I'm beyond excited..

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Re: I'm beyond excited..

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puffertt77 wrote:
Bogwoodbruce wrote:Its cool dude. I find it hard to get my point across in text somtimes :)
That's funny, I'm the other way round, I sometimes find it hard to get my point across verbly :D
Lol. i just hope that i dont offend anybody with how i come across somtimes. That why i like to add smileys in as it helps show mood etc...
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Bogwoodbruce wrote:Its cool dude. I find it hard to get my point across in text somtimes :)
Take it from a writing tutor: punctuation is your friend. :)
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Re: I'm beyond excited..

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well.. I have pics of the stuff.. I should go find them ..

says it's a 180. the second pic is his brother, who is a big guy.. prolly 6'3", pretty built, just came back from Iraq.

he says it has everything in it. gravel, filters, 2 heaters.. lights, glass top.. the stand. doesn't know the brands.. doesn't know that he's selling it atm.

idk what I'm gonna do.
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aaand there's no pics.
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lol

right click and view pic for the tank, and not just the guy. omg.
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lilgirlkat wrote:lol

right click and view pic for the tank, and not just the guy. omg.
LOL are you having trouble uploading pix lilgirlkat? :D

If it's 180usG Lilgirlkat then it measures 6ftx2ftx2ft or 72inchesx24inchesx24inches

$1000 still seems a lot to me, I wonder what the other guys from the US think about the price?!
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It seems like a lot to me too.

just found this on Craig's list..

I have a 150 Gallon COMPLETE setup for sale ...................I just don`t have the time to care for it anymore


Included :
150 Gallon Allglass aquarium with matching solid wood stand with plenty of storage
full glass tops with high output lights
2 lifeguard canister filters and 1 Eheim Pro canister filter
high quality Epoxy medium size gravel for easier cleaning
Large driftwood and many other decorative accent pieces
2 in line heaters
there are about 30 Cichlids in it now
all this has been well cared for and now the WIFE wants it gone!!
its very heavy and will take a couple people to move it

ASKING $600.00 or best offer

this is a headache.
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I don't even know what I'm looking for, other than a big tank.

Are canister filters the way to go? or can I just use a sump or do I need a sump and filters and.. ugh.
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lilgirlkat wrote:I don't even know what I'm looking for, other than a big tank.

Are canister filters the way to go? or can I just use a sump or do I need a sump and filters and.. ugh.
To be honest you'd be fine with the external filter canisters, you can always add a sump if you want in ther future

$600 sounds like a better price to me for what you're getting, if you do get it from this guy and he's still got the tank running then you wont have to cycle the tank which is a bonus :D You'll just have to make sure you keep the aquarium water in the filters for the journey home so that the bacteria doesn't die. It's also a good idea to leave enough water in the tank to just cover the gravel as it will also be full of the good bacteria.

Ask the guy to give you the exact names for all the external filters, then you can google them and see how good they are and how much they cost new

Also this guy sounds desperate so offer him something like $480 cash if you have it and say you'll be able to pick it up the next day, he might go for it. At least try and get it for $550. One thing I did when I got my tank was to say to the guy selling it that I needed to hire a van and try and get him to knock some money off that way to go towards the hire of the van
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I'm waiting for an e-mail back... I guess we'll see.
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thanks for all the help -- btw :)
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Re: I'm beyond excited..

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I am curious as I know very little about the MBU but realistically how long is this guy good for in a 150 gallon tank??
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i would say a 180g will be good up until 14" or so then its time to rehome. cutie is about 9-10 i think and shes in a 180g june / july shell be moving home
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Re: I'm beyond excited..

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^ So with that being said, i guess that means if you got an MBU as a youngin' (growing roughly an inch a month for 1st year) you could keep him for roughly a 1.5yr or so before he'd have to be moved out of a 180G and into something bigger?
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