2- 8 (ish) inch Kenya Trees
1- XL grapefruit sized rock that is 80% covered in GSP
1- Biota Green Long Polyp Toadstool- slightly smaller than a baseball?
1- Purple cabbage- this thing is pretty large like a small dinner plate
1- Vibrant orange mushroom
1- Red/green blasto (small frag)
1- Lobophytum ( Devils Hand) maybe 3ish inches tall
1- Neon Green Sinularia maybe a 3inches in with 4ish in height
I also have 2 gorgonions that are photosynthetic one is fairly large and very dense the other is maybe 7 inches tall
QT Tank (basic set up)
1- 10 gallon petco tank
1- NooPsyche K7 Mini Kit 60W APP control Flex Arm
2- 95GPH 5W Mini Submersible Water Pump (used for wave makers)
2- frag racks one small one medium
1- Aqueon QuietFlow LED PRO 10 Aquarium Power Filter
1- 50W Eheim JAGER Aquarium Heater
Fragging kit
Free standing magnifying glass with lights
I also have a unopened 5 gallon bucket of Reef Salt Mix 175 Gallon along with a few Hannah testers (at least 25 of the powders per one) All for one reef, and other miscellaneous items needed for reef keeping. I have a python water change system, 2- 50 gallon brute trash cans and a sump pump for returning water to the tank. I also have a designated heater and cheap wave maker for salt mixing and a refractometer for salinity checking.
For 5 years this hobby has been a huge part of my life. It saved me from myself more times than I can ever count. It kills me this is no longer something I find joy in and I pray one day I will see myself back in the hobby.
Any advice on how to get as much resale value out of these items would be appreciated as I am sure y'all all know this hobby is an investment and I don't want to essentially "give it away"
Much love to you all and thank you for all the help over the years
~B
I have found myself in a sticky situation. In November of last year we lost a very close family member and then in January another extremely close family member received a cancer diagnosis and passed in April leaving me beyond devastated. I have found little joy in anything since and as such I believe it is time for me to step out of the hobby due to it not being fair to my tank. I have waited several months to see if the spark would return due to how much I was obsessed with the hobby prior to these events but alas it has not.
I am trying to get an idea on resale value as I have no idea. I do not want to be taken advantage of in my time of mourning either. I will list below what I have and if y'all could give me ideas on what they should go for I would appreciate it.
Tank-
Waterbox MAREINEX 110.4 (tank has no visible/notable scratches and is approximately a year and a half old)
Octo Aquatics custom lid
Octo Aquatics sump baffle (to split skimmer and refugium section)
Noo-Psyche K7 Pro III light body AND arm (X2) WITH 3D custom printed light shades
H80 Tuna Flora Refugium LED Light - Kessil WITH a 3D custom printed light shades to direct light only into the fuge section of the sump
CURRENT USA eFlux DC Flow Pump with Control 1900 GPH
25 Watt Classic UV Sterilizer - Black Body - Aqua Ultraviolet - I also have the $50 clamps stored somewhere I never used
Curve 5 Elite Protein Skimmer - Bubble Magus
Jebao SCP-120 Sine Cross Flow Pump Wave Maker with Controller
200W Eheim JAGER Aquarium Heater
Lifegard Aquatics Intelli-Feed Aquarium Fish Feeder
Two Little Fishies MagFeeder Magnetic Feeding Ring
Two Little Fishies Sea Veggies Floating Clips
Custom made Aquascape by ChandlerRocks
Several pieces of KP Aquatics live rock
10 lbs of the sand in the tank was from Tampa Bay other sand is Carrib Sea
I also have an auto doser. It is a simple one that doesn't have all the bells and whistles but I can't remember the brand as it was a gift
Livestock
1 Yellow Tang
3 Bimac anthias
2 Lyertail anthias
1 Clown
1 Chromis
1 Falco Hawkfish
1 Serpent star
1 Pincushion urchin
2- 8 (ish) inch Kenya Trees
1- XL grapefruit sized rock that is 80% covered in GSP
1- Biota Green Long Polyp Toadstool- slightly smaller than a baseball?
1- Purple cabbage- this thing is pretty large like a small dinner plate
1- Vibrant orange mushroom
1- Red/green blasto (small frag)
1- Lobophytum ( Devils Hand) maybe 3ish inches tall
1- Neon Green Sinularia maybe a 3inches in with 4ish in height
I also have 2 gorgonions that are photosynthetic one is fairly large and very dense the other is maybe 7 inches tall
QT Tank (basic set up)
1- 10 gallon petco tank
1- NooPsyche K7 Mini Kit 60W APP control Flex Arm
2- 95GPH 5W Mini Submersible Water Pump (used for wave makers)
2- frag racks one small one medium
1- Aqueon QuietFlow LED PRO 10 Aquarium Power Filter
1- 50W Eheim JAGER Aquarium Heater
Fragging kit
Free standing magnifying glass with lights
I also have several (I don't remember exactly how many) 1 gallon glass and plastic containers with all the stuff- minus the lights because I am keeping them- to grow phyto and copeopods along with the fertilizer, air pumps, dechlorinator, clear bags to make clean up easier, etc.I also have a unopened 5 gallon bucket of Reef Salt Mix 175 Gallon along with a few Hannah testers (at least 25 of the powders per one) All for one reef, and other miscellaneous items needed for reef keeping. I have a python water change system, 2- 50 gallon brute trash cans and a sump pump for returning water to the tank. I also have a designated heater and cheap wave maker for salt mixing and a refractometer for salinity checking.
For 5 years this hobby has been a huge part of my life. It saved me from myself more times than I can ever count. It kills me this is no longer something I find joy in and I pray one day I will see myself back in the hobby.
Any advice on how to get as much resale value out of these items would be appreciated as I am sure y'all all know this hobby is an investment and I don't want to essentially "give it away"
Much love to you all and thank you for all the help over the years
~B
