Monster 900 gallon...for all you dreamers...

Clarksski · Jun 10, 2016

Hi reefers... I came across this while on CL and I thought I would share... I can't even imagine what a 900 gallon tank would look like let alone how to set it up and take care of it...funny thing is, the guy is willing to ship it.... Wonder how much that would cost!! I'm thinking in a tank this size, you could actually get in for a swim with your fish friends!!!
He has a HUGE one foot long puffer... Among other BIG fish...

All I can say is Wow...

nitrodude · Jun 10, 2016

He has it listed in florida cl too. He has had it for sale for well over a year now.

LadAShark · Jun 10, 2016

nitrodude said:
He has it listed in florida cl too. He has had it for sale for well over a year now.

He'll need some luck finding someone willing to drop 14999 on it.

And he claims it's top quality but I can't find much that would make it that amazing.

Honestly if you're going big, just do it yourself: that's the fun of the whole thing.

Clarksski · Jun 10, 2016

Yea..you guys are right... I just couldn't believe someone was selling a 900 gallon aquarium!..
For a big build..I nominate the guy in Norway with a 1000 gal puffer tank ...

BoneXriffic · Jun 10, 2016

Im not a fan of acrylic... or anything modern for that matter lol. It does have massive potential.... but that would almost pay my car off.

LadAShark · Jun 10, 2016

Heidi Clark said:
Yea..you guys are right... I just couldn't believe someone was selling a 900 gallon aquarium!..
For a big build..I nominate the guy in Norway with a 1000 gal puffer tank ...

There's a guy selling a bowfront acryllic aquarium 1250 gallon, 10' long, 6' tall, and I think 3' at its widest RIGHT NOW on aquabid.com for 1000 bucks.

LadAShark · Jun 10, 2016

BoneXriffic said:
Im not a fan of acrylic... or anything modern for that matter lol. It does have massive potential.... but that would almost pay my car off.

Overpriced tbh.

nitrodude · Jun 10, 2016

LadAShark said:
There's a guy selling a bowfront acryllic aquarium 1250 gallon, 10' long, 6' tall, and I think 3' at its widest RIGHT NOW on aquabid.com for 1000 bucks.

I had to look at this. You got the dims backwards. 6' wide. 3' tall.
And its not $1,000, its starting bid is $1,000. Buy it now is $7,900 for just the tank.

LadAShark · Jun 10, 2016

nitrodude said:
I had to look at this. You got the dims backwards. 6' wide. 3' tall.
And its not $1,000, its starting bid is $1,000. Buy it now is $7,900 for just the tank.

Wait whaaaaat!
I cannot believe I mixed up the dimensions. Now I sorta have to have it ;P

bklynreef123 · Jun 10, 2016

His pricing is insane!!! RW-20s are $80 new each on E bay but he is selling 2 for $200. Its a pet peeve of mine when people sell used equipment for $5 less then they paid for it 2 years ago. This guy takes it over the edge charging $40 more than new for some used Jeabo pumps. It also sounds like he knows nothing about tanks. What kind of a thermometer needs a controller and cost $200? You can buy a new Apex jr for $250 and have a reliable thermometer and controller for a heater. Incase anyone is remotely thinking of this buyer beware!!!

luke33 · Jun 10, 2016

The 900 g guy is charging more for his equipment than it costs new........ Good luck with that!

nitrodude · Jun 10, 2016

bklynreef123 said:
His pricing is insane!!! RW-20s are $80 new each on E bay but he is selling 2 for $200. Its a pet peeve of mine when people sell used equipment for $5 less then they paid for it 2 years ago. This guy takes it over the edge charging $40 more than new for some used Jeabo pumps. It also sounds like he knows nothing about tanks. What kind of a thermometer needs a controller and cost $200? You can buy a new Apex jr for $250 and have a reliable thermometer and controller for a heater. Incase anyone is remotely thinking of this buyer beware!!!

Those are the price breakdown on what he paid for everything new....

The cost of the whole setup is $15k

LadAShark · Jun 10, 2016

bklynreef123 said:
His pricing is insane!!! RW-20s are $80 new each on E bay but he is selling 2 for $200. Its a pet peeve of mine when people sell used equipment for $5 less then they paid for it 2 years ago. This guy takes it over the edge charging $40 more than new for some used Jeabo pumps. It also sounds like he knows nothing about tanks. What kind of a thermometer needs a controller and cost $200? You can buy a new Apex jr for $250 and have a reliable thermometer and controller for a heater. Incase anyone is remotely thinking of this buyer beware!!!

Yeah it's way over the top

luke33 said:
The 900 g guy is charging more for his equipment than it costs new........ Good luck with that!

Exactly this

nitrodude said:
Those are the price breakdown on what he paid for everything new....

The cost of the whole setup is $15k

Still, the whole setup is too expensive.

Clarksski · Jun 10, 2016

I never heard of aquabid...I'm gonna check it out... I guess I'm gullable!!! I don't have the slightest idea what a 900 gallon costs!! I just really liked the foot long puffer (looks like a puppy to me) and the second pic of the "undulated"trigger?

LadAShark · Jun 11, 2016

Heidi Clark said:
I never heard of aquabid...I'm gonna check it out... I guess I'm gullable!!! I don't have the slightest idea what a 900 gallon costs!! I just really liked the foot long puffer (looks like a puppy to me) and the second pic of the "undulated"trigger?

Well, it's not that you're gullible, it's just that ANY used tank goes for MUCH less than it was originally worth. The guy's reselling it and expecting most of the money he put in back. A reasonable price for a glass aquarium of that size is probably 5,000 dollars (don't fall for aquatium builders, just buy the glass you need and build it from there or have someone do it locally). The full setup makes it a reasonable price... for a brand new custom tank.