Leaving The Hobby Everything For Sale

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Right I have made the decision to leave the hobby as I have just lost heart in it and have chosen to no longer keep fish. Everything is up for sale obviously fish will need to go first but if you want to reserve some equipment then that will be fine. Before I post on classifieds and eBay I will give it one week on 3 forums that I frequent so you guys can have first dibs.

Ill discuss my large tank before I go on about fish and equipment: It’s an ND 96x32x31 tank all in perfect order a few scratches but as the tank is so big you wouldn’t even no they are there even when cleaning. Now the tricky bit is, it will most likely need to have the silicone cut for it to leave my house and then need to be re siliconed at the other end. The hood will be fine to leave the house and the cabinet can be dismantled so you could have a 96x32 hood and cabinet and ill scrap the glass or sell the glass separate. I will be looking for £500 for the hood, cabinet and glass which is a good bargain as to have someone make this for you would cost well over £1200.

Now on with the fish:
8-9" D.microlepsis I won’t just let the fish go to anyone it’s my best fish and is 100% stable 24hrs a day it eats well and is in perfect condition looking for £80. Reserved
6" thinbar always stable good feeder £40 Reserved
12x 4-6" clown loach all in good condition would prefer they went in a group looking for £180 for the group
18-20" fire eel this guy I believe is blind but you would not think it finds his food and scoffs down as much prawn as it can take £40
6" marbled pim £15
6" sorubim lima £10 Reserved
4" striped dora free GONE
8-10" P.congicus had its tail munched by the mbu but is healing fine £25
4-5" Ornate birchir £10
6" C.Lenticulata great colours £10
4" Bay snook £10 Reserved
2x 8" H.Peasei believe male and female £25 the pair or £15 each Reserved
5-6" H.temporalis £10
4" V.Argentenea £10 reserved
5" V.Maculicauda £8
5" V.Synspillum but believe it has some fenestratus in it £8
3" Herichthys carpintis 'Escondido' £5 reserved
3-4" H.Bocourti £6 can also have a funny hybrid that was meant to be a bocourti aswell for free Reserved
5" Giant gourami £10
6" L200 £25 SOLD
5" L18 Golden nugget £20 SOLD

Equipment to be sold after fish have gone but you can reserve now:

2x Fluval FX5 filters perfect working order and have all pipes and media. £70 each first one sold can have my pond pipe with extra tap on the end to make water changes easier through the filter just connect to the outlet and down the drain.

2x Eheim 2252 internals 1200lph each very strong powerful internal that I use with a sponge in the bottom and 2 baskets of polyfilter to polish the water £45 each with 3 baskets.

TMC V2 600 uv with 1 month old bulb £40

2x 400w Hydor theo heaters with guards £10 each

2x Eheim 400l/h air pumps 100% silent you can hear them 1 in perfect order 2 outlets £15 one in working order but 1 outlet is broken so I have blocked this so all the air goes through 1 outlet still just as powerful as the other but £10

1 very large piece of bogwood cost over £60 to buy £30

1 large piece £20

3 smaller bits £7-9 each although these are not small would be fair size in say a 4-5ft tank.

API test kit over 2/3rds left £7

Various air stones and bits free to whoever collects something they have bought.

Various slate, boulders rock etc free to who wants them.
 
Sad day Mark :(
I have been after a striped dora in a while, I would be glad to pop down and pick him up or you can meet me on any roundabout in Harlow haha ;)
 
mel..that dont sound rite...meet u at a roundabout...lol.

sorry bout you havin to sell up mark
 
I'm just sad you are leaving the hobby mark7616. all the best with the sale, you will be missed!
 
Just got my Dora off Mark. He seemed quite relieved about shutting it all down, so be :D for him not :( lol
Thanks Mark the Dora is lovely and chilling out in his new home
 
i will be sorry to see him go and the bloody stunning tank he has, only if i had the room i would have had it from him.

anyway mark good luck for the future and thanks for the plecs, remember to save me 1 fx5 mate.


cheers
chris
 
Right I have made the decision to leave the hobby as I have just lost heart in it and have chosen to no longer keep fish. Everything is up for sale obviously fish will need to go first but if you want to reserve some equipment then that will be fine. Before I post on classifieds and eBay I will give it one week on 3 forums that I frequent so you guys can have first dibs.

