Say You Crack Your Tank...

[fishwatcher]

about how much should you expect to pay for a typical rectangular, 30-gal tank (no hood or anything else)? I got mine second-hand cheap, so I'm not sure what to expect to pay for a new one. Any ideas? Also, I'm not against going slightly bigger if the price difference isn't much, as the stand can hold up to a 50-gal. I tried looking on the petsmart site but they only have the higher-end brands/types on there.
Thanks!

 

[adamgreen240]

about how much should you expect to pay for a typical rectangular, 30-gal tank (no hood or anything else)? I got mine second-hand cheap, so I'm not sure what to expect to pay for a new one. Any ideas? Also, I'm not against going slightly bigger if the price difference isn't much, as the stand can hold up to a 50-gal. I tried looking on the petsmart site but they only have the higher-end brands/types on there.
Thanks!

#you could probable pick one up for about £30 - £40

have a lookon ebay !!

 

[Breeze7050]

Check ebay and your local craigslist. you may have better luck picking up a cheaper tank at a WalMart or Meijer. Also if you have a Petland, try there. They usually have pretty good prices compared to Petsmart. I got my whole kit at Meijer for $199 I think, that was a 55 with heater, filter, tank, hood, lights, ect.

 

[demonmagus]

think he is in America, probably the same but in dollars lol

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

You can also replace cracked panels of glass on fish tanks, however i have no idea how you'd go about doing that, however i expect it'd be cheaper than buying a brand new tank (although probably a lot more hassle).

 

[geo7x]

in the UK i picked a bare 20g for about £20 new at pets at home (american equivalent is probably petsmart or walmart or something, rubbish for fish but good and cheap for equipment)

 

[ox5477]

My local lfs sells 30G tanks for 40 bucks. Thats pretty cheap though as i dont even see alot of tanks online close to that price. So maybe 50 bucks atleast fopr a new one prob. I dont know, the prices range quite a bit depending on the store and the brand of tank (if it has a namebrand)

 

[fishwatcher]

I just got off the phone with some stores... at the lfs they want $64 for the tank, at PetSmart they want $59 for the tank and hood set. I think if I have to go with one of these it will be the one at PetSmart. At least I'll get an extra hood for it!

 

[AndreaC]

I badly cracked a tank. The set up had been running a few years with cold water fish then. As I was doing a water change and putting lid back on I dropped it onto tank side and with light fitting in it was pretty heavy, completly cracked the tank. I had to put fish in a bucket and empty rest of water as I could see the crack growing by the minute. I then put them in a smaller hospital tank as hadnt money for a new tank there and then. When i finaly got a new one and set it all back things were never right again and from the stress of it all and them being stuck in a smaller tank I lost them all. Was a lovely 5 foot set up. A nightmare it was. My biggest nightmare now is one cracking or bursting whilst im not in, seem to reading alot of this happening to tanks, im obsessed checking mine lol.

 

[fishwatcher]

Yep, I know exactly what you mean - I check mine all the time! I feel like such a freak!