Is this a good aquarium start up?

[kennygg]

Hi I am interested in starting a salt water aquarium for corals. I was looking at my local craigslist for tanks and came across this set up:
+ 110 gallon tank (uesd tank and stand alone worth a low-ball $200)
+ Black stand with 3 doors
+ 5 step RODI purification system. One canister cracked & easy to replace
+ 4 penguin 350 dual biowheel filters HOB (sell new for $50 each)
+ 1 Aquaclear 110 HOB (bought for new for $100)
+ Huge Rena 4 stage canister filter (sells new online for $190)
+ 36 watt Aqueon Coralife Turbo-Twist Ultraviolet Sterilizer w/ good bulb ($175 new online)
+ Under tank Bio Filter with pump and bio mesh / not currently being used ($150)
+ 400 watt submersible heater ($20)
+ Water tester chem set, bottles are pretty full still
+ Lots of hand picked rocks (over $100 worth and obviously, they retain their value)
+ Lots of other decorations (over $100 spent)
+ Whisper 100 dual air pump (the big one)
+ Course gravel / river looking, not being used at this time
+ Crushed coral / not being used, good for helping the Ph level for African Cichlids
+ Lots of chemicals i.e. declor, meds, ph adjusters, bacteria boosters, tanks starters
+ File box full of food for all the inhabitants plus treats
+ Siphon Gravel cleaner(s)
+ Couple of buckets
+ Glass covering for top of tank
+ Intense light fixture
+ Light fixture with extra florescent bulbs, day, UV, coral
+ Jets large, medium and small
+ A whole container or two of miscellaneous heaters, hoses, parts, connectors, fan
+ Extra working and non-working pumps
+ Extra AquaClear 50 HOB great for quarantine tank or 2nd stage breeder tank
+ Breeder sponge filter
+ Valves
+ Few additional working, but not used small air pumps
+ Air hoses , volume valves and one way check valves
+ Power strips
+ Lots of various nets
+ Magnetic glass cleaners
+ Scrubber type glass cleaner
+ A couple protein skimmers. I was interested in fixing once I moved to salt water, you'll need to be a DIY hobbyist or just sell them
+ Overflow setup, great for DIY hobbyist
+ 8 gallon Oceanic tank, need bulbs that are about $8 each online, but everything works

with
-2 adult tatted Parrots ($30 at stores)
- 1 BREEDING PAIR of Red Jewel and they breed allot, I have fry food is you want to grow them out ($35 at stores)
- 1 Upside down Catfish about 7 or 8 inches long ($12 at stores)
- 3 basic Pleco's / one about 7" another about 5", and the last one about 4" ($25)

Going for $350

My plan would be to sell the fish and unneeded accessories then start my aquarium from there. Is this a good deal? What other things would I need to buy to start up a salt water aquarium? Any other tips for beginners you may have would be very helpful! Thanks!

 

[MasterBacon]

Hi I am interested in starting a salt water aquarium for corals. I was looking at my local craigslist for tanks and came across this set up:
+ 110 gallon tank (uesd tank and stand alone worth a low-ball $200)
+ Black stand with 3 doors
+ 5 step RODI purification system. One canister cracked & easy to replace
+ 4 penguin 350 dual biowheel filters HOB (sell new for $50 each)
+ 1 Aquaclear 110 HOB (bought for new for $100)
+ Huge Rena 4 stage canister filter (sells new online for $190)
+ 36 watt Aqueon Coralife Turbo-Twist Ultraviolet Sterilizer w/ good bulb ($175 new online)
+ Under tank Bio Filter with pump and bio mesh / not currently being used ($150)
+ 400 watt submersible heater ($20)
+ Water tester chem set, bottles are pretty full still
+ Lots of hand picked rocks (over $100 worth and obviously, they retain their value)
+ Lots of other decorations (over $100 spent)
+ Whisper 100 dual air pump (the big one)
+ Course gravel / river looking, not being used at this time
+ Crushed coral / not being used, good for helping the Ph level for African Cichlids
+ Lots of chemicals i.e. declor, meds, ph adjusters, bacteria boosters, tanks starters
+ File box full of food for all the inhabitants plus treats
+ Siphon Gravel cleaner(s)
+ Couple of buckets
+ Glass covering for top of tank
+ Intense light fixture
+ Light fixture with extra florescent bulbs, day, UV, coral
+ Jets large, medium and small
+ A whole container or two of miscellaneous heaters, hoses, parts, connectors, fan
+ Extra working and non-working pumps
+ Extra AquaClear 50 HOB great for quarantine tank or 2nd stage breeder tank
+ Breeder sponge filter
+ Valves
+ Few additional working, but not used small air pumps
+ Air hoses , volume valves and one way check valves
+ Power strips
+ Lots of various nets
+ Magnetic glass cleaners
+ Scrubber type glass cleaner
+ A couple protein skimmers. I was interested in fixing once I moved to salt water, you'll need to be a DIY hobbyist or just sell them
+ Overflow setup, great for DIY hobbyist
+ 8 gallon Oceanic tank, need bulbs that are about $8 each online, but everything works

with
-2 adult tatted Parrots ($30 at stores)
- 1 BREEDING PAIR of Red Jewel and they breed allot, I have fry food is you want to grow them out ($35 at stores)
- 1 Upside down Catfish about 7 or 8 inches long ($12 at stores)
- 3 basic Pleco's / one about 7" another about 5", and the last one about 4" ($25)

Going for $350

My plan would be to sell the fish and unneeded accessories then start my aquarium from there. Is this a good deal? What other things would I need to buy to start up a salt water aquarium? Any other tips for beginners you may have would be very helpful! Thanks!

