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I have had a 14 gal bio cube for the last 5+ years and I am thinking about making the jump to a much bigger tank. I am thinking about going used to save thousands. I found a tank that is working, but appears to be filled with slime algae and who knows what else I will find when I look in person. My question is: how much effort will I be putting in to get this thing functional. Will I be strapped with nasty diseases forever and will it be worth the "savings"? Link to tank: https://offerup.com/item/detail/564834272/ I have learned from research it is an Aqueon 72. Not sure what all was done to get to functional for salt or if the lighting will suffice. I assume it will.
Will be interesting if this tank that been for sale for over 3 months sells "all of the sudden"
Nice work!I'm going to go against the grain and say it totally can be worth it. The tank size and specs I wanted were being quoted close to $4k USD - someone locally happened to post a dirty used tank for $200 that had exactly what I was looking for. 6'x30"x24"T.
Dirty:
Elbow grease:
There are diamonds in the rough out there. Just need to know what's a deal and what isn't!
I have had a 14 gal bio cube for the last 5+ years and I am thinking about making the jump to a much bigger tank. I am thinking about going used to save thousands. I found a tank that is working, but appears to be filled with slime algae and who knows what else I will find when I look in person. My question is: how much effort will I be putting in to get this thing functional. Will I be strapped with nasty diseases forever and will it be worth the "savings"? Link to tank: https://offerup.com/item/detail/564834272/ I have learned from research it is an Aqueon 72. Not sure what all was done to get to functional for salt or if the lighting will suffice. I assume it will.
Will be interesting if this tank that been for sale for over 3 months sells "all of the sudden"
I used to be an aquarium tech and at times was faced with reclaiming a tank like that. If the glass is not all scratched up and if the center brace is the newer reinforced (they used to be just the standard center brace then they added more bracing at the bowfront side because the added pressure of the water against the bowed glass was causing the glass to pull away from the bracing), I would definitely try to get a good deal and make an offer.
I scrubbed tanks like that out with bleach. It kills all disease and it rinses without any residue. It appears to be soft plumbed which is pretty easy to redo. That has the potential to be a great tank and I would not be afraid of it..
I vote no.
I inherited a dirty old freshwater tank from a relative. After hours and hours and *hours* of cleaning, the thing was still messy. Even had the stand not been the most inconveniently sized thing ever (I didn't think you could make a 50g tank be that narrow), the glass was permanently caked with hard water deposits. I literally soaked the tank in vinegar for days, tried bleach, tried scraping with a razor. Still permanently filmy and dirty.
Now it sits in my garage and a new tank sits in its place. There are deals to be had, for sure, but make sure you know what you're in for before you hand over money for an old tank.