Tanks for cheap?

Kageshi17 · 09-21-2006, 08:29 PM

I am looking for a 20-25g tank to put all of my fish in. I don't really think the 10g is enough space for the fish I have at the moment and I would like a couple more. They are happy, but I'm looking to purchase a tank and can't find anywhere where its less then 70 bucks to purchase one. I don't need any extras with it except maybe a hood for lighting.

Any ideas? Petsmart and Petco don't seem to be helping too much. And the paper doesnt have anyone with tanks except one guy with a 20g that is 60 bucks. Hahaha can't afford it!

aaa · 09-21-2006, 08:33 PM

try to look at people's garage sale. they have them for cheap. i remember i saw one for sale for $5 and it was a 20 gallon. there was also a 200 gallon tank for sale for $30(yes, with stand, i am not joking), but i just don't have space for that thing. it was a good deal though. plus you can go to your lfs and ask about the used tank. i got a 10 gallon from a lfs for $2.

**JustOneMore20** · 09-21-2006, 08:45 PM

The Petsmart in my area sells 20g long tanks for about $40...just the tank. And 29g tanks are about the same. You'd still have to buy a filter and heater though, but would be a little over $70 probably.

I think Walmart sells 20g high kits for about $50. Have you checked there?

Puffer Pita · 09-21-2006, 09:01 PM

Aquabid.com and Craigslist.com are great resources.

jwalker · 09-22-2006, 07:43 PM

my best garage sale was a 55 for $10.... dont leak was at a school and they get rid of 1 every year they buy 1 in the fall for biology class and egt rid of it at the end of the school year. what the person had said

Kageshi17 · 09-22-2006, 07:57 PM

Well thank you all for you suggestions. I am currently watching the newspaper just in case something pops up. Petsmart in salem still doesnt seem to have aquariums for that cheap and only sells the 10g with no hood, all the rest come with hoods. Oh well though.

douglas · 09-23-2006, 05:38 PM

hi hate to mention "ebay" on this site, but try doing a search there, narrowing results by your zip code.

GumboJones · 09-25-2006, 09:48 AM

The best advice I can give is to take those low prices with an eye of suspician. If someone is selling a 75 gallon tank for 30 bucks, it may or may not hold water. Thats what happened to me once with a guy on craigslist. Too good to be true sometimes is. I find craigslist to be a great, great resource for fishtanks. I've gotten some amazing tanks there. Search the "FREE" Section for Fish tank, Fishtank (One word), Aquarium, etc etc. I once got a 55 gallon tank with stand and some old pumps for free. Actually, he asked for some coors light, but most people are willing to just let you take their large tanks...and the story is the same EVERY TIME..

"Oh, I used to have this big tank...african cichlids...but after I got married and we moved to the house it was too much work"

09-21-2006, 08:29 PM	#1
Kageshi17 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Salem, Oregon Age: 20 Posts: 301 User Feedback: (0)	Tanks for cheap? I am looking for a 20-25g tank to put all of my fish in. I don't really think the 10g is enough space for the fish I have at the moment and I would like a couple more. They are happy, but I'm looking to purchase a tank and can't find anywhere where its less then 70 bucks to purchase one. I don't need any extras with it except maybe a hood for lighting. Any ideas? Petsmart and Petco don't seem to be helping too much. And the paper doesnt have anyone with tanks except one guy with a 20g that is 60 bucks. Hahaha can't afford it! __________________ 20g Tall: Live plants! 5 Female Betta 2 Rubber Lipped Plecos 30g Long: Soon to be gotten and cichlid tank time! 30g Hex: Soon to be gotten and cichlid tank time!

09-21-2006, 08:45 PM	#3
JustOneMore20 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Alabama, US Age: 22 Posts: 3,479 User Feedback: (2)	The Petsmart in my area sells 20g long tanks for about $40...just the tank. And 29g tanks are about the same. You'd still have to buy a filter and heater though, but would be a little over $70 probably. I think Walmart sells 20g high kits for about $50. Have you checked there? __________________ *Kristin* 5 Planted tanks: 55g, 40g, 29g, 10g, 5.5g 10g N. multifasciatus tank, 5.5g Platy fry

09-21-2006, 09:01 PM	#4
Puffer Pita Puffer Enthusiast Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,677 User Feedback: (0)	Aquabid.com and Craigslist.com are great resources. __________________ Tina Puffers: Auriglobus silus x2 Colomesus asellus x1 Tetraodon travancoricus x1 Tetraodon biocellatus x2 Tetraodon nigroviridis x1 Tetraodon baileyi x2 Tetraodon lineatus x1 Tetraodon palembangensis x1 The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way in which its animals are treated. - Mohandas Gandhi

09-22-2006, 07:43 PM	#5
jwalker Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 35 User Feedback: (0)	my best garage sale was a 55 for $10.... dont leak was at a school and they get rid of 1 every year they buy 1 in the fall for biology class and egt rid of it at the end of the school year. what the person had said __________________ Jwalker Greater Pittsburgh Aquarium Society

09-22-2006, 07:57 PM	#6
Kageshi17 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Salem, Oregon Age: 20 Posts: 301 User Feedback: (0)	Well thank you all for you suggestions. I am currently watching the newspaper just in case something pops up. Petsmart in salem still doesnt seem to have aquariums for that cheap and only sells the 10g with no hood, all the rest come with hoods. Oh well though. __________________ 20g Tall: Live plants! 5 Female Betta 2 Rubber Lipped Plecos 30g Long: Soon to be gotten and cichlid tank time! 30g Hex: Soon to be gotten and cichlid tank time!

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09-21-2006, 08:33 PM	#2
aaa Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Grand Prairie, Texas Age: 20 Posts: 521 User Feedback: (0)	try to look at people's garage sale. they have them for cheap. i remember i saw one for sale for $5 and it was a 20 gallon. there was also a 200 gallon tank for sale for $30(yes, with stand, i am not joking), but i just don't have space for that thing. it was a good deal though. plus you can go to your lfs and ask about the used tank. i got a 10 gallon from a lfs for $2.

09-23-2006, 05:38 PM	#7
douglas anti monikers Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: North Fort Myers Florida Age: 52 Posts: 33 User Feedback: (0)	hi hate to mention "ebay" on this site, but try doing a search there, narrowing results by your zip code.

09-25-2006, 09:48 AM	#8
GumboJones Shrimp-O Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New Jersey Age: 23 Posts: 118 User Feedback: (0)	The best advice I can give is to take those low prices with an eye of suspician. If someone is selling a 75 gallon tank for 30 bucks, it may or may not hold water. Thats what happened to me once with a guy on craigslist. Too good to be true sometimes is. I find craigslist to be a great, great resource for fishtanks. I've gotten some amazing tanks there. Search the "FREE" Section for Fish tank, Fishtank (One word), Aquarium, etc etc. I once got a 55 gallon tank with stand and some old pumps for free. Actually, he asked for some coors light, but most people are willing to just let you take their large tanks...and the story is the same EVERY TIME.. "Oh, I used to have this big tank...african cichlids...but after I got married and we moved to the house it was too much work" __________________ ________________________ 30 Gallon Tall heavily planted tank w/ Driftwood -1 Micky Mouse Sword Tail -2 Female platy -3 Guppies -6 Serpae Tetras -3 Ghost shrimp -1 Macrobrachium Shrimp -1 Common pleco -1 Transparent knife fish -2 Bolivian Rams -3 Otto cats -3 Apple snails

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