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12-20-2004, 01:30 AM
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Gauging Interest in FW stuff
I've been thinking about tearing down my old 70 gallon plant tank for quite awhile... with all the things that have been happening lately, I don't have the time to keep up with nutrient dosing, trimming plants, etc. If I get enough interest generated I will be happy to take this tank down.
If I do tear this tank down, I will have a few things available for sale: 2 golden loaches (great for snail elimination) 3 congo tetras (2 males, 1 female) 4-5 Black skirt tetras (I think one died) unknown number of neons (I had 2 dozen but over the years the population has been reduced... to maybe one neon now  )3 Siamese algae eaters Unknown number of otocinlus' (I had a dozen in there, but they may have died off... I do on occassion see one or two at night) 1 Clown Pleco (maybe. Again I rarely see this fish) The tank is densely planted with a variety of stem plants, crypts, and anubias plants plus a couple pieces of driftwood. The anubias plants will probably carry a premium price on them, since they were expensive when I got them and are slower growing... the others I'll probably let go for "a buck a dozen". Driftwood I may keep, but am willing to let go for the right price. I also have several pounds of plant substrate I would also like to sell. This stuff is rich in organic material and iron... great for a starter plant tank. The tank itself I'm open to offers. It is an undrilled 70 gallon Hagen tank with standard trim. No center braces, and it comes with a sliding glass lid. The stand is something my father and I put together... not the greatest looking thing but it holds the tank up. I had to put a hole in one of the built in shelves so that I could fit in my Eheim canister. A sump won't fit into this stand without heavy modification. Once again I would be opened to offers. The light system is a 4x55watt PC kit I got off of www.ahsupply.com . It consists of 2 PC ballasts, each capable of powering 2x55watt pc bulbs. It also comes with 4 ahsupply reflectors... some of the best PC reflectors on the market and four 55 watt 6700k PC bulbs. Catch is, the bulbs are about 3 years old and quite dim now. I have the whole thing rigged up into a light holder that I made out of spare lumber and painted black. It looks quite good in comparision to the other things that I've diyed. I also have a couple of canisters that I may put up for sale. An Eheim 2026 Professional and a Fluval 404. Both have been working quite well since I set this tank up. Thanks for reading -Rich 
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12-20-2004, 02:07 AM
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Good luck catching the oto's.
By the way for those who don't know the AH supply lighting systems and the Eheim canister filter are both top-of-the line equipment for anyone starting up a plant tank. Exactly what I have on my 75g tank.
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12-20-2004, 04:12 AM
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Oops, I made a mistake... the tank is actually 65 gallons (48"x16"x20" lxwxh)
 There have been some requests for pictures: The popcan is there for size comparison.     As I said before, just about everything there is for sale... except the CO2 tank, that I'm keeping. Before I sell the equipment I want to make sure that the livestock have a nice place to live... I really don't want to trade them into a petstore. -Rich
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12-20-2004, 07:19 AM
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If I was still in Edmonton I would be over there in a heartbeat.
 Steve
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12-20-2004, 01:49 PM
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Seems like I've generated enough interest to get some pricing going:
65 gallon tank: 120 dollars Stand: 150 dollars Eheim 2026 Pro canister w/ seeded media: 200 dollars Fluval 404 canister w/ seeded media: 75 dollars Light hood w/ ballasts, reflectors and 3yr old 55watt 6700k pc bulbs: 110 dollars EBO Jager heater: 20 dollars Tronic Heater: 15 dollars Flourite plant substrate: 1 dollar/lbs Stem and crypt plants: "A dollar a dozen" Anubias plants: 5 bucks each, discounted if you buy the whole piece of driftwood they're attached to Fish: Give me an offer For everything w/o livestock and substrate, I'd like 625 dollars. With livestock and substrate, 700 dollars. All prices are negotiable. -Rich
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12-20-2004, 05:12 PM
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Any chance you'd ship some of your plants?
I'd be really interested in any other than the anubias as I have alot of that already. Ziplock bag, wet towels and a mailer tube can't be too expensive to mail. If so, I'd take a whole container full to stock my 150g.
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12-20-2004, 05:27 PM
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