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Today I made a great find.

1 - 55 gallon tank with two power heads hob filter gravel 6 cons 2 other cons 2 zebra cichlids 1 electric blue i think he said and a huge pleco (yesh what is it with massive plecos and me) Stand Hood Lights etc
1 - 40 gallon with UGF ( ?) and a bunch of tetra gravel hood stand etc
1 - 20t gallon with hob filter gravel stand lights etc
checmicals, food, 25' python 20' extention etc.

One Hundred and Fifty Big ones....

what do you think good find?

yes and no, i would watch out for the 55 gallon, as it is not stocked right, and maybe i am just making guesses, but i am thinking it is old. but with all the tanks and stuff etc.... it sounds good.

Well if all the tanks are set up and operating and no apparent damages, then sounds like a great price. Just make sure you inspect everything carefully to makes sure there are no problems. I've bought several used tanks in the past with no problems ever with them, however I've had a couple that weren't so great.

Jim

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Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody. -- Mark Twain

Well, I got them, they are dirty... very dirty darn undergravel filters and I removed the filters sucked the water added water sucked the water adding water again.... sheesh anyways yeah its fairly overstocked I am going to see if my lfs' are intrested tomarrow in any of these male cons i think that most are near full grown

Just take your time & clean them well, see what your LFS is going to take & then plan in stocking them. In this way, you wouldn't be overstocked & you can enjoy your tanks more.


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Lucky bugger!
What an -awesome- find. Good luck with the cons.

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Cake or death?

Ok actually found out that one of the filter is a 330 penguin biowheel it just is missing the wheels, I didnt realize what it was untill I started to clean it. then I realized that the Penguin 330 Biowheel shares the same chasis with the one that comes in the walmart kit, the only differnce other than the tags that i can visually see is the lids which are not setup for the wheel. But the notches (which I assume hold the wheels) are there and the carbon pouches are identical and this may be common knowledge to everyone I dont know. I am also unsure if the motors are differnt or if the only differnce is the tag.

I always thought the walart filter was a cruddy one but if it is infact a biowheel chassis what stops me form cutting the tops and adding a hood to controll the splashing? Anyways, Is there any reason to utilize the power heads and an UGF with the biowheel on the back? I have the two power heads but i dont have the mounting bracket for them I plan on using them with my AquaClear 50 on my brackish tank.

So in the end I have one hydor 300w heater thats thermostat is WAY off so in the lowest setting it is over heating the tank near to 90f. Three other heaters two air pumps two air stones 3 UGF 20 30 55g aquariums the fish three large aquarium fixtures that arnt half bad a mess of little fixtures and some crappy and some ok plastic plants I am not planning on using them as a matter of fact i may make the 20g a hospital tank with a ton of plants that i use to grow out plants and such and possibly two male molly. other then that i think that i have enough stuff here to take care of me for a while.

On another note, the nitrite test kit that came with this all has a bottle of solution that sounds to have crystalized is this bad or is this normal and I just need to shake the crap out of it?

i would get a couple smaller heaters for your tank rather than one monsterous, but thats just me...i always worry about my heater getting stuck in the on position and heater malfunctions so i prefer to use two small ones that even if they short out wont make the tank water 350 degrees

i wouldnt trust the nitrate solution either...

great find