Anyone Looking For a Fishtank-Setup, Go To Ollies!

[EllenD]

I just ran some errands and I stopped at Ollies...Now I don't know if Ollies is a regional store in the Northeast US, or a nationwide store, I have no idea...But I buy things like books, some food like cereal, sometimes towels/bedding, etc. Just a little bit of everything (it's a really bizarre and sometimes frightening store, lol)...

They had a pretty large stack of Fluval 25-gallon tank kits that were absolutely gorgeous for $99.99! I was actually quite shocked, because Fluval is a pretty high-quality aquarium company, specifically high-quality and expensive filters...This kit includes an absolutely gorgeous 25-gallon "modern-style" tank with a built-in Fluval filter that runs down the back of the tank, from top to bottom against the back glass, but is concealed inside of a really cool stone "chimney", that's what it looks like, a really cool stone chimney...it also came with a 150watt heater and a multi-port pump, all Fluval brand...I'd imagine that this kit new from Fluval probably retails for between $300-$400...So it's a deal at $99.99. I would have bought one today if I didn't already have a 30-gallon and a 75-gallon and no room for another one...i actually still might go back and buy one, it was that nice of a kit. And they had a bunch of them stacked in the middle of a center aisle near the pet stuff...So if you're looking for a high-quality freshwater aquarium set-up and you live near an Ollies, it's a deal!

 

[EllenD]

I was right!!! This Fluval aquarium kit sells for $296 at Walmart.com and $332 at Petco online! Here's the link to the kit on Amazon.com...https://www.amazon.com/Hagen-Aquarium-25-Gallon-Espresso-One-year/dp/B00GF5HTT4

Here's a pic of it set-up (stand not included with the kit, but who cares for $99!):

Now I'm definitely heading back to Ollies and buying one right now! I'll put it somewhere!

 

[Flboy]

297 stores in 23 states!

 

[EllenD]

297 stores in 23 states!

I didn't know that, lol...Ollies is a bizarre store that sells overstock, irregulars, and whatever else that the other stores don't sell or buy too much of...Very much like a redneck-TJ Maxx without the clothing or shoes, lol...in fact that's exactly what it's like...They have a little bit of everything, and it looks like a huge flea-market inside. They are the size of a Walmart, that's how large they are, and are divided into different sections/aisles, but it's just rows and rows of stuff stacked/thrown onto shelves, in the aisles, etc. They have so much inventory that it's just everywhere...And their print-ads are frightening...so are a lot of the people you see there, lol...The one in State College is particularly scary. I've been in the one in Altoona and one in Harrisburg and they're a little more like a TJ Maxx or a Ross, just with 1,000 times more inventory...I buy things like BedHead/Rockaholic Shampoo for $2 as opposed to $15, other hair products like BedHead paste for $4 instead of $20, One-A-Day Vitamins for $2 a bottle, and I've gotten some really cool kitchen and bathroom stuff in the past...and they have the largest book department I've ever seen outside of a bookstore...So if you're ever near an Ollies, it's worth checking it out...

I did go back and I bought the Fluval kit...It's amazing. I didn't get it set-up yet, I'm trying to find a place to put it first. But I went to Petco to buy some white sand and some live plants for it, and they had the same kit in the store for $379! So there ya go...Christmas present to myself!