Check your local classified section of the newspaper. There was this one guy selling a 300 gallon saltwater set up, filter and everything, for only one grand. Too bad I didn't have one grand to spare. But the classifieds will probably have some people who just want to get rid of stuff. Check your LFS too. I had one guy come in and give me a whole 55 gallon tegu set up, lizard and all, for free because the tegu didn't like his grandkids. The tegu went to a nice home, and our reptile specialist still has the tank in the back of his pick-up<G>.
~~Colesea