Ill discuss my large tank before I go on about fish and equipment: It’s an ND 96x32x31 tank all in perfect order a few scratches but as the tank is so big you wouldn’t even no they are there even when cleaning. Now the tricky bit is, it will most likely need to have the silicone cut for it to leave my house and then need to be re siliconed at the other end. The hood will be fine to leave the house and the cabinet can be dismantled so you could have a 96x32 hood and cabinet and ill scrap the glass or sell the glass separate. I will be looking for £500 for the hood, cabinet and glass which is a good bargain as to have someone make this for you would cost well over £1200.

Now on with the fish:
8-9" D.microlepsis I won’t just let the fish go to anyone it’s my best fish and is 100% stable 24hrs a day it eats well and is in perfect condition looking for £80. Reserved
6" thinbar always stable good feeder £40
12x 4-6" clown loach all in good condition would prefer they went in a group looking for £180 for the group
18-20" fire eel this guy I believe is blind but you would not think it finds his food and scoffs down as much prawn as it can take £40
6" marbled pim £15
6" sorubim lima £10
4" striped dora free GONE
8-10" P.congicus had its tail munched by the mbu but is healing fine £25
4-5" Ornate birchir £10
6" C.Lenticulata great colours £10
4" Bay snook £10 Reserved
2x 8" H.Peasei believe male and female £25 the pair or £15 each
5-6" H.temporalis £10
4" V.Argentenea £10 reserved
5" V.Maculicauda £8
5" V.Synspillum but believe it has some fenestratus in it £8
3" Herichthys carpintis 'Escondido' £5 reserved
3-4" H.Bocourti £6 can also have a funny hybrid that was meant to be a bocourti aswell for free
5" Giant gourami £10
6" L200 £25 SOLD
5" L18 Golden nugget £20 SOLD

Equipment to be sold after fish have gone but you can reserve now:

2x Fluval FX5 filters perfect working order and have all pipes and media. £70 each first one sold can have my pond pipe with extra tap on the end to make water changes easier through the filter just connect to the outlet and down the drain.

2x Eheim 2252 internals 1200lph each very strong powerful internal that I use with a sponge in the bottom and 2 baskets of polyfilter to polish the water £45 each with 3 baskets.

TMC V2 600 uv with 1 month old bulb £40

2x 400w Hydor theo heaters with guards £10 each

2x Eheim 400l/h air pumps 100% silent you can hear them 1 in perfect order 2 outlets £15 one in working order but 1 outlet is broken so I have blocked this so all the air goes through 1 outlet still just as powerful as the other but £10

1 very large piece of bogwood cost over £60 to buy £30

1 large piece £20

3 smaller bits £7-9 each although these are not small would be fair size in say a 4-5ft tank.

API test kit over 2/3rds left £7

Various air stones and bits free to whoever collects something they have bought.

Various slate, boulders rock etc free to who wants them.
sorry to hear that you are leaving this great hobby i am interested in a fluval fx5 and maybe some bits could you send any pics and let me know if you can post and the price if you still have them could you reserve it for me thanks wazza ps please let me know
 
wow such a shame to see you leave your favourite hobbie mark. good luck whatever happens....
did not know you had a C.Lenticulata :drool: shame you to far away

wow such a shame to see you leave your favourite hobbie mark. good luck whatever happens....
did not know you had a C.Lenticulata :drool: shame you to far away
 
crikkey... I don;t know you but know you got one of the more interestig collections on here so as a fan of oddballs I'll be sad not to see you on here or your lovely fish again

Good luck with whatever you do

can;t believe it :sad:
 
i will take the other FX5 if its not already sold, im happy to pay for postage on it as Essex is a little far to go to collect :)
 

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