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10 Responses to “Where can you buy good cheap fish tanks?”
You use words like nice that might mean something different to you than to me.
In any case, stores like WalMart, PetSmart, Petco, and many others will sell you a bare 10 gallon retangular glass tank for something around $12.
Starter sets that would include a filter and a hood and some other things are around $40.
Now the hood that would be included is not what I would call a nice hood, usually they are two bulb nonhinged hoods. You can get flourescent bulbs for them to reduce heat and power consumption.
They are pretty good values.
Now the best value isn’t found in a store though. You can get some real nice equipment really cheap, but you have to be patient and keep your eyes open.
Chances are, it will take awhile and you will read lots of adds in papers, both adds in pets, in misc. and the best are rummage sales.
The cheapest I know of is free. A friend bought an add (okay not quite free) and said how he was a student who would love to have a couple of fish and an aquarium and a lady gave him hers. She had a nice setup and was going to move to another state and didn’t want to bother.
If you let a whole bunch of people you know, know you want one. It’s acutally pretty likely someone you know has one or more just sitting in their basement or attic not being used.
my 10 gallon kit came from walmart for $40 but trust me 10 gallons is no fun if u get really far into the hobby. if u want to have years of enjoyment from a fish tank get at least a 20 gallon. if u just want something thats small and not much of a hassle and is just there for looks not for anything serious like showing or breeding then 10 gallons is fine
another place you may check is craigslist ive seen tanks worth a $1000 for like $50 so checking there may be worth your time.
a ten gallon tank?
you can find it used from craigslist etc. I’ve purchased them for 3$ and that is the tank, filter, gravel and everything. Garage sales ppl just sell crap for nothing.
June 9th, 2009 at 4:45 pm
Susan Shears
craigslist, local newspaper, tanks really arent THAT expensive, especially small ones but the only place you’ll find “A$s cheap” ones are used
June 10th, 2009 at 6:16 am
Landin
You can always try your local Freecycle. I have gotten up to a 55 gallon tank for free on there.
June 12th, 2009 at 9:37 am
Sue Conn
Try Craigslist or your local newspaper.
June 14th, 2009 at 7:24 pm
Allan Saunier
petco, petsmart they sell a 10 gallon for $10/tax
June 16th, 2009 at 6:53 pm
Ralph Dilworth
You use words like nice that might mean something different to you than to me.
In any case, stores like WalMart, PetSmart, Petco, and many others will sell you a bare 10 gallon retangular glass tank for something around $12.
Starter sets that would include a filter and a hood and some other things are around $40.
Now the hood that would be included is not what I would call a nice hood, usually they are two bulb nonhinged hoods. You can get flourescent bulbs for them to reduce heat and power consumption.
They are pretty good values.
Now the best value isn’t found in a store though. You can get some real nice equipment really cheap, but you have to be patient and keep your eyes open.
Chances are, it will take awhile and you will read lots of adds in papers, both adds in pets, in misc. and the best are rummage sales.
The cheapest I know of is free. A friend bought an add (okay not quite free) and said how he was a student who would love to have a couple of fish and an aquarium and a lady gave him hers. She had a nice setup and was going to move to another state and didn’t want to bother.
If you let a whole bunch of people you know, know you want one. It’s acutally pretty likely someone you know has one or more just sitting in their basement or attic not being used.
Marv
June 17th, 2009 at 6:02 pm
Tia Marmolejo
my 10 gallon kit came from walmart for $40 but trust me 10 gallons is no fun if u get really far into the hobby. if u want to have years of enjoyment from a fish tank get at least a 20 gallon. if u just want something thats small and not much of a hassle and is just there for looks not for anything serious like showing or breeding then 10 gallons is fine
another place you may check is craigslist ive seen tanks worth a $1000 for like $50 so checking there may be worth your time.
June 18th, 2009 at 2:37 pm
Kevin Lafave
craigslist, thrift stores, and walmart.
June 20th, 2009 at 3:49 am
Miriam Uhl
a ten gallon tank?
you can find it used from craigslist etc. I’ve purchased them for 3$ and that is the tank, filter, gravel and everything. Garage sales ppl just sell crap for nothing.
June 20th, 2009 at 4:30 am
Elsie Granados
i bought my 10 gallon fish tank at petssmart
it came with…
the tank
cover
lights
heater
filter food
decholor
and a net
it was only 50 bucks and well worth it
June 21st, 2009 at 2:13 pm
Paul Whittle
Try posting a wanted ad on Freecycle its worldwide You might just get one for free !!!