tank manufacturers?
- Thread starter boozeman
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Where do you live? 1,000 Island in Brooklyn is good, but I highly suggest that you "babysit" them during the build to make sure you get exactly what you want. They tend to do more of what they want to do, rather than what you want them to do. Guys here also order from glass cages, but I'm not sure they do acrylic.
Since it's going to come up anyway, I figured I would just let you know that most people who run reefs stay away from acrylic. It scratches way too easily and coralline algae will grow all over the acrylic and be difficult to remove without scratching. I'm not trying to discourage you from getting acrylic, afterall, anyhting can be done,but most here go glass for reefs.
Since it's going to come up anyway, I figured I would just let you know that most people who run reefs stay away from acrylic. It scratches way too easily and coralline algae will grow all over the acrylic and be difficult to remove without scratching. I'm not trying to discourage you from getting acrylic, afterall, anyhting can be done,but most here go glass for reefs.
If you don't mind the shipping charges I've yet to hear a bad thing about James work, http://www.envisionacrylics.com/
Another is Tenecor, http://www.tenecor.com/
One more, http://www.aquariumcompany.com/ This compnay is on ebay as well.
Another is Tenecor, http://www.tenecor.com/
One more, http://www.aquariumcompany.com/ This compnay is on ebay as well.
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I have a Tenecor acrylic. It is extremely well made.
That being said, I would NEVER own another acrylic tank again (unless it was a sump or fuge). You will find others on this board, and elsewhere, that say it's great and love it. However, as meticulous as you might be, the odds are stacked that the tank will get scratched.
Oh, btw, did I say I would NEVER own another acrylic tank? :biggrin:
Good luck whichever way you decide to go.
swimmer
That being said, I would NEVER own another acrylic tank again (unless it was a sump or fuge). You will find others on this board, and elsewhere, that say it's great and love it. However, as meticulous as you might be, the odds are stacked that the tank will get scratched.
Oh, btw, did I say I would NEVER own another acrylic tank? :biggrin:
Good luck whichever way you decide to go.
swimmer
Reefexotics
Anthony Concialdi
www.ReefExotics.com
Phone 516-414-0950
Email: [email protected]
http://www.reefexotics.com/mrc_acrylic_tanks.htm
Reef Exotics is primarily an online store with warehouse space. However all items from can be picked up our home in West Hempstead, N.Y. 11552, on an appointment basis. Pick up orders save on shipping and additional discounts are offered as well.
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Cheers!
Rossana
Anthony Concialdi
www.ReefExotics.com
Phone 516-414-0950
Email: [email protected]
http://www.reefexotics.com/mrc_acrylic_tanks.htm
Reef Exotics is primarily an online store with warehouse space. However all items from can be picked up our home in West Hempstead, N.Y. 11552, on an appointment basis. Pick up orders save on shipping and additional discounts are offered as well.
Call or E mail to set up an appointment time and to receive E mail directions.
Cheers!
Rossana
Tough call. I'm sure your wife would ring his neck if he were to throw hard objects around the house if there was a fish tank there or not.
Are you concerned of a catastrophic failure of an entire pane of glass? Never seen that one before. Many members here have kids and are better suited to answer such questions. Personally, I have no kids, but I do think you may be worrying too much.
Are you concerned of a catastrophic failure of an entire pane of glass? Never seen that one before. Many members here have kids and are better suited to answer such questions. Personally, I have no kids, but I do think you may be worrying too much.
If you are set on an acrylic tank, go for an Envision, socalcreations.com also can build them. Ask for 1" thick side walls if you will allow your kids throwing things at it.
Don't bother with reef exotics, Tony can save you a few dollars on a Aquarium Obsessed tank but the builder is a big time lier and you won't get exactly what you asked for. Tony won't go out of his way to help you resolve the problem either, a buddy of my just went thru this and wasted two months with them.
The best glass tanks I have seen are from Interamerican (I own one) and Miracle in glass, both are from Canada. You can also try to order a glasscages tank if you send them a drawing of exactly what you want and hope the guy knows how to read it, sometimes it comes out okay, sometimes it does not. They are the cheapest place to get glass tanks from, if you can get over the quality issue.
Don't bother with reef exotics, Tony can save you a few dollars on a Aquarium Obsessed tank but the builder is a big time lier and you won't get exactly what you asked for. Tony won't go out of his way to help you resolve the problem either, a buddy of my just went thru this and wasted two months with them.
The best glass tanks I have seen are from Interamerican (I own one) and Miracle in glass, both are from Canada. You can also try to order a glasscages tank if you send them a drawing of exactly what you want and hope the guy knows how to read it, sometimes it comes out okay, sometimes it does not. They are the cheapest place to get glass tanks from, if you can get over the quality issue.
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I have a Clarity Plus tank, got it from a web salesman that was a direct seller for Clarity Plus. I also made contact with socalcreations.com but didn't buy from them, the other place could get me the tank faster. Actually there aren't, atleast when I purchased my tank, a lot of places that build large acrylic tanks. I'm not sure you need to go an 1" as 3/4" should do.
Also if you buy a tank that size, and the stand also, you should ask for free shipping to your door.
If you're worried about scratches, on an acrylic tank, you can also scratch glass tanks. Unlike acrylic you can't take out the scratches on glass tanks. They're are many people here on the board with scratched glass tanks.
Also if you buy a tank that size, and the stand also, you should ask for free shipping to your door.
If you're worried about scratches, on an acrylic tank, you can also scratch glass tanks. Unlike acrylic you can't take out the scratches on glass tanks. They're are many people here on the board with scratched glass tanks.
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