Don't see this often-TOTM for sale

[46FiatYamaha]

I was scrolling through craigslist like I do occasionally and came across this http://charlotte.craigslist.org/hsh/950464278.html I found it striking to see not only such a complete, but totm quality tank for sale. Makes you wonder why it's being sold in total. Just thought I would share this with everybody :D

[Trigeek]

Wow! A plug and play TOTM :eek:

[redfishsc]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13917279#post13917279 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by 46FiatYamaha I found it striking to see not only such a complete, but totm quality tank for sale. Makes you wonder why it's being sold in total. Just thought I would share this with everybody :D [/B]


I'd prefer to give someone the benefit of the doubt before I start getting suspicious of anything.

The guy may have had something tragic happen, you never know. I have a friend that had to give up just about everything but sitting on the recliner due to a severe health issue.

[46FiatYamaha]

I'm not suspicious, just wishing I could afford it :thumbsup:

[Playa-1]

:lol:
I think he was going for the electric bill of the month.

[PaulieWalnuts]

my brother lives there i wish he or i had the money...i am reading the totm page now about the tank....hope it goes to someone that can take care of it...be ashame to have something so nice end up in the wrong hands imo. and i to hope nothing tragic happened.

[greenmonkey51]

He's posted it here in the for sale forum. I think life has just got to him. Something like that can take a lot of time out of ones life.

[46FiatYamaha]

I agree with greenmonkey, a system that big would be very time consuming, and now seeing that he has twins on the way it's understandable

[Outerbank]

That is probably the best deal I have ever seen in this hobby. I hope all is well with the seller.

[MarkusII]

Hello,

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13917972#post13917972 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Outerbank
That is probably the best deal I have ever seen in this hobby. I hope all is well with the seller.

did you read the post just above yours:
"...and now seeing that he has twins on the way it's understandable"

I wish him all the best - I have got twins as well (but before I started the hobby - it was because of them that I started! Because they wanted a freshwatertank themeselves...)
Better starting the hobby due to twins than stopping - but I can fully understand him....
All the best for his wife and his becoming family...

regards

Markus

[SunnyX]

I sold of my TOTM 6 months ago, although not in one piece. I sold I would say 90% of it. I kept only the Deltec skimmer, along with a few corals and fish.

I had alot of things going on at once, I was planning on moving out of state but that fell through. Along with that I went back to school for my teaching degree, so I had less time and money to put into the large tank. I was an investment banker/loan executive but as you can see, the market has tanked. I have always loved education and the slower pace of teaching will do me good.


I ended up using all the proceeds of the tank to start up a new, although smaller, 100g rimless tank.

I am very happy with the new setup. Just a few reasons why I love the new setup:

a. Total home electrical usage is down 64%

b. The humidity in my home is way down. I was running two dehumidifiers just to keep up with the old tank.

c. Being a smaller tank, supplements,carbon, maintenance, etc is less expensive and easier to deal with.

d. The tank is now much more environmentally friendly. This may not be a driving point for some out there, but I feel better using less energy.

e. It is always fun starting a new challenge and aquarium. I new tank is euro styled(T5, rimless, bacterial driven) and it is something I have always wanted to try.

f. It is less time consuming to operate it. I have many other things competing for my time now.


I do miss the old tank, and I will go with a larger tank in a couple years but I am happy for now with my 100g rimless.

Old 225gl in-wall
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p157/SunnyX_photo/DSC_0349.jpg
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p157/SunnyX_photo/DSC_0650.jpg


New 100gl rimless
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p157/SunnyX_photo/New%20100gl%20Rimless%20Reef/DSC_0007.jpg
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p157/SunnyX_photo/New%20100gl%20Rimless%20Reef/DSC_00289.jpg
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p157/SunnyX_photo/New%20100gl%20Rimless%20Reef/DSC_0045.jpg

[PnoyReefeR]

wow that is cheap for all the stuff listed.. Instant TOTM :).. I wonder what it looks like right now...

[SunnyX]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13919828#post13919828 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by reeferpnoy
wow that is cheap for all the stuff listed.. Instant TOTM :).. I wonder what it looks like right now...

WOW, I didnt notice the price! If I was a local LFS I would jump on this now! That is an incredible deal for the system.

[Mojo Jojo]

Wow just wow! Thats honestly very cheap considering he has about 600lbs of LR thats a few thousand on its own.

Sunnyx - Amazing tank bro good luck with the new one :)

[46FiatYamaha]

SunnyX, I remember your tank clearly as one of my favorite totm's. It's such a spectacle to see such complicated and mature systems and realize one day that it might have to go. I guess that's life though. All the best to your new tank and anybody else that have had to downsize for unexpected reasons

[Snapper66]

Wow Wow Wow

[agoutihead]

wow those above pics are unreal! tagging along on this one.

[miwoodar]

Awesome turn-key deal indeed!

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1523214

[SunnyX]

Thanks for the comments guys and gals. :D