FS: 60 gal marine tank, stand, equip, live rock, $350 OBO Oakland, CA
Chris Black
You get:
Main tank with hardware:
60 gallon Tru-Vu aquarium -- acrylic, rectangular with rounded front
corners for better viewing
Oak stand/cabinet, has a nice big slot to accommodate electrical cords
out the back
2 powerheads
75 W heater
2 shop lights, holding a total of 4, 4 ft. fluorescent bulbs
Skilter 250 skimmer/filter combo (on its last legs)
2 power strips
2 timers
Thermometer, grounding electrode, floating-stick hydrometer, water
quality test kit, extra salt, some fish medications, buckets and siphon
for water changes, etc.
Livestock:
100+ pounds of Caribbean live rock:
lots of macroalgae (overgrown, to be honest)
small invertebrates (tiny crustaceans, worms, etc. -- think of them as
free range fish food)
there may still be some snails, a hermit crab, etc. hiding in the algae
1 fish -- a green chromis
Quarantine tank:
Ten gallon tank, hood, heater, copper test kit. Needs a filter. This
has all been exposed to copper and cannot be used for invertebrates.
Books: Boyd, The Complete Aquarium Problem Solver; Moe, The Marine
Aquarium Handbook; Emmens, Miniature Reef Aquarium; Mills, You and Your
Aquarium; Simon & Schuster's Guide to Freshwater and Marine Aquarium
Fishes
The Skilter is getting tired and should be replaced. If you want to
keep only a few fish, a new Skilter would be enough. I've kept it with
this level of hardware for 6 years without trouble, but I never had more
than 4 or 5 smallish (< 4") fish at a time, being more interested in
the invertebrates. To keep more or larger fish, you would need better
filtration. For corals or large anemones, you would also need better
lights. The water quality has always been stable; there are lots of
denitrifying microorganisms on the rocks and filter, and these would
quickly colonize any additional filtration equipment.
You need to pick all the stuff up from Oakland. I can lend a hand with
teardown & setup but don't have a vehicle.
$350 OBO