DIY - Projects & Ideas • Used 120 gal?

[spotmonster]

For me, I don't worry much if a used tank leaks or not. Although I don't enjoy resealing a tank, it's really not a big deal and iis pretty easy to do. If the price is right, a leaker would not ruin the deal for me.

I do take into consideration how the seals "look" when deciding how much I will pay. Generally if it's a clean tank that you can tell was well taken care of and the seals look like new, then it probably will not leak. But always be prepared to reseal. And if they look bad, reseal them anyway, if they don't leak now they will in the future.

[IrkedCitizen]

It always boggles my mind how people fret so much over water. Unless you live in an area that has a drought order in effect water isn't that expensive.

This is the price of water where I live.

0-11,000 gallons per month (gpm) costs $1.81 per 1,000 gallons. 0.00181 cents per gallon
12,000-30,000gpm costs $3.62 per 1,000g 0.00362 cents per gallon
31,000-40,000gpm costs $5.43 per 1,000g 0.00543 cents per gallon
over 40,000gpm costs $7.24 per 1,000g 0.00724 cents per gallon

This of course varies by location but anyone using Denver Water pays those prices above. So filling a tank under 1000 gallons to prove it doesn't leak doesn't cost you all that much. I think you can include that cost into the selling price of the aquarium. You can even use cold water so you don't use up the water in your hot water heater. Then you can drain the tank into your yard using a hose thus watering part of your lawn with that water.

This gives the buyer peace of mind and isn't that big of a deal.

[TheeMon]

so whats your monthly water bill like?


sorry my landlord pays my water bill

[IrkedCitizen]

I am in the low/middle of the $3.62 bracket. Laundry, showers, water changes, dishes, toilet flushes. It varies from month to month.

But chances are high that no one is selling a 1000 gallon tank and even if they were the most it might cost is under $10 to fill it. The price of a 1000 gallon tank is also nowhere close to the price of say a 125 even used. I would definitely want to see a big tank full to know that it doesn't leak. Unless I am being told that it is a leaker.

[bentcountershaft]

My water company charges by the cubic foot. According to them, 1 cu. ft. = 7.5 gallons. I'm charged $2.405300 for every 100 cubic feet or about .003207 cents per gallon. Plus customer service charge. Plus sewer charge. Plus storm sewer charge. Plus garbage pickup. Plus fuel surcharge on garbage pickup. Plus tax.

[emtbmike]

in nyc they are constantly raising the price of water. I remember my dad paying $200 a month on water just for a family of five. Thats with out fish tanks. I odnt have the exact price of water per gallon but it is expensive.

[IrkedCitizen]

in nyc they are constantly raising the price of water. I remember my dad paying $200 a month on water just for a family of five. Thats with out fish tanks. I odnt have the exact price of water per gallon but it is expensive.

Well with a family of five: there are five people using the toilet, five people using the shower/bath, five people dirtying dishes, five people needing clothes cleaned, plus the water for the lawn. That is a lot of water usage and that is why the price is so much.

I highly doubt your water price was anywhere close to 1 cent per gallon and if it was 1 cent per gallon it would cost $3.00 to fill a 300 gallon tank. That 3 dollars is added to a monthly bill that is 1 gallon of gasoline less in your tank.

That price is not bank breaking and should really be included in the price of the tank unless you are practically giving it away dirt cheap.

That's all I am saying.