Tanks

[KurtG]

Does anybody know of a website that sells tanks? Both the LFS and ULFS
have a 100-200% mark up on their products, so I'm assuming that carries
over to tanks as well.

--Kurt

[Tristan]

I have only ever run across one website that sold tanks online and
they had a disclaimer that they would ship a tank at customers request
but due to packing and such it required a surcharge of such and such
so it could be insured to meet shipping regulations and even then it
was an iffy affair and that they preferred tanks to be local pickup
only. Acrylic tanks are a nother matter. They generally ship those
without much of a problem, as they are much more durable than glass.
All glass cages makes all glass tanks, and they only deliver their
tanks, and do not ship by way of 3rd party services.....


I find that tanks are generally the cheapest part and more or less an
enticement to customers to get into the hobby. You know sort of like
bait em with the cheap stuff and sock it to them when they get totally
hooked, and want to upgrade lights, pumps etc etc.....

On Mon, 18 Dec 2006 08:11:30 -0500, KurtG
> wrote:

<<>>
<<>>Does anybody know of a website that sells tanks? Both the LFS and ULFS
<<>>have a 100-200% mark up on their products, so I'm assuming that carries
<<>>over to tanks as well.
<<>>
<<>>--Kurt



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[George Patterson]

KurtG wrote:
>
> Does anybody know of a website that sells tanks?

http://www.drsfostersmith.com

George Patterson
Forgive your enemies. But always remember who they are.

[Lisa Ashley Rafter]

Kurt, where do you live?
It's usually cost prohibitive to buy a tank online.
You might want to look here as well, maybe find a gently used one you
can pick up at a discount:
craigslist.org (click on your city)
A lot of people get into the hobby, spend a ton of $$, then decide it's
not for them and sell their equiptment at a huge loss, so maybe you can
find someone who's had enough!
A glass tank is a glass tank and unless it's cracked or has a leak
(which you could pretty much tell via a water test) you should be OK
buying a used one.
Lisa Ashley Rafter
George Patterson wrote:
> KurtG wrote:
> >
> > Does anybody know of a website that sells tanks?
>
> http://www.drsfostersmith.com
>
> George Patterson
> Forgive your enemies. But always remember who they are.

[KurtG]

Lisa Ashley Rafter wrote:
> Kurt, where do you live?

Florida. Craigslist is how I ended up with my current tank. I've been
watching and hoping...

Ended up at walmart for a quarantine tank. :-)

--Kurt

[TheRock]

100 % markup BUT you don't pay shipping for a 100+ lb tank.


"KurtG" > wrote in message
...
>
> Does anybody know of a website that sells tanks? Both the LFS and ULFS
> have a 100-200% mark up on their products, so I'm assuming that carries
> over to tanks as well.
>
> --Kurt

[Cindy]

* Lisa Ashley Rafter wrote, On 12/18/2006 2:57 PM:
> Kurt, where do you live?
> It's usually cost prohibitive to buy a tank online.
> You might want to look here as well, maybe find a gently used one you
> can pick up at a discount:
> craigslist.org (click on your city)
> A lot of people get into the hobby, spend a ton of $$, then decide it's
> not for them and sell their equiptment at a huge loss, so maybe you can
> find someone who's had enough!
> A glass tank is a glass tank and unless it's cracked or has a leak
> (which you could pretty much tell via a water test) you should be OK
> buying a used one.
> Lisa Ashley Rafter

Garage sales. I got an 80-gal. glass tank with the fake wood edging for 20
bucks. No leaks, no scratches. I think it might have been a divorce sale. And
I find 10-20 gal. tanks cheap all the time.

Cindy

[Wayne Sallee]

If they had tanks at that kind of markup, they would not
sell. Tanks are usually marked up very low.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



KurtG wrote on 12/18/2006 8:11 AM:
>
> Does anybody know of a website that sells tanks? Both the LFS and ULFS
> have a 100-200% mark up on their products, so I'm assuming that carries
> over to tanks as well.
>
> --Kurt

[KurtG]

Wayne Sallee wrote:
> If they had tanks at that kind of markup, they would not sell. Tanks are
> usually marked up very low.

