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Post  DMD123 2014-03-30, 23:01

Just got an email that the $1 per gallon sale is going again. I did notice a change this time, no 20L offered in the sale.
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Post  MorganEA 2014-03-30, 23:39

There were 20l at the Covington petco
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Post  DMD123 2014-03-30, 23:41

They are not advertised as being on sale in the ad, were they on sale in store?
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Post  MorganEA 2014-03-30, 23:42

I didn't ask but they were in the pile of tanks under the 1$ per gallon sign
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Post  DMD123 2014-03-31, 16:12

So the new tanks they sell are made by Tetra. Anyone get one of these Tetra tanks? Ive heard some issues that the frame size is a bit different and that many were having issues with glass tops not fitting right.
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Post  DMD123 2014-03-31, 17:09

Well they had a glass top in stock for the 40B that fit so I had my wife pick it up. Not sure on brand of it at this moment. I guess the ones that had issues were the Aqueon brand with the Tetra tanks.
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Post  DMD123 2014-04-01, 11:31

The glass top they had in stock was a Tetra brand so it fit perfect. I did end up with a bad tank and had to run around to replace it. My wife picked up the 40B from the Lakewood store and they had two in stock, mine was picked because it was not all scratched up. Well between my wife and the sales person they did not notice that the glass was cracked near the top hidden by the frame. So I ended up calling two other stores and finally found it at the Tacoma Mall store. Exchange went smooth since I had my receipt. So I now have my 40B and I ended up getting a metal stand while I was there so Im ready to get some fish moved around.

Anyone else get a Petco tank this time around?
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Post  KaraWolf 2014-04-01, 12:15

Seriously wish they did this sale on the smaller tanks too. Been thinking about another 5 gallon so I can upgrade my last betta that and I accidentally bought a heater for a 5 and my 15 was destroyed for water in storage :/
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Post  DMD123 2014-04-01, 12:28

A lot of us fishkeepers wish it also went BIGGER! At least up to a 75g tank.
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Post  Hiney1 2014-04-03, 21:50

I bought the 55, and had glass cut to make DIY tops. So far, it's coming together nice.

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Post  DMD123 2014-04-03, 21:57

Very nice! I think we should all post pics our Petco tank deals!
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Post  KaraWolf 2014-04-03, 22:06

the last tank I bought from a petco tank deal is the 40 breeder that houses our bearded dragon, she looks so tiny in it considering her whole body minus tail is only the length of my hand lol
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Post  jrmakawoody 2014-04-04, 14:07

Whats even better is if you wait for them to send you a coupon and use that WITH the dollar per gallon sale BOOM! Thats what I did with my 55 gallon. I think I paid like $50 total with tax.
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Post  DMD123 2014-04-04, 14:29

I got my coupon after the fact so I will use it on some food or something else.
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Post  Missgrumpygills 2014-04-04, 15:05

Is this sale still going on? Please say yes Smile lol
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Post  DMD123 2014-04-04, 15:14

yes, till the 12th
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Post  ShortyKiloGyrl 2014-04-04, 15:35

Glad it's until the 12th I think I'm going to try and score a 2.5 gallon if they have any! See what I can do with it Smile I need to sell off some that I've got that just sit around that I'll probably never use. Boyfriend and mom don't like them cluttering up space  whistle 
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Post  ShortyKiloGyrl 2014-04-04, 15:36

Hopefully it applies to Oregon as well since it's closer for me.
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Post  DMD123 2014-04-04, 16:33

The small tanks dont count, it starts at the 10g size. So no 2.5g in the deal.
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Post  ShortyKiloGyrl 2014-04-04, 16:34

Oh dang, well thanks for the heads up. That will save me a 25 min drive lol
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Post  DMD123 2014-04-04, 16:55

Not the greatest deal on the 10's since they can be found pretty cheap to begin. But really good deal on the 40B and 55g tanks
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Post  ShortyKiloGyrl 2014-04-04, 16:59

