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**Wayne Sallee** · December 21st 06, 08:13 PM posted to rec.aquaria.marine.reefs

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