mean people

I think you also need to make a stink over there at MR on his selling thread and in any threads he has. Make sure and warn people not to trust this guy/gal. This just makes me nervous cause I bought my tank used too and I have SOO money invested in that tank if something were to happen I would be devastated. I am so sorry you are going through this but I agree that if he will not at least refund you for the tank You need to get a lawyer.

99% of the people in this hobby are ultra cool. Then there's that lousy 1%....:(

If you do intend to seek damages it would probably be a good idea to get him to admit to being dishonest and misrepresenting the item you bought in writing. Otherwise it is just your word vs. his.

Hope you can get everything restarted and don't have any further issues!

That sucks!!!

He knew what he was doing! A felloww reefer was wth me and picked up the tank. He also asked if there was anything wrong with the tank. And the overflow was leaking. I have it repaired but im buying a new tank from great lakes or getting out of the hobby.

Thats something that should be disclosed, especially when asked about it! Who cares what some bonehead says, thats just wrong!

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Originally Posted by chort55

Wow the guy was mean for selling u a tank as is used... maybe u shoulda paid full retail and bought a tank with a warrany :shrug:

While sure he should have probably told u about resealing it or fixing a previous leak, but still don't mean he was a jerk or trying to rip u off. You said he said he fixed it, obviously he thought it was fixed and wasnt an issue, heck depending on how long itd been since he fixed it itd be quite possible he simply forgot about it until the issue arose with you.... that being said its possible the issue arose from sitting, from being moved, or several other things also unfortunately. + You said it was fine for 3 days now the overflow is leaking.... is it an external overflow or is it leaking from the bulkhead??

Yeah it sucks, but its the risk of buyin used. If someone sold me a coral and I didnt inspect it, didnt dip it and I got a bad bug/hitchhiker that killed stuff should I sue too? LOL

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He still should have mentioned it before the sale. I know I wouldn't buy a tank that has had previous problems, even if they were fixed.

I sold a resealed 150 tank, stand, and canopy. I sold it for 100 bux, and told the new buyer when I resealed it, I only did the inside silicon, and that is why I was selling it. That you should remove all the silicon for a proper reseal and that is why I am selling it, and why it's so cheap. Better to be honest up front, as I stated above, karma is a *****. I can't believe someone is actually defending that seller. What a dirtbag!!!

A recent repair should have been disclosed. Perhaps if you resealed it a year ago and it has been in service with no problems, that is different (although I still think significant enough to warrant discloser).

When me and my neighbor a witness picked up the tank we asked if anything was wrong with the tank. The guy replied no.