Should I consider this offer?

[Fish Fan]

I think the word "API" is on the R2R banned list.
Go with Salifert 100%.

jk jk lol

Oh I get it, I do

They're just not half as bad as many here say. I recently saw someone that said you'd be better off asking a Magic 8 Ball than using API kits

 

[The Ugly Phase]

Oh I get it, I do

They're just not half as bad as many here say. I recently saw someone that said you'd be better off asking a Magic 8 Ball than using API kits

when i 1st got into this hobby 2019 i bought live rock tested it said off the charts ammonia so 8+ ppm saw stuff creeping about off the live rock added fish not long after

 

[BobTheBlenney]

Just my 2 cents. Do not bleach the live rock, you're just throwing away valuable biological filtration that takes time to grow, not to mention any flora or fauna on the rocks. The older the tank, the more valuable that rock is. The only exception would be if there's any known disease in the tank. Even with that, the older and more complex and developed your ecosystem is, the less of an effect disease and parasites will have on the system.

 

[BryanM]

I have decided to surrender the fish and start a fresh tank, giving me time to be able to set up the way I want and give the tank/equipment a deep clean. Thank y'all for the help.

Ultimately I think this is the right way to go.

I bought a used setup to get started, but it was dry. Forcing yourself to set it up from scratch gives you tons of knowledge about the system from the start, instead of trying to maintain something you didn't build.

 

[JTP424]

Appreciate you following the advice here and considering the livestock :)
Good on you!
Be sure to start a build thread on here so we can follow along on your build journey!

 

[Ziggy17]

There are 3 pages of comments, and admittedly, I haven’t read all the posts, so I apologize if this is a repeat. I’d never buy a used tank again. It’s far more hassle than it seems. Tearing down someone else tank shouldn’t be your responsibility
. Stuff gets broken, tanks get scratched, stuff dies. Plus, once you get it into your house, it will smell like an ocean sewer until you get water in it.
You’re on the clock, so everything is rushed.
You won’t know how to properly hook everything up because you’re new to salt, so head scratching time will cause delays.
Do you have 60 gallons of salt ready mixed or will that take awhile.
You will inherit the pests and everything bad that dwells in the tank.

You’re getting conned into the hardest part of reefing, tearing it down.

Get him to tear it down, clean it with citric acid, then go and inspect it.

It’s far easier and IMO a better decision and buy one that’s already emptied and clean. Unless you charge the seller an hourly rate to tear it down and clean it……

 

[twentyleagues]

I can see some of the points on starting fresh especially since you are new to reefing. Honestly though this is not a big system and tear down will not be that bad. I had 3 reef tanks a very large display fuge and a very large sump system when I got out in 2010. The guy that bought it off me had 1 helper and myself took about 6 hrs to pack the 2 vans he brought. I get it, he and I knew what to do and you dont. Bring a couple buckets or totes (the black ones from HD work great) put all the corals in one, fish in another and rocks in another. Take pics of how all the equipment is hooked up. Reset up at home. I would ditch the old sand and get new sand. Before hand learn how to make water or buy it and have it ready to go. This tank you have shown here is not that old, I would guess by the pics its less than a year so it will be even easier. On the off hand that you can not fathom how to accomplish reset up getting just the tank and equipment is worth the effort of the tear down at that price. Talk to an lfs and see if they will give you some store credit for the live stuff and take the live stuff to them on the way home from the purchase. I dont know too many lfs that wouldnt make some sort of deal to someone that will be needing livestock and supplies on a new reef. Plus they will be able to sell you back that live rock at 3x the price when you are ready to set up....

 

[TVV]

I would jump on that deal if pics do it justice and it holds water. But even if not, the equipment is worth a lot more and tanks are cheap if you can find another that fits the stand. Good luck and great find.

 

[johnappleseed]

i see it does not come with a lid you 100% want to invest in a lid for it don't think anyone has mentioned this yet

fish CAN and WILL jump if you have no cover

It does come with a lid, she just didn’t say anything about it in the listing

 

[johnappleseed]

Appreciate you following the advice here and considering the livestock :)
Good on you!
Be sure to start a build thread on here so we can follow along on your build journey!

Yes of course, I will keep updates when I get it next Thursday.