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/the-supreme-guide-to-setting-up-a-saltwater-reef-aquarium.138750/
This is a must read! Plus all the Stickys in the new to saltwater thread.
And

 

[jenreefer]

Hi I am interested in starting a salt water aquarium for corals. I was looking at my local craigslist for tanks and came across this set up:
+ 110 gallon tank (uesd tank and stand alone worth a low-ball $200)
+ Black stand with 3 doors
+ 5 step RODI purification system. One canister cracked & easy to replace
+ 4 penguin 350 dual biowheel filters HOB (sell new for $50 each)
+ 1 Aquaclear 110 HOB (bought for new for $100)
+ Huge Rena 4 stage canister filter (sells new online for $190)
+ 36 watt Aqueon Coralife Turbo-Twist Ultraviolet Sterilizer w/ good bulb ($175 new online)
+ Under tank Bio Filter with pump and bio mesh / not currently being used ($150)
+ 400 watt submersible heater ($20)
+ Water tester chem set, bottles are pretty full still
+ Lots of hand picked rocks (over $100 worth and obviously, they retain their value)
+ Lots of other decorations (over $100 spent)
+ Whisper 100 dual air pump (the big one)
+ Course gravel / river looking, not being used at this time
+ Crushed coral / not being used, good for helping the Ph level for African Cichlids
+ Lots of chemicals i.e. declor, meds, ph adjusters, bacteria boosters, tanks starters
+ File box full of food for all the inhabitants plus treats
+ Siphon Gravel cleaner(s)
+ Couple of buckets
+ Glass covering for top of tank
+ Intense light fixture
+ Light fixture with extra florescent bulbs, day, UV, coral
+ Jets large, medium and small
+ A whole container or two of miscellaneous heaters, hoses, parts, connectors, fan
+ Extra working and non-working pumps
+ Extra AquaClear 50 HOB great for quarantine tank or 2nd stage breeder tank
+ Breeder sponge filter
+ Valves
+ Few additional working, but not used small air pumps
+ Air hoses , volume valves and one way check valves
+ Power strips
+ Lots of various nets
+ Magnetic glass cleaners
+ Scrubber type glass cleaner
+ A couple protein skimmers. I was interested in fixing once I moved to salt water, you'll need to be a DIY hobbyist or just sell them
+ Overflow setup, great for DIY hobbyist
+ 8 gallon Oceanic tank, need bulbs that are about $8 each online, but everything works

with
-2 adult tatted Parrots ($30 at stores)
- 1 BREEDING PAIR of Red Jewel and they breed allot, I have fry food is you want to grow them out ($35 at stores)
- 1 Upside down Catfish about 7 or 8 inches long ($12 at stores)
- 3 basic Pleco's / one about 7" another about 5", and the last one about 4" ($25)

Going for $350

My plan would be to sell the fish and unneeded accessories then start my aquarium from there. Is this a good deal? What other things would I need to buy to start up a salt water aquarium? Any other tips for beginners you may have would be very helpful! Thanks!

This sounds like a setup from a freshwater tank. Saltwater is much different and many of the pieces of equipment here will not work with a saltwater tank. Just so you know the difference. For a saltwater tank, it would be best to look for a drilled tank that is set up with a sump/refugium. Hang on equipment is at the lower end of what works best for saltwater. It will work, do not get me wrong, but some research into what goes into a successful saltwater tank, depending on what you want to keep in it will save you much money and headache down the line.
Good luck

 

[McMullen]

Skip this tank, research saltwater setups, then find something more suitable. There are always fish tank 'deals,' on craigslist.

 

[Mike_J]

Pretty solid advice from ^

 

[melypr1985]

I think I would pass as well. It's exciting to see such a deal on all that equipment, but really you would have to sell off everything except the tank, stand and heater. Then you would still be stuck with a tank that isn't drilled. I won't do a saltwater tank without a Reef Ready (drilled with overflow) already in it. I never liked doing the hang on back overflows.... just too many ways for it to go wrong. It was also a pain in the tush to deal with.

Oh! and Welcome to R2R! Great to have you here!

 

[aaron23]

I think I would pass as well. It's exciting to see such a deal on all that equipment, but really you would have to sell off everything except the tank, stand and heater. Then you would still be stuck with a tank that isn't drilled. I won't do a saltwater tank without a Reef Ready (drilled with overflow) already in it. I never liked doing the hang on back overflows.... just too many ways for it to go wrong. It was also a pain in the tush to deal with.

Oh! and Welcome to R2R! Great to have you here!

Unless you buy one of those fancy overflow boxes from synergy lol.
Welcome to r2r!

 

[melypr1985]

Unless you buy one of those fancy overflow boxes from synergy lol.
Welcome to r2r!

Very true. Of course I've drilled a tank before and broke it, so I'm never going to try that again! Many others have done it and not had a problem of course, so that's an option.

 

[iLLwiLL]

Sounds like an ok deal, but are you going to be happy with a tall and narrow tank? I know they look great when empty, but when you start adding in rock about the only thing that works is a fruit stand looking rockwall.

About 80% of what comes with that setup is useless, and I am always hesitant on freshwater setups. You never know if the silicone was exposed to copper treatments for ick which can leach out causing major problems for your saltwater inverts.