just scored a lobster tank :)

[567234ta]

One of the marineland round ones for 200.00 on craigslist. Came with at least 200.00 worth of carbon, about 7 bags of lobster salt which i found out is instant ocean, and everything on it works. Gonna clean it up and make it a salt tank for coral and anenomes. Probably figure a way to run a sump under it.

[zigzag1]

Did it come with the chiller? Lobster tanks in resturants are typically kept pretty cold.

[JimXRS]

There's been at least two lobster tanks for sale in this area in the same amount of weeks. It would be cool to do a cold water tank :fun4:

[567234ta]

Did it come with the chiller? Lobster tanks in resturants are typically kept pretty cold.

Yes and it works great, i am going to remove it anyways though as i wont need it.
The LFS has one setup as a display tank and i think done properly it could look really nice in a house.
Went thru everything and i got 2 full 5 gallon buckets of salt, half a 5 gal bucket of carbon plus 16 of the small containers of it.

[Metal Man 1221]

Pics?

[567234ta]

Pics?

It's not much to look at yet but i got plans for it :)
http://www.ls1truck.com/upload/files/1/0526121849.jpg

[Michigan Mike]

Ya, could be cool!

[Metal Man 1221]

oh cool, i was expecting something else, that would make a really cool tank

[BigKahuna]

LOL, I love that thing. If the whole tank thing doesn't work out you could make it into a nice hot tub… come to think of it how about a hot tub/reef tank but you'd have to watch where you sit ;)

[DHyslop]

Use a lot of bleach. Those tanks get pretty nasty. I'd toss the carbon, it's the cheapest stuff Marineland can source. There are quite a few threads here that talk about how cheap carbons aren't very effective and can have considerable downsides.

[567234ta]

LOL, I love that thing. If the whole tank thing doesn't work out you could make it into a nice hot tub… come to think of it how about a hot tub/reef tank but you'd have to watch where you sit ;)
i have a hot tub already lol ive house koi temporarily before haha
Use a lot of bleach. Those tanks get pretty nasty. I'd toss the carbon, it's the cheapest stuff Marineland can source. There are quite a few threads here that talk about how cheap carbons aren't very effective and can have considerable downsides.

i got it pretty clean already, im going to buff the acrylic top and rebuild the bottom on it. I am thinking it would be really cool as a tank in the front room of my house.
It holds about 150 gallons itself i think, i hsave a sump that holds about 65 gallons that i can use with it. i use rox carbon for my tanks in a reactor when i run it but the marineland stuff i can sell or use for freshwater tanks.:celeb3:

I'm so excited about this tank as i have been wanting one for about 2 years now.:fish1: