Recommendations for purchases

New to this hobby, usually I am pretty quick and finding good places to buy various things with other hobbies I have. There are so many sites that sell so many different pieces of equipment.

What are some good sites to check out for ordering Tanks, stands, pumps, and other equipment.

I already found some good stuff and places for fish, coral, etc. I buy most of this from LFS.

The reason I ask is that if I get my new job.. a bigger tank is in order.
The LFS downtown has beautiful 120g's with stands etc... but they are $3500. Not sure about pricing or what is/isnt good deals.

 

Personally I shop for prices at marinedepot.com and am lucky enough to have an LFS that will price match anything. I'm not too sure about where to purchase tanks and stands though. Good luck!

 

really the know the stores isnt as important as knowing a good product from a bad one.

here whats bookmarked in a my fish stores catergory unsorted
Aquarium Supplies, Pet Supplies and Pond Supplies by That Fish Place - That Pet Place
Glasscages.com - Home
Buy Saltwater Fish - Marine Fish, Salt Water Aquarium Fish, and Tropical Fish from BlueZooAquatics
Aquarium Lights Hellolights.com
Fragfarmer
Acrylic Aquariums & Acrylic Fish Tanks by Fish Tanks Direct
Compact Fluorescent Lighting Kits
Arizona Inverts: Freshwater Shrimp, Dwarf Shrimp, Invertebrates, Crayfish
Specialty Lighting at Specialty-Lights: Professional Lighting, Facilities Lighting, Specialty Light, Unique Lighting Systems
Home page
The Marine Center: Your source for the rarest, net-collected fish and corals
100's of Fish Aquariums & Fish Tanks on Sale at Aquariums Direct
Somethingsphishy.com
Maxi-Jet 1200 Powerhead / MP 1200 + Algae Free Sure Flow 1600 Maxi-Jet Upgrade Kit
Saltwater Fish and Supplies at Saltwaterfish.com
ReefCleaners.org | Clean Up Crews and Macro Algae - Home
Octopus In-sump and Hang-on Protein Skimmers - Salty Critter - Your Saltwater Specialists
Octopus BH 2000 Hang on Back Protein Skimmer by CoralVue - AquaCave
modularhose.com - Loc-Line 3/4" ID System Kits and Prepackaged Items
TropicalFishAuction.com - Buy and sell tropical fish, invertebrates, coral, aquarium supplies, and more in an online auction!
Aquarium Water | Reverse Osmosis | RODI Water | ReefKeeper Water | EXTREME TYPHOON III 150 GPD RODI with Gauge & TDS Alarm & Dual TDS Meter
OZ REEF - Coral Reef Zonation
Reef Octopus BH 300F Dual Hang-on-Back Protein Skimmer with Filter System* - AquaCave

 

that seems kind of high, i just bought a 125 gal plex tank with stand and canopy for $950 brand new from a LFS.

 

i think he must refering to lighting and filtration included, either that or the stand is made of mahogany made by a master of old world craftsmenship because it would just be to expensive for a normal stand and tank.

 

way to expensive i saw a 300 gal with stand and canopy for 1700 at my lfs

 

I use marine depot when ordering a lot of things. For single things like a pump I google for best price.

 

$3500 for a 120 tank and stand sounds really expensive. I am having a custom 75 gallon stand and canopy, as well as a 33 gallon stand and canopy built and including the tanks themselves I am paying less than half that for everything.
Like said before if the stand is done really well and maybe if the tank has starphire glass or if it's acrylic, which is more expensive, that might make more sense. Totally depends on the details though, in my opinion.

As far as sites to check out equipment you can always check the 3reef sponsors otherwise I have been using these:
www.marinedepot.com
www.bulkreefsupply.com
www.premiumaquatics.com
www.reefgeek.com
www.drsfostersmith.com
www.reefmania.com

For getting a general idea of the cheaper side of tanks although I've heard some problems with quality/customer service but it's good for a general concept:
www.glasscages.com

 

craigslist. No reason to buy a new tank, let someone else make that mistake for you.