Good Price For A New Tank?

[Anthony!]

I want to buy this aquarium I saw, it's a 75. gal tall, dimensions are 48x18x21, with an oak canopy & oak stand all together for $435. is this a good price?? not used to buying bigger tanks

 

[jpedersen024]

Are all accessories included?

 

[Anthony!]

no, it's a new tank, it's just the tank with the stand and canopy. all oak though, it looks nice. i just want to know what somebody with more *cough* experience would think.

 

[SamUK]

well if i convert that to £££ then thats a good deal yea.


a fluval 1200 which is 48x16x18 is around £270 with a stand.

not sure if tanks are alot cheaper over that side of the pond tho.

look on some aquarium sites.

 

[Anthony!]

that's where I'm looking at it, on the internet. thanks for your opinions, culd use a couple more though. $400 is hard for a 14 year old to come by, but bit by bit, I'll be there. I'm all excited now

 

[jpedersen024]

Not sure if I qualify as 'experienced' (cough or no cough) but I personally wouldn't be running out to snatch it up. Not that it's NOT a good deal necessarily, just that I would think I could find a better one through the local classifieds or message boards. Of course, you might happen to have much better $$ making prospectives than I did at 14 too...

I was able to pick up a 50 g wide with a full cabinet stand (3 ft high) and trim - all gravel, ornaments, light, filter, cartidges (new in box), book (!), etc, for $120 (Canadian). A steal, I know. But there are often decent 'pkg deals' when someone is looking to get out of the hobby. Takes a lot more patience though. And some careful scrutiny.

All depends on how hard that $400 is to come by!