Not from what I've seen. Freight would run about $400 on a 120g tank,
and it seems to be about half price. $1300 vrs. $2500 (or higher).

There's also a person that builds them from scratch in my area. They
are easily half price the LFS.

I imagine that competition will drive down prices, but LFS here has a
near monopoly.

--Kurt

[Wayne Sallee]

Wow! your lfs selling 400 gallon tanks (tank [no stand or
anything]) for 1300.00 or more??? They usualy sell for
around 400.00 depending on brand and model.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



KurtG wrote on 12/21/2006 3:00 PM:
> Wayne Sallee wrote:
>> If they had tanks at that kind of markup, they would not sell. Tanks
>> are usually marked up very low.
>
> Not from what I've seen. Freight would run about $400 on a 120g tank,
> and it seems to be about half price. $1300 vrs. $2500 (or higher).
>
> There's also a person that builds them from scratch in my area. They
> are easily half price the LFS.
>
> I imagine that competition will drive down prices, but LFS here has a
> near monopoly.
>
> --Kurt

[Wayne Sallee]

I mean selling 120 gallon tanks :-)

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



Wayne Sallee wrote on 12/21/2006 3:11 PM:
> Wow! your lfs selling 400 gallon tanks (tank [no stand or anything]) for
> 1300.00 or more??? They usualy sell for around 400.00 depending on brand
> and model.
>
> Wayne Sallee
> Wayne's Pets
>
>
>
> KurtG wrote on 12/21/2006 3:00 PM:
>> Wayne Sallee wrote:
>>> If they had tanks at that kind of markup, they would not sell. Tanks
>>> are usually marked up very low.
>>
>> Not from what I've seen. Freight would run about $400 on a 120g tank,
>> and it seems to be about half price. $1300 vrs. $2500 (or higher).
>>
>> There's also a person that builds them from scratch in my area. They
>> are easily half price the LFS.
>>
>> I imagine that competition will drive down prices, but LFS here has a
>> near monopoly.
>>
>> --Kurt

[KurtG]

Wayne Sallee wrote:
> Wow! your lfs selling 400 gallon tanks (tank [no stand or anything]) for
> 1300.00 or more??? They usualy sell for around 400.00 depending on brand
> and model.

That's not what I said, but these are tank + stand.

I can buy a 400 gallon tank for $400? where?

[Wayne Sallee]

120 gallon stands should sell for around 200.00 depending
on brand and model.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets

[Pat]

Wow, I priced a 220 gal. setup here, and it was going to be about $1500
for a tank and stand and canopy I think. You should probably not shop
at We gouge you pets.

KurtG wrote:
> Wayne Sallee wrote:
>
>> If they had tanks at that kind of markup, they would not sell. Tanks
>> are usually marked up very low.
>
>
> Not from what I've seen. Freight would run about $400 on a 120g tank,
> and it seems to be about half price. $1300 vrs. $2500 (or higher).
>
> There's also a person that builds them from scratch in my area. They
> are easily half price the LFS.
>
> I imagine that competition will drive down prices, but LFS here has a
> near monopoly.
>
> --Kurt

[KurtG]

Wayne Sallee wrote:
>
> 120 gallon stands should sell for around 200.00 depending on brand and
> model.

I agree with *should*.

[KurtG]

Pat wrote:
> Wow, I priced a 220 gal. setup here, and it was going to be about $1500
> for a tank and stand and canopy I think. You should probably not shop
> at We gouge you pets.

Nice.

[Pat]

Ya, I'll be getting something like that when I get some extra dough.