Very much so but I can't have anymore tanks :/ I might even be pushing it with a 2.5 gallon lol but I was going to try anyways. I have 4 at home now for 135 gallons hehe Put they are taking up too much space that my boyfriend doesn't want taken up. He's talked about building them into the walls for me which I would LOVE!
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Post  DMD123 2014-04-04, 17:08

You can never have too many tanks
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Post  ShortyKiloGyrl 2014-04-04, 17:29

That's what I say! Between me and my roommate at my last living residence we had 12 in our house and that's not counting the 2 I still had at my parents haha Very Happy Now I have 4 and pushing for a 5th for growing out LF bristlenose and putting a nano in my office soon at work.
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Post  iandraco 2014-04-04, 18:50

i picked up a 20L in spokane. i had an extra marine land glass top lying around. fits it perfectly. thinking of picking up 3 more and setting up another fry rack. we'll see.
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Post  DMD123 2014-04-04, 18:53

Very cool!
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Post  Missgrumpygills 2014-04-04, 19:10

I got a 20H Very Happy
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Post  DMD123 2014-04-04, 20:07

Just one?  jocolor 
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Post  cichlid-gal 2014-04-04, 20:13

Going hunting for a 55G tomorrow at our local Petco. It's going to go overtop of my 33G planted on a double stack planted tank/stand setup. I have Petco Pals rewards and coupons from Petco and with the $1 gallon sale I'll see where I end up. Thanks for the share and info DMD123
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Post  DMD123 2014-04-04, 20:21

OK, I said we should post pics of our new Petco tanks so here goes.
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Right next to my 72g bowfront which currently has 5 Australian rainbow and my four tiny heterospilus. The het's will go in the 40B and then I can get fish out of the 210g back into the bowfront.

We will need pics cichlid-gal....
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Post  dwarfpike 2014-04-04, 20:23

Too bad the fabled 33 longs aren't on the dollar list.


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Post  DMD123 2014-04-04, 20:26

There are a ton of cool tank sizes out there that would be awesome for $1 a gallon. One of my favorites is the 38 gallon tank 36x12x19. And of course they should do 75g tanks!
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Post  cichlid-gal 2014-04-04, 20:35

DMD123 wrote:OK, I said we should post pics of our new Petco tanks so here goes.
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Right next to my 72g bowfront which currently has 5 Australian rainbow and my four tiny heterospilus. The het's will go in the 40B and then I can get fish out of the 210g back into the bowfront.

We will need pics cichlid-gal....

Nice setups DMD...love them. Where are the closeup shots of those rainbows? Wanna see wanna see!

As for the double stack I'm putting the tank before the stand. Pics will come as soon as we have things together ... but the stand still has to be built...sigh...another project....LOL.
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Post  DMD123 2014-04-04, 21:47

Rainbows are the worst they dont sit still for pictures.

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Post  Missgrumpygills 2014-04-04, 23:51

Here's my 20 H Very Happy Just bought it today by the way... all plants are from fishNabowl's ROAK; going through all that star grass was very...fun hahah Spot On 
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Post  DMD123 2014-04-04, 23:56

Hey at least yours is set up. I am still looking for gravel, a background and lighting. Great job getting a pic up! That will be a nice planted tank.
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Post  MorganEA 2014-04-04, 23:59

It's pool filter sand, 14$ at mclendons
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Post  fishNAbowl 2014-04-05, 00:12

Missgrumpygills wrote:Here's my 20 H Very Happy Just bought it today by the way... all plants are from fishNabowl's ROAK; going through all that star grass was very...fun hahah Spot On 
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 Spot On This is what Stargrass looks like after the RAGGY stage. Nice new set up Missgrumpygills !
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Post  Missgrumpygills 2014-04-05, 00:17

Nice Spot On I'm sure it will look great in no time. It really was fun going through lol, I found a cute little corkscrew val. Whats that single longgg stem plant you sent?
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Post  iandraco 2014-04-06, 04:30

my petco 20L set up with my breeding pair of orange neolamprologus leleupi. before i get a bunch of warnings.......i used an established filter, water, and substrate from other tanks. instant cycle. painted the back of the tank a nice shade of blue. now the pics.
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Post  iandraco 2014-04-06, 04:35

fyi. the guys at my lfs were bummed that petco switched to Tetra tanks because they thought the Aqueon versa tops wouldn't fit. i had already put a marine land glass top on and it fit fine but i wanted to test the aqueons as well, so i stole the aqueon top off of my 29 and tried it. fits fine on the my 20L so i would imagine the will work on the tetra 29s too. just thought i would let everyone know. not sure about the other sizes though.
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Post  Aquarium Co-Op 2014-04-06, 23:16

I can confirm that 40g breeders need the marineland/tetra top, not the aqueon tops.
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Post  DMD123 2014-04-07, 11:39

Thats what I had heard about the 40B that you had to get the MarineLand/Tetra because they were sized just a bit different.

Im surprised that Petco does not push very hard to add things on when they have this sale. This is a huge loss leader and they should push heavily to sell glass tops, filters, heaters and stands and it has always been kind of like a no big deal approach. This time around I did buy a stand and glass tops but most times I just get a tank and get some used items to make it work.
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Post  Aquarium Co-Op 2014-04-07, 11:42

Actually I don't believe it is a loss leader for them. I believe they get all the rebate money from the manufacturer. That's why when you buy that 20 long tank, you pay tax on forty plus dollars and not just 20 dollars.

I want to say 40 breeders with tax are around $48 due to taxes on the 114 retail price.

That being said, yeah they should totally push to make more sales on those tanks but I suppose you get what you pay for when you pay employees close to minimum wage.
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Post  DMD123 2014-04-07, 12:16

I worked retail for many years in a hardware store. We regularly had items that would draw people in but made no real profit. When we got the customer to add the accessories like drill bits, saw blades or whatever else went with the item we made a good profit on those because many of those had a very high percentage of mark up.

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Post  iandraco 2014-04-09, 08:51

i picked up 3 more 20Ls yesterday. sounds like they have already gotten their last shipment so when they're gone they're gone. hurry up and get your tanks if you haven't already.
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Post  DMD123 2014-04-09, 12:25

iandraco wrote:hurry up and get your tanks if you haven't already.

 I agree  Sale is till the 12th, so only a couple days left.
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Post  bad-daddio 2014-04-09, 12:41

Aquarium Co-Op wrote:Actually I don't believe it is a loss leader for them. I believe they get all the rebate money from the manufacturer. That's why when you buy that 20 long tank, you pay tax on forty plus dollars and not just 20 dollars.

I want to say 40 breeders with tax are around $48 due to taxes on the 114 retail price.

That being said, yeah they should totally push to make more sales on those tanks but I suppose you get what you pay for when you pay employees close to minimum wage.

It is true that you pay tax on the full retail price - However, during the last $1/Gallon sale when buying a 40B I raised a little bit of a stink and the manager happily dropped the price so it worked out that I paid 40 + Tax on $40. Not saying this will work everywhere, or all the time, but it never hurts to ask  Smile 
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Post  DMD123 2014-04-11, 13:12

Petco sale still going but..... Petsmart now has a sale

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With the Petsmart deal you get the hood/light combo.... decisions, decisions  Very Happy 
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Post  DMD123 2014-04-22, 18:29

Not trying to bring this one back from the dead but....
On the Tetra tanks I notice a rebate slip for various Tetra items. $10 off on filters caught my eye. I found the EX30 on Amazon for cheap and bought it along with some other goodies with free shipping. So with the rebate the filter will be about $8. Not the best but I always like to keep some back up equipment around. So dont forget to look at that rebate form and see what qualifies.
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