Ok! I just sealed the deal & will be picking up my new tank either this weekend, or next!!! I am getting a 90 gallon, 48x18x24, black pine stand, glass top, & 48" Coralife 4X65 PCs to sit on top of it, all for $325!!!!

Is this too good to be true? Are those lights crappy or something? He is even including the bulbs, I will just have to swap out the actinics that are in it now for regular grow lights. The guy said the tank has no scratches, & he is going to clean it out good for me (its a SW tank now) The 75 gallon & stand I was looking at new, with a glass top, & stock t8 strip was going to run me $300.... I hope I have made a good decision! I am almost willing to bet that he has the lights wrong, & its just a 2x65, but even with that, I could resell them, & still come out on top.

Man, I hope this as sweet as it seems, & goes through with no problems. This could save me almost $200!!! I am so stoked!!!

It's a great deal ... and why I buy all of my tanks used ...

The light fixture is a good fixture ... bulbs, you never know, I still choose to live by the argument that most bulbs only have a useful life of about one year ... I don't do a very good job of it, but I "try" to replace them once a year ...

Greg

P.S. Besides, if you don't replace 100% of your lights all at one time, how else are you supposed to introduce a new variable to your aquarium, shock your plants metabolish, and create a new algae outbreak <Grin>!!!!!!

Holy crap, you guys wont believe what has happened to me!!! I went to Wendys for lunch today, & got pulled over in my jeep because my brake light was out & my registration had expired (my wife had the new registration in her purse, but not on my friggin Jeep!!!) Well, the officer uncovers much to my suprise that my license had been suspended for a citation I had received last year for going straight in a turn only lane!!!! So I got arrested!!!!

So now I have to get my Jeep out of the tow yard ($82.00) & figure out how to get into magistrate court so I can get my license back, & come up with the scads of money its going to cost to pay off the tickets I have.

I think I am screwed for awhile on this tank thing

THIS SUCKS SUCKS SUCKS

To top it off, they said it would likely be 3 MONTHS before I could see a judge. This is so bad.

I would notify the corporate offices of Wendy's about your bad experience
and threaten them with bad PR if they don't help you in your dilemma. Once
they hear about your flagrant neglect to pay this ticket, I'm sure they'll
come around

Travdawg, it's a question of priorities, what would you rather have? It doesn't
look like it's going to shake out to where you're driving anytime soon, so go
for the tank! Tell your wife (if you still have one) that it's time for her to look for a better paying job!

I can't help but think you were born under a dark star. Me too, since I've
experienced even worse sh*tstorms than this Sometime I'll tell you about
flying from Cairns all the way to Idaho Falls ID just to sign divorce papers Anyhoo, take care, and watch your 6!

Bill

Sorry dude, my heart goes out to you, but there is a lesson in all of this that you will be able to relate to your kids some day. There will be other tanks.

Thanks for the support guys. If nothing else my friends have had a good run of jailbird, sodomy, & felon jokes at my expense. I am hoping that I "know someone who knows someone" & can help me out on this... But I am not holding my breath. On a more positive not, I think I am going to be ok on the aquarium, but that remains to be seen... So heres to hoping.

I reposted this question re: lights on another forum & someone suggested I get metal halides for my tank, 2 of them.... HOLY CRAP!!! I thought that the PCs were high!!! I about crapped. I was looking at $500 + for just the fixtures. What is the benefit of the MHs?

If I'm not mistaken the MH's give more directed light. The advantage there is more distinct shadows as well as being able to see shadows from rippling water, etc. Something a little more like nature, I guess.

Yes, the closest thing to natural sunlight, and MHs can punch down into tanks
deeper than 24" Another alternative is to go with natural sunlight: place
skylights in a south/east exposure over the tank and use your 65w coralifes to fill in. Has everyone seen the Spanish guy's tank on APC that is outside in full sun? Quite a showpiece!

I like the way MHs create dramatic shadows and being able to see ripples on
the surface of the tank reflect on the substrate, plants, way cool. The price of admission is rather high, tho.

Bill

Dont get me wrong, I would love to have them, but not at that expense!

Whats APC?

www.aquaticplantcentral.com

Bill