KurtG wrote:
> Pat wrote:
>
>> Wow, I priced a 220 gal. setup here, and it was going to be about
>> $1500 for a tank and stand and canopy I think. You should probably
>> not shop at We gouge you pets.
>
>
> Nice.

[George Patterson]

KurtG wrote:
>
> Wayne Sallee wrote:
>>
>> 120 gallon stands should sell for around 200.00 depending on brand and
>> model.
>
> I agree with *should*.

Ok. Kurt, you're up around Jax. Wayne runs a store northwest of Orlando. Uhaul
rents vans for $20. It might pay you to buy a tank from him and haul it home?

George Patterson
Forgive your enemies. But always remember who they are.

[Add Homonym]

Wayne Sallee wrote:
> Wow! your lfs selling 400 gallon tanks (tank [no stand or anything]) for
> 1300.00 or more??? They usualy sell for around 400.00 depending on brand
> and model.


What planet are you on? I need to move there!

(400 for a 400 gal tank? I have never seen anything CLOSE to that!)

I have seen LFS here sell 90 gal corner tanks for that much.

[Wayne Sallee]

120 gallon :-)

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



Add Homonym wrote on 12/21/2006 5:38 PM:
> Wayne Sallee wrote:
>> Wow! your lfs selling 400 gallon tanks (tank [no stand or anything])
>> for 1300.00 or more??? They usualy sell for around 400.00 depending on
>> brand and model.
>
>
> What planet are you on? I need to move there!
>
> (400 for a 400 gal tank? I have never seen anything CLOSE to that!)
>
> I have seen LFS here sell 90 gal corner tanks for that much.

[Cindy]

* Wayne Sallee wrote, On 12/21/2006 2:45 PM:
>
> 120 gallon stands should sell for around 200.00 depending on brand and
> model.
>
I have never seen one that cheap.

[KurtG]

George Patterson wrote:
> Ok. Kurt, you're up around Jax. Wayne runs a store northwest of Orlando.
> Uhaul rents vans for $20. It might pay you to buy a tank from him and
> haul it home?

Good idea.

[Add Homonym]

Wayne Sallee wrote:
> Add Homonym wrote on 12/21/2006 5:38 PM:
>
>> Wayne Sallee wrote:
>>
>>> Wow! your lfs selling 400 gallon tanks (tank [no stand or anything])
>>> for 1300.00 or more??? They usualy sell for around 400.00 depending
>>> on brand and model.
>>
>>
>>
>> What planet are you on? I need to move there!
>>
>> (400 for a 400 gal tank? I have never seen anything CLOSE to that!)
>>
>> I have seen LFS here sell 90 gal corner tanks for that much.
> 120 gallon :-)
>
> Wayne Sallee
> Wayne's Pets
>
>
>

Ah. OK, that is more in line with what I have seen 'round these parts.

[Add Homonym]

Cindy wrote:
> * Wayne Sallee wrote, On 12/21/2006 2:45 PM:
>
>>
>> 120 gallon stands should sell for around 200.00 depending on brand and
>> model.
>>
> I have never seen one that cheap.
Me neither.

I am considering driving all the way to Wayne's just to buy a new tank.
(I live in the northeast!)

600 or so for a 120gal WITH stand. Not to shabby. That's a good 30% less
than LFS would sell me the same for.

[Wayne Sallee]

And that's for a an All -glass plain tank
For a 120g black trim with overflow, they would sell for
around 480.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



Add Homonym wrote on 12/22/2006 10:29 AM:
> Cindy wrote:
>> * Wayne Sallee wrote, On 12/21/2006 2:45 PM:
>>
>>>
>>> 120 gallon stands should sell for around 200.00 depending on brand
>>> and model.
>>>
>> I have never seen one that cheap.
> Me neither.
>
> I am considering driving all the way to Wayne's just to buy a new tank.
> (I live in the northeast!)
>
> 600 or so for a 120gal WITH stand. Not to shabby. That's a good 30% less
> than LFS would sell me the same for.