Reef Central Online Community

Go Back   Reef Central Online Community > General Interest Forums > New to the Hobby
Blogs FAQ Calendar Mark Forums Read

Notices

User Tag List

Reply
Thread Tools
Unread 05/14/2021, 04:16 AM   #1
Yellow05gt
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Florida
Posts: 115
Used Tank price Thoughts

So I’m looking at an Oceanic 180g drilled tank with stand. I’ve attached pictures for references. It has two internal overflows and is drilled in the bottom of the tank with six holes. The stand is in decent shape and the tank looks good. Just one deformity in the glass. Do you think $700 is a good deal?



Last edited by Yellow05gt; 05/14/2021 at 04:45 AM.
Yellow05gt is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 05/14/2021, 04:43 AM   #2
Yellow05gt
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Florida
Posts: 115











Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk


Yellow05gt is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 05/14/2021, 05:09 AM   #3
Galantra
Giving my All
 
Galantra's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Connecticut
Posts: 456
Does it have all the plumbing for the smaller holes?
Also that end with the blemish on the glass panel looks pretty big is that truly a tight seal?


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro


__________________
Ritch

Current Tank Info: Working on a couple of things
Galantra is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 05/14/2021, 05:11 AM   #4
Yellow05gt
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Florida
Posts: 115
It doesn’t have any of the plumbing. I’m going to have to get all that for the sump I put in.

He said it has had no issues holding water for years of use.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk


Yellow05gt is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 05/14/2021, 09:12 AM   #5
kfisc
Registered Member
 
kfisc's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2003
Posts: 2,020
I'd avoid this one. Why risk anything as big as 180g's flooding your house when there's no guarantee or warranty?

I'm a fan of new gear unless you know and trust the seller very well.


kfisc is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 05/14/2021, 09:28 AM   #6
Yellow05gt
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Florida
Posts: 115
Quote:
Originally Posted by kfisc View Post
I'd avoid this one. Why risk anything as big as 180g's flooding your house when there's no guarantee or warranty?

I'm a fan of new gear unless you know and trust the seller very well.

I would definitely be buying everything else new. But do you think that imperfection is bad enough to warrant skipping on it?


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk


Yellow05gt is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 05/14/2021, 11:50 AM   #7
kfisc
Registered Member
 
kfisc's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2003
Posts: 2,020
Yes. At least for that kind of money, the seller might be willing to demonstrate the tank is ok by filling it and letting it stand for a day or two? Probably a big ask from a seller, but it just seems like an odd flaw to me. It looks like it's even been chipped at that spot at some point. The next bump (in your house) could spell disaster. I haven't seen anything like it before.


kfisc is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 05/14/2021, 10:40 PM   #8
Arringar
Registered Member
 
Arringar's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Atlanta, GA
Posts: 169
Quote:
Originally Posted by kfisc View Post
Yes. At least for that kind of money, the seller might be willing to demonstrate the tank is ok by filling it and letting it stand for a day or two? Probably a big ask from a seller, but it just seems like an odd flaw to me. It looks like it's even been chipped at that spot at some point. The next bump (in your house) could spell disaster. I haven't seen anything like it before.

I have seen damage like this before. It may seem small but trust me, this tank is a huge risk. It weakens the glass and WILL fail with time. It will spawn a crack out from that spot across the end panel and start a slow leak then a catastrophic failure within hours or days.


Arringar is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 05/17/2021, 06:52 PM   #9
Yellow05gt
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Florida
Posts: 115
Thanks guys. I heeded your advise and declined the sale. I actually ended up buying one today and will be picking it up Thursday. I think a much more complete package and overall much better shape


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk


Yellow05gt is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 05/30/2021, 03:55 PM   #10
SantaMonica
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Santa Monica, California, USA
Posts: 2,511
Try to track down what happens to the tank, to see if the crack grew.


__________________
Inventor of the easy-to-DIY upflow scrubber, and also the waterfall scrubber that everyone loves to build:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1424843
SantaMonica is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 05/31/2021, 11:04 AM   #11
kfisc
Registered Member
 
kfisc's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2003
Posts: 2,020
Quote:
Originally Posted by Yellow05gt View Post
Thanks guys. I heeded your advise and declined the sale. I actually ended up buying one today and will be picking it up Thursday. I think a much more complete package and overall much better shape


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Congrats, please post pics of your progress.


kfisc is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 05/31/2021, 11:27 AM   #12
Yellow05gt
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Florida
Posts: 115
Quote:
Originally Posted by kfisc View Post
Congrats, please post pics of your progress.

Thank you! Here are some pictures of my progress so far. I’m waiting on my AI Hydra 32HDs to come in and the mounting bar as well as my ATO that I should be picking up tomorrow.







Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk


Yellow05gt is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 08/19/2021, 12:53 PM   #13
kfisc
Registered Member
 
kfisc's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2003
Posts: 2,020
Very nice! I like the clean/economy-of-space look of your plumbing and wiring especially.


kfisc is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On



All times are GMT -6. The time now is 10:25 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Powered by Searchlight © 2024 Axivo Inc.
Use of this web site is subject to the terms and conditions described in the user agreement.
Reef CentralTM Reef Central, LLC. Copyright ©1999-2022
User Alert System provided by Advanced User Tagging v3.3.0 (Pro) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2024 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.