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i've posted a thread about setting up a 10gallon, due to lack of money, but talking to a friend i've been offered the tank and things listed below.
just need to know is it good idea to buy complete setup like this?
how much should i limit the price at?
and if i buy what is the best way to move the setup and then set it up again at mine. it will be about a 3hr drive to pick up the tank?

4ft Marine Reef Tank with a variety of Fish,Corals and Quality Living rock(20kgs+)
3ft tank as sump housed in black cabinet
Arcadia Professional metal halide lighting - Black
Wave module simulator - System 2000
fluidised bed filter
Power heads x 5

Digital thermometer - Room & Tank temps

Eheim pumps

Reverse osmosis filter

High Quality "Fijian" Living Rock 20kgs+

Fish :

Percula clowns x3

Green Chromis x1

Yellow tang x1

Inverts:

Brittle Star (Large) Red

Snails - Various

Corals:

Various polyps

Gold crowned Toadstool

Shaving brush coral

Mushroom corals

Medusa Coral

A Living coral sand base (2-3 inches)

cheers shekoi



www.blooming-brilliant.co.uk

It looks like around 1000 of gear there, so I would say maybe 500 as it's second hand.
As for the move, it will not be easy!
you should try to keep the sand unmoved in the tank, with a layer of water just enough to cover it, the liverock should be put in buckets of tank water, separate from the fish. The fish and liverock buckets should have air pumps, and maybe a small filter, and a small heater (or keep the temperature inside the car/van at the same temp as the tank was), try to separate the larger fish from the smaller ones in different buckets (and inverts), and keep all the tank water you can! make sure the buckets are well supported, and the tank won't get bashed, try to stop as much vibrations as possible in the buckets with the animals in, drive carefully (watch round-a-bouts etc!).
Make sure you get them moved asap, get the tank in to your house setup quickly, pour the buckets of tank water (without fish etc!) into the tank SLOWLY so you don't stir up the sand bed (try using a rinsed small plate to pour it on to). Get the liverock in place, put in your filters/sump, put in heaters, make sure everything is right (temp, no leaks etc) then net the fish from the buckets carefully and put them in.
It is really important you keep the temperature constant in the buckets when they're being moved, it may be difficult to heat them in a car/van however.
Leave the lights until last and maybe leave them an hour or two without putting them on as they will be fairly stressed from the move.

Personally, I'd find a LFS that is somewhere inbetween (half way is ideal) your house and your friends. I know it might seem like a long-winded thing to do but I don't think you physically have enough time to empty the system at one end, transport and re set-up at home, plus maintain the living system and especially the livestock. Transporting the tank with sand and water is VERY risky. The wieght and pressure, plus transit movement will place a lot of strain on the glass.... if it cracks - everything will die. I'd transfer the sand in other containers. If the system houses a sump, (and I'm assuming that there is other filtration materials) surely there isn't enough colonies of bacteria that are totally essential anyway - the liverock is more important for quicker 'maturation' at home. Finding a shop to 'babysit' your livestock for a week or two maximum shouldn't prove too difficult and would transporting the fish and inverts (albeit twice) safely and quickly enough to ensure they have a greater survival rate. If things go 'pear-shaped' over the next few weeks, the store can either continue to hold them or you may decide its better not to collect them (they can sell them on) and you can 'start again' when your system is ready again. The strains marines put on us are well worth it though.