Tanks

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

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?

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

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets

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

Wayne Sallee wrote:

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

I agree with *should*.

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.

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.

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.

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



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.